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Quick hits

* USA Today continues its series on the best NFL players at each position, and the most recent piece focuses on tight ends. Patriots coach Bill Belichick is quoted in this piece on San Diego's Antonio Gates, who earned top billing. There is one section where fans can vote for the top tight end, and seven choices are listed. No Patriots tight ends are on the list. For those who might have missed it, Richard Seymour was voted the league's top defensive lineman, while Logan Mankins was a top up-and-coming talent on the offensive line.

* Linebacker Tedy Bruschi is scheduled to be honored by the Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame tonight. The awards banquet will be held at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, R.I.

* Running back Kevin Faulk teams up with his cousin, Rams linebacker Trev Faulk, to host a two-day football camp near his hometown of Carencro, La. The camp is scheduled for June 30-July 1.