Chiefs acquire Surtain

The Titans, to no one's surprise, matched the one-year offer sheet to LB Brad Kassell he signed with Detroit last week. As a restricted free agent, Kassell was tendered at the lowest level, but the Titans —  with myriad needs — didn't want to add linebacker to their list of needs heading into the draft. Kassell was second on the team in tackles last year, filling in for starter Rocky Calmus much of the year, with 128. Though head coach Jeff Fisher proclaimed Kassell the starter at middle linebacker heading into the '05 season, there's expected to be competition between Kassell and Calmus for the spot.

Seahawks sign Dyson

Ben Kearon, Fantasy Football Cafe Regular

The Seahawks were very busy two days before the draft, adding two more veteran free agents while also officially saying hello and goodbye, respectively, to LBs Jamie Sharper and Chad Brown. Seattle also signed WR Jerome Pathon, most recently with the Saints, to a three-year contract worth more than $3 million. The team followed that move by signing former Titans CB Andre Dyson to a five-year, $17.5 million contract that includes a $3 million signing bonus. If that wasn’t enough, the team also officially got Sharper’s name on the dotted line (for the same amount and number of years as Dyson) — a move made easier by the anticipated release of Brown, who was unwilling to take a whopping pay cut. (The early word is Brown could end up in Green Bay with former Seattle top exec Ted Thompson.) Dyson, who had a career-high six interceptions for the Titans in 2004, will challenge newcomer Larry Herndon for the starting CB slot opposite Marcus Trufant. Whether he starts or not, he’ll be on the field a lot, as the Hawks frequently play three corners in the pass-happy NFC West. Pathon, who averaged a career-best 17.1 yards on 34 catches last season for the Saints, is added to a crowded deck at wide receiver that also includes Darrell Jackson, Koren Robinson, Bobby Engram and newcomer Joe Jurevicius, among others. Also Thursday, CB Kris Richard signed the one-year, $565,000 offer he was tendered in February as a restricted free agent.

Free-agent news

The Texans released CB Aaron Glenn on Tuesday, and it appears the leading suitors for Glenn’s services could be old friend Bill Parcells and the Cowboys. Parcells and Glenn teamed up in New York with the Jets, and Glenn had his two Pro Bowl seasons during Parcells’ reign from 1997 to '99. The two sides reportedly have come to terms and could sign a deal as soon as today. Glenn, who turns 33 on July 16, would be in the CB mix and would provide much better insurance at the position than the reserves currently on the roster: namely Pete Hunter and four second-year players. Glenn has a chance to win the nickel back job, with Terence Newman and free-agent signee Anthony Henry as the projected starters. Glenn could even feasibly beat out Henry or replace Newman if the young corner’s confidence problems continue. Parcells has acquired several of his former players from New York and New England this offseason, including QB Drew Bledsoe and NT Jason Ferguson, and has two more on the team in WRs Terry Glenn and Keyshawn Johnson.

The Broncos inked former Cardinals ORT Anthony Clement on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8, 333-pound Clement, who has started 71 of 80 career games, was released by Arizona earlier in the week for cap reasons. He is slated to back up George Foster. Denver is also said to be negotiating with former Seahawks LB Chad Brown.