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[b]Chargers | Team keeping an eye on Arrington[/b]


[b]Bengals | Henry has upcoming court dates[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:00:09 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/162"]Mark Curnutte[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/163"]Cincinnati Enquirer[/url], reports [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/12/nfl"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url] WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/11222/nfl"]Chris Henry[/url] has an April 6 court date in Orange County (Fla.) Circuit Court for a single charge of illegal possession of a concealed firearm. Henry also faces charges of marijuana possession in a March 22 court date in Kentucky.


[b]Steelers | Team agrees to re-sign Townsend[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:47:09 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url]'s [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/125"]John Clayton[/url] reports free agent CB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1504/nfl"]Deshea Townsend[/url] (Steelers) has agreed to a four-year deal, $8 million contract that could be worth an additional $400,000 a year with incentives to re-sign with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/30/nfl"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/url]. Though the signing bonus numbers weren't available, Townsend will make $3 million in the first year of the contract.

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[b]Bills | Team visits with A. Thomas[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:13 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/124"]BuffaloBills.com[/url] reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/9/nfl"]Buffalo Bills[/url] visited with free agent RB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/330/nfl"]Anthony Thomas[/url] (Saints) Friday, March 17.


[b]Patriots | Caldwell signed[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:50:06 -0800

Patirots.com reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/24/nfl"]New England Patriots[/url] have signed free agent WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1667/nfl"]Reche Caldwell[/url] (Chargers) to an undisclosed contract.

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[b]Redskins | Ramsey traded for 2006 draft pick[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:03:40 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/17"]Len Pasquarelli[/url], of [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl"]Washington Redskins[/url] have traded QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1938/nfl"]Patrick Ramsey[/url] to the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] for a 2006 sixth-round pick.



[b]NFL | Poston appeals suspension[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:22:01 -0800

Jason La Canfora, of the Washington Post, reports agent Carl Poston has appealed a two-year suspension recommended by an [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/194"]NFLPA[/url] committee. The committee ruled Poston be suspended over a contract extension that free agent LB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1917/nfl"]LaVar Arrington[/url] (Redskins) signed with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl"]Washington Redskins[/url] in December of 2003. "We intend to vigorously contest this using all appropriate legal remedies," said Poston's attorney, Paul Aloe, in a statement. Arrington has said he has no plans to change representation.


[b]Saints | Simmons signed[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:58:09 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/17"]Len Pasquarelli[/url], of [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/25/nfl"]New Orleans Saints[/url] have signed free agent LB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1697/nfl"]Anthony Simmons[/url] (Seahawks) a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Simmons did not play in 2005 as he was recovering from a broken wrist.



simmons averages 100 tackles a year, good pickup and cheap for an injury risk.

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[b] Seahawks | Hutchinson's fate delayed[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:34:00 -0800

Gregg Bell, of the Associated Press, reports the future fate of [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] transition free agent OG [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1701/nfl"]Steve Hutchinson[/url] will be decided by an arbitration process. That will delay the Sunday deadline, March 19, for the team to match an offer to Hutchinson by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Minnesota Vikings[/url]. The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] Players Association said Friday, March 17, that the league has filed a claim on behalf of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seahawks[/url] contending a clause in the offer sheet Hutchinson signed with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Vikings[/url] last weekend circumvents the league's labor contract. The clause in question would guarantee Hutchinson the entire contract sum if Hutchinson is not the team's highest-paid offensive lineman. [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] spokesman Michael Signora confirmed that the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] had filed the case. Richard Berthelsen, general counsel for the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/194"]NFLPA[/url], said the union will argue against the Seahawks' and league's claims. "They say the clause circumvents our collective bargaining agreement. It is our belief that it does not," Berthelsen said. Berthelsen said the union's interpretation of the issue is that the clause is permitted by the CBA because it is a "principal term" of the agreement.





the seahawks could lose this, big time.

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[b]Falcons | Team reaches agreement with Abraham; still need to work out a trade[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:56:29 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url]'s [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/17"]Len Pasquarelli[/url] reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Atlanta Falcons[/url] have reached a contract agreement with [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] franchise free agent DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url] on a multi-year deal, a high-ranking team official and several league sources confirmed. The next step: Reaching a trade agreement with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] on appropriate compensation for the standout defensive player. "We're very comfortable with where we are at (with Abraham), and we think he is comfortable, too," one [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] official said. "We've got a (contract) deal in place with him. Now we've got to deal with (the Jets)." The addition of QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1938/nfl"]Patrick Ramsey[/url] by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] may have been a sign that the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] are now convinced they won't be able to pry QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/9422/nfl"]Matt Schaub[/url] away from the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] in an Abraham deal.

