2000 free-agency update
AFC West
Updated April 4, 2000
Denver
Broncos|Kansas City
Chiefs|Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers|Seattle Seahawks
AFC East|AFC Central|AFC West
NFC East|NFC Central|NFC West
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| Denver
Broncos |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: None. |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA QB Jeff Brohm, May 8; RFA OG
Dan Neil, April 28; UFA DT Mike Lodish, March 23; RFA C K.C. Jones, March 22; UFA P Tom
Rouen, Feb. 24 (7 years, $7 million, $900,000 SB); LB Steve Russ, Feb. 22; OT Tony Jones,
Feb. 20 (contract extension, 7 years, $34.5 million). |
| Key arrivals: WR Robert Brooks, Aug. 14 (1 year,
$750,000 plus incentives); UFA CB Terrell Buckley/ex-Dolphin, July 20; WR Andre Reed/
ex-Bill, July 20; UFA OG David Diaz-Infante/ex-Eagle, May 25; OG Ian Beckles/out of
football in '99, May 23; UFA LB Ricardo McDonald/ex-Bear, May 23; UFA DT Bob
Kuberski/ex-Patriot, April 17; CB Jimmy Spencer/ex-Charger, March 6; UFA CB Darryl
Pounds/ex-Redskin, March 3; RFA S Billy Jenkins/ex-Ram, March 3 (Broncos traded a
5th-round draft choice in 2000 and a conditional pick in 2001 to St. Louis for Jenkins,
then signed him for 7 years, $18 million, $2.8 million SB); UFA QB Gus Frerotte/ex-Lion,
March 2 (1 year, $1 million); UFA DE Lester Archambeau/ex-Falcon, Feb. 22 (7 years, $17.5
million, $2.5 million SB); UFA DE Kavika Pittman/ex-Cowboy, Feb. 18 (7 years, $28 million,
$3.15 million SB); UFA CB Jeremy Lincoln/ex-Giant, Feb. 16 (2 years, $60,000 SB). |
| Key departures: RB John Avery, Aug. 22 (cut);
OG Rod Wilstead, Aug. 16 (cut); WR J.T. Thomas, June 9 (cut); CB Dale
Carter, April 25 (suspended by NFL for 1 year for violating the league's substance-abuse
policy); RB Derek Loville, April 4 (traded to Rams for undisclosed 2000 draft choice); WR
Donald Sellers, March 29; QB Bubby Brister, March 29 (cut); S Darrius Johnson, March 8
(cut); UFA DT Paul Grasmanis, March 3 (to Eagles); UFA CB Tory James, Feb. 27 (to
Raiders); DE David Bowens, Feb. 24 (traded to Packers in exchange for 4th- or 5th-round
draft choice in 2001); UFA TE Shannon Sharpe, Feb. 16 (to Ravens); DE Neil Smith, DE
Alfred Williams, Feb. 10 (both cut); QB Chris Miller (retired). |
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| Kansas
City Chiefs |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DE Ty Parten, OG Will Shields (franchise
tag). |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA DE Ty Parten, July 20 (1
year ); RFA WR Kevin Lockett, May 3; QB Warren Moon, April 12 (renegotiated Moon's
contract, 2 years, $4.54 million, $500,000 SB; ); QB Todd Collins, April 12 (extended
Collins' contract additional 2 years through 2002); RFA TE Mitch Jacoby, March 28 (3
years); UFA C Jeff Smith, March 20 (3 years); UFA S Bracy Walker, Feb. 24; UFA RB Tony
Richardson, Feb. 16; UFA DE John Browning, Feb. 11 (5 years); UFA S Jerome Woods, Feb. 10
(5 years). |
| Key arrivals: TE Troy Drayton/ex-Dolphin, June 13 (1
year — Drayton was member of Raiders for one week this
