NFL Free Agency & Trades Thread

[ACamp1900]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $45 mil guaranteed. Is he that good to wreck a team over?

He's a true elite DB imo... but aside from that... lol at the bold, how exactly does one wreck the Browns?? In related news I heard the powers that be in Detroit stated yesterday that vacant buildings may be a problem at some point down the road…

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

He's a true elite DB imo... but aside from that... lol at the bold, how exactly does one wreck the Browns?? In related news I heard the powers that be in Detroit stated yesterday that vacant buildings may be a problem at some point down the road…

I believe this puts him getting more money than Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas. That's just stupid.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bears reached agreement with 3rd-rd pick Will Sutton; Chicago exec Cliff Stein is first one this year to have his full draft class signed.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/466935828699443200">May 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

I believe this puts him getting more money than Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas. That's just stupid.

2nd to sherman for NFL cb's

 

[zelezo vlk]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bears reached agreement with 3rd-rd pick Will Sutton; Chicago exec Cliff Stein is first one this year to have his full draft class signed.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/466935828699443200">May 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Holy crap, it hasn't even been a week. Chicago is normally one of the first to be done, but that's crazy.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Browns&src=hash">#Browns</a> sign former <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cowboys&src=hash">#Cowboys</a> WR Miles Austin <a href="http://t.co/GPfuTKKweL">http://t.co/GPfuTKKweL</a> <a href="http://t.co/XkABqgRCyz">pic.twitter.com/XkABqgRCyz</a></p>— Kipp Adams (@KippLAdams) <a href="https://twitter.com/KippLAdams/statuses/467027381631193088">May 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

Raiders signed Mack.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Khalil Mack's 4-year deal is fully guaranteed and worth $18,677,002.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/statuses/467028666548232192">May 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ACamp1900]

I feel lke I'm stuck in a Charles Dickens story this offseason...

 

[Cackalacky]

He's a true elite DB imo... but aside from that... lol at the bold, how exactly does one wreck the Browns?? In related news I heard the powers that be in Detroit stated yesterday that vacant buildings may be a problem at some point down the road…

LOL..yeah maybe a bit too dramatic on my part, but I assumed there might actually be a low tipping point for an NFL team. Maybe the Browns can keep surprising me? Throwing that much at one player is going to result in significant CAP issues in the near future. However, they have been terrible drafting so its not like they have to worry too much about those lucrative 2nd contracts. Still think that is crazy money for them to be shelling out.

 

[ACamp1900]

LOL..yeah maybe a bit too dramatic on my part, but I assumed there might actually be a low tipping point for an NFL team. Maybe the Browns can keep surprising me? Throwing that much at one player is going to result in significant CAP issues in the near future. However, they have been terrible drafting so its not like they have to worry too much about those lucrative 2nd contracts. Still think that is crazy money for them to be shelling out.

I love Haden,... but don't get me wrong, I totally agree... it's just funny the idea of wrecking the Browns...

 

[Cackalacky]

I love Haden,... but don't get me wrong, I totally agree... it's just funny the idea of wrecking the Browns...

I know what you mean....My Bucs have only had a handful of promising years since I began following them (Creamsicle days) and the one SB they won was basically gift-wrapped and handed to them on silver platter by the NFL gods (John Gruden got far too much credit for that one).

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Browns&src=hash">#Browns</a> again bolster depth at wideout by signing former <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bears&src=hash">#Bears</a> WR Earl Bennett <a href="http://t.co/Hhs2GqPbYh">http://t.co/Hhs2GqPbYh</a></p>— Kipp Adams (@KippLAdams) <a href="https://twitter.com/KippLAdams/statuses/467060356637278208">May 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Browns have released WR Greg Little.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/467316481932263424">May 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Browns have been crazy active on the WR front.

 

[Irish Insanity]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Suh On Lions’ Draft: ‘I Could Have Gone Elsewhere’ <a href="http://t.co/ufjKJjHTv4">http://t.co/ufjKJjHTv4</a></p>— 97.1 The Ticket (@971theticketxyt) <a href="https://twitter.com/971theticketxyt/statuses/469163104732205058">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Nowhere else to put it, so I put it here. As a Lions fan I'm beyond disgusted.

 

[ACamp1900]

"As a Lions fan" eh??? Strange team icon there...

 

[Irish Insanity]

"As a Lions fan" eh??? Strange team icon there...

I loudly jumped on the Browns bandwagon. I have no plans on leaving. I've been a life long Lions fan, and I have no clue why my icon is now missing. Maybe SUH took it and ran. What a bitch

 

[Irish Insanity]

I added the Lions and it took away the Browns. Are we allowed only 1 per league?

 

[ACamp1900]

yep... or I would always rock a Cardinals icon next to the Halos for baseball... maybe a Charger one too...

 

[Irish Insanity]

I call for a complete overhaul of the icon system. I would like to support more than one team per league, and my OKC Thunder don't even have an option. But the Super Sonics still do.

