This isn't new, we just found out about it. I guess it makes sense that Peters wouldn't sign anything until he saw what the market was doing, but I don't think a signing is imminent.
With the Broncos signing Arrington and Correll Buckhalter, it looks like Josh McDaniels will continue Mike Shanhan's strategy of building his team to screw with fantasy football players.
Yeah, 'dead cap' isn't super meaningful for the Bills - their budget is determined by how much they're paying out each year, and they're saving a total of $26M (or so) on Dockery over the life of the contract.
Yeah, at buffalobills.com, they're saying it's starting tonight at midnight. Now, they're not the most trustworthy folks on the correct management of free agency but I'd say believe them.
Is it legal for teams to actually allow other teams to negotiate with impending free agents? It seems like you'd want to try to steer some guys out of the conference - if the Titans decide they can't keep Haynesworth, it's certainly worth trying to help him meet with Dan Snyder rather than risk he end up a Jaguar or something.
I'll note that Coles is a few months younger than Houshmandzadeh, and while he hasn't put up the same numbers, he's never had Carson Palmer throwing his way either.