http://gridironfans.com/forums GridironFans.com - TRANSACTION News en Mon, 28 May 2012 11:14:00 GMT vBulletin 5 http://gridironfans.com/forums/rss/transaction/images/misc/rss.jpg http://gridironfans.com/forums http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189761 Fri, 11 May 2012 17:26:33 GMT
Source: NFL.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189761 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190926 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:05:36 GMT
Source: Shalise Manza Young, The Boston Globe]]> Latest NFL Headlines Saintsfan1972 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190926 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190906 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:28:42 GMT The Bengals have signed the second of their two first-round picks, agreeing to terms on Friday with OG Kevin Zeitler. As with all first-rounders, the deal is four years with an option for a fifth. Financial terms were not announced. Zeitler, selected 27th overall, has a chance to start immediately for the Bengals. A strong and smart player, the 6-4, 315-pound Wisconsin product could be the team’s right guard in Week One. “We continue to get our draft picks in the fold, and I credit everyone involved in getting Kevin’s deal done,” head coach Marvin Lewis said. “He’s a young man who we feel will be ready to play a lot of football for us as a rookie, and this only aids him working toward that goal.” Source: ProFootball Weekly (http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/05/25/bengals-sign-first-round-og-zeitler)
Source: ProFootball Weekly]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190906 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190879 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:54:19 GMT
Source: Scout.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190879 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190865 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:56:30 GMT The Tennessee Titans have signed fifth-round tight end Taylor Thompson and seventh-round defensive end Scott Solomon according to Aaron Wilson of Profootball.scout.com. Thompson was a defensive end at Southern Methodist University, who started 43 consecutive games and totaled 18 sacks and 139 tackles. He will transition to tight end in the NFL. Solomon was a four-year contributor at Rice. He registered 24 career sacks, which tied the school mark for most career sacks. In his final season for the Owls, he tallied 8 1/2 sacks and was named first-team All-Conference USA. Source: The Redzone (http://theredzone.org/BlogDescription.aspx?EntryID=26517)
Source: The Redzone]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190865 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190852 Fri, 25 May 2012 02:27:48 GMT
Source: The Redzone]]> Latest NFL Headlines SteveRobWhatever http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190852 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190848 Fri, 25 May 2012 01:33:35 GMT
Source: SBNation.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines SteveRobWhatever http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190848 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190816 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:11:25 GMT Tom Donahoe, the former GM of the Bills and Steelers, has been named to a management position with Eagles, he is one of several new additions to the team’s front office, announced on Thursday. Donahoe will be the Eagles senior football advisor, working with GM Howie Roseman. The team also announced Ed Marynowitz as assistant director of pro scouting, Jake Hallum as senior scout, John Middlekauff as west coast area scout, Dan Hatman as pro scout, Alec Halaby as special assistant to the general manager, and Jake Rosenberg as manager of football administration. “We’re very excited about the additions to our staff,” Roseman said in a team statement. “Obviously, Tom Donahoe and Jake Hallum bring with them a tremendous wealth of experience and they are eager to get started. Donahoe replaced former Browns GM Phil Savage as Roseman’s advisor. Source: ProFootball Weekly (http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/05/24/donahoe-added-to-eagles-front-office)
Source: ProFootball Weekly]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190816 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190843 Thu, 24 May 2012 23:21:08 GMT The Cardinals signed former Raiders unrestricted free-agent LB Quentin Groves on Thursday, the team confirmed. Groves will be entering his fifth season in the NFL, he spent the past two with the Raiders. In 2011, he played in all 16 games, with three starts, and recorded 24 tackles, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. Groves played for the Jaguars from 2008-09, he has missed only one game in the past four seasons and has six passes defensed and two interceptions. To make room on the roster, the Cardinals released undrafted free-agent WR Marc Wilson. Source: ProFootball Weekly (http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/05/24/cardinals-sign-lb-groves)
