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Redskins trading Donovan McNabb to the Vikings for 2 6th round picks.
Donovan McNabb will have a new contract in place when the trade goes through.Comment
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Considering the Vikes QB situation I dont know how anyone can possibly think this is a bad move for them.Comment
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MikeGarafolo: RT @JosinaAnderson: Breaking: Sources: #Redskins and Barry Cofield agree to terms, pending though an official signing on Friday.
Fuck..
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Not sure if either of these have been posted yet, but the going rate for offensive lineman surprises me. I thought it would have been higher.
The Cowboys reached a four-year, $32 million agreement with OLT Doug Free(notes), re-signing their top free agent.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the deal, reached Tuesday night, has $17 million in guaranteed money for Free.
The fifth-year player started all 16 games for Dallas last season. Free was an unrestricted free agent and the deal will be made official on Friday.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu..._with_olt_freeThe Baltimore Ravens announced a multi-year deal with veteran offensive guard-tackle Marshal Yanda(notes).
Yanda's contract was expected to come in at an annual average of roughly $7 million over five years for a total value of $32 million, according to a league source.
The Ravens cleared $18.6 million in salary cap space by planning roster cuts for Todd Heap(notes), Willis McGahee(notes), Derrick Mason(notes) and Kelly Gregg(notes).
Yanda provides a lot of flexibility to the line with his ability to play guard and tackle.
"We got Marshall Yanda!" coach John Harbaugh told the Ravens' official website. "That's great news. He told us he wanted to be a Raven and he understood the business part that he had to go through. I'm beaming. We're a better team than we were one hour ago."
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Source: Rotoworld Via Baltimore Sun
Free agent SS Dawan Landry wants to re-sign with the Ravens.
"I'd rather be a Raven," Landry said. "I feel like we've built something here, and there's great chemistry on the team. I think we're almost at that next level. A play here and a play there and we would’ve been in the Super Bowl." Landry will likely get a higher offer elsewhere, so that sentiment will be put to the test.
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The fuck is with Washington picking up Giant tackles? Cornelius Griffin was good when he left NY, too.
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Doug Free re-signs.
Suck it, BB. You can't have him. :smugusa:
Sidenote: why does every Giant fan I know like to pretend Plaxico shooting himself is the root of all their struggles since 2008? Even if that were true, dude is 34 and hasn't played ball in 2 years. He's not gonna have the same "bail out Eli Manning's shitty back foot passes" impact that he had in say, 2007.
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Titans agree with Hasselbeck
Per Steve Czabe and Roto
Titans agreed to terms with Matt Hasselbeck on a multi-year deal.Comment
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Redskins agreed to terms with DT Barry Cofield on a six-year contract.
The Redskins were fully expected to pursue Cofield, who will presumably replace Ma'ake Kemoeatu as the starting nose tackle in Jim Haslett's 3-4 scheme. Cofield bounced back nicely in 2011, grading out as a top-12 tackle in Pro Football Focus' ratings. Mike Shanahan's club is still expected to battle the Cowboys for free agent DE Cullen Jenkins this week.Comment
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Well it's official, I'm an adopted Titans fan for the next couple of years.
Here's hoping we have a Titans-Seahawks Super Bowl next year after our "three-headed monster" at QB leads us to Andrew Luck in 2012
Do me proud Matthew.Originally posted by ram29jackson
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I know this "nothing major" but Hyno is a local kid from a SMALL area to make it all the way. his dad played for the Browns back in the day. Here is the story our local paper ran on him.
Henry Hynoski is the quintessential athlete, the kind who excelled at virtually every sport growing up and never waited long when sides were chosen.
So you can imagine his disappointment in late April when he wasn't picked during the NFL Draft.
Hynoski, a former all-state running back at Southern Columbia, left the University of Pittsburgh a year early to turn pro. He was widely considered the top fullback available, yet — thanks in large part to an injury he sustained at the NFL Combine — he went undrafted.
And due to the NFL's labor strife, he wasn't able to sign with a team at the conclusion of the draft as so many prospects-turned-immediate-free-agents had in years past.
The lockout finally ended Monday, and Hynoski's cell phone rang. His parents' cells urgently hummed, too, and the phone in the Hynoski home in Elysburg clamored for someone's attention.
So it began, nine hours of wooing the likes of which the son of NFL veteran Henry Sr. and Kathy hadn't seen since college programs were courting him.
Hynoski spent the better part of the day fielding calls from about half the league's teams, at times speaking with a half-dozen team representatives, all of whom wanted Hynoski in their organization.
"The way the whole thing went down, it made me feel like I was a commodity," he said while preparing for a flight Tuesday afternoon, "and that I did have a place in the NFL."
About 11:30 p.m., a night's sleep and sunrise before it could be made official, Hynoski, exhausted from the process, gathered his family, including his sister Mary Frances, her husband Josh and their baby Kailee, and told them his decision to sign with the New York Giants.
"We just gave each other a big hug," he said, describing the muted celebration. "It was a nice closure to a disappointing draft."
Don't mistake Hynoski's tone for self-pity. Monday's madness and his subsequent contract signing Tuesday night marked the end of one long journey and the start of what he hopes is another.
Hynoski combined extraordinary talent and work ethic to rush for 7,165 yards at Southern and land a Division I scholarship. That approach helped him forge a reputation as a punishing lead blocker, ushering a pair of Pitt tailbacks, LeSean McCoy and Dion Lewis, to 1,000-yard seasons. His place atop the 2011 fullback draft class was hard-earned — and quickly undermined.
Hynoski injured a hamstring while running the 40-yard dash at the late-winter Combine; he posted mediocre results in a few workouts and was unable to participate in others. Once expected to be taken in the middle rounds of the seven-round draft, Hynoski went unclaimed through 254 picks. His future was in limbo for three months, time enough to learn a lesson about the business side of the NFL.
"Thank God it wasn't a serious injury," he said. "I'm very grateful to have this opportunity."
He had plenty to consider. By his count, 15 teams called Monday and they — coaches, general managers, honchos in ownership — tried to sell Hynoski on their organizations. At the end of the day (literally), he chose the Giants over Baltimore.
"It just so happened the best fit was New York," he said. "It's close to home. I'll play for a team that utilizes the fullback and promotes that downhill style of running. Plus, I'll get more exposure playing in a big, metropolitan area."
The Giants finished the 2010 season with one fullback under contract, six-year pro Madison Hedgecock, who ended the year on injured reserve (hamstring). They attempted to convert third-string tight end Bear Pascoe in Hedgecock's absence, but that move may not stick if starting TE Kevin Boss leaves via free agency. New York did not take a fullback in the draft, and the Giants were the first to call Hynoski on Monday.
"I had put together a list of potential teams and New York was definitely on it," he said. "I've always followed them because of their commitment to downhill running. They play blood-and-guts football, like here in central Pennsylvania. They've been a power-running team in the past and they said they want to restore that tradition. They told me they need me to help accomplish that.
"They also have a reputation as an honest and respectable team with a lot of integrity. I know I'll be treated fairly."
Hynoski expected to have a physical today and pick up his playbook. Training camp officially opens Friday, and the Giants' first practice is Saturday. Rookies are at a huge disadvantage given the short time between the end of the lockout and the start of the preseason. Teams are expected to stock proven veterans over inexperienced players, but Hynoski believes he can make the Giants' 53-man roster when final cuts are due Sept. 3.
"I'm ready for anything they throw at me," he said. "I've trained my butt off, worked hard and did all the right things to prepare for this.
"I'm going in with a clean mind and a healthy body, ready to workComment
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