The Cleveland Browns traded defensive tackle Louis Leonard to the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, and in return have acquired a 2010 late round draft pick. Leonard fills a hole on the team left after Maake Kemoeatu ruptured his Achilles tendon less than 30 minutes into the first practice of training camp.

Leonard played all 16 games for the Browns last season, includng four starts. He had 31 tackles last year as well. With the Browns this season, Leonard recently got into an argument with defensive line coach Bryan Cox during practice and was made to run laps.

With Carolina, Leonard could see some playing time on Thursday during their final preseason match against Pittsburgh.

Leonard was signed by San Diego in 2007, after having gone undrafted out of Fresno State. He was later waived by the Charges and St. Louis before signng with the Browns during the middle of the 2007 season.

Another day, another suspension. After former NY Giant Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to gun charges today, the NFL suspended him, stating that he is "ineligible to sign with any team until he completes his prison term.

Unlike the Browns' Donte Stallworth who ran over and killed someone while driving drunk and got just 30 days in prison, Burress accidentally shot himself with an unregistered gun in a Manhattan nightclub and got two years in jail. With good behavior that will work out to 20 months.

Burress' lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said after the surprise plea Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court:

"After an agonizing period of discussion, Plaxico decided he wanted to do this now in the hope that when he is released, he will be able to continue his stellar career."

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sustained an injury to his right foot or ankle today at training camp.The former Miami University standout had tackle Max Starks fall into the star. The severity of the injury is not yet known.

It has been a rough month for Roethlisberger. Just before the reigning Super Bowl champion quarterback was set to report to camp, a woman accused him of sexual misconduct in a civil lawsuit.

Plaxico Burress, a former New York Giants wide receiver, pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal possession of a weapon. As a result, he will spend 20 months behind bars.

Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh on November 29, 2008 with an unregistered Glock at a Midtown Manhattan nightclub. The unlicensed gun was tucked in his waistband and slipped down his leg and fired, injuring him. Earlier this month, he was indicted on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment.

He's back. Brett Favre said three weeks he ago he wanted to remain retired made a drastic U-turn today and has agreed to a contract with the Minnesota Vikings. Its deju-vu all over again for sports fans who saw Favre pull the same trick last year retiring from the Green Bay Packers only to sign with the New York Jets later in the year.

When told that Favre was going to be joining the Packers, incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson told reporters:

"I didn't hear it, somebody told me about it," Jackson said of report. "I didn't watch it on TV or anything like that. I think guys are just doing their job. Just trying to get people to watch their station, you all try to sell papers, that's how it is."

In an appearance on "60 Minutes" on Sunday, disgraced quarterback Michael Vick that he wept in disgust over his own cruelty to animals while serving time in prison for running a dogfighting ring. Vick also revealed that he found God while imprisoned.

Vick said:

"When I was in prison, I was disgusted, you know, because of what I let happen to those animals. I could've put a stop to it.

And that was the reason I cried so many nights. I should've took the initiative to stop it all. I feel so bad about that now. I didn't step up. I wasn't a leader."

The former Atlanta Falcons star served 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting operation which involved shooting, beating and electrocuting hundreds of pit bulls.

Vick continued:

"I thought it was fun, and it was exciting at the time. It all led to me laying in a prison bunk by myself with no one to talk to but myself.

It's wrong, man. I don't know how many times I gotta say it. I mean, it was wrong."

While many people disregard the NFL Preseason, there are many young players who have been waiting for this day for a lifetime. One such player will be making his debut on the gridiron tonight for the New York Jets. Many Cleveland sports fans will remember J'Nathan Bullock for his standout play with the Cleveland State Vikings on the basketball court. While he will be still wearing the color green, that is the only thing that will remain the same for the 6' 4'' forward turned NFL tight end.

Bullock was a standout in high school on the football field, getting offers from powerhouse schools such as Notre Dame and Michigan, but decided he loved the hardwood. It paid off in a big way for Bullock who will be forever remembered by loyal Vikings fans for bringing a team from worst in the Horizon League to the league's champs who won a game in the NCAA Tournament last year, upsetting ACC titan Wake Forest.

Now the task gets even tougher for Bullock who is playing against the best football players in the world after an absence of 4 seasons. Dan Leberfeld, who covers the Jets and publishes "Jets Confidential" at nyj.scout.com and is a host on Sirius NFL Radio, remarked on his 2009 training camp in an exchange:

Controversial star quarterback Michael Vick has signed an agreement to play with the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick drew national scorn for his role in a dog fighting ring in which he was convicted and served prison time for. Vick was released earlier this summer and his supsension from the NFL was lifted by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Vick will discuss a number of topics on CBS news show 60 Minutes this upcoming weekend.

Vick's contract with the Eagles is reportedly a two year deal. It will be interesting to see where he plays this season on the field as Philly boasts veteran signal caller Donovan McNabb on their roster as well.

Here is some of the remarks he made to 60 Minutes which will air the interview on Sunday:

JAMES BROWN: And the operation, Michael, that you pleaded guilty to bankrolling, to being a part of, engaged in barbarous treatment of the animals-- beating them, shooting them, electrocuting them, drowning them-- horrific things, Michael-- what about the dogs? What about the dogs?

MICHAEL VICK: It's wrong, man…I feel, you know, some tremendous hurt behind what happened. And, you know, I should have took the initiative to stop it all…I didn't-- I didn't step up. I wasn't a leader.

Michael Vick may soon have a new home in the National Football League. The disgraced star, who was recently conditionally reinstated by the league after serving prison time for running a dog fighting operation, may have found a home in Green Bay. The Wisconsin State Journal reports today:

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson’s non-answer to a question about Michael Vick was more than just Ted being Ted.

The team is doing thorough due diligence on the former NFL quarterback and has had legitimate discussions about the idea of signing him, according to sources.

This comes a day after their General Manager said he wouldn't rule out signing the controversial star.