Byline: Associated Press
Free agent tight end Tory Humphrey will stay with the Green Bay Packers.
The team said Monday it has signed Humphrey, who has spent each of his four NFL seasons with Green Bay, and released linebacker Kenny Pettway.
Humphrey played in all 16 games last season and had 11 catches for 162 yards, both career highs.
The bottom line
Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia joined the Oakland Raiders, with the 39-year-old agreeing to a one-year deal to be JaMarcus Russell's backup.
* Former Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow agreed to a six-year, $36.1 million extension with the Buccaneers that could be worth up to $42.1 million.
* Cornerback Samari Rolle re-signed with the Baltimore Ravens for an undisclosed four-year deal.
* Defensive tackle Fred Evans signed his one-year tender to return to the Minnesota Vikings.
* Linebacker Cato June agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Houston Texans after playing the last two seasons in Tampa Bay.
* The Atlanta Falcons traded receiver Laurent Robinson to the St. Louis Rams, allowing the Falcons to move up 22 spots in the fifth round and 20 spots in the sixth round of this month's NFL draft.
Burress happy; L.J. not
Despite getting into trouble, receiver Plaxico Burress can keep a $1 million signing bonus from the New York Giants, but running back Larry Johnson's salary in Kansas City isn't guaranteed, according to a ruling issued following a grievance hearing.
University of Pennsylvania Special Master Stephen Burbank agreed with the NFL Players Association that money already earned, such as a signing bonus, cannot be forfeited even if a player subsequently gets into trouble.
That means the Giants cannot recoup $1 million of a $4.5 million bonus Burress earned by signing a contract extension with the team in August, months before he shot himself in the leg at a New York nightclub.
Johnson also can keep money he's earned so far, though the Chiefs - if they release Johnson - do not owe him future pay after he had two nightclub altercations last year. Burbank ruled Johnson has not yet earned $3.75 million in guaranteed salary and bonuses due him over the next two seasons.
Williams charged
Free agent receiver Reggie Williams , who played his first three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, was charged with drug possession after off-duty policemen used a Taser to subdue him when he refused to leave a Houston bar. Police say jail officials later found a small bag believed to contain cocaine in Williams' back pocket.
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Jeff Garcia, who signed with the Oakland Raiders Monday, has thrown for 25,537
yards and 161 TDs in a career that has spanned 10 seasons and five teams.
