2012 NFL free agency tracker: Seahawks blog

Free agency, Seahawks and beyond

 

 

The last couple days I have been examaning the free agent market as it pertains to the Seahawks. I have writtens pieces about the QB,RB,WR,TE,OL,DL, and LB positions.

Here I will track the leagues signings as well as keep a tally of What the Seahawks have been doing.

 

Seahawks Free Agents:

QB: Charlie Whitehurst – signed SD

RB: Justin Forsett -

FB: Michael Robinson – re-signed 2-yr

TE: Chris Baker -

TE: John Carlson – signed MIN

PK: Steven Hauschka – Tendered

OG: Allen Barbre – re-signed 1-yr $700,000

OG: Robert Gallery – released signed NE 

OT: Jarriel King – released

OG: Michael Gibson – signed PHI

OG: Paul McQuistan – agreed to terms

DE: Raheem Brock -

DE: Red Bryant – re-signed SEA 5 year $35 m dollar deal with $14.5 guaranteed

DE: Anthony Hargrove -

DT: Clinton McDonald – exclusive rights

DT: Jimmy Wilkerson -

LB: Heath Farwell – re-signed SEA

LB: David Hawthorne -

LB: Matt McCoy -

CB: Kennard Cox – exclusive rights

CB: Roy Lewis  -

SS: Atari Bigby – signed SD

DT: Jason Jones – signed 1-yr $4.5 million all guaranteed

T: Frank Omiyale – signed

RB: Kregg Lumpkin – signed (terms not disclosed)

 

NFC West Free Agency:

Arizona Cardinals:
ADD:

OL Adam Snyder – SF

LS Mike Leach – re-sign 3-yr

LB Reggie Walker-re-sign 2-yr

T Levi Brown – re-signed 5-yr

T D’Anthony Batiste – re-signed

Early Doucet – re-signed 2-yr

K Jay Feely – re-signed 2-yr

CB Greg Toler – 1-yr

CB William Gay – signed ARZ 2-yr 

 

LOST:

SS Sean Considine – signed BAL 1-yr

CB Richard Marshall – MIA

OL Rex Hadnot – released

C Kristofer O’Dowd – NYJ

San Franscisco 49ers:

ADD:

LB Tavares Gooden

CB Carlos Rogers – re-signed

QB Alex Smith – re-signed 3-yr $24 million with $9 million guaranteed + incentives. total contract $33 million

QB Josh Johnson – 2-yr $2 million + $1.5 million in incentives

WR Ted Ginn Jr. – re-signed

RB Rock Cartwright – signed SF 1-yr

WR Mario Manningham – signed SF 2-yr $7.375 million

LOST:

LB Blake Costanzo – CHI

CB Shawntae Spencer – released signed OAK

OL Adam Snyder – ARI


 

ST. LOUIS RAMS:
ADD: 

CB Courtland Finnagan

TE Matthew Mulligan

WR Steve Smith (Eagles)

OL Quinn Ojinnaka 1-yr

DE Kendall Langford – signed STL 4-yr $24 million with $12 million guaranteed

C Scott Wells – agreed to terms

FB Brit Miller – re-signed

 

 

LOST:

WR Brandon Llyod – NE

CB Ron Bartell – OAK

LB Chris Chamberlain – NO

NFL Free Agency movement by position:

QB:

Derek Anderson – re-signed CAR 1 year

Jason Campbell – signed CHI 1 year

David Carr – re-signed NYG

David Gerrard – signed MIA 1-yr $3.35 million with $1 million guaranteed + $1.5 million in incentives

Rex Grossman- re-signed WAS 1-yr

Bryan Hoyer – signed tender NE 1-yr $1.9 million

Matt Flynn – signed SEA

Caleb Hanie – signed DEN 2-yr

Chad Henne – signed JAX 2 year

Shaun Hill – re-signed DET 2-yr

Josh Johnson – signed SF 2-yr $2 million + $1.5 million in incentives

Peyton Manning – signed DEN 5-yr $96 million

Josh McCown – re-signed CHI 1 year

Donovan McNabb -

Dan Orlovsky – signed TB 2-yr $2.5 million

Kyle Orton – signed DAL 3 year

Brad Quinn – agreed to terms KC

Chris Redman – agreed to terms ATL

Sage Rosenfels – Re-signed MIN

Alex Smith – re-signed SF 3-yr $24 million with $9 million guaranteed + incentives. total contract $33 million

