Loading ...Well it’s just about 2AM on Friday, March 5, 2010 and the NFL Free Agency has officially begun. As expected, the bigger names are off to a hot start with Julius Peppers, Karlos Dansby, and others being courted by a number of teams.
As reported throughout the day on G101, the New York Giants have taken a liking to former Arizona Cardinal, Antrel Rolle. Also in the running for Rolle’s services have been the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins, however, it seems things have changed…if only a tiny bit…in the favor of the Giants.
According to ProFootballTalk.com:
“With the Bears’ having swinging for the fences for Julius Peppers, we’re hearing Chicago has dropped out of the Antrel Rolle sweepstakes.
Rolle is seeking to make $8-million-per-season, which would make him the highest paid safety in the league. That was deemed too rich by the Bears.”
So the Bears are more or less deciding to focus on snatching up Peppers from the evil talons hands of Dan Snyder and the Redskins. Is this a formal passing on Rolle? No. But it does seem that Chicago will not be chasing him any further.
But, of course, it’s not always as easy as that. Per the South Florida Sun-Sentinal, the Miami Dolphins are going to make the Giants earn it:
“According to another source, the Dolphins offered the safety a five-year contract Thursday evening, shortly after the Cardinals released him to avoid paying a $4 million roster bonus. However, the Dolphins’ offer was under the $8 million per year Rolle is seeking. The New York Giants are expected to offer that much when Rolle is expected to visit Friday morning.”
So, assuming the Giants believe Rolle is worth the required funds, they will meet with the Safety tomorrow and look to have him locked into Big Blue by the time he leaves East Rutherford.
G101 will have Giants FA coverage starting early tomorrow morning, and throughout the coming days and weeks. So keep it here!
NFC East Note:
While Peppers’ agent Carl Carey is calling the potential deal, the Bears’ “deal to lose”, he interestingly followed-up by saying that the Philadelphia Eagles are the former Carolinian’s fallback. This is far from likely as it seems the Bears will go through hell or high water for Peppers, but interesting just the same.
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GratefulGiant
we seem to agree on alot haha
As ff55 said, this simply isn’t the “cry for desperation” that you make it seem. Its a way to get a veteran to fill ARGUABLY the teams biggest need knowing that TC probably wont play a rookie at this spot and he likely wouldn’t do much anyway.
getting back to the point, if you sign a veteran, you can then go into the #15 pick in the draft knowing that you can get whomever you please regardless of position.
That has more to do with it than anything.
And norm… Don’t bring up Jerry Jones and the 2009 offseason when citing GOOD moves. They traded away 3 of their first 5 picks for Roy Williams… so they HAD to sign free agents. Not just 1… Several.
Most of whom sucked. The only reason Dallas improved this past season was Miles Austin. They would have been 7-9 or worse without him
Rolle is an upgrade to what we have, but he’s not the 2nd coming of Ronnie Lott. In 2008, Michael Johnson had similar numbers to Rolle, so to pay Rolle 8 mil a year is a little overboard IMO.
Once again I will ask, who’s fault was it that the Cardinals gave up 80+ in 2 playoff games, when Rolle was playing with Pro bowler Adrian Wilson, and young playmaker DRC in the secondary. They don’t have weak LBs like the Giants, so is their #2 CB that bad that he got lit up alone or was Rolle part of the reason they got torched. I just don’t see an eight mil per year deal for Rolle being a good choice.
i was beginning to really feel i may well be the sole human being whom thought about this, at the least at this point i find out im not crazy :) i will be sure to see a couple of several other blogposts just after i get a bit of caffeine in me, it is really arduous to read without having my coffee, i’m going to to play with my myspace poker chips take care :)
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