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Broncos Add Kenard Lang

[url]http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=5401[/url]

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they had to get somebody, he's not the worst choice.

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[b]Jets | Abraham headed to Seattle?[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:15:45 -0800

Adam Schefter, of [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/156"]NFL.com[/url], reports there is speculation the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] have traded DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url] to the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] for the 31st selection in the upcoming [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/159"]NFL Draft[/url]. The deal would be contingent on the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seahawks[/url] being able to sign him to a long-term deal.


"There is certainly no urgency to deal Abraham now. As noted earlier, the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] have agreed to a new contract with Abraham and the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seahawks[/url] have reached a trade agreement with the Jets. That leaves those two teams with half of the equation to acquire Abraham complete."

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[b]Bills | Tender offer sheet to Wells[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:39:00 -0800

Gregg Pastore, of [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/124"]BuffaloBills.com[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/9/nfl"]Buffalo Bills[/url] have tendered an offer sheet to restricted free agent OL [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/6162/nfl"]Reggie Wells[/url] (Cardinals). The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/6/nfl"]Arizona Cardinals[/url] have the right to match the offer and retain Wells. Should Arizona elect to not match the offer, the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/6/nfl"]Cardinals[/url] will be compensated with a 2006 sixth-round draft choice.



decent OG we maybe should have looked at.

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[b]Saints | Jacox released[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:05:12 -0800

NewOrleansSaints.com reports the New Orleans Saints have released OG Kendyl Jacox.

Worth looking at.

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[b]Buccaneers | K. Johnson visits[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:03:07 -0800

Katherine Smith, of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/134"]Tampa Tribune[/url], reports free agent WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/477/nfl"]Kevin Johnson[/url] (Lions) visited with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/35/nfl"]Tampa Bay Buccaneers[/url] Friday, March 17.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]they had to get somebody, he's not the worst choice.[/QUOTE]

He has the prerequisite of having been a former Browns D-Lineman. Seems like any defensive lineman in Cleveland should just assume that one day they'll be playing for the Broncos

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[b]Cowboys | Team lands Fabini[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:33:48 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url]'s [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/125"]John Clayton[/url] reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] agreed to a three-year, $6 million contract with free agent OT [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1345/nfl"]Jason Fabini[/url] (Jets). Clauses in the contract could grow the deal to $7.5 million over the three years. Fabini will be moved to right tackle with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Cowboys[/url] and fix one of the team's biggest problems last season.

I don't like the roids signing people that could help them :/

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[b]Jets | Team can look at other positions in the first-round of the NFL Draft[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:31:13 -0800

Dave Hutchinson, of the Star-Ledger, reports the acquisition of QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1938/nfl"]Patrick Ramsey[/url] by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] Friday, March 17, means it's almost certain the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] will not use their first-round pick (fourth overall) on a quarterback in the April [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/159"]NFL Draft[/url]. Now, they'll likely target Virginia OT [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13777/nfl"]D'Brickashaw Ferguson[/url] or North Carolina State DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13443/nfl"]Mario Williams[/url].

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[QUOTE=That Guy][b]Jets | Team can look at other positions in the first-round of the NFL Draft[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:31:13 -0800

Dave Hutchinson, of the Star-Ledger, reports the acquisition of QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1938/nfl"]Patrick Ramsey[/url] by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] Friday, March 17, means it's almost certain the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] will not use their first-round pick (fourth overall) on a quarterback in the April [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/159"]NFL Draft[/url]. Now, they'll likely target Virginia OT [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13777/nfl"]D'Brickashaw Ferguson[/url] or North Carolina State DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13443/nfl"]Mario Williams[/url].[/QUOTE]

There's no way Ramsey is going to be their quarterback for the future.

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[QUOTE=That Guy][b]Jets | Team can look at other positions in the first-round of the NFL Draft[/b]
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:31:13 -0800

Dave Hutchinson, of the Star-Ledger, reports the acquisition of QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1938/nfl"]Patrick Ramsey[/url] by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] Friday, March 17, means it's almost certain the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] will not use their first-round pick (fourth overall) on a quarterback in the April [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/159"]NFL Draft[/url]. Now, they'll likely target Virginia OT [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13777/nfl"]D'Brickashaw Ferguson[/url] or North Carolina State DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/13443/nfl"]Mario Williams[/url].[/QUOTE]
well i hope they draft ferguson so ramsey doesnt die as much

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Omar Stoutmire to Saints



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[b]Seahawks | Contract update: R. Hannam[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:06:46 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/21"]Mike Sando[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/37"]Tacoma News Tribune[/url], reports [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] TE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/5845/nfl"]Ryan Hannam[/url] agreed to terms Friday, March 17, on a four-year, $5 million contract with the Cowboys. The deal included a signing bonus of $1.25 million.