offseason); OG Jeff Blackshear/ex-Raven, May 4 (3 years); OG Brenden Stai/ex-Steeler, May
3 (3 years); CB Wasswa Serwanga/ex-49er, April 24 (2 years); UFA C Aaron
Graham/ex-Cardinal, April 13; UFA P Todd Sauerbrun/ex-Bear, April 3; UFA DE Duane
Clemons/ex-Viking, March 24; LB Lew Bush/ex-Charger, March 4 (6 years); UFA DT Steve
Martin/ex-Eagle, Feb. 24 (5 years, $10-to-11 million); UFA LS Kendall Gammon/ex-Saint,
Feb. 22. |
| Key departures: OG Brenden Stai, Aug. 15 (traded to
Jaguars for undisclosed 2001 draft pick); WR Andre Rison, Aug. 14 (cut); KR Tamarick
Vanover, April 14 (cut); UFA OT Glenn Parker, March 27 (to Giants); UFA S Reggie Tongue,
Feb. 21 (to Seahawks); UFA DT Tom Barndt, Feb. 18 (to Bengals); UFA WR Joe Horn, Feb. 14
(to Saints); TE Lonnie Johnson, LB Greg Manusky, LS Ralph Tamm, Feb. 9 (all cut); LB
Derrick Thomas, Feb. 8 (died); RB Bam Morris, Feb. 3 (retired). |
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| Oakland
Raiders |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DE James Harris. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA DT Chuck Osborne, May 30;
UFA CB Marquis Walker, April 26 (1 year, $500,000); UFA WR Terry Mickens, March 27; CB-PR
Darrien Gordon, Feb. 28 (re-signed after having been cut Feb. 10); UFA OT Darryl Ashmore,
Feb. 22; UFA WR Tim Brown, Feb. 10; UFA LB Greg Biekert, Feb. 10; UFA QB Bobby Hoying,
Feb. 9. |
| Key arrivals: WR Andre Rison/ex-Chief, Aug.21; LB
William Thomas, July 21; UFA LB Doug Colman/ex-Titan, May 24; TE Troy Drayton/ex-Dolphin,
May 31 (subsequently cut June 7); S Marquez Pope/ex-Brown, May 22; DE Jamal Duff, April
21; UFA DT Austin Robbins/ex-Saint, April 18; DL Shawn Lee/out of football in '99, April
13; UFA DB Anthony Dorsett/ex-Titan, March 21; WR David Dunn/ex-Brown, Feb. 29; UFA DE
Regan Upshaw/ex-Jaguar, Feb. 29 (1 year, $440,000); UFA CB Tory James/ex-Bronco, Feb. 27
(5 years, $18 million, $2 million SB); UFA CB Je'Rod Cherry/ex-Saint, Feb. 19. |
| Key departures: TE Troy Drayton, June 7 (cut); DT
Russell Maryland, April 1 (cut); UFA QB Wade Wilson, March 7 (retired; will become Cowboys
QB coach); TE Derrick Walker, LB Richard Harvey, SS Anthony Newman, Feb. 10 (all cut). |
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| San
Diego Chargers |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: WR Chris Penn. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA LB Michael Hamilton, June 5
(1 year); RFA RB Kenny Bynum, June 2 (1 year); RFA OT Raleigh Roundtree, May 30; RFA RB
Fred McCrary, May 22 (4 years, $2.95 million, $400,000 SB); RFA TE Freddie Jones, April 29
(5 years, $14.5 million, including $5.5 million guaranteed over first 2 years); UFA S Greg
Jackson, April 20 (1 year, $450,000); UFA CB Michael Dumas, April 19 (2 years); UFA DB
Scott Turner, April 3; UFA LB Gerald Dixon, March 15 (2 years, $2.7 million, $500,000 SB);
SS Rodney Harrison, March 13 (2-year contract extension through 2005); UFA DE Al Fontenot,
March 10 (1 year); UFA P Darren Bennett, March 7 (4 years); UFA CB Darryll Lewis, March 6
