WHOOO!
Falcons resigned Joey Harrington after cutting him because he refused to renegotiate his contract. He then realized he's not such a good player and should take his chances with the Falcons and resigned. He might start next season, might be a backup, either way the Falcons need QBs competing in training camp.
Dolphins signed S Keith Davis. He's a core special teams player, and they need help on special teams.
Chiefs sign WR Devard Darling. This is not the player they need to play opposite Dwayne Bowe.
Lions signed DT Chuck Darby. This is actually a surprisingly good hire. He's a good run stopper and can also get a little push on the QB, but he's 32 and probably doesn't have too long left in the league. I was kind of surprised he stayed on the FA market for so long though, since good DTs are hard to come by. What also surprises me is that Rod Coleman is still around somewhere. I know there's health concerns, but you'd think someone would take a risk on him.
Panthers cut C Justin Hartwig. They want to start Ryan Kalil there next season, and Hartwig didn't want to change to guard. Someone here could pick up a center of starting calibre, but maybe not a superb player.
Fitzgerald finally restructured his contract. It saves the Cardinals 8 million in cap space. Although he by no means had to do this, it shows that he's a great team player who really cares about his team. Which is hard when you play for the Bidwells.
Giants signed QB David Carr to a one year deal as a backup. He's better than Jared Lorenzen and probably Anthony Wright, but David Carr really is awful. Remember, he was benched last season because he was a bad BACKUP. That's pretty crazy. Anyways, just like Harrington, there will always be teams willing to take chances on high picks.. but this a a really bad call.
Saints signed QB Todd Brunell to back up Drew Brees. They also have Tyler Palko, who is one year out of Pitt, who is pretty decent. Palko and Brunell will probably compete for the backup job in the preseason. I'm rooting for Palko, he looked pretty good in the preseason. Also, on one of Robert Meachem's first plays of the preseason he had to ask Palko for his route. It's to Palko's credit that he could answer right away, and why I think Meachem sucks.
Lions signed Tatum Bell, and released Kevin Jones. I'm guessing Jones refused to restructure his contract, but he's very injury prone. The Lions also cut Kalimba Edwards. I'd say that wasn't that bad, but I have no idea who they're going to put in. I don't even kind of understand their plan for rebuilding, mainly because there's no corps of players to rebuild around.
Danny Clark was signed to the New York Giants, possibly as a starter to replace Kawika Mitchell or Reggie Torbor. He's only 30 and probably has a few productive seasons left. He won't wow anybody, but he'll be alright.
Texans signed HB Chris Brown. Not a bad move here, Ahman Green clearly needs help as he can't carry the load by himself anymore and Brown has some potential. Good stuff.
Ravens sign CB Frank Walker and LB Nick Greisen. These are mostly for depth, but Walker is only 26 and the Ravens need younger CBs.
49ers signed WR Bryant Johnson. I'm pretty sure he'll be starting with the 49ers and he'll probably put up some decent numbers next season. They also released QB Trent Dilfer because, let's be honest, he's no good.
The Bucs signed MLB Teddy Lehman (injury prone, not very good), DE Marques Douglas (Decent pass rusher, will probably start), DE Jimmy Wilkerson (backup), and LB Leon Joe (great special teams player).
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