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PACKERS THOUGHT THEY HAD A DEAL FOR GONZALEZ
Published 10/16/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Wow. Not only were the Packers serious players for Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, but the Pack also thought they had a deal. According to Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal , the Packers drew up the paperwork that would have sent a third-round pick to Kansas City for Gonzalez, only to have the Chiefs back out ten minutes before the 4:00 p.m. EDT trading deadline, and demand a second-round pick. Per Wilde, the Packers and Eagles offered a third-round selection for Gonzalez, and the Giants tendered a fourth-rounder. The Falcons and Bills were willing to do more, but ...

According to two NFL sources familiar with the negotiations, the Packers had drawn up the trade...
Published 10/16/2008 by primetime 07 at Acme Packing Company
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Carl Peterson and Tony Gonzalez Deserve Each Other
Published 10/16/2008 at FanHouse
... It was a little of both that kept Gonzalez in K.C. The Chiefs and Packers had agreed to deal Gonzalez for a third-round pick when, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, Chiefs GM ...

What did the Eagles offer for Tony Gonzalez?
Published 10/16/2008 by JasonB at Bleeding Green Nation
... Kansas City for TE Tony Gonzalez. Local guy Paul Domowitch's source said it was a conditional 4th round pick Peterson declined to say what any of the three teams specifically offered. But according to another source familiar with the negotiations, the Eagles' best offer was a fourth-round pick that would be upgraded to a third only if Gonzalez met certain performance contingencies this season. Local Packers reporter Jason Wilde's sources say it was a third round pick According to the ...

The Packers had drawn up paperwork for a Tony Gonzalez trade
Published 10/16/2008 by MJD at Shutdown Corner
Aaron Rodgers was apparently very close to getting a new weapon even more lethal than his erotic dance moves: Tony Gonzalez. That's the word from Jason Wilde in the Wisconsin State Journal. According to two NFL sources familiar with the negotiations, the Packers had drawn up the trade paperwork and sent it to the Chiefs to finalize the deal — a third-round pick for Gonzalez — only to have the Chiefs call them 10 minutes before the deadline to say it would take a second-round pick to get the deal done. The Chiefs ended up ...

Tony Gonzalez Almost Traded To The Packers?
Published 10/16/2008 by rickpaulas at SPORTSbyBROOKS
In the NFC North, a division that no one apparently wants to win - none of the 4 teams are currently over .500 - all it’s going to take is an ill-timed injury or a key trade to make the difference between a team watching the playoffs from home and getting knocked out by their first round opponent. Which is why when the Packers heard that Tony Gonzalez wasn’t too happy playing for the rebuilding Chiefs, they made them an offer. And the Chiefs accepted. ...

Gonzalez rebuffed Bills interest
Published 10/16/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal wrote late Wednesday night Gonzalez wouldn't consider the Bills or Falcons, that he wanted to play for the Packers. Wilde reported the Packers thought they had a deal and drew up the paperwork for a third-round choice before Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson asked for a second-rounder 10 minutes before the Tuesday deadline. ...

HERE’S WHY THE CHIEFS ARE TERRIBLE
Published 10/16/2008 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
Carl Peterson tried the ol’ switcheroo at the last minute and it didn’t work. From the Wisconsin State Journal: “According to two NFL sources familiar with the negotiations, the Packers had drawn up the trade paperwork and sent it to the Chiefs to finalize the deal — a third-round pick for Gonzalez — only to have the Chiefs call them 10 minutes before the deadline to say it would take a second-round pick to get the deal done. The Chiefs ended up keeping Gonzalez, who is now angry a deal didn’t get done.” ...