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 03/19/2015 NFL Note - Chicago Bears Rosario, Dante
TE Dante Rosario signed a one-year contract to stay with with the
Bears Thursday (March 19).
Rosario has appeared in 122 games, including 32 starts, over eight
seasons with the Carolina Panthers (2007-11), Denver Broncos (2011),
Miami Dolphins (2011), San Diego Chargers (2012), Dallas Cowboys
(2013) and Bears (2013-14).
Since coming to Chicago, Rosario has started six games and has 17
receptions for 129 yards, giving him 116 receptions for 1,235 yards
and eight touchdowns in his career.
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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Tamme, Jacob
TE Jacob Tamme left the Broncos for the Falcons Thursday (March 19).
Tamme spent the past three seasons with the Denver Broncos, and
Moeaki was with new coach Dan Quinn in Seattle last season. Tamme
played six seasons with quarterback Peyton Manning, including his
first three in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. His most
productive season was 2010, with 67 receptions for 631 yards and
four touchdowns.
Tamme was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round in 2008 out of
Kentucky. He spent four seasons in Indianapolis before joining the
Denver Broncos and Manning in 2012. Tamme has caught 178 passes for
1,703 yards with 10 touchdowns in 107 games. Last season, he saw
action in 15 games, logging 109 yards and two touchdowns on 14
receptions.
"Excited to join the Atlanta Falcons! Looking forward to meeting my
teammates & starting the process of working to win a Championship,"
Tamme wrote on Twitter (@JacobTamme).
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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Moeaki, Tony
TE Tony Moeaki left the Seahawks for the Falcons Thursday (March
19), agreeing to terms on a one-year contract. Moeaki joined the
Seahawks at midseason in 2014 and finished with eight catches for
134 yards and a touchdown. The score came against the Kansas City
Chiefs, who drafted Moeaki in the third round in 2010, when Scott
Pioli was the general manager. Pioli is the assistant general
manager with the Falcons now.
Injuries have limited Moeaki to 36 games in five seasons. He has 88
catches for 1,143 yards and five touchdowns.
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NFL Note - Seattle Seahawks Rubin, Ahtyba
DT Ahtyba Rubin left the Browns for the Seahawks Thursday (March
19), agreeing to terms on a one-year contract. Rubin had played the
past seven seasons in Cleveland, where he was a sixth-round pick in
2008.
The 6-foot-2, 325-pounder twice has surpassed 80 tackles in a season
(2010 and 2011) and just finished a four-year, $26.5 million
contract.
Last season, an ankle injury limited him to 28 tackles in 13 games
-- possibly the reason his market was not more robust.
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NFL Note - Seattle Seahawks Smith, D'Anthony
DT D'Anthony Smith was re-signed by the Seahawks Thursday (March
19). Smith spent the 2014 season on injured reserve.
The Seahawks originally acquired Smith from the Jacksonville Jaguars
in August 2013, but they released him in September.
Smith, a third-round pick by the Jaguars in 2010, has played in just
10 games.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Walton, J.D.
C J.D. Walton, who was released by the Giants on March 2, agreed to
terms on a one-year contract with the Dolphins Thursday (March 19).
The 6-3, 305-pound Walton played last season with the New York
Giants after previous stints with the Washington Redskins (2013) and
Denver Broncos (2010-13).
Walton was a third-round selection (80th overall) by the Broncos out
of Baylor in the 2010 NFL draft.
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NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Still, Devon
DT Devon Still, who wasn't tendered by the Bengals as a restricted
free agent, was re-signed by the team Thursday (March 19).
Calling it a good week would be to undersell the past few days for
Still, who re-signed two days after doctors informed him his
4-year-old daughter is likely cancer free.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus said "Congrats to Devon Still on signing his
contract with the Bengals. It has truly been a special week for you
and your family," in a Twitter post (@RosenhausSports) early
Thursday.
Still is a rotational player who spent his first three seasons with
the team coming out of Penn State, where he was an All-Big Ten pick.
