NFL GridIron Gab Daily Digest

A new feature this year at SeahawksGab will be poll questions for readers and fans of the Seahawks to sound off on (and post comments in the comments section) about topics pertaining to their favorite team in the National Football League.

So, the first question is about the team’s future anchor of the offensive line. With the Seahawks returning to the practice fields tomorrow at the team’s Renton, Wash. training facilities, rookie left tackle Russell Okung will enter into day five (in terms of practice days) of his holdout.

Head coach Pete Carroll’s proclaimed the rookie as the team’s starter at left tackle, but how long will it be till Seattle sees its starter on the field?

Can't get enough NFLGridironGab? Follow SeahawksGab Editor Devon Heinen on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DevonHeinen.

A common conversation across the NFL has been the transition from 16 regular season games to 18. Jeffrey Lurie gave his 'State of the Eagles' statement today and was asked questions about this topic.

When asked, Lurie fully supported the move from a regular season with 16 games to 18 games. He noted that the current length of the preseason was too long and that fans would prefer to see the preseason shortened and the regular season lengthened.

Although it's nice to see football again when the preseason starts, you do have to agree with what Lurie was saying. You see starting players at a very limited role for most of the games in the preseason. It may be nice to see some of the rookies get on the field and see what they can do, but it does get hard to follow. Personally, I enjoy watching the young players but it's quite annoying when you see them make a nice play on a guy you've never heard of.

From the way it sounds, it seems almost inevitable that the NFL will move to an 18 game regular season. One thing I did find particularly interesting that Lurie brought up was the roster in a season like this. With an increased number of regular season games, could we possibly see an increase to the 53-man roster rule?

I think it makes sense to add to the roster, and I suppose that will be part of the debate.

As I said, it seems like the switch is going to happen; however, I'll be interested to see what changes might come along with it.

Motorola announced that the OchoCinco News Network (OCNN),  "America's First Athlete-Driven Social News Network", is back for another season of coverage with an All-Pro News Team led by their editor-in-chief, Chad Ochocinco. To ensure OCNN delivers content bigger and better than ever this season, Ochocinco is expanding his media empire at OCNN by bringing in Jets' cornerback Darrelle Revis and Buccaneers' defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.

Launched in 2009, OCNN's coverage of the NFL, Super Bowl and NFL Draft helped the network become one of the hottest topics in the league resulting in an online following of over one-million. Not to be outdone this season, OCNN has already broke the news about wide receiver Terrell Owens and first round draft pick John Gresham signing with the Bengals prior to ESPN and USA Today.

Throughout the season, the OCNN team will be provided with early access to the latest and greatest Motorola devices starting with the wildly popular DROID X, which will allow these stars to break news across multiple platforms.  With an HD camcorder and integrated social media networks, these athletes can go anywhere and swiftly issue high quality reports.  In addition, the DROID X will allow photo sharing on numerous online mediums which will give fans an inside perspective to wherever these players go.

To enter to win your very own DROID X by Motorola and experience the technology powering the OCNN Team, email your suggestion for a potential OCNN segment to be shot during training camp on the DROID X to Matt@NFLGridironGab.com.

Fans can enjoy OCNN's news coverage by following the OCNN team on Twitter:

Chad Ochocinco:             @OGOchoCinco

Darrelle Revis:                 @revis24

Gerald McCoy:                  @GK_McCoy

You can also access exclusive content from OCNN including interviews, videos and photos at the OCNN website: www.motorola.com/ocnn

OCNN is also on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ocnn85

In a rather strange twist, the National Football Post reports that a couple rookie contracts, including the one for first overall pick Sam Bradford, has been rejected:

The NFL has disapproved the recently-signed contracts for first-round draft picks Sam Bradford, Gerald McCoy and Kyle Wilson, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation. This doesn’t invalidate the entire negotiation, but is typically an indicator that some contract language needs to be tweaked before it’s processed by the league office.

While those adjustments are made between the teams and the players’ representatives, the player is still allowed to continue practicing. According to several agents, negotiating first-round and second-round deals became more complex this year because of the potential lockout in 2011 with the labor strife surrounding the league. This also happened with New Orleans Saints first-round cornerback Patrick Robinson’s deal.

The Bills have been waiting on a decision if Aaron Schobel is going to play in 2010 or not. It sounds like the Bills have already made the decision for him.

A person familiar with the Bills plans has told The AP that the team intends to release the veteran linebacker today.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the Bills have not made an announcement.

The move would come two days after general manager Buddy Nix said the Bills are moving on without their leading pass-rusher, who has spent the entire offseason contemplating retirement.

A nine-year NFL veteran, Schobel hasn't entirely ruled out playing one more season. Once released, he would become a free agent.

ESPN first reported the team's plan to release Schobel on Wednesday morning.