[b]Dolphins | Team only discussed preliminary numbers with Arrington; price is too high[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:16:13 -0800

Armando Salguero, of the Miami Herald, reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/22/nfl"]Miami Dolphins[/url] have spoken with free agent LB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1917/nfl"]LaVar Arrington[/url] (Redskins) and preliminary numbers were discussed, according to an [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/194"]NFLPA[/url] source. The Dolphins' priority is clearly Arrington, who visited last week. But Arrington's asking price is reported to be in the $6 million-a-year range, which is probably too rich for Miami.

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[b]Cowboys | Rosenhaus said many teams pursued Owens; Cowboys the perfect fit[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:39:55 -0800

Agent Drew Rosenhaus said free agent WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url] (Eagles) had interest from many teams before he signed with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url]. He said the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Cowboys[/url] and Owens were a "perfect fit."


[b]Cowboys | Owens agrees to three-year contract[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:39:34 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] owner Jerry Jones announced the team has signed free agent WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url] (Eagles) to a three-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.


[b]Cowboys | Team holding press conference today[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:14:01 -0800

The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] have called a press conference for 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, March 18, at the club's Valley Ranch training complex.





surprise, jerry's home and all of a sudden, there's a signing and a press conference!!! what a coincidence. It's not anyone had any clue TO might be headed to dallas before now.

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[b]Cowboys | Contract update: T. Owens[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:21:41 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url]'s [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/17"]Len Pasquarelli[/url] reports the three-year contract signed by WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url] with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] provides him the opportunity to be one of the highest-paid wide receivers in [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] history over a three-year period, and the chance to earn more than he would have under his contract with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/29/nfl"]Philadelphia Eagles[/url]. The contract can be worth as much as $25 million if Owens plays through the deal and Dallas opts to pay him pricey roster bonuses in the springs of 2007 and 2008. Owens will earn a bonus of $5 million for this season and a base salary of $5 million, for total compensation of $10 million. Dallas must then pay Owens a roster bonus of $3 million in March 2007 to retain him for that season, at a base salary of $5 million. There is another roster bonus of $3 million due in March 2008, and Owens has a base salary of $4 million for that year.


[b]Cowboys | Seven teams after Owens[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:59:00 -0800

Agent Drew Rosenhaus said seven teams were after WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url] and willing to pay him top dollar before he signed with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url]. He said the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Cowboys[/url] stepped up and made a commitment to Owens so he chose to sign there. Rosenhaus said the two sides have already started bonding. He says that Owens is looking at a very bright future. Also, all incidents that have occurred with Owens have been put in the past.


[b]Cowboys | Jones says Parcells on board with Owens' signing[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:58:30 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url] owner Jerry Jones said head coach [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/6445/nfl"]Bill Parcells[/url] is on the same page as him with regards to the team signing WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url]. Parcells was away and not at the press conference announcing the signing of Owens by the Cowboys.

10$mill this year??!?!?! jones is nuts.

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When did Omar Stoutmire become a free agent? i didn't know he only had a 1 year deal. Oh well, there goes some more of our depth.

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[b]Texans | Team to visit with Cowart this week[/b]
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:29:59 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/190"]Megan Manfull[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/140"]Houston Chronicle[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/18/nfl"]Houston Texans[/url] will visit with free agent LB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1334/nfl"]Sam Cowart[/url] (Vikings) sometime this week.


the skins had talked to him, so figured this was noteworthy.

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Cowart's pretty one dimensional. I don't think he's a good pickup at all. Hopefully we spend somewhere else.

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012]Cowart's pretty one dimensional. I don't think he's a good pickup at all. Hopefully we spend somewhere else.[/QUOTE]

yeah, he used to be pretty good, but he's old and slow now and its obvious.
I think they looked at him cause of his previous experience making calls in a GW defense.

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[b]49ers | More about Evans' visit[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:34:07 -0800

The San Francisco Chronicle, reports free agent DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/495/nfl"]Demetric Evans[/url] (Redskins) was given a physical by the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/32/nfl"]San Francisco 49ers[/url] Saturday, March 18, and likely will visit with coaches Monday, March 20.


