2001 free-agency update
NFC Central
Updated Aug. 31, 2001
Chicago Bears|Detroit
Lions|Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings|Tampa
Bay Buccaneers
AFC East | AFC Central | AFC West
NFC East | NFC Central | NFC West
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| Chicago
Bears |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): P Louie Aguiar, WR Macey Brooks, S
Ray McElroy, DE Van Tuinei, DE Troy Wilson. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): WR Chad Mackey, C Ty Wise. |
| Free-agent re-signings: CB Jerry Azumah, Aug. 22 (4-year
contract extension, up to $12.2 million, $2.5 million SB); TFA DE Bryan Robinson, July 13;
UFA DE Clyde Simmons, May 15 (1 year, $525,000); UFA CB Frankie Smith, April 27; RFA TE
Kaseem Sinceno, April 25; UFA CB Walt Harris, April 25 (1 year, $1.5 million, $1 million
SB); RFA RB James Allen, April 24 (1 year, $1.1 million); RFA C Olin Kreutz, April 18; UFA
QB Shane Matthews, March 13 (2 years, $1.2 million plus incentives); EFAs TE Scott Dragos,
RB Brian Edwards and WR Sulecio Sanford (Sanford was subsequently cut Aug. 23). |
| Key arrivals: TE John Davis/ex-Viking, Aug. 14 (2
years); EFA DT Henry Taylor/ex-Falcon, July 22; UFA QB Danny Wuerffel/ex-Packer, June 29;
S Michael Dumas/ex-Charger, June 26 (subsequently cut Aug. 23); RB Skip Hicks/ex-Redskin,
May 22; UFA FB Daimon Shelton/ex-Jaguar, May 16 (1 year); DE Joel Smeenge/ex-Jaguar, May 9
(1 year); UFA LB Greg Jones/ex-Redskin, April 27; S-ST Larry Whigham/ex-Patriot, April 17
(3 years); DT Ted Washington/ex-Bill, April 10 (3 years, $7.5 million); DT Keith
Traylor/ex-Bronco, March 23 (3 years, $6.3 million); UFA P Brad Maynard/ex-Giant, March 3
(5 years); TE Fred Baxter/ex-Jet, Feb. 22 (3 years, $2.5 million). |
| Key departures: QB Cade McNown, Aug. 22 (traded to
Dolphins along with 7th-round draft choice in 2002 in exchange for a 6th-round pick in
2002 and a conditional pick in 2003); DT Mike Wells, Aug. 15 (cut); LB Sean Harris, July
31 (cut); LB Barry Minter (cut); KR Glyn Milburn, June 29 (released); S Shawn Wooden, June
26 (released); QB Billy Joe Tolliver, June 21 (released); DE Joel Smeenge, June 13
(retired); UFA TE John Allred, June 14 (to Rams); QB Mark Hartsell, May 8 (cut); DT Jim
Flanigan, April 26 (cut); UFA WR Eddie Kennison, April 4 (to Broncos); UFA C Casey
Wiegmann, March 15 (to Chiefs); UFA OG Todd Perry, March 3 (to Dolphins); RFA RB Curtis
Enis, Feb. 27 (not tendered a contract); DT Brad Culpepper, Feb. 27 (cut). |
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| Detroit
Lions |
| Restricted (RFA): LB Kevin O’Neill. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): CB Kevin Abrams, RB Mario Bates, OT
Barrett Brooks, S Corwin Brown, CB J.B. Brown, QB Stoney Case, CB Jeremy Lincoln, WR Brian
Stablein, S Ryan Stewart, CB Darnell Walker, CB Marquis Walker. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): OT Andy Vincent. |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA OG Tony Semple, June 7; EFA
WR Larry Foster, June 7; EFA DB Kywin Supernaw, June 7; OT Ray Roberts, May 19 (2 years,
$3.5 million, after having been cut March 14); UFA DE Tracy Scroggins, May 3 (2 years);
RFA OG Kerlin Blaise, April 26; RFA CB Lamar Campbell, April 19; RFA FB Brock Olivo, March
12; EFA QB Cory Sauter, March 12; RFA C Eric Beverly, March 9 (3 years, $3.6 million,
matched Dolphins' offer sheet); UFA WR-RS Desmond Howard, March 1; UFA FB Cory
Schlesinger, March 1 (4 years). |
| Key arrivals: OT Robert Hicks/ex-Bill, Aug. 19 (signed
off waivers, 1 year, $512,000); UFA DL Alonzo Spellman/ex-Cowboy, Aug. 11 (1 year); CB
Robert Bailey/ex-Raven, May 17; UFA TE Pete Mitchell/ex-Giant, April 26 (1 year, $490,000,
$225,000 SB); UFA CB Todd Lyght/ex-Ram, April 12 (2 years); OG Matt Joyce/ex-Cardinal; UFA
TE-LS Brad Banta/ex-Jet, March 28 (5 years, $2.4 million); OG Brenden Stai/ex-Jaguar,
March 9 (5 years); RB Amp Lee, March 7 (1 year, $477,000); UFA QB Jim Harbaugh/ex-Charger,
March 5 (2 years). |
| Key departures: OT Ray Roberts, Aug. 17 (retired); UFA
TE Walter Rasby, April 10 (to Redskins); UFA C-OG Mike Compton, April 2 (to Patriots); OT
Ray Roberts, March 14 (cut; subsequently re-signed May 19); QB Mike Tomczak, March 12
(cut); UFA OG Jeff Hartings, March 8 (to Steelers). |
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| Green
Bay Packers |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): DT Austin Robbins, TE Ryan
Wetnight. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): FB Matt Snider. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA WR Corey Bradford; EFA S Tod
