2000 free-agency update
NFC West
Updated April 4, 2000
Atlanta
Falcons|Carolina
Panthers|New Orleans
Saints
St. Louis Rams|San Francisco 49ers
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| Atlanta
Falcons |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: LB Ruffin Hamilton, S Eugene Robinson, OG
Gene Williams. |
| Free-agent re-signings: Henri Crockett, May 31;
RFA C-OG Calvin Collins, May 23; RFA QB Tony Graziani, April 14; UFA RB Winslow Oliver,
March 8; UFA LB Jessie Tuggle, Feb. 10 (4 years, $14 million, $4.4 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: UFA RB Ron Rivers/ex-Lion; WR Kamil
Loud/ex-Bill, April 20; OL Anthony Redmon/ex-Panther, March 22; LB Marcus
Buckley/ex-Giant, March 8; UFA DE Brady Smith/ex-Saint, Feb. 19; UFA CB Ashley
Ambrose/ex-Saint, Feb. 11 (5 years, $22.5 million, $7.5 million SB); UFA WR Shawn
Jefferson/ex-Patriot, Feb. 11 (4 years, $14.2 million, $4.5 million SB). |
| Key departures: RB Byron Hanspard, Aug. 20 (cut); OG
Everett McIver, Aug. 20 (cut); RB Ken Oxendine, Aug. 20 (cut); WR Chris Calloway, May 23
(cut); UFA C Robbie Tobeck, March 20 (to Seahawks); UFA LB Craig Sauer, Feb. 23 (to
Vikings); UFA DE Lester Archambeau, Feb. 22 (to Broncos); UFA DE Chuck Smith, Feb. 21 (to
Panthers). |
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| Carolina
Panthers |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: DE Ernest Jones, WR Eric Metcalf, DT Esera
Tuaolo, CB Leonard Wheeler. |
| Free-agent re-signings: EFA QB Dameyune Craig, May 31 (2
years, $870,000, $85,000 SB); UFA RB Anthony Johnson, April 26; UFA DT Tim Morabito, March
22 (3 years, $4.5 million, $1.5 million SB); UFA RB Chris Hetherington, Feb. 22 (2 years,
$1.1 million); WR Muhsin Muhammad, Jan. 29 (5 years, $22.5 million, $7 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: UFA S Eugene Robinson, Aug. 12 (1 year,
$440,000); DT Eric Swann, July 24 (1 year, $440,000 plus incentives up to $700,000); DE
Reggie White, July 21 (6 years, $24 million, $550,000 SB); UFA OT James
Dexter/ex-Cardinal, April 17 (3 years, up to $4.55 million); RB Natrone Means/ex-Charger,
April 17 (1 year, $450,000, $50,000 SB; can earn up to $2 million with incentives); LB Al
Woodall/ex-49er, March 22; UFA CB Jimmy Hitchcock/ex-Viking, Feb. 24 (4 years); UFA DE
Chuck Smith/ex-Falcon, Feb. 21 (5 years, $21 million, $4.5 million SB); UFA DE Jay
Williams/ex-Ram, Feb. 16 (3 years, $4.3 million, $1 million SB). |
| Key departures: LB Donta Jones, Aug. 20 (cut); LB Steve
Tovar, April 27 (cut); S Brent Alexander, April 18 (cut); UFA OT Norberto Davidds-Garrido,
April 17 (to Cardinals); DB Mike Scurlock, March 27 (cut); UFA OG Nate Newton, March 8
(retired); DE Antonio Edwards, Feb. 24 (cut); LB Micheal Barrow, Feb. 21 (cut); OG Anthony
Redmon, Feb. 16 (cut); DB Rod Mullen, DB Steve Lofton, Feb. 9 (both cut); OLB Kevin
Greene, Jan. 30 (retired). |
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| New
Orleans Saints |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: S Willie Clay, WR Lawrence Dawsey, TE John
Farquhar, QB Billy Joe Hobert, LB Vinson Smith. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA DE Jared Tomich, June 8; RFA
S Rob Kelly, April 24; EFA WR P.J. Franklin, March 29 (1 year); EFA FB Marvin Powell,
March 29 (1 year); RFA DT Mike Halapin, March 3; UFA OG Tom Ackerman, Feb. 15 (4 years,
$6.89 million, $2.2 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: LB Donta Jones/ex-Panther, Aug. 23 (1
year); QB Aaron Brooks and TE Lamont Hall, Aug. 1 (obtained in trade with Packers in
exchange for LB K.D. Williams); UFA WR Willie Jackson/ex-Bengal, April 28; S Darren
Perry/out of football in '99, April 27 (1 year); CB Kevin Mathis/ex-Cowboy, April 26
(obtained in trade from Dallas in exchange for LB Chris Bordano); UFA CB Steve
Israel/ex-Patriot, April 19 (3 years, $4.5 million); RFA P Toby Gowin/ex-Cowboy, April 6
(Cowboys refused to match Saints' offer); UFA DT Norman Hand/ex-Charger, Feb. 23 (5 years,
$20 million, $5 million SB); WR Jake Reed/ex-Viking, Feb. 21 (2 years, $4.2 million, $1.5
million); RFA LB Charlie Clemons/ex-Ram, Feb. 20 (4 years); TE Andrew Glover/ex-Viking,
Feb. 18 (3 years, $3.3 million); UFA CB Fred Thomas/ex-Seahawk, Feb. 15 (2 years, $2.4
million, $600,000 SB); UFA DB Chris Oldham/ex-Steeler, Feb. 15 (2 years, $1 million,
$100,000 SB); UFA WR Joe Horn/ex-Chief, Feb. 15 (4 years, $10 million, $2.3 million SB;
incentives could increase value of total package to $11.4 million); UFA QB Jeff
Blake/ex-Bengal, Feb. 11 (4 years, $17.4 million, $5 million SB). |
| Key departures: DE Alfred Williams, Aug. 23 (cut); TE
Scott Slutzker, Aug. 15 (waived); LB K.D. Williams, Aug. 1 (traded to Packers for QB Aaron
Brooks and TE Lamont Hall); RB Dino Philyaw, July 31 (released); LB Chris Bordano, April
26 (traded to Cowboys for CB Kevin Mathis); WR Andre Hastings, April 22 (cut); UFA DT
Austin Robbins, April 18 (to Raiders); P Tommy Barnhardt, April 6 (cut); UFA LB Kevin
Mitchell (to Redskins); RB Lamar Smith, Feb. 24 (cut, freeing up $1.5 million in
salary-cap space); UFA C Kendall Gammon, Feb. 22 (to Chiefs); WR-KR Eddie Kennison, Feb.