[b]Texans | Kubiak really wanted Givens[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:48:04 -0800

Ron Borges, of the Boston Globe, reports [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/18/nfl"]Houston Texans[/url] head coach [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/6552/nfl"]Gary Kubiak[/url] had listed WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/5766/nfl"]David Givens[/url] as his No. 1 offensive target in free agency. Givens wound up signing with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/36/nfl"]Tennessee Titans[/url].


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[b]Browns | Team may speak again with Carter's agent[/b]

so, the giants may lose a fairly unimportant part of their WR corp, kubiak couldn't beat out the TITANS in signing a player (ouch), and evans is still looking for money.

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[b]Seahawks | Team reportedly makes an offer to Abraham[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:23:09 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/130"]Randy Lange[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/131"]Bergen Record[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] dealt themselves into the game to acquire [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] franchise free agent DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url] by offering their 31st overall pick for Abraham. However, while it is believed they have made a contract proposal to agents Tony Agnone and Rich Rosa, Abraham's choice is the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Atlanta Falcons[/url].


[b]Falcons | Still negotiating with the Jets about Abraham[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:22:42 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/130"]Randy Lange[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/131"]Bergen Record[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] are still trying to work out a trade with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Atlanta Falcons[/url] involving Jets' franchise free agent DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url]. The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] want Atlanta's first-round pick, 15th overall, to let Abraham join the Falcons. The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] initially offered their second-rounder (No. 47). In an attempt to break the impasse, a source said, Atlanta general manager Rich McKay offered to include a player with the second-rounder. The identity of the player isn't known, but the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] have discussed trading RB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/100/nfl"]T.J. Duckett[/url]. But the Jets, according to the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] source, said no to the two-plus-a-player.


[b]Jets | Team looking for ammunition to trade up[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:26:42 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/130"]Randy Lange[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/131"]Bergen Record[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] are reportedly looking for ammunition, by trading DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url], to move up to the No. 2 slot in the April [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/159"]NFL Draft[/url]. They team wants to draft USC QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/11162/nfl"]Matt[/url]


J-E-T-S, ramsey's spot in a 3 starting QB rotation isn't looking so hot now.

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News has leaked out in Minnesota that the Vikings will be wearing purple pants to go with their purple home jerseys in some games this season. No truth to the rumor that the "Barney the dinosaur" theme song will accompany the team's pregame introductions.

someone asked about it, there's your info... purple pants, oOOOOOO.

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[b]Bengals | Team talks with Arrington[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:16:40 -0800

Patrick McManamon, of the Akron Beacon Journal, reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/12/nfl"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url] have talked extensively with free agent LB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1917/nfl"]LaVar Arrington[/url] (Redskins).

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[b]49ers | Contract breakdown: W. Harris[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:14:16 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/team/32/nfl"]San Francisco 49ers[/url] CB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/825/nfl"]Walt Harris[/url] signed a two-year contract with base salaries of $835,000 (2006) and $835,000 (2007).

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[b]Dolphins | Team agrees with W. Allen[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:08:32 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/url]'s [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/125"]John Clayton[/url] reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/22/nfl"]Miami Dolphins[/url] have agreed to a four-year, $12 million deal with free agent CB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1266/nfl"]Will Allen[/url] (Giants). Included in the deal are guarantees of $5 million.


[b]Broncos | Team made one-year offer to Owens[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:07:51 -0800

Mike Klis, of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/184"]Denver Post[/url], reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/15/nfl"]Denver Broncos[/url] actually offered WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1608/nfl"]Terrell Owens[/url] a one-year contract before he signed with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/14/nfl"]Dallas Cowboys[/url]. The deal included a minimal guarantee and was heavy in incentives. Such a proposal, however, was nowhere near what Owens received from the Cowboys.

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[b]Falcons | Abraham intent on playing in Atlanta[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:34:46 -0800

Steve Wyche, of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reports [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]New York Jets[/url] franchise free agent DE [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1322/nfl"]John Abraham[/url] is intent on playing for the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Atlanta Falcons[/url], his agent, Tony Agnone, confirmed Sunday, March 19. The contract agreement he reached Friday, March 17, with Atlanta and his word are his bond. The [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] have thwarted Abraham's relocation by treating the Falcons' trade offer of a second-round draft pick as insufficient. Instead, the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/27/nfl"]Jets[/url] have agreed to trade him to the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] for a first-round draft choice, and that decision has left Abraham "not happy," according to Agnone. In a brief e-mail to the Journal-Constitution, Agnone said there had been no developments in the saga over the weekend. Though things were quiet over the weekend, the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/7/nfl"]Falcons[/url] confirmed talks are expected to resume as soon as Monday, March 20.


