Posted on April 7, 2009 by James W
The Tampa Bay Bucs gave recently acquired pro bowl tight end Kellen Winslow a six year, $36 million deal according to the Tampa Tribune. The deal contains just over $20 million in guaranteed money but could be valued at as much as $42 million if Winslow meets all incentives.
Despite battling injuries for his entire career, the contract makes Winslow the highest paid tight end of all time, but at just 25 Winslow’s best years should still be ahead of him. The Bucs have the most cap room in the league with the recent releases of some high profile veteran players.
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Posted on April 6, 2009 by James W
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting that former Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia is likely to sign with the Oakland Raiders as soon as today.
Given the money the Raiders have sunk in to underachieving starter JaMarcus Russell the move is certainly curious, but the 39 year old Garcia has been a winner almost everywhere he has played and could help the Raiders turn their luck around.
No word on whether Garcia would be allowed to compete for the starting job or would start the year as a backup due to Russell’s large contract.
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Posted on April 3, 2009 by James W
In a somewhat surprising move the New York Giants released troubled but talented wide receiver Plaxico Burress, four months after accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a New York City night club. The move leaves the Giants without much at receiver with Amani Toomer possibly not returning to the club as well.
Burress, who had his court date postponed until May 15, has an uphill battle fighting New York City gun charges, with the city being known to have some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
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Posted on April 2, 2009 by James W
Shortly after acquiring quarterback Jay Cutler from the Broncos, the Chicago Bears wasted no time in protecting his blind side adding free agent offensive tackle Orlando Pace who was cut loose from the Rams earlier in the off-season. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, however it is rumored that the contract spans three seasons.
Pace is slotted at left tackle which should move Chris Williams to right tackle. Pace has battled injury problems each of the last two seasons but is a great upgrade to the Bears offensive line if he can remain healthy for most or all of the season.
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Posted on April 2, 2009 by James W
Disgruntled Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Bears quarterback Kyle Orton, this year’s first and third round picks (18 and 84 respectively) and next year’s first rounder.
The move gives the Bears the quarterback they’ve been missing for the better part of a couple decades while the Broncos get a servicible quarterback (who will compete with Chris Simms for the job) and a couple of first round picks they can spend upgrading their terrible defense. There is also the chance that the Broncos package their two first rounders (or some combination of their 12 picks in this draft) to move up or acquire another quarterback.
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Posted on March 31, 2009 by James W
After 10 days of unsuccessfully trying to contact Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, head coach Josh McDaniels and owner Pat Bowlen have told Cutler’s agent that they will trade the disgruntled quarterback in the next few days.
A fine mess this is. Now being forced to trade Cutler the Broncos will be hard pressed to get anything near full value for him while both Cutler and McDaniels lose a tremendous amount of credibility throughout the league. No official word on teams interested in Cutler but the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Bucs are the likely landing spots for Cutler.
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Posted on March 31, 2009 by James W
In a sad story two African immigrants were found murdered in a Long Island, NY condo that is owned by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
The two men were allegedly involved in a “black money” scheme where people are promised large amounts of smuggled money but are given black paper. Vilma was not home at the time of the murder and authorities do not believe Vilma was involved in the crime.
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Posted on March 31, 2009 by James W
Former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons a settlement of $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy proceedings.
The Falcons still own the rights to Vick’s contract and are actively shopping the former star who is serving a sentence for running a dog fighting ring, but by trade or by release Vick apparently does not factor in to the Falcons future plans.
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by James W
The NFL released the list of compensatory draft picks for this year’s draft based on player losses from last season. Some notable picks include:
- The New England Patriots receive the first compensatory pick (the 33rd in the 3rd round) for losing cornerback Asante Samuel to the Philadelphia Eagles.
- The New York Giants received the 36th pick in the third round for losing safety Gibril Wilson, linebacker Kawika Mitchell and linebacker/defensive lineman Reggie Torbor.
- The Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans each received four picks (the maximum allowed) after losing six players each.
The full list of compensatory picks can be found on the NFL’s website here.
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by James W
Just a few interesting off-field items in the world of football…
The Dallas Cowboys, who are on schedule to debut their new stadium in week 2 of this season, are still looking for a partner to purchase the naming rights to the new building.
Michael Vick, who is due to be released to a halfway house in the near future, has signed an agreement to work exclusively with defense attorney Daniel Meachum. The Atlanta Journal Constitution also noted that Vick wrote a book while in prison, though does not yet have a publisher.
Former Steeler and Hall of Fame receiver John Stallworth was added to a group of investors that will help Steelers owner Dan Rooney to acquire ownership shares from his brothers.
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