Six years after making the cross-over hit Sideways, Alexander Payne has begun production on his next film, The Descendants.

Announced by Fox Searchlight, the film, based on Kaui Hart Hemmings’s novel, started principal photography today in Hawaii. The film stars George Clooney as, according to the release, an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki.

Also starting are Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong, Nick Krause and Amara Miller.

Surprisingly, Taylor is not co-writing the script with Payne (the two have shared screenwriting credit on all of Payne’s features since 1996’s Citizen Ruth and took home an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sideways) but will be on as a producer. This time around Payne has writing credit with actors Nat Faxon… Read the rest

Fully in the throes of Spring Training with baseball on TV and in the air, it’s finally time to talk about some of the PERFORMANCES and not just the projections associated with the upcoming 2010 season. So, with that in mind (and my brother-in-law on his way over to rip out carpet), let’s get it going on a Sunday that will be anything but Lazy for me:

Right off of the top, while the pickings are slim in terms of legitimate clues as to what the regular season holds from what is seen under the Arizona sun, Andrew Humphries of LGT has a list of things to watch in Spring Training. In the piece, most of Andrew’s focus goes (not surprisingly) to the pitchers and what to expect from the likes of Masterson, Huff, Carrasco, and Carmona and whether anything can be gleaned from their performance in Goodyear, or even just one aspect of their performance. Regardless of whether any of the numbers in Spring mean anything, if you really want to make the attempt to wade through box scores to see what it means for 2010, the list put together at LGT is where my eyes will go when it’s all said and done.

In fact, I’d say that the list put together – which casts an eye to Carmona’s K/BB, Carrasco’s H/9, Huff’s K/9, Masterson’s splits, and the power from LaPorta and Peralta (the only two RH potential power bats in the lineup) – would be what should be watched all season long, and not just in Spring Training as those six components of the team are going to determine how quickly this reload is going to take or how far away this team is from legitimately contending.

Since a part of the aforementioned piece relates to Fausto Carmona and what can legitimately be expected from him, is there a player that’s more emblematic of where this team has gone in the last 3 years?
Dominant in 2007, with a future that looked so endless and bright…
Injured and ineffective in 2008, with hopes tempered but still relatively high…
A train wreck in 2009 – with memories of a bright future being just that, memories…

Am I wrong to assert that those three descriptions sum up both Carmona and the Indians of the last three years?

As Carmona has gone, so have the Indians and at a time when “hope” is the buzzword of the Spring and because of where Carmona now finds himself, somewhere between frustrating and depressing. However, most forget that back in 2007, Carmona posted the 4th best season statistically (as measured by VORP) of any and all pitchers in MLB. All this at the tender age of 23 and with a sinking fastball that made Torii Hunter think that he was hung-over. The world was at Carmona’s feet as he endeared himself to Tribe fans during the “Bug Game” and looked to be the reason that the inevitable loss of Sabathia wouldn’t hurt the team too much as the front-of-the-rotation starter role looked to be Carmona’s for the foreseeable future.

Since that time (and even before it), Carmona has been on a roller-coaster ride since he was promoted to the team in 2006, starting with his time as a dominant set-up man in his rookie year from the time when he went from a swing man to his ill-fated stint as closer and from his dominance at the top of the rotation to attempting to right himself on the fields of Goodyear during the 2009 season:
Carmona – The Set-Up Man (2006)
1.07 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 8.75 K/9, 3.43 K/BB in 24 2/3 IP

Carmona – The Gas Can (2006)
16.39 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, 8.67 K/9, 1.28 K/BB in 9 1/3 IP

Carmona – The Ace-in-Waiting (2007)
3.06 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 5.7 K/9, 2.25 K/BB in 215 IP

Carmona – The Enigma Wrapped in a Riddle (2008-2009)
5.89 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 5.0 K/9, 0.98 K/BB in 246 IP

What happened here?
How did Carmona, who so famously pulled himself out of the closer-induced abyss of 2006 to become a bona-fide top-of-the-rotation fall off the cliff again so quickly?

Could it really be something as simple as moving to the other side of the rubber, as that suggestion has been this Spring made in an attempt to make him more effective against LHP?

If you look at the numbers above, Carmona’s effectiveness seems to be dictated by his ability to limit free passes and, while that’s no great revelation, take a look at Carmona’s K and BB throughout the Minors prior to being called up in 2006:
2005 – 173 2/3 IP, 106 K, 35 BB
2004 – 163 IP, 122 K, 44 BB
2003 – 154 1/3 IP, 86 K, 14 BB

2005 – 5.5 K/9, 1.8 BB/9, 3.03 K/BB
2004 – 6.7 K/9, 2.4 BB/9, 2.77 K/BB
2003 – 5.0 K/9, 0.8 BB/9, 6.14 K/BB

The K rates always remained fairly steady (and fall in line with what he put forth in MLB from 2007 to 2009), but the sudden increase in walks since the 2007 have absolutely crushed Carmona’s effectiveness. So the question becomes, how does a guy who walked 93 batters in 491 innings in the Minors from 2003 to 2005 (1.70 BB/9) and walked 92 batters in 289 2/3 innings in the Majors from 2006 to 2007 (2.86 BB/9) suddenly turn into the pitcher that we’ve seen for the last two years, who has walked 140 hitters in 246 innings (5.12 BB/9)?

Rather than simply chalking up his 2007 season as an aberration (which it very well could be), the thing that stands out to me is that Carmona’s 2007 season falls in line with what he did in the Minors and only SINCE that 2007 season has the train come completely off of the tracks.

With that in mind, let me point something out – in the Indians’ 2006 Media Guide, a 22-year-old Fausto Carmona’s listed weight was 190 lbs. In his breakout 2007 season, he was listed at 220 lbs. and has been listed as 230 from 2008 to how it appears on the Indians’ official site today. Seeing as how CC Sabathia’s listed weight never went above 290 in the media guides despite his obviously growing girth, the listed weights often can be taken as “ballpark figures”, particularly for MLB players with weight issues. Which is why Carmona’s listed weight in 2006, when he was simply thought of as a “depth starter” in AAA, or in 2007 when the Indians famously pointed out that Carmona had put on weight because he had received some long-overdue dental work, is so interesting in that the listed weights in 2006 and 2007 needed no ceiling because there was no interest in that number.

However, since the 2008 season, he’s always been listed at 230 despite coming to camp last year with what Castrovince recently referred to as a “spare tire” (to put it charitably). Now, if Carmona’s put on weight (reported or unreported), don’t you think that it would have some effect on his mechanics?

I’m not a doctor, nor do I even play one on TV, but remember the hip injury that derailed Carmona’s 2008 season and led to the domino effect of CC going to Milwaukee? Have we ever considered that Carmona’s “evolving” body type has forced him to change his mechanics or that it even affected his delivery back in 2008, which led to the hip injury? If NBC can put multiple bobsleds or downhill skiers on the screen at the same time to examine how the two compare, isn’t it about time to see how Carmona’s mechanics look now compared to 2007 and even in the Minors?

Obviously, this has likely been done (or at least I hope it has), but maybe the mechanical problems that Carmona hasn’t been able to rectify have to do with the fact that Carmona CANNOT get back to the repeated delivery that provided him his greatest success in 2007 because his body is not the same as it was in 2007 (or previously) and the Indians are left attempting to modify Carmona’s delivery in the context of his current body.

Essentially, the Fausto Carmona that blazed through the minor-league ranks and flat-out dominated the AL in 2007 hasn’t toed the rubber for the Indians for the last two years. Why that is remains anyone’s guess, but the Indians still owe Carmona $11M over the next two years in guaranteed money on a deal that looked like an absolute heist when it was signed back before the 2008 season.

It’s been said before, but it bears repeating – as Carmona has gone the last three years, as have the fortunes of the Tribe over those three years. While it’s fun to argue over the back-end of the rotation and who fills the last couple of slots in the pitching staff or on the position player side, a trim, healthy Carmona goes a long way to making the 2010 Indians less of a mystery and would be the best “building block” or point of developmental progress that could come out of the 2010 season, given that the Indians do hold club options for him through the 2014 season.

At one time, Carmona looked like the pillar of the pitching staff of the present and of the future. Today, the Indians (in dire need of legitimate, internal top-of-the-rotation options above Kinston) are hoping to raise that pillar once again, regardless of how unlikely it seems.

By the same token, as much attention is being paid to the young hitters in the Indians’ lineup and how the team looks to be a potential offensive juggernaut, the one piece of the lineup that (like Carmona) was thought to the foundation of the lineup in the present and the future remains clouded in uncertainty as Travis Hafner attempts to re-capture the success that has eluded him for far too long now.

According to most reports, Hafner is completely recovered from his shoulder injury (and let me pause as I recount how many times I’ve believed that to be the case in the past) and is looking to get back to Pronkian levels that he hasn’t approached in recent memory. Like Carmona, most people today forget how truly dominant Hafner was over a 4-year stretch that ended with the close of the 2007 season, a period of time over which he posted these cumulative numbers:
.296 BA / .410 OBP / .567 SLG / .976 OPS while averaging 35 2B and 32 HR a season

His 156 OPS+ in that stretch put him in some pretty rarified air among MLB sluggers who amassed 2,000 plate appearances or more in those four years as he posted the third highest OPS+ in that timeframe in MLB (with Victor coming in at #28 and Grady coming in at #31). Seeing as how Hafner was the 2nd youngest on that list among the top 7 (with Pujols younger and Big Papi, A-Rod, Berkman, Vlad, and Manny all older than Hafner at the time), his fall of the cliff has been preposterously fast.

The reasons for the drop-off can be debated and debated again, but since the start of the 2008 season, Hafner’s posted an OPS+ of 101 (MLB average is 100) in just over 600 plate appearances. For a player that was once among the most feared hitters in MLB (for 4 years no less), his contributions of league average production have contributed greatly to the Indians’ struggles of the past two years.

Whether Hafner is truly healthy or whether that 4-year stretch, during with Pronk was a menace in the AL, will simply represent a peak never to be climbed again could start to find answers in the 2010 season. Like Carmona, Hafner was thought to be the anchor in the middle of the lineup to keep the Indians in contention for years to come after 2007. Instead (again, like Carmona), he’s been an anchor of a different kind, weighing the team down with his lack of production and the team’s financial commitment to him.

While many eyes are watching Carlos Santana and Hector Rondon and Chris Perez and the other players that many people think can be significant contributors to the next incarnation of a contender in Cleveland, it’s easy to forget that the ghosts of the last contender (of just 3 years ago) remain on the team in the personages of Carmona and Hafner. A return to form by either or both (which shouldn’t be counted on any more than a sudden break-out from one of the youngsters) would lessen the pain and length of the rebuilding process that the Indians find themselves in the midst of once more.

Since Spring is the time that hope is permitted to spring eternally, maybe one final last hope should go into those two players, or the team is looking simply at the hope that the youngsters develop while the players who were thought to be the bridge fall deeper and deeper into disrepair.

