2000 free-agency update
AFC East
Updated April 4, 2000
Buffalo Bills|Indianapolis Colts|Miami Dolphins
New England
Patriots|New York Jets
AFC East|AFC Central|AFC West
NFC East|NFC Central|NFC West
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| Buffalo
Bills |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DB Manny Martin, LB Gabe Northern, LB
Marlo Perry |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA QB Alex Van Pelt, July 30 (1
year $440,000); RFA OG Jamie Nails, April 28; RFA DB Donovan Greer, April 14; EFA DB
Darryl Porter, April 14; RFA OT Marcus Spriggs, April 10; UFA OG Ruben Brown, March 31 (7
years, $32 million, $7 million SB); OT John Fina, March 31 (contract extended through
2006, 6 years, $27 million); RFA DT Pat Williams, March 22; UFA TE Jay Riemersma, Feb. 13
(4 years, $12 million, $4 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: |
| Key departures: FB Sam Gash and WRs Kevin Williams and
Kamil Loud, April 14 (all cut); UFA DT Sean Moran, March 15 (to Rams); UFA OG-C Dusty
Zeigler, March 4 (to Giants); UFA S Kurt Schulz, Feb. 17 (to Lions); UFA CB Thomas Smith,
Feb. 13 (to Bears); RB Thurman Thomas, DE Bruce Smith, Feb. 10 (both cut); WR Andre Reed,
Feb. 9 (cut). |
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| Indianapolis
Colts |
| Restricted: RB Leeland McElroy. |
| Unrestricted: DT Shane Bonham, RB Keith Elias, RB Scott
Greene, CB Thomas Randolph, DB Eric Smedley. |
| Free-agent re-signings: WR Marvin Harrison, April 5
(contract extension, 4 years, $25.4 million, $11.5 million SB); UFA TE-LS Brad Banta,
March 9; RFA OT Adam Meadows, March 1 (5 years, $20 million, $5 million SB); RFA QB Kelly
Holcomb, Feb. 22; UFA TE Ken Dilger, Feb. 10 (5 years, $15 million). |
| Key arrivals: UFA QB Billy Joe Hobert/ex-Saint, Aug. 3;
RB Fred Lane/ex-Panther, April 20 (acquired from Carolina in exchange for LB Spencer
Reid); UFA DE Bernard Holsey/ex-Giant, March 15. |
| Key departures: P John Baker, Aug. 23 (traded to Rams
for undisclosed draft pick); QB Pete Gonzalez, Aug. 3 (released); LB Jeff Brady, July 31
(released); DT Tony McCoy, June 2 (cut); LB Spencer Reid, April 20 (traded to Panthers in
exchange for RB Fred Lane); QB Steve Walsh, WR Lake Dawson, RB Darick Holmes, LB Michael
Barber, Feb. 8 (all cut). |
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| Miami
Dolphins |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: LB O.J. Brigance, CB Terrell Buckley, LB
Dwight Hollier. |
| Free-agent re-signings: WR Oronde Gadsden, July 27,
(contract extension through 2002); DT Daryl Gardener, July 20 ( 7yrs, $50 million, signed
through 2007); CB Sam Madison, June 21 (8 years, $54 million, $11 million SB); RFA PK
Olindo Mare, June 14 (1 year); OG Kevin Donnalley, June 13 (1 year; had been cut by
Dolphins on June 2); RFA OT Brent Smith, June 9 (3 years); EFA OG Mark Dixon, June 6 (3
years, $3.1 million, $900,000 SB); EFA RB Autry Denson, May 30 (1 year); EFA WR Robert
Baker, May 30 (1 year); CB Ray Hill, May 5; RFA LB Derrick Rodgers, April 28 (1 year); RFA
TE Ed Perry, April 28 (1 year); RFA WR Nate Jacquet, April 28 (1 year); RFA DE Jason
Taylor, April 13; UFA S Calvin Jackson, March 22 (2 years, $1.2 million, $200,000 SB); UFA
OT Richmond Webb, March 2 (1 year, $4.124 million as specified by his franchise
designation); UFA OG John Bock, March 2 (1 year); UFA C Tim Ruddy, Feb. 24 (5 years). |
| Key arrivals: CB Terrance Shaw/ex-Charger, June 13 (1
year); QB Mike Quinn/ex-Cowboy, May 23; TE Hayward Clay/ex-Cowboy, May 16; WR Bert
Emanuel/ex-Buccaneer, May 2 (1 year, $440,000 plus incentives); RB Lamar Smith/ex-Saint,
March 15 (2 years, $1.5 million, $500,000 SB); P Matt Turk/ex-Redskin, March 9 (traded
conditional 7th-round pick in 2001 to Redskins); RB Thurman Thomas/ex-Bill, March 6 (3
years, $3.6 million, $750,000 SB); UFA LB Scott Galyon/ex-Giant, Feb. 25; UFA OG Heath
Irwin/ex-Patriot, Feb. 22 (4years, $7 million, $2 million SB); UFA QB Jay
Fiedler/ex-Jaguar, Feb. 17 (3 years, $3.8 million); UFA CB Brian Walker/ex-Seahawk, Feb.