(2 years, $4 to $6 million); UFA WR Jeff Graham, Feb. 21 (3 years, $7.65 million, $2
million SB); UFA C Roman Fortin, Feb. 17 (2 years, nearly $3.1 million, no SB); UFA LS-TE
David Binn, Feb. 11 (2 years); UFA OT Vaughn Parker, Feb. 11 (5 years, $17 million). |
| Key arrivals: WR-PR Nate Jacquet/ex-Dolphin, Aug. 23
(acquired via trade with Dolphins in exchange for undisclosed draft choice); LB Steve
Tovar, July 24; DE Jonathan Brown, June 27 (signed two year deal) UFA OG Ben
Coleman/ex-Jaguar, June 13 (1 year, approx. $1 million); OG Kevin Gogan/ex-Dolphin, June 6
(2 years); UFA OL Joe Patton/ex-Jaguar, March 9; RFA RB Robert Chancey/ex-Cowboy, Feb. 28
(3 years); DE Darren Mickell/ex-Saint, Feb. 28 (1 year); UFA WR Curtis Conway/ex-Bear,
Feb. 22 (4 years); UFA CB DeRon Jenkins/ex-Raven, Feb. 21 (3 years, $9.6 million, $3.6
million SB). |
| Key departures: S Greg Jackson, Aug. 17 (cut); OT John
Jackson, June 9 (cut); CB Terrance Shaw, March 21 (cut); RB Natrone Means, March 6 (cut);
LB Lew Bush, March 1 (cut); UFA DT Norman Hand, Feb. 23 (to Saints; franchise tag removed
Feb. 16); CB Charles Dimry, Feb. 11 (retired); QB Erik Kramer, CB Jimmy Spencer, Feb. 10
(both cut); OL Aaron Taylor, Feb. 10 (retired). |
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| Seattle
Seahawks |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DB Randy Fuller, S Merton Hanks, RB Brian
Milne, LS Mark Rodenhauser, LB James Willis. |
| Free-agent re-signings: WR Sean Dawkins, July 23; UFA OG
Frank Beede, June 9; UFA FB Reggie Brown, May 22 (3 years, $2.5 million); RFA DT Riddick
Parker, May 11; RFA WR Fabien Bownes, May 1; RFA S Kerry Joseph, April 19; RFA CB Chris
Canty, April 17; C Greg Bloedorn, March 20; TE Deems May, March 20; RFA QB Jon Kitna,
March 15 (1 year); UFA WR Derrick Mayes, Feb. 25 (3 years, $5 million, $1.75 million SB);
FB Mack Strong, Feb. 14 (2 years, $1.35 million — had been cut
to help team get under salary cap). |
| Key arrivals: UFA OL Jeff Dellenbach/ex-Eagle, Aug. 11;
UFA WR Justin Armour/ex-Raven; UFA LB Jeff Kopp/ex-Patriot, April 29 (1 year, $440,000);
CB Fred Vinson/ex-Packer, April 14 (acquired in trade from Green Bay along with 6th-round
draft choice in 2000 in exchange for RB Ahman Green and 5th-round pick in 2000); UFA C
Robbie Tobeck/ex-Falcon, March 20; UFA S Reggie Tongue/ex-Chief, Feb. 21 (5 years, $13
million, $3.5 million SB). |
| Key departures: UFA DT Sam Adams, April 15 (to Ravens);
RB Ahman Green, April 14 (traded to Packers along with 5th-round draft pick in 2000 in
exchange for CB Fred Vinson and 6th-round choice in 2000); UFA OT Grant Williams, March 17
(to Patriots); S Darryl Williams, March 1 (cut); UFA DB Brian Walker, Feb. 15 (to
Dolphins); UFA CB Fred Thomas, Feb. 15 (to Saints); UFA DE Phillip Daniels, Feb. 12 (to
Bears); FFA WR Joey Galloway, Feb. 12 (traded to Cowboys — Seahawks
receive first-round picks in 2000 and 2001 from Dallas); LB Darrin Smith, Feb. 10 (cut);
FB Mack Strong, Feb. 10 (cut, then re-signed Feb. 14); C Kevin Glover, Feb. 9 (cut); OG
Brian Habib, Feb. 7 (cut). |
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