Falcons, Tyson Clabo agree to terms
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July 29, 2011
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The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with Pro Bowl tackle Tyson Clabo, locking up a cornerstone of their offensive line with a five-year deal.

Clabo can officially sign the $25 million agreement Friday evening. The contract will include about $11.5 million in guaranteed money.

The Falcons also released defensive end Jamaal Anderson and receiver Michael Jenkins.

The Falcons announced the moves Friday, the opening day of training camp. By cutting the former first-round draft picks, the team clears $7.8 million under the salary cap.

The Falcons had all of their draft picks under contract for the first day of training camp, including top choice Julio Jones. The receiver agreed to a four-year, $16.2 million deal late Thursday.

Colts to re-sign Bullitt, Vinatieri Safety Melvin Bullitt and kicker Adam Vinatieri will be back with the Colts next season.

The Colts confirmed Friday that both players have agreed to new contracts. Details were not released and neither player can sign until later Friday.

The team also announced it has signed 15 undrafted rookies, including running backs Darren Evans and Chad Spann, both of whom played high school football in the Indianapolis area.

Cardinals officially sign Bradley, Colledge, three others The Arizona Cardinals signed Green Bay guard Daryn Colledge, Philadelphia linebacker Stewart Bradley, Pittsburgh defensive lineman Nick Eason, Carolina tight end Jeff King and Cleveland wide receiver Chansi Stuckey Friday.

Bradley will play inside linebacker for the Cardinals and he might rush the passer on throwing downs, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton.

Bradley finished third on the Eagles last season with 60 tackles. A four-year veteran, Bradley was drafted by the Eagles in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft.

The Cardinals also re-signed eight of their own free agents, including starting center Lyle Sendlein.

Arizona announced the signing of five draft choices: Texas linebacker Sam Acho (fourth round), Connecticut fullback Anthony Sherman (fifth round), North Carolina linebacker Quan Sturdivant (sixth round), UCLA defensive tackle David Carter (sixth round) and San Diego State wide receiver DeMarco Sampson (seventh round).

Other Arizona free agents to re-sign with the team were safety Hamza Abdullah, cornerback Michael Adams, offensive tackle D'Anthony Batiste, center Ben Claxton, punter Ben Graham and tight end Stephen Spach.

Early Doucet, another candidate for the No. 2 receiving spot, signed a one-year qualifying offer, as did offensive tackle Brandon Keith, who started the first nine games last season before going down for the season with a torn hamstring.

Bills' Cook OK after collapsing during conditioning Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey says cornerback Domonic Cook is expected to be fine after the undrafted rookie collapsed on the field at the end of the team's first conditioning session.

Gailey wouldn't provide details, but ruled out the cause being heat related. It happened Friday after most players had left the field following a 25-minute session at training camp in suburban Rochester.

Cook stayed to work out with a group of defensive backs, when he collapsed along the sideline. After laying flat on his back, the University at Buffalo product appeared woozy as he was helped into a cart and driven off.

Gailey added that cornerback Reggie Corner and reserve offensive lineman Cordaro Howard will open training camp on the physically-unable-to perform list due to undisclosed injuries.

Packers release Tauscher, Barnett, three others Mark Tauscher, a fixture at right tackle for the better part of a decade for the Green Bay Packers, was among five veteran players released by the team.

Linebackers Nick Barnett, Brandon Chillar and Brady Poppinga and defensive lineman Justin Harrell also were released.

None of the cuts was particularly surprising, given that all five players are coming off season-ending injuries. But the release of both Barnett and Chillar does leave the Packers thin behind starting inside linebackers A.J. Hawk and Desmond Bishop.

The Packers also announced the signing of seven draft picks: second-round Kentucky wide receiver Randall Cobb, fifth-round Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams, sixth-round Utah guard Caleb Schlauderaff, sixth-round Appalachian State linebacker D.J. Smith, sixth-round Arizona outside linebacker Ricky Elmore, seventh-round North Carolina tight end Ryan Taylor and seventh-round Arizona State defensive end Lawrence Guy.

The team signed two more undrafted free agents, Oklahoma State defensive end Chris Donaldson and Temple defensive end Elisha Joseph, and waived first-year safety Michael Greco and first-year linebacker Curtis Young.

Chiefs place Moeaki on PUP list The Kansas City Chiefs are putting second-year tight end Tony Moeaki on the physically unable to perform list.

Coach Todd Haley declined to say what Moeaki's problem was. He seemed fine when speaking briefly with the media as players moved into their training camp dorm rooms Thursday in St. Joseph, Mo.

As a rookie last season, Moeaki caught 47 passes for 556 yards and three touchdowns, including a spectacular one-handed scoring grab against San Francisco. If he is on the PUP list when the season opens, he will have to stay there for another six weeks. During the preseason, he can be reinstated any time.

The Chiefs signed first-round pick Jonathan Baldwin on Friday morning, then capped a busy day by agreeing to terms with eight unrestricted free agents, including Arizona wide receiver Steve Breaston and their own veteran center Casey Wiegmann.

The other players signed were all Chiefs last season: running back Jackie Battle, wide receiver Terrance Copper, cornerback Travis Daniels, safety Jon McGraw, tackle Ryan O'Callaghan and tight end Leonard Pope. The Chiefs also announced that fullback Mike Cox had signed his restricted free agent tender and defensive back Reshard Langford signed his exclusive rights free agent tender.

Baldwin signed a four-year deal with the option for a fifth.

The Chiefs also and released tight end Brad Cottam.

Source: Cowboys to re-sign Spears The Dallas Cowboys reached agreement with Marcus Spears on a five-year, $19.2 million deal, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Spears has 185 tackles and eight sacks in six seasons with the Cowboys.

Bucs, Koenen agree to deal The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms on a contract with former Atlanta punter Michael Koenen.

The deal is worth $19.5 million, with 6.5 million guaranteed, over six years, a source told Schefter.

Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris confirmed the deal after the Bucs' first training camp workout Friday, a 90-minute walkthrough...
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