Some things & Other Things: the Locked Out edition

By Dr. Bill Chachkes-Executive Editor-Football Reporters Online

Everyone is pointing the finger at each other since this past Friday afternoon. The owners accusing the players of not bargaining in good faith, the players accusing the owners (and by extension the league) of wanting this to happen all along. The Players filed a class action suit (Brady Vs. the NFL) after voting to decertify. What drives me nuts here is the players never asked for anything then what they had asked for since 2009: for the owners to open the books. The feeble hearted attempt to do that at the 11th hour was just that. Feeble. Are you telling me the owners really don’t care about how much money they are leaving on the table? That the players really wanted to go the route of litigation as opposed to negotiation?

The league released a “summary “ of it’s proposal, amid other press releases coordinated by Team Owners, and in combat directed at the players. While they all were apologetic to a fault to the fans, not once did they offer to extend the deadline to keep talking, even though the owners claimed up until Friday that they were closer then they ever had been to a settlement. Remember they initiated this by “opting out” of the 2006 extension, because they felt they had given up too much.

The Players never got even the little things they asked for from the Owners Group..

The fact is that the Players never waivered on two serious issues: The extended 18 game schedule was a deal breaker for the players. While the owners and The NFL told us that the “fans want more meaningful” games, the owners never truly showed us they cared about the wear and tear on the players bodies. Did the NFL really take a survey of the fans asking them: do you want two more regular season games and two less pre-season ones? Where are the results of this research?

The second issue was player health and safety, for both current players and the “pre-1993” players. Five years of post career health insurance is just unacceptable in the modern age, while the NFL gets doctors to “lie” in Hearings that “Concussions caused by playing football” don’t lead to “Permanent Brain Injury,” or a lifetime of “headaches.” Just ask Brent Boyd, the former Vikings Offensive lineman who has been to capital hill to testify. He runs a great organization called Dignity After Football (DAF.Org), and if you aren’t totally swayed by what I say, talk to him for 10 minutes. I wonder if he’s had a good night’s sleep since he left the game in 1987.

I have a great deal of respect for Mr. John Mara, and I believe he and Bob Kraft were part of the moderate camp in this mess. Did you notice how he was at the front of the negotiating panel the last several days. That’s because I believe he really wanted to get something done. That’s why you didn’t see Richardson or Jones speak much recently, because no one really wants to hear what “they” were saying. These were the guys who wanted to “Break the players will” just a few weeks ago, that went on 60 Minutes and said a “Lockout wouldn’t be such a bad thing” Remember? I did…

They all talk about how they give to charity and help the less fortunate, but what did they just do to the working class and small businesses that depend on the NFL to earn it’s living. They have already priced out the working class with PSL’s and rising ticket prices, but wanted the players to “see the reality” that the economy was shrinking their profit margins, keeping them from building new stadiums. Why not rebuild the ones that are already in place? Why spend money that you don’t have, or expect local cities to come up with it? To me, the players take all the risks. They are the ones who could die or be paralyzed in a quick moment, or suffer permanent head or spine injuries like so many do, and don’t realize it until long after the fact.

True, no one forces these men to play the game. Many do it for the love of competition. Many do it because it is their only way to a better education and a better life. But if they are going to play, can’t they get the protection they deserve from severe life threatening injury? Can’t they have lifetime insurance? To me this is more important then how to split an extra few million.

Well, at least the draft isn’t cancelled….

You are now going to see the real worth of various teams’ scouting departments. With no free agency period in sight (unless a court ruling forces the parties back to the table and the NFL resumes team operations), the NFL Draft will now be the defining moment for teams to fill their needs. Still, after the player is selected, beyond the initial phone call, no team can have contact with a drafted player until the CBA conflict is settled (at least not legally). Sucks if this was your year to get a QB…

While this doesn’t directly cost me financially, it does impact me in that I only have “half” a sport to report on, the college side of the game. If it doesn’t get settled by the summer, you are going to see a lot of angry fans, a lot of people financially hurt and even businesses ruined, and people asking the question that no one wants to hear: “why bother to watch the NFL anymore?” Is that what the owners truly want?
Why should we feel bad for someone who tells his team “your taking a pay cut of twenty five percent until this is settled, as several teams have done already.

Baseball never fully recovered from the strike of 1994, and Hockey didn’t recover from their strike & lost season several years back either. Can The NFL really survive this? All we can hope for is a quick resolution by the courts at this point.

Browns Sign Delhomme, trade Brady Quinn to Broncos for Fullback Hills and two draft picks.

Browns Sign Delhomme, trade Brady Quinn to Broncos for Fullback Hills and two draft picks.
By Bill Chachkes for Football Reporters Online

The Brady Quinn experiment in Cleveland is dead.

QB Brady Quinn's career in Cleveland Ohio is no officially over. Quinn was traded Sunday to the Denver Broncos, who now have 4 QB's on their roster.

This is a great trade for both teams. The Browns get a veteran QB who needs a fresh start, plus a skill player who can add depth in Peyton Hillis, plus two draft picks, A 6th rounder in 2011(assuming there is a draft in 2011), and a conditional 2012 pick. The Broncos get another QB to add to the Mix in Brady Quinn, who never attained the status he and Browns fans, and team management expected. Even after Quinn won the starting job last year, it wasn't enough, he was benched just 10 quarters into his assignment for Derek Anderson. At least Brady will finally get a fair shot to be an NFL QB now. Cleveland also released Derek Anderson and brought Seneca Wallace over from Seattle, and signed veteran tight end Ben Watson early this week.

Can you see Quinn as the starter in Denver? I can, as soon as Kyle Orton starts Looking like the bad version of Brett Farve Jr. again. They also have Chris Simms and Tom Brandstater on the roster, so expect one of those two will be gone and the other to be the third stringer. Quinn will have to earn the starting job over Orton.
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Free Agency Period Ends

From NFLMedia.com
Unrestricted Free Agency Period Ends; 86 Re-sign, 128 Switch Teams
08/04/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/4/09

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENCY PERIOD ENDS;
86 RE-SIGN, 128 SWITCH TEAMS

Eighty-six unrestrictedfree agents re-signed with their old teams this year during the free-agencysigning period, while 128 signed with new teams, the National Football Leagueannounced today. The five-month UFAsigning period, under terms of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement betweenthe league and players, ended July 27.

The Denver Broncos signed the most unrestricted free agentsfrom other teams (14), followed by the Detroit Lions with nine.

As per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players without2009 contracts who had four or more seasons of free agency experience qualifiedto be "unrestricted free agents" and were free to sign with any clubbetween February 27 and July 27.

There were a total of 336 unrestricted free agents thisyear. The total player pool isapproximately 1,700.

If an unrestricted free agent’s prior club made a 110percent tender on or before June 1, the prior club retained exclusivenegotiating rights if the player did not sign with another club during the UFAsigning period. If the player and clubare unable to negotiate a contract by the 10th week of the regular season(November 17), the player may not play the remainder of the season. If the player sits out the season, he becomesan unrestricted free agent next year.

The 128 unrestricted free agents whoswitched teams represent only 7.5 percent of all NFL players. Of the 400 players who were free agents inthe various categories of the system, 275 signed new contracts with either newteams or their old clubs. An additional44 players with fewer than four seasons of free agency experience received noqualifying offer or minimum tender from their prior clubs.

Restrictedfree agents are those players who have threeseasons of free agency experience and are subject to compensation and/or rightof first refusal.

For the first time since the current CBA went into effect 17seasons ago, none of this year's 55 restricted free agents signed with a newteam and 54 restricted free agents returned to their former clubs. The period for restricted free agents toaccept offers from other teams ended April 17.

A transitionplayer is a designated restricted or unrestricted free agent whose teammust tender a one-year contract at the average of the 10 highest-paid playersof 2008 at the transition player's position, or a 20 percent increase,whichever is greater. A franchise player is a designated restrictedor unrestricted free agent whose team must tender a one-year contract at theaverage of the five highest-paid players at the franchise player's position in2008, or a 20 percent increase, whichever is greater.

A comparison of free agent movement sincethe current CBA went into effect 17 seasons ago:

NFL FREE AGENCY MOVEMENT
(VeteranFree Agents Who Signed With New Teams)

Category
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Unrestricted
108
121
171
99
85
110
115
107
93
Restricted
8
7
6
4
2
4
2
4
4
Transition
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Franchise
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
TOTALS
121
132
179
105
89
117
118
111
97

Category
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Unrestricted
130
111
124
104
149
126
132
128
Restricted
1
5
1
3
4
4
3
0
Transition
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Franchise
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
131
117
126
107
154
130
135
128


FINAL2009 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS
(Basedon official notification to NFL office)
1) 128 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEWteam:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
CB Bryant McFadden
Pittsburgh
3/11

RB Jason Wright
Cleveland
3/18
Atlanta Falcons
LB Mike Peterson
Jacksonville
3/11

C Brett Romberg
St. Louis
3/10
Baltimore Ravens
C Matt Birk
Minnesota
3/5

CB Chris Carr
Tennessee
3/18

CB Dominique Foxworth
Atlanta
2/27

TE L.J. Smith
Philadelphia
3/20
Buffalo Bills
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati
2/28

C Geoff Hangartner
Carolina
3/2

G Seth McKinney
Cleveland
4/8

RB Dominic Rhodes
Indianapolis
4/20

LB Patrick Thomas
Kansas City
3/20
Chicago Bears
S Josh Bullocks
New Orleans
3/12

T Frank Omiyale
Carolina
2/28
Cincinnati Bengals
WR Laveranues Coles
NY Jets
3/5

DT Tank Johnson
Dallas
4/8

QB J.T. O’Sullivan
San Francisco
3/10
Cleveland Browns
LB Eric Barton
NY Jets
3/16

CB Corey Ivy
Baltimore
3/19

DE C.J. Mosley
NY Jets
3/9

CB Hank Poteat
NY Jets
3/10

T John St. Clair
Chicago
3/18

T Floyd Womack
Seattle
3/16
Dallas Cowboys
LB Keith Brooking
Atlanta
3/2

DE Igor Olshansky
San Diego
3/9

S Gerald Sensabaugh
Jacksonville
3/11
Denver Broncos
RB JJ Arrington
Arizona
3/5

RB Correll Buckhalter
Philadelphia
2/28

LB Andra Davis
Cleveland
2/28

S Brian Dawkins
Philadelphia
3/2

NT Ronald Fields
San Francisco
3/3

WR Jabar Gaffney
New England
2/28

CB Andre’ Goodman
Miami
3/3

T Brandon Gorin
St. Louis
4/17

CB Renaldo Hill
Miami
2/28

RB LaMont Jordan
New England
3/4

LS Lonie Paxton
New England
2/28

DT Darrell Reid
Indianapolis
2/28

QB Chris Simms
Tennessee
3/5

G Scott Young
Cleveland
3/13
Detroit Lions
CB Phillip Buchanon
Tampa Bay
3/5

TE Will Heller
Seattle
3/17

DT Grady Jackson
Atlanta
3/5

WR Bryant Johnson
San Francisco
3/2

T Daniel Loper
Tennessee
3/11

CB Eric King
Tennessee
2/28

RB Maurice Morris
Seattle
2/28

RB Terrelle Smith
Arizona
4/16

LB Cody Spencer
NY Jets
3/9
Green Bay Packers
C Duke Preston
Buffalo
3/30
Houston Texans
NT Shaun Cody
Detroit
3/30

