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Chicago Bears: After selecting Florida S Todd Johnson in the fourth round of the draft on Sunday, the club felt comfortable enough with their secondary situation to release S Damon Moore. "I'm frustrated I didn't get a chance to do things I wanted to do [with the Bears]," Moore told the Chicago Tribune. "But they made a decision, and I have no beef with that. It's a business." The Bears took a chance on the promising Moore, who was coming off reconstructive knee surgery, but he only played in six games last year.

Atlanta Falcons: In a recent survey, players ranked the Georgia Dome's current field 28th out of the league's 32 playing surfaces. That could change next year, as Dome officials decided Tuesday to replace their 11-year-old AstroTurf surface with FieldTurf, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The artificial surface is closer to grass in feel and is softer than typical turf, in part because it contains ground-up sneakers. The state-owned Dome will install FieldTurf in June at a cost of about $1.3 million.

New York Giants: Even though the team used its first two draft picks on defensive linemen, that didn't stop them from acquiring two more street free agents to compete in camp. The New York Post reports the Jints signed Cliff Washburn, a 6-5, 275-pound defensive end from The Citadel, and David Thompson, a 6-4, 290-pound defensive tackle from Ohio State. Washburn is a very intriguing prospect. He has only one year of college football experience but started four years for The Citadel's basketball team. In his one season on the football field, he tied a school record with 12 sacks.

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