Thomas Jones gets a two year deal in Kansas City
By Gayle Saunders
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The Kansas City Chiefs just strengthened their running game with the signing of Thomas Jones. The Chiefs signed the free agent running back, who was a big reason the New York Jets reached the AFC Championship.
People tend to forget that Jones was the NFL’s third-leading rusher last season. Jones had career highs of 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, a year after being selected for the Pro Bowl following a season in which he ran for 1,312 yards and 13 touchdowns. Even though Jones rushed for 1,000 or more yards for five straight seasons, the Jets cut ties with him when free agency started last Friday. The biggest concern for the Jets was paying his $3.3 million roster bonus on top of a $2.8 million base salary this season. The Jets failed to reach a compromise with Jones on restructuring his contract. The team wanted him to take a pay cut, and Jones was not interested. Last off season, Jones sat out voluntary activities while trying to renegotiate his deal, which was front-loaded over the first two seasons. He made only $900,000 in base salary last season, but didn’t let that affect his play.
The 31-year-old Jones is expected to team up with third-year running back Jamaal Charles in the backfield, who had his best season in Kansas City with 1,120 yards rushing and seven touchdowns.
Thomas Jones was a major reason the New York Jets ranked first in the league with 172.2 yards rushing per game, However he seemed to tire down the stretch as rookie Shonn Greene came alive, which allowed Greene to take more of the carries down the stretch, but Jones is confident that he can play another four or five seasons because of the unbeleivable shape he keeps himself in.
He was drafted seventh overall in 2000 by the Arizona Cardinals and then was traded to Tampa Bay in 2003, went to Chicago the following year as a free agent and was traded to the Jets in 2007. Jones also ranks second only toLaDainian Tomlinson, who is also a free agent, in yards rushing since 2005. Jones ranks 28th on the career list with 9,217 yards, 190 behind Earl Campbell.
Running Through the Combine with Fabian Washington!
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The NFL Offseason has it’s peaks and valleys of excitement. The first offseason excitement is the NFL Combine held in Indianapolis. Guys train for sprints, drills and weight lifting to prove to NFL scouts and coaches that the are physically superior to their peer at their position.
One man who greatly helped his chances in the Combine some years ago was Fabian Washington who ran the 40 yard dash in the high 4.2 range. We sat down with Fabian on the night before Free Agency started to get an inside look at how it all goes down.
Welcome to Miami: Karlos Dansby signs with the Dolphins!
By Gayle Saunders
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Dansby reached an agreement with Miami on a five-year deal after visiting the Dolphins in the opening hours of NFL free agency. Dansby’s contract is worth $43 million, and a league source says that includes $22 million in guaranteed money, which makes him one of the highest paid inside linebackers in the game.
The Dolphins terminated the contracts of disgruntled outside linebacker Joey Porter, inside linebacker Akin Ayodel and free safety Gibril Wiilson.
Dansby became an unrestricted free agent after six seasons with Arizona. He played inside linebacker last season for the NFC West champions and can also play outside linebacker.
Porter, a four-time Pro Bowler chosen in January to the NFL’s All-Decade team, was released last month but reverted to the Miami roster because of a salary cap technicality. He had campaigned to be released while complaining about his reduced role last season and his relationship with coach Tony Sparano.
Wilson was not the right fit in his only season with the Dolphins. He was awarded a $8 million guaranteed when he signed a year ago.
Ayodele was a two-year starter at inside linebacker, but Dansby offers more big-play ability. The former Cardinals star has 25½ career sacks, 10 interceptions, 12 fumbles forced and nine fumbles recovered.
As Friday’s moves made clear, the Bill Parcells regime is eager to improve a defense that last year gave up a franchise-record 140 points in the fourth quarter, most in the NFL. In the final three games, desperate to stay in the playoff race, the Dolphins fell behind 24-6, 27-0 and 27-10.
Miami fired defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni in January and replaced him with Mike Nolan.
Baltimore Ravens make a BOLD move!
By Gayle Saunders
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Starting off the Anquan Boldin news conference, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said this trade redeemed himself for not drafting Boldin in 2003.
“There’s not too many times that you get a chance to recover from a mistake,” Newsome said. “And I think I made a mistake in that draft, worrying [more] about measurables than worrying about the football player. And Anquan is a football player.”
Anquan Boldin can’t wait to try out his new role as the primary target of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. The Ravens introduced their new wide receiver to the media Monday, and Boldin spoke excitedly about being on a team that plays a physical brand of football.
Boldin says Baltimore “is a place that fits me.” He will be called upon to revive a passing game that lacked a big-play wideout in 2009, although Boldin said, “I feel like I add a piece to this offense.”