QB Dan Orlovsky
Detroit
3/2

G Adrian Jones
Kansas City
5/18

DE Antonio Smith
Arizona
3/2
Indianapolis Colts
LB Adam Seward
Carolina
3/20
Jacksonville Jaguars
S Sean Considine
Philadelphia
2/28

T Tra Thomas
Philadelphia
3/9
Kansas City Chiefs
LB Monty Beisel
Arizona
3/17

WR Terrance Copper
Baltimore
3/17

CB Travis Daniels
Cleveland
3/10

WR Bobby Engram
Seattle
3/17

G Mike Goff
San Diego
3/26

C Eric Ghiaciuc
Cincinnati
4/30

TE Sean Ryan
San Francisco
4/21

LB Zach Thomas
Dallas
4/13
Miami Dolphins
G Joe Berger
Dallas
2/27

CB Eric Green
Arizona
3/12

C Jake Grove
Oakland
3/3
Minnesota Vikings
CB Karl Paymah
Denver
3/19
New England Patriots
DT Damane Duckett
San Francisco
3/23

C Al Johnson
Miami
3/16

LB Paris Lenon
Detroit
5/27

S Brandon McGowan
Chicago
5/5
New Orleans Saints
TE Darnell Dinkins
Cleveland
3/23

FB Heath Evans
New England
3/12

CB Jabari Greer
Buffalo
3/5

DE Tony Hargrove
Buffalo
5/18

C Nick Leckey
St. Louis
3/18

S Pierson Prioleau
Jacksonville
3/25

S Darren Sharper
Minnesota
3/24
New York Giants
DT Rocky Bernard
Seattle
3/2

LB Michael Boley
Atlanta
2/28

S C.C. Brown
Houston
3/4

DE Chris Canty
Dallas
3/2
New York Jets
DT Howard Green
Seattle
3/16

LB Larry Izzo
New England
3/11

S Jim Leonhard
Baltimore
3/3

LB Bart Scott
Baltimore
2/28

CB Donald Strickland
San Francisco
3/25
Oakland Raiders
T Khalif Barnes
Jacksonville
3/16

DT Ryan Boschetti
Washington
4/1

S Keith Davis
Dallas
5/21

QB Jeff Garcia
Tampa Bay
4/6

T Marcus Johnson
Minnesota
4/6

RB Lorenzo Neal
Baltimore
5/8
Philadelphia Eagles
T Stacy Andrews
Cincinnati
2/28

S Rashad Baker
Oakland
3/11

S Sean Jones
Cleveland
3/9

RB Leonard Weaver
Seattle
3/23
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Shaun McDonald
Detroit
5/1

CB Keiwan Ratliff
Indianapolis
4/27
St. Louis Rams
TE Billy Bajema
San Francisco
3/31

QB Kyle Boller
Baltimore
4/6

C Jason Brown
Baltimore
3/10

S James Butler
NY Giants
3/12
San Diego Chargers
LB Kevin Burnett
Dallas
3/12
San Francisco 49ers
DE Demetric Evans
Washington
3/10

LB Marques Harris
San Diego
5/1

WR Brandon Jones
Tennessee
2/28

RB Moran Norris
Detroit
3/3

T Marvel Smith
Pittsburgh
3/30
Seattle Seahawks
DT Colin Cole
Green Bay
3/2

WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Cincinnati
3/3

TE John Owens
Detroit
3/5

LS Bryan Pittman
Houston
5/18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB Angelo Crowell
Buffalo
3/23

QB Byron Leftwich
Pittsburgh
4/14

K Mike Nugent
NY Jets
3/4

RB Derrick Ward
NY Giants
3/3
Tennessee Titans
CB DeMarcus Faggins
Houston
4/2

DT Jovan Haye
Tampa Bay
3/3

WR Mark Jones
Carolina
3/20

QB Patrick Ramsey
Denver
4/6

WR Nate Washington
Pittsburgh
3/3
Washington Redskins
DT Albert Haynesworth
Tennessee
2/28

P Hunter Smith
Indianapolis
4/27

DE Renaldo Wynn
NY Giants
3/24




2) 86 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed withtheir OLD team:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
DE Bert Berry
3/20

G Elton Brown
3/25

CB Ralph Brown
3/27

P Ben Graham
3/2

LB Clark Haggans
3/17

QB Brian St. Pierre
3/2

QB Kurt Warner
3/5
Atlanta Falcons
DE Chauncey Davis
3/4

LB Tony Gilbert
2/27

DT Jason Jefferson
3/3

LB Coy Wire
2/27
Baltimore Ravens
QB Todd Bouman
4/6

LB Ray Lewis
3/9
Buffalo Bills
T Kirk Chambers
3/4

RB Corey McIntyre
3/3
Chicago Bears
RB Kevin Jones
3/9
Cincinnati Bengals
RB Cedric Benson
3/4

LB Darryl Blackstock
3/2

S Chris Crocker
3/5
Cleveland Browns
S Mike Adams
3/6
Denver Broncos
DT Kenny Peterson
3/10

TE Jeb Putzier
3/16
Detroit Lions
RB Aveion Cason
3/9

G Damion Cook
3/5

WR Keary Colbert
5/7

T George Foster
4/6
Green Bay Packers
DE Mike Montgomery
3/23
Houston Texans
S Nick Ferguson
3/12

C Chris White
2/27

CB Eugene Wilson
2/27
Indianapolis Colts
S Matt Giordano
4/17

LB Tyjuan Hagler
4/8

C Jeff Saturday
2/27
Jacksonville Jaguars
C Brad Meester
2/27

CB Scott Starks
2/27
Kansas City Chiefs
S Jon McGraw
3/6
Miami Dolphins
S Yeremiah Bell
2/27
Minnesota Vikings
LB Heath Farwell
3/6

DT Jimmy Kennedy
3/11

TE Jim Kleinsasser
2/28

S Benny Sapp
3/10
New England Patriots
P Chris Hanson
3/5

G Russ Hochstein
3/2

S James Sanders
3/5

DT Kenny Smith
4/22

S Tank Williams
3/16

DE Mike Wright
3/16
New Orleans Saints
QB Joey Harrington
3/30

WR Devery Henderson
3/4

T Jon Stinchcomb
3/3

LB Jonathan Vilma
3/3
New York Jets
CB Ahmad Carroll
3/16

K Jay Feely
3/9

TE Bubba Franks
5/12

RB Tony Richardson
3/3
Oakland Raiders
G Cooper Carlisle
3/3

LB Isaiah Ekejiuba
3/3

NT William Joseph
3/16

CB Justin Miller
3/16

TE Tony Stewart
3/3

LB Sam Williams
4/1
Pittsburgh Steelers
QB Charlie Batch
4/16

CB Fernando Bryant
3/18

T Trai Essex
3/17

LB Keyaron Fox
4/6

LB Andre Frazier
3/16

G Chris Kemoeatu
3/12
St. Louis Rams
CB Ron Bartell
3/5

G Adam Goldberg
3/23

DE Eric Moore
3/16
San Francisco 49ers
CB Allen Rossum
3/11

LB Takeo Spikes
3/4
Seattle Seahawks
LB Leroy Hill
5/1

LB D.D. Lewis
3/16

T Ray Willis
3/9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
S Will Allen
3/3

WR Michael Clayton
3/2

WR Cortez Hankton
3/5

S Jermaine Phillips
3/6

TE Jerramy Stevens
3/5
Tennessee Titans
QB Kerry Collins
2/28

S Vincent Fuller
3/2

P Craig Hentrich
3/6
Washington Redskins
DE Phillip Daniels
4/2

LB Alfred Fincher
3/10

CB DeAngelo Hall
3/4
3) 0 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEWteams:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED




4) 54 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLDteam:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
TE Leonard Pope
3/31

DT Gabe Watson
3/31
Atlanta Falcons
T Tyson Clabo
6/2

G Harvey Dahl
4/15
Baltimore Ravens
P Sam Koch
3/27

S Dawan Landry
4/2

TE Quinn Sypniewski
4/9

WR Demetrius Williams
4/9
Buffalo Bills
LB Keith Ellison
3/23

S George Wilson
3/31
Carolina Panthers
LB James Anderson
4/17

TE Jeff King
3/18

S Nate Salley
4/20
Cincinnati Bengals
LB Brandon Johnson
4/16

LB Rashad Jeanty
4/17
Dallas Cowboys
WR Miles Austin
4/23

DE Stephen Bowen
4/6

WR Sam Hurd
4/21

G Cory Proctor
4/2
Green Bay Packers
S Atari Bigby
4/17

CB Jarrett Bush
3/16

DE Jason Hunter
3/16

RB John Kuhn
4/17

WR Ruvell Martin
4/17
Houston Texans
WR David Anderson
3/13

T Rashad Butler
4/7

TE Owen Daniels
6/15

TE Joel Dreessen
3/4
Kansas City Chiefs
C Rudy Niswanger
4/24

S Jarrad Page
5/29

WR Jeff Webb
4/20
Minnesota Vikings
DT Fred Evans
4/6

RB Naufahu Tahi
3/27
New England Patriots
LB Pierre Woods
4/21
New Orleans Saints
G Jahri Evans
4/21

WR Lance Moore
4/22

T Zach Strief
4/13

CB Leigh Torrance
4/13
New York Giants
CB Kevin Dockery
4/13
New York Jets
S Abram Elam
3/17
Oakland Raiders
LB Ricky Brown
3/16
Philadelphia Eagles
WR Hank Baskett
4/23

C Nick Cole
3/31
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Willie Colon
3/10

S Anthony Madison
3/20

TE Sean McHugh
3/2
St. Louis Rams
DE Victor Adenyanju
4/20

G Richie Incognito
5/1
San Diego Chargers
WR Malcom Floyd
5/15

CB Cletis Gordon
4/14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T Donald Penn
4/14
Washington Redskins
DT Kedric Golston
4/10

DT Anthony Montgomery
3/25

K Shaun Suisham
3/16
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEWteams:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED




6) 7 FRANCHISE players re-signed with their OLDteam:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Karlos Dansby
3/4
Baltimore Ravens
LB Terrell Suggs
7/15
Carolina Panthers
DE Julius Peppers
6/24
Cincinnati Bengals
K Shayne Graham
4/30
St. Louis Rams
S Oshiomogho Atogwe
7/16
San Diego Chargers
RB Darren Sproles
4/28
Tennessee Titans
TE Bo Scaife
4/28
# # #

current free agent list from NFLMedia.com

2009 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS AS OF 5/21/09
(Based on official notification to NFL office)
1) 125 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
CB Bryant McFadden
Pittsburgh
3/11

