Eddie Lacy

Eddie Lacy Seeking Opportunity To 'show That I Still Can Play

... carry - when his 2016 season ended prematurely. Lacy said the Packers "have been very vocal about having me back there." But it's not a sure thing that Lacy will end up staying with Green Bay. "I really believe everything will fall into its place, it will work out the way it does," Lacy said. "And even if it doesn't, whatever opportunity I get, I just make the most of it and see where it goes from there. "See what opportunities I have, see what teams are willing to have me on their team, how many years - whether it's one year, three years, whatever that may be - and just doing what's best for me in my situation.". FOR MORE OF AL. COM'S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR  NFL PAGE. Lacy, Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Le Garrette Blount of the New England Patriots and Latavius Murray of the Oakland Raiders were considered the cream of this year's free-agent running backs, which will include about 40 players. The Steelers used their franchise tag on Bell on Monday, but two new running backs could be in the free-agent market when it opens on March 9. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings declined to pick up their option on ...

What Happened To Eddie Lacy On The First Day Of Nfl Free Agency

... selected him off Alabama's 2012 BCS national-championship team in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. In 2016, Lacy suffered an ankle injury that required surgery and ended his season after five games. Lacy ran for 1,178 yards and 11 touchdowns and earned a Pro Bowl invitation as a rookie. In 2014, he rushed for 1,139 yards and nine touchdowns and caught 42 passes for 427 yards and four TDs. In 2015, Lacy slumped to 758 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and 20 receptions for 188 yards and two TDs. After the season, Green Bay coach Mike Mc Carthy said Lacy had to report for the 2016 campaign in better shape. In 2016, Lacy had run for 360 yards on 71 carries - a career-high 5.1 yards per carry - when he went down for the season. FOR MORE OF AL. COM'S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR  NFL PAGE. Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson also is a free agent. He's been a six-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro for the Vikings, but he played in just three games in 2016 because of a knee injury. Seattle's leading rusher last season was Christine Michael with only 469 yards, and he's no longer on the team. ...

Seahawks, Rb Eddie Lacy Agree To 1-year Deal

... him. If the Saints sign the 27-year-old Butler to an offer, New England has the option to match it. The Patriots could also let Butler go and then receive the Saints' 11 th overall draft pick this year in return. Butler, a two-year starter, is best known for his late, goal-line interception of Seattle's Russell Wilson in the 2015 Super Bowl. He intercepted four passes last season and broke up 17. He also was credited with 63 solo or assisted tackles, including a sack. Payton and Patriots coach Bill Belichick are friends. They not only have had their teams practice together several times during recent preseasons, but also completed a high-profile trade last week that sent receiver Brandin Cooks and a fourth-round pick to New England in exchange for the Patriots' first round choice - 32 nd overall - and a third rounder (see full story). Steelers: Team meets with LB Hightower, no deal reached. PITTSBURGH - Coveted free agent linebacker Dont'a Hightower's tour hit Pittsburgh on ...

Free-agent Running Back Eddie Lacy Concludes Visit To Vikings

... to arrive in Seattle on Sunday and continue talking with the Seahawks on Monday. Peterson’s father, Nelson Peterson, had told the Pioneer Press last Tuesday there was mutual interest between his son and the Seahawks. Speaking on the first day teams could talk to representatives of outside free agents, Nelson Peterson also said there was mutual interest between his son and Oakland. Nelson Peterson said last Tuesday his son was very interested in the Seahawks because they are a Super Bowl contender and their offensive coordinator, Darrell Bevell, held that position with the Vikings in Peterson’s first four NFL seasons. “You look at the connections in Seattle, so there’s definitely interest there,” Nelson Peterson had said. “Those are some pretty good years (Peterson had under Bevell).”. Peterson had rushing seasons of 1,341, 1,760, 1,383 and 1,298 yards from 2007-10 under Bevell. “Marshawn Lynch is not there, and (the Seahawks are) looking for that power back, so they’re definitely in the running,” Nelson Peterson had said about the Seattle running back who retired following the 2015 season. There will be competition to see which ...

