NFL ROUNDUP News and notes

Packers: Green Bay signed veteran guard Matt O'Dwyer to a one-year deal for the veteran minimum $765,000. O'Dwyer's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Tuesday that an agreement was reached on the one-year deal. O'Dwyer will receive a $25,000 signing bonus, but his entire deal will count just $455,000 against the salary cap because of a veteran's exemption. The 32-year-old O'Dwyer missed all but the final four games last season with Tampa Bay because of a chest injury. He also played for the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals from 1996-03. O'Dwyer will have the chance to compete for a starting job because of the departure of guards Mike Wahle and Marco Rivera in free agency. The Packers signed New England free agent LG Adrian Klemm last week.
Chargers: Defensive end Jacques Cesaire re-signed with San Diego. Cesaire played in all 16 regular-season games, starting the last 12. He had 24 tackles, a half sack and three pass deflections. He also started the playoff loss to the New York Jets and had two tackles. Cesaire is entering his third NFL season. He originally joined the Chargers as a rookie free agent from Southern Connecticut State in 2003.
Cardinals: Arizona retained the rights to defensive tackle Ross Kolodziej when the restricted free agent signed a one-year tender offer. Kolodziej started four games last season and appeared in nine others, setting career highs with nine tackles and one sack. A former seventh-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 2001, Kolodziej was released by the Giants in 2002. He signed with San Francisco, was waived again and ended up with the Giants, but never got into a game that season. He was out of football in 2003 and signed with Arizona in April 2004.
Giants: Free-agent fullback Jim Finn has agreed to a five-year contract. Finn is expected to sign Monday, once the deal is finalized. Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said the team would not comment until the contract is signed. Houston, Tampa Bay and Kansas City were interested in Finn, and at least one of those teams was offering more money, Herman said. The 28-year-old Finn carried the ball just three times last season, but his blocking helped Tiki Barber run for a single-season team record 1,518 yards and break the Giants' career mark with 6,927. Finn also had a career-high 15 receptions for 112 yards in 2004.
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