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49ers Officially Release WR Stevie Johnson Johnson was unwilling to take a pay cut. Johnson, 28, still had two years remaining on his five-year, $36.25 million contract that included $18.05 million guaranteed. He would have made base salaries of $5.5 million and $5.85 million over the final two years of the agreement. According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Johnson would free up $6,025,000 in available cap space while creating no dead money. In 2014, Johnson appeared in 13 games and caught 35 passes for 435 yards receiving and three touchdowns for the 49ers. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 22 receiver out of 110 qualifying players, which is pretty good considering that he only played 305 snaps.

Dolphins Officially Sign Ndamukong Suh The Miami Dolphins announced the signing of DT Ndamukong Suh to a six-year contract on Wednesday. Agreement with the Dolphins. Suh receives a six-year contract worth $114 million that includes $59.955 million guaranteed. He’ll also receive a $25.5 million signing bonus. Suh’s base salaries will be: $985K (2015), $23.485M (2016), $9.985M (2017), $16.985M (2018), $18.985M (2019), and $8.36M (2020).

Patriots have signed DE/OLB Jabaal Sheard to a two-year contract worth $11 million. 2-year deal worth $11 million, per source, including $5.5 million guaranteed. Patriots were hosting Sheard tonight. Sheard reportedly had interest from the Buccaneers, Bengals, and Seahawks as well. Sheard, 25, recorded 44 tackles, two sacks, and three pass defenses over the course of 16 games for the Browns last year. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 16 outside linebacker in 3-4 defense out of 46 qualifying players.

Raiders Offering DeMarco Murray The Most Money, Cowboys In The Lead Update: Raiders are offering the most money for him right now. However, the Cowboys reportedly lead Eagles for his services while the Jaguars are not actively involved right now.

Free Agent S Chris Conte Expected To Sign With The Buccaneers Buccaneers are expected to sign former Bears S Chris Conte. parties are working on the contract now. Conte, and possibly former teammate S Major Wright, is reuniting with former Head Coach Lovie Smith. Conte, 26, is a former third round pick of the Bears back in 2011, so Lovie Smith is obviously very familiar with him as a player. He played out his four-year, $2,603,600 rookie contract and could end up securing a pay raise when all is said in done despite some shaky play. In 2014, Conte appeared in 12 games and recorded 43 tackles, three interceptions, and three pass defenses for the Bears. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 63 safety out of 87 qualifying players.

NFL Notes: Bears, Browns, Chiefs, Falcons, Lions, Ravens & Seahawks Bears GM Ryan Pace said the Bears are currently pursuing safeties and wide receivers. Browns Browns were taking a “very hard look” at Washington NT Danny Shelton during his Pro Day. Chiefs Chiefs re-signed exclusive rights free agent TE Demetrius Harris. Falcons Falcons signed G Mike Person. Lions Recently acquired DT Haloti Ngata said he is open to signing an extension with the Lions. QB Alex Carder is visiting with the Lions on Wednesday. Ravens New Lions DT Haloti Ngata said that he and the Ravens could not get ”close enough to what we thought I could get,” on the open market in regards to a restructured contract. Seahawks GM John Schneider says the Seahawks have spoken with the agents of QB Russell Wilson and LB Bobby Wagner, but both are aware that the team has other things to attend to right now.

Rams Expected To Re-Sign WR Kenny Britt Britt reportedly has interest from other teams as well that were considering him as a second choice or backup plan at receiver. Britt put together a solid first year with the Rams and has said previously that he would like to be back with the team for the 2015 season. Britt, 26, wound up signing a one-year, $1,400,000 contract with the Rams that included just $550,000 guaranteed after a disappointing end to his time with the Titans. He’s one of the best remaining options at receiver, so it will be interesting to see who else is considering him. In 2014, Britt appeared in all 16 games for the Rams and caught 48 passes for 748 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 36 receiver out of 110 qualifying players this past season.

Joe Person @josephperson · 49s49 seconds ago #Panthers TE Ed Dickson flying to CLT tomorrow to sign his contract, pending a physical, according to his agent.

Patriots Sign WR Kevin Dorsey Dorsey’s ability to contribute on special teams was one of the reasons why the Packers kept him around,

Update: Dolphins Not Conceding Loss Of TE Charles Clay, Browns Also Involved It has been widely reported that the Bills are considered the front-runners to land TE Charles Clay. However, that the Dolphins are not “conceding” and the Browns remain a “wild card.” Clay, 25, caught 58 passes for 605 yards receiving and three touchdowns over the course of 14 games. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 14 tight end out of 67 qualifying players

Saints are now “in the mix” for free agent RB C.J. Spiller, with the Cowboys New Orleans has shed some cap space through several moves, so Spiller could serve as a nice complement to RB Mark Ingram. Spiller, 27, finished out his five-year, $25,672,087 rookie contract with the Bills that included $11,854,169 guaranteed In 2014, Spiller was limited to appearing in nine games and rushing for 300 yards on 78 carries (3.8 YPC) to go along with 19 receptions for 125 yards receiving and one touchdown.

NFL Notes: Broncos, Browns, Chargers, Cowboys & Patriots Broncos Broncos GM John Elway said that they are still interested in re-signing DT Mitch Unrein. Broncos would like to re-sign TE Jacob Tamme, and will speak to him later today. Elway said the Broncos will pursue safeties and offensive linemen during the second wave of free agency. Browns the Rams “never felt Cleveland was serious” about trading for QB Sam Bradford. there were a few calls back and forth, but they never led to a serious push because the Browns weren’t overly aggressive. Browns discussed Rams backup quarterback Austin Davis in their conversations. Chargers Finished second to the Colts for WR Andre Johnson and they even had a flight to San Diego scheduled. Chargers offered Johnson a higher salary than the Colts did. Chargers GM Tom Telesco said the “door is still open” to re-sign WR Eddie Royal, and that nothing is yet official with him and the Bears. Cowboys Cowboys offered RB DeMarco Murray a contract that would pay around $5 million per year. Patriots Patriots took themselves out of the running for CB Darrelle Revis upon hearing he was seeking $16 million per year and $40 million guaranteed.

