Thank heavens for mulligans. And for late cuts.
Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome made possibly the worst deal in free agency when he agreed to sign wide receiver Ryan Grant to an eye-popping four-year, $29 million contract—which the team voided after Grant failed his physical.
That it came on the same day the Raiders released veteran wide receiver Michael Crabtree is purely coincidental.
No, really.
Stop laughing.
It was.
In any event, Newsome wasted no time in making a push for the 30-year-old Crabtree, agreeing to terms on a three-year, $21 million contract with $13 million in guarantees two days after Oakland cut the wideout.