Drew Stanton – signed NYJ then traded to IND

Charlie Whitehurst – signed SD 2-yr

 

RB:

Cedric Benson -

RB Michael Bush – signed CHI 4-yr $14 million with $7 million guaranteed

RB Rock Cartwright – signed SF 1-yr

RB Tashard Choice – re-singed BUF

FB Jerome Felton – signed MIN

FB Tony Flammetta – agreed to terms NE

Ryan Grant -

RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis – signed CIN 3-yr $9 million

RB Lex Hilliard – signed MIN 1-yr $615,000

RB Peyton Hillis – signed KC 1 year $3M

FB Will Johnson – futures contact PIT

FB Spencer Larsen – signed NE 2-yr

RB Kregg Lumpkin – signed SEA

FB Le’Ron McClain – signed SD

FB Brit Miller – re-signed STL

FB Michael Robinson – re-signed SEA 2-yr

RB Steve Slaton – signed 1-yr MIA

RB Kevin Smith – re-signed DET 1-yr

RB Mike Tolbert – signed CAR

FB Lawarence Vickers – signed DAL 2 year

 

WR:

Devin Aromashodu – re-signed MIN 1-yr

Donnie Avery – signed IND

Deion Branch – re-signed NE 1-yr

Andre Caldwell – signed DEN 2-yr

Early Doucet – re-signed ARI 2-yr

Harry Douglas – agreed to terms ATL

Pierre Garcon – Signed WAS 5 year $42.5M $21.5M guaranteed

Ted Ginn Jr. – re-signed SF 1-yr

Anthony Gonzalez – signed NE

Derek Hagan – re-signed BUF

DeSean Jackson – re-signed PHI 5 year $48.5M

Vincent Jackson – signed TB 5 years $55.55M with $26M guaranteed

Brandon Lloyd – signed NE 3-yr $12 million

Mario Manningham – signed SF 2-yr $7.375 million

Scotty McKnight – re-signed NYJ

Robert Meachem – signed SD 4 year $25.9M with $14M guaranteed

Joshua Morgan – signed WAS 

Kevin Ogletree – re-singned DAL

Laurent Robinson – signed JAX 5 year $32.5M

Eddie Royal – signed SD

Chaz Schilens – agreed to terms NYJ

Matt Slater – re-signed NE

Steve Smith (Eagles) – signed STL 1-yr

Donte Stallworth – signed NE 1-yr

Mike Wallace -

Hines Ward – retired

Reggie Wayne – signed IND 7 years $17.5M and $7.5M guaranteed

Eric Wheems – signed CHI 3 years

 

TE:

Martellus Bennet – signed NYG 1year-$2.5M

Kevin Boss – agreed to terms KC 3-yr $9 million

John Carlson – signed MIN 5 year $25M

Dallas Clark -

Fred Davis – signed tender WAS $5.446 million

Kellen Davis – signed CHI 2-yr $6 million

Joel Dressen – signed DEN

Larry Donnell – re-signed NYG

Daniel Fells – signed NE 3-yr

Will Heller – re-signed DET 1-yr

Wes Lyons – futures contract PIT

Jeron Mastrud – signed tender MIA $540,000

Randy McMichael – signed SD 2-yr

Matthew Mulligan – signed STL 2-yr

Donte Rosario – signed SD 1-yr

Bo Scaife -

Visanthe Shiancoe -

Jeremy Shockey -

Alex Smith – re-signed CLE (1 year deal)

Jacob Tamme – signed DEN 3-yr $9.5 million

 

OL:

T Jeff Backus – signed DET 2-yr $10 million

T Khalif Barnes – re-signed OAK 1-yr $2 million

T D’Anthony Batiste – re-signed ARZ

T Demetrius Bell -

C Matt Birk – signed BAL 3-yr $8.52 million with $2.1 guaranteed

T Levi Brown – re-signed ARZ 5-yr

OL Mackenzy Bernadeau – agreed to terms DAL

G Cooper Carlisle – re-signed OAK 1-yr $1 million

T Anthony Collins – re-signed CIN

C Dan Connolly – agreed to terms NE

OL Oniel Cousins – re-signed CLE

C Dan Koppen -

G Ryan Diem – retired

T Demar Dotson – signed tender $1.26 million

T Jared Gaither – re-sign SD 4 year

G Robert Gallery – signed NE

G Michael Gibson – signed PHI 2-yr

G Ben Grubbs – signed NO 5-yr $36 million with 10 million guaranteed

C Geoff Hangartner – re-signed CAR (3 years)

