NFL News & Rumors: Monday 3/18

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. (Ian Rapoport)

Bears

• Free agent DE Turk McBride will visit with the Bears on Tuesday (Jeff Dickerson)
• Owner George McCaskey is staying out of the decision of whether or not to re-sign LB Brian Urlacher. (Kevin Seifert)

Bengals

• Bengals reportedly have interest in free agent TE Kellen Davis. (Sean Jensen)
• Bengals coaches mention that WR Mohamed Sanu is ahead of where WR Chad Johnson was in his second-year. (Joe Reedy)
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick met with the Bengals on Sunday. (Geoff Hobson)
• LB Rey Maualuga has been re-signed to a two-year contract. (NFLTR)

Broncos

• WR Wes Welker‘s agent maintains the notion that the Patriots did not offer Welker a deal. (Tom E. Curran)

Buccaneers

• Buccaneers are still attempting to trade RB LeGarrette Blount. (NFLTR)

Cardinals

• WR Josh Cribbs is visiting the Cardinals and the team is giving him a physical. (Mary Kay Cabot)

Chiefs

• Chiefs are willing to listen to trade offers for OL Branden Albert. (NFLTR)
• OL Branden Albert plans on signing his franchise tender “soon“. (Mike Garafolo)

Colts

• Colts re-signed restricted free agent CB Cassius Vaughn to a one-year, $1.323 million contract.
  

Cowboys

• Cowboys signed LB Ernie Sims to a one-year deal (Clarence Hill)
• Cowboys have had “conversations” with free agent G Matt Slauson. (ESPN Dallas)
  

Dolphins

• Team offered OL Jake Long $8 million per season before signing for $9 million per season with the Rams. (Armando Salguero)
• Dolphins plan on replacing OL Jake Long via free agency. (NFLTR)
• Dolphins are “finalizing” a deal with OL Nate Garner. (Adam Beasley)

Falcons

• RB Steven Jackson‘s three-year contract is worth $12 million with no guaranteed money after the initial season. (Pat Yasinskas)

Giants

• Giants are “still an option” for free agent WR Ramses Barden. (Ralph Vacchiano)
  

Jets

• Jets reportedly have interest in free agent TE Kellen Davis. (Sean Jensen)
• Jets announced that they’ve re-signed LS Tanner Purdum.
• LB Antwan Barnes has been signed. (NFLTR)
• Owner Woody Johnson was non-committal about whether or not the Jets will trade DB Darrelle Revis. (Manish Mehta)
• Head coach Rex Ryan did not commit to QB Mark Sanchez as his starting quarterback on two instances. (Albert Breer)
• WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is drawing interest from the Jets. (NFLTR)
• Jets are open to trading any player including DB Darrelle Revis. (Peter King)

Lions

• WR Calvin Johnson and restructured his contract recently, which reportedly freed up $3.5 million in cap space for the 2013 season. (Yahoo! Sports)
• Lions and Jason Hanson are working on a contract. (Tim Twentyman)
• GM Martin Mayhew mentioned that he’d “never say never” in regards to re-signing LB Justin Durant. (Tim Twentyman)
• RB Jahvid Best has not given up hope on playing in the NFL. (Matt Vensel)
• DB Chris Greenwood figures he will compete for a starting job. (Dave Birkett)

Packers

• Packers restructured ILB A.J. Hawk’s contract and freed up some extra cap space in the process. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
• There have been “no recent developments” regarding the Packers possibly releasing TE Jermichael Finley. (Mike Florio)

Panthers

• DL Greg Hardy is looking for a contract extension this season. (NFLTR)
• Panthers will host CB D.J. Moore for a free-agent visit this week. (Vaughn McClure)

Patriots

• Patriots have reportedly “kicked the tires” on free agent OT Eric Winston. Their not believed to have “serious” interest though. (Greg Bedard)
• Patriots reinstated FB Tony Fiammetta from the reserve/left squad list. (Field Yates)
• Patriots likely to offer a one-year contract to OL Sebastian Vollmer. (Mike Reiss)

Raiders

• Raiders signed free agent DT Vance Walker. (Vic Tafur)
  
• The Raiders have reportedly expressed interest in TE Kellen Winslow. (Ian Rapoport)
  

Rams

• OL Jake Long has been signed to a four-year contract worth $36 million. (NFLTR)

Redskins

• DB Nnamdi Asomugha is not within the Redskins price range. (Rich Campbell)
• OL Tyler Polumbus has been re-signed to a two-year contract.

Saints

• Saints sign TE Ben Watson to a three-year deal. (Saints)
• Saints re-signed LB Ramon Humber to a one-year contract.
• DB Nnamdi Asomugha “hit it off” during a meeting with the Saints. (Larry Holder)

Seahawks

• DL Cliff Avril‘s two-year contract is worth $13 million. (Mike Sando)

Steelers

• Steelers “made a play” for OL Jake Long before he signed with the Rams. (Adam Schefter)
• Head coach Mike Tomlin admitted the team needs to upgrade at running back. (Gerry Dulac)

Titans

• Titans see DL Sammie Lee Hill as a three-down player. (Jim Wyatt)
• Titans met with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Kimberly Jones)

Vikings

• Vikings have held discussions with DB Antoine Winfield about a reunion. (NFLTR)
• QB Matt Cassel‘s contract is a two-year contract worth $7.4 million. (Tom Pelissero)