1999 free-agency update
NFC West
Updated Aug. 27, 1999
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| The following is a team-by-team update on free-agency, listing each
club’s remaining free agents, the players it has re-signed, key arrivals and key
departures since the end of the postseason. We have listed the length of the contract
and/or the contract terms if available (SB refers to signing bonus). The following
free-agent designations are used throughout: UFA, unrestricted free agent; RFA, restricted
free agent; EFA, exclusive-rights free agent; TFA, transition free agent Atlanta Falcons|Carolina Panthers|New Orleans Saints
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| Restricted: LB Ben Talley. |
| Unrestricted: CB Darren Anderson, WR Ronnie Harris, S
William White. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RB Jamal Anderson, Aug. 11
(5-year contract extension, $32 million, $7.5 million SB); UFA OG Adam Schreiber, April
21; EFA OT Jose Portilla and EFA TE Ed Smith, March 29; UFA CB Ronnie Bradford, March 4 (4
years, $7.5 million). |
| Key arrivals: UFA WR J.T. Thomas/ex-Ram, Aug. 10; UFA CB
Rod Smith/ex-Packer, Aug. 10; UFA OG Greg Bishop/ex-Giant, March 29; UFA S Marty
Carter/ex-Bear, March 12; QB Danny Kanell/ex-Giant, March 5 (2 years, $2.5 million, $1
million SB); UFA S Gerald McBurrows/ex-Ram, March 2; WR Chris Calloway/ex-Giant, Feb. 26;
UFA DT Bob Kuberski/ex-Packer, Feb. 26. |
| Key departures: UFA DT Esera Tuaolo, July 21 (to
Panthers); UFA QB Steve DeBerg, June 1 (retired; will become team's QB coach); TE Ed
Smith, April 22 (cut); UFA WR Todd Kinchen, April 7 (to Panthers); WR Tony Martin, Feb. 27
(cut); UFA DE Antonio Edwards, Feb. 22 (to Panthers); UFA S Devin Bush, Feb. 18 (to Rams);
DE John Burrough, Feb. 17 (to Vikings); LB Cornelius Bennett and OL Dave Widell, Feb. 17
(both cut). |
| Other arrivals: RB Harold Green, Aug. 2; FB Jeff Paulk,
June 16; OT Cornell Green, May 18; WR Octavus Barnes; DT Ben Huff; OT Gregory Studdard; DE
Brett Williams (subsequently cut on Aug. 26); CB Keith Thibodeaux; RB Eric Lane
(subsequently cut on Aug. 23). |
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| Restricted: FB Michael Dulaney, DE Tim Morabito. |
| Unrestricted: S Derwin Gray, LB Greg Lloyd, DE Les
Miller, C Danny Villa. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA OT Norberto Davidds-Garrido;
EFA RB Fred Lane, May 24 (2 years); EFA P Ken Walter, May 24 (1 year); RFA C Bryan
Stoltenberg, April 7; UFA CB Steve Lofton, April 1; UFA LB-DE Ernest Jones, March 17; OL
Paul Janus, Feb. 16; OG Anthony Redmond, Feb. 10. Extended contract of PK John Kasay, Feb.
10 (through 2003). |
| Key arrivals: UFA DT Esera Tuaolo/ex-Falcon, July 21; DT
Antonio Anderson/ex-Brown, June 25 (subsequently cut on July 21); UFA OG Nate
Newton/ex-Cowboy, June 16 (1 year); RFA WR Patrick Jeffers/ex-Cowboy, April 15 (1 year,
$1.2 million, $800,000 SB — Cowboys declined to match offer and received Panthers'
1999 5th-round pick as compensation); UFA WR Todd Kinchen/ex-Falcon, April 7 (subsequently
cut on Aug. 25); UFA LB Dean Wells/ex-Seahawk, April 7; UFA OT Clarence Jones/ex-Saint,
March 26; UFA P Klaus Wilmsmeyer/ex-Dolphin, March 26; UFA QB Steve Bono/ex-Ram, March 19
(2 years, $1.4 million); UFA S Mike Scurlock/ex-Ram, March 17; UFA TE Brian
Kinchen/ex-Raven, March 8; UFA DB Roderick Mullen/ex-Packer, March 8; QB Jeff
Lewis/ex-Bronco, March 1 (Panthers traded 3rd-round pick in 1999 and a conditional pick in
2000 to Denver; Lewis subsequently received a contract extension through 2002 on July 29);
UFA DE Antonio Edwards/ex-Falcon, Feb. 22 (2 years, $1.3 million); UFA LB Steve
Tovar/ex-Charger, Feb. 12; UFA LB Donta Jones/ex-Steeler, Feb. 12. |
| Key departures: WR Todd Kinchen, Aug. 25; DL Pio
Sagapolutele, Aug. 22 (cut); UFA WR Dwight Stone, Aug. 7 (to Jets); OT Jamie Wilson, Aug.
