X-Era
02-22-2011, 04:55 PM
An interesting breakdown of the situations with released players prior to the end of the CBA on March 4th. Basically they can sign before Mar 4th or they then must wait until the new CBA is done. I expect a few guys to get signed before Mar 4 maybe someone in Buffalo.
http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2011/02/22/safety-interest-not-a-surprise/
With the chances for a new labor deal completely up in the air there’s a real possibility that after March 4th there will be no free agency. That will prevent NFL clubs from addressing positional needs by signing free agents and will have to use the NFL draft as the first means of addressing team needs.
Sanders and Atogwe could prove to be one of the few ways to use a free agent to fill a need prior to the draft as they have until March 4th to sign with any NFL club. Of course if there is no new labor deal by March 4th, and they have yet to sign with any team, they too must wait until a new labor agreement is reached.
http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2011/02/22/safety-interest-not-a-surprise/
With the chances for a new labor deal completely up in the air there’s a real possibility that after March 4th there will be no free agency. That will prevent NFL clubs from addressing positional needs by signing free agents and will have to use the NFL draft as the first means of addressing team needs.
Sanders and Atogwe could prove to be one of the few ways to use a free agent to fill a need prior to the draft as they have until March 4th to sign with any NFL club. Of course if there is no new labor deal by March 4th, and they have yet to sign with any team, they too must wait until a new labor agreement is reached.