Saints, linebacker Simmons agree to deal
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Linebacker Brian Simmons, released by Cincinnati last month, has agreed to a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
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Running back Corey Dillon won't be returning to the Patriots, but fullback Heath Evans will be in the fold. The team and Evans have agreed to terms on a two-year contract, according to a league source.
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Former Pro Bowl running back Stephen Davis agreed to a contract with St. Louis on Friday after playing last season with Carolina. The Rams plan to use him as a backup to Steven Jackson.
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LOS ANGELES -- New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush and his family appear to have accepted gifts, money and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents while the Heisman Trophy winner was still playing at Southern California, according to a report posted Thursday on...
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The Patriots worked out former Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson Monday, according to the NFL's daily personnel notice, but by last night the safety had agreed to terms with his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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The New Orleans Saints released four-time Pro Bowl receiver Joe Horn on Thursday, saying Horn asked to be let go after the Saints asked him to take a pay cut.
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After signing a new six-year contract worth about $26 million, the Pro Bowl tight end caught the winning touchdown pass for the Atlanta Falcons in a victory over New Orleans.
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Morris Peterson and the New Orleans Hornets agreed to terms on a 4-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
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While there remain plenty of stumbling blocks, the San Diego Chargers and first-round choice Philip Rivers made significant progress in contract negotiations Monday, bringing the two sides close to an agreement, ESPN.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - At the time, the news received little notice. Last March, the Patriots and running back Heath Evans agreed on a modest two-year contract. The deal paid Evans a $250,000 signing bonus and base salaries of $595,000 in 2007 and $730,000 in 2008.
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The New Orleans Saints Monday acquired cornerback Mike McKenzie and a future conditional draft choice from Green Bay. In exchange, the Packers received a second-round pick in 2005 and quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan.
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Coach Jim Haslett gathered his special-teams players together and told the Saints they were about to line up for one of their most important kickoffs of the season.
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The Portland Trail Blazers agreed to terms with restricted free agent Darius Miles on Tuesday.
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BOSTON -- Linebacker Adalius Thomas, one of the most sought-after free agents, signed Saturday with the New England Patriots, giving the three-time Super Bowl winners a player in the mold of the departed Willie McGinest.
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Cornerback Shawntae Spencer agreed Wednesday night to a six-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers.
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The Minnesota Vikings are on the verge of being sold in a deal that would transfer the franchise from Red McCombs to the NFL's first black owner, Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler, according to several media reports.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Offensive tackle Orlando Pace ended his holdout by signing a one-year, $7.02 million contract with the St.