15 (2 years, $2.3 million, $200,000 SB). |
| Key departures: QB Jim Druckenmiller, Aug.16 (cut); OT
James Brown, June 15 (cut); WR Yatil Green, June 14; OG Kevin Donnalley, June 2 (cut); UFA
P Tom Hutton, May 3 (to Packers); QB Dan Marino, March 13 (retired); UFA RB Stanley
Pritchett, March 9 (to Eagles); UFA S Shawn Wooden, March 6 (to Bears); OG Kevin Gogan,
Feb. 25 (cut); FB Kantroy Barber, Feb. 17 (cut, failed physical); TE Troy Drayton, Feb. 10
(cut). |
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| New
England Patriots |
| Restricted: DB Chris Carter, DT Brandon Mitchell. |
| Unrestricted: DE Ferric Collons. |
| Free-agent re-signings: EFA CB Kato Serwanga, April 3;
UFA LB Tedy Bruschi, March 21 (2 years, $3 million-plus, $1 million SB); RFA OT Ed Ellis,
March 13; EFA Sean Morey, March 13; UFA WR Troy Brown, Feb. 26 (5 years, $12-$13 million,
$3 million SB); UFA S Lawyer Milloy, Feb. 10 (7 years, $36 million, $10 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: CB Otis Smith/ex-Jet, Aug. 23; WR Chris
Calloway, Aug. 14; DE Jon Harris/ex-Packer, May 8 (subsequently released June 22); CB
Antonio Langham/ex-Brown, April 24 (2 years, $880,000 plus incentives); C-OG Lance
Scott/ex-Giant, April 10; UFA OT Grant Williams/ex-Seahawk, March 17 (2 years, $2.5
million, $800,000 SB); WR-KR Aaron Bailey/out of football in '99, March 9; UFA TE Eric
Bjornson/ex-Cowboy, Feb. 26; RB Raymont Harris/out of football in '99, Feb. 14 (2 years). |
| Key departures: LB Chad Cascadden, Aug. 17 (retired); WR
Vincent Brisby, Aug. 14 (cut), CB J'Juan Cherry, May 30; RFA RB-KR Derrick Cullors, May 16
(cut); UFA LB Jeff Kopp, April 29 (to Seahawks); UFA CB Steve Israel, April 19 (to
Saints); UFA DT Bob Kuberski, April 17 (to Broncos); OT Zefross Moss, March 23 (cut); RFA
LB Vernon Crawford, March 17 (Patriots withdrew tender offer, making him a free agent);
UFA LB Marty Moore, March 2 (to Browns); UFA OG Heath Irwin, Feb. 22 (to Dolphins); UFA RB
Jerry Ellison, Feb. 22 (to Buccaneers); RB Lamont Warren, Feb. 22 (cut); UFA DE Chris
Sullivan, Feb. 18 (to Steelers); RB Terry Allen, Feb 14 (cut); UFA WR Shawn Jefferson,
Feb. 11 (to Falcons); OT Bruce Armstrong, Feb. 10 (cut); TE Ben Coates, Feb. 9 (cut). |
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| New York
Jets |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: WR Quinn Early, DE Bobby Hamilton, C John
Hudson, OT Siupeli Malamala, DE Anthony Pleasant. |
| Free-agent re-signings: OT Jumbo Elliott, Aug. 14; UFA
WR Dwight Stone, May 25; RFA DT Jason Ferguson, May 24; RFA DB Chris Hayes, May 9; RFA RB
Leon Johnson, May 9; RFA WR Dedric Ward, May 9; FFA LB Mo Lewis, May 3 (1 year, $4.187
million); RFA RB Jerald Sowell, April 26; EFA OG Kerry Jenkins, April 26; RFA DB Omar
Stoutmire, April 18; RFA PK John Hall, April 13; UFA CB Marcus Coleman, Feb. 14 (5 years,
$20 million); UFA RB Bernie Parmalee, Feb. 2. |
| Key arrivals: WR Vincent Brisby, Aug. 16; WR Yatil
Green; UFA DT Shane Burton/ex-Bear, March 20 (1 year, up to $700,000). |
| Key departures: CB Otis Smith, Aug. 20 (cut); RB Leon
Johnson, June 27 (released); WR Keyshawn Johnson, April 12 (traded to Buccaneers in
exchange for two first-round picks in 2000 draft); OT Jumbo Elliott, March 6 (retired); LB
Chad Cascadden, March 2 (cut); S Steve Atwater, QB Rick Mirer, TE Eric Green, Feb. 2 (all
cut). |
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