Buccaneers Sign LB Bruce Carter Buccaneers have signed former Cowboys LB Bruce Carter to a contract. Carter, 27, appeared in 13 games and recorded 68 tackles, five interceptions, a defensive touchdown and eight pass defenses for the Cowboys. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 34 linebacker in a 4-3 defense out of 40 qualifying players.

Bills Release TE Scott Chandler, Free Up $2.25M In Cap Space The Buffalo Bills announce Wednesday that they have released veteran TE Scott Chandler. According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Chandler will free up $2.25 million in available cap space while creating $600,000 in dead money.

The Buccaneers officially released DE Michael Johnson on Wednesday just one year after signing him to a five-year, $43.875 million deal with $23 million guaranteed. Johnson becomes one of the best available pass-rushers in free agency following his release and there are already reports of who could be interested in him. Bengals are hoping to bring back Johnson and they could really use defensive line help. However, it looks like they have competition from the Vikings as the Minnesota could emerge as a possible landing spot for Johnson. it’s early in the process and he could take a few days before anything becomes clear. Although, it sounds like he’ll consider the Vikings. “He almost went (to Minnesota) last year.’’ Bengals will be in the mix for Johnson as well. Johnson, 27, recorded 27 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles over the course of 14 games for the Buccaneers. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 53 defensive end in a 4-3 system out of 59 qualifying players

Bills Hosting Percy Harvin For A Visit, Packers & Patriots Also Interested Update: Bills bringing in free agent WR Percy Harvin for a visit is “actually an endorsement of Percy Harvin because [Rex] Ryan had him last year.”

Who finished a close second to the #Colts for Andre Johnson? The #Chargers. This deal was done with a SD-bound plane waiting. Strong.

NFL Notes: Veteran Combine, Bears, Chiefs, Colts, Titans, & Vikings Veteran Combine DE/OLB Michael Sam, RB Felix Jones, RB Michael Bush, RB Mikel LeShoure, DE Adam Carriker, and QB Mike Kafka and Former #Panthers Craig Roh, Thomas Keiser and Joe Adams are on list of players scheduled for participate in the veteran combine. Bears Ian Rapoport spoke with as many quarterback-needy teams as he could to see if the Bears tried to trade QB Jay Cutler. However, no one said Chicago had made him available for trade. HC John Fox confirmed that Lamarr Houston will play outside linebacker in their new 3-4 defense. Chiefs the Chiefs were one of the teams pushing to sign free agent DT Jared Odrick before he reached an agreement with the Jaguars. Colts Colts were one of the teams pushing to sign free agent DT Jared Odrick before he reached an agreement with the Jaguars. Titans Titans are still working to re-sign K Ryan Succop. Vikings free agent LB Andrew Gachkar‘s anticipated visit with the Vikings is on hold as of right now, due to what a source referred to as “some issues right now.’‘ The Vikings have agreed to terms with LS Cullen Loeffler.

Jets believe they’ll be able to get a deal in place with free agent Antonio Cromartie at some point in the near future. “it’s going to get done,” but the two sides are still working out the final details of the agreement. Jets are the “clear leader” to sign free agent CB Antonio Cromartie, and the expectation is he signs there. newly signed CB Darrelle Revis has been recruiting him to return to New York. free agent Antonio Cromartie is expected to make a decision between either signing with the Jets or the Cardinals at some point on Wednesday. In 2014, Cromartie recorded three interceptions, 10 pass deflections, and 48 tackles. Pro Football Focus rated Cromartie as the No. 45 overall cornerback out of 108 qualifiers

The #Bucs are releasing DE Mike Johnson, another big-ticket FA signing from last year. Wow. Owed $7M still The #Bucs will release DE Michael Johnson by 4 pm today. reported that the Bengals are hoping to bring back Johnson if he were to be released by the Buccaneers. The Buccaneers signed him to a five-year, $43.875 million deal with $23 million guaranteed last March. According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Johnson outright will free up $2 million in cap space, while also creating $7 million in dead money. Waiting to June 1 to release him would have given them $4 million in cap room to go along with $4 million in dead money. Johnson, 27, recorded 27 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles over the course of 14 games for the Buccaneers. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 53 defensive end in a 4-3 system out of 59 qualifying players.

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The #Dolphins gave CB Brice McCain a 2-year deal that can be worth $5.5M with $3M guaranteed. He made $815K last year

There it is RT @mikecwright: Ryan Pace on Cutler: "We've made that decision. We're moving forward with Jay Cutler as our starting QB.”

Vikings, Saints, Steelers, Panthers, & Dolphins Have Shown Interest In CB Patrick Robinson CB Patrick Robinson has received “some” interest from the Vikings, Saints, Steelers, Panthers, and Dolphins. Robinson, 27, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2010. He’s played out his five-year, $9,409,500 contract that included $6,085,000 guaranteed. In 2014, Robinson appeared in 14 games for the Saints and recorded 39 tackles, two interceptions, and 11 pass defenses for the Saints’ defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No 40 cornerback out of 108 qualifying players.

The Rams have reached out to free agent DT Nick Fairley, Fairley has visited with the Bengals in recent days, but it would not be surprising to see more teams get involved. Detroit was in negotiations with Fairley’s agent on Tuesday, but they couldn’t come to an agreement on terms.