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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter reportedly was charged Monday with felonious assault.

Hunter surrendered to police in Virginia Beach, Va., after a warrant was filed, according to News Channel 5. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.

Hunter is accused of “malicious intent, stabbing, cutting and wounding” in a brawl that hospitalized one person in Virginia Beach on July 3.

The Titans said they were “aware of the situation and are continuing to gather more facts.”

—NFL teams each received $226.4 million in shared revenue during the 2014 fiscal year, according to the Green Bay Packers’ annual shareholder report.

The league-wide $7.2 billion is an increase of 20 percent over 2013, thanks to the first year of new TV deals with CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC/ESPN and NFL Network.

The Packers reported record revenues of $375.7 million, netting $29.2 million. The Packers must announce earnings because they are publicly held.

—Free-agent tight end Jermaine Gresham, recovering from back surgery, reportedly will visit the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday.

He also is receiving interest from the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders, NFL Media reported Monday.

Gresham underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back in March, ruining any chance he had at receiving a lucrative contract this year. The condition was discovered during a free-agency visit.

—Seattle Seahawks left tackle Russell Okung, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal, says he will represent himself in contract negotiations.

“Before I became a free agent, I decided to free my agent,” Okung wrote for The Players’ Tribune on Monday, claiming he can get the same deal representing himself as he could via an agent, without having to pay the typical 3 percent commission.

“I’m betting on myself,” he wrote. “I know my worth. I can look at the market and go directly to a team without an agent and tell that team my worth. And I can do so with confidence because I’ve done my research, I’ve educated myself and I’ve questioned the answers I’ve been given.”

Okung has made about $8 million a year on his rookie deal — even as he has been limited to playing in 59 of 80 games (73.8 percent) due to injuries. He played most of last season with a torn labrum in his shoulder and suffered a bruised lung in December that caused him to miss a game.

—Several teams reportedly are showing interest in former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne, who wants to play one more NFL season.

Wayne, who was in Indianapolis on Friday to receive a key to the city, told reporters he plans on playing a 15th season in 2015 and that some teams have been calling him.

Dave Furst of RTV6 in Indianapolis reported that the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers are on the list of teams in touch with Wayne, who made the Pro Bowl six times. Furst also said on Twitter that the Denver Broncos, who have Wayne’s longtime Colts teammate Peyton Manning, “have backed off.”

—The Arizona Cardinals will induct strong safety Adrian Wilson into their Ring of Honor at halftime when the Cardinals play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 27, at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The 35-year old Wilson, who retired from the NFL in April, spent 12 seasons (2001-12) with the Cardinals after joining the team as a third-round selection (64th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft out of N.C. State.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection (2006, 2008-11) and three time All-Pro selection (2006, 2008-09), Wilson finished his NFL career with 987 tackles (716 solos), 25.5 sacks, 27 interceptions, 106 passes defensed, 15 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and four touchdowns in 181 regular-season games (162 starts).

—Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning showed up to visit the Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., where four U.S. Marines were killed by a lone gunman last week.

On Saturday night, the former University of Tennessee standout spent time at the facility with military personnel, police officers, first responders and the families of the victims, according to WRCB-TV.

A fifth victim, a Navy sailor, died Saturday from injuries he suffered in the attack. A Chattanooga police officer remains hospitalized from injuries he suffered.

—The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will start using a virtual-reality simulator to supplement the on-field practice for their players, including quarterback Jameis Winston, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.

The team announced Monday that they have a deal to use the SIDEKIQ simulator football software developed by EON Sports VR, a Kansas City-based company, as a supplement for quarterbacks.

Additionally, the Buccaneers plan to become the first NFL team to introduce virtual reality at the youth football level by incorporating instructional sessions featuring the technology at the Cannonfire QB Clinic planned for July 25 at Skyway Park in Tampa, Fla.

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