21 (traded to Bears in exchange for 5th-round pick in 2000); UFA CB Je’Rod Cherry,
Feb. 19 (to Raiders); UFA DE Brady Smith, Feb. 19 (to Falcons); UFA CB Ashley Ambrose,
Feb. 11 (to Falcons). |
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| St.
Louis Rams |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: S Ron Carpenter, C John Flannery, P Mike
Horan, CB Todd Lyght (transition tag). |
| Free-agent re-signings: WR Isaac Bruce, Aug. 14
(contract extension, 6 years, $40 million, $11.5 million SB); QB Kurt Warner, July 27
(contract extension, 7 years, $46.5 million, $11.5 million SB); RFA CB Dexter McCleon,
June 13 (1 year); EFA WR-KR Tony Horne, June 2 (1 year, $358,000); EFA DT Nate
Hobgood-Chittick, June 2 (1 year, $358,000); EFA RB Justin Watson, June 2 (1 year,
$275,000); RFA CB Taje Allen, May 31 (1 year, $472,000); RFA C Ryan Tucker, Feb. 22
(matched offer sheet from Dolphins for 3 years, $8.25 million, $4 million SB); UFA C Andy
McCollum, Feb. 22 (3 years, $3.4 million, $1 million SB); RFA OG-C Tom Nutten, Feb. 16 (3
years); UFA TE Ernie Conwell, Feb. 11 (3 years, $3.9 million, $1.25 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: P John Baker, Aug. 23 (obtained from Colts
via trade in exchange for undisclosed draft choice); C Steve Everitt/ex-Eagle, June 13 (2
years); LB Lorenzo Styles, June 5; UFA DT Sean Moran/ex-Bill, March 15. |
| Key departures: P Rick Tuter, Aug. 23 (cut); P Louie
Aguiar, Aug. 21 (cut); RB Derek Loville, Aug. 17 (cut); UFA OT Matt Willig, June 6 (to
49ers); UFA LB Mike Morton, May 5 (to Packers); LB Lorenzo Styles, May 5 (cut); UFA QB
Paul Justin, March 29 (to Cowboys); RFA S Billy Jenkins, March 3 (traded to Broncos for
5th-round draft choice in 2000 and a conditional pick in 2001); RB Amp Lee (cut), Feb. 29;
UFA WR Chris Thomas, Feb. 23 (to Vikings); RFA LB Charlie Clemons, Feb. 20 (to Saints);
UFA C Mike Gruttadauria, Feb. 19 (to Cardinals); UFA OT Fred Miller, Feb. 16 (to Titans);
UFA DE Jay Williams, Feb. 16 (to Panthers). |
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| San
Francisco 49ers |
| Restricted: None. |
| Unrestricted: OT Jeff Buckey, DT Brentson Buckner, LS
Randy Kirk, CB Craig Newsome, WR Roell Preston. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA S Zack Bronson, June 14 (1
year); RFA TE Greg Clark, June 7 (3 years, $6.7 million, $2.1 million SB); WR Jerry Rice,
June 6 (restructured contract for 5 years, $31 million, saving $1.2 million toward 2000
salary cap); UFA DL Junior Bryant, Feb. 17; OG Ray Brown (2-year contract extension
through 2005, $1.8 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: QB Rick Mirer/ex-Jet, June 13 (1 year,
$440,000); UFA OT Matt Willig/ex-Ram, June 6 (2 years, nearly $1 million). |
| Key departures: QB Steve Young, June 12 (retired); DE
Gabe Wilkins, June 6 (cut); CB-KR R.W. McQuarters, June 5 (traded to Bears for undisclosed
conditional 2001 draft choice); CB Tyronne Drakeford, May 10 (cut); UFA LB Tony Peterson,
May 5 (to Redskins); LS-TE Joe Zelenka, April 17 (traded to Redskins for 2001 conditional
draft choice); LB Chris Draft, S Toya Jones, DT Matt Keneley, OT Josh Kobdish, TE Justin
Swift, Feb. 10 (all cut); LB Lee Woodall, DE Marvin Washington, Feb. 9 (both cut); DE
Charles Haley, Feb. 7 (retired); QB Steve Stenstrom, TE Chad Fann, Feb. 7 (both cut); RB
Tommy Vardell, Feb. 4 (retired). |
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