Fullback Leonard Weaver, who recently signed a one-year deal with the Eagles, has admitted that the team wasn't his first choice. Weaver had hoped to remain in Seattle with the Seahawks. "Anytime you can start your career somewhere, of course you'd love to say there," Weaver said. "But any time you have an opportunity to go somewhere else where you can excel, that's what you do." He opened up to the Tacoma News-Tribune back in the Washington area. "It's just been a hard deal knowing I want to be here [in Seattle], and I made that clear to the organization a number of times, and here it is we still can't get nothing done. "And now it resorts to this, where I have to make a secondary choice, which I did. So, it makes it very tough."

The Eagles appeared to be the leading candidate to land fullback Leonard Weaver last week, but they reportedly haven't spoke with his agent for days. A source indicated that Weaver could sign with the Buccaneers or re-sign with the Seahawks. Seattle reportedly freed up about $6.5 million in salary-cap space over the weekend by trading linebacker Julian Peterson to Detroit.

The Lions acquired Pro Bowl linebacker Julian Peterson on Saturday from the Seahawks for defensive tackle Cory Redding and a fifth-round pick in next month?s NFL draft, according to an Associated Press report. Both players must pass physicals to complete the trade.

Julian Peterson's time with the Seahawks could be over, after the Pro Bowl linebacker refused to take a pay cut, according to sources. Peterson's contract, a seven-year deal running through the 2012 season, calls for $6.5 million in salary for 2009. Peterson, 30, is older than the team's other linebackers -- Lofa Tatupu and Leroy Hill, both 26.

The Jets have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Seattle free-agent defensive tackle Howard Green. He helps replace C.J. Mosley, who signed with Cleveland.

Offensive lineman Ray Willis has agreed to return to Seattle, having agreed to a two-year deal with the team on Friday. Willis started and played in all sixteen games for the Seahawks last season, splitting time between right guard and right tackle.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh admitted on Tuesday that he lost sleep over over the weekend when mulling over where to sign as a free agent. "I never had stress in my life -- until this weekend. I was waking up in the middle of the night," Houshmandzadeh said.

He needed longer to decide than he initially thought he would, but T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the most coveted free agent wide receiver on the market, has finally chosen a home for the 2009 season. Despite overtures from the Bengals and Vikings, Houshmandzadeh has agreed to a five-year, $40 million contract with the Seahawks. According to multiple reports, the deal includes $15 million in guarantees. While he was only ?officially? on the market for around 90 hours, his name was such a sizzling one on the NFL?s version of the hot stove that Cincinnati beat writers aren?t the only ones that know how to spell Houshmandzadeh anymore. This offseason?s crop of available pass-catchers was so thin that nearly every team looking to add a top-flight receiver was linked to T.J., but only three ended up having a legitimate chance at his services. Entering free agency, Houshmandzadeh was head-and-shoulders above every other unrestricted free agent at his position. If he was the top option, and he was, the fight for second place was among Nate Washington, Amani Toomer, Reggie Williams, Bobby Engram, Bryant Johnson and Jabar Gaffney. Based on that fact, it?s not surprising to see the Seahawks throw $15 million in guaranteed money at a receiver that will turn 32 just a few weeks into the 2009 season. That is the number that really matters in these free agent signings, because of the non-guaranteed status of NFL contracts. Sure, Albert Haynesworth signed with the Redskins for $100 million, but you and I have just about the same chance of collecting that much from Washington as he does. I probably should have focused on that fact more in the handful of other GTD pieces wrote over the weekend: (Redskins Sign Haynesworth For $100M, Browns Deal Winslow To Bucs, Washington Gives Hall $54M, Pioli Brings Cassel To Chiefs). When looking at free agent signings, a receiver is probably most likely to play out the life of his contract and eventually reap the full value of his initial pact. Houshmandzadeh will be 36 when this deal expires, an age at which crafty receivers can still be effective. Immediately, one might predict a huge season for T.J. considering that he has hauled in a total of 294 receptions for 3,128 yards and 25 touchdowns over the last three seasons, but as Seattle?s roster currently stands, opposing defenses will be able to double him when they feel inclined. Houshmandzadeh has good hands, and I?d blame a majority of his dropped passes this past season (5) on Carson Palmer?s injury. There?s a reason why the Bengals allowed Ryan Fitzpatrick to leave via free agency. Just as he was the unquestioned top wide receiver on the market over the past few days, Houshmandzadeh will ascend to the top of Seattle?s depth chart right away. Engram, a free agent as mentioned above, led the team in receiving last season with 47 catches for 489 yards and not a one touchdown. Houshmandzadeh would form a nice one-two combination with Deion Branch, if he could somehow stay healthy, but with Engram and Koren Robinson?s unrestricted free agent status, you have to believe that the Seahawks are going to target another receiver. I suppose they are ?in play? for Texas Tech?s Michael Crabtree with the fourth overall pick in April?s NFL Draft, but I?d like to see them go after someone like Shaun McDonald or Devery Henderson, no matter how unlikely of targets they might seem. The addition of Houshmandzadeh, along with the healthy (cross your fingers) return of Matt Hasselbeck should along the Seahawks to quickly erase the memory of their dreadful 4-12 season. I have maintained all along that they were the most talented four-win team in the NFL last season, and the coaching change won?t be drastic due to the time Jim Mora Jr. put in under Mike Holmgren. Grade for Seahawks: A- T.J. appeared to have his choice of destinations, which makes it hard to believe that he?d regret the deal?at least for the next few months. The sizable pay raise, alone, makes the pact a good one for Houshmandzadeh, who will also enjoy a departure from the drama of Chad ?Ocho Cinco? Johnson. Grade for Houshmandzadeh: A Losing Houshmandzadeh is dreadful news for the Bengals, who would have had an easier time getting rid of Johnson if T.J. had re-signed. Marvin Lewis has said that he doesn?t anticipate Cincinnati entering the 2009 season without both of their top receivers, and if that holds true, they?ll be stuck with the receiver they most wanted to get rid of in Ocho Cinco. Grade for Bengals: C-

Multiple NFL sources have confirmed that wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has decided to sign with the Seahawks, passing on offers from the Vikings and Bengals. Sources revealed to ESPN that the contract is for five years and is worth more than $40 million, with more than $15 million guaranteed. Houshmandzadeh has caught a combined 204 passes for 2,043 yards and 16 touchdowns over the past two seasons in Cincinnati. Click here to read RealGM's take on the signing: Grading The Deal: T.J. Picks Seattle

The Seahawks might be on the verge of landing free agent wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh after he was spotted at an airport in Seattle on Monday. He made a visit to Seattle on Friday, and spent Sunday night in Minnesota after meeting with the Vikings.