New Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler talked this week for the first time since their rift became public. Cutler spoke with McDaniels on Monday in a conference call, but the team would not say what was discussed. The Denver Post reported on its Web site Tuesday night that the call only muddied the waters between McDaniels and Cutler, who left the conversation…
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The LaDainian Tomlinson saga ended happily for both sides. After two months of uncertainty about his future, L.T. remains the face of the San Diego Chargers. The star running back agreed to a renegotiated deal that gives the team salary cap relief, the Chargers confirmed Tuesday night. Financial terms weren’t immediately available for the three-year contract for Tomlinson, the 2006 NFL MVP.
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Linebacker Kevin Burnett agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Chargers on Tuesday. Burnett leaves the Dallas Cowboys, for whom he played the past four seasons after being drafted in the second round in 2005 out of Tennessee. Burnett, who also plays special teams, had 38 tackles and two sacks in 2008, and his 19 special teams tackles were second on the Cowboys.
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The Dallas Cowboys signed former Jacksonville Jaguars safety Gerald Sensabaugh to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Terms were not released. The signing was reported on the Cowboys’ Web site. Sensabaugh started 13 games for Jacksonville last season and had a team-leading four interceptions. The Cowboys released safety Roy Williams last week.
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The Atlanta Falcons bulked up their depleted linebacker corps, signing free agent Mike Peterson on Tuesday. Peterson will be reunited with Falcons coach Mike Smith, who previously served as defensive coordinator in Jacksonville. Terms of the two-year contract were not immediately available. The 32-year-old Peterson played the last six seasons with the Jaguars.
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The Detroit Lions have six weeks until they have to make the first selection of the NFL draft, and they are in no hurry to decide. “There’s still a lot to do before we make that decision,” Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Tuesday. “There are still a lot of hoops for these guys to jump through.” Georgia quarterback Matt Stafford is widely considered to be on the short list of players who could be…
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Anyone in the market for an eight-bedroom, 11-bath home owned by one of the most notorious quarterbacks in NFL history? Well, it’s still available. Michael Vick’s gated-community home in suburban Atlanta went up for auction Tuesday with a minimum price of $3.2 million — a half-million dollars less than Vick paid before he moved into the luxurious dwelling in 2005.
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Orlando Pace, a seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle dogged by injuries in recent seasons, was released Tuesday by the St. Louis Rams. The 33-year-old Pace was the first overall pick of the 1997 draft. The move cleared $6 million in cap space for the Rams, who were 2-14 last season. Owner Chip Rosenbloom said in a statement that Pace would be remembered as “one of the finest Rams of all time.” Pace…
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Baltimore Ravens All-Pro middle linebacker Ray Lewis has signed his seven-year contract, making official the agreement he struck last Wednesday with team officials. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year didn’t immediately sign the deal that was reviewed by the NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association.
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Quarterback Alex Smith easily could have started over with another team. Instead, he’s determined to finish what he started in San Francisco. The former No. 1 pick is staying with the 49ers after agreeing Tuesday to a restructured contract sharply reducing his base salary. Smith was due to make nearly $10 million in the upcoming season under the deal he signed in 2005.
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