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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Free Agent Circus

Free Agency Signings – Week 1

As of March 11th, teams having been improving themselves by testing their hands in the free agent arena. Come fall, some of your favorite players will don a new uniform. After only one week, there have been a ton of moves. How has your team fared? Here are the key losses/acquisitions for each team:


Arizona

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Milford Brown, G
Houston
Kendrick Clancy, DT
N.Y. Giants
Edgerrin James, RB
Indianapolis

Departures: Quentin Harris, S; Josh McCown, QB

Atlanta

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Brian Finneran, WR
Atlanta
Lawyer Milloy, S
Buffalo

Departures: Kevin Shaffer, LT

Baltimore

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Mike Anderson, RB
Denver
Justin Bannan, DT
Buffalo
Jamal Lewis, RB
Baltimore
Trevor Pryce, DE
Denver
Bart Scott, LB
Baltimore

Departures: Will Demps, FS; Maake Kemoeatu, DT; Chester Taylor, RB; Anthony Weaver, DE; Dave Zastudil, P

Buffalo

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Matt Bowen, S
Washington
Andre' Davis, WR
New England
Mario Haggan, LB
Buffalo
Greg Jerman, OL
Buffalo
Josh Reed, WR
Washington
Robert Royal, TE
Washington
Mike Schneck, LS
Buffalo
Larry Tripplett, DT
Indianapolis

Departures: Justin Bannan, DT; Lawyer Milloy, S

Carolina

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Justin Hartwig, C
Tennessee
Maake Kemoeatu, DT
Baltimore
Damione Lewis, DT
St. Louis
Chris Weinke, QB
Carolina
Shaun Williams, SS
N.Y. Giants

Departures: Marlon McCree, S; Dante Wesley, DB; Will Witherspoon, LB

Chicago

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Dante Wesley, DB
N.Y. Giants

Departures: None

Cincinnati

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Dexter Jackson, S
Tampa Bay

Departures: Jon Kitna, QB; Matt Schobel, TE

Cleveland

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
LeCharles Bentley, C
New Orleans
Joe Jurevicius, WR
Seattle
Willie McGinest, LB
New England
Kevin Shaffer, LT
Atlanta
Ted Washington, NT
Oakland
Dave Zastudil, P
Baltimore

Departures: Antonio Bryant, WR; L.J. Shelton, T; Kenard Land, DE

Dallas

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Akin Ayodele, LB
Jacksonville
Jason Fabini, OT
N.Y. Jets
Andre Gurode, OL
Dallas
Ryan Hannam, TE
Seattle
Kyle Kosier, OL
Detroit
Terrell Owens, WR
Philadelphia

Departures: Dan Campbell, TE; Scott Fujita, LB; La’Roi Glover, DT; Keyshawn Johnson, WR

Denver

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Kenard Lang, DE
Cleveland
Mike Leach, TE
Denver
Gerard Warren, DE
Denver

Departures: None

Detroit

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Corey Bradford, WR
Houston
Shawn Bryson, RB
Detroit
Dan Campbell, TE
Dallas
Eddie Drummond, WR
Detroit
Kalimba Edwards, DE
Detroit
Jon Kitna, QB
Cincinnati
Josh McCown, QB
Arizona

Departures: Jeff Garcia, QB; Andre Goodman, CB; Kyle Kosier, OL; R. W. McQuarters, CB

Green Bay

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Marquand Manuel, S
Seattle
Ryan Pickett, DT
St. Louis

Departures: Ryan Longwell, K

Houston

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Jameel Cook, FB
Tampa Bay
Sage Rosenfels, QB
Miami
Anthony Weaver, DE
Baltimore

Departures: Tony Banks, QB; Corey Bradford, WR; Jason Bell, CB; Milford Brown, G; Jabar Gaffney, WR; Gary Walker, DE

Indianapolis

No acquisitions yet.