Speaking of the youngsters that the Indians hope to develop, everyone should obviously be going out and purchasing Tony Lastoria’s Prospect book (and here’s how you can get it, if you take a look at the top bar and the sidebars of this link, which provides some handy-dandy “options remaining” information) to learn more than you would ever need to know about some of the Indians’ prospects.

What’s interesting to me at this time of year is when some of the national prospect lists emerge as it starts to put the names that we’ve heard about and read about for a couple of years now into the greater context of MLB. Some of the lists have already come out; most of them listing the top Indians’ prospects just as Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus does in his recently published listing:
8) Carlos Santana
43) Lonnie Chisenhall
77) Alex White
82) Jason Knapp
91) Nick Hagadone

On Goldstein’s list, the Indians tied for 2nd on the list with 5 prospects (the Rays had 7 and the Angels, Royals, and Twins also had 5), which isn’t surprising given the trades of the last year, but even more interesting is the list from Matt Hagen at The Hardball Times, who lists these Tribe prospects (with applicable comments on each) among his top 200:
7) Carlos Santana - One of the Top 10 prospects in all of baseball, Santana brings solid defense to the catcher position and the type of power bat and middle-of-the-order mentality that could make Cleveland fans quickly forget about Victor Martinez.

17) Hector Rondon - Rondon's electric four-pitch arsenal is the envy of minor league baseball, but his tendency to lose focus and leave pitches up and over the plate will need to be remedied if he is going to succeed against major league hitting. His questionable endurance could be to blame in late innings. He is very good, but not a perfect prospect.

41) Lonnie Chisenhall - Sporting the swing and approach of a true professional hitter, Chisenhall impressed in 2009. He has a developing blend of power, patience, and contact skills that make me think he has a good chance to be an above average major league third baseman. An All-Star, though, may be stretching it.

46) Jason Knapp - Knapp has the ceiling of an ace, and the work ethic and smarts to get to that point. His high-90s fastball is his meal ticket, but the rest of his game lags behind. Watch for his secondary stuff to take a step forward in 2010.

55) Alex White - White is expected to make an immediate farm system impact in 2010. His tremendous repertoire will keep hitters off-balance from the get go, but Cleveland will surely be keeping an eye on his mechanics and control.

119) Michael Brantley
134) Alexander Perez

Yes, that’s Hector Rondon at #17 on Hagan’s list whereas Rondon doesn’t even appear on Goldstein’s top 100. While I attempt to rein in my excitement about Hagen’s comments about Rondon, let me link something that SI.com’s Jon Heymann passed along from scouts who have watched the Indians’ (now nearly) unquestioned top 2 prospects, The Chiz and Santana:
• One scout said of Indians third base prospect Lonnie Chisenhall, “He's going to be a star. He's a bad---.” (He meant that in a good way.) The scout said he sees him as the next George Brett but didn’t wish to put Brett's name between quotes in a comparison because Brett “did get 3,000 hits.”
• The scout also said Indians catching prospect Carlos Santana is “another Victor Martinez.”

In case you didn’t notice (and I bet you did), the only name that appears on either list that came over in the CP Lee is the 19-year-old Jason Knapp. Just as a quick aside, and just to point out a quick example of how subjective these lists are (and to bring in two non-Indians names who you may be familiar with because of the CP Lee/Halladay deals), The Hardball Times lists Kyle Drabek and Michael Taylor as their 62nd and 63rd best prospects, whereas Baseball Prospectus has Drabek rated #16 in MLB and Taylor as #20 in MLB entering the season.

Back to the players that came over for Lee from Philly, there was an interesting piece in the Philadelphia Daily News about Marson, Carrasco, Donald, and Knapp with quotes from Antonetti peppered throughout. Most of the quotes are of the ilk that we’ve seen for years, saying nothing while talking, but since I haven’t seen these specific on-the-record quotes, here are Antonetti’s “thoughts” on all four.

On Marson:
“Lou’s coming into camp with an opportunity to be our starting catcher,” said assistant general manager Chris Antonetti. “He did have some exposure at the major league level with us last year for a more extended period than he’d had in the past and we saw some good things. We were encouraged by some of the things he’s done both at Triple A with us and in a short time at the major league level.”

On Carrasco:
“We’re very encouraged by what we saw developmentally with him last year when he came over and pitched for us in Columbus. He pitched deep into games a number of different times and showed some really good stuff.”
Antonetti said the team wasn't turned off by Carrasco’s struggles after he was called up.
“It’s very difficult to make the transition from Triple A to the major league level, especially on the pitching side,” he said. “Carlos needs to do some of the things that made him very successful in the minor leagues. Commanding his fastball to both sides of the plate, working down in the strike zone, mixing in his secondary pitches. I think as part of the transition for a younger pitcher, he’ll eventually make that transition successfully.”

On Donald:
“Unfortunately, after we got him last year he had some back tightness that’s been fully resolved,” Antonetti said. “He's 100 percent now. He’s coming into camp with the opportunity to potentially make the club as a utility guy, but we have to weigh the benefits of that and him fitting on the major league team in a part-time role vs. playing every day because last year he only had 250 plate appearances.
“But in a brief time with us and consistent with our scouting reports he made a very favorable impression on everybody. Staff and teammates. By the way he carries himself and the way he approaches the game. His toughness. It’s been fun to watch.”

On Knapp:
“He’ll come into spring training on the minor league side and continue his rehabilitation and we’re hopeful he’ll get back on the mound this year in a competitive setting,” Antonetti said. “He won’t be ready going into the season. He’ll be behind. How much behind, we’ll get a much better sense when he gets into camp.”

In case you were wondering about ol’ CP Lee up in the Pacific Northwest, SI.com’s Jon Heyman has a piece about how the M’s would love to lock up Lee. Call me overly suspicious, but if you don’t see that Lee as a Free Agent after this year would coincide with him taking Andy Pettite’s spot in the rotation next year in the Bronx…you’re not looking hard enough.

Moving on from prospect and from Clifton Phifer, there’s a terrific analytical piece on batting orders, that site friend Jon Steiner wrote for WFNY penned (don’t let the byline confuse you), as it pertains to idea that Russell Branyan will ostensibly be taking the spot of Mike Brantley (at least to start the year), using CHONE Projections and Baseball Musings’ Lineup Analysis tool to assert the following conclusion:
Best case scenario with Brantley in the game? 5.171 runs per game. Best with Branyan? 5.257 runs per game. That’s comes out to 14 more runs over the course of a season with Branyan over Brantley—or an extra win or two over the course of a season. An added bonus? Playing Branyan for a year keeps Brantley’s arbitration clock from ticking! This way, we get an extra year of club-control for Brantley, while only paying Branyan $2 million.
I’m a sucker for analysis like this, so check out the whole thoughtful piece courtesy of Jon and WFNY.

Moving to the other end of the spectrum of analysis, we have Tim Marchman’s piece from SI.com that ranks the current GM’s that you’ve likely seen at some point by now. While most of the local coverage has centered on Marchman’s ranking of Mark Shapiro as the 22nd rated GM in baseball, what stands out to me is the process (or rather, lack thereof) that he comes to his rankings. Marchman himself states that “there isn't any good, objective way to rate general managers” and that “the best way to judge general managers might be to measure their wins against their payroll”. He then diverts from that path and makes up his own (by his own admission “subjective”) criteria of success, not doing “stupid things”, efficiency, and tenure to come to his rankings which seem more wildly subjective than probably he intended.

The most noteworthy thing to me about Marchman’s “exercise” is that Shawn Hoffman of Baseball Prospectus did an analysis based on what Marchman even states as the “best way to judge general managers…to measure their wins against their payroll”, as Hoffman quantified how well each GM spent the money made available to him by ownership, more accurately defining who had done the best job as a GM, with Marchman’s created criteria (or the sense that you get from the Marchman piece of “what have you done for me lately”…like Andy MacPhail of the Orioles coming in at #12 probably because of his off-season, despite his Baltimore teams finishing with 93, 93, and 98 losses since his arrival) not getting in the way. Hoffman even posted the results of his analysis for all of the GM’s of the 1990s and 2000s that quantified how he got to his conclusions, something Marchman either does not engage in or simply doesn’t explain.

Ultimately, each person’s individual feelings on these “GM rankings” are going to dictate whether you think that Marchman was spot-on in his evisceration of Shapiro as a GM or if the performance of the Indians over the last few years falls more in line with what Bill James stated in his recently published Gold Mine 2010 (via CastroTurf) as he opined thusly:
In my many years as a baseball fan, I’ve rarely seen things go bad for an organization, through no fault of their own, the way they have gone bad for the Indians. Two years ago, the Indians appeared ready take on the world. Two years later, with CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee long gone, Victor Martinez gone, Carmona having imploded, and even Grady Sizemore not playing as well, they’ve been pushed down to near the back of the line. I’ve never really seen anything like it.

Again, pre-existing feelings on the Indians’ Front Office will determine which camp you reside in when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of the Indians in terms of building a team. As Spring Training continues, while most of the attention will be paid to the back end of the rotation and the last couple of spots in the bullpen, the performances of the players thought to be the bedrocks that took the Indians into the land of consistent contention (something that obviously didn’t happen) could provide a greater clue as to how quickly (or slowly) the next “window of contention” opens.

Here is a list of players slated to become free agents at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday, sorted by position. This list will be updated throughout the free-agent signing period.

