Goodell speaks out on rookie salaries By Ralph Garcia for Football Reporters Online 8/1/08
Several weeks back, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made his feelings about the rookie pay scale known. He called it ridiculous and rightfully so. Well no kidding commish. I like that he mentions a system where the younger players can renegotiate their contracts after they have proven themselves.
He made another great point when he said that when the last CBA was approved no one took into consideration the hit the economy would take. The affect it had later has made us want for the old days. We need to get back to the days where a player would earn his money by his play. Now these days we are losing core players. Players that have taken these teams to playoffs and made their mark in the league are being lost to the salary given to unproven talent.
In the past you would have to work hard to earn your pay and now all you have to do is have a great college career and you are set for life. Forget the player that has settled his family in a city and then has to move on a couple of years later due to the cap. So a big applause to the commish and lets hope something can be worked out where the rookies get their money and those who have worked for theirs get paid right then and there. Where you earn your keep and not get paid for what you have not earned yet.
Monday, August 04, 2008
The Scheme in Team Salary
The Scheme in Team Salary
July 31, 2008
By Slavica Milosevska for Football Reporters Online
Since Walter Camp in 1867 established a simple game of football to just play for fun, nothing about it has been the same. Point rules, regulations, salaries and politics have grown into what is now the NFL. William Pudge Heffelfinger was the first man to be paid to play the game for $500 in 1892, then in 1893, the Pittsburgh Athletic Club signed Grant Dibert to the first known contract. Nearly thirty years later in 1920, the first APFA trade was Arkon's Bob Nash to Buffalo for $300 and 5% of all gate receipts. These first timers helped set a precedent for the intricate scheme of revenues and team salaries.
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) was founded in 1956 when players demanded a minimum league-wide salary and fair benefits. Owners ignored these requests, leading to an antitrust lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court forcing owners to oblige but they still managed to deviate from a CBA, leaving players unsatisfied. The 1982 strike finally led to the ratification of the CBA that lasted until 1987. The NFL and the NFLPA officially signed another seven year CBA in 1993 that has been extended and amended for over two decades. The 2010 season will be uncapped and free agency restrictions are applied because it will be the Final League Year (FLY) of the CBA. Would we see a similar antitrust suit and strike in 2011?
The upcoming FLY was supposed to be in 2012. Owners shortened the 2006 six-year CBA extension to after the 2010 season. To cut costs, owners could attempt locking out players in 2011 to eliminate free agency with its payouts. Clubs would not be required to monetarily support different benefit programs. NFLPA's Executive Director Gene Upshaw predicts that when there is an uncapped season, the salary cap would never come back. A football hierarchy could approach when wealthier teams obtain better athletes and make higher revenues than the less fortunate teams. However, the threat of a lawsuit or strike could rectify something amenable to players.
For the last two years, the salary cap has risen $7 million annually making the 2008 season's hard cap $116,729,000 million. The 2009 cap is already set at $123 million. The cap is just under 60% of all 32 team's total revenue during a League Year including earnings from ticket and merchandise sales, TV contracts, naming rights and local advertising. Coaches, assistants, trainers or associates do not fall under team salary. We all know that players are paid more than handsomely for the love of playing football. In a recent interview, Chicago Bears DT Tommie Harris spoke about players being undeserving because as he put it, “we play a kids game and we get paid a king's ransom.”
An NFL game alone has the most turn out rate of 67,000 attendees in comparison to other American professional sports leagues. Since football has fewer games per season compared to other sports, the total revenue for NFL games in only 20% of baseball, which has a much longer season but less of an average per game crowd. If there were a lockout or strike, teams would lose much more money for missed games because the NFL is so profitable.
Teams still exceed the cap due to rising salaries, but clubs have means of outwitting the system. For instance, signing bonuses do not count toward the cap, so giving a new player a grand signing bonus really enables more cap room for the rest of the team. A signing bonus is given the first year, however it is prorated in the salary cap over the contract length. Team owners can spend more in the cap this way for other players.