[b]Vikings | Carter says Vikings made a mistake trading Culpepper[/b]
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:56:40 -0800

Harvey Fialkov, of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/167"]Sun-Sentinel[/url], reports former [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Minnesota Vikings[/url] WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/711/nfl"]Cris Carter[/url], now an analyst on HBO's Inside the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url], believes the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Vikings[/url] made a drastic mistake in trading QB [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1120/nfl"]Daunte Culpepper[/url] while he is in his prime. "You don't trade franchise quarterbacks," Carter said during an interview on Sirius [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] radio. "The reason we have jobs is because guys in executive positions make decisions on quarterbacks. Because every week, what do we talk about on Monday?"

[b][b]Dolphins | Allen signing will probably end Law interest[/b][/b]

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[b]Seahawks | Jones reworks contract[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:51:41 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/21"]Mike Sando[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/37"]Tacoma News Tribune[/url], reports [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] OLT [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1703/nfl"]Walter Jones[/url] has reworked his contract with the team so his average per year drops below the $7 million average OLG [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1701/nfl"]Steve Hutchinson[/url]'s offer sheet with the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Minnesota Vikings[/url] averages. It is believed Jones added another year to his contract with a base salary of $1 million. The extra year will void in the end, but it drops his yearly contract average. The team converted his 2006 roster bonus of $2 million into a signing bonus.



looks like the hawks have learned some tricks of their own ;)

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about time someone followed suit...

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interesting though. no criticism.

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[b]Dolphins | K. Campbell signed[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:51:42 -0800

MiamiDolphins.com reports the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/22/nfl"]Miami Dolphins[/url] have signed free agent WR [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/7291/nfl"]Kelly Campbell[/url] (Vikings) to an undisclosed contract.

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[b]NFL | Rice not interested in becoming NFL commissioner; at least for now[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:25:59 -0800

The Associated Press reports secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is not applying for the newly opened post of [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] commissioner - not now, anyhow, her spokesman said carefully Monday, March 20. Rice is enjoying being secretary of state "at the moment," spokesman Sean McCormack said. The wiggle-room in his response after [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced he would retire resonated off frequent only half-joking statements by Rice that as a lifelong football fan she aspires to run the league one day. [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/24/nfl"]New England Patriots[/url] owner Bob Kraft seems to be in Rice's corner for the football post.





and he probably turned down because A) Her current job is considered more important, and B) she wouldn't have gotten the job.

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[b]Seahawks | Lose out on Hutchinson ruling[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:22:36 -0800

[url="http://www.kffl.com/link/21"]Mike Sando[/url], of the [url="http://www.kffl.com/link/37"]Tacoma News Tribune[/url], reports "special master" Stephen Burbank ruled against the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/77/nfl"]NFL[/url] Management Council and the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seattle Seahawks[/url] Monday, March 20, in their attempt to match the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/23/nfl"]Minnesota Vikings[/url]' offer to OLG [url="http://www.kffl.com/player/1701/nfl"]Steve Hutchinson[/url] under altered terms. The ruling means the [url="http://www.kffl.com/team/33/nfl"]Seahawks[/url] have until midnight Tuesday, March 21, to match the Vikings' offer to Hutchinson, or he will become a Viking.


and now its time to pay.

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[b]Seahawks | Must guarantee Hutchinson's contract; Vikings don't[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:40:30 -0800

Mike Sando, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports today's ruling on the Steve Hutchinson offer sheet means the Seattle Seahawks have to guarantee the $49 million in Hutchinson's contract if the team matches the offer sheet from the Minnesota Vikings. The Seahawks have until 9 p.m. PST Monday, March 20, to match or lose Hutchinson to the Vikings. If and when Hutchinson becomes a Viking, his deal with Minnesota will not be guaranteed.

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[b]Vikings | Team offers contract to Richardson[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:06:05 -0800

Vikings.com reports free agent FB Tony Richardson (Chiefs) said he has a contract offer on the table from the Minnesota Vikings. "One thing I asked was to be able to go home and absorb everything. I'm going to do that through prayer and talking to my family, you now making a decision like this is obviously a big decision, but they are giving me the opportunity to sleep on it and let them know sometime tomorrow," said Richardson. He said he has interest from other teams, but he has not made any other visits.

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[b]Vikings | Seahawks do not match offer to Hutchinson[/b]
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:15:17 -0800

John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports the Seattle Seahawks have not matched the offer the Minnesota Vikings made to Seahawks transition free agent OG Steve Hutchinson. Hutchinson now becomes a member of the Vikings under the seven-year contract worth $49 million that the team offered him.