QUARTERBACKS
Charlie Batch / Pittsburgh / UFA
John Beck  / Baltimore / RFA
Kyle Boller / St. Louis / UFA
Mark Brunell / New Orleans / UFA
Jason Campbell  / Washington / RFA
David Carr / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Kellen Clemens  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Brodie Croyle  / Kansas City / RFA
Daunte Culpepper  / Detroit / UFA
A.J. Feeley / Carolina / UFA
Charlie Frye  / Oakland / RFA
Bruce Gradkowski  / Oakland / RFA
Rex Grossman  / Houston / UFA
Gibran Hamdan / Buffalo / RFA
Tarvaris Jackson  / Minnesota / RFA
J.P. Losman  / Oakland / RFA
Josh McCown / Carolina / UFA
Matt Moore / Carolina / RFA
Kyle Orton  / Denver / RFA
Chad Pennington / Miami / UFA
Patrick Ramsey  / Detroit / UFA
Chris Redman  / Atlanta / UFA
Troy Smith  / Baltimore / RFA
Brian St. Pierre  / Arizona / UFA
Charlie Whitehurst / San Diego / RFA

 

FULLBACKS
Carey Davis  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Kyle Eckel / New Orleans / RFA
Justin Green  / Arizona / RFA
Justin Griffith / Seattle / UFA
Jeremi Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Dan Kreider  / Arizona / UFA
John Kuhn  / Green Bay / RFA
Luke Lawton  / Oakland / RFA
Le'Ron McClain  / Baltimore / RFA
Tony Richardson  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Byron Storer  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Naufahu Tahi  / Minnesota / RFA
Lawrence Vickers  / Cleveland / RFA
Leonard Weaver / Philadelphia / RFA

 

RUNNING BACKS
Jackie Battle  / Kansas City / RFA
Mike Bell  / New Orleans / RFA
Chris Brown / Houston / UFA
Kevin Faulk  / New England / UFA
Samkon Gado  / St. Louis / RFA
Ahman Green  / Green Bay / UFA
Jerome Harrison  / Cleveland / RFA
Verron Haynes  / Atlanta / UFA
Larry Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Ryan Moats  / Houston / RFA
Jerious Norwood  / Atlanta / RFA
Willie Parker  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Adrian Peterson  / Chicago / UFA
Gary Russell  / Oakland / RFA
Jason Snelling  / Atlanta / RFA
Darren Sproles / San Diego / RFA
Aaron Stecker  / Atlanta / UFA
Chester Taylor  / Minnesota / UFA
Chris Taylor  / New England / RFA
Pierre Thomas  / New Orleans / RFA
Leon Washington  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
LenDale White  / Tennessee / RFA
Cadillac Williams  / Tampa Bay / RFA
DeShawn Wynn  / Green Bay / RFA

 

TIGHT ENDS
Anthony Becht / Arizona / UFA
Dan Campbell  / New Orleans / UFA
Scott Chandler  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Daniel Coats  / Cincinnati / RFA
Alge Crumpler  / Tennessee / UFA
Owen Daniels  / Houston / RFA
Darnell Dinkins  / New Orleans / UFA
Greg Estandia  / Cleveland / RFA
Anthony Fasano / Miami / RFA
Daniel Fells  / St. Louis / RFA
Casey FitzSimmons  / Detroit / UFA
John Paul Foschi  / Cincinnati / RFA
Michael Gaines  / Cleveland / UFA
Ben Hartsock  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Will Heller  / Detroit / UFA
Darcy Johnson  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Edgar Jones  / Baltimore / RFA
Reggie Kelly  / Cincinnati / UFA
Jeff King / Carolina / RFA
Joe Klopfenstein / Buffalo / RFA
Brandon Manumaleuna / San Diego / UFA
Randy McMichael  / St. Louis / UFA
Billy Miller  / New Orleans / UFA
Ben Patrick  / Arizona / RFA
Sean Ryan  / Kansas City / UFA
Bo Scaife  / Tennessee / RFA
Tony Scheffler  / Denver / RFA
Derek Schouman / Buffalo / RFA
Alex Smith  / Philadelphia / RFA
L.J. Smith  / Baltimore / UFA
Stephen Spach  / Arizona / RFA
Matt Spaeth  / Pittsburgh / RFA
David Thomas  / New Orleans / RFA
Ben Watson  / New England / UFA
Kris Wilson / San Diego / UFA
Todd Yoder  / Washington / UFA

 

WIDE RECEIVERS
Miles Austin  / Dallas / RFA
Jason Avant  / Philadelphia / RFA
Hank Baskett  / Indianapolis / RFA
Arnaz Battle / San Francisco / UFA
Marty Booker / Atlanta / UFA
Mark Bradley  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Steve Breaston  / Arizona / RFA
Antonio Bryant  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Nate Burleson  / Seattle / UFA
Chris Chambers  / Kansas City / UFA
Brian Clark  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Mark Clayton  / Baltimore / RFA
Terrance Copper  / Kansas City / UFA
Braylon Edwards  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Malcom Floyd / San Diego / RFA
Mike Furrey / Cleveland / UFA
Derek Hagan  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Domenik Hixon  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Sam Hurd  / Dallas / RFA
Vincent Jackson / San Diego / RFA
Greg Lewis  / Minnesota / UFA
Brandon Lloyd  / Denver / UFA
Brandon Marshall  / Denver / RFA
Ruvell Martin  / St. Louis / RFA
Derrick Mason  / Baltimore / UFA
Shaun McDonald  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Lance Moore  / New Orleans / RFA
Sean Morey  / Arizona / UFA
Sinorice Moss  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Muhsin Muhammad / Carolina / UFA
Ben Obomanu  / Seattle / RFA
Kassim Osgood / San Diego / UFA
Terrell Owens / Buffalo / UFA
Josh Reed / Buffalo / UFA
Courtney Roby  / New Orleans / RFA
Brad Smith  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Maurice Stovall  / Tampa Bay / RFA
David Tyree  / Baltimore / UFA
Jerheme Urban  / Arizona / RFA
Bobby Wade  / Kansas City / UFA
Kevin Walter  / Houston / UFA
Kelley Washington / Baltimore / UFA
Demetrius Williams  / Baltimore / RFA
Wallace Wright  / N.Y. Jets / RFA

 

CENTERS
Ben Claxton  / Arizona / RFA
Nick Cole / Philadelphia / RFA
Dylan Gandy  / Detroit / RFA
Eric Ghiaciuc / San Diego / RFA
Nick Leckey  / New Orleans / UFA
Kevin Mawae  / Tennessee / UFA
Chris Morris  / Oakland / RFA
Rudy Niswanger  / Kansas City / RFA
Dennis Norman / San Diego / UFA
Duke Preston  / Dallas / RFA
Casey Rabach  / Washington / UFA
Lyle Sendlein  / Arizona / RFA
Chris Spencer  / Seattle / RFA
Jason Spitz / Green Bay / RFA
Chris White / Houston / RFA

 

OFFENSIVE GUARDS
Andy Alleman  / Kansas City / RFA
David Baas  / San Francisco / RFA
Kevin Boothe  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Jeremy Bridges  / Arizona / UFA
Chris Chester  / Baltimore / RFA
Daryn Colledge  / Green Bay / RFA
Harvey Dahl  / Atlanta / RFA
Jahri Evans  / New Orleans / RFA
Daniel Federkeil  / Indianapolis / RFA
Kynan Forney / Jacksonville / UFA
Rex Hadnot  / Cleveland / UFA
Ben Hamilton  / Denver / UFA
Ross Hochstein  / Denver / UFA
Montrae Holland / Dallas / UFA
Richie Incognito / Buffalo / RFA
Max Jean-Gilles  / Philadelphia / RFA
Chris Kuper  / Denver / RFA
Daniel Loper  / Detroit / RFA
Deuce Lutui  / Arizona / RFA
Logan Mankins  / New England / RFA
Evan Mathis  / Cincinnati / RFA
Seth McKinney / Buffalo / UFA
Will Montgomery  / Washington / RFA
Stephen Neal  / New England / UFA
Chester Pitts  / Houston / UFA
Cory Procter  / Dallas / RFA
Manny Ramirez  / Detroit / RFA
Tutan Reyes  / Houston / UFA
Mark Setterstrom  / St. Louis / RFA
Kendall Simmons / Buffalo / UFA
Rob Sims  / Seattle / RFA
Darnell Stapleton / Pittsburgh / RFA
Zach Strief  / New Orleans / RFA
Keydrick Vincent / Carolina / UFA
Bobbie Williams  / Cincinnati / UFA
Marshal Yanda  / Baltimore / RFA
Billy Yates  / Cleveland / UFA

 

OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Khalif Barnes  / Oakland / RFA
Alex Barron  / St. Louis / RFA
Jammal Brown  / New Orleans / RFA
Jermon Bushrod  / New Orleans / RFA
Rashad Butler  / Houston / RFA
Tyson Clabo  / Atlanta / RFA
Jeromey Clary / San Diego / RFA
Chad Clifton / Green Bay / UFA
Willie Colon  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Damion Cook  / Detroit / UFA
Ryan Cook  / Minnesota / RFA
Brandon Frye  / Seattle / RFA
Jared Gaither  / Baltimore / RFA
Mike Gandy  / Arizona / UFA
Brandon Gorin  / Denver / UFA
Cornell Green / Oakland / UFA
Stephon Heyer  / Washington / RFA
Artis Hicks / Minnesota / UFA
Wayne Hunter  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Jon Jansen  / Detroit / UFA
Charlie Johnson  / Indianapolis / RFA
Levi Jones  / Washington / UFA
Damion McIntosh  / Seattle / UFA
Marcus McNeill / San Diego / RFA
Pat McQuistan  / Dallas / RFA
Tony Moll  / Baltimore / RFA
Ikechuku Ndukwe  / Kansas City / RFA
Ryan O'Callaghan  / Kansas City / RFA
Quinn Ojinnaka  / Atlanta / RFA
Tony Pashos  / San Francisco / UFA
Donald Penn  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Rob Petitti / Carolina / RFA
Stefan Rodgers  / Baltimore / RFA
Jon Runyan / San Diego / UFA
Ephraim Salaam  / Houston / UFA
Jonathan Scott / Buffalo / RFA
Barry Sims  / San Francisco / UFA
Wade Smith  / Kansas City / UFA
Mark Tauscher  / Green Bay / UFA
Adam Terry  / Baltimore / RFA
Jeremy Trueblood  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Ryan Tucker  / Cleveland / UFA
Langston Walker  / Oakland / UFA
Guy Whimper / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Mike Williams  / Washington / UFA

 

DEFENSIVE ENDS
Victor Adeyanju  / St. Louis / RFA
Mark Anderson  / Chicago / RFA
Remi Ayodele  / New Orleans / RFA
Jason Babin / Philadelphia / UFA
Dave Ball  / Tennessee / RFA
Stephen Bowen  / Dallas / RFA
Tyler Brayton / Carolina / UFA
Copeland Bryan  / Detroit / RFA
Jeff Charleston  / New Orleans / RFA
Phillip Daniels  / Washington / UFA
Ryan Denney / Buffalo / UFA
Marques Douglas  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Nick Eason  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Ray Edwards  / Minnesota / RFA
Atiyyah Ellison  / Jacksonville / RFA
Jarvis Green  / New England / UFA
James Hall  / St. Louis / UFA
Tony Hargrove  / New Orleans / RFA
Jason Hatcher  / Dallas / RFA
Reggie Hayward  / Jacksonville / UFA
Vonnie Holliday  / Denver / UFA
Jason Hunter  / Detroit / RFA
Johnny Jolly  / Green Bay / RFA
Jevon Kearse  / Tennessee / UFA
Travis Kirschke  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Leonard Little  / St. Louis / UFA
Quentin Moses / Miami / RFA
Marques Murrell  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Adewale Ogunleye  / Chicago / UFA
Julius Peppers / Carolina / UFA
Greg Peterson  / Jacksonville / RFA
Cory Redding  / Seattle / UFA
Frostee Rucker  / Cincinnati / RFA
Richard Seymour  / Oakland / FFA
Marcus Spears  / Dallas / RFA
Paul Spicer / New Orleans / UFA
Darryl Tapp  / Seattle / RFA
Dave Tollefson  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Kyle Vanden Bosch  / Tennessee / UFA
Jimmy Wilkerson  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Renaldo Wynn  / Washington / UFA

