David Elfin just phoned in some news: Rock Cartwright is on his way to Redskins Park to sign a three-year deal with the Washington Redskins, meaning he'll remain with the only NFL team he's every played with.
According to a Redskins source, Cartwright will receive a $300,000 bonus for signing the three-year deal, which is worth about $3 million.
He's just the second player to sign with the Redskins this offseason, following teammate Todd Collins.
The Redskins selected Cartwright in the seventh round of the 2002 draft. Since then he's lined up at both spots in the backfield but excelled at special teams of late.
More to come later.
UPDATE (5:50 p.m.)
Just noticed this, courtesy of our friends at ProFootballTalk.com: Brandon Lloyd has signed with the Chicago Bears. Maybe they'll put his locker next to Adam Archuleta.
Comments (2)
Interesting juxtaposition of stories, Rock and Lloyd. One guy plays his heart out and leaves it all on the field for the minimum. The other is given a huge deal, produces zilch and is a pain in the neck. I know it's a "business" but sometimes the business side of it stinks.
Posted by AAA | March 8, 2008 2:10 PM
Great move by the front office (for once). Rock is an important role player for us. He's the kind of player you need if you want to build sustained success.
Posted by Gabe | March 8, 2008 3:52 PM