Abraham visits Seattle
<Mar. 16> Abraham visited the Seahawks on Wednesday and came away impressed with how the NFC champs conduct business.
"The Seahawks have a first-class organization," Abraham told The Star-Ledger. "They treated me like a king. From top to bottom, I was really impressed. They have a great stadium and a great facility. No matter where I go, Seattle is a great organization."
Abraham, the Jets' franchise player, has been given permission to seek a trade. If he finds a team willing to give him a long-term deal, a trade must be worked out with New York.
The team believed to be closest to assembling a trade package with the Jets is Atlanta. One significant road bump to a deal is the Falcons' refusal to include quarterback Matt Schaub, whom the Jets hold in high regard. It is believed the Jets are seeking Schaub and the Falcons' second-round draft pick for Abraham.
Abraham visited the Redskins Sunday. The defensive end is also drawing interest from Denver, Cleveland and Detroit.
Peterson visiting Seattle
<Mar. 16> According to the Oakland Tribune, Peterson is scheduled to travel to Seattle on Thursday to meet with the Seahawks. The 27-year-old was the 49ers' franchise player in 2004 and 2005, but struggled to regain his form after a torn Achilles' tendon curtailed his 2004 season.
The 49ers would prefer to retain Peterson, but assumed his price would be too high. However, the veteran linebacker has not drawn the kind of interest that was expected, and the 49ers are now optimistic he will return. Peterson's agent, Carl Poston, is adamant, however, there is plenty of interest in his client and the 49ers shouldn't feel too good.
"I don't know if they have a reason to be or not to be (optimistic) at this point. The fact that he's very seriously considering a number of teams ... I don't know. That's something they control. They control their optimism or depression. Is it a possibility? Sure."
<Mar. 16> Abraham visited the Seahawks on Wednesday and came away impressed with how the NFC champs conduct business.
"The Seahawks have a first-class organization," Abraham told The Star-Ledger. "They treated me like a king. From top to bottom, I was really impressed. They have a great stadium and a great facility. No matter where I go, Seattle is a great organization."
Abraham, the Jets' franchise player, has been given permission to seek a trade. If he finds a team willing to give him a long-term deal, a trade must be worked out with New York.
The team believed to be closest to assembling a trade package with the Jets is Atlanta. One significant road bump to a deal is the Falcons' refusal to include quarterback Matt Schaub, whom the Jets hold in high regard. It is believed the Jets are seeking Schaub and the Falcons' second-round draft pick for Abraham.
Abraham visited the Redskins Sunday. The defensive end is also drawing interest from Denver, Cleveland and Detroit.
Peterson visiting Seattle
<Mar. 16> According to the Oakland Tribune, Peterson is scheduled to travel to Seattle on Thursday to meet with the Seahawks. The 27-year-old was the 49ers' franchise player in 2004 and 2005, but struggled to regain his form after a torn Achilles' tendon curtailed his 2004 season.
The 49ers would prefer to retain Peterson, but assumed his price would be too high. However, the veteran linebacker has not drawn the kind of interest that was expected, and the 49ers are now optimistic he will return. Peterson's agent, Carl Poston, is adamant, however, there is plenty of interest in his client and the 49ers shouldn't feel too good.
"I don't know if they have a reason to be or not to be (optimistic) at this point. The fact that he's very seriously considering a number of teams ... I don't know. That's something they control. They control their optimism or depression. Is it a possibility? Sure."