 

[ACamp1900]

I believe the icon system was a purchased package that the first owner bought for the site prior to moving on... I don't believe it's something that can just be updated unfortunately... maybe I'm wrong.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>You signed Jim Gaffigan? RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Redskins">@Redskins</a> LB Trent Murphy (<a href="https://twitter.com/TMurphy_93">@TMurphy_93</a>), signs his contract at Redskins Park. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23HTTR&src=hash">#HTTR</a> <a href="http://t.co/UFWCiTzEn5">pic.twitter.com/UFWCiTzEn5</a></p>— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) <a href="https://twitter.com/drewmagary/statuses/469832978819194880">May 23, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Holy crap he does look like Jim Gaffigan.

 

[ResLife Hero]

I've always thought more PFs should look at this route. Patrick Young from Florida is a prime example of a guy big enough to play in the League who has athleticism you just don't see on many full-time TEs.

Former Miami hoopster Swoope turning heads with Colts

The Indianapolis Colts signed undrafted tight end Erik Swoope despite the fact he had never played a down of organized football in his life, and his chances of making it on the gridiron seemed slim.

After Swoope's performance in last week's rookie minicamp, though, coach Chuck Pagano believes the Colts have may have something in the former Miami hoopster who has run the 40 in the low 4.6's and has a 35-inch vertical.

"To be able to just break a huddle, get in a stance, run the routes that he ran, catch the balls that he caught, I mean, off the charts, exceeded our expectations way beyond anything that you'd ever imagine for a guy that never played," Pagano said, via the team's official website. "If he continues to work -- he's a bright guy, he's smart, he picks things up, he looks like he's got great passion for this -- who knows?"

 

[ResLife Hero]

Kaepernick got paid

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Colin Kaepernick and 49ers reached agreement on 6-year extension worth over $100 million tying him to team through 2020, per sources.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/474278360764280832">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>For <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2349ers&src=hash">#49ers</a> QB Colin Kaepernick: It’s a 6-year extension worth up to $126M with $60M guaranteed, source says. Under contract through 2020</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/474278618667839488">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[#1rish]

Kaepernick got paid

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Colin Kaepernick and 49ers reached agreement on 6-year extension worth over $100 million tying him to team through 2020, per sources.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/statuses/474278360764280832">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>For <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2349ers&src=hash">#49ers</a> QB Colin Kaepernick: It’s a 6-year extension worth up to $126M with $60M guaranteed, source says. Under contract through 2020</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/474278618667839488">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[gkIrish]

And that's a wrap on the 49ers' run after this season.

 

[ACamp1900]

knee injury in, three, two....

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Colts&src=hash">#Colts</a> DE Fili Moala will be placed on Injured Reserve. Source says he tore his ACL again. Partially torn, but enough to miss the season</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/476759517212860416">June 11, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Steelers&src=hash">#Steelers</a> C Maurkice Pouncey has agreed to an extension, as <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk">@ProFootballTalk</a> said. It’s 5-years, $44M. Highest paid center in <a href="https://twitter.com/nfl">@NFL</a>.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/477080915005276162">June 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Wow. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk">@ProFootballTalk</a> Our first item on the Maurkice Pouncey deal -- signing bonus is greater than Kaepernick's <a href="http://t.co/TdqY41XXrf">http://t.co/TdqY41XXrf</a></p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/statuses/477083656797052929">June 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[philipm31]

The only money the 49ers are obligated to pay Kaepernick is his signing bonus ($12.329 million) and his 2014 base salary ($645,000). The rest of his $48 million in guarantees is tied up in a complicated matrix of injury-only designations and de-escalator clauses that could all be wiped out if the 49ers release him prior to April 1, 2015. In turn, the 49ers could eliminate $36 million of the guarantees if he plays the 2014 and 2015 seasons and is then released between April 2, 2015, and April 1, 2016.

In reality, Kaepernick's deal is seven one-year contracts that the 49ers can roll over or terminate at their pleasure. (ESPN's John Clayton analyzed the terms in his Sunday mailbag.) This structure compares with other major contracts this offseason, but it has now penetrated the previously insulated world of quarterback deals -- which brings us to our second point.

If Kaepernick develops into an elite quarterback, as the 49ers hope, this contract gives them full capacity to pay him below market value for the prime of his career. The deal calls for him to earn between $12.8 million and $17.4 million annually between 2015 and 2018 at a position where the best players currently are averaging more than $20 million.

Inside Slant: Colin Kaepernick ramifications - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN

So the Niners still have a lot of ability to keep building around him for the duration of his contract.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rare a talented veteran without injuries becomes available in June. If <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Chargers&src=hash">#Chargers</a> can lock up Brandon Flowers, could be a difference-maker</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/479344404545564672">June 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Wouldn't mind seeing the San Diego defense get a little help.