Quick Free Agency Update

Here's what has happened in the NFL over the last 24-36 hours...

• DE/DT Chris Canty has signed a 3-year, $9 million deal with the Giants.
• Safety James Sanders has resigned with the Patriots. It's the same deal as Canty's.
• WR prospect Michael Crabtree has decided to undergo surgery on his foot on Wednesday, meaning he will never run for scouts prior to the draft.
• The Broncos have signed another former Dolphin, inking CB Andre Goodman to a 5-year, $25 million deal. Denver had previously signed Miami castoff safety Renaldo Hill.
• The Redskins have cut DE/OLB Jason Taylor.
• Versatile offensive lineman Russ Hochstein has resigned with the Patriots. It's only a 1-year deal however.
• Free agent CB Ronald Bartell has spurned the Saints to resign with St. Louis. It's a 4-year, $28 million deal.
• WR Nate Washington, formerly of the Steelers, has signed with Tennessee.
• T.J. Housmnazadeh has finally settled on a team. It's the Seattle Seahawks.
• The Buccaneers have begun to fill the void left at linebacker after the team released veterans Derrick Brooks and Cato June. Niko Koutouvides, recently cut by the Broncos, had been pursued by the club last year when Koutouvides was let go by the Seahawks.
• Switching schemes isn't easy. The Broncos have added someone that should help. Defensive end Ronald Fields, previously with the 49ers, has signed a 2-year, $5 million deal with Denver, who will be utilizing the 3-4 defense in 2009.
• The Dolphins have released DE Vonnie Holliday and are poised to sign former Raiders center Jake Grove.

Cassel Traded to Chiefs; Other Free Agency Updates

According to ESPN, New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel has been traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the report, Cassel may be a part of the trade that is sending LB Mike Vrabel to Kansas City as well. It is expected the draft picks will be the compensation, however there is no information available at this time. Cassel and Vrabel immediately upgrade the Chiefs and take them out of the running for Matt Stafford and Mark Sanchez. Surprise, surprise.

UPDATE: According to Pro Football Talk, Cassel and Vrabel were had for a mere 2nd round pick. The 34th selections is heading to new England. The Patriots now have three second round picks.

FREE AGENCY UPDATE

• Denver has been very active in free agency thus far. After visits from RBs J.J. Arrington and Correll Buckhalter, Denver signed safeties Renaldo Hill and Brian Dawkins. They have also landed LB Andra Davis from the Browns.
• WR T.J. Houshmanzadeh is visiting the Vikings.
• Former Titan WR Brandon Jones has signed with the 49ers.
• The 49ers needed Jones because WRs Isaac Bruce (retired) and Bryant Johnson have left the team. Johnson has signed a three year deal with the Detroit Lions.
• UPDATE: The Cowboys and Lions have announced a trade sending QB Jon Kitna to Dallas for CB Anthony Henry. Kitna will now be the Cowboys new backup QB after the team released Brad Johnson.
• UPDATE: According to NFL Network's Adam Schefter, the Broncos have gotten into talks with teams about QB Jay Cutler. Apparently, Denver, Tampa Bay, and New England were trying to iron out a three-way deal that would have sent Cassel to Denver, Cutler to Tampa Bay, and draft picks to New England. The Lions have also talked to Denver about Cutler. Wow.
• UPDATE: LB Keith Brooking - a lifelong Falcon - has agreed to terms with the Cowboys. The deal is for three years and likely spells the end to any "Ray Lewis to the Cowboys" rumors.
  

NFL Free Agency Update

Here's a quick update on NFL free agency. Who's going where? Find out below!

• The Jets and Eagles are in talks to finalize a deal sending Lito Sheppard to New York for a 5th round pick in 2009 and a conditional pick in 2010. Also, the Jets resigned OG Brandon Moore, a day after releasing him.
  
• Jason Brown has indeed taken the money and signed with St. Louis, even though he didn't really want to play there.
• The Giants are very close to a deal with LB Michael Boley, formerly of the Falcons.
• The Vikings have resigned hybrid FB/TE Jim Kleinsasser to a 2-year, $6 million deal.
• After Brian Dawkins left Philadelphia after 13 years to play for the Broncos, the Eagles needed another safety. Now, they need two. Sean Considine has signed a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Quintin-squared (Demps and Mikell) are the only safeties on the roster. It's obvious they'll be looking for two more guys (at least) in free agency and the draft.

More as I find it!

Dolphins Sign 2 Former Nittany Lions

The Dolphins have gotten a jump on free agency. The team has announced the signings of Cameron Wake and Ethan Kilmer, both former Nittany Lions.

Originally known as Derek, Wake now uses his middle name while playing the past two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the British Columbia Lions. He has accumulated 137 tackles, 39 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, 8 forced fumbles, 5 passes defensed, and 2 blocked field goals in his two seasons. He lead the CFL in sacks in both 2007 (16) and 2008 (23) and was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player after each year, as well as earning Rookie of the Year accolades in '07. Wake, who turns 27 on January 30, has the combination of size and speed 3-4 defenses covet for their OLBs. At 6-3, 260 Wake will be pushing for a role opposite Joey Porter. There were at least 8 other teams interested in the Penn State alum.

Kilmer was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He has played mostly special teams, while also seeing some time at safety. He will have a chance to make the team as a 5th safety and provide some much needed pop on special teams.