Just eight hours have passed since Peyton Manning ended his long standing tenure with the Colts and moved on into the great unknown of free agency, but already there are reports flowing in of five different teams contacting him regarding a possible landing spot with their club. According to NFL Network’s Jason LaCanfora, the Dolphins, Redskins, [...]
Continue reading...6 March 2012
What has long been rumored will finally become official tomorrow: Peyton Manning’s time in Indianapolis is coming to a close. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Colts have decided to release the future Hall of Fame quarterback after having him under center for the past 14 seasons. The choice to move on from Manning couldn’t [...]
Continue reading...4 March 2012
The Rams offering up the #2 overall pick to the highest bidder has dominated the off-season discussion thus far and while other teams may have interest in moving up that high in the first round, the consensus is that the winner will ultimately be either the Redskins or the Browns, as they both have the [...]
Continue reading...28 February 2012
A few days back we reported that the Cowboys have a very real interest in signing impending free agent cornerback Brandon Carr (Chiefs) to upgrade their defensive backfield. Today, the news out of Dallas is that both Carr and fellow cornerback Cortland Finnegan (Titans) are on the wish list and the Cowboys are expected to go hard [...]
Continue reading...27 February 2012
With the Scouting Combine drawing most of the attention over the weekend and into this week, the discussion on impending free agents has been fairly quiet. That’s going change in a hurry and one player that’s likely to generate a fair amount of buzz is nose tackle Paul Soliai, who’s expected to be in high [...]
Continue reading...27 February 2012
The NFL’s tampering policy is fairly strict on paper, but during the annual scouting combine, it’s rarely enforced, as teams routinely speak with agents of impending free agents. That could change, after the Chiefs committed what appears to be multiple violations last week, in discussing the possibility of adding Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Asked about [...]
Continue reading...26 February 2012
What has been long expected is now inching closer to reality, as the Chiefs are reportedly on the verge of designating wide receiver Dwayne Bowe as their franchise player, locking him up for at least one more season and guaranteeing a contract of approximately $9.5 million in the process. Both sides are continuing to work on [...]
Continue reading...26 February 2012
With the Chiefs recent signing of cornerback Stanford Routt, it’s expected that their own free agent cornerback Brandon Carr will not return and will end up cashing in on the riches of free agency with another club. There hasn’t been much speculation as to where he might land when things are all said and done, but [...]
Continue reading...23 February 2012
This off-season has been filled to brim with speculation on quarterback Peyton Manning’s future in Indianapolis and it’s only going to increase as we move closer to the start of free agency in March. The latest nugget of news comes courtesy of Bob Fescoe of 610AM Sports in Kansas City, who’s hearing that the Chiefs and [...]
Continue reading...23 February 2012
Updating our previous post on the contract signed by cornerback Stanford Routt in Kansas City, a league source has revealed that the deal only guarantees $1 million to Routt, with the Chiefs holding a $10 million option (pro-rated at $5 million each year over the 2013-2014 seasons) to be exercised or not by the team in [...]
Continue reading...21 February 2012
It’s not often that teams move off in a different direction from a starting offensive lineman coming off a Pro Bowl season, but all signs are indicating that the Packers are set to do just that with center Scott Wells this off-season. According to Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Packers and Wells are [...]
Continue reading...20 February 2012
It’s not often that a team in danger of losing a top level starter via free agency is able to preemptively strike to fill that potential hole three weeks before it even opens up, but that’s exactly what the Chiefs were able to do this afternoon, locking up free agent cornerback Stanford Routt to a three [...]
Continue reading...19 February 2012
After stops in Buffalo, Cincinnati, and Kansas City, free agent cornerback Stanford Routt is reportedly in the final stages of choosing where he’ll be playing next fall. Routt was expected to have more teams interested in his services, aside from three previously mentioned, but it seems that he’s narrowed the field down and will sign with [...]
Continue reading...18 February 2012
In the midst of an off-season in which the focus has been on the alleged extent to which the Chiefs front office will go to maintain the veil of secrecy, the franchise is slowly inching towards a crossroads of sorts. Cornerback Brandon Carr and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe are both scheduled to become unrestricted free [...]
Continue reading...12 September 2011
Mon @ 2:40 pm – Facing criticism for the block that ended Berry’s season, Johnson took to his Twitter account today to defend himself. His strongest reaction came after being asked by one fan “if God made him take a cheap shot at Berry.” “man shutup U clown ILL NEVER CHEAPSHOT A PLAYER ON THE [...]
Continue reading...27 July 2011
Earlier, we reported that the Chiefs had emerged as the most likely landing spot for wide receiver Steve Breaston, given his relationship with current Kansas City head coach (and former Arizona offensive coordinator) Todd Haley. While exact details on the deal have not yet been released, multiple sources are reporting that Breaston has indeed decided [...]
Continue reading...27 July 2011
Wed @ 10:00 pm - It’s a done deal. Multiple sources have now reported that Breaston will be joining the Chiefs on a five year deal. Check out our full post on the deal here. Exact details on that agreement aren’t yet available but it looks like Breaston will be getting $9.5 million in guaranteed money. [...]
Continue reading...25 July 2011
After their spending spree last off-season, the Bears are not expected to be major players this year in the free agent frenzy, but that won’t prevent Chicago from bringing in a few veteran players and trying to sign them to team friendly contracts that won’t break the bank. One player that fits that bill is [...]
Continue reading...8 November 2010
Coming off a season in which he spent more time on the bench than he did on the field, the consensus was that Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson would be playing elsewhere in 2011, as he had done next to nothing to earn a new contract past this year’s campaign. But after Johnson settled in perfectly with [...]
Continue reading...19 October 2010
Coming off one of the worst losses in franchise history, the Jaguars are looking for answers across the board, especially at the quarterback position, as both David Garrard and his backup Trent Edwards struggled immensely to put points on the board. The questions on Garrard will likely have to wait for at least another week [...]
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7 March 2012
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