Nnamdi Asomugha

Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune believes that Florida State CB Xavier Rhodes is ”a very realistic option“ for the Saints at No.15 overall. New Orleans recently targeted cornerbacks in the free agent market including Nnamdi Asomugha and Tracy Porter, even after they signed Keenan Lewis in the first few weeks of free agency. This could be a sign that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan sees [...]

Rick Stroud reports that the Buccaneers have and CB Eric Wright have reached an agreement on a restructured contract that will keep him in Tampa Bay for another season. Ian Rapoport reports that the Wright loses the $7.75 million in guarantees that was included in his previous deal. Wright’s new contract is worth $1.5 million and he has a “good [...]

Aaron Wilson reports that 49ers CB Nnamdi Asomugha‘s contract includes $1.225 million in incentives. These incentives are based on things such as: playing time, Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections, interceptions and the 49ers making playoffs. Wilson adds that Asomugha will count $1.775 million against their salary cap this season. Asomugha signed a one-year deal that could be worth as much [...]

Update: Ian Rapoport reports that free agent DE Dwight Freeney is targeting a deal that would pay him more than what the Falcons gave to Osi Umenyiora. Rapoport adds that Freeney reportedly “likes” the Broncos, Dolphins and Lions. Michelle Beisner reports that the Broncos have made a “hard push” to sign Freeney, but his ask price is apparently what [...]

Update: Matt Maiocco of the CSN Bay Area tweets that free agent CB Nnamdi Asomugha would most likely compete with Carlos Rogers for the starting job if signed by San Francisco. Recent reports have indicated that Asomugha is still considering the Saints as well. There’s a chance that they New Orleans would be able to offer him more playing time [...]

Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the Saints are still considering the idea of adding some free agents to their defense. Victor Butler Holder mentions that free agent LB Victor Butler will continue his visit with the team on Friday and there’s “mutual interest” between the two sides. Butler actually played for Saints new defensive [...]

Update: 49ers GM Trent Baalke mentioned that free agent CB Nnamdi Asomugha is someone that they are currently considering. “Nnamdi is someone we’re considering, as well as a lot of other players,” Baalke said. “We had a great visit when he came in.” Although, Baalke wasn’t willing to commit to the idea of offering Asomugha starting [...]

Free Agents Very little interest in LB James Harrison. (NFLTR) RB Beanie Wells knee situation was bad that signing him would be a risk for the Steelers. (Gerry Dulac) WR Brandon Stokley would like to continue playing in the NFL. (Eric Schmoldt) 49ers 49ers reached an agreement with LB Parys Haralson on a one-year deal. [...]

Update: Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune writs that the Jets would most likely need to reduce their asking price for CB Darrelle Revis while offering some sort of assurance that his torn ACL is healing properly before a trade could be agreed to. Cummings adds that Tampa Bay will probably wait another few weeks before deciding on [...]

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 [...]

Update: Sean Smith‘s agent, David Canter, tweets that his client has just reached an agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs on a three-year deal. Albert Breer reports that Smith receives three-year deal worth $18 million an includes $11 million guaranteed. Kansas City has had an extremely busy offseason thus far. They’ve already signed Dunta Robinson, who’s expected [...]

Update: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the 49ers will host free-agent CB Nnamdi Asomugha on Thursday. Matt Maiocco reported on Wednesday that there’s “mutual interest” between the 49ers and free-agent CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Speculative options now include: the 49ers, Broncos, Cardinals, Saints and Texans. ——————- Update: Pro Football Talk is reporting that a league source has informed them that the market for [...]

Aqib Talib Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe reports that the Patriots would like to get free agent CB Aqib Talib locked up ”soon.” Bedard adds that even if they’re able to retain Talib, they could still target other free agent cornerbacks such as: Keenan Lewis, Nnamdi Asomugha, Derek Cox, Quentin Jammer, Antoine Cason, Chris Houston and Cary Williams. We [...]

Update: Jason Cole tweets that the Eagles and CB Nnamdi Asomugha are still on track for an “amicable separation.” —————- Update: Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk writes that the Philadelphia Eagles could always look to trade CB Nnamdi Asomugha seeing as they would still have to pay him $4 million if they were to release him. Florio adds that the Eagles [...]

According to Geoff Mosher of CSN Philly, the agent for Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha mentioned that the team has in fact asked his client to take a “massive” pay cut to remain with the team. Mosher adds that Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ”aren’t coming back” and the “buzz” around the Combine was that they’ve already made up their minds regarding the [...]

Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that the CB Nnamdi Asomugha appears “more likely to be released than kept.” The Eagles recently met with Asomugha’s agent at the Combine regarding a contract restructuring, but McLane believes it’s unlikely that this meeting will lead to anything substantial. Asomugha, 31, received a five-year deal worth $60 million contract and includes $25 million guaranteed. He has [...]

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com writes that Miami Dolphins’ CB Sean Smith could be the “most coveted” cornerback in this year’s free agent market. Rapoport lists the Eagles, 49ers, Buccaneers and Lions as interested team, but adds that the Eagles could be the one to watch out for. According to Rapoport, Philadelphia “likes him a ton,” but have some [...]

Geoff Mosher of CSN reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have interest in Dolphins free agent CB Sean Smith. Mosher adds that their interest would only be at “their price.“ Smith is one of the more interesting free agents, as he offers plenty of size and could develop into a very solid player in the coming [...]

NFL Free agent ILB Bart Scott is reportedly ”drawing interest from a few teams.” (NFLTR) Free agent JaMarcus Russell will hold workout for teams around April 10. (Tony Pauline) NFL Draft Dr. James Andrews mentioned that RB Marcus Lattimore suffered “as bad a knee injury as you could possibly get.“ 49ers Retaining WR Ted Ginn is not one [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Philadelphia Eagles will meet with CB Nnamdi Asomugha regarding a pay cut. Schefter adds that Asomugha will be released if he’s unwilling to renegotiate his current contract. Asomugha, 31, has been a huge disappointment since arriving in Philadelphia. He has an absurd base salary of $15 million for the 2013 season, so [...]