So, we have Chicago hosting three significant free agents Friday. Detroit is hoping to complete a trade for a defensive tackle and bring back a pass rusher from Tennessee. Minnesota could be looking for a backup running back, and Green Bay has allowed both starting offensive tackles to enter the market.
That's the sum of the first hour of free agency in the NFC North, where everything happens in multiples of 10. Or to the power of 10. Or something like that.
Before we sign off for the night, let's clean up a couple of interesting situations with the Packers. The league's official release on restricted free agents included a pair of surprises that essentially took two players off the realistic market.
Cornerback Tramon Williams received a high tender that would require teams to give up first- and third-round picks to pry him from the Packers. That almost certainly won't happen, and it suggests the Packers have big plans for Williams while veteran starter Al Harris rehabilitates a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Secondly, defensive lineman Johnny Jolly received a first-round tender. It's almost a certainty that no team will attempt to sign him at that level.
OK. Barring major news between the time that I post this entry and fall asleep, we'll meet again Friday morning.
That's the sum of the first hour of free agency in the NFC North, where everything happens in multiples of 10. Or to the power of 10. Or something like that.
Before we sign off for the night, let's clean up a couple of interesting situations with the Packers. The league's official release on restricted free agents included a pair of surprises that essentially took two players off the realistic market.
Cornerback Tramon Williams received a high tender that would require teams to give up first- and third-round picks to pry him from the Packers. That almost certainly won't happen, and it suggests the Packers have big plans for Williams while veteran starter Al Harris rehabilitates a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Secondly, defensive lineman Johnny Jolly received a first-round tender. It's almost a certainty that no team will attempt to sign him at that level.
OK. Barring major news between the time that I post this entry and fall asleep, we'll meet again Friday morning.
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