Nfl Free Agency

These Five Under-the-radar Nfl Free Agents Will End Up Being Big Factors In 2017

... game and solid in pass protection. He won’t overpower bigger nose tackles, but he makes up for it with his technique. For a team looking for a quality starter, one with a lot good football in front of him, Tretter could be great value. Tretter won’t overpower bigger nose tackles, but he makes up for it with his technique. USATSI. Kamar Aiken WR / Baltimore. In 2015, Aiken caught 75 passes for 944 yards and four touchdowns. But with Steve Smith back healthy last year, Aiken didn’t play as much as his production fell to 28 catches and one touchdown. The enticing thing is that he’s just 27 years old, which means he has some good football left. For a receiver-needy team, he could be a nice second or third option. He will never be the No. 1 guy, but could be a solid complementary player to a big-play threat on the other side. Aiken bounced around the league, getting cut by three teams, before settling with the Ravens three years ...

13 Things To Watch As Nfl Free Agency Gets Underway

... (Andy Clayton-King / AP). Is there a market for Adrian Peterson after the Minnesota Vikings declined to pay him $18 million in salary and bonuses for the 2017 season? He turns 32 this month and there are younger running backs available, not only in free agency but also in a draft class that is overflowing with talent. Peterson has spoken of possibly playing for the Texans, New York Giants or Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There has been speculation in recent days about the New England Patriots. It cannot be ruled out that he still could end up back with the Vikings. Kirk Cousins trade. Washington Redskins v Chicago Bears. David Banks / Getty Images. Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins dives into the endzone past the Bears' Pernell Mc Phee for a touchdown on Dec. 24, 2016. (David Banks / Getty Images). The Redskins franchise-tagged quarterback Kirk Cousins for a second straight offseason. A long-term deal between the two sides does not appear in sight, and the team might decide its best option is to work out a deal to send Cousins elsewhere. The San Francisco 49 ers , with the No. 2 overall selection in the draft and former ...

Teams With The Most At Stake

... why they are among the teams with the most at stake in this free agency period. So, who else has a lot on the line this month. Arizona Cardinals. Having a starting quarterback at the end of the line is the easiest way to make a season feel like now or never. The flirtation of Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald with retirement this offseason puts an expiration date on this version of the Bruce Arians Cardinals. Even general manager Steve Keim's 4-year-old knows the team needs its next "quarterback of the future," but Keim needs to balance that pressing concern with supplementing a talented defensive roster that could be decimated. Defensive end Calais Campbell , linebacker Kevin Minter and safety Tony Jefferson all could leave via free agency after productive seasons. Listening to Keim and Arians at the combine, it sounded like they knew this offseason was massive for them, and they weren't going to stay quiet. New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton will always be loved in New Orleans for bringing the city a Super Bowl championship, but he's on the verge of not being liked very much as his Saints stewardship potentially winds down. Three ...

Adrian Peterson's Dad Reveals Favorites To Sign Star Rb

... dad reveals favorites to sign star RB. March 7, 2017 7:29 pm EST March 7, 2017 7:29 pm EST American Football, English, Adrian Peterson, NFL, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, News Nelson Peterson counts the Raiders and Seahawks as likely destinations for his son, who becomes a free agent for the first time Thursday. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (Getty Images). Published on Mar. 7, 2017. Mar. 7, 2017. Days before Adrian Peterson will become an NFL free agent for the first time, the star running back's dad disclosed a couple insider tidbits about where he may play next. The Raiders and Seahawks are among the teams that have expressed interest in signing the seven-time Pro Bowler, Nelson Peterson  told the St. Paul Pioneer Press  on Tuesday. If the elder Peterson is to be believed, it sounds like Oakland and Seattle have emerged as front-running destinations outside a return to Minnesota after 10 years. “What we personally like about the Raiders is the offensive line," he said of Oakland , which ranked sixth in the NFL in ...

5 Players The Cleveland Browns Should Sign In 2017

... ignored last year, though, and for half the season, the entire defense suffered for it. There is no way the Browns can ignore the safety position for the second year in a row. There are a few promising players in the draft they could go after, but this is a position I like addressing in free agency. I originally had my heart set on Eric Berry of the Chiefs , but he already re-signed witht he club. The next man up is Jefferson, an undrafted free agent in 2013 who worked his way up in to one of the league’s better safeties. Pro Football Focus particularly highlights the standout job he’s done against the run, and have him ranked as the 13 th best free agent in this year’s class. Jefferson has developed into an excellent strong safety and box defender for the Cardinals, and this past season, he earned a PFF run-defense grade 98.0. Jefferson recorded 35 defensive stops, third among all safeties, and missed only five tackles, less than half the figure of either of the players to better him in defensive stops. Jefferson has been solid in coverage close to the line of scrimmage, and would ...

