bizoffootball.com - 2/29/2008
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Maybe Jonathan Vilma asking to leave opened up the cash the New York Jets needed to be able to sign guard Alan Faneca . The guard was offered a contract by the Jets as soon as free agency started, as reported by Yahoo! Sports : The New Jets were expected to offer Faneca a four-year, $32 million deal once the free-agency period officially opened at 12:01 a.m. EST on Thursday night, ...
SAINTS SNAG VILMA
beta.profootballtalk.com 2/29/2008 — Tom Rock of Newsday reports that the Jets have struck a deal with the Saints for linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
Vilma will go to New Orleans, apparently for a conditional pick in the 2009 draft.
The conditional nature of the selection suggests that there ...
JENKINS TO THE JETS
beta.profootballtalk.com 2/29/2008 — The first of the several defensive tackles on the trade market have indeed been traded.
According to John Clayton of ESPN.com and Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com, the Panthers have shipped defensive tackle Kris Jenkins to the Jets for a third-round and a ...
New shade for Gang Green
nydailynews.com 2/29/2008 — You wanted a blockbuster offseason for the Jets? You got it. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma is about to go. Steelers guard Alan Faneca appears to be coming. So too might be Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins.
The Jets Stream
nydailynews.com 2/29/2008 — This just in: As a pre-requisite in the Kris Jenkins trade, the Jets agreed to give him a new contract. And that new contract is a five-year, $35 million deal, including about $20 million in bonuses and guarantees, a person close to the situation has ...