RB Jason Wright
Cleveland
3/18
Atlanta Falcons
LB Mike Peterson
Jacksonville
3/11

C Brett Romberg
St. Louis
3/10
Baltimore Ravens
C Matt Birk
Minnesota
3/5

CB Chris Carr
Tennessee
3/18

CB Dominique Foxworth
Atlanta
2/27

TE L.J. Smith
Philadelphia
3/20
Buffalo Bills
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati
2/28

C Geoff Hangartner
Carolina
3/2

G Seth McKinney
Miami
4/8

RB Dominic Rhodes
Indianapolis
4/20

LB Patrick Thomas
Kansas City
3/20
Chicago Bears
S Josh Bullocks
New Orleans
3/12

T Frank Omiyale
Carolina
2/28
Cincinnati Bengals
WR Laveranues Coles
NY Jets
3/5

DT Tank Johnson
Dallas
4/8

QB J.T. O’Sullivan
San Francisco
3/10
Cleveland Browns
LB Eric Barton
NY Jets
3/16

CB Corey Ivy
Baltimore
3/19

DE C.J. Mosley
NY Jets
3/9

CB Hank Poteat
NY Jets
3/10

T John St. Clair
Chicago
3/18

T Floyd Womack
Seattle
3/16
Dallas Cowboys
LB Keith Brooking
Atlanta
3/2

DT Igor Olshansky
San Diego
3/9

S Gerald Sensabaugh
Jacksonville
3/11
Denver Broncos
RB JJ Arrington
Arizona
3/5

RB Correll Buckhalter
Philadelphia
2/28

LB Andra Davis
Cleveland
2/28

S Brian Dawkins
Philadelphia
3/2

NT Ronald Fields
San Francisco
3/3

WR Jabar Gaffney
New England
2/28

CB Andre’ Goodman
Miami
3/3

T Brandon Gorin
St. Louis
4/18

CB Renaldo Hill
Miami
2/28

RB LaMont Jordan
New England
3/4

LS Lonie Paxson
New England
2/28

DT Darrell Reid
Indianapolis
2/28

QB Chris Simms
Tennessee
3/5

G Scott Young
Cleveland
3/13
Detroit Lions
CB Phillip Buchanon
Tampa Bay
3/5

TE Will Heller
Seattle
3/17

DT Grady Jackson
Atlanta
3/5

WR Bryant Johnson
San Francisco
3/2

T Daniel Loper
Tennessee
3/11

CB Eric King
Tennessee
2/28

RB Maurice Morris
Seattle
2/28

RB Terrelle Smith
Arizona
4/17

LB Cody Spencer
NY Jets
3/9
Green Bay Packers
C Duke Preston
Buffalo
3/30
Houston Texans
NT Shaun Cody
Detroit
3/30

QB Dan Orlovsky
Detroit
3/2

G Adrian Jones
Kansas City
5/18

DE Antonio Smith
Arizona
3/2
Indianapolis Colts
LB Adam Seward
Carolina
3/20
Jacksonville Jaguars
S Sean Considine
Philadelphia
2/28

T Tra Thomas
Philadelphia
3/9
Kansas City Chiefs
LB Monty Beisel
Arizona
3/17

WR Terrance Copper
Baltimore
3/17

CB Travis Daniels
Cleveland
3/10

WR Bobby Engram
Seattle
3/17

G Mike Goff
San Diego
3/26

G Eric Ghiaciuc
Cincinnati
4/30

TE Sean Ryan
San Francisco
4/21

LB Zach Thomas
Dallas
4/13
Miami Dolphins
G Joe Berger
Dallas
2/27

CB Eric Green
Arizona
3/12

C Jake Grove
Oakland
3/3
Minnesota Vikings
CB Karly Paymah
Denver
3/19
New England Patriots
DT Damane Duckett
San Francisco
3/23

C Al Johnson
Miami
3/16

S Brandon McGowan
Chicago
5/5
New Orleans Saints
TE Darnell Dinkins
Cleveland
3/23

FB Heath Evans
New England
3/12

CB Jabari Greer
Buffalo
3/5

DE Tony Hargrove
Buffalo
5/18

C Nick Leckey
St. Louis
3/18

S Pierson Prioleau
Jacksonville
3/25

S Darren Sharper
Minnesota
3/24
New York Giants
DT Rocky Bernard
Seattle
3/2

LB Michael Boley
Atlanta
2/28

S C.C. Brown
Houston
3/4

DE Chris Canty
Dallas
3/2
New York Jets
DT Howard Green
Seattle
3/16

LB Larry Izzo
New England
3/11

S Jim Leonhard
Baltimore
3/3

LB Bart Scott
Baltimore
2/28

CB Donald Strickland
San Francisco
3/25
Philadelphia Eagles
T Stacey Andrews
Cincinnati
2/28

S Rashad Baker
Oakland
3/11

S Sean Jones
Cleveland
3/9

RB Leonard Weaver
Seattle
3/23
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Shaun McDonald
Detroit
5/1

CB Keiwan Ratliff
Indianapolis
4/27
Oakland Raiders
T Khalif Barnes
Jacksonville
3/16

DT Ryan Boschetti
Washington
4/1

S Keith Davis
Dallas
5/21

QB Jeff Garcia
Tampa Bay
4/6

T Marcus Johnson
Minnesota
4/6
St. Louis Rams
TE Billy Bajema
San Francisco
3/31

QB Kyle Boller
Baltimore
4/6

C Jason Brown
Baltimore
3/10

S James Butler
NY Giants
3/12
San Diego Chargers
LB Kevin Burnett
Dallas
3/12
San Francisco 49ers
DE Demetric Evans
Washington
3/10

LB Marques Harris
San Diego
5/1

WR Brandon Jones
Tennessee
2/28

RB Moran Norris
Detroit
3/3

T Marvel Smith
Pittsburgh
3/30
Seattle Seahawks
DT Colin Cole
Green Bay
3/2

WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Cincinnati
3/3

TE John Owens
Detroit
3/5

LS Bryan Pittman
Houston
5/18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB Angelo Crowell
Buffalo
3/23

QB Byron Leftwich
Pittsburgh
4/14

K Mike Nugent
NY Jets
3/4

RB Derrick Ward
NY Giants
3/3
Tennessee Titans
CB DeMarcus Faggins
Houston
4/2

DT Jovan Haye
Tampa Bay
3/3

WR Mark Jones
Carolina
3/20

QB Patrick Ramsey
Denver
4/6

WR Nate Washington
Pittsburgh
3/3
Washington Redskins
DT Albert Haynesworth
Tennessee
2/28

DE Renaldo Wynn
NY Giants
3/24




2) 88 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
DE Bert Berry
3/20

G Elton Brown
3/25

CB Ralph Brown
3/27

P Ben Graham
3/2

LB Clark Haggans
3/17

QB Brian St. Pierre
3/2

QB Kurt Warner
3/5
Atlanta Falcons
DE Chauncey Davis
3/4

LB Tony Gilbert
2/27

DT Jason Jefferson
3/3

LB Coy Wire
2/27
Baltimore Ravens
QB Todd Bouman
4/6

LB Ray Lewis
3/9
Buffalo Bills
T Kirk Chambers
3/4

RB Corey McIntyre
3/3
Chicago Bears
RB Kevin Jones
3/9
Cincinnati Bengals
RB Cedric Benson
3/4

LB Darryl Blackstock
3/2

S Chris Crocker
3/5
Cleveland Browns
CB Mike Adams
3/6
Denver Broncos
DE Kenny Peterson
3/10

TE Jeb Putzier
3/16
Detroit Lions
RB Aveion Cason
3/9

G Damion Cook
3/5

WR Keary Colbert
5/7

T George Foster
4/6
Green Bay Packers
DE Mike Montgomery
3/23
Houston Texans
S Nick Ferguson
3/12

C Chris White
2/27

S Eugene Wilson
2/27
Indianapolis Colts
S Matt Giordano
4/18

LB Tyjuan Hagler
4/8

C Jeff Saturday
2/27
Jacksonville Jaguars
C Brad Meester
2/27

CB Scott Starks
2/27
Kansas City Chiefs
S Jon McGraw
3/6
Miami Dolphins
S Yeremiah Bell
2/27
Minnesota Vikings
LB Heath Farwell
3/6

DT Jimmy Kennedy
3/11

TE Jim Kleinsasser
2/28

S Benny Sapp
3/10
New England Patriots
P Chris Hanson
3/5

G Russ Hochstein
3/2

S James Sanders
3/5

DT Kenny Smith
4/22

S Tank Williams
3/16

DE Mike Wright
3/16
New Orleans Saints
QB Joey Harrington
3/30

WR Devery Henderson
3/4

T Jon Stinchcomb
3/3

LB Jonathan Vilma
3/3
New York Jets
CB Ahmad Carroll
3/16

K Jay Feely
3/9

TE Bubba Franks
5/12

RB Tony Richardson
3/3
Oakland Raiders
G Cooper Carlisle
3/3

LB Isiah Ekejiube
3/3

NT William Joseph
3/16

CB Justin Miller
3/16

RB Lorenzo Neal
5/8

TE Tony Stewart
3/3

LB Sam Williams
4/1
Pittsburgh Steelers
QB Charlie Batch
4/17

CB Fernando Bryant
3/17

T Trai Essex
3/17

LB Keyaron Fox
4/6

LB Andre Frazier
3/16

G Chris Kemoeatu
3/12
St. Louis Rams
CB Ron Bartell
3/5

G Adam Goldberg
3/23

DE Eric Moore
3/16
San Francisco 49ers
CB Allen Rossum
3/11

LB Takeo Spikes
3/4
Seattle Seahawks
LB Leroy Hill
5/1

LB D.D. Lewis
3/16

T Ray Willis
3/9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
S Will Allen
3/3

WR Michael Clayton
3/2

WR Cortez Hankton
3/5

S Jermaine Phillips
3/6

TE Jerramy Stevens
3/5
Tennessee Titans
QB Kerry Collins
2/28

S Vincent Fuller
3/2

P Craig Hentrich
3/6
Washington Redskins
DE Phillip Daniels
4/2

LB Alfred Fincher
3/10

CB DeAngelo Hall
3/4

P Hunter Smith
4/27
3) 0 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED




4) 51 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
TE Leonard Pope
3/31

DT Gabe Watson
3/31
Atlanta Falcons
G Harvey Dahl
4/15
Baltimore Ravens
P Sam Koch
3/27

