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Seahawks agree to three-year deal with Matt Flynn

seattletimes.com

Green Bay backup was among the most coveted free agents and agreed with the Seahawks after being wooed by Miami.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

So why are the Dolphins having a hard time luring free agents to South Beach?  Steelers safety Ryan Clark has a theory. After Clark congratulated quarterback Matt Flynn on joining the Seahawks via Twitter, one of Clark’s followers writes that “NO ONE…

ESPN.com

Forget about Alex Smith paying a free-agent visit to the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks' contract agreement with Matt Flynn, announced by the team, largely solves the team's quarterback search for at least the 2012 season. The pressure to draft a quarte…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Dolphins under owner Stephen Ross not long ago seemed to be like a large man with a big bat who simply couldn’t connect on a high and tight fastball.  Now, perhaps the better comparison is a little kid swinging a cracked broom at a piñata that is …

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San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner reacted with a "wow" at the thought of Peyton Manning joining forces with Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree and Randy Moss. If that sounds like a personnel combination to fear, you must not be …

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

If you take your eye off the ball for a second this week, you'll probably miss something big happening in the wackiest NFL free-agency period we can remember. That's why we've been staking the situation out, and there are several new developments in the…

ESPN.com

Alex Smith visiting the Miami Dolphins had to get the San Francisco 49ers' attention. An upcoming trip to the Seattle Seahawks? Now we're really talking. That's the plan for Smith, as the free-agent quarterback, while the 49ers show interest in Peyton M…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

Free agent quarterback Alex Smith is in Miami visiting the Dolphins on Sunday. If he sticks to his current schedule, that will only be the beginning of Smith’s 2012 free agency tour. Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee reports that Smith’s itinerary i…

seattletimes.com

Moving parts aplenty in 49ers QB dramaBy Matt Maiocco | CSNBayArea.comQB Alex Smith visits the DolphinsBy Omar Kelly and Izzy Gould | South Florida Sun Sentinel"This is the NFL. I guess nothing surprises me anymore."    -- Alex Smith to South …