The early NFL free agency/trade/signing returns are coming in, and the smart Philly phans who come here to comment are actually the ones doing the live reporting tonight…
So far the Eagles have been very quiet, waiting it seems to find a real value… the money numbers for some guys so far have been crazy (Pierre Garcon to the Redskins for 5 years at $45 million, for example). In fact, it looks like the Eagles will be content to extend some of their own veterans (as they did OL Todd Herremans today, signing him through 2016), then focus on their college drafting strategy. They may wait until after the Draft to pull the trigger on free agent spending. But a surprise acquisition could be pending, and if it happens tonight, you’ll hear it from the Livefyre gallery here.
At least we’re having fun. I’m playing along with a little adult-beverage scoring game whereby a modest swig is taken for every time the Garcon acquisition by the Redskins is denounced as a horrible inflationary mistake by Washington. I better pace myself or it could turn into hammer-time…
Here’s a quick update of the action so far prior to the posting of this table-setting blurb:
WR Brandon Marshall (shown here before his Dolphins days) was traded from Miami to the Chicago Bears for two 3rd rounders… a great deal for the Bears, who really needed a big wideout presence for Jay Cutler’s passing game. Marshall caught 81 passes for 1214 yards and 6 TD’s last season in Miami.
BEST DEAL OF THE DAY SO FAR:
Brandon Marshall has been traded to the Chicago Bears for two third-round picks. Chicago has plenty of room under the salary cap to handle Marshall’s contract, and this deal makes a ton of sense from the Bears’ perspective. First off, it eliminates Chicago’s biggest need: Marshall is a true No. 1 wide receiver and he gives Cutler the big body that this passing attack has desperately needed. I guess this move also could signal Miami is out of the running for Peyton Manning… or does it clear salary cap space for bringing in Manning’s favorite Colts receiver Reggie Wayne and other familiar targets? I’m not sure… makes no sense to me from the Miami perspective other than to commit to riding out a rough season and rebuilding through the Draft.
WORST DEAL OF THE DAY SO FAR:
Pierre Garcon signs as WR with the Redskins for 5 years at $45 million, $21 million guaranteed…really?
OTHER NOTABLE DEALS SO FAR:
-Tampa Bay signs Vincent Jackson, WR, details to come from our commenters below…
-San Francisco signs WR Randy Moss…
-Redskins re-sign DL Adam Carriker…
-San Francisco re-signs Tavares Gooden…
-New Orleans re-signs WR Marques Colston…
-San Diego re-signs Nick Hardwick for 3 more years…
-New York Giants re-sign Terrell Thomas…
-New York Jets re-sign OLB Bryan Thomas…
-San Diego cut CB Dante Hughes…
-Dallas cut CB Terrence Newman…
Lots more updates to come… let the Livefyre gallery commence fire!
WEDNESDAY MARCH 14th update— 2:00 P.M. EST — MORE NOTABLES:
-Dallas signs QB Kyle Orton on a 3-year deal to replace backup QB Jon Kitna….
-Minnesota signs TE John Carlson (formerly of Seahawks) to 5-years, $25 M deal…
-Detroit extends WR Calvin Johnson (“Megatron” through 2019 at 7 years, $132 M with $60 M guaranteed…
-Tampa Bay signs G Carl Nicks to 5 years, $47.5 million, making him NFL’s highest paid guard…
–Eagles extend DE Trent Cole to 4 years, $53 million with $15 milz guaranteed…
-San Diego signs WR Robert Meachem to 4 years, $26 million with $14 M guaranteed…
–Eagles trade T Winston Justice to Indianapolis for 6th-round pick…
-Indianapolis signs DE Cory Redding (formerly of Ravens) at 3 years, $10.5 million…
–Eagles release C Jamaal Jackson…
-San Diego re-signs LT Jared Gaither to 4 years at undisclosed dollar amount…
-Tampa Bay re-signs CB Eric Wright for 5 years, 37.5 million…
-Cleveland signs TE Alex Smith (remember him with Eagles?) on a one-year deal…
-St. Louis signs CB Cortland Finnegan for 5-years, $50 million, with $26.5 milz guaranteed…
-San Diego releases 2 linebackers: Everette Brown and Nate Triplett…
-San Diego cuts WR Bryan Walters…
-San Diego signs OLB Jarret Johnson to a 4-year deal, dollars undisclosed…
More up-to-date reports coming from our esteemed Bored members below…….
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