Baltimore on Friday obtained Boldin and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 draft from the Arizona Cardinals for a third- and fourth-round selection. After passing his physical Monday, Boldin, slated to receive $3 million in 2010, signed a new four-year, $28 million contract that includes a guaranteed $10 million.
Boldin, who will wear No. 81, wanted to go to a team that has a chance to win a championship, plays defense, runs the ball and starts a young quarterback.
“I think Baltimore fits that to a tee,” Boldin said.
Chicago Bears Strike First in Free Agency!
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The Chicago Bears and Julius Peppers finalized a six-year deal to bring one of the top Defensive ends in 2010 to Chicago.
Peppers was looking for at least $12 million a year in the early part of the contract. The agreement could be worth $40 million over the first three years.
The 6-foot-7, 283-pound Peppers is a five-time Pro Bowler who recorded 10.5 sacks with two interceptions and five forced fumbles last season.
“If we bring in Julius Peppers, that could help us a lot,” Bears defensive end Alex Brown said Thursday on “The Waddle & Silvy Show” on ESPN 1000. “The guy’s a monster, he’s an animal. He’s the biggest guy and fastest guy I think I’ve ever seen.
“He’s as gifted as Urlacher, I think. He’s just about 30 pounds heavier. He’s unbelievable.
The Chicago Bears have also agreed to terms with free agent TE Brandon Manumaleuna.
Manumaleuna is not only known for having one of the most difficult names in the NFL to type and pronounce (perhaps only second to T.J. Houshmandzadeh in Seattle), but also for being one of the premier blocking tight ends in the league.
The 6′2″, 295-lb. 10-year veteran has prior experience in Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s system. Manumaleuna played under Martz with the St. Louis Rams.
Financial terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed; however, the deal is reportedly for five years.
Signing Manumaleuna may seal the deal on rumors circulating that the Bears might ship TE Greg Olsen out of town.
Olsen is not the right fit in for a receiving tight end in Martz’s offensive scheme, which primarily calls for tight ends to remain in as blockers, while running backs are called upon to catch the ball more often ( which is basically the main reason for bringing Chester Taylor in for an interview).
The Bears will most likely have to cut (or lose) another TE after signing Manumaleuna. They also have Desmond Clark on the roster, who is slated to make about $1 million in the upcoming season.
The Bears continue to attack this offseason aggressively, going after the free agents they had targeted and getting them locked down fairly quickly.
The Day that Pro Football Salary cap died
In 2006 the league and the players asscoiation reached a new collective bargaining agreement which had a clause called for eliminating the salary cap in 2010. Both sides thought that an uncapped season would be so hated upon that a new contract would be done way before the cap disappeared. When the owners opted out of the CBA in 2008, little thought was given to an actual removal of the salary cap that generally has been beneficial for both owners and players.
Well folks that day March 5, 2010 is here. Friday marks the day when pro football salary cap dies. Free agency starts under a different set of rules, the most shocking thing is no one is really clear where this will lead the NFL. The biggest concern for me and fans around the league is that everything comes to a halt in 2011. No its not a joke folks…The most beloved sport in America is entering uncharted waters…think of the Neil Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon.
“The situation we’re walking into is certainly unknown for everyone,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik says. “So no one can really look at the crystal ball and say here’s what people are going to spend and here’s what people aren’t going to spend. It’s all pure speculation.”
Marc Ganis, who is president of Chicago-based consulting company Sports Corp. Ltd., believes teams will not overspend.
“That’s one of the possibilities in the uncapped season, will some teams be spending far below the current floor, especially teams that perform poorly on the field?” says Ganis. “Teams will have the option of spending the amount on their team that they think it is worth. A 4-12 team does not have the caliber players a consistently 12-4 team has.
“I expect the small and midsize market clubs are going to start to pay in this uncapped year based on what they can afford.”
Joe Flacco’s agent Joe Linta, is optimistic the dollars will be available. Linta’s thoughts are the same of many others around the league His thoughts echo those by many of his colleagues:
“The owners are all wealthy,” Linta says, “and as much as they need and want to make money, the need to win is greater than the need to make money — they already have plenty. Their insatiable desire to win will override their greed to save and make money. So, yeah, they’ll spend.”
When it comes to teams, some can spend more than others. However, the class of unrestricted free agents (UFA) contains few Big time playmakers and is far less inferior to the class of restricted free agents.(RFA)
Under the current CBA which expires in March, the top conference semifinalists from January’s playoffs have extra restrictions in signing free agents. The final four, for example, (Saints, Colts, Jets and the Vikings) must depart with an unrestricted free agent (UFA) before they can sign one. That definitely makes it tougher for those teams.
“I think it is a penalty for sure,” Jets coach Rex Ryan says. “Maybe you need a tight end or whatever it is and you don’t have that ability to go out and get some of the top guys that might be available.”
