Carolina Panthers' veteran tight end Kris Mangum announced his retirement Wednesday.

Mangum is third in Panthers' team history with 126 games played. He was primarily a blocker, and the team is searching for receiving tight ends.

The Dallas Cowboys reached an agreement with punter Mat McBriar on a five-year, $8.5 million deal Wednesday, reports ESPN.com's John Clayton.

McBriar was slated to become a restricted free agent, but is now the league's highest-paid punter.

The Cincinnati Bengals tendered offers to six restricted free agents Thursday, according to the team's official website. The six are G Stacy Andrews, CB Greg Brooks, LBs Landon Johnson and Caleb Miller, P Kyle Larson and DT Shaun Smith.

Guard Stacy Andrews and punter Kyle Larson were tendered with compensation including a second-round draft pick. The other four were tendered at a level under which the Bengals would receive as compensation, if they are signed by another team, a draft pick in the same round that the player was originally selected.

The Ravens have waived running back Jamal Lewis, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced today.

But, just one day before the start of free agency, that doesn't mean that the seven-year veteran won't don a Ravens' jersey in the future. Newsome expressed his desire to re-sign Lewis sometime this offseason.

"We are involved in negotiations with Jamal, and there has been good dialogue," said Newsome. "Jamal has been a significant contributor to us in the last seven seasons.

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The Detroit Lions released veteran guard Ross Verba on Wednesday. He played just one season with the Lions after sitting out of football in 2005.

Verba participated in just seven games before a groin injury ended his year.

When presented with the rumor that the Kansas City Chiefs may be shopping QB Trent Green, a source at the NFL Combine told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that the Dolphins would be interested in dealing to acquire him.

The Dolphins have already revealed that 2007 starter Joey Harrington will likely be released before the end of the week, leaving Daunte Culpepper and Cleo Lemon as the remaining passers on the roster.

Buffalo's WGR reports that the Buffalo Bills have decided to tender an offer to RFA defensive end Anthony Hargrove. Additionally, they have reached a 2-year contract agreement with running back Shaud Williams, and have decided not to re-sign running back Damion Shelton, who will enter free agency on March 2nd.

The New York Jets could be sending quarterback Patrick Ramsey out to the free agent market before Saturday, March 3, sources close to the team report. Ramsey is due a $1.4 million roster bonus on Saturday. He failed to mount any type of competition to veteran quarterback Chad Pennington during training camp and preseason of last year. The Jets are trying to trade Ramsey for a sixth-round pick that they gave up to the Washington Redskins last year to obtain his services.

With the recent signing of Damon Huard to a performance laden contract, many are speculating that it could be the end for Trent Green in Kansas City. 

The Chiefs' General Manager, Carl Peterson has already stated that he would want Green to restructure his contract heading into 2007, as his current cap hit will be $7.2mil.

Keep your eye on this situation, as it could have rippling effects over many teams, if it happens.

As we draw closer to the start of free agency, rumors of this team being interested in that player fly incessantly. However, one team frequently lands the players they are rumored to like heading into the free agency period - the Washington Redskins.

We can debate the creative accounting they must use to be able to afford some of the players' salaries, but the fact remains that Dan Snyder loves to land his big fish, and this year's early entry into the Monster Fishing tournament is Buffalo Bills' linebacker London Fletcher (a.k.a Fletcher-Baker).

When the Bills first acquired Fletcher, Gregg Williams was Buffalo's head coach. Now Williams serves as Washington's assistant head coach - defense. Given the published reports, Daniel Snyder's wallet, and the presence of Gregg Williams, it appears that there is a very good chance that this rumor has some serious legs.

The Detroit Lions are licking their chomps to get their paws on St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kevin Curtis, according to The Detroit News. Curtis is to be an unrestricted free agent on March 2 and would be reunited with offensive coordinator Mike Martz. The Lions may receive some competition in landing Curtis by the San Diego Chargers.

One of the players expected to garner a lot of interest when free agency begins on March 2nd is no longer available.

The Kansas City Chiefs reached a three-year agreement with quarterback Damon Huard on Tuesday. Additional terms were not revealed, but it is believed to be worth about $7.5 million.