 

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Lorenzo Alexander  / Washington / RFA
Justin Bannan / Baltimore / UFA
Alfonso Boone / San Diego / UFA
Tony Brown  / Tennessee / RFA
Tim Bulman  / Houston / RFA
Kendrick Clancy  / New Orleans / UFA
Barry Cofield / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Dusty Dvoracek  / Chicago / RFA
Dwan Edwards  / Baltimore / UFA
Fred Evans  / Minnesota / RFA
Jason Ferguson / Miami / UFA
Aubrayo Franklin  / San Francisco / FFA
Antonio Garay / San Diego / RFA
Gary Gibson  / St. Louis / RFA
Kedric Golston  / Washington / RFA
Howard Green  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Antonio Johnson  / Indianapolis / RFA
Tank Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Travis Johnson / San Diego / RFA
William Joseph  / Oakland / UFA
Jimmy Kennedy  / Minnesota / UFA
Louis Leonard / Carolina / RFA
Anthony Montgomery  / Washington / RFA
Daniel Muir  / Indianapolis / RFA
Ryan Pickett  / Green Bay / FFA
Bryan Robinson  / Arizona / UFA
Clifton Ryan  / St. Louis / RFA
Ian Scott / San Diego / UFA
Junior Siavii  / Dallas / RFA
LeKevin Smith  / Denver / RFA
Shaun Smith  / Cincinnati / UFA
Montavious Stanley  / Jacksonville / RFA
Fred Robbins  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Hollis Thomas / Carolina / UFA
Tank Tyler / Carolina / RFA
Kevin Vickerson  / Tennessee / RFA
Gabe Watson  / Arizona / RFA
Vince Wilfork  / New England / FFA
Jeff Zgonina  / Houston / UFA

 

INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Monty Beisel  / Arizona / UFA
Gary Brackett / Indianapolis / UFA
Khary Campbell  / Houston / UFA
Vinny Ciurciu / Detroit / UFA
Karlos Dansby  / Arizona / UFA
Tim Dobbins / San Diego / RFA
Larry Foote  / Detroit / UFA
Ryan Fowler  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Tony Gilbert  / Atlanta / UFA
Abdul Hodge  / Cincinnati / RFA
Larry Izzo  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
D'Qwell Jackson  / Cleveland / RFA
Derrick Johnson  / Kansas City / RFA
Lance Laury  / Seattle / RFA
Corey Mays  / Kansas City / RFA
Marvin Mitchell  / New Orleans / RFA
Kirk Morrison  / Oakland / RFA
Barrett Ruud  / Tampa Bay / RFA
DeMeco Ryans  / Houston / RFA
Pago Togafau  / Tennessee / UFA
Jeremiah Trotter  / Philadelphia / UFA
Stephen Tulloch  / Tennessee / RFA
Matt Wilhelm  / San Francisco / UFA

 

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
Jon Alston  / Oakland / RFA
James Anderson / Carolina / RFA
Tully Banta-Cain / New England / UFA
Antwan Barnes  / Baltimore / RFA
Ahmad Brooks  / San Francisco / RFA
Ricky Brown  / Oakland / RFA
Keith Bulluck  / Tennessee / UFA
Derrick Burgess  / New England / UFA
Prescott Burgess  / Baltimore / RFA
Danny Clark  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Angelo Crowell  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Thomas Davis / Carolina / RFA
Chris Draft / Buffalo / UFA
Elvis Dumervil  / Denver / RFA
Keith Ellison / Buffalo / RFA
Scott Fujita  / New Orleans / UFA
Omar Gaither  / Philadelphia / RFA
Chris Gocong  / Philadelphia / RFA
Nick Greisen  / Denver / UFA
Tyjuan Hagler  / Indianapolis / RFA
Marques Harris / San Diego / RFA
Thomas Howard  / Oakland / RFA
Clint Ingram  / Jacksonville / RFA
Rashad Jeanty  / Cincinnati / RFA
Brandon Johnson  / Cincinnati / RFA
Akeem Jordan  / Philadelphia / RFA
Aaron Kampman  / Green Bay / UFA
Freddy Keiaho  / Indianapolis / RFA
Paris Lenon  / St. Louis / UFA
D.D. Lewis  / Seattle / UFA
Darrell McClover / Chicago / UFA
Matt McCoy  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Rocky McIntosh  / Washington / RFA
Shawne Merriman / San Diego / RFA
Chike Okeafor  / Arizona / UFA
Nick Roach  / Chicago / RFA
Matt Roth  / Cleveland / RFA
Junior Seau  / New England / UFA
Cody Spencer  / Detroit / RFA
Josh Stamer / Buffalo / UFA
Jason Taylor / Miami / UFA
Chaun Thompson  / Houston / UFA
Pisa Tinoisamoa  / Chicago / UFA
Jason Trusnik  / Cleveland / RFA
Mike Vrabel  / Kansas City / UFA
Tracy White  / Philadelphia / UFA
Gerris Wilkinson / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Jamar Williams  / Chicago / RFA
Sam Williams  / Oakland / UFA
Chris Wilson  / Washington / RFA
Rod Wilson  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Pierre Woods  / New England / RFA

 

CORNERBACKS
Eric Bassey  / St. Louis / RFA
Will Blackmon  / Green Bay / RFA
Dré Bly  / San Francisco / UFA
Leigh Bodden  / New England / UFA
Ralph Brown  / Arizona / UFA
Drew Coleman  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Kevin Dockery  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Aaron Francisco  / Indianapolis / RFA
William Gay  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Cletis Gordon  / Dallas / RFA
Nick Harper  / Tennessee / UFA
Antoine Harris  / Atlanta / RFA
Walt Harris  / San Francisco / UFA
Anthony Henry  / Detroit / UFA
Ellis Hobbs  / Philadelphia / RFA
Kevin Hobbs  / Detroit / RFA
Rod Hood  / Tennessee / UFA
Marcus Hudson  / San Francisco / RFA
Corey Ivy  / Baltimore / UFA
Marlin Jackson  / Indianapolis / RFA
William James  / Detroit / UFA
Tim Jennings  / Indianapolis / RFA
David Jones  / Cincinnati / RFA
Nathan Jones / Miami / UFA
Ty Law  / Denver / UFA
Ken Lucas  / Seattle / UFA
Richard Marshall / Carolina / RFA
Karl Paymah  / Minnesota / RFA
Hank Poteat  / Cleveland / UFA
Keiwan Ratliff  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Dunta Robinson  / Houston / UFA
Stanford Routt  / Oakland / RFA
T.J. Rushing  / Indianapolis / RFA
Benny Sapp  / Minnesota / UFA
Leigh Torrence  / New Orleans / RFA
Deshea Townsend / Pittsburgh / UFA
Jonathan Wade  / St. Louis / RFA
Frank Walker  / Baltimore / UFA
Fabian Washington  / Baltimore / RFA
Dante Wesley / Carolina / UFA
Brian Williams  / Atlanta / UFA
Tramon Williams  / Green Bay / RFA
C.J. Wilson / Carolina / RFA
Ashton Youboty / Buffalo / RFA
Usama Young  / New Orleans / RFA

 

SAFETIES
Hamza Abdullah  / Arizona / RFA
Will Allen / Tampa Bay / UFA
O.J. Atogwe  / St. Louis / RFA
Antoine Bethea  / Indianapolis / RFA
Atari Bigby  / Green Bay / RFA
C.C. Brown / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Mike Brown / Kansas City / UFA
Melvin Bullitt  / Indianapolis / RFA
Daniel Bullocks  / Detroit / RFA
Josh Bullocks  / Chicago / RFA
John Busing  / Houston / RFA
Tyrone Carter  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Ryan Clark  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Nick Collins  / Green Bay / RFA
Craig Dahl  / St. Louis / RFA
Reed Doughty  / Washington / RFA
Abram Elam  / Cleveland / RFA
Hiram Eugene  / Oakland / RFA
Nick Ferguson  / Houston / UFA
Vernon Fox  / Denver / UFA
Eric Frampton  / Minnesota / RFA
Jamaal Fudge  / Atlanta / RFA
Roman Harper  / New Orleans / RFA
Clinton Hart  / St. Louis / UFA
James Ihedigbo  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Todd Johnson / Buffalo / UFA
Sean Jones  / Philadelphia / UFA
Kevin Kaesviharn  / Tennessee / UFA
Dawan Landry  / Baltimore / RFA
Danieal Manning  / Chicago / RFA
Marquand Manuel  / Detroit / UFA
Lawyer Milloy  / Seattle / UFA
Donnie Nickey  / Tennessee / UFA
Jarrad Page  / Kansas City / RFA
Charlie Peprah  / Atlanta / RFA
Jermaine Phillips  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Bernard Pollard  / Houston / RFA
Brodney Pool  / Cleveland / RFA
Pierson Prioleau  / New Orleans / UFA
Chris Reis  / New Orleans / RFA
Mark Roman  / San Francisco / UFA
Brian Russell  / Houston / UFA
Bryan Scott. / Buffalo / UFA
Gerald Sensabaugh  / Dallas / RFA
Darren Sharper  / New Orleans / UFA
Ko Simpson  / Detroit / RFA
Eric Smith  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Quinton Teal / Carolina / RFA
Matt Ware  / Arizona / UFA
Pat Watkins  / Dallas / RFA
Roy Williams / Cincinnati / UFA
George Wilson / Buffalo / RFA

 

PUNTERS
Mitch Berger / Denver / UFA
Jeff Feagles  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Chris Hanson  / New England / UFA
Sam Koch  / Baltimore / RFA
Michael Koenen  / Atlanta / RFA
Sav Rocca  / Philadelphia / RFA
Daniel Sepulveda  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Hunter Smith  / Washington / UFA
Matt Turk  / Houston / UFA

 

PLACEKICKERS
Billy Cundiff  / Baltimore / UFA
Jay Feely  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Stephen Gostkowski  / New England / RFA
Shayne Graham / Cincinnati / UFA
Rhys Lloyd / Carolina / RFA
Olindo Mare  / Seattle / FFA
Neil Rackers  / Arizona / UFA
Jeff Reed  / Pittsburgh / FFA
Matt Stover  / Indianapolis / UFA
Shaun Suisham  / Dallas / RFA

 

LONG-SNAPPERS
Ethan Albright / Washington / UFA
Kenneth Amato / Tennessee / UFA
Jon Condo  / Oakland / RFA
James Dearth / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Kevin Houser  / Seattle / UFA
Jason Kyle  / New Orleans / UFA
Chris Massey  / St. Louis / UFA
Ryan Neill / St. Louis / RFA
Bryan Pittman  / Houston / UFA
Jeff Robinson  / Seattle / UFA
Mike Schneck  / Atlanta / UFA
Joe Zelenka  / Atlanta / UFA

 