Many of those top free agents you see out there aren’t available at all. With no salary cap in place, it now will take six years with a team to actually become an unrestricted free agent, while in past years it was four. NFL Players with four and five seasons under their belt are now restricted, which means the team that loses them earns compensation or would have the right to match offers from other clubs.
All pro defensive end Elvis Dumervil of Denver, who led the league in sacks in 2009; San Diego linebacker Shawne Merriman and receiver Vincent Jackson; Miami running back Ronnie Brown; Dallas receiver Miles Austin; and Houston linebacker DeMeco Ryans are among the 212 players who now are not totally free because of the uncapped season. While Dumervil, Austin and Ryans might be worth the big dollars they would cost, how many other teams out there are likely to part with high draft picks and all the dollars it takes to sign a difference maker?
“For us it’s not changing,” San Francisco 49ers GM Scot McCloughan. “We’re going to go forward as if there is a cap. … We’re not going to be considered a big free agency team anyway. But we’ll do what we need to do in free agency if we think it’s a smart move.”
Not that there won’t be lots of bucks flying into players’ bank accounts. Teams always want to procure as much talent as they can. If someone perceives defensive end Julius Peppers as the answer to their line issues, the money figures to be there — although certainly not on the scale of the $20 million-plus Carolina would have needed to spend to make him a franchise player for the second straight year.
“When we talk about possible free agents, certainly Julius is one of the guys we talk about,” Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren says when asked if Peppers could have the kind of impact free-agent Reggie White had in Green Bay when Holmgren was the coach. “Then I have to put on my other hat because there are some financial ramifications there.
“As great a player as Julius is, I’d be reluctant to compare anybody to Reggie White. We did it, at the time we bonused him for I think $8 million. Everybody thought we were nuts. It was numbers off the chart. Now think of that today.”
Put it this way….as of today: NFL organnizations have to consider the consequences of high spending in an uncapped 2010 if in fact the salary cap returns to form like in years previous. The money spent on such a player like Peppers or another Unresticted Free Agent this year might be unlimited, but contract provisions beyond that could get in the way of making sure you’re under the salary cap in the future.
Jim Schwartz The Detroit Lions’s coach believes more experienced, but most likely more worn-down players will be up for grabs in free agency this year. This too could could cut short the spending.
“Most of the … unrestricted players are going to be players that are 29, 30, 31 years old. I think the biggest thing about that is, it places a lot more emphasis on getting the player right,” says Schwartz, whose team needs all the quality talent it can get. “You can get mileage out of a 29-year-old or a 30-year-old as long as you have a very specific role in mind for him and he fits your scheme and you feel good about that, because you’re not going to have a whole lot of startup time with him.”
Lots of executives around the league believe there will be more significance on this years NFL draft because of thechange in free agency
“I sense that we are a lot more focused seemingly this year on draft preparation,” Atlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff said. “Usually we take this in cycles or segments. There was definitely a free agent segment leading up to beginning of free agency. Now we tend to be focusing on the draft that much earlier. I will be interested to see how much interest there is going into free agency with the fewer numbers.”
So as the clock strikes 12:00 and March 5th is upon us (which is the official time that Free Agency begins) myself and the rest of the NFL nation can only sit and wonder what happens next.
NFL Combine’s favorite event: The 40 yard dash
Could Vick be on his way to Carolina?

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said on a weekend radio appearance that if he could choose to play for any team in the NFL, it would be the Carolina Panthers.
Appearing on the Gangsta Grillz radio program on Atlanta station Hot 107.9 FM, Vick was asked by host DJ Drama to respond to a listener question regarding where he’d like to play.
“If I could play for any team in the league, it would probably be two teams, but if I had to pick one, it would probably be the Carolina Panthers,” Vick said.
When asked why Carolina, Vick responded:
“Well, you know, it’s close to home. I like the uniforms. You get to play against Atlanta twice a year. Ain’t nothing better than playing against your former team, right? So, yeah, that would be a good look, it would be a good look.” Click on this link to view Vick’s appearance on the show and go to about the 7:40 mark to hear him discuss his NFL preference.
The Panthers weren’t interested in Vick last preseason when he was looking to sign with a team and are not expected to be interested now.
They enter next season with veterans Jake Delhomme and restricted free agent Matt Moore and appear highly interested in picking a quarterback in April’s draft.
Vick returned to the NFL with the Eagles last season after a two-season absence while serving a prison sentence for overseeing a dogfighting ring during his heyday as a star for the Atlanta Falcons.
Vick has apologized for his actions and said he is committed to using his experience to help him have a better life and to use the message to help youth not make similar mistakes.
Vick played sparingly last season for the Eagles, appearing in 12 games mostly as a situational player in a Wildcat role. He completed 6 of 13 passes for 86 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. He also ran 24 times for 95 yards and two TDs.
