2001 free-agency update
AFC East
Updated Aug. 31, 2001
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 (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): None unsigned. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): None unsigned. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA OT Robert Hicks, June 18; C
Bill Conaty, June 12; UFA DT Shawn Price, April 27; UFA PK Steve Christie, April 22; RFA
CB Ray Hill, March 29; UFA QB Alex Van Pelt, March 19 (1 year, $477,000); EFAs S Keion
Carpenter and WR Jeremy McDaniel, March 19; UFA WR Eric Moulds, Feb. 16
(6 years, $40-45 million, approx. $12 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: DE David Bowens/ex-Packer, Aug. 7
(acquired from Green Bay in exchange for TE Bobby Collins); FB Larry Centers/ex-Redskin,
May 8 (2 years, $1.65 million, $300,000 SB). |
| Key departures: LB Corey Moore and QB Pete Gonzalez,
Aug. 22 (both cut); OT Robert Hicks, Aug. 16 (cut); UFA OG Jamie Nails, Aug. 15 (to
Dolphins); TE Bobby Collins, Aug. 7 (traded to Packers in exchange for DE David Bowens);
LB John Holecek, July 12 (cut); RFA OG Victor Allotey, RFA Jonathan Linton, June 1 (did
not offer tender); RB Antowain Smith, May 18; UFA CB Donovan Greer, April 20 (to
Redskins); UFA OT Marcus Spriggs, April 18 (to Dolphins); RFA CB Daryl Porter, March 14
(to Dolphins); UFA DE Marcellus Wiley, March 6 (to Chargers); LB Sam Rogers and LS Ethan
Albright, March 1 (both cut); QB Doug Flutie, Feb. 28 (cut); NT Ted Washington, P Chris
Mohr and OG Joe Panos, Feb. 22 (all cut). |
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| Indianapolis
Colts |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): S Jason Belser, QB Billy Joe Hobert,
DT Bernard Whittington. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): C Phil Armour, DE Lionel Barnes,
LB Phil Glover, DT Brandon Miller, LB Sam Sword. |
| Free-agent re-signings: TE Marcus Pollard, July 26
(5-year extension); EFA RB Jim Finn, July 24; LB Dwight Hollier, July 18; EFA RB Lennox
Gordon, July 18; UFA Mike Morton, June 12; RFA OG Steve McKinney, May 9; RFA DT Larry
Chester, April 20 (subsequently cut); RFAs WR E.G. Green and OG Larry Moore, April 20;
EFAs TE Josh Keur, PK Danny Kight, C Jeff Saturday and LB Justin Snow, April 20; RFA OT-OG
Waverly Jackson, March 7 (3 years, $1.5 million). |
| Key arrivals: DT Mike Wells/ex-Bear, Aug. 20; LB Sean
Harris/ex-Bear, Aug. 13; QB Mark Rypien, July 31 (1 year, $477,000); UFA DT Christian
Peter/ex-Giant, April 21 (2 years, $2.55 million, $700,000 SB). |
| Key departures: DE Shawn King (retired), July 27; DT
Larry Chester (cut); LB Cornelius Bennett, DE Mark Thomas, QB Kelly Holcomb and CB Tyrone
Poole, March 1 (all cut); EFA S Billy Austin, RFA CB Tony Blevins, EFA RB Paul Shields,
RFA LB Ratcliff Thomas, March 1 (all were not tendered contracts). |
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| Miami
Dolphins |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): OG John Bock, WR Leslie Shepherd, WR
Lamar Thomas, CB Jerry Wilson. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): None unsigned. |
