Free Agent Quarterbacks 2012
By Gayle Saunders
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Quarterbacks
OFF MARKET:
Peyton Manning 3/19 Signed 5 year deal for $96 million with Denver Broncos. $18 million guaranteed regardless of injury year one. $40 million guaranteed depending on passing physical year two and three. Years 4 and 5 $19 million annually.
Drew Brees -3/3 Franchise tagged (has niot signed yet)
Matt Flynn -3/18 Signed a three yeard deal for $26 million #10 million gauranteed
Kyle Orton -3/14 Signed 3 year deal with Dallas Cowboys
Chad Henne -3/14 Signed 2 yeard deal with Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Campbell -3/13 Signed 1 year deal with Chicago Bears
Sage Rosenfels -3/12 Signed 2 year deal with Minnesota Vikings
Chris Redman -Signed one year deal with the Atlanta Falcons
Josh McCown -3/13 Signed 1 year deal with Chicago Bears
Trent Edwards - 2/23 Signed 1 year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles
Dan Orlovsky – 3/15 Signed 2 year deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derek Anderson -3/14 Signed 1 year deal with Carolina Panthers
David Carr - 3/14 Signed a year deal with New York Giants
Shaun Hill – 3/18 Signed a two year deal with Detroit Lions
Charlie Whitehurst -3/16 Signed a two year deal for $4 million with the San Diego Chargers.
Caleb Hanie -3/24 Signed two year deal with Denver Broncos
Drew Stanton -3/16 Signed one year deal for $1.25 million with Jets than traded to Indianapols Colts
Alex Smith -3/20 Signed 3 year deal for $24 million $16.5 million guaranteed with San Fransisco 49ers
David Garrard-3/20 Signed one year deal for $3.35 million with Miami Dolphins
Josh Johnson -3/23 Signed a two year deal for $2 million with San Fransisco 49ers
Brady Quinn -3/17 Signed one year deal for $1.5 million with Kansas City Chiefs
Vince Young -5/11 Signed a one year deal for $2 Million with $1 Million in incentives with Buffalo Bills
ON THE MARKET:
Byron Leftwich
Donovan McNabb
Chad Pennington
Rex Grossman
Dennis Dixon
Luke McCown
Charlie Batch
Jake Delhomme
J.P. Losman
A.J. Feeley
Kellen Clemens
Kyle Boller
Mark Brunell
Jeff Garcia
Kevin O’Connell
Billy Volek
OTHER FREE AGENTS
QB / RB / FB /WR / TE /OL / DL /LB / CB / S /K /P
TOP RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
The Broncos trade for Brady Quinn!

The Kyle Orton Era in Denver may be at it’s end or perhaps the Broncos were just getting a football ready back-up. Either way the trade between the Broncos and Browns is a done deal with Brady Quinn heading to Denver and underutilized Peyton Hillis with a few draft picks is headed to Cleveland. In 2008, the Broncos and Browns were trying to facilitate a trade when QB Jay Cutler was on the block but the Broncos decided to go with the package that Chicago offered that included Kyle Orton and 2 first round draft picks. The question now becomes who is better long term for Denver, Orton or Quinn. Read more
Brady Quinn – Fighting Off the Dawgs!
By Michelle Jarvis
Contributing Author
The Cleveland Browns may have lost to the San Diego Chargers in Week 13, but their quarterback Brady Quinn has given all his skeptics in the “Dawg Pound” something to think about. Quinn’s pursuit for the starting job was nothing short of rocky. After going through a quarterback battle with Derek Anderson through training camp, it was unclear who would be leading Cleveland’s offense heading into their opening day.







