Elvis Dumervil is getting his reward for being the NFL’s best pass rusher in 2009. The Denver Broncos announced that the 26-year-old outside lineback/defensive end has signed a six-year $61.5 million deal with the team. Dumervil thrived n the Broncos 3-4 defense last season, leading the NFL with 17 sacks.  The University of Louisville product is listed at only 5′11, but is devastatingly quick off the ball. The player now has his contract settled in time to join his teammates at the beginning of Broncos training camp next Monday. Dumervil signed a bigger contract then fellow NFL pass rushers Jarred Allen and DeMarcus Ware. Since entering the NFL in 2006, Dumervil has recorded 43 sacks. In 2009, Dumervil made his first Pro Bowl and was a first-team All Pro selection.

From Drew Brees predicting #4’s return to the Minnesota Vikings to news that Brett Favre has been working out his surgically repaired ankle for a few weeks, it seems more and more likely everyday that the future hall-of-famer will return to the NFL this season. After previous off seasons where Favre’s decision to play or not to play dominated the headlines, it has been a much more subdued media blitz on Hattiesburg, Mississippi this year. It was reported that Favre has been throwing to high school receivers at the local school for a number of weeks. The 40-year-old has one of his best seasons in his career in the 2009-10 season, but was unable to defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game. Everyone wants to see Favre and Brees square off in the NFL season opener on September 9th at the Superdome. The 19 year NFL veteran has yet to tell the Minnesota Vikings if he will play next season.

All-Pro wide out Larry Fitzgerald is confident that the Arizona Cardinals can make the 2010-11 their third consecutive good season. Although the Cardinals will be without the now-retired Kurt Warner, Fitzgerald believes that the additions of Alan Faneca, Joey Porter, and rookie Dan Williams will keep the team in the Super Bowl hunt. The biggest mystery in Glendale is who will start under center in the Cardinals week one contest with the St. Louis Rams. Will Warner’s back up Matt Leinart finally be able to live up to the expectations or will former Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson take his job. Arizona has two running backs capable of having break out season in Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells, but the passing game is what has made the team succesful the past two years. The quarterback battle in Arizona should be one of the most intense in the NFL this summer.