S Dawan Landry
4/2

TE Quinn Sypniewski
4/9

WR Demetrius Williams
4/9
Buffalo Bills
LB Keith Ellison
3/23

S George Wilson
3/31
Carolina Panthers
LB James Anderson
4/18

TE Jeff King
3/18

S Nate Salley
4/20
Cincinnati Bengals
LB Brandon Johnson
4/16

LB Rashad Jeanty
4/18
Dallas Cowboys
WR Miles Austin
4/23

DE Stephen Bowen
4/6

WR Sam Hurd
4/21

G Cory Proctor
4/2
Green Bay Packers
S Atari Bigby
4/18

CB Jarrett Bush
3/16

DE Jason Hunter
3/16

RB John Kuhn
4/18

WR Ruvell Martin
4/18
Houston Texans
WR David Anderson
3/13

T Rashad Butler
4/7

TE Joel Dreessen
3/4
Kansas City Chiefs
C Rudy Niswanger
4/24

WR Jeff Webb
4/20
Philadelphia Eagles
C Nick Cole
3/31
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Willie Colon
3/10

S Anthony Madison
3/20

TE Sean McHugh
3/2
Minnesota Vikings
DT Fred Evans
4/6

RB Naufahu Tahi
3/30
New England Patriots
LB Pierre Woods
4/21
New Orleans Saints
G Jahri Evans
4/21

WR Lance Moore
4/22

T Zach Strief
4/13

CB Leigh Torrance
4/13
New York Giants
CB Kevin Dockery
4/13
New York Jets
S Abram Elam
3/17
Oakland Raiders
LB Ricky Brown
3/16
Philadelphia Eagles
WR Hank Baskett
4/23
St. Louis Rams
DE Victor Adenyanju
4/20

G Richie Incognito
5/1
San Diego Chargers
WR Malcom Floyd
5/15

CB Cletis Gordon
4/14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T Donald Penn
4/14
Washington Redskins
DT Kedric Golston
4/10

DT Anthony Montgomery
3/25

K Shaun Suisham
3/16
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:

TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED




6) 4 FRANCHISE player has re-signed with his OLD team:

TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Karlos Dansby
3/4
Cincinnati Bengals
K Shayne Graham
4/30
San Diego Chargers
RB Darren Sproles
4/28
Tennessee Titans
TE Bo Scaife
4/28

2008 NFL Unrestricted & Restricted Free-Agent Signings As Of 5/29/08

From NFLMedia.com

2008 NFL Unrestricted & Restricted Free-Agent Signings As Of 5/29/08
05/29/2008

2008 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS
AS OF 5/29/08
(Based on official notification to NFL office)

1) 131 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Clark Haggans
Pittsburgh Steelers
3/27/08

DE Travis LaBoy
Tennessee Titans
3/4/08

DE Bryan Robinson
Cincinnati Bengals
4/11/08

QB Brian St. Pierre
Pittsburgh Steelers
3/31/08

LB Matt Stewart
Cleveland Browns
4/17/08
Atlanta Falcons
S Erik Coleman
N.Y. Jets
3/3/08

K Jason Elam
Denver Broncos
3/24/08

TE Ben Hartsock
Tennessee Titans
3/3/08

CB Von Hutchins
Houston Texans
3/3/08

DT Kindal Moorehead
Carolina Panthers
3/10/08

RB Michael Turner
San Diego Chargers
3/3/08

C Alex Stepanovich
Cincinnati Bengals
3/10/08
Baltimore Ravens
LB Brendon Ayanbadejo
Chicago Bears
3/10/08

CB Frank Walker
Green Bay Packers
3/14/08
Buffalo Bills
TE Courtney Anderson
Atlanta Falcons
3/10/08

CB William James
Philadelphia Eagles
3/25/08

DT Spencer Johnson
Minnesota Vikings
3/1/08

LB Kawika Mitchell
N.Y. Giants
3/1/08
Carolina Panthers
DT Tyler Brayton
Oakland Raiders
3/7/08

G Milford Brown
St. Louis Rams
3/28/08

CB Ricardo Colclough
Cleveland Browns
3/4/08

WR D.J. Hackett
Seattle Seahawks
3/20/08

LB Landon Johnson
Cincinnati Bengals
3/10/08

DT Ian Scott
Philadelphia Eagles
4/29/08

RB LaBrandon Toefield
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/10/08

G Keydrick Vincent
Arizona Cardinals
3/4/08
Cincinnati Bengals
DE Antwan Odom
Tennessee Titans
3/4/08
Cleveland Browns
CB Terry Cousin
Jacksonville Jaguars
5/27/08

G Rex Hadnot
Miami Dolphins
3/11/08

DE Shantee Orr
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/24/08

WR Donte’ Stallworth
New England Patriots
3/6/08
Denver Broncos
LB Boss Bailey
Detroit Lions
3/7/08

WR Keary Colbert
Carolina Panthers
3/3/08

LB Niko Koutouvides
Seattle Seahawks
3/4/08

S Marquand Manuel
Carolina Panthers
3/10/08

WR Samie Parker
Kansas City Chiefs
4/15/08

RB Michael Pittman
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5/28/08

C Casey Wiegmann
Kansas City Chiefs
3/24/08
Detroit Lions
DT Chuck Darby
Seattle Seahawks
3/11/08

TE Michael Gaines
Buffalo Bills
3/3/08

LB Gilbert Gardner
Tennessee Titans
3/24/08

CB Brian Kelly
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3/14/08
Green Bay Packers
LB Brandon Chillar
St. Louis Rams
3/24/08
Houston Texans
LB Kevin Bentley
Seattle Seahawks
3/3/08

RB Chris Brown
Tennessee Titans
3/20/08

WR Tim Carter
Cleveland Browns
5/22/08

DB Nick Ferguson
Denver Broncos
3/27/08

QB Quinn Gray
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/24/08

TE Ryan Krause
Green Bay Packers
5/19/08

CB Jacques Reeves
Dallas Cowboys
3/3/08

LB Chaun Thompson
Cleveland Browns
3/14/08
Jacksonville Jaguars
CB Drayton Florence
San Diego Chargers
3/1/08

QB Cleo Lemon
Miami Dolphins
3/1/08

WR Jerry Porter
Oakland Raiders
2/29/08

S Pierson Prioleau
Washington Redskins
4/30/08
Kansas City Chiefs
WR Devard Darling
Baltimore Ravens
3/12/08

KR B.J. Sams
Baltimore Ravens
4/13/08

C Wade Smith
New York Jets
4/21/08

LB Demorrio Williams
Atlanta Falcons
3/3/08
Miami Dolphins
LB Charlie Anderson
Houston Texans
3/1/08

S Chris Crocker
Atlanta Falcons
4/2/08

S Keith Davis
Dallas Cowboys
3/11/08

CB Nathan Jones
Dallas Cowboys
3/17/08

QB Josh McCown
Oakland Raiders
3/1/08

TE Sean Ryan
N.Y. Jets
3/1/08

G Justin Smiley
San Francisco 49ers
3/1/08

DT Randy Starks
Tennessee Titans
3/1/08

LB Reggie Torbor
N.Y. Giants
3/1/08

WR Ernest Wilford
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/1/08
Minnesota Vikings
WR Bernard Berrian
Chicago Bears
3/3/08

S Michael Boulware
Houston Texans
3/21/08

RB Maurice Hicks
San Francisco 49ers
3/5/08

LB Derrick Pope
Miami Dolphins
3/14/08

CB Benny Sapp
Kansas City Chiefs
3/25/08

RB Thomas Tapeh
Philadelphia Eagles
3/1/08

S Madieu Williams
Cincinnati Bengals
3/1/08

DT Ellis Wyms
Seattle Seahawks
3/18/08
New England Patriots
WR Sam Aiken
Buffalo Bills
3/3/08

LB Victor Hobson
New York Jets
4/7/08

TE Marcus Pollard
Seattle Seahawks
4/23/08

CB Jason Webster
Buffalo Bills
3/4/08

S Tank Williams
Minnesota Vikings
3/6/08
New Orleans Saints
QB Mark Brunell
Washington Redskins
3/17/08

CB Randall Gay
New England Patriots
3/4/08

CB Aaron Glenn
Jacksonville Jaguars
4/7/08

C Matt Lehr
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3/24/08

DE Bobby McCray
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/11/08
New York Giants
LB Danny Clark
Houston Texans
3/13/08

S Sammy Knight
Jacksonville Jaguars
3/4/08
New York Jets
RB Jesse Chatman
Miami Dolphins
3/11/08

G Alan Faneca
Pittsburgh Steelers
3/3/08

LB Calvin Pace
Arizona Cardinals
3/4/08

RB Tony Richardson
Minnesota Vikings
3/6/08

RB Musa Smith
Baltimore Ravens
5/27/08

G Damien Woody
Detroit Lions
3/4/08
Oakland Raiders
WR Drew Carter
Carolina Panthers
3/13/08

T Kwame Harris
San Francisco 49ers
3/5/08

NT William Joseph
N.Y. Giants
3/14/08

QB Marques Tuiasosopo
N.Y. Jets
5/22/08

C John Wade
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3/31/08

S Gibril Wilson
N.Y. Giants
3/1/08
Philadelphia Eagles
LB Rocky Boiman
Indianapolis Colts
3/24/08

DE Chris Clemons
Oakland Raiders
3/1/08

RB Dan Klecko
Indianapolis Colts
3/17/08

CB Asante Samuel
New England Patriots
3/1/08

RB Kris Wilson
Kansas City Chiefs
3/26/08
Pittsburgh Steelers
LB Keyaron Fox
Kansas City Chiefs
3/12/08

RB Mewelde Moore
Minnesota Vikings
3/4/08
St. Louis Rams
TE Anthony Becht
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3/11/08

G Jacob Bell
Tennessee Titans
3/4/08

K Josh Brown
Seattle Seahawks
3/1/08

WR Reche Caldwell
Washington Redskins
3/27/08

CB David Macklin
Washington Redskins
3/20/08
San Francisco 49ers
WR Bryant Johnson
Arizona Cardinals
3/17/08

QB J.T. O’Sullivan
Detroit Lions
3/4/08

DE Justin Smith
Cincinnati Bengals
3/3/08

LB Dontarrious Thomas
Minnesota Vikings
3/3/08
Seattle Seahawks
RB T.J. Duckett
Detroit Lions
3/5/08

RB Julius Jones
Dallas Cowboys
3/10/08

S Omar Lowe
Atlanta Falcons
4/7/08
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DE Marques Douglas
San Francisco 49ers
3/18/08

C Jeff Faine
New Orleans Saints
3/1/08

TE John Gilmore
Chicago Bears
3/1/08

LB Teddy Lehman
Detroit Lions
3/5/08

LB Leon Joe
Buffalo Bills
3/3/08

TE Ben Troupe
Tennessee Titans
3/10/08

DE Jimmy Wilkerson
Kansas City Chiefs
3/1/08

S Eugene Wilson
New England Patriots
3/17/08
Tennessee Titans
TE Dwayne Blakley
Atlanta Falcons
3/24/08

G Jake Scott
Indianapolis Colts
3/10/08

LB Josh Stamer
Buffalo Bills
3/28/08




2) 78 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
CB Ralph Brown
4/3/08

