Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter

Former Ravens LB CJ Mosley intends to sign a 5-year, $85 million deal with the Jets, as @RapSheet said. Jets land Anthony Barr and Mosley.

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Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter

Former Vikings’ DT Sheldon Richardson intends to sign a three-year deal with the Cleveland Browns when free agency opens Wednesday, a source tells ESPN.

Cleveland’s opening-day front four now expected to be DE Myles Garrett, DT Larry Ogunjobi, Richardson and DE Emmanuel Ogbah.

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@JoelAErickson
Colts are out of the running for Chicago safety Adrian Amos, source says


Sigh. I want to believe but...

Who is Joel Erickson? Reliable ? :cool:

Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet

The #Packers are expected to bring in a huge addition, bringing in former #Ravens edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, sources say. They tried to trade for him a few years ago, are in prime position to sign him now.

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Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet

The #Packers aren’t done: They are also signing #Bears S Adrian Amos, sources say. Two big deals, two huge additions on D. A former rival comes to Green Bay.

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Colts inside reporter for @IndyStar...came on board in last several months I believe.

@RobDemovsky
The Packers also are signing Preston Smith, according to a league source. Huge day for the Packers defense


Well the Packers have finally ditched their conservative approach it appears.

Colts narrowly lost out on Preston Smith:

@JosinaAnderson
I'm told free agent LB Preston Smith is going to Green Bay on a 4-year deal worth $52M. $16M fully guaranteed at signing. Smith choices came down to the #Colts and the #Packers, per source.

Wow, Preston Smith, Za'Daris Smith AND Adrian Amos?

That is a very nice talent infusion into an aging Packers defense.

However, that should about finish them off in free agency since they only started with around $20m that they could spend in free agency and THAT probably means that they are putting in big signing bonuses to spread the cap hits over future years.

They don't get much cap relief by cutting veterans since it appears that they have been pushing money foward. Cutting TE Jimmy Graham would deliver $5.3m of cap relief while cutting DT Mike Daniels would deliver $8.3m. Otherwise, they care cutting starting OTs, LB Nick Perry or starting OC Corey Linsley.

They are done in free agency except perhaps so VERY low level stuff.

Walk Worthy,

I'm just here to watch some people's disappointment at "losing" free agency when the team is going to win 12 games next year.

Not if we don’t improve the pass rush. I don’t want to enter the year with a deficiency like the WRs were last year, and the oline the year before.

There are two primary sources of improvement from Ballard's strategy.

1) Draft
2) Develop

We tend to focus on #1, but #2 is even more important. If the coaching staff can't develop Turay and Lewis into quality pass rushers, then that's a significant failure.

Still, I expect Ballard to add another DL and DE high in the draft. If you can't get a pass rush with 4 1st/2nd round picks on the DL, then is the problem a lack of commitment of resources to the problem?

If Mosley is worth $17MM/year, Darius Leonard is going to get $20MM on an extension in 2021.

I’m all for drafting a DE but depending on a rookie for pass rush usually doesn’t work out well. We needed someone to help bridge the gap. With a rotation that shouldn’t be a problem. Plus we are now driven by need instead of bpa. Luckily this draft matches our needs.

I hope the second year guys develop bc it looks like they will be it and a lower tier FA.

It's not overpaying, it's called making a deal.

@gmbremer
Interested to see if the #Colts kick the tires on Earl Thomas. Obviously, he's outside the scope of Ballard's usual moves. But at 29, he's unlikely to get an exorbitantly long deal, and there are several Seattle connections in the FO.


https://twitter.com/gmbremer/status/...044446721?s=21

That would be interesting. Not gonna get my hopes up and I think he’d be a bit of a puzzling complement to Hooker, but I’ll take what I can get at this point. Would probably be a great mentor to Hooker as well.

Not that I myself was particularly high on him but for those that have mentioned him:

@HolderStephen
I know a lot of you have asked about Denver’s Shaquil Barrett as a possible option for the Colts. Checked into him and it sounds like the Colts view him as more of a 3-4 OLB. Doesn’t seem likely to land here.

It would mean both safeties can switch off into a cover 1 andcwould provide some deceptive packages. But I don’t know if Hooker is the best inbox safety now. He has improved, but he isn’t an Amos or Collins.

Would be a great mentor for Hooker, if Thomas is willing.

Not now.....Barr pulled a McVisor and called off the Jets deal and is staying with Minnesota. He likes the Vikings and Minny increased their offer.


https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/sta...10083931320329

https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/stat...12330341814272

I was kind of hoping we would land amos

Not a fan of asking Hooker to come up into the box. Thomas can do it all but putting him mostly in the box seems like a waste of his talents. I don't see him as a fit unless he just can't find a deal.

That's one of those where I'll trust Eberflus and the scouts to determine whether or not he would fit.

Dov Kleiman‏Verified account @NFL_DovKleiman

Former #49ers, #Cardinals and #Colts Safety Antoine Bethea will sign a 2-year deal with the #Giants, per @ReggieWayne_17

Bethea was originally a 6th round pick by the #Colts in 2006

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Florio says the Colts are not pursuing Le’veon Bell.

Thank God.

I also read the per year average he'd been offered by teams was between $11M and $12M/year. Probably not what he was hoping for.

Fuck! Is Bethea going to play forever?

The inability to develop Turay and Lewis into quality pass rushers is Not a failure by itself. keeping them around after they fail to develop, or keeping the staff around that fails to develop them would make it a failure.

I feel more confident we have coaches that can actually develop players unlike the last asshat.

I think he is trying to keep up with Frank Gore.

Gore was drafted the year before Bethea.

I was kind of hoping we would land one of the Smiths.

Mosley was the one guy I was most hoping to get.

And then I saw the contract.

Let's say that they overpaid a little bit for him. By maybe 4.5 - 5 million a year.

We're good with Ballard doing what he does.

Jets fans must get really tired.

Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter

Here are the trade terms: Giants recieve a first-round pick in 2019 (No. 17 overall), the Browns' second third-round pick this year and S Jabril Peppers, source tells ESPN. Browns get Odell Beckham Jr.

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Browns offense going be awesome if Mayfield continues to progress
Baker Mayfield
Nick Chubb
Kareem Hunt
Odell Beckham
Jarvis Landry
Antonio Callaway
David Njoku

Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter

Former Dolphins’ DE Cameron Wake intends to sign a three-year, $23 million deal that includes $10 million guaranteed with the Tennessee Titans, per source.

Titans upgrading both lines and Wake playing younger than his 37 years.

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that is insane

That is fucking scary!

Manish Mehta‏Verified account @MMehtaNYDN

Henry Anderson’s three-year is for $25.2 million ... with a max value of $33M, per source.

Jets wanted him back badly. Great move.

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ex Colt getting paid

Ballard never should have got rid of him. Stupid move

Yes, hated that move :cool: