NFL Free Agent Signings/Rumors

[hagansp]

At 12 Midnight Feb 29th, NFL Free Agency will begin.

If you hear of any signings/rumors/etc post them here and let's have a fun discussion.

Any info I post is from profootballtalk.com, rotoworld.com, or kffl.com

[hagansp]

Day 1 so far


Jerry Porter signs with Jags 6 yr 30 mil

Randy Starks signs with Dolphins 5 yr 21 mil

Earnest Wilford signs with Dolphins

Alge Crumpler close to deal with Seahawks

Javon Walker cut by Broncos

Bengals trade 3rd & 5th round picks to Lions for Shaun Rogers

Bernard Berrian leaves Vikings without contract, going to Oakland

Jets offer Alan Faneca 4 yr 32 mil

Eagles close to signing Chris Clemons

Vikings sign Thomas Tapeh

Eagles sign Asante Samuel 6 yrs

Saints trade for Jonathan Vilma for a 4th round pick in 2009, possibly a 3rd.

Buccaneers sign Jeff Faine 6 yrs 37.5 mil

Vikings sign Madieu Williams 6 yrs 33 mil

Dolphins to trade for Jason Ferguson from Dallas for 6th round pick

[blewis290]

Troy Williamson to the Jaguars for their 2008 6th round pick.

Jaguars also picked up QB Cleo Lemon from Miami.

Miami gets QB Josh McCown from Oakland. Looks like Jamarcus is slotted to be the starter.

Not really sure what the deal is here. The Jags keep getting these sub-par wideouts. Northcutt, Porter, and now Williamson. I would argue that it would be better to draft one, but they haven't had much luck there either. Far cry from the potent days of Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell.


I like the Bengals getting Shaun Rodgers. Rumor is they will be switching to a 3-4. I think that puts them looking at Keith Rivers (OLB, USC) with the #9 pick. I was originally hoping they would grab Sedrick Ellis here, but it seems they filled that need at least for now. They might go for safety Kenny Phillips after the Vikings signed Madieu Williams.

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Panthers Update

Panthers Kris Jenkins traded to the Jets for a 3rd and 5th round pick.

Panthers re-signed FB Brad Hoover to a three-year contract.

Panthers signed CB Dante Wesley to a two-year deal

Panthers signed WR Muhsin Muhammad to a two-year contract.
The deal is likely worth $4-5 million

Former Panther: 49ers signed RB DeShaun Foster to a two-year, $1.8 million contract, according to ESPN's John Clayton

Former Panther: Redskins signed RB Eric Shelton to a reserve/future contract.

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A few more

There's reportedly talk in "NFL circles" that Tampa Bay will be the landing spot for Brian Griese after he's cut by the Bears.

49ers agreed to terms with WR Isaac Bruce on a two-year contract, according to NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

ESPN's John Clayton reports the Patriots are not close to a deal with free agent Randy Moss.

Free agent Bernard Berrian is reportedly en route to Oakland

The Cowboys are "showing interest" in Tatum Bell

from rotoworld.com

[hagansp]

ROGERS TRADE OFF

The trade between the Lions and the Bengals for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers is apparently off.

According to Mike O'Hara of the Detroit News, the deal was not consummated and the Lions will be looking to send Rogers elsewhere. The two teams had agreed that Rogers would head to the Bengals for a third-round and a fifth-round pick.

In our view, that's not bad news for the Bengals. Maybe it means that someone within the organization raised an alarm about the 2007 allegations against Rogers regarding his conduct in a strip club. Though he wasn't charged, is that really the kind of guy that the team should be signing giving its recent history of struggles with off-field issues?

[hagansp]

Raiders signed S Gibril Wilson, formerly of the Giants, to a six-year, $39 million contract. The deal includes $16 million guaranteed.
The Raiders consider their safeties interchangeable, but we suspect they'll use Wilson more in the box and let Michael Huff patrol the deep middle, assuming Huff isn't traded. Wilson picked off a career-high four passes last year. He's now overpaid, but is a better tackler than Stuart Schweigert. Schweigert will likely battle Hiram Eugene to be Oakland's third safety. Feb. 29 - 6:58 pm et

[uptonfan1]

People within the Cowboys' organization have characterized a run at Randy Moss as unlikely, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The DMN believes Dallas is more likely to pursue free agent Javon Walker. We're speculating, but the Jets could make a push for Moss this weekend.
Source: Dallas Morning News

[blewis290]

John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports the San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent RB DeShaun Foster (Panthers) to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million.

[tomlong452002]

Upton,
Have you heard anything about Colts? Tom