2001 free-agency update
NFC East
Updated Aug. 31, 2001
Arizona Cardinals|Dallas Cowboys|New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles|Washington Redskins
AFC East | AFC Central | AFC West
NFC East | NFC Central | NFC West
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| Arizona
Cardinals |
| Restricted (RFA): TE Terry Hardy, DT Corey Sears, DT
Rashod Swinger. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): OL Jon Clark, TE Chris Gedney, LB
Mark Maddox, S J.J. McCleskey. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): WR Mac Cody. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFAs CB Corey Chavous, P Scott
Player, LB Zack Walz, June 1 (1 year, $512,000 each); UFA S Tommy Bennett, June 1 (1 year,
$477,000); RFA RB Michael Pittman, May 15 (1 year); RFA OT Anthony Clement, May 7; RFA S
Pat Tillman, April 30; EFA C Jason Starkey, March 16 (1 year, $298,000); UFA OL Chris
Dishman, March 5 (3 years); EFAs CB Justin Lucas and WR Tywan Mitchell, March 1; WR Bryan
Gilmore, QB Sean Keenan, RB Clarence Williams, CB Jordan Younger, Feb. 14; |
| Key arrivals: FB Paul Shields/ex-Colt, May 21 (1 year,
$389,000); UFA OG Pete Kendall/ex-Seahawk, March 12 (5 years, $18 million, $5 million SB). |
| Key departures: S Tommy Bennett, Aug. 16 (cut); RFA DE
Andre Wadsworth, June 1 (withdrew tender); CB Aeneas Williams, April 21 (signed as
franchise UFA and then traded to Rams in exchange for 2001 second- and fourth-round draft
choices); UFA DE Simeon Rice, March 23 (to Buccaneers); OG Matt Joyce, March 16 (cut); UFA
OL Ethan Brooks, March 15 (to Broncos); UFA DT Mark Smith, March 13 (to Browns); DT Tony
McCoy and OG Lester Holmes, March 1 (both cut). |
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| Dallas
Cowboys |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): S Greg Myers, CB Charlie Williams,
LB Barron Wortham. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): LB Brandon Tolbert. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA LB Darren Hambrick, May 16
(1 year, $512,000); RFA DT Michael Myers, May 2; RFA S Izell Reese, May 1; EFA CB Duane
Hawthorne; EFA WR Chris Brazzell, March 28 (1 year); EFA WR Damon Hodge, March 28 (1
year); RFA FB Robert Thomas, March 21 (3 years, $3 million, $300,000); EFA WR Jason
Tucker, March 14 (1 year); EFA OL Ben Fricke, March 14 (1 year); EFA DT Brandon Noble,
March 13 (1 year, $389,000); RB Emmitt Smith, March 8 (contract extended 2 years through
2005, $440,000 base salary in 2001, $4.36 million prorated portion of bonus in 2001, $6
million base salary in 2002, $7 million base in 2003); UFA LB Dexter
Coakley, March 7 (6 years, $25 million, $5.5 million SB); EFAs P Micah Knorr and PK Tim
Seder. |
| Key arrivals: RB John Avery/ex-Chicago of XFL, April 29
(1 year, $389,000); WR Carl Pickens/ex-Titan, April 5 (1 year); QB Tony Banks/ex-Raven,
March 27 (1 year, $500,000 plus incentives, no SB; subsequently cut Aug. 14). |
| Key departures: TE David LaFleur, Aug. 21 (cut); QB Tony
Banks, Aug. 14 (after having been signed as a free agent March 27); UFA DL Alonzo
Spellman, Aug. 11 (to Lions); UFA QB Randall Cunningham, May 29 (to Ravens); WR Carl
Pickens, May 30 (retired); UFA DT Leon Lett, March 20 (to Broncos); UFA WR James McKnight,
March 16 (to Dolphins); QB Troy Aikman, DT Chad Hennings and OT Erik Williams, March 7
(all cut); LS Dale Hellestrae and OG Jorge Diaz, March 1 (cut); CB Ryan McNeil and LB Joe
Bowden, Feb. 28 (cut; later re-signed). |
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| New
York Giants |
| Restricted (RFA): DT George Williams. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): QB Mike Cherry, PK Brad Daluiso, OL
