2000 free-agency update
AFC Central
Updated April 4, 2000
Baltimore
Ravens|Cincinnati
Bengals|Cleveland
Browns
Jacksonville
Jaguars|Pittsburgh
Steelers|Tennessee
Titans
AFC East|AFC Central|AFC West
NFC East|NFC Central|NFC West
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| Baltimore
Ravens |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: OT James Atkins, TE A.J. Ofodile. |
| Free-agent re-signings: EFA P Kyle richardson, July 25
(1 year, $385,000); RFA LB Jamie Sharper, June 15; RFA RB Priest Holmes, June 8; RFA RB
Jay Graham, May 18; RFA LB Tyrell Peters, May 18; UFA DB Bennie Thompson, April 30 (1
year); UFA WR Qadry Ismail, April 28; UFA WR Billy Davis, April 28; RFA LB Cornell Brown,
April 25; RFA DB Kim Herring, April 18; RFA C Jeff Mitchell, April 17; RFA OT Spencer
Folau, April 12; UFA DE Keith Washington, March 31; UFA DB-KR Corey Harris, March 21 (2
years); UFA DB James Trapp, March 16 (2 years); UFA PK Matt Stover, March 7; UFA QB Tony
Banks, Feb. 17 (4 years, up to $18.6 million with incentives, $4.5 million SB); UFA DT
Larry Webster, Feb. 13 (3 years, $5 million, $1.5 million SB); UFA DE Rob
Burnett, Feb. 13 (4 years, $14 million, $4-$4.5 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: FB Sam GAsh/ex-Bill, Aug. 7 (1 year); TE
Ben Coates, July 20 (1 year); UFA DT Sam Adams, April 15 (4 years, $20 million, $2.5
million SB); OG Orlando Bobo/ex-Brown, April 7; UFA CB Robert Bailey/ex-Lion, March 11 (2
years); UFA QB Trent Dilfer/ex-Buccaneer, March 8 (1 year, $1 million, $500,000 SB); UFA
OT Kipp Vickers/ex-Redskin, Feb. 17 (3 years); UFA TE Shannon Sharpe/ex-Bronco, Feb. 16 (4
years, approx. $14 million, $4.5 million SB). |
| Key departures: UFA WR Justin Armour (to seahawks); UFA
QB Stoney Case, June 10 (to Lions); UFA DE Fernando Smith, March 10 (to Vikings); UFA QB
Scott Mitchell, March 9 (to Bengals); OG Jeff Blackshear, S Stevon Moore, TE Aaron Pierce,
Feb. 23 (all cut); UFA DB DeRon Jenkins, Feb. 21 (to Chargers); UFA RB Errict Rhett, Feb.
19 (to Browns); UFA OT Everett Lindsay, Feb. 15 (to Browns). |
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| Cincinnati
Bengals |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: S Myron Bell, C-LS Greg Truitt. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA RB Corey Dillon, Aug. 9 (
1year, $3 million); OT Willie Anderson, May 23 (contract extended through 2006; 6 years,
$30.6 million, $8 million SB); UFA DE Jevon Langford, April 29 (2 years); RFA LS-TE Steve
Bush, April 25; RFA RB Sedrick Shaw, April 19 (1 year); RFA LB Billy Granville, April 18;
RFA CB Ty Howard, April 11 (1 year); EFA LB Adrian Ross, April 6 (1 year); EFA WR Damon
Griffin, April 4 (2 years); RFA WR James Hundon, April 3 (1 year, $472,000); RFA C Brock
Gutierrez, March 17 (1 year); RFA DT Andre Purvis, March 15 (1 year); RFA LB Canute
Curtis, March 1 (3 years); UFA OT Rod Jones, Feb. 9 (3 years, $9 million). |
| Key arrivals: OT John Jackson, July 28 (1 year); UFA QB
Scott Mitchell/ex-Raven, March 9 (1 year, $800,000); S Darryl Williams/ex-Seahawk, March 3
(3 years, $4 million); RFA OT Scott Rehberg/ex-Brown, March 2 (2 years); UFA DT Tom