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QUARTERBACKS
Charlie Batch / Pittsburgh / UFA
John Beck  / Baltimore / RFA
Kyle Boller / St. Louis / UFA
Mark Brunell / New Orleans / UFA
Jason Campbell  / Washington / RFA
David Carr / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Kellen Clemens  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Brodie Croyle  / Kansas City / RFA
Daunte Culpepper  / Detroit / UFA
A.J. Feeley / Carolina / UFA
Charlie Frye  / Oakland / RFA
Bruce Gradkowski  / Oakland / RFA
Rex Grossman  / Houston / UFA
Gibran Hamdan / Buffalo / RFA
Tarvaris Jackson  / Minnesota / RFA
J.P. Losman  / Oakland / RFA
Josh McCown / Carolina / UFA
Matt Moore / Carolina / RFA
Kyle Orton  / Denver / RFA
Chad Pennington / Miami / UFA
Patrick Ramsey  / Detroit / UFA
Chris Redman  / Atlanta / UFA
Troy Smith  / Baltimore / RFA
Brian St. Pierre  / Arizona / UFA
Charlie Whitehurst / San Diego / RFA

 

FULLBACKS
Carey Davis  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Kyle Eckel / New Orleans / RFA
Justin Green  / Arizona / RFA
Justin Griffith / Seattle / UFA
Jeremi Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Dan Kreider  / Arizona / UFA
John Kuhn  / Green Bay / RFA
Luke Lawton  / Oakland / RFA
Le'Ron McClain  / Baltimore / RFA
Tony Richardson  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Byron Storer  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Naufahu Tahi  / Minnesota / RFA
Lawrence Vickers  / Cleveland / RFA
Leonard Weaver / Philadelphia / RFA

 

RUNNING BACKS
Jackie Battle  / Kansas City / RFA
Mike Bell  / New Orleans / RFA
Chris Brown / Houston / UFA
Kevin Faulk  / New England / UFA
Samkon Gado  / St. Louis / RFA
Ahman Green  / Green Bay / UFA
Jerome Harrison  / Cleveland / RFA
Verron Haynes  / Atlanta / UFA
Larry Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Ryan Moats  / Houston / RFA
Jerious Norwood  / Atlanta / RFA
Willie Parker  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Adrian Peterson  / Chicago / UFA
Gary Russell  / Oakland / RFA
Jason Snelling  / Atlanta / RFA
Darren Sproles / San Diego / RFA
Aaron Stecker  / Atlanta / UFA
Chester Taylor  / Minnesota / UFA
Chris Taylor  / New England / RFA
Pierre Thomas  / New Orleans / RFA
Leon Washington  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
LenDale White  / Tennessee / RFA
Cadillac Williams  / Tampa Bay / RFA
DeShawn Wynn  / Green Bay / RFA

 

TIGHT ENDS
Anthony Becht / Arizona / UFA
Dan Campbell  / New Orleans / UFA
Scott Chandler  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Daniel Coats  / Cincinnati / RFA
Alge Crumpler  / Tennessee / UFA
Owen Daniels  / Houston / RFA
Darnell Dinkins  / New Orleans / UFA
Greg Estandia  / Cleveland / RFA
Anthony Fasano / Miami / RFA
Daniel Fells  / St. Louis / RFA
Casey FitzSimmons  / Detroit / UFA
John Paul Foschi  / Cincinnati / RFA
Michael Gaines  / Cleveland / UFA
Ben Hartsock  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Will Heller  / Detroit / UFA
Darcy Johnson  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Edgar Jones  / Baltimore / RFA
Reggie Kelly  / Cincinnati / UFA
Jeff King / Carolina / RFA
Joe Klopfenstein / Buffalo / RFA
Brandon Manumaleuna / San Diego / UFA
Randy McMichael  / St. Louis / UFA
Billy Miller  / New Orleans / UFA
Ben Patrick  / Arizona / RFA
Sean Ryan  / Kansas City / UFA
Bo Scaife  / Tennessee / RFA
Tony Scheffler  / Denver / RFA
Derek Schouman / Buffalo / RFA
Alex Smith  / Philadelphia / RFA
L.J. Smith  / Baltimore / UFA
Stephen Spach  / Arizona / RFA
Matt Spaeth  / Pittsburgh / RFA
David Thomas  / New Orleans / RFA
Ben Watson  / New England / UFA
Kris Wilson / San Diego / UFA
Todd Yoder  / Washington / UFA

 

WIDE RECEIVERS
Miles Austin  / Dallas / RFA
Jason Avant  / Philadelphia / RFA
Hank Baskett  / Indianapolis / RFA
Arnaz Battle / San Francisco / UFA
Marty Booker / Atlanta / UFA
Mark Bradley  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Steve Breaston  / Arizona / RFA
Antonio Bryant  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Nate Burleson  / Seattle / UFA
Chris Chambers  / Kansas City / UFA
Brian Clark  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Mark Clayton  / Baltimore / RFA
Terrance Copper  / Kansas City / UFA
Braylon Edwards  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Malcom Floyd / San Diego / RFA
Mike Furrey / Cleveland / UFA
Derek Hagan  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Domenik Hixon  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Sam Hurd  / Dallas / RFA
Vincent Jackson / San Diego / RFA
Greg Lewis  / Minnesota / UFA
Brandon Lloyd  / Denver / UFA
Brandon Marshall  / Denver / RFA
Ruvell Martin  / St. Louis / RFA
Derrick Mason  / Baltimore / UFA
Shaun McDonald  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Lance Moore  / New Orleans / RFA
Sean Morey  / Arizona / UFA
Sinorice Moss  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Muhsin Muhammad / Carolina / UFA
Ben Obomanu  / Seattle / RFA
Kassim Osgood / San Diego / UFA
Terrell Owens / Buffalo / UFA
Josh Reed / Buffalo / UFA
Courtney Roby  / New Orleans / RFA
Brad Smith  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Maurice Stovall  / Tampa Bay / RFA
David Tyree  / Baltimore / UFA
Jerheme Urban  / Arizona / RFA
Bobby Wade  / Kansas City / UFA
Kevin Walter  / Houston / UFA
Kelley Washington / Baltimore / UFA
Demetrius Williams  / Baltimore / RFA
Wallace Wright  / N.Y. Jets / RFA

 

CENTERS
Ben Claxton  / Arizona / RFA
Nick Cole / Philadelphia / RFA
Dylan Gandy  / Detroit / RFA
Eric Ghiaciuc / San Diego / RFA
Nick Leckey  / New Orleans / UFA
Kevin Mawae  / Tennessee / UFA
Chris Morris  / Oakland / RFA
Rudy Niswanger  / Kansas City / RFA
Dennis Norman / San Diego / UFA
Duke Preston  / Dallas / RFA
Casey Rabach  / Washington / UFA
Lyle Sendlein  / Arizona / RFA
Chris Spencer  / Seattle / RFA
Jason Spitz / Green Bay / RFA
Chris White / Houston / RFA

 

OFFENSIVE GUARDS
Andy Alleman  / Kansas City / RFA
David Baas  / San Francisco / RFA
Kevin Boothe  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Jeremy Bridges  / Arizona / UFA
Chris Chester  / Baltimore / RFA
Daryn Colledge  / Green Bay / RFA
Harvey Dahl  / Atlanta / RFA
Jahri Evans  / New Orleans / RFA
Daniel Federkeil  / Indianapolis / RFA
Kynan Forney / Jacksonville / UFA
Rex Hadnot  / Cleveland / UFA
Ben Hamilton  / Denver / UFA
Ross Hochstein  / Denver / UFA
Montrae Holland / Dallas / UFA
Richie Incognito / Buffalo / RFA
Max Jean-Gilles  / Philadelphia / RFA
Chris Kuper  / Denver / RFA
Daniel Loper  / Detroit / RFA
Deuce Lutui  / Arizona / RFA
Logan Mankins  / New England / RFA
Evan Mathis  / Cincinnati / RFA
Seth McKinney / Buffalo / UFA
Will Montgomery  / Washington / RFA
Stephen Neal  / New England / UFA
Chester Pitts  / Houston / UFA
Cory Procter  / Dallas / RFA
Manny Ramirez  / Detroit / RFA
Tutan Reyes  / Houston / UFA
Mark Setterstrom  / St. Louis / RFA
Kendall Simmons / Buffalo / UFA
Rob Sims  / Seattle / RFA
Darnell Stapleton / Pittsburgh / RFA
Zach Strief  / New Orleans / RFA
Keydrick Vincent / Carolina / UFA
Bobbie Williams  / Cincinnati / UFA
Marshal Yanda  / Baltimore / RFA
Billy Yates  / Cleveland / UFA

 

OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Khalif Barnes  / Oakland / RFA
Alex Barron  / St. Louis / RFA
Jammal Brown  / New Orleans / RFA
Jermon Bushrod  / New Orleans / RFA
Rashad Butler  / Houston / RFA
Tyson Clabo  / Atlanta / RFA
Jeromey Clary / San Diego / RFA
Chad Clifton / Green Bay / UFA
Willie Colon  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Damion Cook  / Detroit / UFA
Ryan Cook  / Minnesota / RFA
Brandon Frye  / Seattle / RFA
Jared Gaither  / Baltimore / RFA
Mike Gandy  / Arizona / UFA
Brandon Gorin  / Denver / UFA
Cornell Green / Oakland / UFA
Stephon Heyer  / Washington / RFA
Artis Hicks / Minnesota / UFA
Wayne Hunter  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Jon Jansen  / Detroit / UFA
Charlie Johnson  / Indianapolis / RFA
Levi Jones  / Washington / UFA
Damion McIntosh  / Seattle / UFA
Marcus McNeill / San Diego / RFA
Pat McQuistan  / Dallas / RFA
Tony Moll  / Baltimore / RFA
Ikechuku Ndukwe  / Kansas City / RFA
Ryan O'Callaghan  / Kansas City / RFA
Quinn Ojinnaka  / Atlanta / RFA
Tony Pashos  / San Francisco / UFA
Donald Penn  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Rob Petitti / Carolina / RFA
Stefan Rodgers  / Baltimore / RFA
Jon Runyan / San Diego / UFA
Ephraim Salaam  / Houston / UFA
Jonathan Scott / Buffalo / RFA
Barry Sims  / San Francisco / UFA
Wade Smith  / Kansas City / UFA
Mark Tauscher  / Green Bay / UFA
Adam Terry  / Baltimore / RFA
Jeremy Trueblood  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Ryan Tucker  / Cleveland / UFA
Langston Walker  / Oakland / UFA
Guy Whimper / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Mike Williams  / Washington / UFA

 

