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  This is a 3 year, 21 million dollar deal. I think 7 million per year is a little rich for Matt Hasselbeck, considering he’s so injury prone, and I don’t like that this is a three year deal. Hasselbeck is 36 in September and he’s had so many injury…

  Is Matt Flynn good? I don’t know. He could be Kevin Kolb. He could be Matt Schaub. Flynn has looked excellent in 2 career starts with the Packers, but that was with Green Bay’s weapons around him, not to mention against not so tough defenses in New England and…

  Matt Birk is a great center who ranked 9th last season among centers on ProFootballFocus. The Ravens are getting an absolute steal getting him for 8.52 million over 3 years with 3 million guaranteed. He’s older and turns 36 this offseason, but centers have a pretty long shelf life…

  By Adam McFadden  In a what seems to be a very lucky season for the Bears, one of the Giant’s top pass rushers will be out for the game this Sunday. Mathias Kiwanuka has been ruled out because of a bulging cervical disc.  This news comes after hearing Robert Mathis…

  Kiwanuka will have to prove himself after major surgery last year, but this is a fairly low risk deal, 8.6 million over 2 years with very little guaranteed, and if he can prove himself once again, this deal is going to be a bargain. Grade: A  

  Outside Linebacker Washington 6-1 245 Draft board overall prospect rank: #62 Draft board overall outside linebacker rank: #5 Overall rating: 76 (late 2nd) 40 time: 4.70 4/23/11: All the hype at Washington has been surrounding their quarterback Jake Locker. However, even with their terrible record in recent years, they…

  Defensive Tackle/3-4 Defensive End North Carolina 6-2 309 Draft board overall prospect rank: #36 Draft board overall defensive tackle rank: #8 Overall rating: 79 (early 2nd) 40 time: 4.80 4/23/11: Marvin Austin could end up being the best defensive tackle in this strong defensive tackle class when we look…

  Middle Linebacker Illinois 6-4 250 Draft board overall prospect rank: #26 Draft board overall middle linebacker rank: #2 Overall rating: 83 (late 1st) 40 time: 4.44 3/28/11: Martez Wilson has been much hyped since he was the #5 overall high school player in 2007, committing to Illinois as an…

  Bennett was a 2nd round pick in 2008 by the Cowboys, but with Jason Witten in town he was largely underutilized, except as a run blocker, where he was a fantastic one. He’s been a top 5 run blocker at the tight end position according to ProFootballFocus in each…

  Based on the season Marshawn Lynch just had, I’d say 8 million per year is a reasonable value for him. Based on his age (26 in April) and his usage (1157 career carries), 4 years is also reasonable for him. However, I’d be nervous to commit 18 million guaranteed…