S Oliver Celestin
4/9/08

LS Nathan Hodel
3/13/08

DE Joe Tafoya
3/26/08

S Matt Ware
3/31/08
Atlanta Falcons
DT Tim Anderson
3/10/08

QB Chris Redman
2/29/08
Baltimore Ravens
LB Nick Greisen
3/24/08
Buffalo Bills
TE Matt Murphy
3/4/08

CB Bryan Scott
3/18/08

G Jason Whittle
3/7/08
Carolina Panthers
LB Donte’ Curry
3/3/08

CB Curtis Deloatch
5/28/08

RB Brad Hoover
2/29/08

CB Dante Wesley
2/29/08
Chicago Bears
LB Lance Briggs
3/7/08
Cincinnati Bengals
LB Dhani Jones
3/4/08

P Kyle Larson
3/5/08
Cleveland Browns
CB Gary Baxter
3/13/08

C Lennie Friedman
3/11/08

G Seth McKinney
3/28/08

CB Nick Sorensen
3/4/08
Denver Broncos
DE Ebenezer Ekuban
3/3/08

DE John Engelberger
3/4/08

TE Nate Jackson
3/4/08

RB Cecil Sapp
3/24/08
Detroit Lions
RB Tatum Bell
3/13/08

RB Aveion Cason
3/5/08

CB Travis Fisher
3/12/08

T George Foster
3/10/08

TE John Owens
3/3/08

DE Corey Smith
3/17/08

CB Keith Smith
2/29/08
Green Bay Packers
LB Tracy White
3/25/08
Houston Texans
TE Mark Bruener
3/10/08

WR Andre Davis
3/1/08

CB Will Demps
3/20/08

CB Glenn Earl
3/7/08

DE Ndukwe Kalu
3/20/08

P Matt Turk
3/24/08

G Fred Weary
5/12/08
Indianapolis Colts
DE Josh Thomas
3/18/08
Jacksonville Jaguars
T Maurice Williams
3/6/08
Miami Dolphins
S Yeremiah Bell
3/4/08

CB Michael Lehan
3/5/08
Minnesota Vikings
WR Robert Ferguson
3/24/08
New England Patriots
LB Tedy Bruschi
2/29/08

WR Jabar Gaffney
3/5/08

WR Randy Moss
3/3/08

LS Lonie Paxson
2/29/08

WR Kelley Washington
2/29/08
New Orleans Saints
C Jonathan Goodwin
3/1/08

WR Devery Henderson
3/3/08

TE Eric Johnson
3/12/08

TE Billy Miller
3/10/08

WR David Patten
3/3/08

LB Mark Simoneau
3/7/08

RB Aaron Stecker
3/7/08

DT Brian Young
3/1/08
New York Giants
RB Derrick Ward
3/14/08
New York Jets
CB Hank Poteat
5/6/08
Oakland Raiders
S Jarrod Cooper
4/17/08

T Cornell Green
3/6/08
Pittsburgh Steelers
DE Nick Eason
3/27/08
St. Louis Rams
G Adam Goldberg
3/10/08

T Brandon Gorin
3/17/08

C Brett Romberg
9/26/08
San Francisco 49ers
S Donald Strickland
3/24/08
San Diego Chargers
QB Billy Volek
3/1/08
Seattle Seahawks
T Floyd Womack
5/2/08
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CB Sammy Davis
3/6/08
Tennessee Titans
WR Justin Gage
3/3/08

S Donnie Nickey
3/26/08
Washington Redskins
DT Ryan Boschetti
3/12/08

RB Rock Cartwright
3/10/08

QB Todd Collins
3/4/08

T Jason Fabini
3/25/08

P Derrick Frost
3/24/08
3) 3 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Detroit Lions
CB Kalvin Pearson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3/13/08
Cincinnati Bengals
TE Ben Utecht
Indianapolis Colts
3/24/08
Tennessee Titans
CB Chris Carr
Oakland Raiders
4/7/08
4) 63 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
G Elton Brown
3/24/08

CB Eric Green
4/3/08

DE Antonio Smith
4/3/08
Atlanta Falcons
LB Michael Boley
4/9/08

DE Chauncey Davis
4/14/08

P Michael Koenen
4/14/08

RB Corey McIntyre
4/18/08
Baltimore Ravens
G Jason Brown
4/21/08

RB Justin Green
3/18/08

LS Matt Katula
4/17/08
Buffalo Bills
DT Jason Jefferson
3/25/08
Carolina Panthers
G Geoff Hangartner
3/20/08

G Evan Mathis
3/20/08

LB Adam Seward
4/29/08
Chicago Bears
WR Rashied Davis
4/21/08

S Brandon McGowan
4/1/08
Cincinnati Bengals
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
4/17/08
Cleveland Browns
QB Derek Anderson
3/11/08

LB Kris Griffin
3/26/08

CB Daven Holly
5/21/08
Dallas Cowboys
RB Marion Barber
5/20/08

G Joe Berger
4/18/08
Denver Broncos
CB Hamza Abdullah
4/17/08

S Dominique Foxworth
4/21/08

G Chris Myers (Traded to HOU)
3/17/08

S Karl Paymah
4/28/08
Detroit Lions
NT Langston Moore
4/18/08

QB Dan Orlovsky
4/22/08

G Stephen Peterman
4/17/08

CB Stanley Wilson
4/8/08
Green Bay Packers
DT Colin Cole
4/17/08

RB Vernand Morency
4/4/08
Houston Texans
S C.C. Brown
3/28/08

DT Anthony Maddox
4/2/08
Indianapolis Colts
TE Bryan Fletcher
4/21/08

G Dylan Gandy
4/18/08

S Matt Giordano
4/9/08

DT Darrell Reid
4/18/08
Jacksonville Jaguars
S Gerald Sensabaugh
4/8/08
Kansas City Chiefs
T Will Svitek
4/18/08
Minnesota Vikings
LB Heath Farwell
3/24/04
New England Patriots
DE Mike Wright
3/14/08
New York Giants
S James Butler
5/12/08

QB Jared Lorenzen
3/31/08
Oakland Raiders
LB Isaiah Ekejiuba
4/15/08

DT Josh Shaw
3/18/08
Philadelphia Eagles
S Joselio Hanson
4/1/08
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Trai Essex
3/17/08

G Chris Kemoetu
3/18/08

LS Greg Warren
3/25/08

WR Nate Washington
4/16/08
St. Louis Rams
S Oshiomogho Atogwe
4/30/08
San Diego Chargers
LB Marques Harris
4/2/08
San Francisco 49ers
TE Billy Bajema
3/28/08
Seattle Seahawks
RB Leonard Weaver
4/21/08
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DT Jovan Haye
5/8/08
Tennessee Titans
K Rob Bironas
5/8/08

RB Casey Cramer
3/24/08

S Vincent Fuller
4/23/08

CB Reynaldo Hill
4/22/08

T Daniel Loper
3/19/08

TE Bo Scaife
4/2/08

T David Stewart
5/13/08
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED




6) 7 FRANCHISE players have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Karlos Dansby
4/17/08
Carolina Panthers
T Jordan Gross
3/20/08
Cincinnati Bengals
G Stacey Andrews
3/19/08
Kansas City Chiefs
DE Jared Allen
4/23/08 (Traded to Minnesota)
Green Bay Packers
DT Corey Williams
3/1/08 (Traded to Cleveland)
Philadelphia Eagles
TE L.J. Smith
4/2/08
Seattle Seahawks
CB Marcus Trufant
3/27/08
7) 1 TRANSITION players have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Max Starks
4/21/08
8) 1 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL player has signed with a NEW team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Jacksonville Jaguars
DT Jimmy Kennedy
3/4/08

Randy Moss Back With Patriots For 3 years, $27 Million, with $12 Million Signing Bonus

From "Sox And Dawgs" - New England Patriots free agent wide receiver Randy Moss has agreed to terms to return to the Patriots. The contract is 3 years for $27 million, with a $12 million signing bonus. It is not known at this time how much guaranteed money was added in the value of the contract.

Moss came to New England in 2007 on a draft day trade with Oakland for a fourth round draft pick. He played for $3 million plus incentives under a restructured contract in which saw him catch almost 100 balls and set a NFL record with 23 TD catches.

In addition to two seasons in Oakland the five-time Pro-Bowler was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings out of Marshall University in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft.

7/10/07 - 2007 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS

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2007 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS
AS OF 7/10/07

(Based on official notification to NFL office)

