Peter King is an idiot: The official NFL free agent thread.

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[PTBG]

@SilkkTheStalker

With teams and agents keeping their lips zipped regarding the potential destinations of free agents who are currently free to negotiate with other franchises, it’s time to dust off a little speculation from earlier in the week, courtesy of Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network.

To no surprise, Reggie Bush won’t be back with the Dolphins. So where will he go?

Teams to watch include the Lions and the Cardinals. Detroit previously has been linked to Bush, a move that would be no surprise in light of the fact that Jahvid Best likely will never play football again. The Cardinals simply need the talent, and Bush has it.

The fact that the Cardinals have needs makes them even more attractive for Bush, because he wants to be the top dog on the depth chart. In Detroit, there’s a chance that won’t happen.

What team you want your man USC Reggie to go to?

 

[Silkk]

@SilkkTheStalker

What team you want your man USC Reggie to go to?

Would love to see him back in NO, but i know thats not happening.


Arizona sounds good if they get him a good QB

 

[Clem]

fukking Chiefs man.

@SilkkTheStalker

What team you want your man USC Reggie to go to?

I wouldn't mind him in San Diego as a backup. Unlikely to happen though.

 

[G.O.A.T]

Would love to see him back in NO, but i know thats not happening.


Arizona sounds good if they get him a good QB

I'd rather him go the DET than ARI. I don't want him going there and having to run behind that o-line with no QB as well

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Word is the Colts are trying to sign Vasquez and Levitre

And then Kruger too.

 

[Silkk]

I'd rather him go the DET than ARI. I don't want him going there and having to run behind that o-line with no QB as well

He'd probably be a bust in DET. he always seems to pack it in in Cold weather situations

 

[G.O.A.T]

He'd probably be a bust in DET. he always seems to pack it in in Cold weather situations

A lot of his best games have been in the cold late season. Besides, DET and MIN have domes

 

[Brady-Carter]

The weather — and a whole lot of money — have given the Miami Dolphins an early edge in the free-agent bidding for Mike Wallace.

A source told FOXSports.com that the Dolphins are the "lead dog" to land Wallace when the signing period officially opens at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Source: Miami Dolphins have edge on signing WR Mike Wallace - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

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The Vikings may have “no intent” of trading receiver Percy Harvin, but that doesn’t mean Harvin has “no intent” of being traded.

A day after one writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune openly bemoaned the extent to which blogs have advanced a story that the Twin Cities print media hasn’t been able to crack, another Star Tribune scribe has dropped a whopper when it comes to the lingering Cold War between the Vikings and receiver Percy Harvin.

Writes the venerable Sid Hartman, “[T]he latest word from some good sources around the NFL is that Harvin, who missed the final seven regular-season games as well as the playoff game because of a serious ankle injury, has told the Vikings that he doesn’t want to play for them and wants to be traded.”

As Dan Wiederer of the Star Tribune dismissively wrote (after six paragraphs of blog-style snark) in response to an item from Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports regarding Harvin’s reaction to Aaron Hernandez’s August 2012 contract with the Patriots, “So what we have now is a story that’s difficult to verify yet can’t really be disproven.”

We wonder whether Wiederer will use the same language when dismissing Hartman’s report as the product of “a hub for all the truth mixed with rumor mixed with gossip mixed with analysis that keeps people energized.”

The situation surrounding the future of Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin has gone from awkward to strange.

After Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reported that Boldin was facing a Tuesday deadline to take a pay cut or take a hike and Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported that Boldin had rejected the team’s offer and is preparing to go elsewhere, Boldin himself told Adam Schefter of ESPN that Boldin was aware of no effort to restructure his contract.

We’ve confirmed that discussions have indeed occurred, regardless of whether Boldin knew or didn’t know about the communication. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Boldin’s chances of staying with the Ravens currently are parked at 50-50.

There’s a suspicion that Boldin’s agent is trying to get Boldin cut, which suggests that the agent may be aware of another team that is willing to pay Boldin more than the $6 million he’s due to earn in 2013.

In the end, Boldin’s status in Baltimore may turn on the question of whether the Ravens are willing to bite the bullet and pay Boldin $6 million this season. And whether Boldin, once he’s informed of the team’s final offer, is truly willing to walk away from the Ravens in lieu of taking less money.

Before the legal non-tampering tampering period began, Browns receiver Josh Cribbs declared during a radio interview that his agent is “meeting with several different teams” and that “[t]here is a lot of interest” and that “[t]here are already numbers brought to the table” and that “[t]hings are happening” and that “[w]heels are turning behind closed doors.”

It should be no surprise, then, that Cribbs is one of the rare players to whom specific teams are being linked, now that the legal non-tampering tampering period has opened.

According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, five teams have interest in the receiver/return specialist: the Giants, 49ers, Patriots, Cowboys, and Cardinals.

Typically, a mega-list of interested teams comes from the agent, and not from a poll of the 32 teams. Especially when all 32 teams are running scared under the threat of a tampering investigation if negotiation inadvertently crosses the vague line between talking and agreeing.

After months of leading teams to believe that everything but a signed contract may be procured during the three-day negotiating window, the NFL abruptly warned teams on Friday that, while there can be discussions, there can be no offers and no agreements and no leaks of any agreements.

 

[G.O.A.T]

Tony G trying to get his on

Sources: Tony Gonzalez expected to return to Falcons for right price, abbreviated camp

When the Atlanta Falcons fell 10 yards short of a Super Bowl berth last January, it appeared as though future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez had played the final game of his 16-year career.

Now, the Falcons are becoming increasingly hopeful that Gonzo might not be gone after all. According to multiple team sources, the Falcons are cautiously optimistic that Gonzalez, the second-leading receiver in NFL history, will return for another potential title run in 2013. Sources close to Gonzalez, an unrestricted free agent, said he is contemplating a return at the right price, provided he can miss some or all of training camp this summer.

"He will come back if they pay him $7 million and he doesn't have to do training camp," said one Falcons player familiar with Gonzalez's thinking.

Another team source added, "If we offer him the money, he'll most likely be back for one more. He'll most likely be looking to miss training camp, though." A high-ranking Falcons official indicated the team would not likely let either of those issues become an impediment to a deal. Gonzalez, who had a $3.9 million base salary in 2012 and earned a $1 million roster bonus, is still productive (he caught 93 passes last season and shined in the postseason) and is known for his phenomenal physical conditioning. "The money is there," a source close to Gonzalez said. "Working out the days he can miss is the biggest holdup."

 

[Brady-Carter]

The Browns and Colts are expected to launch a bidding war for Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger, according to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.

Bidding war expected between Colts, Browns for Kruger | ProFootballTalk

By late last month, the Atlanta Falcons appeared to be picking up momentum as the favorites to land free-agent running back Steven Jackson after he voided the final year of his contract with the St. Louis Rams.


Now that they have cut ties with Michael Turner, the Falcons still are viewed as the front-runners for Jackson's services, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Steven Jackson remains on Atlanta Falcons' radar - NFL.com

 

[Walter H White]

Cullen to Giants (3 yrs $8M)

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[Rev]

Cullen to Giants (3 yrs $8M)

I like it.

 

[Brady-Carter]

Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer cited league sources to report that five teams -- and none of them the Browns -- have shown interest in the wide receiver and return man. The New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers have looked into acquiring Cribbs, as have the New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals.

Josh Cribbs reportedly eyed by Giants, Cowboys, 49ers - NFL.com