He became a free agent when the Bengals elected not to tender him as
a restricted free agent.
Still's recent past has been dominated by the emotional journey with
his daughter. He said Tuesday on Instagram "We got Leah's MIBG Scans
back tonight and the doctors told us they didn't see any active
disease in her body!!!"
The Bengals and NFL have been visibly supportive of Still and his
daughter, honoring her during one game last October and contributing
a portion of jersey sales to the family for treatments.
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NFL Note - Cincinnati Bengals Ghee, Brandon
CB Brandon Ghee was signed by the Bengals Thursday (March 19). Ghee
played 23 games for the team from 2010-2013. Last year, he signed as
an unrestricted free agent with San Diego, but was cut in the
preseason. He signed with Tennessee where he played six games before
being waived on Dec. 3.
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NFL Note - Indianapolis Colts Cox, Demarco
T Demarco Cox, a former basketball player who did not play college
football, was signed by the Colts Thursday (March 19).
Cox, who is 6-foot-8 and 294 pounds, played four years of basketball
at Mississippi, including a medical redshirt, and finished as a
graduate transfer at George Tech this season. His career ended last
week in the ACC tournament.
The Colts are expected to try him at offensive tackle, where he
starred in high school before turning down football scholarships to
Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.
Last season, he started all but one game for the Yellow Jackets and
was the team's third-leading scorer (8.8 ppg) and rebounder (6.0
rpg). Cox also led the team in blocked shots (28) and finished
second in field-goal percentage (50.7. His last game was on March
10, where he played 32 minutes, scored nine points and collected
nine rebounds against Boston College in the ACC Tournament.
At Ole Miss, Cox played in 102 games (29 starts), averaging 3.0
points and 2.8 rebounds. He also posted five double-digit scoring
games. Prior to his collegiate basketball career, Cox played
football and basketball at Yazoo City (Miss.) High School. He
aligned at both the guard and tackle positions on the offensive line
and was rated the No. 54 tackle in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 58
by Scout.com.
Cox, who is a cousin of Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman
Fletcher Cox, continues a trend by the Colts, who also have former
basketball players Joe Reitz and Erik Swoope on the roster.
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NFL Note - Jacksonville Jaguars Pierce, Bernard
RB Bernard Pierce was claimed on waivers by the Jaguars from the
Colts Thursday (March 19). Pierce was cut by the Ravens on the same
day he was arrested for DUI.
The three-year veteran joins Denard Robinson and Toby Gerhart in the
Jaguars' backfield.
Robinson led the team with 582 rushing yards (4.3 per carry) last
season, and Gerhart gained just 326 (3.2 per carry) in the first
year of a three-year, $10.5 million contract.
Pierce was beaten out by Justin Forsett for the Ravens' starting job
last year after Ray Rice was released. Pierce ran for 366 yards and
two touchdowns.
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NFL Note - Denver Broncos Walker, Reggie
LB Reggie Walker agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Broncos
Thursday (March 19).
Walker, 28, was released by the San Diego Chargers on March 6. He
had played the past two seasons in San Diego after spending four
years with the Arizona Cardinals.
After playing in 16 games for the Chargers in 2013, Walker appeared
in just 11 games last season, recording 12 tackles.
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NFL Note - San Diego Chargers Robinson, Patrick
CB Patrick Robinson left the Saints for the Chargers Thursday (March
19), agreeing to terms on a one-year contract.
Robinson was drafted 32nd overall in 2010 by the New Orleans Saints
but was inconsistent and in and out of the lineup.
Robinson has nine career interceptions and recovered from a knee
injury that wiped out his 2013 season to serve as the Saints' nickel
cornerback last season.
Considered a popular presence in the Saints' locker room, Robinson's
teammates elected him the team's 2014 Ed Block Courage Award winner.
