There’s been more wheeling and dealing as the roster protection deadline gets closer. Late Thursday, it was reported that the defending champion Philadelphia Griffins shipped WR Randy Moss to the Orange County Beach Dudes. It’s the third pre-season deal for the Dudes, who will add Moss to a lineup that also includes recent acquisitions Kevin Jones and Marion Barber. “We are moving up!” claims Dude co-owner Ross Hessler.

On the east coast, “Here come the Frog Lickers!” is the proclamation from Frelinghuysen owner David Zilberfarb, who made his third pre-season move by landing QB Donovan McNabb in a trade with the Keystone Longfellows. KEY gets the #12 overall pick and could potentially move up a pick in the 2008 draft depending on how KEY and FFL finish in the final 2007 standings. McNabb will lead a roster that also includes recent acquisitions Shaun Alexander and Donald Driver.

Details, as always, are on the transactions page (linked at left). And rumor has it, more potential trades are on the front burner as the Sunday noon (EST) deadline approaches.