G Artis Hicks – signed MIA 1-yr $2 million

G Steve Hutchingson – signed TEN 3-yr

OL Kory Lichtensteiger – signed tender WAS $1.26 million

G Nate Livings – agreed to terms DAL 5-yr $19 million with $6.2 million guaranteed

G Evan Mathis – re-signed PHI 5-yr $25 million with $7 million guaranteed

C Todd McClure – re-signed ATL

G Mike McGlynn – signed IND

T Jamon Meredith – signed TB 2-yr

T Marcus McNeil -

C Chris Myers – re-signed HOU 4-yr $25 million with $14 million guaranteed

G Carl Nicks – signed TB 5 year $47.4M with $31M guaranteed

C Kristofer O’Dowd – signed NYJ

T Frank Omiyale – signed SEA

G Mike Pollak – signed CAR

T Joel Reinders – Re-sign NYG

C Samson Satele – signed IND 3-yr $10.8 million with $5 million guaranteed

C Jeff Saturday – signed GB 2-yr $7.75 million

OL Geoffrey Schwarts – signed MIN 1-yr $1.5 million

OL Adam Snyder – signed ARI 5 year

OL Steve Vallos – signed PHI 1-yr

C Scott Wells – agreed to terms STL

G Travelle Wharton – signed CIN 

T Eric Winston – signed KC

 

DL:

DE John Abraham – re-signed ATL 3-yr

DL Jamaal Anderson – agreed to terms CIN

DE Mark Anderson – signed BUF 4-yr $27.5 million with $8 million guaranteed

DL Ryan Baker – re-signed MIA

DE Michael Bennett – signed tender TB $2.7 million

DT Brodick Bunkley – signed NO 5-yr $25 million with $9 million guaranteed

DE Red Bryant - signed SEA 5 year $35 m dollar deal with $14.5 guaranteed

DE Everette Brown – signed DET 1-yr

DL Adam Carriker – re-signed WAS 

DE Trent Cole – Re-signed PHI 4 years $53M with $15M guaranteed

DL Fred Evans – re-signed MIN 2-yr

NT Antonio Garay -

DT Letroy Guion – Re-signed MIN (3years $9M with $2.5M guaranteed)

DL Jonathan Fenene – agrees to terms NE

DL Andre Fluellen – re-signed DET 1-yr

DT Marcus Harrison – re-signed NE

DE Derrick Harvey – re-signed CIN

DL John Henderson – retired

DL Israel Idonije – agreed to terms CHI 1-yr

DT Jason Jones – signed SEA 1-yr $4.5 million all guaranteed

DE Kendall Langford – signed STL 4-yr $24 million with $12 million guaranteed

DL Jeremy Mincey – signed JAX 4 years $27.2M with $9M guaranteed

DL CJ Mosley – re-signed JAX 3 years $7.5M

DT Daniel Muir – signed GB

DE Cory Redding – signed IND 3 year $10.5M

DE Frostee Rucker – signed CLE 5 year $21M $8M guaranteed

DL Brian Schaefering – signed tender CLE $540,000

DL Trevor Scott – signed NE 1-yr

DT Pat Sims – re-signed CIN

DT Paul Soliai – re-signed MIA 2 year $12M

DE Juqua Parker – signed CLE 1-yr $3 million

NT Sione Pouha -

DE Mario Williams – signed BUF 

 

LB:

Russell Allen – agreed to 3 year deal with JAX

Brendon Ayanbadejo – re-signed BAL

Jovan Belcher – signed tender KC $1.97 million

Chris Chamberlain – signed NO 3-yr

Dan Connor – signed DAL 

Blake Costanzo – signed CHI 2 years

Tavares Gordon – Signed 49ers

Heath Farwell – re-signed SEA

London Fletcher -

David Hawthorne -

Erin Henderson – re-signed MIN 1-yr $2 million

Jarret Johnson – signed SD 4years

Niko Koutouvides – re-signed NE 1 year

Curtis Lofton – signed NO 5-yr

Joe Mays – signed DEN 3-yr $12 million with $4.5 million guaranteed

Jamaal McClain – signed BAL 3-yr $10.5 million

Kenny Onatolu – signed CAR 3-yr

Ashlee Palmer – re-signed DET

Byan Thomas – re-signed NYJ 1 year $990,000

Stephen Tulloch – re-signed DET 5-yr $25 million with $11 million guaranteed

Reggie Walker – re-signed ARZ 2-year

Jamaal Westerman – signed MIA

Tracy White – re-signed NE 1 year $990, 000 with $300,000+ guaranteed

Chavis Williams – re-signed BAL

Kamerion Wimbley – signed TEN 5-yr $35 million with $13.5 million guaranteed

Wesley Woodyard – agreed to terms DEN

 

DB:

FS Mike Adams – agreed to terms DEN 2-yr

CB Jason Allen – signed CIN 2-yr $8.2 million

CB Will Allen – signed NE 1-yr $975,000

CB Ronde Barber – re-signed TB 1-yr

CB Ron Bartell – signed OAK

SS Atari Bigby – signed SD 2-yr $2.5 million + $2 million in incentives

CB Zackary Brown – agrees to contract 1-yr MIN

CB Jarrett Bush – re-signed GB 3-yr $6.25 million with $1 million signing bonus

CB Brandon Carr – signed DAL 5 years

CB Michael Coe – re-signed NYG

CB Marquince Cole – signed NE

SS Sean Considine – signed BAL 1-yr

S Thomas DeCoud -

CB Cortland Finnegan – signed STL

CB William Gay – signed ARZ 2-yr

CB Corey Graham – signed BAL 2-yr

SS Steve Gregory – agreed to terms NE 3-yr

CB Cedric Griffin agreed to terms WAS 1-yr $2.5 million

S Chris Horton – signed NYG 1-yr

CB Dante Hughes -

CB Adam Jones – re-signed CIN

CB Jacob Lacey – signed DET 1-yr $1.3 million

FS LaRon Landry – signed NYJ 1-yr $1.75 million

CB Patrick Lee – signed OAK 1-yr

SS Dwight Lowery – re-signed JAX 4 year

CB Richard Marshall – signed MIA 3 year $16M $6M guaranteed

CB Rashean Mathis -

S Brandon Meriweather – signed WAS 2-yr $6 million

SS Haruki Nakamura – signed CAR 3-yr $4.8 million worth up to $5.5 million with incentives

FS reggie Nelson – re-signed CIN

CB Terence Newman -

CB Dimitri Patterson – re-signed CLE 3-yr $16 million with $6 million guaranteed

FS Brodney Pool – signed DAL

CB Tracy Porter – signed DEN 1-yr $4 million

CB Carlos Rogers – re-signed SF 4 year $31.3M

CB Aaron Ross – signed JAX 3-yr $15.3 million

SS Bryan Scott – re-signed BUF

CB Shawntae Spencer – signed OAK

CB B.J. Stanford – signed tender $540,000

SS Craig Steltz – agreed to terms CHI 2-yr

CB Nick Taylor – signed futures contract MIN 3-yr

CB Terrell Thomas – re-signed NYG 4 year $17M

CB Greg Toler – signed ARZ 1-yr

CB Justin Tryon – re-signed NYG

CB Eric Wright – signed TB 5 years $37.5M $15.5M guaranteed

FS Tom Zbikowski – signed IND

 

SPECIALIST:

 

K Nick Folk – re-signs NYJ

LS Mike Leach – re-sign ARZ 3-year

K Jay Feely – re-sign ARZ 2-yr

LS Joe Zelenka – re-signed ATL 

K Phil Dawson – signed tender CLE $3.81 million

P Steve Weatherford – signed NYG 5-yr

LS Don ed – re-signed DET 1-yr

 

 

 

 

Week 16 Weather: 49ers at Seahawks

Ho… Ho… Ho Happy Holidays!

 

Is it just me or did the season just fly on by! It has been a very interesting season to say the least and has been relatively dry for each home game. If memory serves me well, there was really only one home game that the rain was coming down in buckets. All the rest of the “wet” games were just light showers at best. On Christmas Eve, the Seahawks will wrap up their last home game… fitting, it will also be the last of three shortest days of the year with the sunset at 4:22pm.