One problem for the owners is that if a player is cut or traded the bonus cash is no longer prorated and must be paid in full that year which will count under the cap. Salary is back-ended meaning a player gradually receives more money each year and the most loot in the last year or two of their contract. In the latter, this is when owners will drop players to save money and spend a ridiculous amount of money to sign a rookie with no pro league experience.
Players deserve more compensation year after year for ongoing injuries and risks they impose on their bodies, not to get kicked to the curb. The NFL teams won't stop milking that cap for whatever its worth and not sharing with vets who were their backbone. NFL owners like to say the cap allots teams to sustain their best veterans, but these days, we see rookies with higher pay. Where else have you seen a new employee acquire more compensation than his established co-worker with a job akin?
The Indianapolis Colts owners are the most generous to its veterans according to their positions. In 2007, DE Dwight Freeney signed a $72 million contract with $30 million guaranteed after his rookie contract expired. Freeney played in the pros for five years to deserve this amount when rookie QB Matt Ryan stumbles onto the Atlanta Falcons with guarantees of $34.75 million and also a $72 million deal.
You may say that QBs are generally paid more than DEs.
Well then, look at fellow Falcon teammate QB Joey Harrington's deal. This will be his seventh year in the NFL. He originally signed a two year $6 million deal in 2007, however they cut his salary to adjust the cap for the draft. Harrington was to receive $2.5 million in his second and final season, but the salary cut left him $1 million, a $700,000 base and $300,000 bonus. Here are some other contracts to look at. LT Jake Long was the first draft pick signing on with the Miami Dolphins for $57.75 million and $30 guaranteed. Fourth pick RB Darren McFadden has $26 million in guarantees and a $60 million deal with the Oakland Raiders.
It seems easier for owners to hand over $30 million in guarantees to rookies. Promising veterans are being dropped to stay under the cap. Upshaw doesn't believe in having a salary cap on rookies. Players negotiate their salaries based on a cap within a cap. Under the Rookie Pool this year, the entire league's available cap money is $140 million or 2% of total revenues. The first round pick is paid the highest amount unlike later round draft picks because they are working under a limited budget. Rookie salary also depends on contract length, so the first 16 picks of first-round draft obtain a six-year contract in contrast to second half of first round picks that get a maximum of 5 years. All others sign for a maximum of 4 years. Rookies can negotiate performance incentives to escalate salary as well. The CBA has guidelines for this not to be deducted from the overall Rookie Pool.
The guidelines do not apply with the CBA out of the picture. When 2011 rolls around, many issues would arise for everyone involved in the NLF. More than 60% of total revenues could go to players. Owners could stock up on players and would be free to spend without restrictions. Rookie contracts would go up even though that has been constant. Revenue sharing would no longer disperse equally throughout all 32 teams, so clubs with the most leverage could have better players and be more profitable. Since football is such a large part of the American culture and the NFL is a jackpot and with the greed in the business associates, a strike is unlikely.
July 31, 2008
By Slavica Milosevska for Football Reporters Online
Since Walter Camp in 1867 established a simple game of football to just play for fun, nothing about it has been the same. Point rules, regulations, salaries and politics have grown into what is now the NFL. William Pudge Heffelfinger was the first man to be paid to play the game for $500 in 1892, then in 1893, the Pittsburgh Athletic Club signed Grant Dibert to the first known contract. Nearly thirty years later in 1920, the first APFA trade was Arkon's Bob Nash to Buffalo for $300 and 5% of all gate receipts. These first timers helped set a precedent for the intricate scheme of revenues and team salaries.