1) 126 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:
TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED
ARIZONA DE Rodney Bailey Pittsburgh 4/13
CB Ralph Brown Cleveland 4/13
T Mike Gandy Buffalo 4/3
S Terrence Holt Detroit 3/8
CB Roderick Hood Philadelphia 3/13
C Al Johnson Dallas 3/6
NT Ross Kolodziej Minnesota 4/11
WR Sean Morey Pittsburgh 3/15
DE Joe Tafoya Seattle 4/13
ATLANTA K Billy Cundiff New Orleans 5/7
G Toniu Fonoti Miami 3/15
T Leander Jordan San Diego 5/9
FB Ovie Mughelli Baltimore 3/2
CB Lewis Sanders Houston 3/7
LB Marcus Wilkins Cincinnati 3/3
BUFFALO G Derrick Dockery Washington 3/3
RB Josh Scobey Seattle 5/3
T Langston Walker Oakland 3/3
C Jason Whittle Minnesota 3/3
CAROLINA S Deke Cooper San Francisco 3/26
CHICAGO DT Anthony Adams San Francisco 3/30
CINCINNATI DT Kenderick Allen Green Bay 5/14
DT Michael Myers Denver 4/20
CLEVELAND DE Antwan Peek Houston 3/5
DT Robaire Smith Tennessee 3/16
G Eric Steinbach Cincinnati 3/3
CB Kenny Wright Washington 3/6
DALLAS T Leonard Davis Arizona 3/5
S Ken Hamlin Seattle 3/26
DENVER TE Daniel Graham New England 3/9
LB Warrick Holdman Washington 4/26
G Montrae Holland New Orleans 3/5
LB D.D. Lewis Seattle 4/26
DT Alvin McKinley Cleveland 3/21
P Todd Sauerbrun New England 4/20
RB Paul Smith St. Louis 3/6
DETROIT RB T.J. Duckett Washington 3/16
CB Travis Fisher St. Louis 3/13
WR Shaun McDonald St. Louis 3/19
WR Troy Walters Arizona 6/1
DE DeWayne White Tampa Bay 3/5
JACKSONVILLE WR Dennis Northcutt Cleveland 3/5
T Tony Pashos Baltimore 3/3
GREEN BAY CB Frank Walker NY Giants 3/15
HOUSTON LB Shawn Barber Philadelphia 3/21
T Jordan Black Kansas City 3/9
WR Andre Davis Buffalo 4/12
RB Ahman Green Green Bay 3/5
LB Danny Clark New Orleans 3/7
CB Jamar Fletcher Detroit 4/5
DT Jeff Zgonina Miami 3/15
INDIANAPOLIS G Rick DeMulling Detroit 3/30
TE Mike Seidman Carolina 5/8
KANSAS CITY DT Alfonso Boone Chicago 3/20
LS J.P. Darche Seattle 3/8
LB Donnie Edwards San Diego 3/19
LB Napoleon Harris Minnesota 3/6
S Jon McGraw Detroit 3/28
G Damion McIntosh Miami 3/3
MIAMI K Jay Feely NY Giants 3/8
WR Az-Zahir Hakim San Diego 3/22
G Chris Liwienski Arizona 3/22
TE David Martin Green Bay 3/5
FB Cory Schlesinger Detroit 3/15
S Cameron Worrell Chicago 3/8
MINNESOTA LB Vinny Ciurciu Carolina 3/3
S Mike Doss Indianapolis 4/4
WR Cortez Hankton Jacksonville 4/16
TE Visanthe Shiancoe N.Y. Giants 3/5
WR Bobby Wade Tennessee 3/7
NEW ENGLAND TE Kyle Brady Jacksonville 3/3
CB Tory James Cincinnati 4/24
RB Sammy Morris Miami 3/3
WR Donte’ Stallworth Philadelphia 3/13
LB Adalius Thomas Baltimore 3/3
WR Kelley Washington Cincinnati 3/13
NEW ORLEANS LB Troy Evans Houston 4/10
TE Eric Johnson San Francisco 3/8
S Kevin Kaesviharn Cincinnati 3/15
NEW YORK GIANTS LB Kawika Mitchell Kansas City 3/27
CB Michael Stone Houston 4/16
QB Anthony Wright Cincinnati 4/18
NEW YORK JETS FB Darian Barnes Miami 3/8
DE David Bowens Miami 4/2
DE Kenyon Coleman Dallas 3/6
QB Marques Tuiasosopo Oakland 3/23
OAKLAND G Cooper Carlisle Denver 4/13
T Cornell Green Tampa Bay 3/30
FB Justin Griffith Atlanta 3/12
C Jeremy Newberry San Francisco 3/7
RB Dominic Rhodes Indianapolis 3/9
TE Tony Stewart Cincinnati 3/12
WR Travis Taylor Minnesota 5/22
TE Fred Wakefield Arizona 3/9
PHILADELPHIA WR Kevin Curtis St. Louis 3/19
WR Bethel Johnson Minnesota 3/15
DT Ian Scott Chicago 5/3
PITTSBURGH DE Nick Eason Cleveland 4/16
C Sean Mahan Tampa Bay 3/12
ST. LOUIS WR Drew Bennett Tennessee 3/3
LB Chris Draft Carolina 4/2
S Todd Johnson Chicago 3/12
RB Travis Minor Miami 3/9
CB Lenny Walls Kansas City 4/4
SAN FRANCISCO LB Tully Banta-Cain New England 3/7
DB Nate Clements Buffalo 3/3
NT Aubrayo Franklin Baltimore 3/3
WR Ashley Lelie Atlanta 3/6
S Michael Lewis Philadelphia 3/3
SEATTLE S Deon Grant Jacksonville 3/13
DE Brandon Green St. Louis 4/25
DE Patrick Kerney Atlanta 3/7
S Brian Russell Cleveland 3/12
TAMPA BAY RB B.J. Askew N.Y. Jets 3/5
LB Patrick Chukwura Denver 3/3
QB Jeff Garcia Philadelphia 3/3
LB Cato June Indianapolis 3/19
DE Lance Legree San Francisco 3/8
TE Jerramy Stevens Seattle 4/30
TENNESSEE WR Justin Gage Chicago 3/23
CB Nicholas Harper Indianapolis 3/16
QB Tim Rattay Tampa Bay 5/11
CB Bryan Scott New Orleans 3/26
WASHINGTON LB London Fletcher Buffalo 3/3
CB David Macklin Arizona 4/6
S Omar Stoutmire New Orleans 3/22

2) 88 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM PLAYER DATE REPORTED
ARIZONA LB Monty Beisel 3/15
DT Chris Cooper 3/26
S Hanik Milligan 3/3
RB Marcel Shipp 3/6
BALTIMORE DE Jarret Johnson 3/6
S Gerome Sapp 4/11
RB Musa Smith 3/6
BUFFALO RB Anthony Thomas 3/12
CB Kiwaukee Thomas 3/13
CAROLINA LB Na’il Diggs 3/2
DT Kindal Moorehead 4/23
CHICAGO G Ruben Brown 3/30
CINCINNATI TE Reggie Kelly 3/8
RB Kenny Watson 3/5
CLEVELAND C Hank Fraley 3/3
C Lennie Friedman 3/20
DALLAS T Marc Colombo 3/12
K Martin Grammatica 3/7
DENVER WR Quincy Morgan 3/12
DE Kenny Peterson 3/13
DETROIT RB Aveion Cason 3/7
DE Corey Smith 3/5
GREEN BAY C Tyson Walter 3/5
LB Tracy White 3/7
HOUSTON TE Mark Bruener 3/12
RB Ron Dayne 3/23
DE Ndukwe Kalu 3/5
CB Dexter McCleon 4/2
T Ephraim Salaam 3/5
P Chad Stanley 3/7
INDIANAPOLIS LB Rocky Boiman 4/17
DT Dan Klecko 3/23
WR Aaron Moorehead 4/27
LB Rob Morris 3/5
JACKSONVILLE LB Tony Gilbert 3/26
RB LaBrandon Toefield 3/29
KANSAS CITY DT Ron Edwards 3/15
QB Damon Huard 3/2
DT James Reed 4/16
DE Jimmy Wilkerson 3/21
MIAMI CB Michael Lehan 3/19
LB Donnie Spragan 4/25
S Travares Tillman 4/13
NT Keith Traylor 3/8
MINNESOTA LB Jason Glenn 4/4
NEW ENGLAND FB Heath Evans 3/2
LB Larry Izzo 3/6
LB Junior Seau 5/21
N.Y. GIANTS C Shaun O’Hara 3/3
C Grey Ruegamer 3/27
N.Y. JETS T Anthony Clement 3/19
C Wade Smith 3/12
NEW ORLEANS S Jay Bellamy 4/2
CB Dejuan Groce 3/9
NT Antwan Lake 3/5
T Jon Stinchcomb 3/5
OAKLAND T Chad Slaughter 3/12
CB Duane Starks 3/26
WR Alvis Whitted 3/9
PHILADELPHIA RB Correll Buckhalter 3/21
CB William James 3/15
DE Juqua Thomas 3/2
PITTSBURGH S Tyrone Carter 4/2
RB Najeh Davenport 3/6
CB Chidi Iwuoma 3/15
ST. LOUIS LB Raonall Smith 5/3
T Todd Steussie 3/7
SAN DIEGO G Kris Dielman 3/5
LB Carlos Polk 3/22
C Cory Withrow 3/9
SAN FRANCISCO WR Bryan Gilmore 3/3
LB Hannibal Navies 3/16
RB Moran Norris 3/5
SEATTLE WR Bobby Engram 3/23
G Chris Gray 4/9
TE Will Heller 3/5
G Floyd Womack 3/12
TAMPA BAY CB Philip Buchanon 3/2
CB Torrie Cox 3/3
TENNESSEE QB Kerry Collins 3/12
DT Rien Long 3/2
S Donnie Nickey 4/2
T Seth Wand 3/8
LB LeVar Woods 3/12
WASHINGTON S Vernon Fox 3/2
CB Ade Jimoh 3/6
T Todd Wade 3/20
TE Todd Yoder 3/15
3) 4 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED
CLEVELAND DT Shaun Smith Cincinnati 3/16
NEW ORLEANS CB Jason David Indianapolis 4/27
ST. LOUIS P Donnie Jones Miami 4/18
TENNESSEE LB Ryan Fowler Dallas 3/16
4) 88 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM PLAYER DATE REPORTED
ARIZONA C Nick Leckey 4/13
ATLANTA TE Dwayne Blakely 4/4
QB Matt Schaub 3/22 (Traded to Houston)
LB Demorrio Williams 4/23
BALTIMORE WR Devard Darling 5/15
WR Clarence Moore 4/24
PR B.J. Sams 5/10
BUFFALO DT Tim Anderson 4/17
DE Tony Hargrove 4/5
CAROLINA DT Jordan Carstens 3/20
WR Drew Carter 4/18
TE Michael Gaines 5/4
CINCINNATI G Stacey Andrews 4/23
CB Greg Brooks 4/2
LB Landon Johnson 4/20
P Kyle Larson 3/20
LB Caleb Miller 4/24
CLEVELAND T Nat Dorsey 4/27
NT Ethan Kelley 4/20
LB Mason Unck 4/25
DALLAS WR Patrick Crayton 4/5
CB Nathan Jones 4/13
CB Jacques Reeves 4/20
DENVER RB Kyle Johnson 4/2
RB Cecil Sapp 4/11
DETROIT LS Don Muhlbach 3/2
S Keith Smith 4/24
HOUSTON LB Charlie Anderson 4/24
S Glenn Earl 4/28
CB Von Hutchins 4/3
RB Vonta Leach 3/26
LB Shantee Orr 4/23
INDIANAPOLIS LB Gilbert Gardner 3/16
G Ryan Lilja 3/20
G Jake Scott 4/19
QB Jim Sorgi 4/11
DE Josh Thomas 4/24
JACKSONVILLE CB Ahmad Carroll 4/4
LB Jorge Cordova 4/19
QB Quinn Gray 4/20
DE Bobby McCray 6/13
K Josh Scobee 3/2
WR Ernest Wilford 4/20
KANSAS CITY DE Jared Allen 5/22
LB Keyaron Fox 4/24
WR Samie Parker 4/26
T Kevin Sampson 4/26
S Benny Sapp 4/3
LB Rich Scanlon 4/24
K Lawrence Tynes 4/4
MIAMI S Yeremiah Bell 5/21
QB Cleo Lemon 5/29
WR Wes Welker 3/5 (Traded to New England)
MINNESOTA G Anthony Herrera 4/23
DT Spencer Johnson 4/24
TE Richard Owens 4/19
RB Artose Pinner 4/23
DE Darrion Scott 6/1
NEW ENGLAND CB Randall Gay 5/29
G Gene Mruckzowski 3/22
NEW ORLEANS WR Terrance Copper 3/27
NT Rodney Leisle 4/3
NEW YORK GIANTS LB Reggie Torbor 4/23
RB Derrick Ward 5/29
S Gibril Wilson 5/2
NEW YORK JETS TE Sean Ryan 3/26
LB Cody Spencer 3/28
OAKLAND RB Reshard Lee 5/7
PITTSBURGH QB Brian St. Pierre 4/23
T Max Starks 4/25
ST. LOUIS LB Brandon Chillar 4/23
G Adam Goldberg 4/19
TE Aaron Walker 4/17
SAN DIEGO RB Michael Turner 4/26
SAN FRANCISCO RB Maurice Hicks 5/3
P Andy Lee 3/8
SEATTLE CB Jordan Babineaux 5/4
WR D.J. Hackett 4/23
LB Niko Koutouvides 4/20
T Sean Locklear 4/24
DT Craig Terrill 4/3
LB Robert Reynolds 4/4
TAMPA BAY G Jeb Terry 5/7
TENNESSEE C Eugene Amano 4/17
T Jacob Bell 6/14
TE Ben Hartsock 4/24
DT Randy Starks 4/17
WASHINGTON P Derrick Frost 4/2
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED



