Friday, July 28, 2006

Tennessee has signed both QB Vince Young and LenDale White, the Titans 1st and 2nd round picks at the 2006 draft. That means both will be available when the Titans open training camp later today. Young, the the 3rd pick overall at this year’s draft, agreed to a five-year deal with an option for a sixth that could be worth as much as $58M, $25.7M of which is guaranteed. In fact, Young’s deal reportedly tops that signed by Houston DE Mario Williams, the 1st player selected overall this year who signed with the Texans prior to the draft. Meanwhile, Denver has come to terms with QB Jay Cutler the 11th player selected at this year’s draft, to a deal reportedly worth up to $48M. The deal was expected to be signed in time for the Broncos' first workout later today. And Minnesota has signed LB Chad Greenway, the Vikings first-round pick at this April’s draft, while Kansas City has agreed to terms with first-round draft pick DE Tamba Hali, as well as third-round QB Brodie Croyle, bringing all their draft picks under contract a day before camp starts. Elsewhere, Atlanta has signed second round CB Jimmy Williams; because the Falcons did not have a 1st round pick this year after using as a part of the deal to acquire former Jets DE John Abraham in a pre-draft trade, Williams was actually the first player the Falcons took at April’s draft.....

New England placed WR Chad Jackson, the Patriots’ second round pick at the 2006 draft, on the physically-unable-to-perform list as the team gathered for the opening of training camp. Jackson reportedly tweaked a hamstring working out just prior to arriving in New England; he is not expected to miss any significant playing time. Jackson, in fact, was just one of ten players the Patriots placed on PUP imcluding star DT Richard Seymour, as well as DT Jonathan Sullivan, the 6th pick overall at the 2003 draft whom the Patriots acquired from New Orleans earlier this year.....

San Francisco has acquired a conditional pick from Houston in exchange for QB Cody Pickett. The condition likely is that Pickett make the Texans’ opening season 53-man roster this fall....

Speaking of San Francisco, the 49ers are reportedly close to signing former star junior-college LB David Dixon who was not selected at the supplemental draft earlier this month.....

CFB

Kansas State QB Allen Webb will reportedly transfer to Texas College where he will be immediately eligible for his senior season. The athletic 6-2, 205-pound Webb was a sometimes starter for the Wildcats, but was a better runner than passer and might get a look at the next level as a receiver or special teamer.

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