Visits By Jamaal Charles, Latavius Murray, Eddie Lacy Show Seahawks Are Serious About Adding Rb Depth

... be able to get their own look at Charles’ knee then. That he is set to take a visit, and likely has others, means a signing almost certainly won’t be occurring immediately. Pro Football Talk reported that the visit is set for next week. Most Read Stories. Unlimited Digital Access. $1 for 4 weeks. Charles played at Texas with Seattle safety Earl Thomas and the two have the same agent, David Mulugheta. Charles was also in Thomas’ wedding party last year. Before the 2015 injury, Charles had rushed for more than 1,000 yards in five of the previous six seasons, including 1,033 in 2014 when he had 159 against Seattle in a 24-20 Chiefs win on Nov. 16. He hasn’t had more yards in a game since then and has 404 yards on 83 carries overall in eight games in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He had 40 yards on 12 carries in three games in 2016 when he continued to battle knee issues. Charles has also been a standout receiver with the Chiefs, with a career-high 70 in 2013, and could help fill — or at least complement — the third-down back role for the Seahawks, as well. Murray played ...

Vikings Have Rb Latavius Murray Visit To Possibly Replace Adrian Peterson

... million for 2017, with $5 million guaranteed, and he can void the contract after one season if he reaches certain performance levels. Patterson had wrote on Snapchat on Saturday he wanted to re-sign with Minnesota, and he addressed that Tuesday in Oakland. “Wanted to go back to Minnesota, but everything went so smooth here,” he said. One Vikings free agent who could end up returning is cornerback Terence Newman, who turns 39 in September. Newman told Sirius XM NFL Radio on Tuesday he expects to play in 2017. “I’m planning on playing next season,” Newman told the network. “Hope to get something done in next few days. I do have a deal that is imminent.”. Asked Tuesday if the team he plans to join is the Vikings, Newman said, “You will find out soon.”. For now, Minnesota’s top priority in ...

Eddie Lacy, Seahawks Agree On 1-year Contract

... a physical presence to the backfield as someone who can convert short-yardage situations and extend plays by powering through arm tackles. If Lacy returns to the form he demonstrated in his first two seasons—or even in 2016 before the injury—he will be one of the marquee skill-position signings of the entire offseason. What Changed for Tony Romo on Day 1 of NFL Free Agency. What Will It Take for Tony Romo to Land in Denver. Tony Romo Says Goodbye to Cowboys. Deal Alert: Grading Alshon Jeffery to Philadelphia Eagles Free Agent Signing. Deal Alert: Grading De Sean Jackson to Tampa Bay Buccaneers Free Agent Signing. Insider Buzz: Deep CB Draft Class Helped Patriots Outbid Teams for Gilmore. Matt Miller's Winners and Losers from the NFL Combine. Insider Buzz: AP May Return to Vikings as Other Teams Show Little Interest in FA. Insider Buzz: Desean Jackson Will Get Big ...

Eddie Lacy And Datone Jones Leave, Davon House Returns

... with P 90 X founder Tony Horton seemingly had gotten him into better cardiovascular shape, which might’ve led to his third 1,000-yard season in four years. Instead, his time in Green Bay is over. “I was just more explosive, a little more agile, a little quicker, and guys didn’t want to tackle me, I guess you could say,” Lacy said in December of the way he started the season. “Sometimes you just know, like you just feel it. And to be able to have that thought and have that feeling and you can go out and see it happening, it was one of the best feelings ever. I was coming off of a not-so-good year, and to be able to start off the way I did was amazing. For it to end the way it did was not ideal.”. In the House. Meanwhile, the Packers brought back a familiar face Tuesday to shore up their struggling secondary — cornerback Davon House. House, who was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this month, left the Packers in March 2015 for a four-year, $24.5 million deal in free agency. With the release of veteran ...

Former Packers Rb Eddie Lacy Agrees To Deal With Seahawks

... players. He had only his smile and money to do so, so he used them – more the second than the first. But it took York rethinking his own priorities for Lynch’s aggression to be permitted, and maybe that’s the real difference we are seeing here. Not Baalke v. Lynch, but Old Jed v. New Jed. Now we will wait patiently while we see if Lynch is good at this thing, because if he isn’t, the next next guy will be a lot less active in the treacherous free agent market, and far more devoted to the treacherous draft market. Because that’s just the way it works. Yesterday’s conservatism is today’s boldness, and today’s impetuousness is tomorrow’s prudence. It depends on who gets to pick the words. Lynch outpaces five years of Baalke's early 49 ers free-agent signings. By Matt Maiocco March 14, 2017 10:22 AM. The 49 ers’ new regime crammed five Trent Baalke years of free agency into the first two days of the new league year. From 2012 to ’16, the 49 ers signed just 11 players in the first week of the free-agent signing periods. ...