Source: ProFootball Weekly]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190843 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190738 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:09 GMT The Denver Broncos announced they have acquired fullback Chris Gronkowski in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for cornerback Cassius Vaughn, the team announced on Wednesday. “We have a lot of depth in our secondary and this was an opportunity for us to add a quality fullback to our roster,” Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway announced via Twitter. Gronkowski has played 21 games during his career with Dallas (2010) and Indianapolis (2011). He’s gained 17 yards on five carries and 35 yards on seven receptions, including a receiving touchdown. Chris is one of three Gronkowski brothers currently on NFL rosters along with Rob (New England) and Dan (Cleveland), who spent the 2010 season with the Broncos. He played college football at Maryland (2005-06), overlapping with Dan, before transferring to Arizona, where he played with Rob (2007-09). Source: The Redzone (http://theredzone.org/BlogDescription.aspx?EntryID=26478)
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Source: Scout.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190771 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190770 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:11:23 GMT
Source: ProFootball Weekly]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190770 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190755 Wed, 23 May 2012 20:51:35 GMT The New England Patriots most important rookie pick since they selected Jerod Mayo in 2008 is now under contract. The team announced that defensive end Chandler Jones has signed his rookie deal. The Patriots traded up six spots to grab the No. 21 overall pick from Syracuse. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the labor agreement signed last year will give Jones a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth year. Source: NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8294aa94/article/patriots-sign-firstround-pick-chandler-jones)
Source: NFL.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190755 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190730 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:37 GMT The Packers signed former Dolphins DE Phillip Merling on Wednesday and released TE Cameron Ford and QB Nick Hill. The Dolphins cut Merling earlier this offseason. A second-round pick in 2008, Merling has played in 46 games with three starts, recording 66 tackles, 3˝ sacks, two fumble recoveries, an interception-return touchdown and eight passes defensed. He has some off-the-field problems, including an arrest for aggravated battery against his pregnant girlfriend in May 2010 — the charges were later dropped — and a torn Achilles tendon suffered in the 2010 offseason that cost him much of the ’10 season. Ford is a rookie out of Wake Forest and Hill, a first-year player out of Southern Illinois, signed with Green Bay on Jan. 20. Source: ProFootball Weekly (http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/05/23/packers-sign-de-merling)
Source: ProFootball Weekly]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190730 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190729 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:38:38 GMT Andy Lee, who averaged a NFL record 44.0 net yards per punt last season, has agreed to a contract extension, CSN Bay Area first reported Wednesday morning. Lee earned first-team AP All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in his eighth season out of Pittsburgh, he ranks second in NFL history with both a net average of 38.9 yards per punt and a gross average of 45.7 yards per punt. Not only did Lee lead the league last season in net average (44.0, ahead of the Saints’ Thomas Morstead at 43.1) and gross average (50.9, ahead of the Raiders’ Shane Lechler at 50.8), but he also held on every one of David Akers’ field-goal and point-after attempts. Akers set a league record in field-goals made (44), field-goals attempted (52) and points by a kicker (166). Lee is the 49ers’all-time leader in punting yards (33,069) and gross average (45.7). He started last season with the second-highest punting average ever in an NFL game, booming five punts for a net average of 54.2 yards, in an exhibition game against the Raiders, Lee injured his hip when he fell on it awkwardly after a botched field-goal attempt. Source: MercuryNews (http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2012/05/23/punter-lee-rewarded-with-contract-extension/)
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Source: Scout.com]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190718 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190716 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:42:41 GMT
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Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]> Latest NFL Headlines SteveRobWhatever http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190614 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190688 Wed, 23 May 2012 00:30:21 GMT The Vikings have signed 4th round pick TE Rhett Ellison (USC) to a four-year contract worth $2.4 million and including a $300K signing bonus, according to the Pioneer Press. Ellison will step into the blocking/pass-catching TE void left by the retirement of TE Jimmy Kleinsasser. Source: CBSSports (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/19125627)
Source: CBSSports]]> Latest NFL Headlines Sweets http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190688 http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190650 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:42:27 GMT
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