Vincent Jackson

Update ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Buccaneers have reached an agreement with free agent Dashon Goldson on a five-year deal. Pro Football Talk reports that Goldson will receive a five-year deal worth $41.25 million that includes $22 million in guarantees. Goldson joins last year’s first-round pick Mark Barron in the backend of the Buccaneers secondary. This [...]

NFL QB JaMarcus Russell reportedly ran a 5.2 forty-yard dash and posted a 29-inch vertical while training for a return to the NFL. (Birmingham News) NFL Draft Two NFL scouts ripped USC QB Matt Barkley for not throwing at the Combine. (Yahoo Sports) LSU CB Tyrann Mathieu reportedly posted a 4.47 forty-yard dash time during his [...]

Peter King of SI.com writes that free agents like WR Greg Jennings and OT Jake Long ”will likely be disappointed” by the kind of interest they’ll find on the open market this year. King mentions that both Jennings and Long could be impacted by their injury histories and the fact that there are other options available at their respective [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter stated on Tuesday morning’s SportsCenter that that the Kansas City Chiefs could end up franchising WR Dwayne Bowe for the second straight offseason. “The Chiefs are gonna figure out a way to keep him,” said Schefter, via Rotoworld.com. All indications suggest that the Chiefs front office has Bowe as a part of their long-term plans. [...]

NFL Free agent QB JaMarcus Russell is working out at TEST West in the hopes of returning to the league. (San Jose Mercury News) NFL Draft West Virginia QB Geno Smith plans to participate in all drills at next week’s Combine. (Gil Brandt) Texas S Kenny Vaccaro could be working his way up to a Top [...]

Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune reports that the Buccaneers have restructured the contracts of WR Vincent Jackson and G Carl Nicks to create some additional cap space. Both Jackson and Nicks agreed to turn majority of their 2013 base salaries into bonuses that will be prorated over the remaining four seasons of their respective contracts. This leaves Tampa Bay with $30.1 million [...]

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports posted an article over the weekend that offers a number of notes regarding cap situations around the league. The most interesting tidbit included in his article could be that “many in the Steelers organization” believe WR Mike Wallace could end up signing with the Browns this offseason. The connection here [...]

Stephen Holder of the Tampa Bay Times writes that Buccaneers WR Mike Williams could be targeting a similar deal to that of Bills WR Stevie Johnson and Seahawks WR Sidney Rice. Holder mentions that Williams’ overall production is that far off from Johnson who received a five-year, $36.25 million extension that included $18.05 million in guarantees last March. Rice comparatively received five-year $41 million [...]

Dan Pompei of the National Football Post writes that Packers WR Greg Jennings  figures to find a limited market for services once free agency is open for business. A couple of front office men informed Pompei that there are concerns that Jennings’ production had a lot to do with Aaron Rodgers throwing him the ball and head coach Mike McCarthy designing plays [...]

Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com reports that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have created an extra $18 million in cap space for 2013 by restructuring the contracts of WR Vincent Jackson and G Carl Nicks. The Bucs basically gave them extra roster bonuses this year, which shifted the guaranteed money that both players had coming to them next season to their 2012 cap. Jackson [...]

49ers TE Vernon Davis expressed some frustration about his role in the team’s offense after wasn’t targeted once during Thursday’s game. (San Francisco Chronicle) Bengals WR Armon Binns put in a limited practice on Friday and is listed as questionable for Week 7. Browns G Jason Pinkston has been diagnosed with a blood clot and [...]

NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that the Packers and WR Greg Jennings will not discuss a contract extension until after the season. Jennings, who is in the final year of his contract with the Packers, does not want the negotiations to be a distraction to the team. The two sides have reported discussed an extension in [...]

Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune tweets that WR Vincent Jackson has been ”the best player” in Buccaneers training camp. According to Cummings, Jackson “beat CB Aqib Talib and caught a pass that he turned into an 83-yd [touchdown].” Yesterday, Cummings reported that “Jackson continues to put on a show” and that “he’s getting the better of [...]

NFL Free agent WR Terrell Owens is working out with Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, and Kyle Boller in San Diego this week in the hopes of finding work in the NFL this season. (Daniel Jeremiah) Bills Bills head coach Chan Gailey raved about first-round pick CB Stephon Gilmore who had done an “excellent job” during [...]

Pat Yasinskas of ESPN writes that WR Mike Williams could be in jeopardy of losing his starting job to WR Preston Parker. Yasinskas adds that Parker has “drawn praise from Schiano and QB Josh Freeman,” but Williams and WR Arrelious Benn are still the front runners to start opposite of WR Vincent Jackson at wide receiver. [...]

The San Diego Chargers decided to replace Vincent Jackson with former New Orleans Saints WR Robert Meachem. While it may seem like a step down in overall talent and ability, Chargers head coach Norv Turner believes Meachem can catch around 60-70 passes for 1000 yards. “Look at the history of the offense, the things we’ve done,” Turner [...]

The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Buccneers and QB Josh Freeman have yet to begin talks regarding a contract extension. “It’s really kind of wait and see,” said Freeman’s father. “I don’t think either side feels like there’s any reason to do something before (2013).“ Freeman, 24, has two years remaining on his rookie contract and [...]

Here’s a running list of today’s roster moves from around the NFL. 49ers re-sign ILB Tavares Gooden Randy Moss gets a one-year deal worth $2.5 million and includes another $1.5 million in incentives. sign CB Perrish Cox (2-year deal) sign LB Tavares Gooden re-sign CB Carlos Rogers (4yrs deal worth a max of $31.3M) Bears trade for Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall (Miami receives two third-round picks) [...]

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 [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Tampa Bay Buccneers have signed former Chargers WR Vincent Jackson to a five-year deal. Schefter mentions that the deal is a 5 year contract worth $55.55 million and includes $26 million guarantees. Schefter adds that it’s a heavily front-loaded contract that will pay him $36 million in 1st three [...]

Dan Parr reports that Vincent Jackson to the Buccaneers “close to done deal.” ———————————– Jason Cole reports that the Buccaneers are “very confident” that they’ll be able to sign WR Vincent Jackson but adds that Cortland Finnegan is a long-shot at this point. ————————————- Yahoo Sports’ Jason Cole tweets that the “market has changed” in recent days [...]

Howard Balzer of ESPN 101 St. Louis reports that he’s “hearing” CB Carlos Rogers being mentioned as someone that the Rams will be targeting during free agency. —————— St Louis Rams GM Les Snead mentioned that the team will be ”active” in free agency this year despite making a number of cuts in recent days. “We [...]