49ers WR Mario Manningham agreed to a pay cut to remain with the 49ers. His base salary has been reduced from $3.6 million to $1.8 million.(Matt Maiocco) CB Nnamdi Asomugha is visiting the 49ers Thursday. (Adam Schefter) LB Dan Skuta is visiting with the 49ers. (Adam Caplan) Bears Bears signed Nate Collins to a one-year deal, according to [...]
March 14, 2013
Nate Bouda
49ers, Bears, Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jaguars, Jets, Lions, Patriots, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Seahawks, Steelers, Titans, Vikings
Update Adam Caplan reports that the Colts have reached an agreement with DL Ricky Jean-Francois on a four-year deal worth $22 million. Caplan points out that this is “way too high for a guy who has never played in more than 27 percent of the team’s defensive snaps.” The Eagles were also involved, but weren’t willing [...]
March 14, 2013
Nate Bouda
49ers, Browns, Eagles, Saints, Titans
NFL S Glover Quin is seeking roughly $5 million per season. (Daniel Jeremiah) Falcons and Broncos have “put out feelers” to free agent DT Richard Seymour. (Jason La Canfora) WR Brandon Gibson is meeting with the Jets on Wednesday and is scheduled to meet with the Dolphins afterwards. (Manish Mehta) S LaRon Landry is visiting with [...]
March 13, 2013
Nate Bouda
49ers, Bears, Bengals, Bills, Broncos, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jaguars, Jets, Lions, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Steelers, Titans
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Titans have reached an agreement with free agent RB Shonn Greene on a three-year deal worth $10 million. Titans reached agreement on a three-year, $10 million deal with former Jets RB Shonn Greene. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2013 Mike Garafolo adds that Greene will receive $4.5 million guaranteed. ———————– [...]
March 13, 2013
Nate Bouda
Titans
Here’s a running list of the days transactions. Free Agents OL Todd McClure is retiring. (D. Orlando Ledbetter) Bears Bears agreed to terms on a five-year contract with LT Jermon Bushrod. (Ian Rapoport) TE Martellus Bennett has agreed to terms with the Bears. (Michael C Wright) Bears signed franchise player DT Henry Melton to a [...]
March 13, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bengals, Bills, Chargers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jets, Lions, Packers, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Steelers, Texans, Titans, Vikings
Chris Canty tweeted out a picture of him signing a contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Canty receives $8 million over three years along with $2.8 million guaranteed. He reportedly had offers from the Chiefs and Titans, but Kansas City must have got the impression that they were out on Canty, as they just signed DE Mike DeVito [...]
March 12, 2013
Nate Bouda
Chiefs, Packers, Ravens, Titans
Adam Caplan is reports that the St Louis Rams have reached an agreement with free agent TE Jared Cook. Multiple sources have since confirmed that Cook will sign with the Rams. The Dolphins were reported to be aggressively pursuing Cook as well. We’ll have more as the news becomes available. We have him listed as the No. [...]
March 12, 2013
Nate Bouda
Dolphins, Rams, Titans
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Titans have in fact reached agreement in a principle with free agent TE Delanie Walker on a four-year deal. Walker was expected to draw a good deal of interest, but clearly the Titans had an aggressive plan in place as they’re already reported to have signed G Andy Levitre as [...]
March 12, 2013
Nate Bouda
Titans
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Titans have reached an agreed in principle with G Andy Levitre on a 5-year deal worth $39 million. —————- Pro Football Talk reports that a league source has informed them that the Titans are expected to sign free agent G Andy Levitre to “huge-money deal.” Levitre, 26, represents the best available interior lineman [...]
March 12, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Colts, Titans
Rich Cimini reports that the free agent TE Dustin Keller is in play for the Titans should they lose Jared Cook in the next few days. This coincides with a previous report that the Titans were keeping an eye on Keller. Jason La Canfora mentioned earlier this morning that there wasn’t a lot happening in [...]
March 12, 2013
Nate Bouda
Titans
Update: Terry McCormick tweets that the free agent TE Jared Cook will test the open market. —————- Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports league sources have mentioned that the Browns are among the teams that have expressed interest in free agent TE Jared Cook. Cabot adds that Dolphins and Bears are also in the mix as well. Cook, [...]
March 11, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Browns, Dolphins, Titans
We’ll have consistent updates regarding news and rumors posted here throughout the day, so be sure to check back. 49ers The 49ers are expected to target PK Lawrence Tynes in free agency. (Matt Maiocco) The 49ers and DL Ian Williams agree to a 2-year $3.2 million extension. (Pro Football Talk) Bears Interest in LB Nick Roach [...]
