Evening Headlines: Nets Trade for Hawks’ Joe Johnson, and NFL Supplemental Draft Announced

 

 

The Brooklyn Nets have nearly finalized a trade to acquire Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Joe Johnson. The trade will send guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and DeShawn Stevenson, along with forwards Jordan Williams and Johan Petro to the Hawks, along with a lottery-protected 2013 first-round pick.

 

The NFL informed teams today that the supplemental draft will be held electronically on July 12. Those who are eligible to be drafted are Boise State defensive back Quaylon Ewing, Baylor wide receiver Josh Gordon, Syracuse running back Adam Harris, Iowa State tackle Adrian Haughton, Carson-Newman linebacker Larry Lumpkin, Georgia defensive end Montez Robinson, McMurray wide receiver Houston Tuminello and TCU running back Ed Wesley.

 

New Orleans announced Monday that they have agreed to contracts with defensive back Corey White and offensive tackle Marcel Jones on four-year deals.

 

Bills center Eric Wood says it’s time for NFL to test players’ blood