FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer breaks the news that Jaguars defensive tackle Marcus Stroud has been dealt to the Buffalo Bills for third- and fifth-round draft picks.
Also, you know the salary cap's too high when teams are throwing millions in the direction of, and fighting over, kickers. Former Seattle kicker Josh Brown and his agent, Rob Roche, engaged in what Seahawks team president Tim Ruskell called "the most-weird (sic) negotiations I've ever been involved with," according to Clare Farnsworth of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [1] The Seahawks met every number Brown's camp threw at them, and Brown's camp took the final five-year, $14 million offer to the St. Louis Rams, a dome team closer to Brown's home state of Oklahoma. Mission accomplished, as veteran Jeff Wilkins had just announced his retirement Friday morning. The Falcons and Chiefs were also in play for Brown's services. Brown now passes Adam Vinatieri as the highest-paid kicker in NFL history.
In the time it took me to write this XP, I discovered that former Chargers cornerback Drayton "Helmet-to-Helmet" Florence agreed to terms with the Jags, ex-Jets safety Erik Coleman signed a four-year deal with the Falcons, and defensive end Chris Clemons moved from the Raiders to the Eagles with a new five-year deal. Jump back!
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[1] http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/archives/133160.asp