Kansas City and Miami continue to work out the specifics of a trade that would send quarterback Trent Green to the Dolphins, but a source said Friday that a deal still is a ways from being completed.

Agent Jim Steiner said Friday that he and the Dolphins have reached a point where they are “close enough on a contract that it’s a non-issue.” Steiner and the Dolphins have been talking for approximately two weeks about revising Green’s contract. Green is scheduled to make about $7.5 million this year, but has been told he must revise his contract to close a deal.

“This thing is to the point that it’s between the clubs,” Steiner said.

But a source with knowledge of the talks said that the Chiefs have been asking for too much. Kansas City President Carl Peterson has cited both the Matt Schaub trade from Atlanta to Houston this week and the dealing of Wes Welker from the Dolphins to New England as benchmarks for an agreement.

The Falcons received two second-round picks and switched places in

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appears ready to go medieval next week. Well, at least in the realm of modern sports.

League spokesman Greg Aiello said that Goodell is expected to announce a stricter personal conduct policy for the league on Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix.

And that's just the beginning of the league's new tough love stance.

Two sources confirmed a report by Sports Illustrated that Goodell is also expected to ban Tennessee cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones for a minimum of one year. Even more, Goodell and the league are expected to get the full support of the NFL Players Association, making it difficult for individual players such as Jones to stop such penalties short of a lengthy court battle.

"The commissioner is not fooling around and I'm happy to hear it," said one owner, who asked not to be identified. "We sit around and talk about taking a stand every year, but it can't be done by the individual teams.

"There's too much competition. As soon as one team

While changes in the NFL's personal conduct policy are likely to take center stage at the owners meetings in Phoenix next week, there will be a number of on-field issues considered.

Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who is a co-chairman of the league's competition committee, said that a series of subtle changes will be considered.

The most significant may be a minor alteration to how overtime games are run. With the winner of the coin flip for possession in overtime being victorious approximately 62 percent of the time last season, the league is considering a motion that may help alter any field-position issues.

McKay said that owners will discuss a proposal that will move the kickoff from the 30-yard line in regulation to the 35 in overtime. The hope is that such a minor change will alter field position enough to even the results.

McKay said the proposed change came after the committee examined results of games from 1984 to 1993, when the kickoff was from the 35. In those games,

The Atlanta Falcons showed some faith in quarterback Michael Vick while the last vestiges of any hope for David Carr with the Houston Texans seemed to end Wednesday.

The Falcons traded backup quarterback Matt Schaub to Houston for two second-round picks and an exchange of first-round picks in next month's NFL draft. The trade, initially reported by NFL.com, was confirmed by Schaub's agent, Joby Branion.

Schaub had been considered a possible alternative for the Falcons if Vick flops this season under new coach Bobby Petrino. However, Schaub was set to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2007 season, which would have become an obstacle in the Falcons keeping him long term. As part of the trade, Schaub got a new contract from Houston. He boarded a plane for Houston early in the afternoon and will take a physical when he arrives.

In exchange for Schaub, the Falcons received Houston’s second-round pick this year (the No. 39 overall) and in 2008. The Falcons also moved up from the No. 10

Wide receiver Kevin Curtis signed a six-year, $32 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday and is expected to compete for the team's No. 1 receiver spot next season.

Curtis, a former third-round pick who was the No. 3 receiver with the St. Louis Rams the past two years, had received extensive interest since the start of free agency. He was contacted by 11 teams and visited five before signing. Curtis' decision was partly delayed after he changed agents just three days into the process, firing agent Tom Condon last week and signing with Bruce and Ryan Tollner earlier this week.

Curtis will get $9.5 million in guarantees and $8 million overall in the first year of the contract. He was seeking an increased role after playing behind Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce in St. Louis. The speedy Curtis is expected to assume the role Donte' Stallworth filled in Philadelphia before signing with New England earlier this week.

"He's really happy to have come to a decision," Bruce Tollner

An NFL Players Association source confirmed that the union has sent a letter to the NFL Management Council inquiring whether unethical dealings took place leading up to last week's trade between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.

On Tuesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the NFLPA was looking into the trade of wide receiver Wes Welker from the Dolphins to the Patriots. Welker was a restricted free agent and visited the Patriots. There had been indications before the visit that Welker would receive an offer sheet from the Patriots for a six-year contract worth approximately $36 million.

Had the Dolphins not matched the deal, they would have received a second-round draft pick as compensation for losing Welker. However, before Welker received the offer sheet, the teams worked out a deal in which New England sent a second- and seventh-round pick to the Dolphins for Welker's rights. The Patriots then signed Welker to a five-year, $18 million that includes $9 million

Reports of Brady Quinn's devaluation appear to have been premature.

According to two high-ranking NFL team sources, the former Notre Dame quarterback could be among the top three picks in next month's NFL draft. Quinn is expected to meet with the Cleveland Browns in the next week, agent Tom Condon said Monday.

The Browns have the No. 3 overall pick, and Cleveland's Randy Lerner was one of two owners who attended Quinn's workout at Notre Dame on March 4. Minnesota owner Zygi Wilf, whose team has the No. 7 overall pick, also was in attendance and the Vikings interviewed Quinn after the workout.

Quinn not only impressed NFL coaches and scouts at his workout but also has impressed teams with the seriousness with which he has taken the process.

"The kid is in unbelievable shape and he's really focused," a source said. "The question between him and [LSU quarterback JaMarcus] Russell is going to be a matter of what teams like more. Do you want a guy who can throw the ball all over the field

New England continued its busy offseason by agreeing to terms with wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on a detailed six-year contract that could be worth as much as $33.1 million or as little as $3.6 million for one season.

The complex nature of the contract reflects the fact that Stallworth is currently in the NFL substance abuse program, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Another violation of the program could result in a suspension.

"We considered a number of other opportunities for Donte," agent Drew Rosenhaus said. "This was a terrific opportunity to play with Tom Brady and a Patriots team that looks like a behemoth right now with all the moves they’ve made coming off the playoffs."

The deal is also reflective of how difficult a time the Patriots had replacing departed receivers Deion Branch and David Givens last season. Stallworth is the second receiver the Patriots have acquired this offseason, following a trade the team made for former Dolphins receiver/return man