Bucs welcome hardy run-stuffer DT Grady Jackson who will help shore up an DL that couldn't swallow up blockers.
The Chiefs continue to welcome to their offensive line bringing in the crown jewel of the Offensive Line free agent class by signing Jason Brown. Also coming to Kansas City are former Jets Tight End Chris Bake and Kicker Mike Nugent.
Rams would like to welcome 3 new players. SS Mike Brown, C Geoff Hangartner, and DE Victor Adeyanju. We feel Mike Brown is a very talented player, Injuries have hampered him some during his career. Brown brings leadership to the secondary and only missing 1 game last season we feel he will play a vital role in the resurgent Rams. We missed out on Jason Brown sweepstakes but we got a very good young talent. Geoff Hangartner Started 8 games last season fort he Panthers when Ryan Kahlil and did a fantastic job. We feel his ready to be a starting Center. We resign Victor Adeyanju adds depth to the Defensive line. We really feel he is coming to his own as a player.
The Houston Texans would like to welcome Punter Reggie Hodges. Hodges comes to the Texans from the New York Jets. While Hodges doesn't have the strongest leg in the game (42.8 average yards per punt) he is really accurate having put 14 punts inside the 20 yard line in only 12 games. The Houston Texans would also like to welcome back, Kicker Kris Brown. Brown took a pay-cut of about $1,000,000 to remain with the Texans and he looks forward to improving on last year; when he made 29 of 33 field goal attempts (87.9%), with a long of 53. He also was a perfect 37 of 37 on extra points. Welcome!!!
The Cincinnati Bengals quietly signed former #1 pick Alex Smith to a one-year contract, sources report. Smith missed all of 2008 with a shoulder injury. However, the Bengals checked Smith's medical background thoroughly and he passed his physical. Bengal Offensive Coordinator Charlie Joyner believes Smith still has the tools to succeed, and is in the right environment to do so. Smith's contract, rumored to be close to league minimum, has to be considered a value for a former #1 pick and former NFL starting quarterback. Smith isn't expected to challenge for a starting position behind Carson Palmer.
In a completely unnecessary move, the Washington Redskins are happy to announce that they signed third string quarterback Joey Harrington to a one year deal worth $300,000. When asked why he made the move, the Redskins GM said "look I am not here to answer questions. The guy is a player. He plays the game. Our team would literally not be complete with out him. His nickname is Joey Heisman. That is way cooler than what the guys in the office call me. If you don't mind I need to go back to overpaying players". Joey Harrington was unavailable for comment because he is currently away making an appearance on the Rachel Ray show.
Looks like Yeremiah Bell is now a Bill as soon as the safety thread is updated. Glad to have a run stuffer who can play the pass some, and it really makes my traded Whitner easier to swallow. Especially since the Whitner deal in turn allowed me to get Calvin Johnson. So the Bills are proud to welcome Mr. Bell into their secondary, where he can terrorize his old team twice a year.
The Chiefs welcome Matt Wilhelm to the fold after not getting him in trade talks with the San Diego Chargers for a 5th Round draft pick, the Chiefs are happy to acquire him at the discounted price of $450,000. Matt brings veteran leadership and experience starting at middle linebacker in a 3-4 scheme as well as calling San Diego defensive plays.
Bengals Bolster Run Game CINCINATTI, Ohio (AP) -- The Cincinatti Bengals continue thier offseason makeover, this time focusing on the run game by signing Travis Minor to a one-year deal and completing a trade with the Minnesota Vikings for Chester Taylor. Both moves happened late Sunday night. Taylor has most recently served as the primary backup to Adrian Peterson in Minnesota, but he has been a solid player when gien a chance. Last year in relief of Peterson Taylor rushed for nearly 400 yards. His best season came in 2006 in which he rushed for over 1200 yards. He also owns a career 4.3 yard per carry average. Travis Minor was most recently been a member of the St. Louis Rams, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins. The Bengals hope to use him in a limited capacity as a pass receiving threat out of the backfield, and also hope that he will help contribute on special teams. Minor also went to college at Florida State. The Bengals front office was not immediately available for comment.
Jacksonville Jaguars The jacksonville jaguars would like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest addition to our team....Corner back Fernando Bryant. Bryant played briefly for the steelers last year, the season before started all 16 games for detroit finishing with 69 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 13 passes defended. He will most definitely help with depth in Jacksonville's defensive backfield.
Jacksonille-1:41pm The jaguars today bolstered their offensive line by adding FA Center Brad Meester. Sources say the jaguars paid a pretty penny for Meester, but are happy to have the vet center back signed on their team.