What goes on at the NFL Combine?

Each year some of the best college football players get the chance of a lifetime by being invited to the NFL Scouting Combine which takes place in Indianapolis, Ind. While attending the Combine, they go through an intense four day job interview meeting with various executives, coaches, scouts and doctors from all 32 NFL teams. This gives NFL teams an opportunity to get a look at their potentail draft picks up close and personal right before the NFL Draft.
Below is a quick breakdown of the drills they will be measured on:
40-yard dash
The 40-yard dash is the marquee event at the combine. It’s kind of like the 100-meters at the Olympics: It’s all about speed, explosion and watching skilled athletes run great times. These athletes are timed at 10, 20 and 40-yard intervals. What the scouts are looking for is an explosion from a static start.
Bench press
The bench press is a test of strength — 225 pounds, as many reps as the athlete can get. What the NFL scouts are also looking for is endurance. Anybody can do a max one time, but what the bench press tells the pro scouts is how often the athlete frequented his college weight room for the last 3-5 years.
Vertical jump
The vertical jump is all about lower-body explosion and power. The athlete stands flat-footed and they measure his reach. It is important to accurately measure the reach, because the differential between the reach and the flag the athlete touches is his vertical jump measurement.
Broad jump
The broad jump is like being in gym class back in junior high school. Basically, it is testing an athlete’s lower-body explosion and lower-body strength. The athlete starts out with a stance balanced and then he explodes out as far as he can. It tests explosion and balance, because he has to land without moving.
3 cone drillThe 3 cone drill tests an athlete’s ability to change directions at a high speed. Three cones in an L-shape. He starts from the starting line, goes 5 yards to the first cone and back. Then, he turns, runs around the second cone, runs a weave around the third cone, which is the high point of the L, changes directions, comes back around that second cone and finishes.
Shuttle run
The short shuttle is the first of the cone drills. It is known as the 5-10-5. What it tests is the athlete’s lateral quickness and explosion in short areas. The athlete starts in the three-point stance, explodse out 5 yards to his right, touches the line, goes back 10 yards to his left, left hand touches the line, pivot, and he turns 5 more yards and finishes.
Players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents March 5

The re-signing of Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski and Titans guard Eugene Amano, who were scheduled to be unrestricted free agents next month, has prompted a number of inquiries regarding which other veterans have at least six credited seasons and have a contract that is due to expire. These players will be free to sign with another club in an uncapped 2010 season starting March 5.
There currently are 235 veterans who are scheduled to be unrestricted free agents on March 5.
We will continue to update the below list as signings occur:
| Seasons | Club | Player | Pos | Starts | Current Agent* | |
| 10 | ARZ | Becht, Anthony | TE | 10 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 9 | ARZ | Beisel, Monty | ILB | 0 | Price, Charles A. | |
| 12 | ARZ | Berry, Bert | OLB | 5 | Flanagan, Anthony Emerson | |
| 7 | ARZ | Bridges, Jeremy | G | 4 | Cook, James A. | |
