28 Feb
Will T.J. Houshmandzadeh don the horned helmet of the Vikings and proceed to rape and pillage the coasts of England…err…the NFC North? Well, your guess is as good as mine, but there are conflicting reports of a new visit to Tampa Bay. Since I’m too lazy to copy and paste a boatload of links, take [...]
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28 Feb
RB Derrick Ward has finished his visit with the Cincinnati Bengals and is headed to Denver next.
The Broncos signed RBs Correll Buckhalter and J.J. Arrington yesterday.
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28 Feb
There was a report yesterday that the Detroit Lions might enter the chase for WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh since it appeared his price tag was not going to be as high as predicted.
Well, if they were ever really interested, they probably aren’t anymore, since they have reportedly reached a three-year, $9 million deal with WR Bryant [...]
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28 Feb
In possibly the most blatent case of highway robbery in NFL history, the Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly nabbed both LB Mike Vrabel and QB Matt Cassel in exchange for their second-round pick in April.
I can only echo Muckraker Mike’s reaction: Wow. Heck, forget Vrabel, just Cassel for a second would be a steal.
Anybody still [...]
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28 Feb
Now that the first 24 hours of free agency are behind us and the rush of signings has slowed, there’s space for some perspective. For Bengals fans, perhaps the most surprising event of free agency so far has been the lack of suitors for WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Over at yahoo sports, Charles Robinson labels T.J. [...]
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27 Feb
So…here at the end of day 1 of the 2009 free agent period, here’s where the Cincinnati Bengals stand:
Players Retained
K Shayne Graham (franchise tag)
LB Rashad Jeanty (2nd round comp RFA tag)
LB Brandon Johnson (2nd round comp RFA tag)
DB Chris Crocker (4 years, $10 million, $3.5 million guaranteed)
RB DeDe Dorsey (1 year, terms undisclosed)
Players Lost
OT Stacy [...]
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27 Feb
Former Bengals backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 4-7-1 as a starter last season after Carson Palmer was lost for the year, has signed with the Buffalo Bills, according to NFL.com’s Adam Schefter.
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27 Feb
Citing reports by Comcast SportsNet, Muckraker Mike says that what little interest the Philadelphia Eagles had in WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh evaporated after T.J.’s agent tried to play Philly for more money.
T.J. is currently in Seattle visiting with the Seahawks, a team that prior to free agency said it would not be a big player.
Other teams [...]
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