Falcons | Team reaches agreement with Abraham; still need to work out a trade
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:56:29 -0800
ESPN.com's
Len Pasquarelli reports the
Atlanta Falcons have reached a contract agreement with
New York Jets franchise free agent DE
John Abraham on a multi-year deal, a high-ranking team official and several league sources confirmed. The next step: Reaching a trade agreement with the
Jets 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
Falcons 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
Patrick Ramsey by the
Jets may have been a sign that the
Jets are now convinced they won't be able to pry QB
Matt Schaub away from the
Falcons in an Abraham deal.