March 11, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Broncos, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants, Jets, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Seahawks, Steelers, Texans, Titans, Vikings
We’ll have consistent updates regarding news and rumors posted here throughout the day, so be sure to check back. NFL Free agent DL Cullen Jenkins recent tweet suggests that he could be close to signing. (Cullen Jenkins) Two teams are reportedly in the mix for free agent DL Cullen Jenkins. (Mike Garafolo) Bears Bears look to [...]
March 10, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bengals, Browns, Cardinals, Chiefs, Cowboys, Falcons, Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Rams, Redskins, Seahawks, Steelers, Titans
Terry McCormick reports that the Tennessee Titans have “some interest” in free agent TEs Martellus Bennett and Dustin Keller, as well as DE Michael Bennett. Their interest in the two tight ends is most surprising given that recent reports indicated that they were still optimistic that they would be able to re-sign TE Jared Cook, who they chose [...]
March 9, 2013
Nate Bouda
Titans
Here are some of the rumors circulating around now that the three-day window for NFL teams to contract free agents is open. We’ll have updates throughout the day. NFL RB Rashard Mendenhall and QB Drew Stanton are already drawing interest. (Albert Breer) Bears Bears tendered exclusive rights free agent RB Armando Allen. (Chicago Tribune) Broncos [...]
March 9, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bills, Broncos, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Jets, Lions, Panthers, Patriots, Rams, Redskins, Saints, Steelers, Titans, Vikings
Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports reports that Bills, Colts, and Titans are all in pursuit of guards Louis Vasquez and Andy Levitre. Cole adds that Chargers odds of retaining Vasquez are “slim” at this point. Levitre and Vasquez represent the two best interior offensive lineman in this year’s free agent class, so it’s not surprising to see these [...]
March 9, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bills, Chargers, Colts, Titans
Update: Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk mentions the Buccaneers, Titans and Saints as “potential destinations” for free agent DE John Abraham, who’s scheduled to visit with the 49ers some time in the near future. It’s worth noting that the Buccaneers and Titans actually pursued Abraham last year before he ultimately re-signed with the Falcons. We have [...]
Bears The Bears are expected to pursue free agent G Andy Levitre during free agency. (Chicago Sun Times) Chicago has reportedly “explored” the idea of signing free agent G Brandon Moore. (Michael C. Wright) The Bears are one of the team’s to show interest in G Ramon Foster. (Tribune-Review) Bengals Bengals have reportedly re-signed P [...]
March 8, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chargers, Colts, Cowboys, Falcons, Giants, Jaguars, Jets, Panthers, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Titans
49ers 49ers tendered restricted free agent CB Tramaine Brock and signed WR Joe Hastings to a one-year deal. Bengals Bengals re-sign RB Cedric Peerman and tendered restricted free agents S Jeromy Miles, WR Andrew Hawkins, as well as exclusive rights free agent LB Vincent Rey. (Joe Reedy) Re-signing CBs Terence Newman and Adam Jones could be the Bengals [...]
March 7, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bengals, Bills, Buccaneers, Chargers, Colts, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Redskins, Saints, Steelers, Titans
Jason La Canfora reports that the Tennessee Titans have reached an agreement with K Rob Bironas on a two-year contract extension. Jim Wyatt reports that Bironas receives a two-year deal worth roughly $6.7 million. The Titans made it clear that they wanted to retain Bironas this offseason, so it’s not surprising to see them get this taken care [...]
March 7, 2013
Nate Bouda
Titans
49ers 49ers released K David Akers. (NFLTR) Bears WR Devin Hester suggested that he’ll be back with the Bears next season. (ESPN Chicago) Bengals The Bengals are unlikely to re-sign free agent LB Manny Lawson. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Bills Bills re-signed LB Bryan Scott. Broncos The Broncos would reportedly be interested in signing DE Dwight Freeney if [...]
March 6, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bengals, Bills, Broncos, Browns, Cardinals, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Jaguars, Lions, Patriots, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Saints, Titans, Vikings
After the Titans made the decision to not apply their franchise tag to TE Jared Cook, it seems as though Cook will end up being among the most sought-after free agents in this year’s market. Here are the latest notes regarding the market for Cook. Jim Wyatt of the Nashville Tennessean mentions that the Titans are still discussing [...]
March 6, 2013
Nathan J. Rivera
Bears, Browns, Dolphins, Rams, Titans