6) 3 FRANCHISE players have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM PLAYER DATE REPORTED
CINCINNATI DE Justin Smith 5/8
NEW ORLEANS DE Charles Grant 4/27
SEATTLE K Josh Brown 5/2

NFL Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agent Signings - June 14th

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2007 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS
AS OF 6/14/07

(Based on official notification to NFL office)

1) 126 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:

TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED

ARIZONA DE Rodney Bailey Pittsburgh 4/13
CB Ralph Brown Cleveland 4/13
T Mike Gandy Buffalo 4/3
S Terrence Holt Detroit 3/8
CB Roderick Hood Philadelphia 3/13
C Al Johnson Dallas 3/6
NT Ross Kolodziej Minnesota 4/11
WR Sean Morey Pittsburgh 3/15
DE Joe Tafoya Seattle 4/13

ATLANTA K Billy Cundiff New Orleans 5/7
G Toniu Fonoti Miami 3/15
T Leander Jordan San Diego 5/9
FB Ovie Mughelli Baltimore 3/2
CB Lewis Sanders Houston 3/7
LB Marcus Wilkins Cincinnati 3/3

BUFFALO G Derrick Dockery Washington 3/3
RB Josh Scobey Seattle 5/3
T Langston Walker Oakland 3/3
C Jason Whittle Minnesota 3/3

CAROLINA S Deke Cooper San Francisco 3/26

CHICAGO DT Anthony Adams San Francisco 3/30

CINCINNATI DT Kenderick Allen Green Bay 5/14
DT Michael Myers Denver 4/20

CLEVELAND DE Antwan Peek Houston 3/5
DT Robaire Smith Tennessee 3/16
G Eric Steinbach Cincinnati 3/3
CB Kenny Wright Washington 3/6

DALLAS T Leonard Davis Arizona 3/5
S Ken Hamlin Seattle 3/26

DENVER TE Daniel Graham New England 3/9
LB Warrick Holdman Washington 4/26
G Montrae Holland New Orleans 3/5
LB D.D. Lewis Seattle 4/26
DT Alvin McKinley Cleveland 3/21
P Todd Sauerbrun New England 4/20
RB Paul Smith St. Louis 3/6

DETROIT RB T.J. Duckett Washington 3/16
CB Travis Fisher St. Louis 3/13
WR Shaun McDonald St. Louis 3/19
WR Troy Walters Arizona 6/1
DE DeWayne White Tampa Bay 3/5

JACKSONVILLE WR Dennis Northcutt Cleveland 3/5
T Tony Pashos Baltimore 3/3

GREEN BAY CB Frank Walker NY Giants 3/15

HOUSTON LB Shawn Barber Philadelphia 3/21
T Jordan Black Kansas City 3/9
WR Andre Davis Buffalo 4/12
RB Ahman Green Green Bay 3/5
LB Danny Clark New Orleans 3/7
CB Jamar Fletcher Detroit 4/5


INDIANAPOLIS
DT Jeff Zgonina
G Rick DeMulling
Miami
Detroit
3/15
3/30
KANSAS CITY
TE Mike Seidman
DT Alfonso Boone
Carolina
Chicago
5/8
3/20
LS J.P. Darche
LB Donnie Edwards
Seattle
San Diego
3/8
3/19
LB Napoleon Harris
S Jon McGraw
Minnesota
Detroit
3/6
3/28
MIAMI
G Damion McIntosh
K Jay Feely
Miami
NY Giants
3/3
3/8
WR Az-Zahir Hakim
G Chris Liwienski
San Diego
Arizona
3/22
3/22
TE David Martin
FB Cory Schlesinger
Green Bay
Detroit
3/5
3/15
MINNESOTA
S Cameron Worrell
LB Vinny Ciurciu
Chicago
Carolina
3/8
3/3
S Mike Doss
WR Cortez Hankton
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
4/4
4/16
TE Visanthe Shiancoe
WR Bobby Wade
N.Y. Giants
Tennessee
3/5
3/7
NEW ENGLAND TE Kyle Brady
CB Tory James
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
3/3
4/24
RB Sammy Morris
WR Donte’ Stallworth
Miami
Philadelphia
3/3
3/13
LB Adalius Thomas
WR Kelley Washington
Baltimore
Cincinnati
3/3
3/13
NEW ORLEANS LB Troy Evans
TE Eric Johnson
Houston
San Francisco
4/10
3/8
NEW YORK GIANTS
S Kevin Kaesviharn
LB Kawika Mitchell
Cincinnati
Kansas City
3/15
3/27
CB Michael Stone
QB Anthony Wright
Houston
Cincinnati
4/16
4/18
NEW YORK JETS FB Darian Barnes
DE David Bowens
Miami
Miami
3/8
4/2
DE Kenyon Coleman
QB Marques Tuiasosopo
Dallas
Oakland
3/6
3/23
OAKLAND G Cooper Carlisle
T Cornell Green
FB Justin Griffith
Denver
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
4/13
3/30
3/12
C Jeremy Newberry
RB Dominic Rhodes
San Francisco
Indianapolis
3/7
3/9
TE Tony Stewart
WR Travis Taylor
Cincinnati
Minnesota
3/12
5/22
PHILADELPHIA
TE Fred Wakefield
WR Kevin Curtis
Arizona
St. Louis
3/9
3/19
WR Bethel Johnson
DT Ian Scott
Minnesota
Chicago
3/15
5/3
PITTSBURGH DE Nick Eason
C Sean Mahan
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
4/16
3/12
ST. LOUIS WR Drew Bennett
LB Chris Draft
Tennessee
Carolina
3/3
4/2
S Todd Johnson
RB Travis Minor
Chicago
Miami
3/12
3/9
SAN FRANCISCO
CB Lenny Walls
LB Tully Banta-Cain
Kansas City
New England
4/4
3/7
DB Nate Clements
NT Aubrayo Franklin
Buffalo
Baltimore
3/3
3/3
WR Ashley Lelie Atlanta 3/6


S Michael Lewis Philadelphia
SEATTLE S Deon Grant Jacksonville
DE Brandon Green St. Louis
DE Patrick Kerney Atlanta
S Brian Russell Cleveland
TAMPA BAY RB B.J. Askew N.Y. Jets
LB Patrick Chukwura Denver
QB Jeff Garcia Philadelphia
LB Cato June Indianapolis
DE Lance Legree San Francisco
TE Jerramy Stevens Seattle
TENNESSEE WR Justin Gage Chicago
CB Nicholas Harper Indianapolis
QB Tim Rattay Tampa Bay
CB Bryan Scott New Orleans
WASHINGTON LB London Fletcher Buffalo
CB David Macklin Arizona
S Omar Stoutmire New Orleans

2) 88 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM PLAYER

ARIZONA LB Monty Beisel
DT Chris Cooper
S Hanik Milligan
RB Marcel Shipp

BALTIMORE DE Jarret Johnson
S Gerome Sapp
RB Musa Smith

BUFFALO RB Anthony Thomas
CB Kiwaukee Thomas
CAROLINA LB Na’il Diggs

DT Kindal Moorehead
CHICAGO G Ruben Brown
CINCINNATI TE Reggie Kelly

RB Kenny Watson
CLEVELAND C Hank Fraley
C Lennie Friedman
DALLAS T Marc Colombo
K Martin Grammatica
DENVER WR Quincy Morgan
DE Kenny Peterson
DETROIT RB Aveion Cason
DE Corey Smith
GREEN BAY C Tyson Walter
LB Tracy White

HOUSTON TE Mark Bruener
RB Ron Dayne
DE Ndukwe Kalu
CB Dexter McCleon
T Ephraim Salaam
P Chad Stanley

INDIANAPOLIS LB Rocky Boiman
DT Dan Klecko
WR Aaron Moorehead
LB Rob Morris

JACKSONVILLE LB Tony Gilbert

3/3
3/13
4/25
3/7
3/12
3/5
3/3
3/3
3/19
3/8
4/30
3/23
3/16
5/11
3/26
3/3
4/6
3/22
DATE REPORTED
3/15
3/26
3/3
3/6
3/6
4/11
3/6
3/12
3/13
3/2
4/23
3/30
3/8
3/5
3/3
3/20
3/12
3/7
3/12
3/13
3/7
3/5
3/5
3/7
3/12
3/23
3/5
4/2
3/5
3/7
4/17
3/23
4/27
3/5
3/26


RB LaBrandon Toefield 3/29
KANSAS CITY DT Ron Edwards 3/15
QB Damon Huard 3/2
DT James Reed 4/16
DE Jimmy Wilkerson 3/21
MIAMI CB Michael Lehan 3/19
LB Donnie Spragan 4/25
S Travares Tillman 4/13
NT Keith Traylor 3/8
MINNESOTA LB Jason Glenn 4/4
NEW ENGLAND FB Heath Evans 3/2
LB Larry Izzo 3/6
LB Junior Seau 5/21
N.Y. GIANTS C Shaun O’Hara 3/3
C Grey Ruegamer 3/27
N.Y. JETS T Anthony Clement 3/19
C Wade Smith 3/12
NEW ORLEANS S Jay Bellamy 4/2
CB Dejuan Groce 3/9
NT Antwan Lake 3/5
T Jon Stinchcomb 3/5
OAKLAND T Chad Slaughter 3/12
CB Duane Starks 3/26
WR Alvis Whitted 3/9
PHILADELPHIA RB Correll Buckhalter 3/21
CB William James 3/15
DE Juqua Thomas 3/2
PITTSBURGH S Tyrone Carter 4/2
RB Najeh Davenport 3/6
CB Chidi Iwuoma 3/15
ST. LOUIS LB Raonall Smith 5/3
T Todd Steussie 3/7
SAN DIEGO G Kris Dielman 3/5
LB Carlos Polk 3/22
C Cory Withrow 3/9
SAN FRANCISCO WR Bryan Gilmore 3/3
LB Hannibal Navies 3/16
RB Moran Norris 3/5
SEATTLE WR Bobby Engram 3/23
G Chris Gray 4/9
TE Will Heller 3/5
G Floyd Womack 3/12
TAMPA BAY CB Philip Buchanon 3/2
CB Torrie Cox 3/3
TENNESSEE QB Kerry Collins 3/12
DT Rien Long 3/2
S Donnie Nickey 4/2
T Seth Wand 3/8
LB LeVar Woods 3/12
WASHINGTON S Vernon Fox 3/2
CB Ade Jimoh 3/6
T Todd Wade 3/20
TE Todd Yoder 3/15