Atlanta Falcons News and Notes The Falcons agreed to terms with two players and also add a pro-bowler through trade. TJ Houshmanzadeh was acquired from the Bengals for a 2nd round pick. Giving QB Matt Ryan a nice target to go along with recently signed TE Bo Scaife. The offense looks like it will have a very productive year behind the running game an now a strong aerial attack. Also, added was P Sam Koch formally with the Ravens. The Falcons are very happy with their additions and hope to add a few more pieces before the draft.
Someone Didn't Send The Mail In Oakland The raiders would like to welcome the following players to their organization: TE Vernon Davis DE Dave Ball DT Kevin Vickerson MLB Joe Mays S Keith Lewis P Shane Lechler and last but not least the best player on my team or yours shutdown corner Nnamdi Asomugha
Rams want to welcome former Ravens QB Kyle Boller. Boller was a no brainer pick up he is an upgrade of Brock Berlin and got him very cheap. He will be backing up Marc Bulger.
The Oakland Raiders Would Like To Announce The FA signing of CB Chris Gamble. We are very excited about the tandem of Asomugha and Gamble at CB here in Oakland.
I was told by griddles he was a FA. I then bid on him and had the bid up for two days no one matched it or complained.
The Bears would like to welcome three possible starters to the great city of Chicago. Kerry Collins, who showed last year that he could still play at a very high level, will compete with Kyle Orton for the starting quarterback job. Heath Evans will be the starting fullback where his soft hands will go well with offensive cordinater Dennis Greene's west coast offense. Safety James Sanders who started every game for the New England Patriots the last two seasons will compete with the current trio of talented safeties for a starting spot.
The Oakland Raiders Would Like To Announce The signing of FA LB Andy Studebaker. Studebaker was drafted in the sixth round by the Eagles in 2008 but was plucked off their practice squad by the Chiefs the same year. In his senior year he had 6.5 tackles for loss and 5 sacks despite only being involved in 5 games due to a sprained right foot. The raiders are not concerned about his injury and know that he has a high work ethic and relentless motor.
The Raiders Sign Several Safeties Including Reed Doughty who took over Sean Taylors spot on the Redskins after his unfortunate passing and Rookie Ryan Mundy drafted by the Steelers last year.
The Steel Tribune is reporting the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed FA Brandon McGowan for 300,000.00 and are looking forward to him backing up an already stellar secondary.
Buccaneers sign HOF LB Ray Lewis 11:05 p.m. EST March 2, 2009 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed former Ravens LB Ray Lewis to replace LB Derrick Brooks, who was sent in a trade to Washington for Chris Horton. Lewis notched 117 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 9 passes defensed in 2008. Tampa's GM had this to say: When approached about Lewis's age next season (34), Tampa's GM answered:
Chargers Add Four... Tonight, the San Diego Super Chargers announce the following player acquisitions, each one vital to our team’s 2009 season: Strong Safety – Jermaine Phillips. The former Buc...This is to date the marquee free agent signing for us. Jermaine is a heck of a strong safety. Noted as a ferocious hitter, at 6ft 2in, 220 pounds, he will add a much needed pop to our safety group. Teaming next to free safety, Eric Weddle, I truly believe we have the best safety tandem in the league. Jermaine “only” cost us 2.5 million vs the cap. That’s a number we were prepared to go much higher with, as Jermaine is rated by many pro scouting services as the #1 safety available this free agency period. Quarterback – Billy Volek. We welcome back Billy as our #2 quarterback behind Phillip Rivers. At $700k, we shaved 1.8million off his cap number from when we released him. That was just too high of a number in today’s cap constrained world. There is no doubting Billy’s ability to win should the need arise. Look no further than the playoff game just over a year ago where he lead us to a win at Indianapolis. Fullback – Terrelle Smith. The former Cardinal... Rated by many pro scouting services as the #2 fullback available in this year’s free agency class. Terrelle is known as a ferocious lead blocker. This is something we felt needed to be addressed since the departure of Lorenzo Neal. I trust that T will pave the way for our running game this year. In fact, since we signed him to the league minimum $300k, we have inserted a clause in T’s contract that stipulates he will receive $10,000 for each linebacker that he knocks out. That’s football… the Charger way. Performance based pay at its finest.... This play speaks for itself... helped set the tone in the Cardinals shocking victory over the Panthers... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWUpbdSutCM"]YouTube - Terrell Smith Massive Hit[/ame] Nose Tackle / Defensive End – Fred Evans. The former 2006 draft pick of the Miami Dolphins, Fred played with the Vikings last season and filled in admirably towards the end of the season when they were without their Williamseseses. In fact Minnesota thought so much of Fred that they tendered him at the restricted free agent level of a second round pick. However, due to a little known clause in his GM league contract, he became a free agent. In essence, we feel like we got a second round pick a month and a half early. Welcome aboard guys.