| 10 | ARZ | Brown, Ralph | CB | 1 | Capra, Patrick | |
| 6 | ARZ | Dansby, Karlos | ILB | 16 | France, Todd E. | |
| 9 | ARZ | Gandy, Mike | T | 12 | Dogra, R.K. Ben | |
| 10 | ARZ | Kreider, Dan | FB | 3 | Bauer, Frank | |
| 7 | ARZ | Morey, Sean | WR | 0 | Clohisy, Michael B. | |
| 11 | ARZ | Okeafor, Chike | OLB | 13 | Simms, Andrew E. | |
| 10 | ARZ | Rackers, Neil | K | 0 | Roche, Robert S. | |
| 13 | ARZ | Robinson, Bryan | NT | 15 | Bartelstein, Mark | |
| 6 | ARZ | St. Pierre, Brian | QB | 0 | Smith, Rick E. | |
| 6 | ARZ | Ware, Matt | SS | 1 | Unknown | |
| 11 | ATL | Booker, Marty | WR | 1 | Brothers, Raymond | |
| 7 | ATL | Gilbert, Tony | MLB | 0 | France, Todd E. | |
| 6 | ATL | Haynes, Verron | RB | 2 | Bolar, Robert Terry | |
| 7 | ATL | Redman, Chris | QB | 2 | Branion, Joby | |
| 11 | ATL | Schneck, Mike | LS | 0 | Sheehy, Paul R. | |
| 10 | ATL | Stecker, Aaron | RB | 0 | Slavin, Ronald Benson | |
| 8 | ATL | Williams, Brian | CB | 5 | Feagan, Jordan | |
| 10 | ATL | Zelenka, Joe | LS | 0 | Sharbaugh, Vern G. | |
| 8 | BLT | Bannan, Justin | DT | 2 | Mills, Thomas H. | |
| 6 | BLT | Edwards, Dwan | DE | 9 | Bauer, Frank | |
| 7 | BLT | Ivy, Corey | CB | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 13 | BLT | Mason, Derrick | WR | 16 | Smith, Lamont | |
| 7 | BLT | Smith, L.J. | TE | 0 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 7 | BLT | Tyree, David | WR | 0 | Clouser, Mark | |
| 7 | BLT | Walker, Frank | CB | 1 | Murtha, Frank J. | |
| 7 | BLT | Washington, Kelley | WR | 2 | Speck, Chad | |
| 8 | BUF | Denney, Ryan | DE | 0 | Lock, Ethan | |
| 11 | BUF | Draft, Chris | OLB | 3 | Strickland, Vernon M. | |
| 7 | BUF | Johnson, Todd | SS | 0 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 8 | BUF | McKinney, Seth | C | 1 | Cindrich, Ralph E. | |
| 14 | BUF | Owens, Terrell | WR | 16 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 8 | BUF | Reed, Josh | WR | 4 | Dogra, R.K. Ben | |
| 7 | BUF | Scott, Bryan | SS | 9 | Johnson, Edward G. | |
| 8 | BUF | Simmons, Kendall | G | 3 | Metz, Eric | |
| 6 | BUF | Stamer, Josh | OLB | 0 | Lattinville, Robert H. | |
| 7 | CAR | Brayton, Tyler | DE | 15 | Mills, Thomas H. | |
| 9 | CAR | Feeley, A.J. | QB | 0 | Dunn, David L. | |
| 8 | CAR | McCown, Josh | QB | 0 | McCartney, Michael S. | |
| 14 | CAR | Muhammad, Muhsin | WR | 13 | Segal, Joel G. | |
| 8 | CAR | Peppers, Julius | DE | 14 | Carey, Carl Edward | |
| 14 | CAR | Thomas, Hollis | DT | 13 | Bauer, Michael R. | |
| 9 | CAR | Vincent, Keydrick | G | 16 | Branion, Joby | |
| 8 | CAR | Wesley, Dante | CB | 0 | Hicks, Russel V. | |
| 6 | CHI | McClover, Darrell | OLB | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 9 | CHI | Ogunleye, Adewale | DE | 14 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 8 | CHI | Peterson, Adrian | RB | 0 | Kremer, Kendall | |
| 7 | CHI | Tinoisamoa, Pisa | OLB | 2 | Sullivan, Michael F. | |
| 9 | CIN | Graham, Shayne | K | 0 | Dunn, David L. | |
| 7 | CIN | Johnson, Jeremi | FB | 8 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 6 | CIN | Johnson, Larry | RB | 7 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 6 | CIN | Johnson, Tank | DT | 13 | Unknown | |
| 11 | CIN | Kelly, Reggie | TE | 0 | Sexton, James E. | |
| 10 | CIN | Williams, Bobbie | G | 16 | Agnone, Anthony J. | |
| 8 | CIN | Williams, Roy | SS | 4 | Woy, Jordan | |
| 7 | CLV | Furrey, Mike | WR | 4 | Unknown | |
| 6 | CLV | Gaines, Michael | TE | 7 | Agnone, Anthony J. | |
| 6 | CLV | Hadnot, Rex | G | 6 | Rickert, John W. | |
