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Late For Work 3/9: Ozzie Newsome Throws Everyone For A Loop With Uncharacteristic Move

Ozzie Newsome Throws Everyone For A Loop With Uncharacteristic Move

Well, this is a new side of General Manager Ozzie Newsome.

Newsome has never … ever, ever reached an agreement with an unrestricted free agent during the four-year history of the exclusive negotiating window leading up to the start of free agency.

Tight end Ben Watson reportedly ended that streak when the Ravens quickly targeted the 35-year-old veteran and plucked him out of New Orleans, where the Saints apparently tried their best to retain him. Watson is expected to sign his reported two-year, $8 million contract today after 4 p.