5 (traded to Packers for undisclosed draft choice); LB Steve Conley, July 26 (cut); DEs
Mitch Marrow and Vernon Broughton, July 16 (both cut); UFA LB Jeff Brady, June 16 (to
Colts); OG Corbin Lacina, June 16 (cut); UFA WR Raghib Ismail, April 15 (to Cowboys); UFA
QB Shane Matthews, April 15 (to Bears); WR Mark Carrier and LB Ray Farmer, April 1 (both
cut); UFA CB Lenny McGill, March 12 (to Seahawks); UFA OT Blake Brockermeyer, Feb. 27 (to
Bears); UFA DE Shawn King, Feb. 12 (to Colts); LB Lamar Lathon and NT Mike Fox, Feb 10
(both cut); LB Tarek Saleh, Feb. 9 (expansion draft). |
| Other arrivals: WR Terry Guess, Aug. 7; DL Pio
Sagapolutele/ex-Saint, Aug. 2; DT Antonio Anderson/ex-Brown, June 24; CB Tyrone Legette,
June 21 (subsequently cut on Aug. 2); DE Vernon Broughton, March 26; RB Chris
Hetherington, March 8; DB Lamar Lyons, March 8 (subsequently cut on June 21); LB Chike
Egbuniwe, Feb. 16; LB Ray Farmer Feb. 17; DE-LB Steven Conley (subsequently cut on July
26); DT Harry Deligianis; LB Sam Manuel. |
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| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: None. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA CB Je'Rod Cherry, July 21 (1
year); RFA TE John Farquhar, July 21 (1 year); RFA TE Tony Johnson, July 21 (1 year); EFA
CB Earl Little, July 21 (1 year); EFA S Chris Hewitt, July 21 (1 year); EFA LB Keith
Mitchell, July 21 (1 year); EFA LB Ink Aleaga, July 21 (1 year); RFA DE Troy Wilson, May
17 (3 years); RFA OG Keno Hills, April 15 (1 year); RFA C-OG Tom Ackerman, April 14 (1
year); RFA TE Scott Slutzker, April 14 (1 year); RFA DE Brady Smith, April 14 (1 year);
UFA FB Aaron Craver, Feb. 27 (2 years); UFA LB Vinson Smith, Feb. 27 (1 year); QB Jake
Delhomme, Feb. 23 (2 years); OG Joe Cocozzo, Feb. 23 (2 years); LB William Whitehead, Feb.
23 (2 years); UFA C Jerry Fontenot, Feb. 17 (4 years, $7.15 million). |
| Key arrivals: FS Willie Clay/ex-Patriot, Aug. 10; UFA CB
Ashley Ambrose/ex-Bengal, July 13 (2 years); UFA P Tommy Barnhardt/ex-Buccaneer, June 29
(3 years); WR Eddie Kennison/ex-Ram, Feb. 18 (traded 2nd-round pick in 1999 to Rams); UFA
OG-C Wally Williams/ex-Raven, Feb. 12 (5 years). |
| Key departures: DL Pio Sagapolutele, July 30 (cut); UFA
WR Sean Dawkins, April 14 (to Seahawks); UFA OG-C Andy McCollum, April 13 (to Rams); UFA
OT Clarence Jones, March 26 (to Panthers); WR Eric Guliford, March 2 (cut); QB Heath
Shuler, Feb. 22 (cut); UFA QB Kerry Collins, Feb. 19 (to Giants); UFA S Chad Cota, Feb. 15
(to Colts); WR Qadry Ismail (cut). |
| Other arrivals: OG Scott Shaw/ex-Bengal, Aug. 10; DT
Tony Plantin, Aug. 1 (cut on Aug. 24); WR Malcolm Floyd, Feb. 23 (1 year); S Scott Gumina,
Feb. 23 (1 year); OT Mike Halapin, Feb. 23 (1 year); CB Carlos Jones, Feb. 23 (1 year); CB
Tony Maranto, Feb. 23 (1 year); RB Dino Philyaw, Feb. 23 (1 year); OG Steve Scifres, Feb.
23 (1 year); LB Armon Williams, Feb. 23 (1 year); OT Tashe Williams, Feb. 23 (1 year); RB
Terrell Willis, Feb. 23 (1 year); FB-TE Ron Leshinski, Feb. 23 (activated from
military-reserve list). |
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| Restricted: FB Derrick Harris, FB Jerald Moore. |
| Unrestricted: TE Tyji Armstrong. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA C Mike Gruttadauria, June 2
(1 year, $429,000); EFA RB June Henley, June 2 (2 years, $300,000); RFA OG Fred Miller,
May 24 (1 year, $429,000); RFA DE Jay Williams, May 4; S Ron Carpenter (1 year). |
| Key arrivals: LB Mike Morton/ex-Packer, July 23 (traded
undisclosed future draft choice to Packers); RB Marshall Faulk/ex-Colt, April 15 (traded
2nd- and 5th-round picks in 1999 to Colts; after a holdout, Faulk signed a 7-year, $45
million contract on Aug. 4); UFA OG-C Andy McCollum/ex-Saint, April 13; UFA DT Jeff
Zgonina/ex-Colt, March 26; UFA LB Todd Collins/ex-Patriot, March 10 (4 years, $6.4
million, $1.4 million SB); UFA S Devin Bush/ex-Falcon, Feb. 17 (4 years, $7.2 million,
$1.6 million SB); UFA QB Trent Green/ex-Redskin, Feb. 15 (4 years, $16.5 million); UFA OG
Adam Timmerman/ex-Packer, Feb. 14 (5 years, $19 million). |
| Key departures: UFA WR J.T. Thomas, Aug. 10 (to
Falcons); UFA CB Ryan McNeil, July 31 (to Browns); OG Ethan Brooks, July 19 (cut); S Toby
Wright, June 10 (cut); transition UFA OG Zach Wiegert, April 29 (cut); RFA QB Tony Banks,
April 17 (traded to Ravens for 1999 5th-round pick and 2000 7th-rounder); UFA OT Wayne
Gandy, April 6 (to Steelers); UFA QB Steve Bono, March 19 (to Panthers); UFA S Mike
Scurlock, March 17 (to Panthers); LB Eric Hill, March 11 (cut); UFA LB Roman Phifer, March
5 (to Rams); UFA S Gerald McBurrows, March 2 (to Falcons); traded WR Eddie Kennison, Feb.
