Chad Ochocinco, Albert Haynesworth go to Patriots; Cardinals get Kevin Kolb

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There goes Albert Haynesworth, heading from Mike Shanahan’s Redskins to Bill Belichick’s Patriots — where he will be joined by New England’s other big pickup Thursday: Chad Ochocinco.

AP FileChad Ochocinco will play for Bill Belichick in New England. That could get interesting.

There goes Albert Haynesworth, heading from Mike Shanahan’s Redskins to Bill Belichick’s Patriots — where he will be joined by New England’s other big pickup Thursday: Chad Ochocinco.

Reggie Bush? The Saints sent him to the Dolphins. And the Kevin Kolb saga ended the way pretty much everyone expected, with a trade from the Eagles to the Cardinals.

NFL clubs made a move a minute Thursday — and those big-name deals were only the beginning.

Day 3 of the compressed, post-lockout off-season also included more contract agreements and plenty of cuts, which teams were finally allowed to start announcing at 4:01 p.m. ET. Among the players getting released were Vince Young by the Titans and Nate Clements (Shaker Heights, Ohio State) by the 49ers.

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 Denver. The No. 2 pick in 2010, Detroit defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, signed a five-year deal worth $40 million guaranteed and as much as $68 million overall.

The man widely regarded as the best available player in free agency, Nnamdi Asomugha, hasn’t picked a team yet. But another top cornerback, Johnathan Joseph, reportedly agreed to terms with Houston.

Belichick has had success reining in outspoken, do-it-my-way players such as receiver Randy Moss, and now New England’s coach gets two more guys who fit that description in defensive tackle Haynesworth and receiver Ochocinco.

All the Patriots gave up for Haynesworth was a 2013 fifth-round pick. By shipping the defensive tackle to New England, the Redskins rid themselves of a two-year distraction and fiasco of a free-agent signing.

A person with knowledge of the Ochocinco deal told the Associated Press he agreed to a new three-year contract with the Patriots. It was not known what the Bengals received in return.

In the Kolb deal, Philadelphia received cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 second-round draft pick from Arizona, which was in need of a starting quarterback.

The Dolphins finalized their trade for Bush by negotiating a new two-year contract for nearly $10 million with the running back. New Orleans got reserve safety Jonathon Amaya in the swap, which also involved an exchange of draft picks.

Also Thursday:

Pittsburgh released tackle Max Starks and receiver Antwaan Randle El.

Buffalo agreed to a four-year contract worth about $15 million with Brad Smith, the versatile receiver-running back-kick returner who was a force in the wildcat formation with the Jets.

Dallas made official nine cuts, many of them leaked previously. Gone are tackle Marc Colombo, guard Leonard Davis, receiver Roy Williams, running back Marion Barber, place-kicker Kris Brown, offensive linemen Robert Brewster and Travis Bright, linebacker Kelvin Smith and receiver Troy Bergeron.

Five-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers agreed to a deal with San Francisco, leaving Philadelphia after 12 seasons.

Kansas City released five-time Pro Bowl guard Brian Waters.

Daryn Colledge, the starting left guard for the Super Bowl champion Packers, agreed to a five-year deal with the Cardinals.

Chicago traded tight end Greg Olsen to Carolina for an undisclosed 2012 draft choice.

Around the camps

Chargers: Tight end and former Kent State men’s basketball star Antonio Gates, recovering from plantar fasciitis, was an observer at the morning walkthrough.

Eagles: Receiver DeSean Jackson missed the first day of training camp, signaling the start of a holdout. Jackson, a two-time Pro Bowl player, is slated to make $565,000 in base salary this season, the last on his four-year rookie deal.

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