| Free-agent re-signings: FFA DE Jason Taylor, July 22 (6
years, $42 million, $9 million SB); UFA S Brock Marion, June 9 (2 years); RFA WR Jeff
Ogden, April 20 (1 year); RFA DE Lorenzo Bromell, April 19 (1 year); EFA OG Anthony
Cesario, April 17 (1 year); EFA TE-LS Brody Heffner-Liddiard, March 26 (2 years); EFA RB
Autry Denson, March 23 (1 year); UFA LS-TE Ed Perry, March 16 (3 years); TE Hunter
Goodwin, March 16 (2 years, $2.3 million, $700,000 SB), re-signed after being cut March
14; RFA TE Alonzo Mayes, March 15 (1 year); UFA QB Mike Quinn, March 14 (2 years); EFA OG
Ben Adams, March 9 (2 years); CB Patrick Surtain, March 8 (contract extended for 4 years
through 2005, $27.715 million, $6.25 million SB); UFA LB Twan Russell, March 5 (3 years,
$1.18 million, $180,000 SB); UFA LB Derrick Rodgers, March 3 (4 years, $10 million, $3
million SB); UFA PK Olindo Mare, March 1 (6 years, $12 million, $2.5 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: QB Cade McNown/ex-Bear, Aug. 22 (Miami
traded 6th-round draft choice in 2002 and a conditional pick in 2003 in exchange for
McNown and a 7th-round draft choice in 2002); UFA OG Jamie Nails/ex-Bill, Aug. 15; OT
Spencer Folau/ex-Raven, July 28; S Shawn Wooden/ex-Bear, June 29 (2 years, $1.377 million,
no SB); RFA LB Tyrus McCloud/ex-Redskin, May 1; UFA OT Marcus Spriggs/ex-Bill, April 18 (2
years); UFA WR Dedric Ward/ex-Jet, April 17 (2 years, $2 million); UFA WR James
McKnight/ex-Cowboy, March 16 (5 years, nearly $9 million, $1.5 million SB); RFA QB Ray
Lucas/ex-Jet, March 16 (3 years, $2.75 million, $800,000 SB); UFA CB Terry Cousin, March
15 (1 year); RFA CB Daryl Porter/ex-Bill, March 14 (2 years, $1 million); UFA OG Todd
Perry/ex-Bear, March 3 (5 years, $7.6 million, $1.5 million SB). |
| Key departures: UFA OT Richmond Webb, April 30 (to
Bengals); UFA DE Rich Owens, April 6 (to Chiefs); UFA WR Bert Emanuel, March 30 (to
Patriots); UFA CB Terrance Shaw, March 22 (to Patriots); QB Damon Huard, March 19 (cut);
UFA OG Kevin Donnalley, March 16 (to Panthers); UFA DE Trace Armstrong, March 5 (to
Raiders); UFA LB Larry Izzo, March 5 (to Patriots); LB Robert Jones, March 1 (cut); S Greg
Jeffries, Feb. 28; WR Tony Martin, RB Thurman Thomas, Feb. 22 (both cut). |
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| New
England Patriots |
| Restricted (RFA): RB Harold Shaw. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): OT Bruce Armstrong, QB John Friesz. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): TE Chris Eitzmann, RB Patrick
Pass. |
| Free-agent re-signings: OG Sale Isaia, Aug. 1; RFA DE
Greg Spires, April 30; EFA WR Shockmain Davis, April 19; UFA DE Brandon Mitchell, April
16; EFA LS Lonie Paxton, April 16; EFA TE Jermaine Wiggins, April 11; EFAs LB Antico
Dalton and DE Reggie Grimes, April 6; EFA CB Kato Serwanga, March 19; UFA S Matt Stevens,
March 15; EFA DT Garrett Johnson, March 13; EFA LB John Eskridge; QB Drew Bledsoe, March 7
(contract restructured for 10 years, $103 million, including approx. $24 million
guaranteed over first 3 years). |
