Patriots resign Moss. This was huge, because with the loss of Stallworth, they needed to keep another WR to play opposite Wes Welker.
NY Giants signed S Sammy Knight to a three year contract. He had a superb season in Jacksonville in 2007 with 93 tackles and 4 INTs and clearly has at least one season left in the tank while the Giants find a replacement.
Bengals signed DE Antwan Odom from the Titans. Don't look for him to be a superstar though. A player whose first three seasons in the league totals 4.5 sacks, then in the last year of his contract he gets 8? I don't think his talent just exploded, and I think that the Titans know that. He's just a guy who works hard in contract years, and then is going to sit around until the next one comes again. Way to go Bengals.
49ers sign Lions backup QB J.T. O'Sullivan. I think this indicates that the 49ers don't intend on drafting a QB. If Brian Brohm falls to them in the first round (they have Indy's pick, at 27th overall) they might grab him, but that's no sure thing. I'd count on the QB training camp battle being between Smith, Hill, and O'Sullivan. I watched O'Sullivan play for the Lions a bit last year and for NFL Europa when it still existed, and I think he has some upside. He might be the dark horse candidate or, more likely, a surprise backup. A team like this looks good on paper, but that's because people assume that on paper all of the guys they've hired are going to preform and the O-line won't suck. Count on a mediocre QB sabotaging the entire effort all over again
The Steelers picked up former Vikings HB Mewelde Moore. They already have a capable backup Najeh Davenport, but what they're doing here is getting an insurance policy in case Willie Parker, after the broken leg he suffered against the Rams last season, doesn't return at full strength, or at all. Moore is a speedster and a decent pass catcher out of the back field, making him a 3rd down running back, and so they're setting up a two back system to put in place in case Parker isn't the same RB when he comes back.
Broncos sign MLB Niko Koutouvides and WR Keary Colbert. Koutouvides is a great hire. He's not high profile, but he was amazing on special teams for the Seahawks for his career there. He was drafted as a potential starter by the, but the performance of Lofa Tatupu made him irrelevant. He won't be battling DJ Williams for the MLB spot, but he performs well enough he might allow the Broncos to move Williams back to the outside. Colbert is a terrible signing. He's not a very good player and will be at best a 4th or 5th guy.
Chiefs signed LB Demorrio Williams and FB Oliver Hoyte. Williams is actually joining a fairly accomplished LB group who was probably not the weakness of the Chiefs this year. They even got good production out of previous underachiever Napoleon Harris. Although it's a bit of a waste of money, since he'll either be a backup or move a starter, but there you go. GM Carl Peterson is a moron. Spend the money on Jared Allen, who actually wants to sign with your sinking ship. Hoyte was a decent FB was Dallas, he just barely lost out to Lousaka Polite for the starting spot in training camp. He'll do well in Kansas City.
Panthers sign G Keydrick Vincent. That probably fixes the spot that Mike Wahle left. He was pretty decent in Baltimore, but Ogden covers for a lot of people, but less so in Arizona... but Arizona has a terrible O-line... so we'll see how he does. They also re-signed LB Donte Curry. He's a backup. Don't look for him on Sundays.
Dolphins resigned S Yeremiah Bell. He will probably start even though he missed 15 games last season. He's not that great, but very few Dolphins are.
Jaguars released G Chris Naeole. He was unhappy with his contract, but I think there might be more going on here. He's old and could be injured. Nonetheless, the potential to pick up a great guard, especially for a running team, means he'll get a job, and probably deserves one. The Jaguars also resigned former first round pick DT Jimmy Kennedy. He was cut by the Bears. Not a good sign since they need any DT they can get.
New York Jets sign OLB Calvin Pace to one of highest contracts for an LB in the league. This was a ridiculous move. Somebody was going to do it, but wow. That's stupid. He was completely irrelevant until last season (which was the last year of his contract, big coincidence), when he got 99 tackles and some sacks in one year, he gets paid like a consistent performer. Way to go Jets, you got scammed. The Jets also signed RT Damien Woody, which is a nice upgrade at RT over Anthony Clement. Still have questions about what this line is protecting, but they'll do well at it.
The Cardinals sign DE/OLB Travis LaBoy. He had 6 sacks last season as a situational pass rusher and will try to move to full time starter at OLB in the Cardinals' 3-4.
Rams sign Tennessee's starting LG, Jacob Bell. He was young and had a lot of upside, big loss for Tennessee. He'll do a lot for the Rams' line, who are trying to get younger and deeper after injuries ruined their season last year.
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