WitP: Mouton, C.J., Bess, Mat, Colt, Veikune, Ikaika

In today's Titans vs Bills preseason Hall of Fame game, Ryan Mouton returned 2 kicks for an average of 21 yards, 1 punt for 9 yards and had 4 tackles for the Titans. C.J. Hawthorne had 1 catch for 5 yards, returned 1 kick for 18 yards and returned 2 punts for an average of 1 yard for the Bills.

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Here's video of Davone Bess talking to the Miami media over the weekend.

Omar Kelly of the Sun-Sentinel takes a look at the battle over the Dolphins' slot receiver position.

The Dolphins have a stable of three capable, and experienced starters in Ted Ginn Jr., Greg Camarillo and Davone Bess. But Camarillo and Bess play similar roles, which means both would be idea at run quick hitches and drags out of the slot position. Bess is presently working there, but the Dolphins might change it up to diversify the type of receivers on the field at the same time. Rookie Patrick Turner could provide some length. Anthony Armstrong could infuse some speed. And Brandon London would provide physicality. All three are pushing to elevate their roles, but it'll likely take a week or two of dominance to break into the three-receiver sets.

FAVORITE: Bess' ability to find holes in coverages enabled him to contribute 32 catches and 365 yards in the six game the rookie replaced Camarillo as a starter late last season. This season he's smarter, and stronger.

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David Moore of the Dallas Morning News profiles Mat McBriar.

McBriar was averaging a career-high 49 yards a punt when he was hurt six games into last season. X-rays after the game revealed nothing. But the pain was so great that McBriar woke up in the middle of the night convinced, "I'd be better just cutting the whole foot off."

The extent of the injury was discovered a few hours later.

McBriar was in a cast for two months and a walking boot for five weeks after that. The Pro Bowl punter began to kick by the end of February. How did that go?

"Not fantastic," he said.

Here's video of Mat talking with the Dallas media.

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Colt Brennan has set a bounty on his first interception in training camp.

"Yeah, I've kinda been telling the DBs that I haven't been picked off yet this training camp," he said, "so this one was a little tricky for me."

Apparently Brennan is offering a bounty of some kind to the first defensive back who intercepts one of his passes, which makes an interception drill problematic for him. "We haven't really discussed the details yet, but it can't be in a drill like today when we were forced to throw picks. It has to be in a live drill, either 1-on-1, 7-on-7, team ... any of them. It can't be any defensive carded stuff or else it's not fair. If it's a defensive drill, they're expected to get the ball."

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Browns coach Eric Mangini had some good things to say about David Veikune this weekend.

“I think that David (Veikune) has done a real nice job. He’s an athletic player, but he’s also very stout. He has a good punch. He moves laterally well. It’s a whole new world, because he’s going from d-end to inside linebacker, as opposed to just, d-end to outside linebacker. His transition actually takes a couple steps. It takes time: 1) standing on your feet, and then 2) assessing everything that’s going on inside, where everything prior to that was hand in the dirt.

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And here's a photo of Ikaika Alama-Francis participating in a drill during a "Lions Uncaged" practice.