| 8 | CLV | Poteat, Hank | CB | 2 | Levy, Brian M. | |
| 13 | CLV | Tucker, Ryan | G | 0 | Coletta, Joseph M. | |
| 6 | CLV | Yates, Billy | G | 0 | Bass, George A. | |
| 7 | DAL | Holland, Montrae | G | 0 | Feinsod, Jonathan | |
| 13 | DEN | Berger, Mitch | P | 0 | Dunn, David L. | |
| 7 | DEN | Fox, Vernon | SS | 0 | Self | |
| 8 | DEN | Gorin, Brandon | T | 1 | Linta, Joseph Michael | |
| 8 | DEN | Greisen, Nick | OLB | 0 | Leshnock, Brad | |
| 9 | DEN | Hamilton, Ben | G | 8 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 9 | DEN | Hochstein, Russ | G | 10 | Linta, Joseph Michael | |
| 12 | DEN | Holliday, Vonnie | DE | 3 | Fabrikant, Cary Mark | |
| 15 | DEN | Law, Ty | CB | 2 | Poston, Kevin D. | |
| 7 | DEN | Lloyd, Brandon | WR | 1 | Humenik, Mark | |
| 7 | DET | Ciurciu, Vinny | OLB | 0 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 6 | DET | Cook, Damion | G | 0 | Unknown | |
| 11 | DET | Culpepper, Daunte | QB | 5 | Self | |
| 7 | DET | Fitzsimmons, Casey | TE | 1 | Hoven, J. Daniel | |
| 8 | DET | Foote, Larry | MLB | 14 | Levy, Brian M. | |
| 7 | DET | Heller, Will | TE | 9 | Williams, Philip C. | |
| 9 | DET | Henry, Anthony | CB | 6 | Colton, Jerrold D. | |
| 9 | DET | James, William | CB | 14 | Slavin, Ronald Benson | |
| 11 | DET | Jansen, Jon | T | 2 | Smith, Rick E. | |
| 8 | DET | Manuel, Marquand | SS | 6 | Slavin, Ronald Benson | |
| 7 | DET | Ramsey, Patrick | QB | 0 | Sexton, James E. | |
| 10 | GB | Clifton, Chad | T | 12 | Sexton, James E. | |
| 12 | GB | Green, Ahman | RB | 0 | Branion, Joby | |
| 8 | GB | Kampman, Aaron | OLB | 9 | Hurst, Jonathan R | |
| 9 | GB | Pickett, Ryan | NT | 9 | McGuire, Kennard | |
| 10 | GB | Tauscher, Mark | T | 8 | Cornrich, Neil | |
| 7 | HOU | Brown, Chris | RB | 4 | Morgan, Ryan W. | |
| 8 | HOU | Campbell, Khary | OLB | 0 | Flanagan, Joseph M. | |
| 10 | HOU | Ferguson, Nick | SS | 1 | Reale, John P. | |
| 7 | HOU | Grossman, Rex | QB | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 7 | HOU | Pittman, Bryan | LS | 0 | Gold, Kevin | |
| 8 | HOU | Pitts, Chester | G | 2 | Kessler, Andrew | |
| 10 | HOU | Reyes, Tutan | G | 0 | Kremer, Kendall | |
| 6 | HOU | Robinson, Dunta | CB | 16 | Chayut, Jason T. | |
| 8 | HOU | Russell, Brian | FS | 1 | Frankel, Mitchell | |
| 12 | HOU | Salaam, Ephraim | T | 0 | Branion, Joby | |
| 7 | HOU | Thompson, Chaun | OLB | 0 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 15 | HOU | Turk, Matt | P | 0 | Canter, David E. | |
| 7 | HOU | Walter, Kevin | WR | 14 | Dunn, David L. | |
| 16 | HOU | Zgonina, Jeff | NT | 2 | Self | |
| 7 | IND | Brackett, Gary | MLB | 14 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 20 | IND | Stover, Matt | K | 0 | Steiner, Jim | |
| 9 | JAX | Forney, Kynan | G | 0 | Kiernan, Sean E. | |
| 9 | JAX | Hayward, Reggie | DE | 1 | Smith, Fletcher N. | |
| 6 | JAX | Wilford, Ernest | WR | 7 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 10 | KC | Brown, Mike | SS | 16 | Lock, Ethan | |
| 9 | KC | Chambers, Chris | WR | 14 | Dogra, R.K. Ben | |
| 6 | KC | Copper, Terrance | WR | 2 | Del Duca, Ronald M. | |
| 6 | KC | Ryan, Sean | TE | 8 | Feinsod, Jonathan | |
| 7 | KC | Smith, Wade | C | 9 | Parker, Brian D. | |
| 13 | KC | Vrabel, Mike | OLB | 14 | Cornrich, Neil | |
| 7 | KC | Wade, Bobby | WR | 6 | Stanley, W. Jerome | |
| 13 | MIA | Ferguson, Jason | NT | 9 | Sexton, James E. | |
| 6 | MIA | Jones, Nathan | CB | 5 | Scott, Everette L. | |
| 10 | MIA | Pennington, Chad | QB | 3 | Condon, Thomas J. | |