Barndt/ex-Chief, Feb. 18 (5 years, $11 million, $3.3 million SB); UFA DE Vaughn
Booker/ex-Packer, Feb. 16 (5 years, $11 million). |
| Key departures: P Brad Costello, Aug. 22 (cut); PK Doug
Pelfrey, Aug. 21 (cut); S Greg Myers, Aug. 18 (waived); WR Carl Pickens, July 20
(released); QB Eric Kresser, June 21 (cut);UFA C Jay Leeuwenburg/ex-Bengal, June 13
(to Redskins); RB Ki-Jana Carter, June 1 (cut); UFA WR Willie Jackson, April 28 (to
Saints); LB Tom Tumulty, April 26 (retired); UFA DT Kimo von Oelhoffen, Feb. 14 (to
Steelers); UFA QB Jeff Blake, Feb. 11 (to Saints). |
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| Cleveland
Browns |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar, S Marlon Forbes, DE
Hurvin McCormack, WR Leslie Shepherd, LB James Williams. |
| Free-agent re-signings: DB Earl Little, May 31 (3 years,
$1.6 million plus incentives); EFA OL Chris Ruhman, May 12; EFA WR Zola Davis, May 10 (1
year); EFA DT Ryan Kuehl, May 10 (1 year); RFA S Tim McTyer, April 27 (3 years); RFA DE
Stalin Colinet, April 18; RFA DT Mike Thompson, April 14; RFA RB Tarek Saleh, April 12;
UFA LB Lenoy Jones, March 6; UFA CB Raymond Jackson, Feb. 24; UFA DT Darius Holland, Feb.
11 (2 years). |
| Key arrivals: RFA WR David Patten/ex-Giant, March 16;
UFA OT Roman Oben/ex-Giant, March 5 (3 years, $10.8 million, $3.2 million SB); UFA LB
Marty Moore/ex-Patriot, March 2 (2 years); UFA DE Keith McKenzie/ex-Packer, Feb. 24 (2
years, $4.25 million); UFA RB Errict Rhett/ex-Raven, Feb. 19 (3 years, $6 million, $2
million SB); UFA S Percy Ellsworth/ex-Giant, Feb. 18 (3 years, $5.3 million); UFA OL
Everett Lindsay/ex-Raven, Feb. 15 (5 years); UFA DE Orpheus Roye/ex-Steeler, Feb. 12 (6
years, $30 million, $7.5 million SB). |
| Key departures: UFA TE Irv Smith (to Redskins); DB
Marcus Washington, May 12; OG Orlando Bobo, April 7 (to Ravens); DT John Jurkovic, March 9
(cut); UFA CB Ryan McNeil, March 2 (to Cowboys); RFA OT Scott Rehberg, March 2 (to
Bengals); UFA QB Jamie Martin, Feb. 22 (to Jaguars); S Marquez Pope, Feb. 18 (cut); UFA DE
John Thierry, Feb. 16 (to Packers); OT Lomas Brown, CB Antonio Langham, Feb. 9 (both cut). |
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| Jacksonville
Jaguars |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: LB Tom McManus, LB Bryan Schwartz. |
| Free-agent re-signings: FFA DE Tony Brackens, Aug. 11 (1
year, $4.25 million); RFA TE Damon Jones, April 10; UFA TE Richard Griffith, March 21; RFA
S Mike Logan, March 21; RFA RB Daimon Shelton, March 21; RFA OG Todd Fordham, March 21;
EFA LB Erik Storz, March 21; UFA DB Rayna Stewart; RFA OT Todd Fordham; UFA OT Steve
Ingram, Feb. 22; UFA DE Eric Curry, Feb. 22; UFA LB Lonnie Marts, Feb. 11; RFA DT Seth
Payne, Feb. 10 (3 years, $5.5 million, $1.5 million SB); UFA OG Zach Wiegert, Feb. 10 (4
years, $10 million, $2.5 million SB); UFA CB Aaron Beasley, Feb. 10 (4 years, $16
million). |
| Key arrivals: OG Brenden Stai/ex-Chief, Aug. 15
(obtained via trade for undisclosed 2001 draft pick); CB Michael Smith/ex-Panther, July
23; UFA LB Hardy Nickerson/ex-Buccaneer, Feb. 22 (4 years, $16 million, $3.5 million SB);