The Baltimore Ravens are proud to announce the signings of CB, Dunta Robinson and DT, Jason Shirley. At his press conference, Robinson had this to say: Head Coach John Harbaugh had this to say. New Defensive Coordinator Greg Mattison was quoted as saying: Shirley was a 5th round pick of the Bengals in 2008 before being cut this offseason. Coach Harbaugh had this to say about him: For now, the Ravens appear to be done with the free agent market and are ramping up efforts in the trade market as they have several players that should garner interest.
Rams want to welcome 2 more to The Rams. MLB John DiGiorgio and TE Jeff King. Both were needs of the Rams and both are young enough to be part of this rebuilding period.
The Seahawks would like to welcome Veteran Guard Mike Goff Cornerbacks Andre' Goodman and Deltha O'Neal And bring back kicker Olindo Mare All for a total of just under 4.4 M
Bengals Quietly add 3 ... The Cincinnati Bengals would like to announce the addition of three more players to an overhauled roster. Travis Minor was signed late yesterday for the league minimum. Minor is expected to backup primary RB Chester Taylor and be a pass catching target out of the backfield. He'll also be expected to help contribute on special teams. Monty Beisel, most recently with the Arizona Cardinals, is a veteran linebacker who we feel can be this team's special team's ace, a la Larry Izzo. Beisel isn't the most physically gifted guy but he has a high motor and will also help to spell folks at ILB. Beisel's contract was not immediately disclosed but it was believed to be for the league minimum. After losing Shayne Graham in free agency, the Bengals have turned to former Panther John Kasey. Kasey holds the single game NFL record for consecutive field goals made of 46 yards or longer. He's also kicked 11 game-winning field goals in his career.
Buccaneers sign DT Rocky Bernard 2:45 p.m. PST March 3, 2009 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed former Seahawk DT Rocky Bernard, continuing an offseason process to bolster the DT position. After Haye and Hovan collapsed as the season went on, the Buccaneers were unable to stop the run or give pressure up front to free up Gaines Adams. The 6'3 308lb lineman comes in with 55 tackles and 4 sacks, roughly 2x as many as either Hovan or Haye and 4x more sacks than the two combined. Tampa's GM had this to say: ESPN commentator and former Giants GM Jerry Reese had this to say:
Pittsburgh Signs J.P. Losman Pittsburgh would like to welcome one time starter of the Buffalo Bills, J.P. Losman to their proud family of Quarterback history. J.P. Losman was quoted saying he looked forward to backing up one of the best QB's in the league today.
Pittsburgh makes yet another solid signing Floyd Womack has officially joined the Pittsburgh Steelers rejuvenated Offensive line. He is a welcome piece to a solid FA class.
Smith Joins Bengals; Slams Steelers The Cincinnati Bengals completed their overhaul of their offensive line by signing Marvel Smith, formerly of the World Champion Pittsburg Steelers. Smith is a versatile lineman that can start at either guard or right tackle for the Bengals, though he is expected to play G in the Bengal's Air Palmer attack. Smith briefly discussed his new team as well as his former team in remarks released earlier today. Smith has been considered one of the most important linemen to Pittsburgh’s successful running attack, and was elected to the AFC Pro Bowl in 2005.
Rams want to welcome back Ron Bartell and Orlando Pace! Bartell is becoming quite the stud Corner and Orlando Pace will be starting at LT until we find his future replacement.
Buccaneers sign CB Hank Poteat 7:31 p.m. PST March 3, 2009 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added CB depth with former Jets CB Hank Poteat to an already stellar CB starting lineup of Aqib Talib and 2009 Pro Bowler Ronde Barber. Poteat will assume the role of nickel back and notched 40 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, a sack, and 2 interceptions in 2008.
49ers Sign Jamal Lewis 3:20 a.m. EST March 4, 2009 Former Ravens & Browns running back, Jamal Lewis, has agreed to a one year, $800,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Lewis, 29, spent last season on a sub-par Cleveland Browns team while posting his 7th 1,000 yard rushing season. Lewis is expected to share carries with incumbent Frank Gore and former Seahawk Julius Jones. When asked about the signing, 49ers general manager, GridIronKing34, had this to say: Asked about Jamal Lewis' age and injury history, Mike Singletary addressed those issues in a press conference: Lewis will look to add to his career numbers of over 10,000 yards rushing and 82 touchdowns in 2009 in San Francisco.
Patriots sign LJ Smith Patriots announced today the addition of TE LJ Smith, giving the team an amazing combo alongside Ben Watson.
