Reggie Bush is traded from the Saints to the Dolphins. Chad Ochocinco joins Reggie Bush in changing NFL teams on Thursday.
In this 2010 file photo, New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush carries the ball during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The Miami Dolphins finalized a trade for Bush on Thursday, July 28, by negotiating a new two-year contract for nearly $10 million with him, a person familiar with the talks said.
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Albert Haynesworth, Chad Ochocinco, Reggie Bush and Kevin Kolb were on the move, and Vince Young is now free to search for a new home.
Johnathan Joseph and Darren Sproles each decided on their new teams.
Day 3 of the compressed, post-lockout offseason was wild, and there promised to be more fun to come.
NFL clubs made a move a minute Thursday, with everything from contract agreements to trades to cuts, that teams were finally allowed to start announcing at 4:01 p.m. EDT. Among the released players were Young by the Titans, Nate Clements by the 49ers, and Jake Delhomme by the Browns.
In the first dramatic example of how the new labor deal's rookie salary system will affect elite players, No. 2 overall draft pick Von Miller got $21 million guaranteed over four years from the Denver Broncos. The No. 2 pick in 2010, Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, signed a five-year deal worth $40 million guaranteed and as much as $68 million overall.
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