Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs signed a six-year contract just hours before Wednesday's NFL deadline, providing a long-term solution to his previously unsettled status as the team's franchise player. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that Suggs' deal is worth $62.5 million, according to a league source.
The deadline for the Carolina Panthers to reach a long-term deal with franchise-tagged defensive end Julius Peppers passed Wednesday without an agreement.
St. Louis Rams free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe signed his one-year franchise tender, the team announced Wednesday, after the deadline to strike a long-term deal passed.
NFL players blitzed Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for political support in a possible labor showdown with team owners.