March 3, 2007) -- Free agency has opened with a flurry of activity. Already, numerous teams are on the board. Take a glance at the deals, and the potential soon-to-be deals. Saturday, March 3 Free-agent DE Antwan Peek agreed to terms with Browns. Free-agent wide receiver Ashley Lelie signed a two-year deal with the 49ers for $4.3 million, including a $2 million signing bonus. Free-agent RB Ahman Green will visit with the Texans. Other visits on Saturday included: Cincinnati tight end Reggie Kelly with the Falcons, Seattle guard Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack with the Falcons, Eagles defensive back Roderick Hood with the Browns, Bengals wide receiver Kelley Washington with the Dolphins and Rams defensive back Travis Fisher with the Redskins. New England free-agent TE Daniel Graham left Denver and is scheduled to visit Oakland on Sunday. Dallas free-agent center Al Johnson visited Tampa Bay on Friday and Saturday and is scheduled to visit Arizona on Sunday. The Titans have released RB Travis Henry rather than pay him the $8.3 million roster bonus due to him. Henry is now scheduled to visit Broncos on Saturday night. The Lions have signed free-agent DE Dewayne White to a five-year, $29 million deal. The Patriots plan to sign Miami restricted free-agent wide receiver Wes Welker to a seven-year offers sheet worth $38.5 million. Once Welker signs the offer sheet, the Dolphins will have seven days to match it. If they decide not to, they would get the Patriots' second-round draft pick. The Patriots also signed LB Adalius Thomas as expected. The deal is for $37.5 million for five years, which includes $24 million in the first three years. After visiting Seattle and looking at Cleveland, free-agent guard Kris Dielman opted to re-sign with San Diego, landing a six-year, $39 million deal that included $17 million worth of guaranteed money. The Buccaneers and free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia have reached a contract ageement. The deal is similar to the one the Bucs gave Chris Simms. The Texans have restructured the contract of Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Johnson and extended him. The move frees up cap space and gets their best player committed for a long time. The Broncos have acquired DT Dan Wilkinson from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a sixth-round pick. Denver plays the same defensive system as Miami, so Wilkinson should have no problem with the transition. http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10033511
Browns sign OLB Peek The addition of linebacker Antwan Peek by the Browns on Saturday is a sign of the rising influence of defensive coordinator Todd Grantham on the makeup of the team. Peek, a Cincinnati native, played the past four years with the Houston Texans. Grantham was defensive line coach during Peek's first two seasons in Houston. Peek fell off the map last year when the Texans switched to a 4-3 defensive system. He had one sack and 13 tackles in 11 games. Peek, 6-3, had trouble keeping weight on. He finished the season at 238 pounds, much too light to play end in a 4-3. But as an outside linebacker in the 3-4 defense employed here, the Browns are hoping to exploit Peek's potential as a pass rusher. He had six sacks with Houston in 2005, his best year. Overall with the Texans, Peek had 10 sacks in 51 career games. The Browns said Peek signed a three-year contract. "He has a past association with Todd Grantham, he fits the 3-4 defense as an outside linebacker and we feel he will help our pass rush," General Manager Phil Savage said in a statement released by the team. At the very least, Peek's addition gives the Browns a set of fresh legs at the outside linebacker spot opposite 2006 sack leader Kamerion Wimbley. The Browns were tied for 28th with 28 sacks -- eight below the NFL average. Wimbley had 11 and nobody else has as many as five. Last year Willie McGinest missed one game with a calf injury and another with an ankle injury. He also missed most of the preseason recovering from elbow surgery. McGinest had four sacks and 67 tackles in his first season with the Browns. The sacks were his lowest total in eight seasons. At 36, McGinest will be embarking on his 14th NFL season in 2007. Peek was a third-round draft pick of Houston in 2003 out of Cincinnati. He is the second free agent signed by the Browns this weekend. They signed left guard Eric Steinbach on Friday and also re-signed center Hank Fraley. http://blog.cleveland.com/sports/2007/03/browns_have_deal_with_olb_peek.html
We can forget about Lelie as well: Free-agent wide receiver Ashley Lelie signed a two-year deal with the 49ers for $4.3 million, including a $2 million signing bonus.
When I read this board it seems like most of ya'll think Babin=Peek and Peek=Babin so I guess the Texans are keeping Babin and he will be the third down guy when Weaver moves inside.
That's only because no one else wants him. As far as Peek goes, whatever. This team only has 2 or 3 players that I would be upset about losing....and he ain't one of them.
Exactly. Peek was more bark than bite which should really endear him to the Dawg Pound. Woof, woof! He has speed but, not strength to be effective.
DaDa will be in here any second proclaiming that the Texans will rue the day they let Peek go and that they gave up on him too soon.
Hey don't be stealing my lines. Who is Peek, and what does he have to do with drafting Vince Young? DD