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) was founded in 1956 when players demanded a minimum league-wide salary and fair benefits. Owners ignored these requests, leading to an antitrust lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court forcing owners to oblige but they still managed to deviate from a CBA, leaving players unsatisfied. The 1982 strike finally led to the ratification of the CBA that lasted until 1987. The NFL and the NFLPA officially signed another seven year CBA in 1993 that has been extended and amended for over two decades. The 2010 season will be uncapped and free agency restrictions are applied because it will be the Final League Year (FLY) of the CBA. Would we see a similar antitrust suit and strike in 2011?
The upcoming FLY was supposed to be in 2012. Owners shortened the 2006 six-year CBA extension to after the 2010 season. To cut costs, owners could attempt locking out players in 2011 to eliminate free agency with its payouts. Clubs would not be required to monetarily support different benefit programs. NFLPA's Executive Director Gene Upshaw predicts that when there is an uncapped season, the salary cap would never come back. A football hierarchy could approach when wealthier teams obtain better athletes and make higher revenues than the less fortunate teams. However, the threat of a lawsuit or strike could rectify something amenable to players.
For the last two years, the salary cap has risen $7 million annually making the 2008 season's hard cap $116,729,000 million. The 2009 cap is already set at $123 million. The cap is just under 60% of all 32 team's total revenue during a League Year including earnings from ticket and merchandise sales, TV contracts, naming rights and local advertising. Coaches, assistants, trainers or associates do not fall under team salary. We all know that players are paid more than handsomely for the love of playing football. In a recent interview, Chicago Bears DT Tommie Harris spoke about players being undeserving because as he put it, “we play a kids game and we get paid a king's ransom.”
An NFL game alone has the most turn out rate of 67,000 attendees in comparison to other American professional sports leagues. Since football has fewer games per season compared to other sports, the total revenue for NFL games in only 20% of baseball, which has a much longer season but less of an average per game crowd. If there were a lockout or strike, teams would lose much more money for missed games because the NFL is so profitable.
Teams still exceed the cap due to rising salaries, but clubs have means of outwitting the system. For instance, signing bonuses do not count toward the cap, so giving a new player a grand signing bonus really enables more cap room for the rest of the team. A signing bonus is given the first year, however it is prorated in the salary cap over the contract length. Team owners can spend more in the cap this way for other players.
One problem for the owners is that if a player is cut or traded the bonus cash is no longer prorated and must be paid in full that year which will count under the cap. Salary is back-ended meaning a player gradually receives more money each year and the most loot in the last year or two of their contract. In the latter, this is when owners will drop players to save money and spend a ridiculous amount of money to sign a rookie with no pro league experience.
Players deserve more compensation year after year for ongoing injuries and risks they impose on their bodies, not to get kicked to the curb. The NFL teams won't stop milking that cap for whatever its worth and not sharing with vets who were their backbone. NFL owners like to say the cap allots teams to sustain their best veterans, but these days, we see rookies with higher pay. Where else have you seen a new employee acquire more compensation than his established co-worker with a job akin?
The Indianapolis Colts owners are the most generous to its veterans according to their positions. In 2007, DE Dwight Freeney signed a $72 million contract with $30 million guaranteed after his rookie contract expired. Freeney played in the pros for five years to deserve this amount when rookie QB Matt Ryan stumbles onto the Atlanta Falcons with guarantees of $34.75 million and also a $72 million deal.
You may say that QBs are generally paid more than DEs.
Well then, look at fellow Falcon teammate QB Joey Harrington's deal. This will be his seventh year in the NFL. He originally signed a two year $6 million deal in 2007, however they cut his salary to adjust the cap for the draft. Harrington was to receive $2.5 million in his second and final season, but the salary cut left him $1 million, a $700,000 base and $300,000 bonus. Here are some other contracts to look at. LT Jake Long was the first draft pick signing on with the Miami Dolphins for $57.75 million and $30 guaranteed. Fourth pick RB Darren McFadden has $26 million in guarantees and a $60 million deal with the Oakland Raiders.
