Mario Williams

Update: ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that a source has informed him that the 49ers are “not inclined” to pursue a trade Jets CB Darrelle Revis at this point in time, via Adam Schefter. The 49ers have plenty of draft picks to work with and an obviously need at cornerback, so the idea makes sense that they [...]

Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports reports that sources have informed him that ”multiple teams” have contacted the New York Jets at the NFL Combine regarding CB Darrelle Revis‘ availability. Cole mentions that Jets’ management “was all ears” in regards to a potential a deal. The Jets reportedly haven’t had any discussions with Revis’ representatives in recent weeks, which could be an indication that they’re leaning towards [...]

According to an agent who spoke with Rich Cimini of ESPN New York, the odds of the Jets trading CB Darrelle Revis before the NFL Draft aren’t very good. “Not a chance,” said the agent. He added that the lack of cap space around the NFL is really the main impediment for a Revis trade. Revis, 27, is believed to be [...]

Lions DE Cliff Avril discussed his reasoning for turning down the Detroit’s three-year, $30 million offer and provided some insight into is exceptions for his next contract. “Last year, going into it, I felt like with all the deals made around me, that wasn’t significant enough for what they were trying to offer me,” Avril said, per Justin Rogers of [...]

Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey announced on Wednesday that defensive end Mario Williams underwent a procedure on his left wrist, per Chris Brown. Brown adds that Williams, who has compiled an underwhelming 3.5 sacks in seven games, should be ready to practice next week, after the Bills’ Week 8 bye. If Williams is good [...]

Bills head coach Chan Gailey mentioned that DE Mark Anderson could be out anywhere from ”three-to-nine weeks” after he injured his knee during last week’s game. “I’m probably wrong two or three weeks either way. I don’t know where yet. I think once we get a week of rehab in we’ll have a much better idea,” said Gailey, via BuffaloBills.com. [...]

Bills defensive end Mario Williams says the reason behind his slow start this season has been due to a lingering sore left wrist, per Sal Maiorana of the USA Today. “I’m a hands-on player and it’s all about power in my game,” he said. “It’s just been a little odd having a little nick or [...]

 BUFFALO BILLS 2011 Record: 6-10 (1-5) 4th AFC East   Passing Offense – 231.4 (15th) QB Ryan Fitzpatrick: 353 / 569 – 62.0; 3832 – 24 / 23 WR Steve Johnson: 76 – 1004 / 7TDs TE David Nelson: 61 – 658 / 5TDs HB Fred Jackson: 39 – 442 / 0TDs TE Scott Chandler: [...]

Joe Buscaglia of WGR 550 Sports Radio reports that RB Fred Jackson‘s agent, Ron Raccuia, is “confident” that the Bills will have a long-term extension in place with Jackson before the start of training camp which opens in July. Because the Bills aggressively pursued defensive line free agents like Mario Williams and Mark Anderson, which has forced Jackson’s contract [...]

Houston Texans wide receiver Kevin Walter agreed to cut his 2012 base salary from $3.5 million to $2 million on March 16, according to Brian McIntyre of Mac’s Football Blog. 31-year-old Walter, who signed with the Texans prior to the 2006 season after stints with the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals, originally had a [...]

Jason La Canfora reports that Anderson will receive $27.5 million for four-year along with $8 million guarantees. This is a pretty solid deal for Anderson, especially at this point in free agency. ————– Pro Football Weekly reports that the Buffalo Bills have officially reached a deal with DE Mark Anderson. The contract is for four years [...]

Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports that the Titans will host OLB Kamerion Wimbley at some point today. The Titans were hoping to get an interview with Mario Williams before he reached an agreement with the Buffalo Bills, and their interest in Peyton Manning likely cost them C Scott Wells, so it makes sense to see them move quickly [...]

It’s now official, the Oakland Raiders have released LB Kamerion Wimbley one-year after having totaling 16 sacks in the 2010 season. Wimbley now becomes the best available defensive player on the open market and should be able to secure a pretty sizable contract. We have Wimbley listed as the #3 best available free agent in our Top 50 Free [...]

NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora tweets that Falcons DE John Abraham has interest from both the Titans and Broncos but adds that negotiations with the Peyton Manning and Mario Williams have impacted the market for his services. With Williams under contract with the Buffalo Bills, Abraham could quickly become a popular free agent despite the fact [...]

Pro Football Weekly reports that the San Diego Chargers have signed WR Robert Meachem to a four-year contract. This comes as a surprise considering that previous reports mentioned that the Bills were close to signing both Meachem and Mario Williams. San Diego lost Vincent Jackson to the Buccaneers today so getting some additional help at [...]

The NFL’s decision to enforce rules regarding teams that dumped salary during the uncapped year of 2010 has cost the Dallas Cowboys the ability to pursue some of the top free  agents in this years market, according to the Dallas Morning News. Previous reports had mentioned that the Cowboys were considering making runs at free [...]

Michael Gehlken of the Union-Tribune San Diego reports that numerous sources have informed him that the Chargers are not expected to make a splash in free agency by signing any big-name players. There have been precious reports that San Diego could be in on Mario Williams but that doesn’t appear to be the case anyone. Instead, [...]

John Mullin of CSNChicago.com reports that multiple league sources have informed him that the Chicago Bears are the “favorites” to sign DE Mario Williams. Chicago has shown interest in upgrading their defense but to the addition of Mario Williams would give them one of the vaunted pass-rushing combinations in NFL history. The Bears have more [...]

Two years ago it was announced that the NFL would operate the 2011 season without the salary cap in place. During this time, some NFL teams chose to dump extra salary during this period despite the fact that they were instructed not to do so. ESPN’s  Adam Schefter reports that the league will takeaway $10 million in [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter mentioned on this morning’s SportCenter that the Tennessee Titans could  ”make a run” at signing DE Mario Williams. Schefter adds that the Patriots are ”unlikely” to come close to his asking price but believes that the Titans could come close to his contract demands. They’ve already mentioned that they’re looking to find some additional [...]

Pro Football Talk reports that a source with knowledge of the situation have informed them that the Houston Texans have a “50-50 chance” of retaining DE Mario Williams. This is much better odds than I would expect considering that the Texans have limited cap space to work with, on top of the fact that Williams will most [...]

Aaron Wilson of Scout.com report that he ”keeps hearing” that the Seahawks and Cowboys are the teams with the most interest in signing DE Mario Williams. The market for Mario Williams is hard to predict at this point as team’s are still preparing for the start of free agency but Seahawks have been the most consistently rumored team in relation [...]