The Kansas City Chiefs succeeded in retaining restricted free agent linebacker Derrick Johnson, who has spent all of his first five seasons with the Chiefs since putting on NFL jersey as a first-round draft pick in 2005.
Johnson, 27, was the former leader of the Chiefs’ defense but fell out of favor last season, starting just three games and compiling a career-low 37 tackles. He did begin to see more time late in the year, though, and returned two interceptions for touchdowns in a Week 17 win over the Denver Broncos. By keeping him in the Chiefs jersey, the team expects Johnson to be in the running for a starting spot next to Demorrio Williams in the 2010 season.
Along with Johnson, offensive lineman Ikechuku Ndukwe also signed restricted free agent tender with the Chiefs. Since being acquired from the Miami Dolphins before the 2009 season, Ndukwe has been used by the Chiefs as a rotational player, playing in 12 games and starting three. He is expected to remain a versatile backup both at guard and tackle for the 2010 season.
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Raiders signed back three free agents
The Oakland Raiders made an announcement on Tuesday that they have signed back unrestricted free agent defensive tackle William Joseph and restricted free agents linebacker Ricky Brown and fullback Luke Lawton. None of the three managed to play through last season without missing a game.
Joseph played 14 games over the past two seasons, all for the Raiders, although he was cut by the Raiders for three times and became a free agent twice. Fortunate to him, each time he was eventually able to wear back the Raiders jersey to play for the team again.
Brown played only five games at strongside linebacker last season as he suffered a season-ending ankle injury on Week 5. Gaining enough health back to play football again, he has the chance to start at the middle linebacker if the Raiders decide not to bring back restricted free agent Kirk Morrison.
As for Lawton, he missed the final two games of last season and will miss another two at the beginning of next season because he has been given a two-game suspension by the league for using performance enhancing substances.
Joseph played 14 games over the past two seasons, all for the Raiders, although he was cut by the Raiders for three times and became a free agent twice. Fortunate to him, each time he was eventually able to wear back the Raiders jersey to play for the team again.
Brown played only five games at strongside linebacker last season as he suffered a season-ending ankle injury on Week 5. Gaining enough health back to play football again, he has the chance to start at the middle linebacker if the Raiders decide not to bring back restricted free agent Kirk Morrison.
As for Lawton, he missed the final two games of last season and will miss another two at the beginning of next season because he has been given a two-game suspension by the league for using performance enhancing substances.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bears seem interested in free agent DE Peppers
According to latest reports, the Chicago Bears were spot talking with Carl Carey, representative for free agent defensive end Julius Peppers. As it happened just a few days before the March 5 deadline for free agency, people could not help guessing what’s going on between the two sides.
Carey has no other active NFL client than Peppers. If the Bears were talking with him about signing Peppers, they would be on the hook for tampering NFL rules that do not allow conversations between the agents for looming free agents and potentially interested teams before the deadline day for free agency. Violation of tampering rules can result in fines and forfeiting draft picks for a franchise.
The 6-7, 283-pound defensive end was not designated with a franchise tag by the Carolina Panthers for 2010 season, so it’s almost sure that he will take off Panthers jersey by the end of the last league year to be an unrestricted free agent. And it has been reported that he is already on the free-agent watch list of several teams like the Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.
Carey has no other active NFL client than Peppers. If the Bears were talking with him about signing Peppers, they would be on the hook for tampering NFL rules that do not allow conversations between the agents for looming free agents and potentially interested teams before the deadline day for free agency. Violation of tampering rules can result in fines and forfeiting draft picks for a franchise.
The 6-7, 283-pound defensive end was not designated with a franchise tag by the Carolina Panthers for 2010 season, so it’s almost sure that he will take off Panthers jersey by the end of the last league year to be an unrestricted free agent. And it has been reported that he is already on the free-agent watch list of several teams like the Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Panthers will let DE Peppers go free
As defensive end Julius Peppers expected, the Carolina Panthers announced Tuesday that they have no plan to place franchise tag on him, letting Thursday’s deadline pass by and Peppers make his own choice about his future career as an unrestricted free agent.
“With the magnitude of the contract, the tender that it would take to franchise him and how it fits into the big picture with our team, we made the decision to not franchise him,” Panthers GM Marty Hurney said. “Obviously, it’s a very difficult decision because he’s a tremendous player.”
Thus after March 5, Peppers will have the right to sign with any team he likes to play for. Seeming happy to learn that the Panthers would not tag him, Peppers released a statement through his agent on the same day, saying that he felt good to have the opportunity to visit with other teams and his next goal will be to find the right match for his skill set. Forget the eight seasons he played in Panthers jerseys, and try to believe his new phase of career will be better, or at least as good as he has expected.
“With the magnitude of the contract, the tender that it would take to franchise him and how it fits into the big picture with our team, we made the decision to not franchise him,” Panthers GM Marty Hurney said. “Obviously, it’s a very difficult decision because he’s a tremendous player.”
Thus after March 5, Peppers will have the right to sign with any team he likes to play for. Seeming happy to learn that the Panthers would not tag him, Peppers released a statement through his agent on the same day, saying that he felt good to have the opportunity to visit with other teams and his next goal will be to find the right match for his skill set. Forget the eight seasons he played in Panthers jerseys, and try to believe his new phase of career will be better, or at least as good as he has expected.
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