Official NFL Free Agency Thread

[Bartin]

4 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

It would have been a little bit like getting draft picks for Byron Bell last year in what ended up being our OT swap with Tennessee for Michael Oher!  LOL.

HAHA YES! Perfect example!

[jdpanther5]

Talking about Weddle. 

[Bartin]

Regarding Eric Weddle. We will know if we are in the running if he actually visits us. Pats and Steelers will probably be out since the Pats are shopping hard for a RB, WR and TE with limited cap room and the Steelers have limited cap room and just inked Ladarius Green. Raiders will obviously be in on him.

[therealmjl]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

Regarding Eric Weddle. We will know if we are in the running if he actually visits us. Pats and Steelers will probably be out since the Pats are shopping hard for a RB, WR and TE with limited cap room and the Steelers have limited cap room and just inked Ladarius Green. Raiders will obviously be in on him.

Mike Garafolo ‏@MikeGarafolo  1m1 minute ago

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No, this was always going to be a slow one. He's looking for the right situation (in addition to $). Visit(s) first.

IF we do bring him in for a visit, I really like our odds.

 

thats a big IF, though.

[NcPsa10]

The details on Matt Forte's deal with the Jets: 3 years for $12 million with $8M guaranteed. Additional $4M in escalators. #nyj

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Ian RapoportVerified account
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#Falcons announce that ex-#Rams DE Chris Long will visit them tonight and tomorrow. .@davebirkett says LB Tahir Whitehead is visiting #Bucs

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#49ers received some calls, but nothing too serious on QB Colin Kaepernick yesterday. Should ramp up today. #Broncos have some interest

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True RT @MikeSilver: 1) Reported on @nflnetwork re Broncos: Colin Kaepernick is the chief target. I believe they will go after him via trade

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‏@JasonLaCanfora
Dolphins continue looking at DL options: have visits scheduled with Jason Jones and Robert Ayers. Ayers is in Tampa today

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Jets and free-agent QB Ryan Fitzpatrick are nowhere close to an agreement, with no deal expected anytime soon, per sources.

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‏@AdamSchefter
Giants spent $105.5M in guaranteed money on Vernon, Harrison, Jenkins. Team spent combined $85.1M guaranteed on free agents past 5 seasons.
 

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The New Orleans Saints officially released veteran CB Brandon Browner on Thursday with a post-June 1 designation.

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The Kansas City Chiefs released veteran G Ben Grubbs with a failed physical designation.

Grubbs, 32, was in the second year of his four-year, $24 million contract that included $10.6 million guaranteed. He was set to make a base salary of $4.8 million for the 2016 season.

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Cap Space Carolina Panthers    $19,736,231

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[Bartin]

1 minute ago, mjligon said:

IF we do bring him in for a visit, I really like our odds.

 

thats a big IF, though.

Agreed. This definitely gets my hopes up though(that never works out well at all lol).

Money goes down the longer he waits and if we get him in the building then Rivera and Wilks can put the hard sell on him. I didn't like our chances at all if it was just contract offers over the phone.

[therealmjl]

4 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Agreed. This definitely gets my hopes up though(that never works out well at all lol).

Money goes down the longer he waits and if we get him in the building then Rivera and Wilks can put the hard sell on him. I didn't like our chances at all if it was just contract offers over the phone.

Yep. I'm trying to stay as neutral as I can on bringing him in (maintaining expectations)...but I like this little nugget about him being deliberate with his visits, negotiations. Kind of gets my hopes up.

If it comes out that we are bringing him in for a visit, my excitement level will be extremely high because I'm confident in Rivera and Wilks familiarity with him and the fact that we are and will be a contender for years to come...and also confident in our GM making sure the money is right for both sides.

Guess we will see.

[Bartin]

Letting Ivory go and get $6.5M/year and replacing him with Forte at $4M/year is phenomenal by the Jets.

[therealmjl]

2 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Letting Ivory go and get $6.5M/year and replacing him with Forte at $4M/year is phenomenal by the Jets.

I can't believe the Jags gave him that deal. Guess they're just trying to spend because they have to.

[jdpanther5]

This morning's NFLPA salary cap report has us at $19,736,231 in cap space (though that's only with 66 contracts reported, we're still missing Webb).

[jdpanther5]

Speak of the devil, I guess it's official now:

 

[therealmjl]

Just now, jdpanther5 said:

Speak of the devil, I guess it's official now:

 

That's funny.

quick, make a post about us not signing Weddle or Coples yet

[NcPsa10]

Mike Silver reports that 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is the Broncos “chief target” and believes they will go after him in a trade.

• According to Silver, the 49ers will likely want a second-round pick for Kaperernick, but the Broncos may be only willing to part with a third-round selection for him.
• A source tells Silver that Kaepernick will likely be willing to restructure his contract to Broncos’ liking, even though it’s considered a team-friendly deal.
• For what it’s worth, Manish Mehta adds that the “the feeling is that this is going to happen.”
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Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the 49ers receives some calls from other teams about QBColin Kaepernick. However, there was “nothing too serious.”

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‏@DanGrazianoESPN
Source says restricted free agent running back CJ Anderson is visiting the Miami Dolphins today.

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Paul Kuharsky of ESPN reports that the Titans have reached an agreement with WR Rishard Matthews on a three-year deal.

• Tom Pelissero reports that the Titans signed Matthews to a three-year, $15 million deal that will pay him $5M in 2016. The deal includes another $2.55M available in incentives.

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[Bartin]

12 minutes ago, jdpanther5 said:

This morning's NFLPA salary cap report has us at $19,736,231 in cap space (though that's only with 66 contracts reported, we're still missing Webb).

Take out $5M for Gettleman's in-season buffer money then another $1.7M for the rookie pool($4.4M - (6 * $450k)) and $1M for Webb and we have around $12M in cap space to spend this offseason.

If you then assume we will extend Kawann, which would likely increase his cap hit by $4-6M then it's probably more like $7M.

That's really only enough for 1-2 mid-tier players.