McBride, June 20 (1 year); RFA OT Mike Wahle, May 31 (1 year); RFA S Scott McGarrahan, May
8; RFA RB Ahman Green, May 4 (1 year, $1.115 million); RFA CB Allen Rossum, April 24 (1
year, $512,000); UFA TE Tyrone Davis, March 21; UFA LS Rob Davis, March 20; LB Bernardo
Harris, March 15 (4-year contract extension, $11.23 million, $3.1 million SB); OG Marco
Rivera, March 12 (4-year contract extension through 2005, $9-$10 million, $2-$2.5 million
SB); OT Earl Dotson, March 8 (previously had been cut); EFA CB Chris Akins; QB Brett
Favre, March 2 (contract extension for 10 years, $100 million, $10 million SB); FS Darren
Sharper, Feb. 22 (6 years, $30 million, $7 million SB); UFA PK Ryan
Longwell, Feb. 20 (5 years, $7.5 million, $2 million SB). |
| Key arrivals: QB Michael Bishop/ex-Patriot, Aug. 21; TE
Bobby Collins/ex-Bill, Aug. 7 (acquired from Buffalo in exchange for DE David Bowens); QB
Billy Joe Tolliver, July 17 (subsequently cut Aug. 21); RB Rafael Cooper/ex-XFL Memphis,
June 7; DT Jim Flanigan/ex-Bear, May 29 (1 year); DT Gilbert Brown/out of football in
2000, March 23; QB Doug Pederson/ex-Brown, March 14; QB Henry Burris/ex-Saskatchewan of
CFL, Feb. 23 (3 years, $896,035, $35,000 SB). |
| Key departures: QB Billy Joe Tolliver and TE Troy
Drayton, Aug. 21 (both cut); DE David Bowens, Aug. 7 (traded to Bills in exchange for TE
Bobby Collins); UFA QB Danny Wuerffel, June 29 (to Bears); LB Mike Morton, UFA OG Ross
Verba, March 22 (to Browns); QB Matt Hasselbeck, March 2 (traded to Seahawks in exchange
for undisclosed 2001 draft choices); OT Earl Dotson, Feb. 27 (cut, then re-signed March
8); LB Brian Williams, Feb. 22 (cut). |
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| Minnesota
Vikings |
| Restricted (RFA): CB Antonio Banks, CB Keith Thibodeaux.
|
| Unrestricted (UFA): LB Pete Bercich, DE Bryce Paup |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): OG Chris Liwienski, S Don
Morgan. |
| Free-agent re-signings: UFA OG Corbin Lacina, June 18;
UFA WR Chris Walsh, June 11; UFA TE John Davis, May 1; RFA LB Kailee Wong, April 16; EFA
LB Jim Nelson; UFA WR Nate Jacquet, April 3 (1 year); UFA DE Fernando Smith, March 27; UFA
TE Andrew Jordan, March 13; RFA C Matt Birk, March 5 (1 year, $1.15 million); RFA LS Mitch
Palmer, March 5; RFA QB Todd Bouman, March 1; OG David Dixon, March 1 (contract
extension). |
| Key arrivals: OL Everett Lindsay/ex-Brown, Aug. 14
(acquired from Cleveland in exchange for conditional draft choice); UFA DE Lance
Johnstone, March 27 (5 years, $30 million, $1.5 million base salary in 2001, but deal is
voided if he plays 28 percent of snaps); WR Jake Reed/ex-Saint, March 23 (1 year, $600,000
plus incentives); UFA TE Byron Chamberlain/ex-Bronco, March 16 (1 year). |
| Key departures: LB Gabe Northern and LS Mitch Palmer,
Aug. 20 (both cut); UFA TE Johnny McWilliams, May 24 (to Patriots); UFA QB Bubby Brister,
April 20 (to Chiefs); UFA WR Matthew Hatchette, March 19 (to Jets); OT Todd Steussie,
March 14 (cut); UFA DT Tony Williams, March 7 (to Bengals); UFA LB Dwayne Rudd, March 3
(to Browns); DL John Randle and DE John Burrough, March 1 (both cut). |
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| Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
| Restricted (RFA): TE Blake Spence. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): OG Kevin Dogins, LS Morris Unutoa,
CB Floyd Young. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): None. |
| Free-agent re-signings: LB Derrick Brooks, Aug. 24
(4-year contract extension, $27-$28 million; now signed through 2006; total value of
remaining 6 years is $34-$35 million); RFA CB Brian Kelly, May 8; RFA RB Rabih Abdullah,
May 7; RFA DT James Cannida, April 26; RFA C Todd Washington, April 17; UFA CB Ronde
Barber, April 10 (6 years, $18 million); UFA OT Jerry Wunsch, April 10 (5 years, $13
million); potential RFA LB Jamie Duncan, Feb. 28 (1 year). |
| Key arrivals: UFA DE Simeon Rice/ex-Cardinal, March 23
(5 years, $34 million, no SB, $1 million base salary in 2001, Bucs must pick up $8 million
option in 2002 to keep Rice); UFA QB Brad Johnson/ex-Redskin, March 5 (5 years, $28
million, $6.5 million); QB Ryan Leaf/ex-Charger, March 2 (claimed off waivers; Bucs pick
up $1.5 million base salary for 2001). |
| Key departures: UFA DE Tyoka Jackson, May 1 (to Rams);
DE Chidi Ahanotu, April 20 (cut); UFA FS Damien Robinson, April 25 (to Jets); UFA OG Frank
Middleton, April 23 (to Raiders); UFA TE Patrick Hape, March 14 (to Broncos); UFA LB Don
Davis, March 7 (to Rams); QB Eric Zeier, March 5 (traded to Falcons for undisclosed draft
choice). |
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