The award "honors those players who overcome adversity on the field,
possess strong character and a will to endure life's trials, and who
continuously strive for excellence on and off the field." The
cornerback earned the honor for his diligent rehab to battle back
after rupturing his patella tendon in Week 2 of the 2013 season.
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NFL Note - Indianapolis Colts Adongo, Daniel
LB Daniel Adongo was re-signed by the Colts as an exclusive-rights
free agent Thursday (March 19). Adongo was signed by the Colts as a
free agent on July 25, 2013. Last season, he was placed on Injured
Reserve on August 12, 2014. In 2013, Adongo spent the first 12 games
of the season on the practice squad before being signed to the
active roster and playing in two games on special teams. Prior to
joining the Colts, he played for the Southern Kings of Super 15
Rugby in 2013, which is the highest level of professional rugby in
the world.
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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Stingily, Byron
T Byron Stingily signed a two-year, $2.25 million contract to stay
with the Titans Thursday (March 19).
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NFL Note - New York Jets Brewer, James
T James Brewer left the Giants for the Jets Thursday (March 19).
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NFL Note - Cleveland Browns Bowe, Dwayne
WR Dwayne Bowe, who was released by the Chiefs on March 12, agreed
to terms on a one-year contract with the Browns Thursday (March 19).
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NFL Note - Kansas City Chiefs Moses, Dezman
LB Dezman Moses, who wasn't tendered as a restricted free agent by
the Chiefs, re-signed with the team Thursday (March 19).
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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Hayden, Nick
DT Nick Hayden signed a one-year contract to stay with the Cowboys
Thursday (March 19).
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NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Harris, DuJuan
RB DuJuan Harris was signed to a one-year contract by the Vikings
Thursday (March 19).
Harris joins the Vikings after spending three seasons with the Green
Bay Packers after entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with
the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2011 NFL Draft. Harris became
a free agent when he wasn't tendered as an exclusive-rights free
agent by the Packers.
Harris played 15 games in 2014, finishing with 64 yards rushing on
16 carries, after spending the 2013 season on injured reserve. In
2012, he tied a Packers record by rushing for touchdowns in
back-to-back playoff games.
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NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Moore, Sterling
CB Sterling Moore was signed to a one-year contract by the
Buccaneers Thursday (March 19).
Moore, 25, played the past three seasons in Dallas after starting
his career as an undrafted free agent in New England in 2011.
Last season, Moore played all 16 games for the first time, finishing
with 46 tackles and 12 passes defensed for the Cowboys. He became a
free agent when the Cowboys elected not to tender him as a
restricted free agent.
Moore joins a cornerback corps in Tampa Bay that includes Alterraun
Verner, Johnthan Banks, Mike Jenkins and Leonard Johnson. Moore is
expected to compete with Johnson for the team's role as nickel back.
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NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Clay, Charles
TE Charles Clay officially became a member of the Buffalo Bills
Thursday (March 19) when the Miami Dolphins elected not to match an
offer sheet worth a reported $38 million over five years.
The Bills submitted the offer sheet Tuesday night and it took the
Dolphins less than two days to make their decision when they could
have waited until Monday. The deal is said to include more than $20
million guaranteed and Clay will make $24.5 million over the first
two seasons of the contract.
Miami gains $7.071 million by allowing Clay to leave. The Dolphins
had placed their transition tag on Clay and had reportedly made a
max offer of four years and $28 million.
For comparison, at $20 million guaranteed, Clay would get just $4
million less than Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas received in free
agency to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and his total
compensation of $38 million is only $4 million shy of Rob
Gronkowski's potential earnings in New England.
If Clay signed back with Miami under the transition-tag tender, he
would have received the $7.071 million salary for 2015. For only
about one million more -- $8.347 million -- the Dolphins could have
used the franchise designation to retain Clay. In the event of him
signing with another team, the Dolphins could have received two
first-round picks in return, the type of deterrent that likely would
have kept the Bills -- who don't have a first-rounder in 2015 -- at
bay.
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.
The Dolphins selected Clay in the sixth round in 2011.
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