National Football League roundup

[May 06, 2015]  May 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the franchise was comfortable it had all the information available on their second-round pick, Frank Clark, who was kicked off his college teams two days after a domestic violence arrest.

Clark, 6-foot-2, 277-pounder out of Michigan, was accused in a police report of punching his 20-year-old girlfriend, Diamond Hurt, in the face at their hotel room at a waterpark in Ohio. Hurt's younger brothers said the same thing. The Seahawks said Monday they did not talk to witnesses who found Hurt yet their final assessment was that Clark had not punched the woman.

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Arizona Cardinals tight end John Carlson added his name to the early retirements in the NFL this offseason.

After seven years in the league, the 30-year-old Carlson announced that he's stepping away from the game. He had one year remaining on a two-year, $4.65 million contract he signed in 2014.

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Second-round pick Randy Gregory said the Dallas Cowboys did not draft a player with a "weed problem."

"I think a lot of people are getting tied up in the weed and think it's just a weed problem. I don't think it's a weed problem," Gregory said in an ESPN Radio interview. "I think it's decision making. I think I'm immature. I'm definitely working on that."

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Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs, who had five quarterbacks on the active roster.

Pryor, drafted by the Raiders, was previously released by the Seattle Seahawks.

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The New England Patriots released cornerback Alfonzo Dennard, long snapper Tyler Ott and linebacker Deontae Skinner.

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Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry can become an unrestricted free agent in March following the team's decision to decline the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.

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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace is making changes to the team's scouting department.

Pace was expected to bring in several hand-picked evaluators after working with most of former GM Phil Emery's staff leading up to the 2015 draft.

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Carolina Panthers veteran special-teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven is taking a leave of absence to focus on an undisclosed medical issue.

Russ Purnell will take over DeHaven's responsibilities. Purnell was Indianapolis Colts special teams coach from 2002 to 2008.

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Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young received five years of probation in a felony battery case and must stay in a live-in program for one year.

Young pleaded not guilty in July to the felony charge. He was facing up to nine years in prison on four counts of battery in California.

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The Minnesota Vikings announced the signings of 10 undrafted rookie free agents: cornerback Justin Coleman (Tennessee), wide receivers DaVaris Daniels (Notre Dame), Jordan Leslie (BYU) and Gavin Lutman (Pittsburg State), center Tom Farniok (Iowa State), safety Anthony Harris (Virginia), fullback Blake Renaud (Boise State) and guards Jesse Somsel (Sagniaw Valley State) and Bobby Vardaro (Boston College).

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The Miami Dolphins announced that they waived three players -- defensive back T.J. Heath, kicker Zach Hocker and defensive back Lowell Rose. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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