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Maybe the biggest prize of the free agency period -- defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth -- has agreed to a monster deal with the Washington Redskins, according to a report in The Tennessean.
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The reported seven-year, $100 million deal has $41 million in guaranteed money and would make him the highest-paid defensive player. The total value of the contract reportedly could climb to as much as $115 million.
He is expected to be in Washington today for a physical and to put the finishing touches on the contract. The team could introduce him as early as this afternoon.
Haynesworth led the Titans with a career-high 8 1/2 sacks this season. He also had 75 tackles, 22 quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss and forced a team-high four fumbles.
The Redskins also achieved one of their major offseason goals around the midnight stroke that signaled the start of free agency, agreeing to terms for a six-year, $54 million contract with DeAngelo Hall.
The deal includes $22.5 million in guaranteed money, giving the 25-year-old cornerback his second big payday in as many years. Hall was guaranteed around $24 million in a seven-year, $70 million contract he signed a year ago with Oakland, but he struggled to adjust to the Raiders' man-to-man defense and was waived after eight games.
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The reported seven-year, $100 million deal has $41 million in guaranteed money and would make him the highest-paid defensive player. The total value of the contract reportedly could climb to as much as $115 million.
He is expected to be in Washington today for a physical and to put the finishing touches on the contract. The team could introduce him as early as this afternoon.
Haynesworth led the Titans with a career-high 8 1/2 sacks this season. He also had 75 tackles, 22 quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss and forced a team-high four fumbles.
The Redskins also achieved one of their major offseason goals around the midnight stroke that signaled the start of free agency, agreeing to terms for a six-year, $54 million contract with DeAngelo Hall.
The deal includes $22.5 million in guaranteed money, giving the 25-year-old cornerback his second big payday in as many years. Hall was guaranteed around $24 million in a seven-year, $70 million contract he signed a year ago with Oakland, but he struggled to adjust to the Raiders' man-to-man defense and was waived after eight games.
The New England Patriots have quickly found a solution to their tight end need, and they didn't even need to leave their own division. The NFL Network reports that the team has agreed on a contract with Chris Baker, who was released by the New York Jets last week.
Baker has shown some flashes as a receiver but was phased out with the emergence of promising rookie tight end Dustin Keller last season.
Baker has shown some flashes as a receiver but was phased out with the emergence of promising rookie tight end Dustin Keller last season.
As pegged earlier today by Albert Breer of SportingNews.com, linebacker Bart Scott has agreed to terms with the Jets.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Jets will pay to Scott a contract worth roughly $8 million per year.
The Ravens were offering Scott a package in the range of $7 million annually.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Jets will pay to Scott a contract worth roughly $8 million per year.
The Ravens were offering Scott a package in the range of $7 million annually.
The Chicago Bears planned to make offensive line a priority this offseason, and have landed their first lineman. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the team has signed former Panthers tackle Frank Omiyale to a four-year deal.
A source told the newspaper that Omiyale's contract is worth between $11.5 and $14 million overall. Omiyale, a backup in Carolina the past two seasons after coming over from Atlanta, started one game in 2008.
A source told the newspaper that Omiyale's contract is worth between $11.5 and $14 million overall. Omiyale, a backup in Carolina the past two seasons after coming over from Atlanta, started one game in 2008.