DEFENSIVE ENDS
Victor Adeyanju  / St. Louis / RFA
Mark Anderson  / Chicago / RFA
Remi Ayodele  / New Orleans / RFA
Jason Babin / Philadelphia / UFA
Dave Ball  / Tennessee / RFA
Stephen Bowen  / Dallas / RFA
Tyler Brayton / Carolina / UFA
Copeland Bryan  / Detroit / RFA
Jeff Charleston  / New Orleans / RFA
Phillip Daniels  / Washington / UFA
Ryan Denney / Buffalo / UFA
Marques Douglas  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Nick Eason  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Ray Edwards  / Minnesota / RFA
Atiyyah Ellison  / Jacksonville / RFA
Jarvis Green  / New England / UFA
James Hall  / St. Louis / UFA
Tony Hargrove  / New Orleans / RFA
Jason Hatcher  / Dallas / RFA
Reggie Hayward  / Jacksonville / UFA
Vonnie Holliday  / Denver / UFA
Jason Hunter  / Detroit / RFA
Johnny Jolly  / Green Bay / RFA
Jevon Kearse  / Tennessee / UFA
Travis Kirschke  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Leonard Little  / St. Louis / UFA
Quentin Moses / Miami / RFA
Marques Murrell  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Adewale Ogunleye  / Chicago / UFA
Julius Peppers / Carolina / UFA
Greg Peterson  / Jacksonville / RFA
Cory Redding  / Seattle / UFA
Frostee Rucker  / Cincinnati / RFA
Richard Seymour  / Oakland / FFA
Marcus Spears  / Dallas / RFA
Paul Spicer / New Orleans / UFA
Darryl Tapp  / Seattle / RFA
Dave Tollefson  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Kyle Vanden Bosch  / Tennessee / UFA
Jimmy Wilkerson  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Renaldo Wynn  / Washington / UFA

 

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Lorenzo Alexander  / Washington / RFA
Justin Bannan / Baltimore / UFA
Alfonso Boone / San Diego / UFA
Tony Brown  / Tennessee / RFA
Tim Bulman  / Houston / RFA
Kendrick Clancy  / New Orleans / UFA
Barry Cofield / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Dusty Dvoracek  / Chicago / RFA
Dwan Edwards  / Baltimore / UFA
Fred Evans  / Minnesota / RFA
Jason Ferguson / Miami / UFA
Aubrayo Franklin  / San Francisco / FFA
Antonio Garay / San Diego / RFA
Gary Gibson  / St. Louis / RFA
Kedric Golston  / Washington / RFA
Howard Green  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Antonio Johnson  / Indianapolis / RFA
Tank Johnson  / Cincinnati / UFA
Travis Johnson / San Diego / RFA
William Joseph  / Oakland / UFA
Jimmy Kennedy  / Minnesota / UFA
Louis Leonard / Carolina / RFA
Anthony Montgomery  / Washington / RFA
Daniel Muir  / Indianapolis / RFA
Ryan Pickett  / Green Bay / FFA
Bryan Robinson  / Arizona / UFA
Clifton Ryan  / St. Louis / RFA
Ian Scott / San Diego / UFA
Junior Siavii  / Dallas / RFA
LeKevin Smith  / Denver / RFA
Shaun Smith  / Cincinnati / UFA
Montavious Stanley  / Jacksonville / RFA
Fred Robbins  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Hollis Thomas / Carolina / UFA
Tank Tyler / Carolina / RFA
Kevin Vickerson  / Tennessee / RFA
Gabe Watson  / Arizona / RFA
Vince Wilfork  / New England / FFA
Jeff Zgonina  / Houston / UFA

 

INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Monty Beisel  / Arizona / UFA
Gary Brackett / Indianapolis / UFA
Khary Campbell  / Houston / UFA
Vinny Ciurciu / Detroit / UFA
Karlos Dansby  / Arizona / UFA
Tim Dobbins / San Diego / RFA
Larry Foote  / Detroit / UFA
Ryan Fowler  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Tony Gilbert  / Atlanta / UFA
Abdul Hodge  / Cincinnati / RFA
Larry Izzo  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
D'Qwell Jackson  / Cleveland / RFA
Derrick Johnson  / Kansas City / RFA
Lance Laury  / Seattle / RFA
Corey Mays  / Kansas City / RFA
Marvin Mitchell  / New Orleans / RFA
Kirk Morrison  / Oakland / RFA
Barrett Ruud  / Tampa Bay / RFA
DeMeco Ryans  / Houston / RFA
Pago Togafau  / Tennessee / UFA
Jeremiah Trotter  / Philadelphia / UFA
Stephen Tulloch  / Tennessee / RFA
Matt Wilhelm  / San Francisco / UFA

 

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
Jon Alston  / Oakland / RFA
James Anderson / Carolina / RFA
Tully Banta-Cain / New England / UFA
Antwan Barnes  / Baltimore / RFA
Ahmad Brooks  / San Francisco / RFA
Ricky Brown  / Oakland / RFA
Keith Bulluck  / Tennessee / UFA
Derrick Burgess  / New England / UFA
Prescott Burgess  / Baltimore / RFA
Danny Clark  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Angelo Crowell  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Thomas Davis / Carolina / RFA
Chris Draft / Buffalo / UFA
Elvis Dumervil  / Denver / RFA
Keith Ellison / Buffalo / RFA
Scott Fujita  / New Orleans / UFA
Omar Gaither  / Philadelphia / RFA
Chris Gocong  / Philadelphia / RFA
Nick Greisen  / Denver / UFA
Tyjuan Hagler  / Indianapolis / RFA
Marques Harris / San Diego / RFA
Thomas Howard  / Oakland / RFA
Clint Ingram  / Jacksonville / RFA
Rashad Jeanty  / Cincinnati / RFA
Brandon Johnson  / Cincinnati / RFA
Akeem Jordan  / Philadelphia / RFA
Aaron Kampman  / Green Bay / UFA
Freddy Keiaho  / Indianapolis / RFA
Paris Lenon  / St. Louis / UFA
D.D. Lewis  / Seattle / UFA
Darrell McClover / Chicago / UFA
Matt McCoy  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Rocky McIntosh  / Washington / RFA
Shawne Merriman / San Diego / RFA
Chike Okeafor  / Arizona / UFA
Nick Roach  / Chicago / RFA
Matt Roth  / Cleveland / RFA
Junior Seau  / New England / UFA
Cody Spencer  / Detroit / RFA
Josh Stamer / Buffalo / UFA
Jason Taylor / Miami / UFA
Chaun Thompson  / Houston / UFA
Pisa Tinoisamoa  / Chicago / UFA
Jason Trusnik  / Cleveland / RFA
Mike Vrabel  / Kansas City / UFA
Tracy White  / Philadelphia / UFA
Gerris Wilkinson / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Jamar Williams  / Chicago / RFA
Sam Williams  / Oakland / UFA
Chris Wilson  / Washington / RFA
Rod Wilson  / Tampa Bay / RFA
Pierre Woods  / New England / RFA

 

CORNERBACKS
Eric Bassey  / St. Louis / RFA
Will Blackmon  / Green Bay / RFA
Dré Bly  / San Francisco / UFA
Leigh Bodden  / New England / UFA
Ralph Brown  / Arizona / UFA
Drew Coleman  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Kevin Dockery  / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Aaron Francisco  / Indianapolis / RFA
William Gay  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Cletis Gordon  / Dallas / RFA
Nick Harper  / Tennessee / UFA
Antoine Harris  / Atlanta / RFA
Walt Harris  / San Francisco / UFA
Anthony Henry  / Detroit / UFA
Ellis Hobbs  / Philadelphia / RFA
Kevin Hobbs  / Detroit / RFA
Rod Hood  / Tennessee / UFA
Marcus Hudson  / San Francisco / RFA
Corey Ivy  / Baltimore / UFA
Marlin Jackson  / Indianapolis / RFA
William James  / Detroit / UFA
Tim Jennings  / Indianapolis / RFA
David Jones  / Cincinnati / RFA
Nathan Jones / Miami / UFA
Ty Law  / Denver / UFA
Ken Lucas  / Seattle / UFA
Richard Marshall / Carolina / RFA
Karl Paymah  / Minnesota / RFA
Hank Poteat  / Cleveland / UFA
Keiwan Ratliff  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Dunta Robinson  / Houston / UFA
Stanford Routt  / Oakland / RFA
T.J. Rushing  / Indianapolis / RFA
Benny Sapp  / Minnesota / UFA
Leigh Torrence  / New Orleans / RFA
Deshea Townsend / Pittsburgh / UFA
Jonathan Wade  / St. Louis / RFA
Frank Walker  / Baltimore / UFA
Fabian Washington  / Baltimore / RFA
Dante Wesley / Carolina / UFA
Brian Williams  / Atlanta / UFA
Tramon Williams  / Green Bay / RFA
C.J. Wilson / Carolina / RFA
Ashton Youboty / Buffalo / RFA
Usama Young  / New Orleans / RFA

 

SAFETIES
Hamza Abdullah  / Arizona / RFA
Will Allen / Tampa Bay / UFA
O.J. Atogwe  / St. Louis / RFA
Antoine Bethea  / Indianapolis / RFA
Atari Bigby  / Green Bay / RFA
C.C. Brown / N.Y. Giants / RFA
Mike Brown / Kansas City / UFA
Melvin Bullitt  / Indianapolis / RFA
Daniel Bullocks  / Detroit / RFA
Josh Bullocks  / Chicago / RFA
John Busing  / Houston / RFA
Tyrone Carter  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Ryan Clark  / Pittsburgh / UFA
Nick Collins  / Green Bay / RFA
Craig Dahl  / St. Louis / RFA
Reed Doughty  / Washington / RFA
Abram Elam  / Cleveland / RFA
Hiram Eugene  / Oakland / RFA
Nick Ferguson  / Houston / UFA
Vernon Fox  / Denver / UFA
Eric Frampton  / Minnesota / RFA
Jamaal Fudge  / Atlanta / RFA
Roman Harper  / New Orleans / RFA
Clinton Hart  / St. Louis / UFA
James Ihedigbo  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Todd Johnson / Buffalo / UFA
Sean Jones  / Philadelphia / UFA
Kevin Kaesviharn  / Tennessee / UFA
Dawan Landry  / Baltimore / RFA
Danieal Manning  / Chicago / RFA
Marquand Manuel  / Detroit / UFA
Lawyer Milloy  / Seattle / UFA
Donnie Nickey  / Tennessee / UFA
Jarrad Page  / Kansas City / RFA
Charlie Peprah  / Atlanta / RFA
Jermaine Phillips  / Tampa Bay / UFA
Bernard Pollard  / Houston / RFA
Brodney Pool  / Cleveland / RFA
Pierson Prioleau  / New Orleans / UFA
Chris Reis  / New Orleans / RFA
Mark Roman  / San Francisco / UFA
Brian Russell  / Houston / UFA
Bryan Scott. / Buffalo / UFA
Gerald Sensabaugh  / Dallas / RFA
Darren Sharper  / New Orleans / UFA
Ko Simpson  / Detroit / RFA
Eric Smith  / N.Y. Jets / RFA
Quinton Teal / Carolina / RFA
Matt Ware  / Arizona / UFA
Pat Watkins  / Dallas / RFA
Roy Williams / Cincinnati / UFA
George Wilson / Buffalo / RFA

 

PUNTERS
Mitch Berger / Denver / UFA
Jeff Feagles  / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Chris Hanson  / New England / UFA
Sam Koch  / Baltimore / RFA
Michael Koenen  / Atlanta / RFA
Sav Rocca  / Philadelphia / RFA
Daniel Sepulveda  / Pittsburgh / RFA
Hunter Smith  / Washington / UFA
Matt Turk  / Houston / UFA

 

PLACEKICKERS
Billy Cundiff  / Baltimore / UFA
Jay Feely  / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Stephen Gostkowski  / New England / RFA
Shayne Graham / Cincinnati / UFA
Rhys Lloyd / Carolina / RFA
Olindo Mare  / Seattle / FFA
Neil Rackers  / Arizona / UFA
Jeff Reed  / Pittsburgh / FFA
Matt Stover  / Indianapolis / UFA
Shaun Suisham  / Dallas / RFA

 

LONG-SNAPPERS
Ethan Albright / Washington / UFA
Kenneth Amato / Tennessee / UFA
Jon Condo  / Oakland / RFA
James Dearth / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Kevin Houser  / Seattle / UFA
Jason Kyle  / New Orleans / UFA
Chris Massey  / St. Louis / UFA
Ryan Neill / St. Louis / RFA
Bryan Pittman  / Houston / UFA
Jeff Robinson  / Seattle / UFA
Mike Schneck  / Atlanta / UFA
Joe Zelenka  / Atlanta / UFA

 

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NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys

UFAs: OG Montrae Holland.

