Free Agency '06 (Moulds isn't coming. 17.8 million in cap space.)

[PhillyPhreak54]

Agent: Moulds wants to play for Eagles
By PAUL DOMOWITCH
pdomo@aol.com

ORLANDO, Fla. - Eric Moulds has a wish list of five teams he'd like to play for, and guess who's at the tippy-top of it?

That's right. The Eagles.

"Every time I mention Philadelphia, Eric's ears perk up," said Greg Johnson, who represents the 32-year-old Bills wide receiver along with his partner, Harry Henderson. "He wants to go to Philadelphia. He really feels he could help them. He loves the idea of being an Eagle and playing with Donovan [McNabb]."

Moulds wants out of Buffalo, and the Bills, who will have to pay him $7.1 million in salary and bonuses this year if he's on the team, are only too happy to oblige him. They have put the word out that he can be had for a second-day pick in next month's draft.

But don't start visualizing him in an Eagles uniform quite yet.

Johnson said he talked to Eagles president Joe Banner last week. He said there is "some interest" in Moulds by the Eagles, which an organization source also acknowledged.

But as much as Moulds would love to catch passes from McNabb, he is not interested in doing it for free, or anything close to free.

According to a source from one of the five teams on Moulds' wish list, which also includes New Eng-land, Seattle, Kansas City and Denver, the wide receiver is looking for a contract similar to the one Isaac Bruce signed with the St. Louis Rams 2 weeks ago.

Bruce, who is a year older than Moulds, signed a 3-year, $15 million contract with the Rams on March 10. He had been released by the team a few days earlier, before the league agreed to a new labor extension with the players that significantly increased the salary cap.

Moulds has as much chance of getting a $5 million-a-year deal from the Eagles as Saddam Hussein does of getting an acquittal. Whether he'll get it from anyone else remains to be seen.

"Right now, the money aspect is out of whack," said one league general manager. "If he wants to get traded, he's going to have to come to grips that he's not going to get that. Or maybe he will. Maybe there's a team that's willing to pay him that."

One league source indicated that there may be - the Houston Texans. But the Texans won just two games last season, which isn't exactly a great place for a wideout with Super Bowl aspirations and a ticking biological clock to go.

Johnson confirmed that the Texans have expressed interest in Moulds. "They're very interested," he said. "There are other teams in the mix as well. We're going to play it by ear. We'll see what happens."

Since catching 100 passes for 1,292 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2002, Moulds' pass-catching production has dropped off significantly. He has just 10 touchdown catches and has averaged only 77.6 catches per year the last three seasons, though the poor offensive talent around him, particularly at quarterback, has had more than a little to do with that.

Johnson said Moulds has spoken recently with McNabb. He said the two have been friends for 5 or 6 years.

"Eric would like nothing better than to play with Donovan," he said. "He said he was looking forward to going out to Arizona and training with him [if he's traded to the Eagles]."

I was just going to post this.

GET MOULDS!

There is interest on both sides. Get. It. Done. Now!

[rjs246]

Uh, so far, there is only interest on one side. The Eagles haven't shown the smallest bit of interest yet.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Uh, so far, there is only interest on one side. The Eagles haven't shown the smallest bit of interest yet.

Johnson said he talked to Eagles president Joe Banner last week. He said there is "some interest" in Moulds by the Eagles, which an organization source also acknowledged.

[hunt]

"some interest" could mean they'd be interested if he agrees to play for free.

[rjs246]

Touche.

[reese125]

Im grinning when I say this, but this could of been part of the plan the whole time. Keep the cap dollars, wait and see approach to sign a legit #1,a nd still have enough to resign your core players. Completely f*ck Jerry Jones and Snyder to make their FA mud ducks look silly! Its a wing and a prayer signing, and will get the fans believing again...no question...get it done!

[rjs246]

The Eagles will wait too long hoping he'll get released and/or try to underbid for him and get screwed. Book it.

[SunMo]

no doubt

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

He will get released, and everyone knows it.  Just like with TO, teams know it's only a matter of time.

So, trading for him would be stupid.

[rjs246]

No locking him up and knowing that you've gotten someone who can help your team for the piddling price of a 4th round pick, of which we have several, is not stupid. Stupid.

[ice grillin you]

if moulds wanting to come to the eagles is true theres no need to give up a pick for him...just be willing to pay the man and hes yours without having to give up a pick

[rjs246]

We'll see how true it is once he's released and some other team offers him more money.

[BigEd76]

What if Houston is desperate enough to give up a pick before June 1?

[ice grillin you]

they still have to pay him...and before they give up a pick for him they are going to work out a contract...texans arent going to give up a pick for him if he tells them hes not signing for X amount of dollars

[SunMo]

each team is allowed to cut 2 players now, that can count as June 1 cuts.  i can't believe that Buffalo actually thinks they will get anything for him.  just cut him now