Departures: Edgerrin James, RB; David Thornton, LB; Larry Triplett, DT

Jacksonville

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Terry Cousin, CB
Jacksonville
Brian Jones, TE
Jacksonville
Marcellus Wiley, DE
Jacksonville
Brian Williams, CB
Minnesota
Mike Williams, OT
Buffalo

Departures: Akin Ayodele, LB

Kansas City

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Kendall Gammon, LS
Kansas City
Quentin Griffin, RB
Kansas City
Damon Huard, QB
Kansas City

Departures: Todd Collins, QB

Miami

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Minnesota
Andre Goodman, CB
Detroit
Renaldo Hill, DB
Oakland
Sedrick Hodge, LB
New Orleans
Alex Holmes, TE
Miami
Travis Minor, RB
Miami
L.J. Shelton, T
Cleveland

Departures: Gus Frerotte, QB; Bryan Gilmore, WR; Sage Rosenfels, QB

Minnesota

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Ben Leber, LB
San Diego
Ryan Longwell, K
Green Bay
Koren Robinson, WR
Minnesota
Chester Taylor, RB
Baltimore

Departures: Michael Bennett, RB; Corey Chavous, S; Daunte Culpepper, QB; Brian Williams, CB

New England

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Reche Caldwell, WR
San Diego

Departures: Andre Davis, WR; Christian Fauria, TE; David Givens, WR

New Orleans

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Michael Bennett, RB
Minnesota
Drew Brees, QB
San Diego
Scott Fujita, LB
Dallas
Anthony Simmons, LB
Seattle
Omar Stoutmire, S
Washington

Departures: LeCharles Bentley, C; Aaron Brooks, QB; Fakhir Brown, CB; Sedrick Lodge, LB; Darren Howard, DE; Toniu Fonoti, G

New York Giants

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Jason Bell, CB
Houston
Will Demps, FS
Baltimore
Quentin Harris, S
Arizona
Tim Hasselbeck, QB
N.Y. Giants
Lewis Kelly, G
N.Y. Giants
R.W. McQuarters, CB
Detroit
Chad Morton, RB
N.Y. Giants
Bob Whitfield, OT
N.Y. Giants

Departures: Kendrick Clancy; DT; Shaun Williams, SS

New York Jets

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Kimo von Oelhoffen, DE
Pittsburgh

Departures: Kevin Mawae, C

Oakland

No acquisitions yet.

Departures: Renaldo Hill, DB; Ted Washington, NT

Philadelphia

Jabar Gaffney, WR
Houston
Jeff Garcia, QB
Detroit
Darren Howard, DE
New Orleans
Darnerien McCants, WR
Philadelphia
Matt Schobel, TE
Cincinnati

Departures: Terrell Owens, WR

Pittsburgh

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Rodney Bailey, DE
Seattle
Charlie Batch, QB
Pittsburgh
Barrett Brooks, OT
Pittsburgh
Ryan Clark, SS
Washington
Doug Easlick, FB
San Francisco
Brandon Joe, FB
None
Brett Keisel, DE
Pittsburgh
Clint Kriewaldt, LB
Pittsburgh
Deshea Townsend, CB
Pittsburgh
Jerame Tuman, TE
Pittsburgh

Departures: Chris Hope, FS; Antwaan Randle El, WR

San Diego

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Marlon McCree, SS
Carolina

Departures: Drew Brees, QB; Ben Leber, LB; Reche Caldwell, WR

San Francisco

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Antonio Bryant, WR
Cleveland
Bryan Gilmore, WR
Miami
Walt Harris, CB
Washington
Jason McAddley, WR
San Francisco
Brandon Moore, LB
San Francisco
Joe Nedney, K
San Francisco
Kris Richard, S
San Francisco

Departures: Andre Carter, DE; Brandon Lloyd, WR

Seattle

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Rocky Bernard, DT
Seattle
Peter Warrick, WR
Seattle
Jimmy Williams, CB
Seattle

Departures: Rodney Bailey, DE; Ryan Hannam, TE; Joe Jurevicius, WR; Marquand Manuel, S

St. Louis

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Fakhir Brown, CB
New Orleans
Corey Chavous, S
Minnesota
Gus Frerotte, QB
Miami
La'Roi Glover, DT
Dallas
Will Witherspoon, LB
Carolina

Departures: Adam Archuleta, S; Damione Lewis, DT; Ryan Pickett, DT

Tampa Bay

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Mike Alstott, FB
Tampa Bay
Matt Bryant, K
Tampa Bay
Toniu Fonoti, G
Minnesota
Chris Hovan, DT
Tampa Bay

Departures: Jameel Cook, RB; Jeff Gooch, LB; Brian Griese, QB; Dexter Jackson, S; Matt Stinchcomb, OL

Washington

Player, Pos.
2005 Team
Adam Archuleta, S
St. Louis
Andre Carter, DE
San Francisco
Todd Collins, QB
Kansas City
Christian Fauria, TE
New England
Antwaan Randle El, WR
Pittsburgh

Departures: Ryan Clark, S; Omar Stoutmire, S