Official Free Agency Thread (Post all signings here)

[CalamityX11]

Harbs didn't want to throw?

 

[Bemular]

Adam Schefter:

"Raiders reached agreement with former 49ers CB Shawntae Spencer."

 

[BINGO]

LaRon Landry joins Jets
Updated: March 19, 2012, 5:24 PM ET
By Rich Cimini | ESPN

The New York Jets have agreed to a one-year deal with former Washington Redskins safety LaRon Landry, the team announced Monday.

The deal is for one year and $4 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The Jets were running out of options in a safety market that had already lost three players to franchise tags. They made an offer to Reggie Nelson, but he opted to re-sign Sunday with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Jets also showed interest in Brandon Meriweather, who signed with the Redskins last week.

Landry, the No. 6 overall pick in 2007, missed 15 games over the last two seasons because of an Achilles-tendon issue. He reportedly was told by the Redskins to have surgery to remove bone spurs from the tendon area, but he opted for alternative medicine procedures.

The Redskins didn't make a strong push to re-sign him, opting for Meriweather. Landry also visited with the Patriots.

With Eric Smith the only experienced safety under contract, the Jets wanted to fortify the position before the draft.

Former starter Jim Leonhard, only three months removed from major knee surgery, is a free agent -- but a return isn't out of the question. Brodney Pool, who replaced Leonhard in the lineup, signed a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys.

The Jets want a playmaker at safety, as their safeties combined for only two interceptions last season. They also struggled in pass coverage against tight ends. However, Landry isn't known for his pass coverage; he has only four interceptions in five seasons.

The 6-foot, 220-pound Landry is better around the line of scrimmage, a physical tackler that should improve the Jets' run defense. He has six forced fumbles and 5½ sacks for his career.

Landry was on his way to becoming a premier safety when he was sidelined by a strained Achilles tendon in 2010. The injury forced him to miss the final seven games. Rather than surgery, recommended by the team, he received platelet-rich plasma treatments.

After missing the first two games of the 2011 season with a hamstring injury, Landry came back strong and started to flash his old form, but he went down with an injured groin. Some believe it may have stemmed from the still-troublesome Achilles tendon. Once again, the team recommended surgery. He opted for stem-cell treatment.

Landry said in late January that he expected to be 100 percent by free agency in March.

 

[Bemular]

NinersNation:

"Wow…46% of fans at @MileHighReport are upset about Manning and would rather stick w/Tebow."

Speaking of delusional...

 

[Flyingiguana]

NinersNation:

"Wow…46% of fans at @MileHighReport are upset about Manning and would rather stick w/Tebow."

Speaking of delusional...

must be the altitude

 

[Ray_Dogg]

Quentin Moses among the 40 working our for 49ers today.

 

[NinerSickness]

I hope Tommie Harris is there too.

 

[Ray_Dogg]

Langston Walker was another working out for the 49ers.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Rashard Mendenhall - RB - Steelers According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers "do not believe (Rashard Mendenhall) will be of much use" during the 2012 season.
The Post-Gazette even suggests Mendenhall, who tore his right ACL on January 1, may have played his last down for the Steelers. Mendenhall is entering a contract year, and the gloomy reports on his 2012 outlook suggest his knee injury may have been more extensive than team has let on. Writes reliable beat reporter Ed Bouchette, "Sources told me that the Steelers will not count on Mendenhall returning to form until at least the 2013 season."

 

[Ray_Dogg]

Brian Brohm and Matt Gutierrez were amongst the 40 working out today.

 

[Bemular]

Jay Glazer:

"Just got a text from David Garrard telling me he's now a Miami Dolphin"

 

[Bemular]

Matt Maiocco:

"Hearing that Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith are talking, ironing things out -- first step in making sure Smith remains with 49ers."

 

[Bemular]

What Alex Smith is or isn't doing is not even newsworthy - Just sign the contract already - or don't

 

[ChrisPozz]

Tolbert's 4-year deal is worth $10M and includes a $2M signing bonus, $1.5M option bonus and $700k guaranteed salary in 2012. Boooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ChrisPozz]

Mike Reiss:

Patriots LG Logan Mankins played through a torn ACL in the Super Bowl, not realizing the extent of the injury.

so today's Gallery signing makes more sense

 

[michaelwarner]

Tolbert's 4-year deal is worth $10M and includes a $2M signing bonus, $1.5M option bonus and $700k guaranteed salary in 2012. Boooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every part of this move bothers me, most notably, how much I wanted him to come here.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Adam Caplan:

I'm told Kamerion Wimbley is staying overnight in Nashville and is close to agreeing to a five-year deal with the Titans. #freeeagency

 

[ChrisPozz]

Chargers offered Tolbert more than Panthers | ProFootballTalk

Acee says Tolbert wanted to get back to the South; he’s from Douglasville, Georgia, and he played college football at Coastal Carolina.

I doubt the 49ers pursued him but it would make me feel a whole lot better if he only considered teams from the south.

 

[numone9er]

Chargers offered Tolbert more than Panthers | ProFootballTalk

Acee says Tolbert wanted to get back to the South; he’s from Douglasville, Georgia, and he played college football at Coastal Carolina.

I doubt the 49ers pursued him but it would make me feel a whole lot better if he only considered teams from the south.

This is insane. Why the Hell do you want Tolbert when you have Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Steward and you are paying them both like starters? Not only that, but they have Cam Newton as your QB who is going to rush somewhere around 10 times a game on his own! This is stupid for both parties IMO.

 

[Flyingiguana]

This is insane. Why the Hell do you want Tolbert when you have Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Steward and you are paying them both like starters? Not only that, but they have Cam Newton as your QB who is going to rush somewhere around 10 times a game on his own! This is stupid for both parties IMO.

triple option?