18 (to Saints for 1999 2nd-round pick); DT Joe Phillips, Feb. 18 (cut); UFA DE Mike Jones,
Feb. 15 (to Titans). |
| Other arrivals: DL Barry Mitchell, Aug. 11; WR Kevin
Knox, March 26; QB Kurt Warner, March 4; TE Chad Lewis, March 4; DB Joe Rose, March 4;
QB-WR Donald Sellers, March 4 (subsequently cut on Aug. 11); OG Tom Nutten, March 4; LB
John Munch, March 4. |
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| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: OG Tim Hanshaw, OT Frank Pollack, P Reggie
Roby. |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA DE Charles Haley, July 21 (4
years, $5.6 million, $1.2 million SB); EFA PK Wade Richey, July 20 (1 year); RFA WR
Terrell Owens (franchise), July 16 (tore up 1-year, $3.51 million contract signed June 5
and replaced it with 7-year, $34.2 million deal with $7.5 million SB; last 2 years are
voidable by Owens, which would then make deal worth $23 million over 5 years; deal
contains escalator clause that requires Owens to be among highest-paid receivers each
year); UFA DT Brentson Buckner, April 8; UFA WR J.J. Stokes, March 5 (7 years — but
deal voids to 5 years if he participates in 25 percent of the offensive snaps in any
season: net result = 5 years, $16.5 million, $4.5 million SB); UFA TE Chad Fann, March 1
(3 years). |
| Key arrivals: RB Lawrence Phillips, July 26 (2 years,
$2.25 million, $425,000 SB); RB Charlie Garner/ex-Eagle, July 15 (2 years, $1.44 million,
$40,000 SB; base salaries of $400,000 in 1999 and $600,000 in 2000, plus a $400,000 bonus
if he remains on active roster through 2000 season); UFA QB Steve Stenstrom/ex-Bear, July
1 (2 years, $1.2 million); CB Mark McMillian/ex-Chief, June 8 (3 years); UFA DL Marvin
Washington/ex-Bronco, May 6 (4 years, $4.15 million with incentives, $950,000 SB); UFA FB
Tommy Vardell/ex-Lion, April 16 (3 years); UFA RB-RS Travis Jervey/ex-Packer, March 22 (4
years, $6 million). |
| Key departures: RB-RS Chuck Levy, July 15 (cut); DE
Chris Doleman, June 11 (retired); FB Marc Edwards, April 17 (traded to Browns for 1999
4th-round pick); UFA RB Terry Kirby, March 4 (to Browns); UFA DB Marquez Pope, March 3 (to
Browns); traded OG Kevin Gogan, March 1 (to Dolphins for undisclosed 1999 draft choice);
traded QB Ty Detmer, Feb. 22 (to Browns for 5th-round draft pick, and swapped 4th-round
picks); traded DE Roy Barker, Feb. 12 (to Browns, for past considerations); traded TE Irv
Smith, Feb. 12 (to Browns, for past considerations); OT Jamie Brown, Feb. 10 (cut); C
Randy Kirk, DB Corey Hill, Karl Lerum (all cut); CB Antonio Langham, C Steve Gordon and LB
James Williams, Feb. 9 (expansion draft); OT Kirk Scrafford (reserve/retired list). |
| Other arrivals: WR Jesus Reyes, Aug. 4; WR Mark Harris,
July 29 (1 year); DE Jeff Posey, July 23 (1 year); P Shayne Edge, April 16 (2 years); WR
Sean LaChappelle, March 15 (subsequently cut on June 7); WR Jim McElroy, March 13
(subsequently cut on July 29); LB Vernon Strickland, March 5; DT Curtis Eason, Feb. 24; CB
Kelly Malveaux, Feb. 24; WR Karl Lerum, Feb. 24; FB Ed Scissum, Feb. 17 (subsequently cut
on Aug. 2); DB Corey Hill, Feb. 17; QB Jeff Garcia/ex-CFL, Feb. 17 (2 years; subsequently
cut on July 26). |
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