It seems easier for owners to hand over $30 million in guarantees to rookies. Promising veterans are being dropped to stay under the cap. Upshaw doesn't believe in having a salary cap on rookies. Players negotiate their salaries based on a cap within a cap. Under the Rookie Pool this year, the entire league's available cap money is $140 million or 2% of total revenues. The first round pick is paid the highest amount unlike later round draft picks because they are working under a limited budget. Rookie salary also depends on contract length, so the first 16 picks of first-round draft obtain a six-year contract in contrast to second half of first round picks that get a maximum of 5 years. All others sign for a maximum of 4 years. Rookies can negotiate performance incentives to escalate salary as well. The CBA has guidelines for this not to be deducted from the overall Rookie Pool.
The guidelines do not apply with the CBA out of the picture. When 2011 rolls around, many issues would arise for everyone involved in the NLF. More than 60% of total revenues could go to players. Owners could stock up on players and would be free to spend without restrictions. Rookie contracts would go up even though that has been constant. Revenue sharing would no longer disperse equally throughout all 32 teams, so clubs with the most leverage could have better players and be more profitable. Since football is such a large part of the American culture and the NFL is a jackpot and with the greed in the business associates, a strike is unlikely.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
NFL Hall Of Fame Day: Art Monk, Fred Dean, Emmitt Thomas, Gary Zimmerman, Darrel Green
NFL Hall Of Fame Days is always a moving event, and 2008 is no exception. Today, Art Monk, Fred Dean, Emmitt Thomas, Gary Zimmerman, Darrel Green are being inducted into Canton. I'm watching it now on NFL Network.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Will Leitch Departs Deadspin to Join New York Magazine
Will Leitch Leaving Deadspin to Join New York Magazine
One of our first major linkers and now Facebook Friend Deadspin founder and editor Will Leich is leaving that online sports publication to join the New York Magazine as contributing editor.
Good Luck Will, but you're not really leaving at all. Still, it seems that perhaps, like me, this whole political revolution thing has drawn you away from sports. Funny how that works
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Oakland Raiders Heaquarters In Alameda, California
This is a photo of the Oakland Raiders headquarters in Alameda, California. It's at 1200 Harbor Bay Parkway. The facility was acquired with the help of a $10 million "loan" from the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda as part of what's now called "The Raiders Deal."
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Brett Farve Should Remain Retired; Give Aaron Rogers A Chance
The news is all over the place regarding Brett Farve's rumored return to play in the NFL. But look, we've seen this dance before and frankly I'm tired of it.
Look, I've cried twice thinking that was the end of the line for this great legend of the game. But geez, can't we get a chance to miss Brett and wonder what if, rather than see him step on the field and perhaps not do well?
What's the point? To prove that one can play until their 50? To test the benefits of Viagra? I'm curious. What's the deal? Is it the money? Or just the plain love of being cheered and admired.
I think that's it.
Regardless. I can see the late Coach Walsh now, looking down from Heaven and thinking, "If I were there, I'd have cut him two years ago. What's going on with the Packers?"
Indeed, that's what we're all wondering.
Brett, let this tribute stand:
Look, I've cried twice thinking that was the end of the line for this great legend of the game. But geez, can't we get a chance to miss Brett and wonder what if, rather than see him step on the field and perhaps not do well?
What's the point? To prove that one can play until their 50? To test the benefits of Viagra? I'm curious. What's the deal? Is it the money? Or just the plain love of being cheered and admired.
I think that's it.
Regardless. I can see the late Coach Walsh now, looking down from Heaven and thinking, "If I were there, I'd have cut him two years ago. What's going on with the Packers?"
Indeed, that's what we're all wondering.
Brett, let this tribute stand:
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Leigh Steinberg's 22nd Super Bowl Party: Scottsdale, AZ - Video
This is the video account of Leigh Steinberg's 22nd Super Bowl Party. This one held at the Botanical Gardens outside Scottsdale, Arizona. The video features an interview with Leigh where he talks about the "Green Initiative" he's started, Ricky Williams, and "Athletes for Obama."