What Time Today 3/7/17 Does Nfl Free Agency Start

... Lang | USA TODAY Sports). NFL free agency  starts Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at noon Eastern, when teams can begin negotiating with the agents of free agents. Contracts cannot be announced until Thursday, March 9, 2017. Stay up-to-the-minute with our LIVE UPDATES post  throughout the day. We'll have all of the rumors and news. Winning NFL  free agency often doesn't translate into wins on the field. Check out the "Dream Team" the Philadelphia Eagles  put together in 2011. They spent a ton of money on free agents, including cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and defensive end Jason Babin. They were favorites to win the division and contend for a Super Bowl, but went 8-8 that season and 4-12 the next. Lesson learned? No way. Fast-forward to 2015. Chip Kelly led the Eagles to consecutive 10-win seasons after replacing Andy Reid in 2013. That wasn't good enough and he demanded personnel ...

The Five Biggest Rainmakers In 2017 Nfl Free Agency

... on the table, which would have been acceptable last offseason provided the structure wasn’t team-friendly, when talks reopened last week at the NFL Combine. Mc Cartney has the leverage to demand a contract in the same ballpark as the five-year extension that Andrew Luck received from the Indianapolis Colts last offseason, which reset the NFL pay scale. That’s because there are more NFL teams than good quarterbacks and the Redskins giving Cousins a third franchise tag in 2018 for $34,478,784 is impractical. Luck’s contract averages $24.594 million per year and contains $87 million in guarantees, of which $47 million was fully guaranteed at signing. This dynamic makes a trade to the San Francisco 49 ers a possibility, provided it doesn’t involve San Francisco’s 2017 first-round pick, which ...

Latest Buzz Surrounding 2017 Free-agent Market

... Despite entering the season with just two career catches, the 27-year-old Prior racked up over 1,000 receiving yards for the Browns. Cabot states that Pryor's first choice is to remain with the Browns, despite their uncertainty at quarterback. This is likely due to Pryor's relationship with head coach Hue Jackson, who has coached Pryor with three different franchises (Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders). Calais Campbell on the Move. Ralph Freso/Getty Images. Longtime Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell is expected to be on the move, according to Kent Somers of __link__. Somers projects Campbell's contract to exceed $11 million per year. According to Spotrac , the Cardinals have just $19 million in cap room. Campbell has spent his entire nine-year career in Arizona and will likely attract attention from a wide range of teams seeking immediate help from a veteran lineman. According to Klis , the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to be among the teams pursing Campbell. Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan  adds the Washington Redskins to ...

Latest Eagles Rumors, Buzz, Deals

... Carroll set to be a free agent unless a deal can be struck before Thursday afternoon. The challenge facing executive vice president Howie Roseman is that only three teams have less spending flexibility under the salary cap than the $8.68 million that the Eagles have to spend. Roseman has long developed a reputation for being a salary cap wizard but will need to take creative measures to lure some of the top available players to Philadelphia with an abundance of cap space league-wide. Follow along throughout the day Tuesday for the latest rumors, buzz, deals and LIVE updates as Roseman, the Eagles and the rest of the league begin the offseason spending spree. Are the Cowboys trying to get in on De Sean Jackson. Report: The #Eagles called about De Sean Jackson. Another team that called? The Dallas #Cowboys __link__/l Alf FLae 2 j. - Eliot Shorr-Parks (@Eliot Shorr Parks) March 8, 2017. More details on Kayvon Webster. Everything you need to know about Kayvon Webster, the #Broncos CB the #Eagles have interest in, according to report: __link__/BELTv 1 v KGm. - Matt Lombardo (@Matt Lombardo PHL) March 7, 2017. Eagles give a second-round tender to TE Trey ...

You Can't Pronounce Osweiler Without 'why

... case for any other move being the worst? The quarterback Bill O’Brien and Rick Smith added to be the final piece of the contention puzzle (for $37 million guaranteed) got benched in the third-to-last regular-season game. He might have stayed benched for their wild-card game had Tom Savage, his replacement, been healthy. That outshines his awful stats and all the ways he cost a talented, resilient Texans team victories all season. Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, Jets. Rarely has so much attention and so much money been paid with so few results. Fitzpatrick’s free-agent drama with the Jets swallowed up their entire offseason; then, once he got his $12 million for the season, he made the regression to his career-long mediocrity that everybody but the team knew was coming. The lowest-rated starter in the NFL last season — one spot below Osweiler. Mario Williams, DE, Dolphins. The Bills had released him believing that he was on the downside of his ...

Big Money, Not Big Names, Available In Nfl Free Agency

... way removed from the Reggie White free agent tour of 1993.). Players who have head great careers — such as running back Adrian Peterson, defensive end De Marcus Ware and center Nick Mangold — are scheduled to hit the market Thursday. But they are all past their primes, and at best represent a short-term fix. There is a decent crop of wide receivers available, including De Sean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Alshon Jeffery and Terrelle Pryor. Linebacker Dont’a Hightower, a stalwart for the Super Bowl-champion New England defense, could help just about any team. Defensive end Calais Campbell catches your eye. There are a few run-stuffing defensive tackles, interior offensive linemen, and young cornerbacks there for the taking. There will be some 11 th-hour cap adjustments over the next couple of days. But at the moment, eight teams have more than $50 million in cap space, according the NFL Players Association: Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New England, San Francisco, Tampa ...