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Don Banks of SI.com gives his thumbs up and down to those NFL teams that have made moves in free agency thus far.

Thumbs down:
Oakland Raiders — Where to begin? The Raiders gave defensive end-turned-tackle Tommy Kelly more than $18 million guaranteed despite the fact that the onetime undrafted collegiate free agent played just seven games last season and is coming off ACL surgery. They paid a steep price as well for receiver Javon Walker, who has had three knee surgeries and is said to be playing with a bone-on-bone situation in one of his knees. And they added ex-49ers offensive tackle Kwame Harris, a former first-round pick who couldn’t even stay in the lineup for San Francisco’s less-than-dominating offensive line last season.

Couldn’t agree more. Kelly and Walker are good players, but they’ve got GIGANTIC injury concerns. Plus, in an offseason where teams have been reluctant to overpay for free agents (unlike last year), the Raiders have handed out money like the Olive Garden hands out breadsticks.

Whenever a player of Brett Favre’s stature retires, it sends shockwaves through the league. For much of his career, Favre was one of the most (if not the most) widely liked and respected players in the league. Simply put, #4 is a legend; an icon, if you will. Of course, Favre wasn’t the NFL’s first iconic quarterback — far from it, actually — and he won’t be the last. But which current signal callers could follow in Favre’s footsteps and become iconic figures themselves? Ah, excellent question.

Bullz-Eye.com gathered two quarterbacks that are already icons, two that are on their way and one wild card that definitely has the potential to be one someday. BE also lists four signal callers that just missed the cut and reasons why they were omitted.

It’s been months since we’ve checked in with Kige Ramsey of “YouTube Sports” but it’s no surprise he’s still making video magic.

Like this one about Brett Favre’s retirement:

I think Kige speaks for all of us.

– The Browns made Shaun Rogers the highest paid defensive tackle in the league, inking him to a six-year, $42 million contract. Before anyone scoffs, this is the way the market is currently set up. And really at times, Rogers is the best DT in the league. It’s just that he’s lazy and his work ethic is constantly being questioned.

– The Falcons released QB Joey Harrington. This time last year, they signed Harrington to a two-year deal and they went on to have one of the most tumultuous seasons in NFL history. They release Harrington and now go on to have one of the best seasons in NFL history? Okay, I’ve gone too far.

– The Raiders signed WR Javon Walker to a six-year, $55 million contract, with $16 mil in guaranteed monies. Twenty-seven mil over the next three years for Javon Walker? Holy crap.

– The Seahawks inked RB T.J. Duckett to a five-year contract. I’m telling you, Duckett isn’t finished and I think this is a nice pickup for the Hawks. What does it mean for Shaun Alexander, though?

– The Bears signed WR Marty Booker for a second stint in Chicago, inking him to a two-year deal. Booker is a nice addition, but I would have thought Da Bears would be more aggressive after losing Benard Berrian to division rival Minnesota.

Ryan Wilson of AOL FANHOUSE is glad Brett Favre is retiring. Although for people who are upset, apparently Wilson has the inside scoop of where you can pay your respects to Lord Favre.

After fake-retiring for the last three off-seasons, Brett Favre has finally gone and done it. Thank God. Now we can all get on with our lives.

He’s undoubtedly a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and if Peter King were running things, Favre would be inducted in a ceremony later today. (King has scheduled a vigil for dusk outside of a hastily constructed “Shrine to Brett” in the Lambeau Field parking lot. Lovefest starts promptly at 5 p.m.)

I don’t care who you are – that’s funny. Although you can just as easily replace the name “Peter King” with “John Madden” and the joke would still go off without a hitch.