Friday, June 13, 2008
Oakland Raiders Talking With City - City Attorney John Russo Interview
I met with Oakland's elected City Attorney and my friend John Russo the day after election day to talk about his unopposed win for a third term, how Oakland has changed, Oakland Politics and the District Three Council race, who Senator Obama should pick as his VP, what Russo's is proudest of with the evolution of his office, and the talks between the City of Oakland and the Oakland Raiders.
Russo explains that the talks are between the Raiders and the Oakland / Alameda County Joint Powers Authority and that they're going well. He also confirmed that Raiders Manager of The General Partner Al Davis is not in good health and has not attended all of the meeting. As to the possibility that the Raiders would get a new stadium, he said no, but they're in agreement on the matters of concern to the Raiders.
Given what I know from trying to bring the 2005 Super Bowl to Oakland (we lost to Jacksonville), that means we should expect to see an upgraded Coliseum at some point in the future.
What was surprising news was that the Raiders were the party that initiated the talks, and not the City of Oakland or The County of Alameda. I personally feel that's a signal of the Raiders new willingness to work with the City and stay in Oakland.
Also, we talk about why he ran unopposed and how Oakland's political landscape has changed.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Bears release Benson following 2nd arrest
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was released Monday following his second alcohol-related arrest in a month.
“Cedric displayed a pattern of behavior we will not tolerate,” General Manager Jerry Angelo said in a statement. “As I said this past weekend, you have to protect your job. Everyone in this organization is held accountable for their actions.”
The troubled running back did not participate in organized team activities on Monday, and it was unclear whether he showed up at Halas Hall.
Benson’s agent Eugene Parker and attorney Sam Bassett did not return messages seeking comment before the announcement that he’d been waived.
The Bears had already made it clear they were losing patience with Benson when they drafted Tulane’s Matt Forte in the second round in April. Three ineffective, injury-plagued years during which Benson at times annoyed teammates with blunt comments left management looking for another running back. And that was before the recent brushes with the law.
''When individual priorities overshadow team goals, we suffer the consequences as a team,” Angelo said. “Those who fail to understand the importance of ‘team’ will not play for the Chicago Bears.”
Benson’s rocky relationship with the Bears took a turn for the worse when he was arrested on a drunken driving charge in Austin, Texas, early Saturday after failing a field sobriety test. The former first-round draft pick was released on bond.
The former first-round draft pick was also arrested May 5 and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest on a lake near Austin. Both cases are pending.
Bassett said Saturday that the former Texas star had a few drinks with dinner but didn’t think he was intoxicated, although he acknowledged his client would “probably be in trouble with his team.”
Benson was pulled over for running a red light and refused to take a breath test or provide blood samples Saturday, Austin police spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said.
Bassett said Benson thought the light was yellow when he went through around 2 a.m. but stopped immediately when police appeared, and he added that Benson told him he wasn’t speeding or driving recklessly.
The last thing he needed was more trouble.
A few promising glimpses aside, Benson has not lived up to the hype that accompanied him to the NFL when the Bears took him with the fourth pick in 2005. He has 1,593 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging 3.8 yards a carry for the Bears after running for more than 5,500 yards and 64 touchdowns at Texas.
Benson also has a June 30 court date for the May arrest while operating a 30-foot boat on Lake Travis—an incident in which authorities used pepper spray to subdue him. No court date had been set for the latest incident as of Monday afternoon.
With Benson gone, Forte has a big opportunity.
“I’m not going to sit here and doubt myself or my talent,” Forte said before Benson was released. “I believe that I can come in and play.”
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was released Monday following his second alcohol-related arrest in a month.
“Cedric displayed a pattern of behavior we will not tolerate,” General Manager Jerry Angelo said in a statement. “As I said this past weekend, you have to protect your job. Everyone in this organization is held accountable for their actions.”