3) 4 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED
CLEVELAND DT Shaun Smith Cincinnati 3/16


NEW ORLEANS CB Jason David Indianapolis 4/27
ST. LOUIS P Donnie Jones Miami 4/18
TENNESSEE LB Ryan Fowler Dallas 3/16

4) 88 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM PLAYER DATE REPORTED
ARIZONA C Nick Leckey 4/13
ATLANTA TE Dwayne Blakely 4/4
QB Matt Schaub 3/22 (Traded to Houston)
LB Demorrio Williams 4/23
BALTIMORE WR Devard Darling 5/15
WR Clarence Moore 4/24
PR B.J. Sams 5/10
BUFFALO DT Tim Anderson 4/17
DE Tony Hargrove 4/5
CAROLINA DT Jordan Carstens 3/20
WR Drew Carter 4/18
TE Michael Gaines 5/4
CINCINNATI G Stacey Andrews 4/23
CB Greg Brooks 4/2
LB Landon Johnson 4/20
P Kyle Larson 3/20
LB Caleb Miller 4/24
CLEVELAND T Nat Dorsey 4/27
NT Ethan Kelley 4/20
LB Mason Unck 4/25
DALLAS WR Patrick Crayton 4/5
CB Nathan Jones 4/13
CB Jacques Reeves 4/20
DENVER RB Kyle Johnson 4/2
RB Cecil Sapp 4/11
DETROIT LS Don Muhlbach 3/2
S Keith Smith 4/24
HOUSTON LB Charlie Anderson 4/24
S Glenn Earl 4/28
CB Von Hutchins 4/3
RB Vonta Leach 3/26
LB Shantee Orr 4/23
INDIANAPOLIS LB Gilbert Gardner 3/16
G Ryan Lilja 3/20
G Jake Scott 4/19
QB Jim Sorgi 4/11
DE Josh Thomas 4/24
JACKSONVILLE CB Ahmad Carroll 4/4
LB Jorge Cordova 4/19
QB Quinn Gray 4/20
DE Bobby McCray 6/13
K Josh Scobee 3/2
WR Ernest Wilford 4/20
KANSAS CITY DE Jared Allen 5/22
LB Keyaron Fox 4/24
WR Samie Parker 4/26
T Kevin Sampson 4/26
S Benny Sapp 4/3
LB Rich Scanlon 4/24
K Lawrence Tynes 4/4
MIAMI S Yeremiah Bell 5/21


QB Cleo Lemon 5/29
WR Wes Welker 3/5 (Traded to New England)
MINNESOTA G Anthony Herrera 4/23
DT Spencer Johnson 4/24
TE Richard Owens 4/19
RB Artose Pinner 4/23
DE Darrion Scott 6/1
NEW ENGLAND CB Randall Gay 5/29
G Gene Mruckzowski 3/22
NEW ORLEANS WR Terrance Copper 3/27
NT Rodney Leisle 4/3
NEW YORK GIANTS LB Reggie Torbor 4/23
RB Derrick Ward 5/29
S Gibril Wilson 5/2
NEW YORK JETS TE Sean Ryan 3/26
LB Cody Spencer 3/28
OAKLAND RB Reshard Lee 5/7
PITTSBURGH QB Brian St. Pierre 4/23
T Max Starks 4/25
ST. LOUIS LB Brandon Chillar 4/23
G Adam Goldberg 4/19
TE Aaron Walker 4/17
SAN DIEGO RB Michael Turner 4/26
SAN FRANCISCO RB Maurice Hicks 5/3
P Andy Lee 3/8
SEATTLE CB Jordan Babineaux 5/4
WR D.J. Hackett 4/23
LB Niko Koutouvides 4/20
T Sean Locklear 4/24
DT Craig Terrill 4/3
LB Robert Reynolds 4/4
TAMPA BAY G Jeb Terry 5/7
TENNESSEE C Eugene Amano 4/17
T Jacob Bell 6/14
TE Ben Hartsock 4/24
DT Randy Starks 4/17
WASHINGTON P Derrick Frost 4/2

5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM PLAYER FORMER TEAM DATE REPORTED

6) 3 FRANCHISE players have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM PLAYER DATE REPORTED
CINCINNATI DE Justin Smith 5/8
NEW ORLEANS DE Charles Grant 4/27
SEATTLE K Josh Brown 5/2

Eagles Replace Stallworth with Kevin Curtis

Eagles Replace Stallworth With Curtis-see below
By ROB MAADDI
AP Sports Writer
Wide receiver Kevin Curtis agreed to a six-year contract with Philadelphia on Thursday, giving the Eagles a potential replacement for Donte' Stallworth.

Curtis' deal could be worth up to $32 million and includes $9.5 million in guaranteed money, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms of the contract weren't released.

"Kevin's a guy that we've liked all along," Eagles general manager Tom Heckert said. "He's got great speed and run-after-the-catch ability. Kevin's a calm, smart guy that just goes out and plays football. He definitely brings tremendous speed to our team."

A third-round pick in 2003, the 28-year-old Curtis spent his first four seasons with the St. Louis Rams serving mostly as the No. 3 wideout behind Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce. He has 136 receptions for 1,714 yards and 12 touchdowns in 51 games. Curtis had his best season in 2005 when Bruce missed five games, catching 60 passes for 801 yards and six TDs.

"I've accepted my role and loved every minute of it in St. Louis and played with some great wideouts out there, but I'm definitely excited about the thought and the opportunity to be on the field more," Curtis said when he visited Philadelphia last Friday.

Minnesota, the New York Giants and Tennessee also were interested in Curtis, the second receiver to join the Eagles in free agency. Philadelphia also signed Bethel Johnson, a return specialist, last week. The defending NFC East champions lost Stallworth to the New England Patriots earlier this week.

Stallworth had 38 receptions for 725 yards and five TDs in 12 regular-season games in his only season with the Eagles. He also had six catches for 141 yards and two scores in two playoff games.

Curtis could compete with second-year pros Hank Baskett and Jason Avant to start opposite Reggie Brown.

"I'd like to be a starter, but I'm open to any opportunities that are out there," Curtis said. "Outcome: I want to be out on the field playing the whole game."

The Eagles also welcomed veteran running back Ron Dayne to Philadelphia on Thursday. Dayne, who spent last season with the Houston Texans, would give the Eagles the complementary back they're seeking to go along with Brian Westbrook.

"I know Westbrook's the man right now," Dayne said. "I'll compete with him if I come here, just play hard and do what they ask -- whatever they need me to do."

Dayne had 612 yards rushing and five TDs while averaging 4.1 yards per carry for the Texans. A former first-round pick, the 29-year-old Dayne played five seasons with the Giants and one season in Denver.

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So Dayne and Curtis will add Power and Grace to the Eagles offense, Which is fitting. Curtis might be the missing piece of the puzzle, and Dayne will have fun playing against his old Team(the Giants) Twice a season.

Free Agency 1987-2007

Free Agency1987- 2007: Is it a Boom or Bust for Teams or Players?

This is the first Year where there are more teams with extra room under the cap because of the extended labor agreement. This years-cap number is just over 109 Million dollars, and several teams are doing more then just window-shopping. They are going after viable players who will fill needs. This will result in more changes to teams big boards for the draft then ever before. Teams are also moving quickly to replace players they loose to other teams (like the Ravens deal with the Bills for Willis McGahee one day after Jamal Lewis left to play in Cleveland). Yes, that was a trade and not a free agent signing, but make no mistake, it happened because of the cap and free agency. Even teams who have traditionally stayed pretty quiet in the off-season only picking up a player here and there have been busy, like the NY Jets dealing with the Bears for RB Thomas Jones.

Other teams are content to grab marginal players, someone who has never been a starter, but who could be a starter if he had a chance, to what some might consider overblown contracts. An example of this is the Vikings signing of Vishante Shancoe, who was mostly a second TE for the Giants behind Jeremy Shockey. Sure he started some games when Shockey was out with injuries over the past two seasons, but the talent level dropped off when he played. Still he was earning back up money, and now he's getting a five year 12 million dollar deal. Will we see more of this between now and the summer? Sure we will.

Some teams are looking to cherry pick players who got released in what is called "the era of financial restraint", are getting good bargains in the short team. So what happened to that era? When the owners and the players rotten excuse for representation, known as the NFLPA, got the players to agree to plan "B" several years ago, they never told them how long it would take them to catch up to the salaries of baseball players. When the cap system started, the whole team could not make more then 38 million dollars. Remember, this was almost 20 years ago. Sure player's salaries had improved steadily from the mid seventies on. The owners wanted as much control over the inflation of salaries as possible. Heaven help the person who would even think that the players should get a larger share of the profits then the owners; he would be brought out to the shed and flogged! But the second player action of 1987(Strike) changed all that. The "fans" would not accept the replacement players as genuine, and the owners had to give in. So they agreed to let players move around, with limitations. Still not an ideal system, but the players generally got their money or went where they would at least get more then the last team paid. The owners got to keep control over the profit to some extent

So where are we now? You have players moving around to different teams, earning more money then ever before, but there is still no middle class of players or player salaries in the NFL. You either earn 500K a year or 3 million. There is no one making say, 850K a year for 5 years. Everyone's salaries rise each year, creating a "Floating payroll" that moves each team closer to the edge of a "cap penalty". The owner's answer to that? "The cap rises each year with the need to raise players salaries" one agent told me. "It's a win win situation for the players and the owners." Sure it is, if you are a "big market" team with cross endorsements and a stadium deal. So what if you are Green Bay? Jacksonville? What if you are bidding for a free agent against Dallas? So you see where I am going with this? The rich get richer, and the Poor either put up or get left out.

So then there is no real Parity in the NFL except on the computer that spits out the schedules each year because Green Bay can't compete financially for the same player as Dallas or Miami or San Francisco. But are more players really moving to other teams? Looking at the history of NFL free agency, no more then 11% of the total group of players in the NFL has ever changed teams in any one year. This is out of a total of roughly 25% of the NFL players that are eligible to move to another team. This year, 448 players (or 27.7%) were free agents as of March 2nd. While we won't know the total results until the summer for this year's free agent class, it doesn't seem like the total number of players will rise, only the money that they are awarded. In speaking with Great Blue North Draft report's Colin Lindsey for our Podcast this week, He echoed the same sentiment. "I don't see a greater number of players then usual taking advantage of free agency this year over years past" he said. "I do see them getting bigger deals because the cap has grown, and there is a class of players who are aging fast, and not worth the same dollar value that they would have been even two years ago. Players who have done well in free agency by negotiating a good contract with a new team will say that the system is good. Players who have changed teams with less success then expected will tell you that something stinks. One player who spoke to us on the condition of anonymity said "it just plain Sucks! I wanted to stay where I was, but my old team wanted me to take a cut to the minimum, I was willing to take a cut, but that much? And did i really wanted to move my wife and kid to another city?"

I leave you to draw your own conclusions about the success of free agency in the NFL. It seems to work better for some then for others.