UFA QB Jamie Martin/ex-Brown, Feb. 22 (2 years, $1.06 million). |
| Key departures: UFA OG Ben Coleman, June 13 (to
Chargers); LB Bryce Paup, June 2 (cut); UFA CB Dave Thomas, April 10 (to Giants); UFA OG
Joe Patton, March 9 (to Jaguars); UFA DE Regan Upshaw, Feb. 29 (to Raiders); UFA OG Rich
Tylski, Feb. 28 (to Steelers); UFA QB Jay Fiedler, Feb. 17 (to Dolphins); UFA RB James
Stewart, Feb. 14 (to Lions). |
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| Pittsburgh
Steelers |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: TE Tony Cline, WR Courtney Hawkins, TE
Mitch Lyons, C Jim Sweeney. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA LB Mike Vrabel, April 20;
EFA John Fiala, April 12; UFA DB Lance Brown, April 7; EFA WR Bobby Shaw, March 30; RFA WR
Will Blackwell, March 17; RFA RB Richard Huntley, March 13 (3 years, $4
million, $1 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: S Brent Alexander/ex-Panther, June 2; UFA
OG Tom Myslinski/ex-Cowboy, April 6 (3 years); OT Larry Tharpe/out of football in 1999,
April 4; UFA OG Rich Tylski, Feb. 28 (3 years, $3.24 million, $960,000 SB); QB Kent
Graham/ex-Giant, Feb. 28 (3 years, $5.1 million, $1.1 million SB, plus $5 million in
performance incentives); UFA DL Chris Sullivan/ex-Patriot, Feb. 18 (3 years, $4.63
million, $1.29 million SB); UFA DT Kimo von Oelhoffen/ex-Bengal, Feb. 14 (4 years, $10
million). |
| Key departures: OT Kris Farris, Aug. 21 (cut); OT Chris
Conrad, Aug.21 (cut); UFA DE Nolan Harrison, June 13 (to Redskins); S Travis Davis, June 2
(cut); UFA LB Carlos Emmons, March 23 (to Eagles); OG Brenden Stai, March 14 (cut); UFA QB
Mike Tomczak, March 2 (to Lions); UFA DB Chris Oldham, Feb. 15 (to Saints); UFA DE Orpheus
Roye, Feb. 12 (to Browns); OT Justin Strzelczyk, Feb. 8 (cut). |
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| Tennessee
Titans |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DE Mike Frederick, OG Jason Layman. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA WR Isaac Byrd, June 5; RFA
WR Joey Kent, June 5; RFA CB Denard Walker, June 2; RFA WR Derrick Mason, May 31; UFA LB
Terry Killens, May 26 (1 year, $425,000, $75,000 SB); RFA OT Scott Sanderson, March 24;
UFA QB Neil O’Donnell, Feb. 25 (3 years, $7.6 million, $1 million SB); UFA S Marcus
Robertson, Feb. 22 (5 years, $15.2 million, $2 million-plus SB). |
| Key arrivals: CB Ty Howard/ex-Bengal, July 31; WR Carl
Pickens/ex-Bengal, July 26 (5 years, $20 million, $1 million SB); UFA OT Fred
Miller/ex-Ram, Feb. 16 (6 years, $24 million); UFA LB Randall Godfrey/ex-Cowboy, Feb. 16
(5 years, $24 million, $5 million SB). |
| Key departures: WR Donald Sellers, July 31 (released);
UFA LB Doug Colman, May 24 (to Raiders); UFA LB Joe Bowden, May 3 (to Cowboys); LB Barron
Wortham, April 25 (cut); UFA DB Anthony Dorsett, March 21 (to Raiders); UFA TE Jackie
Harris, March 17 (to Cowboys); RFA LB Dennis Stallings, March 13 (Titans withdrew
qualifying offer); UFA OT Jon Runyan, Feb. 14 (to Eagles); S Steve Jackson, Feb. 9 (cut). |
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