Mike Furrey

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Washington Redskins have signed free agent wide receiver Mike Furrey . Shefter also reports the Redskins released LB Alvin Bowen, DL Antoine Holmes, CB Marcus McCauley and TE Sean Ryan. Furrey will likely be the Redskins slot receiver while Santana Moss, Devin Thomas, and Malcolm Kelly played outside. The Redskins also have added veterans Joey Galloway and Bobby Wade this off season. Ryan's release comes as a surprise. He was listed as the Redskins...Read Full Story

The Detroit Lions signed free agent receiver Bryant Johnson to a three-year contract on Monday, adding the former first-round draft pick to complement rising star Calvin Johnson. The Lions traded receiver Roy Williams during last season and released receiver Mike Furrey last month. Bryant Johnson had 45 receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns last year, his only season with the San Francisco 49ers, after five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He has 255 receptions for 3,221 yards and...Read Full Story

Via the Washingon Post : Veteran wide receiver Mike Furrey, sidelined after suffering a concussion early in training camp, has been placed on the season-ending injured-reserve list, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday. Furrey, 33, did not return to training camp, which ended Thursday, after the injury Aug. 2. Coach Mike Shanahan said recently that the Redskins had not determined how to handle Furrey’s situation on the roster, “but I’m sure when we do, we’ll let you know...Read Full Story

Wide receiver Mike Furrey has been chosen by his Cleveland Browns teammates as the 2009 recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award. The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual recognition given to a member of each of the 32 NFL teams who exemplifies the qualities of Ed Block, the former Head Athletic Trainer of the Baltimore Colts. The qualities of courage, compassion, commitment and community serve as the criteria. All 32 winners will be honored at an event in Baltimore on March 7-10. Furrey...Read Full Story

The Redskins have placed receiver Mike Furrey on injured reserve because of a concussion, ruling him out for the season. The Redskins made the move Saturday before their game against the Ravens. Furrey hasn’t practiced since August 3rd, only a few days into training camp. The eight-year veteran signed with the Redskins as a free agent in June. He previously played for St. Louis, Detroit and Cleveland.Read Full Story

Per Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer , the Browns have signed free agent wide receiver Mike Furrey . Terms were not disclosed. Before playing wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, who released him this off-season, Furrey started 11 games at safety for the St. Louis Rams in 2005. In that season, he had 55 tackles and four interceptions. In 2006 (his best as a receiver), Furrey led the NFL in receptions (98) and had 1,086 receiving yards. He scored six touchdowns as well. The...Read Full Story

Former Browns Wide Receiver Mike Furrey signed with the Washington Redskins today. Furrey was signed to play Receiver for the team last season but played more on the defensive side of the ball. Furrey was a Walter Payton Man of the year Finalist last season. He is listed as a Wide Receiver in the Redskins Press Release so it is unkown if he will be playing defense for the Skins.Read Full Story

First Cribbs, now Furrey? The PD reports how the Browns might take a look at WR Mike Furrey at safety? Remember all that talk in March about Josh Cribbs perhaps adding to his multiple roles by filling in at safety? Well, the receiver now being mentioned as an emergency safety is Mike Furrey. The discussion came up as a result of Brodney Pool missing his second practice in a row after suffering a possible concussion in last weekend’s Detroit game. Pool has had at least three concussions...Read Full Story

PFT is reporting that WR Chris Chambers has re-upped with Kansas City, taking another of the few decent WR’s off the open market. Chambers signed for 3 years, with 5.9 million in guaranteed money, and a total value of 15 million. That leaves the likes of Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant, and Mike Furrey left on the unrestricted market.  Slim pickens to be sure. Then, there’s Brandon Marshall…Read Full Story