RFAs: WR Miles Austin, DE Stephen Bowen, CB Cletis Gordon, DE Jason Hatcher, WR Sam Hurd, OT Pat ­McQuistan, C Duke Preston, OG-C Cory Procter, S ­Gerald Sensabaugh, DT Junior Siavii, DE Marcus Spears, PK Shaun Suisham, S Pat Watkins.

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New York Giants

UFAs: QB David Carr, OLB Danny Clark, P Jeff ­Feagles, DT Fred Robbins.

RFAs: OG Kevin Boothe, S C.C. Brown, TE Scott Chandler, DT Barry Cofield, CB Kevin Dockery, WR Derek Hagan, WR Domenik Hixon, TE Darcy Johnson, WR Sinorice Moss, DE Dave Tollefson, OT Guy Whimper, OLB Gerris Wilkinson.

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Philadelphia Eagles

UFAs: DE Jason Babin, S Sean Jones, ILB Jeremiah Trotter, OLB Tracy White.

RFAs: WR Jason Avant, OG-C Nick Cole, OLB Omar Gaither, OLB Chris Gocong, CB Ellis Hobbs, OG Max Jean-Gilles, LB Akeem Jordan, P Sav Rocca, TE Alex Smith, FB Leonard Weaver.

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Washington Redskins

UFAs: LS Ethan Albright, DE Phillip Daniels, OT Levi Jones, C Casey Rabach, P Hunter Smith, OT Mike Williams, DE Renaldo Wynn, TE Todd Yoder.

RFAs: DT Lorenzo Alexander, QB Jason Campbell, S Reed Doughty, DT Kedric Golston, OT Stephon Heyer, OLB Rocky McIntosh, DT Anthony Montgomery, OG Will Montgomery, OLB-DE Chris Wilson.

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NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears

UFAs: OLB Darrell McClover, DE Adewale Ogunleye, RB Adrian Peterson, OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa.

RFAs:  DE Mark Anderson, S Josh Bullocks, DT Dusty Dvoracek, S Danieal Manning, OLB Nick Roach, OLB Jamar Williams.

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Detroit Lions

UFAs: ILB Vinny Ciurciu, OT Damion Cook, QB Daunte Culpepper, TE Casey FitzSimmons, ILB Larry Foote, TE Will Heller, CB Anthony Henry, CB William James, OT Jon Jansen, S Marquand Manuel, QB Patrick Ramsey.

RFAs: DE Copeland Bryan, S Daniel Bullocks, C Dylan Gandy, CB Kevin Hobbs, DE Jason Hunter, OG Daniel Loper, OG Manny Ramirez, S Ko Simpson, OLB Cody Spencer.

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Green Bay Packers

UFAs: OT Chad Clifton, RB Ahman Green, OLB Aaron Kampman, NT Ryan Pickett (franchised), OT Mark Tauscher.

RFAs: S Atari Bigby, CB-RS Will Blackmon, OG Daryn Colledge, S Nick Collins, DE Johnny Jolly, FB John Kuhn, C Jason Spitz, CB Tramon Williams, RB DeShawn Wynn.

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Minnesota Vikings

UFAs: OT Artis Hicks, DT Jimmy Kennedy, WR Greg Lewis, CB Benny Sapp, RB Chester Taylor.

RFAs: OT Ryan Cook, DE Ray Edwards, DT Fred Evans, S Eric Frampton, QB Tarvaris Jackson, CB Karl Paymah, FB Naufahu Tahi.

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NFC SOUTH

Atlanta Falcons

UFAs: WR Marty Booker, ILB Tony Gilbert, RB Verron Haynes, QB Chris Redman, LS Mike Schneck, RB Aaron Stecker, CB Brian Williams, LS Joe Zelenka.

RFAs: OT Tyson Clabo, OG Harvey Dahl, S Jamaal Fudge, CB Antoine Harris, P Michael Koenen, RB Jerious Norwood, OL Quinn Ojinnaka, S Charlie Peprah, RB Jason Snelling.

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Carolina Panthers

UFAs: DE Tyler Brayton, QB A.J. Feeley, QB Josh ­McCown, WR Muhsin Muhammad, DE Julius Peppers, DT Hollis Thomas, OG Keydrick Vincent, CB Dante ­Wesley.

RFAs: OLB James Anderson, OLB Thomas Davis, TE Jeff King, DT Louis Leonard, PK Rhys Lloyd, CB Richard Marshall, QB Matt Moore, OT Rob Petitti, S Quinton Teal, DT Tank Tyler, CB C.J. Wilson.

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New Orleans Saints

UFAs: QB Mark Brunell, TE Dan Campbell, DT Kendrick Clancy, TE Darnell Dinkins, OLB Scott Fujita, LS Jason Kyle, C Nick Leckey, TE Billy Miller, S Pierson Prioleau, S Darren Sharper, DE Paul Spicer.

RFAs: DE Remi Ayodele, RB Mike Bell, OT Jammal Brown, OT Jermon Bushrod, DE Jeff Charleston, FB Kyle Eckel, OG Jahri Evans, DE Tony Hargrove, S Roman Harper, ILB Marvin Mitchell, WR Lance Moore, S Chris Reis, WR-RS Courtney Roby, OG Zach Strief, TE David Thomas, RB Pierre Thomas, CB Leigh Torrence, CB Usama Young.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

UFAs: S Will Allen, WR Antonio Bryant, OLB Angelo Crowell, S Jermaine Phillips, DE Jimmy Wilkerson.

RFAs: WR Mark Bradley, WR Brian Clark, LB Matt McCoy, OT Donald Penn, MLB Barrett Ruud, FB Byron Storer, WR Maurice Stovall, OT Jeremy Trueblood, RB Cadillac Williams, OLB Rod Wilson.

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NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals

UFAs: TE Anthony Becht, LB Monty Beisel, OG ­Jeremy Bridges, CB Ralph Brown, ILB Karlos Dansby, OT Mike Gandy, FB Dan Kreider, WR Sean Morey, OLB Chike Okeafor, PK Neil Rackers, DT Bryan Robinson, QB Brian St. Pierre, S Matt Ware.

RFAs: S Hamza Abdullah, WR Steve Breaston, C Ben Claxton, FB Justin Green, OG Deuce Lutui, TE Ben Patrick, C Lyle Sendlein, TE Stephen Spach, WR ­Jerheme Urban, DT Gabe Watson.

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St. Louis Rams

UFAs: QB Kyle Boller, DE James Hall, S Clinton Hart, LB Paris Lenon, DE Leonard Little, LS Chris Massey, TE Randy McMichael.

RFAs: DE Victor Adeyanju, S O.J. Atogwe, OT Alex ­Barron, CB Eric Bassey, S Craig Dahl, TE Daniel Fells, RB Samkon Gado, DT Gary Gibson, WR Ruvell Martin, LS Ryan Neill, DT Clifton Ryan, OG Mark Setterstrom, CB Jonathan Wade.

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San Francisco 49ers

UFAs: WR Arnaz Battle, CB Dré Bly, NT Aubrayo Franklin (franchised), CB Walt Harris, OT Tony Pashos, S Mark Roman, OT Barry Sims, ILB Matt Wilhelm.

RFAs: OG David Baas, OLB Ahmad Brooks, CB ­Marcus Hudson.

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Seattle Seahawks

UFAs: WR Nate Burleson, FB Justin Griffith, LS Kevin Houser, OLB D.D. Lewis, CB Ken Lucas, PK Olindo Mare (franchised), OT Damion McIntosh, S Lawyer Milloy, DE Cory Redding, LS Jeff Robinson.

RFAs: OT Brandon Frye, ILB Lance Laury, WR Ben ­Obomanu, OG Rob Sims, C Chris Spencer, DE Darryl Tapp.

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"Sit the hell down, Joe Alexander!"
The New York Knicks: As an organization, the Bricks have made no secret about their desire to lure LeBron James to the Big Apple. They want LeBron the same way a fat person wants a giant sandwich covered in gravy, frosting and other, smaller sandwiches.

But rather than building a competitive team for King Crab to push over the top, the Bricks -- now 20-39 on the season -- seem content to be LeBron's bitch.

James barely broke a sweat on his way to a 22-7-7 night in which he spent the entire fourth quarter dancing around and putting teammates in good-natured headlocks. The Crabs scored 74 points in the first half and led by as many as 49 points in the second half before settling for a 124-93 win.

Bugs put up more of a fight when you squash them.

The Crabs set a new season-high for margin of victory (31) and tied their season-high for first-half points...which they set three weeks ago against the Knicks. Cleveland shot nearly 57 percent for the game, outscored New York 66-32 in the paint, and outrebounded them 60-31. According to the AP game notes, that rebounding edge was the Crabs' largest margin since November 9, 2005 when they outrebounded the Seattle Super Sonics by 35.

By the end of the game, most of the Crabs were acting like it was an outing at Dave & Busters rather than a professional basketball game.

Knee-Mac -- who finished with 6 points on 3-for-7 shooting -- said: "They have a lot of fun here at home. It's tough to beat them at home. I'd have fun, too. If it's that easy, why not have fun? I don't blame them for celebrating. We have to do something about it."

The max contract dollar question: Is all this humiliation worth just a chance at LeBron?

Said Mike 'Antoni: "I'll tell you next year. Right now it's pretty frustrating for everybody, but it's what we're doing. ... They outclassed us, outmatched us, outplayed us. They're just a lot better than us."

