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NFL: Free Agency Begins; Dolphins Spend Almost $100 Million

By on March 13, 2013

THE N-F-L FREE AGENCY WINDOW OPENED TUESDAY… AND SOME TEAMS PROVERBIALLY DROVE THROUGH THAT WINDOW WITH TRUCKS FULL OF MONEY TO OFFER BIG-NAME FREE AGENTS…

 

THE MIAMI DOLPHINS SIGNED FORMER STEELERS RECEIVER MIKE WALLACE TO A FIVE-YEAR DEAL WORTH APPROXIMATELY $60 MILLION, WHILE ALSO SIGNING FORMER RAVENS LINEBACKER DANNELL ELLERBE TO A FIVE-YEAR DEAL WORTH ALMOST $35 MILLION. THE RAVENS DID ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE LOSS BY SIGNING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CHRIS CANTY TO A FREE-AGENT CONTRACT.

 

THE CHICAGO BEARS AND ST. LOUIS RAMS WERE BOTH BUSY TUESDAY, AS THE BEARS SIGNED TIGHT END MARTELLUS BENNETT (FORMERLY OF THE GIANTS) AND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JERMON BUSHROD (FORMERLY OF THE SAINTS) TO FREE-AGENT CONTRACTS. CHICAGO ALSO CUT TIGHT END KELLEN DAVIS TO MAKE ROOM FOR BENNETT. THE RAMS SIGNED TIGHT END JARED COOK, PREVIOUSLY WITH THE TITANS, TO A CONTRACT WORTH APPROXIMATELY $35 MILLION.