 

The last game at Centurylink will leave us mostly dry. It will feel a lot like an October game instead of a late December game with a high temp in the low to mid 50′s; it will be mild to say the least. Some of you may see a shower or two heading to the game, especially if your coming from the north sound however, by the time the game starts, I expect to see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with a few sun breaks. Temps will be climbing to the lower to mid 50′s and will peak around 3pm. A temp of about 47degrees looks very promising for kick off. Typical for a Seattle winter, there will be a light breeze coming from the southeast. So put away your rain gear, and dress for a win! Bonus points for wearing a Seahawks Santa hat!

GO SEAHAWKS!

My Top 5 Seahawks Roster Moves of 2011

From my latest piece on Northwest Sports Beat

 

Roster Schmoster

A list of my top 5 Seattle Seahawks roster moves this season based solely on my opinion of the way they have effected the team this season as well as the impact they will have in the future.

1) Pete Carroll hiring Tom Cable

When Pete came to Seattle he first hired Alex Gibbs the “Godfather” of the zone blocking scheme to be the offensive line coach. Unfortunately he retired before the Seahawks first game and Art Valero took over and coached the offensive line for the 2010 season.

This season Carroll Brought in former Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable to coach the line. (Read More)

Week 14 Weather: Rams vs Seahawks

Blue Monday!

 

It is a rare treat in the Great Northwest when we get to host a National televised game, let alone two of them in two weeks, let alone a Monday Night game… and here we have it. Enjoy Seahawk fans!

 

But before you head out, make sure you have double and triple layered clothing… we are in for a very cold night. At time of this post, 12:58pm, temperatures are already dropping from a high around 40 degrees to now 36 degrees. Expect temps to be in the mid 30′s until that sun sets… which tonight is at 4:18pm. After that temps drop really fast into the upper 20′s. There will be a layer of clouds rolling on in which should keep us a bit warmer then normal, that is, without the clouds. Other than that, I am not expecting anything then a slight breeze if any and absolutely no precipitation.

There is an outside chance of some freezing fog, but that will be more for those folks heading south of Seattle and around Everett and most important, after 10:00pm tonight through 10:00am tomorrow. There is not a freezing fog advisory at the moment, however the fine folks at National Weather Service of Seattle said they may issue one later on today. So for your communte, patchy freezing fog is likely but not widespread.

 

Until our last home game against the 49ers on christmas eve; check out the great aerial picture at http://www.seahawks.com/

 

GO SEAHAWKS!

NWSB: Seahawks Weekly Notebook December 9th

My Latest piece on Northwest Sports Beat.

 

The Seattle Seahawks take on the St. Louis Rams in the prime time matchup on Monday Night Football. The last time the St. Louis Rams squared off with the Seattle Seahawks, the NFC West title and a berth in the playoffs were on the line….(more)

Week 12 Weather: Redskins at Seahawks

Tis the season to be excited for the Seahawks… and then there’s the weather. It has been an exciting week for us that love the weather; three wind storms with areas gusting into the 50mph range (Northern sound area). In fact, there is so much excitement, that I nearly forgot that the last time the Seahawks had back to back home games: September 25th and October 2nd. September’s home game saw 60 degree temps and 20mph winds just before game time. Interesting enough, Week 12th’s home game will also see sustained winds in the 20mph range before the game but sorry, no 60 degree temps.

 

So, your pre game weather will be wet and very windy. Another interesting note, 11am through 1pm we will see the daytime high of 50 degrees. For the kick off and game weather, temps will start at 50 degrees and than gradually drop to a cool 47 degrees by the end of the game. Winds will start to calm down, but will still be a factor. Expect south winds 10-15mph through out the game. As for the rain: Most weather forecasts are calling for 100% to 60% chance of rain through 5pm. Based off of the Scientific Forecaster Discussion from NWS, I believe that the storm will be moving on out of there during the game, thus the chance of rain will start out around 100% but will drastically decrease to a brief scattered shower or two. The for sure sign that the rain has all but left us; winds will shift from south to east.

 

Like I said, I am excited about the season, and the Seahawks chances of winning the next three in a row at home… Also note, this is week 12; We OWN 12!

 

GO SEAHAWKS