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 03/17/2015 NFL Note - Washington Redskins McCoy, Colt
QB Colt McCoy was re-signed by the Redskins to a one-year contract
Tuesday (March 17).
McCoy ended the season with a neck injury but played in five games,
completing 71.1 percent of his passes.
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NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Harris, Michael
T Mike Harris, a restricted free agent, was re-signed by the Vikings
Tuesday (March 17).
Harris joined the Vikings in August 2014, when he was claimed off
waivers from the San Diego Chargers, and played in 12 games during
the 2014 season.
Harris started the final five games of the season for the Vikings at
right tackle.
From 2012-13, Harris played for the Chargers, starting 12 of 20
games.
Harris entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2012 after
playing collegiately at UCLA.
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NFL Note - New England Patriots Cadet, Travaris
RB Travaris Cadet was signed by the Patriots Tuesday (March 17).
Cadet, a pass-catching specialist, played for the New Orleans Saints
last year, compiling 38 receptions for 296 yards. He became a free
agent when the Saints elected not to tender him as a restricted free
agent. For his career, the three-year veteran only has 11 carries.
The Saints originally signed Cadet as an undrafted free agent out of
Appalachian State in 2012.
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NFL Note - Oakland Raiders Richardson, Trent
RB Trent Richardson landed with his third team in his brief NFL
career, signing as a free agent with the Raiders Tuesday (March 17).
Richardson, who was released last week by the Indianapolis Colts
after an unproductive 1 1/2 seasons, said he met with the Raiders on
Monday night and the next day received a two-year, $3.9 million
contract, according to NFL Network.
He sees the Raiders as a chance for a fresh start after mostly
struggling in his first three seasons.
"I know this playbook already, especially when it comes to the run,"
Richardson said. "I know what they expect and how they're going to
spread the field, putting me in a position to be successful. With
that, in talking to coach (Jack Del Rio), he just said there is just
a lot of opportunity out here. He said he isn't going to promise me
anything, but if I come in and work, I can be that bell cow."
Last season, Richardson played in 15 games and started 12 for the
Colts, finishing with 519 yards rushing on 159 carries for a
3.3-yard average. The 24 year old lost his starting job during the
season and was suspended during the postseason.
"From the beginning, trying to fit into their program, it was
different for me," Richardson said Tuesday. "For me, it was more of
me being an all-time blocker. There's nothing wrong with blocking,
but I still want to be able to help the team in different types of
ways.
"I don't look at it as a bad thing. I just think it was a bad
marriage. With that, I don't blame the O-line or anybody else. At
the end of the day, I can still get better and I'm going to be
working my tail off and trying to be the best running back now."
Richardson joined the Colts in October 2013 after the team gave up a
first-round draft pick in a deal with the Cleveland Browns.
"I spent the whole year, just wondering, why in the world and how in
the world did I get traded," Richardson said. "Looking back at it,
even if they said it was a business move, in my head, it's still
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NFL Note - San Diego Chargers Johnson, Stevie
WR Stevie Johnson signed with the Chargers Tuesday (March 17), less
than one week after his release from the San Francisco 49ers.
He started just one game and appeared in 13 with 35 receptions for
435 yards and three touchdowns last season.
Johnson spent one season with the 49ers and didn't meet
expectations. He visited the Chargers on Friday and spent Monday in
Foxborough with the New England Patriots.
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Bilukidi, Christo
DT Christo Bilukidi, who wasn't tendered as a restricted free agent
by the Ravens, re-signed with them Tuesday (March 17)/
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Cox, Morgan
LS Morgan Cox was re-signed by the Ravens Tuesday (March 17).
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Clay, Charles
TE Charles Clay signed a huge offer sheet with the Bills Tuesday
(March 17) in an effort to lure him from the division-rival Miami
Dolphins, multiple media outlets reported.
According to the Buffalo News, the Bills' offer is for five years
and $38 million, with more than $20 million guaranteed. Clay would
make $24.5 million over the first two seasons of the contract.
The Miami Herald reported that the Dolphins weren't offering Clay
more than $7 million per season in recent talks.
Because the Dolphins used the transition tag on Clay, they have
five days to match the Bills' offer. If Clay signed back with Miami
under the transition-tag tender, he would have received a $7.071
million salary for 2015.
Structuring the offer to Clay with a reported high salary-cap hit
in 2016 could be a problem for the Dolphins. Miami recently signed
defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a free-agent deal that includes a
$6.1 million salary-cap hit in 2015 but a $28.6 million hit in 2016.
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, center Mike Pouncey and
defensive end Olivier Vernon also will be in the market for new
contracts heading into 2016.
Clay, 26, had 58 catches for 605 yards and three touchdowns last
season. A sixth-round pick by the Dolphins in 2011 out of Tulsa,
Clay enjoyed his best season in 2013, making 69 receptions for 759
yards and six touchdowns.
Miami already has a backup plan in case Clay exits: The Dolphins
signed free-agent tight end Jordan Cameron to a two-year, $15
million deal. Cameron formerly played with the Cleveland Browns.
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