So are most YMCA teams, Mike.

The Philadelphia 76ers: "Fire Eddie!"

That's what the Philly fans -- well, the ones who stuck around for the end of this bloodbath -- were chanting by the end of Orlando's 126-105 road victory over the Sixers. The only thing we don't know for sure is which "Eddie" they were referring to: coach Eddie Jordan or team president Ed Stefanski.

Both maybe?

Jordan, for his part, decided to point his freaky finger at Andre Iguodala. In his own special, you know, passive-aggressive way: "We lost the passion to compete. We saw some poor body language and there were a couple of timeouts where we addressed it. I wasn't going to have it. I addressed it a couple of times, I addressed just now [postgame]. It's leadership, or lack thereof. It's contagious where one guy's miserable and it's contagious throughout the team. Someone has to stand up and try and rally the troops, your teammates."

Could Eddie be talking about the team captain?

Give Iggy credit. He didn't take the bait: "You start to play the blame game and it really leads to a dead end, it really doesn't go anywhere. I'll just go out there and keep doing what I've been doing my whole career, which is playing basketball the right way. ... It's kind of a few things. Losing Andre Miller was definitely one of those things. Bringing in a new system could be one of those things. Changing the style up could be another. I don't think we need to have excuses every night why we're losing."

The Magic shot 58.4 percent from the field and 65.2 percent from downtown.

Elton Brand: I'll stick with Iggy's "no excuses" policy and not point out what a huge, $80 million disappointment Brand has been. What I will point out is that Brand missed the game with right Achilles tendinitis. What made this extra funny is that it was "Elton Brand Night" in Philly. Here's the description:

The Sixers tip-off the month by showing their appreciation to Elton Brand for his significant contribution to the team's Community Assist Ticket Program. Lucky fans will have the opportunity to win Elton Brand prizes throughout the night, courtesy of Converse.

Additionally, all Elton Brand merchandise will be discounted 25% at all fan gear locations.

Too bad he Sixers can't get 25 percent off his contract.

The Chicago Bulls: I was taking part in the ESPN Daily Dime chat last night -- which I've been doing a lot lately, so feel free to show up and chew the rag with me -- and somebody asked me if I thought Joe Alexander was going to see any time against the Hawks. My response: "Only in a nightmare scenario."

Well, Joe earned a three trillion and got posterized by Mario West (as brutally depicted in today's top pic). I'd say that qualifies as a nightmare scenario, wouldn't you?

In all reality, the Bulls probably lost this one before tipoff. Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) is out indefinitely, and Luol Deng (sore left knee) was a late scratch. Those guys are Chicago's top two rebounders, so of course the Bulls were outrebounded 63-37, including 22-8 on the offensive glass.

I should also point out that Noah is Chicago's best defender, and Deng (based on defensive rating) is currently their third best defender. Oh, and Deng is their second-leading scorer too. To make matters worse, Derrick Rose -- who already had a bruised left knee -- banged knees with Mike Bibby and spent several minutes writing on the ground in pain. When Rose hobbled to the locker room, there was a mass pants-shitting in the greater Chicago-land area.

Rose returned, thank Zeus, and he even scored a game-high 24 points. Unfortunately, it took him 24 shots to get there. And the Bulls lost by 24. So I guess 24 was the magic number. Actually, Chiago pulled to within six points with about eight and a half minutes to go in the fourth...but then they just ran out of gas.

Said Vinny Del Negro: "We have to get Joakim and Luol back. Atlanta is a very athletic, strong front line. They are young and they have hurt us before. Obviously, that was the difference in the game. They would miss and go get it and control the tempo of the game."

Joe Alexander: See above. Why the hell are people asking for this guy's autograph?!

The Toronto Raptors: The Bulls weren't the only team suffering from an absentee problem. The Craptors -- who were already playing their sixth game without Chris Bosh (sprained left ankle) -- had to scratch Jose Calderon (bum elbow) and then got only 15 minutes out of Hedo Turkododo because he injured his left ankle after his foot was stepped on by Jared Jeffries early in the second quarter.

Final score: Rockets 116, Craptors 92. Oh, and Houston's 68 first-half points were a season high for points in the first half.

Said Rockets coach Rick Adelman: "We caught a team that was short-handed."

Added Toronto coach Jay Triano: "Let's be a little bit realistic, three of our top four players are not playing. I don't care who you're playing against, if three of your top four guys aren't out there and playing, you're going to have a hard time winning games. ... Without Chris and Jose, two big scorers, we've got to manufacture points somewhere and I think everybody tried to take it upon themselves and we played selfish basketball."

In related news, Marcus Banks led the Craptors with 15 points. Banks also had season-highs in assists and steals (4 each).

The New Orleans Hornets: Let's begin with this awesome picture of the game's top performers:


As for the Hornets, well, I guess it's safe to say the Darren Collison honeymoon is over. The rookie played pretty well -- 10 points, 15 assists, 2 steals -- and Marcus Thornton came off the bench to drop 30 points in 27 minutes, but New Orleans looked totally overmatched. This was a throwback win for the Spurs, who shot over 50 percent and went up by 20 in the third quarter, beat back a mini-comeback by the Hornets, and eased their way into a 106-92 win.

Said Thornton: "We're not matching the intensity of the opponent. Good teams are going to go on runs. We just have to find a way to be more aggressive on defense." You do realize Peja Stojakovic is your starting SF, right, Marcus?

The San Antonio Spurs: Despite a slight uptick in their last few games, Michael Finley still asked to be waived so he could try to find "a more prominent role on another team." Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he was surprised Finley asked to leave...but is it really that shocking? Why rot away on the bench of a team that's not going to win it all when you could possibly rot away while playing more minutes for some other team that's not going to win it all?

Still: being dismissed by Zombie Finley reflects kinda poorly on the Spurs.

The Charlotte Bobcats: It looks as though Michael Jordan will soon be the new owner of the Bobcats, whom I expect will be renamed to the "Charlotte Eff You Bryon Russells." Or something like that. But MJ's magic touch really only ever applied to shooting basketballs, which is why it didn't exactly blow the socks off my feet when the 'Cats shot 39 percent as a team and scored only 31 points in the second half of an 89-84 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

Said Captain Jack: "We played scared.

Added Charlotte taskmaster Larry Brown: "I think I did a bad job. I was looking out there and I didn't know what we were doing." Based on how they played -- giving up 20 points off 20 turnovers -- neither did your players, Larry.

But Dallas ooach Rick Carlisle thinks Jordan's ownership will totally push the Bobcats (28-30) to the next level. Which is .500 I guess. "Great things will happen to the franchise," said Carlisle. "I've been around iconic guys like [Larry] Bird and I've seen what his presence did in Indiana when we first went there back in '97. Michael will the same things here for Charlotte."

Uh huh. You do remember this is the same guy who blew the first overall draft pick on Kwame Brown for one team and then the third overall draft pick on Adam Morrison for his current team, right?

Dirk Nowitzki, captain obvious: "To hold that team to 31 points in the second half really was the key to our success."

The Denver Nuggets: Ah, the latest victims of the dreaded "second night of back-to-backs" curse. Sure, the Nuggets played on Sunday afternoon rather than Sunday evening, but they still had a knock-down, drag-out slap fight with the Lakers in L.A. Then they had to Phoenix, where the Suns were 22-7.

You know where I'm going with this, I'm sure.

Denver actually started the game on fire and led 33-24 after 12 minutes. But Phoenix outscored the Nuggets 33-11 in the second quarter...and 24 of those points were scored by the Suns' pine riders. Goran Dragic scored 10 points, Channing Frye added 7, and Louis Amundson chipped inw with 5 points, 5 boards and 2 blocked shots as the Phoenix bench transformed a 13-point first quarter deficit into a 57-44 halftime lead.

Carmelo Anthony -- who scored only 17 points on 7-for-21 shooting -- said: "It happened so fast." Yeah, well, so did the Hindenburg, 'Melo.

The Nuggets tired legs were pretty apparent as Phoenix earned a 33-16 advantage in FTAs and scored 23 points off 19 forced turnovers. The Suns' lead never dropped below double digits for the rest of the game.

Said Nuggets coach George Karl: "If you watched the way we played on the beginning of this trip you'd be happy if we were able to go 2-2. We're not happy now but a week from now, hopefully after we win a few home games, we will be happy."

The Utah Jazz: As well as the Jazz played in February, they're still suspect on the road...which is where they'll be for most of the next few weeks. It's probably a bad sign that they fell behind by 17 points to the Clippers in L.A. before rallying to lose by only four points.

Jerry Sloan, quote machine: According to the AP recap: "The Jazz (38-22) have lost seven games this season by margins of four points or less. Had they won those games, they would be only one game behind the Lakers for the Western Conference lead -- and just 2 1/2 behind Cleveland for the NBA's best record. Instead, they find themselves trying to hang onto fourth place and secure home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs."

This is what Sloan had to say about that: "I realize those things, but that'll eat you alive and drive yourself crazy and make you jump off a building. And I've been around too long to want to do that. You're going to have 10 or 15 games that you look back on after the season and say maybe you should have won those. But the other teams have those games as well, so you can't worry about those games once they're over. I automatically forget -- because I can't remember."

I so love Jerry Sloan and his old, mummy face.

The Los Angeles Clippers: Just because no WotN post feels complete without cracking on The Other L.A. Team, I had to point out that their near collapse after building a 17-point lead is kind of a patter. As noted in the recap: "The Clippers already lost games in which they led Toronto by 22 points, New York by 20 and Memphis by 18. Just three weeks ago, they lost to the Jazz 109-99 at Staples Center after leading by 11 points with 8 minutes remaining."

Lacktion report: Even as he reports the daily lacktion, chris would like to remind you all to celebrate Clutch the Bear's upcoming birthday.

Hawks-Bulls: Chicago's Joe Alexander can make it on the Miracle Mile, after a windfall of 2.95 trillion (2:58).

Spurs-Hornets: Roger Mason bricked once from the French Quarter for a +1 suck differential in 5:30, while fellow Spur Malik Hairston took home a celebratory cache of 2 trillion (2:02). New Orleans's Sean Marks buzzed a bank for a 1.2 trillion (1:12).

Raptors-Rockets: Jared Jeffries has brought sucktacularity from Houston Street to the City of Houston, fouling thricely in 10:15 and adding a turnover and brick for a +5 that doubled as a 4:0 Voskuhl!!!!

Hilton Armstrong has now booked a stay at the Voskuhl suite in a third different city (previously doing so in New Orleans and Sacramento), negating two steals in 6:23 with four bricks, three rejections, and a foul and giveaway each for a 2:0 ratio of recidivism.

Nuggets-Suns: In 1:44, Earl Clark minted himself a bar worth 1.7 trillion, while in the same time period, Taylor Griffin continued his start-of-career lacktion with a +1 via brick.

Jazz-Clippers: Brian Skinner jumped into overalls briefly for a 23 second Mario.