| Key arrivals: LB Roman Pfifer/ex-Jet, Aug. 3; LB Bryan
Cox/ex-Jet, July 31; NT Geradie Mercer/ex-Eagle, July 31; UFA Je'Rod Cherry/ex-Eagle, July
26; UFA CB Terrell Buckley/ex-Bronco, July 13; CB Ray Hill/ex-Bill, June 13; RB Antowain
Smith/ex-BIL, June 7; UFA DT Riddick Parker/ex-Seahawk, June 5; WR Charles
Johnson/ex-Eagle, May 31 (2 years, up to $3.3 million, $200,000 SB); WR Torrance
Small/ex-Eagle, May 31 (1 year, $500,000 plus incentives); UFA TE Johnny
McWilliams/ex-Viking, May 24; UFA C-OG Mike Compton/ex-Lion, April 2; UFA WR David
Patten/ex-Brown, April 2; UFA WR Bert Emanuel/ex-Dolphin, March 30; QB Damon
Huard/ex-Dolphin, March 30 (3 years, $3 million, $375,000); UFA CB Terrance
Shaw/ex-Dolphin, March 22; UFA DE Anthony Pleasant/ex-49er, March 22; OG Joe
Panos/ex-Bill, March 19; UFA FB Marc Edwards/ex-Brown, March 19; UFA LB Mike
Vrabel/ex-Steeler, March 12; UFA LB Larry Izzo/ex-Dolphin, March 5 (4 years, $2.183
million). |
| Key departures: RB Robert Edwards, Aug. 24 (cut); FB
Jeff Paulk, Aug. 21 (cut); QB Michael Bishop, Aug. 17 (cut); OG Joe Panos, July 27
(retired); OG Max Lane, May 4 (cut); UFA RB Antonio Carter, May 4 (to Broncos); CB Antonio
Langham, April 26 (cut); NT Henry Thomas and ST Larry Whigham, March 13 (cut); UFA DT Chad
Eaton, March 9 (to Seahawks); LB Chris Slade, Feb. 27 (cut). |
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| New York
Jets |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): RB Leon Johnson, WR Dwight Stone. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): DT Maurice Anderson, OT Greg
Lotysz, TE Jake Moreland |
| Free-agent re-signings: EFA OT Ryan Young, July 27; RFA
OT Jason Fabini, May 30 (1 year, $1.115 million); OG Kerry Jenkins, May 30 (1 year,
$512,000); UFA DE Rick Lyle, May 12 (1 year, $477,000); RFA S Scott Frost, April 12; EFA
TE Jake Moreland; EFAs RB Marlion Jackson, LB Courtney Ledyard and C J.P. Machado; UFA S
Chris Hayes, March 11 (5 years, $5 million, could be worth $6.5 million with incentives,
$750,000 SB); UFA DT Jason Ferguson, March 9 (4 years, $12.7 million, $2 million
guaranteed, $3 million SB; RFA DE Eric Ogbogu, March 1 (1 year). |
| Key arrivals: RB-KR Chad Morton/ex-Saint, Aug. 23
(acquired from New Orleans in exchange for CB Earthwind Moreland and an undisclosed draft
choice); UFA FS Damien Robinson/ex-Buccaneer, April 25 (5 years, $10 million, $200,000
SB); LB Doug Colman/ex-Brown, April 4; UFA LB James Darling/ex-Eagle, March 21 (2 years);
UFA WR Matthew Hatchette/ex-Viking, March 19. |
| Key departures: CB Earthwind Moreland, Aug. 23 (traded
to Saints along with an undisclosed draft choice in exchange for RB-KR Chad Morton); OT
Jumbo Elliott, July 27 (cut); DE Dorian Boose, May 17 (cut); UFA WR Dedric Ward, April 17
(to Dolphins); UFA TE-LS Brad Banta, March 28 (to Lions); RFA QB Ray Lucas, March 16 (to
Dolphins); UFA PK Brett Conway, March 14 (to Redskins); LB Bryan Cox, LB Dwayne Gordon, LB
Roman Phifer, DT Ernie Logan and RB Bernie Pamalee, Feb. 21 (all cut, but Gordon was
subsequently re-signed Aug. 8 for 1 year). |
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