Official 2011 NFL Free Agency Thread

[Rayman]

Bears got Sam Hurd too :smh:

Don't get that one. Salary isn't great, and he's supposedly not competing for a bigger role there than he had in Dallas. That one really leaves me scratching my head.

Time for yet another special teams ace to reveal himself!

 

[Chrispy]

michaelombardi: Just updated Nnamdi situation--49ers telling people they are out..Right now, Dallas and Jets, Ryan brothers are battling

 

[Chrispy]

MIKE SIMS-WALKER
I've narrowed it down to 3 teams, should have something done in the next 24hrs........... Sorry4thewait

 

[Rayman]

michaelombardi: Just updated Nnamdi situation--49ers telling people they are out..Right now, Dallas and Jets, Ryan brothers are battling

bama:

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Jaguars signings so far...

OL Jason Spitz (Green Bay)
LB Paul Pozluszny (Buffalo)
LB Clint Sessions (Indy)
S Dawan Landry (Baltimore)
P Matt Turk (Houston)

 

[Rayman]

Jay Ratliff lost 15 pounds. No way in hell he's playing NT at 285. :smh:

 

[Goober]

Adam Schefter
RB Willis McGahee reaches agreement with Denver on a 3-yr deal for $7,500,000, including $3 million guaranteed.

Huge upgrade.

 

[Woy]

Titans sign Chiefs DT Shaun Smith.

He punched Brady Quinn. I like him already.

 

[Chrispy]

Adam Schefter
As John Clayton is reporting, Dolphins signing former Panthers QB Matt Moore and bypassing chance to trade for Kyle Orton.

 

[Goober]

Adam Schefter
As John Clayton is reporting, Dolphins signing former Panthers QB Matt Moore and bypassing chance to trade for Kyle Orton.

This is John Elway's first big test as an NFL executive. If he blinks first and trades Orton for peanuts or outright releases him, he'll seem weak to the other teams. Matt Moore is a shit QB, and the Dolphins don't want him anywhere near the starting role. We'll see who can last longer here. The Broncos need cap space, and the Dolphins need a QB.

In other news:

Jason La Canfora
As my man, @LeRonMcClain33 was tweeting, Willis McGahee agrees to terms with Broncos. You gonna join him there, LeRon?

Please let this happen.

 

[Chrispy]

There's some confusion on the McGahee front. Checked with more sources and told no deal with DEN. Team likely to workout RBs this weekend...

 

[Goober]

There's some confusion on the McGahee front. Checked with more sources and told no deal with DEN. Team likely to workout RBs this weekend...

This might be true considering John Elway hasn't tweeted about it yet. Broncos are one of the most active organizations in the NFL when it comes to social media.

 

[Bear Pand]

WTG Denver. Seriously though, Orton needs to escape that org. They're holding him hostage.

 

[manchild24]

I'll wait to hear what the contract is for R. Williams to the Bears before I dismiss it.

i posted it on the previous page

Bears agreed to terms with Roy Williams on a two-year deal.
Williams is reunited with Mike Martz, who helped the 29-year-old receiver reach his lone Pro Bowl back in 2006. Williams brings desperately needed size to the Bears' receiving corps and immediately gets a boost by playing for a coach that has confidence in him. Martz will find ways to help Williams separate and run many more three-wide sets than he did last year. Roy E. is back on the fantasy radar

 

[manchild24]

Falcons agreed to terms with Ray Edwards on a five-year deal, according to FOX's Jay Glazer.
It's a huge get for the Falcons. Edwards' 16.5 sacks over the past two seasons in Minnesota are impressive, even if most of them came against single blocks. He forms a dominant bookend on the left side with right end John Abraham, one of the best sack-artists in the league. Still just 26, Edwards has major upside as a disruptor of passing attacks.

 

[manchild24]

This might be true considering John Elway hasn't tweeted about it yet. Broncos are one of the most active organizations in the NFL when it comes to social media.

Broncos agreed to terms with Willis McGahee on a three-year, $7.5 million contract.
McGahee will receive $3 million in guarantees, hardly starter's money. Turning 30 in October, McGahee is coming off a down season averaging 3.8 YPC and a miniscule 3.9 yards on 14 receptions. He'll see part-time work on early downs and possibly at the goal-line, but McGahee is a complement to Knowshon Moreno -- not the other way around.

 

[Point Blank]

RAY EDWARDS!

 

[G-men]

Now it's time to see whether Edwards was really just a product of the Vikings' great defensive line or not. My vote is he was.

 

[j.hen]

Now it's time to see whether Edwards was really just a product of the Vikings' great defensive line or not. My vote is he was.

Ray Edwards seems like an intelligent dude after watching some interviews he's done during the lock out. The Falcons do have Abraham (who still has gas in the tank) and Jonathan Babineaux (who is a vastly under-rated DT) on that D-line, along with Peria Jerry who hopefully can finally bounce back from his injury... I'm sure having Abraham there will help Edwards take his game to the next level as well.

It's clear though, Abraham is at the point in his career that the Falcons still need to be thinking about their DE position. The move for Ray Edwards had to be done. He'll be Abraham's successor. Hopefully Kroy Biermann can establish himself in his new role this season.

 

[Mogriffjr]

League source: Nnamdi Asomugha is "genuinely torn" about what to do and while Jets are clear front runners, Cowboys have his ear.
--Mike Freeman, CBSSports.com
@realmikefreeman