The troubled running back did not participate in organized team activities on Monday, and it was unclear whether he showed up at Halas Hall.
Benson’s agent Eugene Parker and attorney Sam Bassett did not return messages seeking comment before the announcement that he’d been waived.
The Bears had already made it clear they were losing patience with Benson when they drafted Tulane’s Matt Forte in the second round in April. Three ineffective, injury-plagued years during which Benson at times annoyed teammates with blunt comments left management looking for another running back. And that was before the recent brushes with the law.
''When individual priorities overshadow team goals, we suffer the consequences as a team,” Angelo said. “Those who fail to understand the importance of ‘team’ will not play for the Chicago Bears.”
Benson’s rocky relationship with the Bears took a turn for the worse when he was arrested on a drunken driving charge in Austin, Texas, early Saturday after failing a field sobriety test. The former first-round draft pick was released on bond.
The former first-round draft pick was also arrested May 5 and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest on a lake near Austin. Both cases are pending.
Bassett said Saturday that the former Texas star had a few drinks with dinner but didn’t think he was intoxicated, although he acknowledged his client would “probably be in trouble with his team.”
Benson was pulled over for running a red light and refused to take a breath test or provide blood samples Saturday, Austin police spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said.
Bassett said Benson thought the light was yellow when he went through around 2 a.m. but stopped immediately when police appeared, and he added that Benson told him he wasn’t speeding or driving recklessly.
The last thing he needed was more trouble.
A few promising glimpses aside, Benson has not lived up to the hype that accompanied him to the NFL when the Bears took him with the fourth pick in 2005. He has 1,593 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging 3.8 yards a carry for the Bears after running for more than 5,500 yards and 64 touchdowns at Texas.
Benson also has a June 30 court date for the May arrest while operating a 30-foot boat on Lake Travis—an incident in which authorities used pepper spray to subdue him. No court date had been set for the latest incident as of Monday afternoon.
With Benson gone, Forte has a big opportunity.
“I’m not going to sit here and doubt myself or my talent,” Forte said before Benson was released. “I believe that I can come in and play.”
Friday, June 06, 2008
Darren McFadden Signed By Raiders; Ian Greengross Keeps Promise
At the NFL Draft, Arkansas Running Back Darren McFadden's agent Ian Greengross told me that there would not be a hold out of his client should he be drafted by the Oakland Raiders. Well, he kept his promise as the Raiders signed Darren McFadden today.
Monday, June 02, 2008
Pacman Returns-for now...
From NFLMedia.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/2/08
NFL STATEMENT ON LIMITED REINSTATEMENT OF ADAM JONES:
Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adam Jones today that, effective immediately, he may participate in organized team activities with the Dallas Cowboys, including training camp and preseason games. In a letter to Jones, Commissioner Goodell wrote that a final determination on his reinstatement for the 2008 regular season will be made by September 1. Commissioner Goodell told Jones that his continued participation in the NFL depends on demonstrating that he can conduct himself in a lawful and reliable manner. Jones will be expected to continue the personal conduct program established for him by the NFL and the Cowboys and to avoid further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
My Take: That Means No more Topless Bars Pacman!! If you really want to Play in the NFL it's time to show you mean it and keep your Nose clean!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/2/08
NFL STATEMENT ON LIMITED REINSTATEMENT OF ADAM JONES:
Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adam Jones today that, effective immediately, he may participate in organized team activities with the Dallas Cowboys, including training camp and preseason games. In a letter to Jones, Commissioner Goodell wrote that a final determination on his reinstatement for the 2008 regular season will be made by September 1. Commissioner Goodell told Jones that his continued participation in the NFL depends on demonstrating that he can conduct himself in a lawful and reliable manner. Jones will be expected to continue the personal conduct program established for him by the NFL and the Cowboys and to avoid further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
My Take: That Means No more Topless Bars Pacman!! If you really want to Play in the NFL it's time to show you mean it and keep your Nose clean!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
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
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
