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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 12:20AM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, NFL Free Agency, NFL Analysis

The Dolphins announced Wednesday that leading running back
Ronnie Brown had been
placed on injured reserve with a right foot injury, ending his 2009 season. Brown had accumulated 648 yards rushing and eight touchdowns, plus a passing touchdown, and stepped in at the "quarterback" spot in Miami's Wildcat offense.
Miami may be as equipped as any team in the NFL to lose its No. 1 back and still run a consistent offense.
Ricky Williams will take over as the team's starter, with guys like
Ted Ginn, Jr., and rookie quarterback
Pat White capable of picking up extra Wildcat duties. Still, Miami's offense puts a lot of pressure on the running back position -- behind Williams now is second-year guy
Lex Hilliard, who has zero NFL carries.
But there are lots of recognizable free agents available, should Miami go that route. A look at some of the possibilities:
Posted: Nov 7th 2009 12:25PM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Broncos, NFL Free Agency

In a move that came a bit out of the blue, the
Broncos waived 24-year-old cornerback
Jack Williams and signed 14-year vet Ty Law.
Denver rookie head coach Josh McDaniels didn't mess around after Baltimore shredded Denver 30-7 last week -- the Broncos' first loss of the year.
Ravens quarterback
Joe Flacco went 20 of 25 through the air in that game, and
as Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post points out, 12 of 15 against Denver's nickel defense.
McDaniels said Saturday that he hopes Law can play Monday night when Denver hosts Pittsburgh.
Posted: Oct 26th 2009 9:29AM ET by JJ Cooper (RSS feed)
Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, NFL Free Agency

There's a pretty strong belief that the
Steelers avoid the free agent market. Because of their belief in the draft and the Rooney's lack of a Daniel Snyder-size bankroll, they ignore free agents and focus instead on developing their own stars.
It's only halfway true. It's fair to say that Pittsburgh won't be in the market for the top free agents on the market next year, just like they haven't gone shopping for a big-money free agent in any of the past 17 years. But Pittsburgh does go shopping in the bargain bin. And more often than not, they find deals -- like linebacker
Keyaron Fox, the star of Sunday's win against the
Vikings.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 4:00PM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ravens, NFL Free Agency

Super Bowl XLII hero
David Tyree is about to get another crack in the
NFL. Tyree, whom was
cut by the Giants in September, has agreed to a deal with the
Baltimore Ravens, the team announced Wednesday.
Tyree was reportedly scheduled to tryout for Tampa Bay later this week, but after a Monday workout in Baltimore, was able to come to terms with the
Ravens.
Tyree played for six seasons in New York, the only prior stop in his NFL career. He has 54 career regular-season catches for 650 yards and four touchdowns.
Posted: Oct 2nd 2009 6:00PM ET by Terence Moore (RSS feed)
Filed under: NFL Coaching, NFL Free Agency

With Terrell Owens starring again as The World's Biggest Drama King, here's a quick thought: More than a few bosses in sports have heard of Albert Einstein, but they likely don't know that he opined, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Actually, they just don't care. Otherwise, Eric Mangini wouldn't keep getting jobs, especially as somebody's head coach.
What were those who run the Cleveland Browns thinking?
Posted: Sep 8th 2009 5:17PM ET by JJ Cooper (RSS feed)
Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, NFL Free Agency

Unlike most teams, the
Steelers have a somewhat hard and fast rule that they don't negotiate contract extensions during the season. So when Pittsburgh wrapped up a new extension with
Brett Keisel last week, there was a general feeling that Pittsburgh was done with new deals until after the season.
But apparently Steelers' negotiator Omar Kahn was keeping busy. Jim Wexell reported that they gave kicker
Jeff Reed an offer that was rejected. But that just meant that the Steelers moved on to center
Justin Hartwig,
who signed a four-year, $10 million extension today, just two days before the season kicks off.
Posted: Sep 5th 2009 6:40PM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Seahawks, NFL Free Agency

Even though Saturday was
NFL cut-down day, it didn't stop the
Seahawks and
Broncos from picking a couple big names off the free-agent market. Seattle signed 13-year veteran safety Lawyer Milloy, while Denver came to terms with defensive end Vonnie Holliday.
Terms of Milloy's deal were not immediately released, but
Seattle released starting free safety
Brian Russell -- a major disappointment after getting a big five-year deal in 2007 -- to make room on their roster. Milloy, 35, will need some time to get assimilated in Seattle, but he'll jump into the starting lineup once he does.
Posted: Sep 5th 2009 12:55PM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Giants, NFL Free Agency

In Super Bowl XLII,
David Tyree provided one of those incredible moments that will forever live in sports lore. Tyree's career with the
Giants did not last nearly as long. New York cut the wide receiver on Saturday, about 17 months after Tyree's postseason heroics.
"Like anyone else, it was a tough thing for David to hear. He's actually saying his goodbyes to his teammates right now," Tyree's agent
told the Star-Ledger.
Saturday's move serves to highlight, even further, just how remarkable Tyree's Super Bowl catch was -- Tyree's an incredibly average player who made arguably the best catch in playoff history.