| 13 | MIA | Taylor, Jason | OLB | 15 | Wichard, Gary | |
| 8 | MIN | Hicks, Artis | T | 3 | Rickert, John W. | |
| 6 | MIN | Kennedy, Jimmy | NT | 1 | Condon, Thomas J. | |
| 7 | MIN | Lewis, Greg | WR | 1 | Sarnoff, Kenneth R. | |
| 6 | MIN | Sapp, Benny | CB | 7 | Shavers, Alonzo L. | |
| 8 | MIN | Taylor, Chester | RB | 0 | Sarnoff, Kenneth R. | |
| 7 | NE | Banta-Cain, Tully | OLB | 10 | Unknown | |
| 7 | NE | Bodden, Leigh | CB | 14 | Unknown | |
| 9 | NE | Burgess, Derrick | OLB | 6 | Sexton, James E. | |
| 11 | NE | Faulk, Kevin | RB | 7 | Brothers, Raymond | |
| 8 | NE | Green, Jarvis | DE | 12 | Elias, Albert G. | |
| 9 | NE | Hanson, Chris | P | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 8 | NE | Neal, Steve | G | 12 | Hurst, Jonathan R | |
| 19 | NE | Seau, Junior | ILB | 0 | Demoff, Marvin | |
| 6 | NE | Watson, Benjamin | TE | 7 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 6 | NE | Wilfork, Vince | NT | 13 | McGuire, Kennard | |
| 17 | NO | Brunell, Mark | QB | 1 | Tollner, Bruce A. | |
| 11 | NO | Campbell, Dan | TE | 0 | Roth, Leonard S. | |
| 10 | NO | Clancy, Kendrick | NT | 0 | Del Duca, Ronald M. | |
| 8 | NO | Dinkins, Darnell | TE | 3 | Benedict, Andrew Read | |
| 8 | NO | Fujita, Scott | OLB | 10 | Yee, Donald H. | |
| 15 | NO | Kyle, Jason | LS | 0 | Bauer, Frank | |
| 6 | NO | Leckey, Nick | C | 0 | Harris, Ken | |
| 10 | NO | Miller, Billy | TE | 0 | Poston, Kevin D. | |
| 11 | NO | Prioleau, Pierson | SS | 1 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 13 | NO | Sharper, Darren | FS | 14 | Segal, Joel G. | |
| 9 | NO | Spicer, Paul | DE | 0 | Self | |
| 8 | NYG | Carr, David | QB | 0 | Sullivan, Michael F. | |
| 10 | NYG | Clark, Danny | OLB | 12 | Branion, Joby | |
| 22 | NYG | Feagles, Jeff | P | 0 | Self | |
| 10 | NYG | Robbins, Fred | DT | 12 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 9 | NYJ | Dearth, James | LS | 0 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 9 | NYJ | Douglas, Marques | DT | 12 | Feinsod, Jonathan | |
| 9 | NYJ | Feely, Jay | K | 0 | Schwartzman, Glenn A. | |
| 6 | NYJ | Fowler, Ryan | ILB | 0 | Herman, Alan | |
| 6 | NYJ | Hartsock, Ben | TE | 7 | McCartney, Michael S. | |
| 14 | NYJ | Izzo, Larry | ILB | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 15 | NYJ | Richardson, Tony | FB | 10 | Dye, Patrick F. | |
| 10 | OAK | Green, Cornell | T | 12 | Williams, Philip C. | |
| 7 | OAK | Joseph, William | NT | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 9 | OAK | Seymour, Richard | DE | 16 | Parker, Eugene E. | |
| 12 | OAK | Wade, John | C | 0 | Cook, James A. | |
| 8 | OAK | Walker, Langston | T | 2 | Dubin, Stephen L. | |
| 7 | OAK | Williams, Sam | OLB | 2 | Hoffman, Michael R. | |
| 6 | PHI | Babin, Jason | DE | 0 | Rosa, Richard M. | |
| 6 | PHI | Jones, Sean | SS | 9 | Mackler, Brian | |
| 11 | PHI | Trotter, Jeremiah | MLB | 7 | Woy, Jordan | |
| 7 | PHI | White, Tracy | OLB | 0 | Fisher, Jay M. | |
| 12 | PIT | Batch, Charlie | QB | 0 | Kremer, Kendall | |
| 8 | PIT | Boiman, Rocky | OLB | 0 | Herman, Alan | |
| 10 | PIT | Carter, Tyrone | SS | 12 | Bechta, Jack D. | |
| 8 | PIT | Clark, Ryan | FS | 15 | Turner, Joel E. | |
| 7 | PIT | Eason, Nick | DE | 5 | Wyatt, David S. | |
| 14 | PIT | Galloway, Joey | WR | 2 | Trell, Shawn A. | |
| 9 | PIT | Hampton, Casey | NT | 16 | Overstreet, Brian E. | |
| 13 | PIT | Kirschke, Travis | DE | 7 | Bauer, Frank | |
| 6 | PIT | Parker, Willie | RB | 3 | Hendrickson, Douglas J. | |
