The Denver Post reports about Travis Henry’s continued absence due to a hamstring injury. “He missed all of last week but Broncos coach Mike Shanahan had hoped Henry would return by today.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Henry should recover fine from this injury. However, he missed time last year due to injury and we’re guessing that Shanahan isn’t happy with the trend. Selvin Young filled in quite capably last year in Henry’s absence. This will be one to watch closely.

The Chicago Daily Herald reports, “although he will turn 32 during training camp this summer, Booker returns to the Bears in the same capacity in which he left — as the No. 1 receiver.” Full story here.

Monster Take: The Bears lost Bernard Berrian and Muhsin Muhammad during the off-season. Booker will become the Bear’s number one option at wide receiver. Booker’s upside will be severely hampered by the Bear’s issues at quarterback, but should still have decent production.

The AP reports regarding Larry Johnson’s healed foot. “”It felt good to come out here and still be able to come out and run,” Johnson said after the 90-minute practice on Tuesday. “Body-wise, I’m 100 percent.” Full story here.

Monster Take: So far all of the news about Larry Johnson’s recovery from a broken foot has been good. Johnson should see significant improvement from last year, but issues at QB and on the offensive line will likely keep him from elite back status this year.

ESPN reports news of the Broncos “reaching an agreement with former Buccaneers halfback Michael Pittman.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Pittman’s receiving skills make him a likely candidate to get some third-down duty. We don’t see Pittman overtaking Travis Henry (unless his hamstring injury lingers longer than the Broncos’ patience) or Selvin Young on the depth chart, but stranger things have happened with the Broncos.

Kellen Winslow’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus released the following about his client. “He will be at the Browns’ mandatory minicamp (June 10-12) and he will be at the mandatory training camp. So, what’s the big to do?” See video on YouTube here.

Monster Take: Winslow has been griping about his contract and has not attended optional OTA’s. We won’t have to wait long now to see if he follow through on his commitment to be at camp.

The St. Petersburg Times reports, “Jeff Garcia may be unhappy with his contract, but he intends to fulfill it.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Garcia has been trying to negotiate a new contract that would include recovery of a $1 million bonus from 2007 that was not received, in part, due to the team resting him for the playoffs. He has attended all team activities and seems to be planning to play even though he is unhappy with his contract situation.

The Rocky Mountain News reports on Scheffler’s sore foot. “”We know there’s not another break in there,” coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday. “You can see that on the X-rays. But there’s something in there that keeps him quite sore, and, hopefully, with a couple weeks in the boot, he’ll come back full speed and we don’t aggravate the injury.”

Monster Take: Good news that there isn’t any further damage, but this isn’t the kind of thing you want nagging you throughout the season. Unless he comes back healthy and pain free for training camp, we’d look at other options for your fantasy roster.

The AP reports that Ahman Green is not experiencing problems with the knee that kept him out of all or part of 10 games last season. “”He looks good. He’s had a good offseason,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “I want to knock on something every time I say that. He’s been a good worker in the program. He hasn’t missed a day.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Green looks to be the starter here if he can stay injury free. That is a big “if” however. Note that it even has Coach Kubiak knocking on wood every time he talks of Green’s current healthy status. Green has value in what looks to be an improving Houston run attack. However, the injury risk pushes that value down. At 31 years old, the injury bug is an even greater risk. Don’t draft him as your number two - but if you can get him for depth he’s worth a shot.

The Denver Post reports that, “Scheffler is wearing a boot on his foot and will be out four weeks after experiencing recurring soreness in the foot he broke during last year’s passing camp.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Scheffler played all last season after surgery to repair the broken foot. This is probably just some early season soreness.

The AP reports, “The Cleveland Browns still don’t know why star tight end Kellen Winslow is not attending the team’s voluntary workouts. Two weeks into their organized team activities, Browns coach Romeo Crennel again said on Wednesday that he hasn’t heard from Winslow and doesn’t know why he’s not with the team.” Full story here.

Monster Take: Winslow wants a new contract. His agent says that he will report to minicamp in June. Whether that happens without a new contract will be something to watch. We’ll keep you updated.