2007 NFL Offseason Stuff Thread

[BigEd76]

numerous teams around the league are bidding for his services

link?

[PhillyPhanInDC]

POSTED 11:21 a.m. EST, March 3, 2007

FINS TRYING TO TRADE McMICHAEL

Alex Marvez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the Miami Dolphins are trying to trade tight end Randy McMichael.

The price?  A third-round pick.

At a time when neither the free-agent market nor the 2007 draft class is filled with high-end talent, the possibility should be tempting for any team that needs a pass-catching tight end.

McMichael is under contract through 2009.  He's due to earn a $3 million roster bonus and a $1 million salary in 2007.  Per NFLPA records, his base salary for 2008 is $3.5 million and his base salary for 2009 is $4 million.

The 2002 fourth-round pick has caught more than 60 passes in three straight seasons.  However, he has been implicated in multiple off-field incidents involving allegations of violence against his wife.   

If McMichael is traded, the Fins would then likely be in the market for another tight end.  An intriguing option is University of Miami product Greg Olsen, who ran the forty-yard dash in 4.45 seconds last weekend at the scouting combine.  But the Fins pick at No. 9 in round one, and that likely is too high to take him.

They could use the third-rounder that they get for McMichael (if they are able to get a third-rounder for him) and package it with other picks in an effort to get back into the bottom of round one, if Olsen is still on the board.

[BigEd76]

Denver gets Big Daddy Wilkinson from Miami for a 6th-rd pick

Update on Plummer:  he has been traded to Tampa Bay for a conditional 2008 pick.  If he retires, Denver gets nothing.  If he plays, the pick depends on playing time...

[BigEd76]

Schefter reporting that Houston gave Andre Johnson a long-term extension


UPDATE: 8 years, $60M, $15M guaranteed.  It frees up $6M for free agents this year.

[TRUCK RATHMAN]

According to ProFootballTalk.com, free agent receiver Ashley Lelie is expected to sign with either the Houston Texans of the San Francisco 49ers in the next couple of days. The Falcons and Vikings are also said to be interested.

Last year, Lelie, a first-round pick by the Broncos in 2002, was traded to the Falcons after asking to leave Denver.

[BigEd76]

Please be San Francisco

[BlueHeart]

Dielman resigned with Chargers (probably means more to me than you guys).

Mr. Porter is a-comin' to town to meet with the Giants.... woooo farging hooooo!  Dominic Rhodes arrived last night.... supposedly... and is talking with them today.

[BigEd76]

Peyton Manning is hosting Saturday Night Live on 3/24 

[TRUCK RATHMAN]

Please be San Francisco

[Feva]

Follow me.  If the Niners get Lelie (which they did)... the less interested they'll be in Stallworth.  Got it?

[General_Failure]

Less interested or still interested in having as many good receivers as possible?

[BigEd76]

In case anyone was interested, I found a few names that are scheduled to be free agents next season (besides this year's FAs that only get 1-yr deals)...

QB Byron Leftwich
QB Rex Grossman (if club option is not picked up)
QB Tony Romo
QB Kyle Boller
QB Josh McCown

RB Julius Jones
RB T.J. Duckett
RB Mewelde Moore

WR Bryant Johnson
WR Devery Henderson
WR Bernard Berrian
WR Keary Colbert

TE Chris Cooley
TE Kris Wilson

OT Jordan Gross
OT Flozell Adams

OG Justin Smiley

DE Terrell Suggs
DE Antwan Odom
DE Calvin Pace

DT Albert Haynesworth
DT Jimmy Kennedy

LB Karlos Dansby
LB Boss Bailey
LB Nick Barnett
LB Dontarrious Thomas

CB Nathan Vasher
CB Keiwan Ratliff
CB Ricardo Colclough
CB Aaron Glenn

S Troy Polamalu

The only main Eagles FAs are Smith, Tapeh and Walker (w/ a voidable 08)...

[DH]

Sign Polamalu???

[Diomedes]

Suggs is a farging animal. 

[Rome]

Sign Polamalu???

I was about to post that there's no way Polamalu ever gets to free agency and then I remembered Joey Porter.