Concerning the Chiefs:
It's being reported by Jim Trotter of SI.com reports that Steve Breaston has signed a 5-yeard deal with KC with $9 million guaranteed on Wednesday. I am a huge fan of this deal (see post directly below this one) and now think, assuming Jon Baldwin turns out to be half as good as many fans think he will, that the Chiefs have one of the best receiving corp groups in the NFL. This is a big switch from last season.
Terrence Copper and the Chiefs agreed upon a 3-year deal Tuesday. Copper is one of our better special teams player and was used as a wide receiver quite a bit last season.
Casey Wiegmann is returning to the Chiefs on a one-year deal. Good to have him back for another season and Rodney Hudson should be pleased as well.
Wednesday, the Chiefs lost veteran defensive lineman, Ron Edwards, to the Carolina Panthers. For the Chiefs to have let Edwards go, they either feel that they can bring back Shaun Smith and between him and rookie Jerrell Powe, the nose tackle position is set, or, the Chiefs are pursuing a free agent nose tackle. A Kelly Gregg or Aubrayo Franklin (who Chiefs fans on Twitter are crazy about) perhaps.
Chiefs safety, Jon McGraw, resigned with the team on a one year deal. I entirely suspect this to be for depth and leadership reasons because it's my belief Berry and Lewis will be our two starters at the safety positions.
As of now, the Chiefs have reportedly signed 10 undrafted free agents. They are (according to Arrowhead Pride): Auburn CB Demond Washington, Virginia Union OT David Mims, Tennessee-Chattanooga OL Chris Harr, Texas A&M DT/DE Lucas Patterson, UNC OT Mike Ingersoll, Central Connecticut WR Josue Paul, Oregon DT Brandon Bair, Michigan State TE Charlie Gantt, USC OL Butch Lewis and Temple LB Amara Kamara.
Around the League:
The Chargers added linebacker Takeo Spikes to their roster on Tuesday. Takeo Spikes was with the 49ers last season. The Chargers added safety Bob Sanders earlier in the year before the lockout, so apparently the youth movement in San Diego is in full force.
Matt Hasselbeck has left Seattle and signed a deal with the Titans. With the lack of offseason, I guess the Titans didn't want to put too much pressure on the rookie QB Jake Locker, whom they took with the 8th pick in the draft.
Much like the Titans wanting to protect their rookie QB, the Vikings look to be taking a similar route. It is being reported that the Redskins and Vikings have a tentative trade set up that would send Donovan McNabb to Minnesota. The Vikings used the 12th pick in the draft on QB Christian Ponder, but McNabb would be a good QB to learn from for a season or two.
After Matt Hasselbeck left Seattle, the Seahawks picked up QB Tavaris Jackson from the Vikings. Jackson was previously the Vikings starter before they brought in Brett Favre for the last two seasons. As of right now, it looks like Jackson and Seattle's Charlie Whitehurst will battle it out for the starting job.
Speaking of Seattle, Wednesday saw Sidney Rice, probably the most coveted wide receiver free agent, agree to terms with the Seahawks. Five years, $44 million. Now, the question remains, who's going to throw to him?
Not sure if Dante' Stallworth counts as an important free agent, but it's being reported that he signed with the Redskins on Wednesday.
Former Chiefs legend, Tyler Thigpin, is joining the Bills. This reunites him with former offensive coordinator Chan Gailey. Thigbone.
One of the feel-good stories of the NFL Combine, undrafted cancer survivor Mark Herzlich from Boston College says he signed with the New York Giants. Many Chiefs fans were interested in Herzlich because he would have brought depth to our inside linebacker position.
Wide receiver, Santonio Holmes, has decided to stay in New York with the perpetually obnoxious Jets. The deal is for five years and keeps Holmes, who would have been highly sought after, off the market.
UPDATED JULY 28
Albert Haynesworth, the arguably most overpaid player in the NFL last season, has been traded to the New England Patriots from the Redskins. He was only about to enter the third year of his seven-year $100 million contract. He was traded for a 2013 5th round pick.
Reggie Bush has reportedly agreed to a trade that lands him with the Dolphins. The Saints, needing to lose some salary and probably tired of being underwhelmed, is moving on from the former number two draft pick. They had drafted Mark Ingram in the first round of the draft, so this move isn't entirely unexpected.
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