The champions of the NFL have lost the services of two key elements of their defensive unit, linebackers Paul Kruger and Dannell Ellerbe during the opening of the free agent market Tuesday. Monday, they had traded receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers, the team that beat the Ravens 34-31 in Super Bowl.
Kruger accepted the offer of five seasons and $ 40 million of the Cleveland Browns, a team rival Ravens in the northern section of the American, while qu'Ellerbe took to Miami by accepting an offer of five seasons and $ 35 million.
Kruger has led the Ravens with nine sacks in the regular season and he has also managed two and a half in the playoffs.
The 49ers were also affected. After conceding a sixth-round pick in return for Boldin, they saw tight end Delanie Walker signed a contract with the Tennessee Titans.
The 49ers have also confirmed the deal that sends quarterback Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs, a trade that was in place for several weeks. The 49ers got back a second-round pick of the Chiefs, the 34th overall, and a conditional pick in 2014.
The Chiefs got their hands on elements to better manage their new quarterback. They gave a four seasons and $ 16 million to tight end Anthony Fasano and a three seasons and $ 12.6 million to tackle Mike DeVito.
Several groups have also been active in releasing players that have not met expectations. The Buffalo Bills have cut ties with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Philadelphia Eagles did the same with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
The starting quarterback for the Bills has seen his contract be bought only a year and a half after signing a six-year agreement worth $ 59 million. Fitzpatrick got into trouble after signing the contract and the Bills have compiled records 6-10 in 2011 and 2012.
The Bills did not participate in the playoffs since 1999, the longest active sequence of failure in the NFL. For now, the number one quarter of Bills is Tarvaris Jackson.
Asomugha signed a contract for five seasons and $ 60 million, of which $ 24 million was secured two years ago as a free agent. He disappointed in Philadelphia, often failing in its coverage to one against one.
He was to earn $ 15 million next season, including four million was guaranteed.
For their part, the Raiders have released two former first round pick, or the receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and defensive back Michael Huff.
If Heyward-Bey has never met expectations, leaving Huff is somewhat surprising since it was the defensive back most consistent team last season, moving as much as cornerback that half safety.
Earlier in the day, Tony Gonzalez finally decided to play one more season with the Atlanta Falcons.
The leader in NFL history among tight ends for pass receptions in 1242 with 103 catches and affected had been told it was some 95 percent of retiring at the end of the 2012 season. It finally seems that the five percent prevailed.
The receiver Santonio Holmes has agreed a new contract with the New York Jets. Holmes would have had to earn $ 11 million in 2013, but the restructuring of his contract will allow the Jets to have a little more space under the salary cap.
The defensive end Will Smith and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, two players involved in the scandal of premiums for injury, agreed to restructure their contracts to stay with the Saints in New Orleans.
Smith, 31, and Vilma, 30, would have an impact of approximately $ 23 million over the salary cap if they did not accept new agreements.
The Minnesota Vikings have also finalized the deal that sends the receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for choosing the first and seventh round in April in addition to a third round pick in 2014. The Vikings also released half veteran corner Antoine Winfield.
Also note that the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed new agreements with linebacker Larry Foote and receiver Plaxico Burress.
For its part, tight end Martellus Bennett has signed a contract for four seasons with the Chicago Bears, and leaving the New York Giants after one season pas cher nike free run
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