Here is a list of more recent signings for the Free Agency period. We are now seeing a large volume of 2
nd & 3rd tier players filling in team rosters around the league.
49ers add Pats linebacker Banta-Cain
San Francisco 49ers: The 49
ers added their fourth potential starter to their defense by reaching an agreement Tuesday with Patriots linebacker
Tully Banta-Cain.
He will receive a three-year, $12.2 million contract that will pay him $4 million in 2007.
Banta-Cain was being looked at by 4-3 teams as a defensive end and 3-4 teams as a linebacker. He was replaced by
Adalius Thomas in New England.
Banta-Cain, who has good speed, was a seventh-round pick from California and gets a chance to return to the Bay Area.
-- John Clayton
New York Jets: New York continued its busy spending spree Tuesday by agreeing to a contract with former Cowboys defensive end
Kenyon Coleman.
Kenyon Coleman is a physical defensive lineman and we like his size and strength up front," general manager Mike
Tannenbaum said. "He has experience playing the 3-4 defense and we're looking forward to having him be a part of our organization."
Coleman played all 16 games for Dallas last season, his sixth in the NFL, and recorded 31 tackles, four sacks and two batted-down passes.
Also Tuesday, the Jets re-signed defensive end
Bobby Hamilton, who was released by the team for salary cap reasons on March 1.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh signed 49
ers punter
Andy Lee, who is a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet Tuesday.
San Francisco has seven days to match the offer. If they choose not to match, they will receive the
Steelers' 2007 sixth-round draft choice.
Lee averaged a career-best 44.8 yards per punt last season -- good for sixth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL.
New England Patriots: The Patriots re-signed special teams captain
Larry Izzo on Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.
Izzo was named to the Pro Bowl team as the
AFC's special team player in the 2000, 2002, and 2004 seasons.
Izzo has led the Patriots in special teams tackles in five of six seasons with New England.
Baltimore Ravens: Baltimore re-signed running back
Musa Smith to a one-year contract Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.
"It's good to have
Musa back," general manager Ozzie
Newsome said. "Having surgery during the season put him ahead in his recovery. He will be ready for the start of training camp. Whenever we've put him on the field, he's produced. We're looking forward to having a healthy
Musa help us."
Smith, a 2003 third-round draft pick, has averaged 4.1 yards per carry in 57 career attempts, gaining 232 yards and scoring two touchdowns.
Washington Redskins: Washington re-signed defensive back
Ade Jimoh on Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.
Jimoh, who has been with the Redskins since 2003, is a key special teams contributor, registering 65 special teams tackles in his career.
Oakland Raiders: The Raiders have agreed to terms with 30-year-old former 49
ers center
Jeremy Newberry on a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
The two-time Pro Bowl center had surgery to repair his damaged left knee last season and was placed on the injured reserve.