| 8 | PIT | Reed, Jeff | K | 0 | Henderson, Donal A. | |
| 12 | PIT | Townsend, Deshea | CB | 2 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 9 | SD | Boone, Alfonso | DE | 4 | Domann, Craig E. | |
| 9 | SD | Manumaleuna, Brandon | FB | 4 | Sheehy, Paul R. | |
| 9 | SD | Norman, Dennis | C | 0 | Blank, Bradley K. | |
| 7 | SD | Osgood, Kassim | WR | 1 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 14 | SD | Runyan, Jon | T | 0 | Dogra, R.K. Ben | |
| 7 | SD | Scott, Ian | DT | 7 | Metz, Eric | |
| 6 | SD | Wilson, Kris | TE | 0 | Smith, Lamont | |
| 7 | SEA | Burleson, Nate | WR | 12 | Sarnoff, Kenneth R. | |
| 7 | SEA | Griffith, Justin | FB | 11 | McCartney, Michael S. | |
| 10 | SEA | Houser, Kevin | LS | 0 | Sharbaugh, Vern G. | |
| 7 | SEA | Lewis, D.D. | OLB | 0 | Uberstine, Gary A. | |
| 9 | SEA | Lucas, Ken | CB | 6 | Cook, James A. | |
| 13 | SEA | Mare, Olindo | K | 0 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 10 | SEA | McIntosh, Damion | T | 2 | Tessler, Brett J. | |
| 14 | SEA | Milloy, Lawyer | FS | 1 | France, Todd E. | |
| 7 | SEA | Redding, Cory | DE | 3 | McGuire, Kennard | |
| 14 | SEA | Robinson, Jeff | LS | 0 | Bauer, Frank | |
| 7 | SF | Battle, Arnaz | WR | 0 | Leshnock, Brad | |
| 11 | SF | Bly, Dre’ | CB | 6 | McGuire, Kennard | |
| 7 | SF | Franklin, Aubrayo | NT | 16 | France, Todd E. | |
| 14 | SF | Harris, Walt | CB | 0 | Capra, Patrick | |
| 7 | SF | Pashos, Tony | T | 1 | Smith, Rick E. | |
| 10 | SF | Roman, Mark | FS | 1 | Elias, Albert G. | |
| 11 | SF | Sims, Barry | T | 7 | Vierra, Kenneth F. | |
| 10 | SF | Ulbrich, Jeff | ILB | 0 | Flanagan, Joseph M. | |
| 7 | SF | Wilhelm, Matt | ILB | 1 | Feldman, Steven C. | |
| 7 | STL | Boller, Kyle | QB | 4 | Dunn, David L. | |
| 10 | STL | Hall, James | DE | 14 | Condon, Thomas J. | |
| 7 | STL | Hart, Clinton | SS | 3 | Self | |
| 8 | STL | Lenon, Paris | MLB | 10 | Persch, Jonathan M. | |
| 12 | STL | Little, Leonard | DE | 13 | Speck, Chad | |
| 8 | STL | Massey, Chris | LS | 0 | DiPiero, Joseph Timothy | |
| 8 | STL | McMichael, Randy | TE | 16 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 6 | TB | Allen, Will | FS | 2 | Baratz, Blake Aaron | |
| 7 | TB | Bryant, Antonio | WR | 11 | Smith, Lamont | |
| 7 | TB | Crowell, Angelo | OLB | 0 | France, Todd E. | |
| 8 | TB | Phillips, Jermaine | FS | 2 | Dye, Patrick F. | |
| 7 | TB | Wilkerson, Jimmy | DE | 15 | Lewis, Harold C. | |
| 7 | TEN | Amato, Ken | LS | 0 | Huebner, Robert E. | |
| 10 | TEN | Bulluck, Keith | OLB | 14 | Wichard, Gary | |
| 9 | TEN | Crumpler, Alge | TE | 14 | Williams, James D. | |
| 9 | TEN | Harper, Nicholas | CB | 11 | Greengross, Ian | |
| 16 | TEN | Hentrich, Craig | P | 0 | Demoff, Marvin | |
| 7 | TEN | Hood, Roderick | CB | 4 | Segal, Joel G. | |
| 9 | TEN | Kaesviharn, Kevin | FS | 0 | Tollner, Bruce A. | |
| 11 | TEN | Kearse, Jevon | DE | 4 | Rosenhaus, Drew | |
| 16 | TEN | Mawae, Kevin | C | 16 | Bartelstein, Mark | |
| 7 | TEN | Nickey, Donnie | SS | 1 | Chilcoat, Jeffrey R. | |
| 9 | TEN | Vanden Bosch, Kyle | DE | 16 | Agnone, Anthony J. | |
| 15 | WAS | Albright, Ethan | LS | 0 | Conaty, Billy | |
| 14 | WAS | Daniels, Phillip | DE | 15 | Unknown | |
| 8 | WAS | Jones, Levi | T | 8 | Zuckerman, Kenneth I. | |
| 9 | WAS | Rabach, Casey | C | 16 | Agnone, Anthony J. | |
| 11 | WAS | Smith, Hunter | P | 0 | Mills, Thomas H. | |
| 6 | WAS | Williams, Mike | T | 8 | Branion, Joby | |
| 13 | WAS | Wynn, Renaldo | DE | 0 | Schaffer, Peter J. | |
| 10 | WAS | Yoder, Todd | TE | 1 | Irwin, Tim E. |


