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Moving the chains Roundup: Chargers sign WR Curtis Conway
Posted: Wednesday February 23, 2000 09:56 AM
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Chargers made another addition to their offense Tuesday by signing free agent wide receiver Curtis Conway of the Chicago Bears. Conway, 28, signed a four-year deal with San Diego. He entered the NFL in 1993 as Chicago's first-round draft pick and the seventh player chosen overall. In seven seasons with the Bears, he's had 80 starts in 92 games played, 329 receptions for 4,498 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Last year, he started eight games and had 44 catches for 426 yards. He scored four touchdowns.
Seattle signs Kansas City strong safetyKIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks, not expected to be a big factor in free agency this winter, signed unrestricted free agent Reggie Tongue on Tuesday to be their starting strong safety. The Seahawks are expected to release Darryl Williams, a former Pro Bowler who was their starting strong safety last season. Williams would become a victim of the NFL's salary cap as the Seahawks try to position themselves to make more offseason moves. Although the Seahawks had their first winning season since 1990 last season and made the playoffs for the first time since 1988 under new coach-general manager Mike Holmgren, they lost six of their last seven games. The Seahawks lost to Miami in the first round of the playoffs. Tongue, a four-year veteran and a three-year starter for the Kansas City Chiefs, reportedly got a $15 million, five-year contract. The Seahawks and the Chiefs are rivals in the AFC West. "I felt this was the right spot for me," Tongue said. "I just felt it was a good place for me." "Reggie is a young, talented player who gives us a lot of experience at an important position for us," Holmgren said. "He makes us better." Tongue became the first player the Seahawks signed in free agency. They lost starting defensive end Phillip Daniels, a free agent, to the Chicago Bears and traded wide receiver Joey Galloway to Dallas for two first-round draft choices. In addition, they could lose starting defensive tackle Sam Adams and leading receiver Derrick Mayes as unrestricted free agents. The Seahawks have said they'd like to re-sign both players. In Tongue, the Seahawks got a young veteran who has played in 63 NFL games, including 47 starts. He was a second-round draft choice from Oregon State by Kansas City in 1996. Tongue, a native of Fairbanks, Alaska, had a stellar year last season with 94 tackles. He forced three fumbles, recovered four fumbles, and had an interception and two sacks.
He also scored touchdowns on a fumble return and on a lateral.
Conrad Hamilton, Jason Garrett sign with GiantsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants not only re-signed a starting cornerback and found a new backup quarterback, they also picked up an insurance policy on the offensive line. The Giants on Tuesday persuaded cornerback Conrad Hamilton to stay with the team, lured Jason Garrett from Dallas and announced they reached a tentative contract agreement on a reported three-year contract with offensive tackle Lomas Brown. A 15-year veteran who started 10 games for Cleveland last season, Brown gives the Giants an insurance policy in case they lose starter Roman Oben in free agency. New York is holding the line on its offer of $15 million for five years to Oben. Hamilton, a starter in 1998 who played just three games last year because of a training camp knee injury, signed a three-year, incentive-laden contract that will pay him about $4.8 million if he remains healthy. Hamilton, who received a $300,000 signing bonus, will earn the minimum of $440,000, but his playing time incentives could push the deal to $1.3 million. He is scheduled to be paid $1.3 million next year and $1.8 million in 2002. "If I can stay on the field I'll make a lot of money," said Hamilton, a seventh round draft choice in 1996. "I would not have accepted a contract stipulating I reach outlandish goals to get the money I deserve." Garrett, a backup to Troy Aikman the last eight years, signed a three-year, $2.94 million contract to play behind Kerry Collins. The deal, which includes a $250,000 signing bonus, has base salaries of $440,000 this year, $750,000 next and $1.5 million in 2002 plus incentives each year. The signing of Garrett all but ends Kent Graham's chances of rejoining the Giants. The starter last year until Collins took over for the final six games, Graham was released recently after refusing to accept a $900,000 pay cut. Hamilton is expected to start at left cornerback this season, replacing veteran free agent Phillippi Sparks, whom the Giants seem to have no interest in re-signing. Jason Sehorn, who missed the final month because of a knee injury, will start on the right side.
Garrett, whose father, Jim, was a Giants assistant, has started nine games for the Cowboys, posting a 6-3 record with Aikman sidelined. He completed 32 passes for 314 yards, three touchdowns and an interception last season, winning a start against Green Bay and losing one to Arizona.
Cardinals re-sign backup quarterbackTEMPE, Ariz. -- Backup quarterback Dave Brown agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team said Tuesday. The 29-year-old free agent led the Cardinals to three victories in five starts while subbing for an injured Jake Plummer last season. He played in eight games overall, completing 84-of-169 passes for 944 yards and two touchdowns.
Brown, a first-round pick by the New York Giants in the 1992 supplemental draft, joined the Cardinals in 1998.
Patriots release running back Lamont WarrenFOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have released running back Lamont Warren. The move, which was announced Tuesday, leaves just Kevin Faulk remaining from last year's backfield, which was 22nd in the league in total rushing yards with 1,426. Patriots management has said that one of the team's goals is to improve the running. New England signed former Chicago Bears running back Raymont Harris last week. Warren, 27, was signed by the Patriots in April after he was released by the Indianapolis Colts. New England used him primarily as a third down-back. Warren gained 120 yards on 35 carries (3.4 average) for the Patriots, and picked up another 262 yards on 29 receptions, fifth on the team. He also had a touchdown catch.
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