Derek Engler, LB Pete Monty. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): RB Dawud Rasheed, CB Reggie
Stephens, LB Vernon Strickland |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA WR Joe Jurevicius; EFA OL
Jason Whittle, July 27; UFA S Omar Stoutmire, May 15 (1 year, $418,000); RFA CB Emmanuel
McDaniel, April 19; RFA RB Greg Comella, April 18; EFA WR Thabiti Davis; WR Amani Toomer,
March 8 (contract extension); UFA RB Tiki Barber, March 8 (6 years, $25.5 million, $7
million SB); UFA CB Jason Sehorn, March 2 (6 years, $36 million, $10 million SB), March 2. |
| Key arrivals: UFA DE Kenny Holmes/ex-Titan, March 11 (5
years, $20 million, $5 million SB). |
| Key departures: DE Jeremiah Parker, June 2 (cut); CB
Reggie Stephens, May 15 (cut); S Lyle West, May 15 (cut); UFA TE Pete Mitchell, April 26
(to Lions); UFA LB Ryan Phillips, April 26 (to Raiders); UFA DT Christian Peter, April 21
(to Colts); RFA CB Ramos McDonald, April 4 (to Raiders); EFA RB Craig Walendy (Giants
withdrew tender); DE Cedric Jones and CB Andre Weathers, March 14 (both cut); UFA P Brad
Maynard, March 3 (to Bears). |
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| Philadelphia
Eagles |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): CB Jerod Cherry, RB Chris Warren. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): None unsigned. |
| Free-agent re-signings: PK David Akers, Aug. 21
(contract extended through 2007); UFA S Tim Hauck, Aug. 18 (1 year, $500,000); OG John
Welbourn, Aug. 10 (contract extended through 2008); UFA TE Jeff Thomason, May 25; FB Jamie
Reader, May 18 (2-year contract extension); UFA DT Paul Grasmanis, April 26; RFA LB
Jeremiah Trotter, April 27 (1 year, $1.1 million); EFA PK David Akers, April 24 (1 year);
RFA DE Brandon Whiting, March 20 (6 years, $9 million, $2 million SB); RFA LB Ike Reese,
March 20; EFA OL Ryan Schau, March 16 (1 year); EFA CB Jason Bostic, March 8 (1 year). |
| Key arrivals: WR Steve Vagedas, June 27; WR Isaac Jones,
June 20 (2 years);LB Jeff Posey/ex-49er, June 18 (1 year); UFA CB Monty
Montgomery/ex-49er, May 10; UFA DE N.D. Kalu/ex-Redskin, March 12 (5 years); UFA WR James
Thrash/ex-Redskin, March 9 (5 years, $8.9 million, $2 million SB). |
| Key departures: UFA TE Luther Broughton, April 27 (to
Panthers); WR Charles Johnson, April 24 (cut); DE Mike Mamula, April 23 (cut); UFA LB
James Darling, March 21 (to Jets); WR Torrance Small, March 1 (cut). |
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| Washington
Redskins |
| Restricted (RFA): None unsigned. |
| Unrestricted (UFA): P Tommy Barnhardt, S Curtis Buckley,
CB Tyronne Drakeford, DE Nolan Harrison, TE James Jenkins, PK Eddie Murray, WR Andre Reed,
WR Kenny Shedd. |
| Exclusive-rights (EFA): PK Scott Bentley. |
| Free-agent re-signings: RFA LB Shawn Barber, June 1 (1
year, $1.115 million); RFA C Mark Fischer, April 13; EFA OG Derrick Fletcher, April 2; EFA
DE Derrick Ham, April 2; EFA S David Terrell, April 2; UFA LB Kevin Mitchell, March 28 (2
years, $1.2 million, $75,000 SB). |
| Key arrivals: S Keith Lyle/ex-Ram, Aug. 21; UFA OG Dave
Szott/ex-Chief, Aug. 20; QB Tony Banks, Aug. 16 (1 year, $477,000); DE Dorian
Boose/ex-Jet, Aug. 6; UFA DL Michael Bankston/ex-Bengal, July 31; RB Ki-Jana Carter, July
31; UFA OL Ben Coleman/ex-Charger, RB Robert Arnand/ex-Saint, July 21, (via trade with
Saints in exchange for a conditional draft pick); KR Michael Bates/ex-Panther, July 11 (2
years, $1.35 million, $125,000 SB); June 12 (1 year, approx. $1,000,000 new terms June 13,
$1.1 million, $623,000 SB); UFA LB Mike Morton/ex-Packer ( 1 year, $477,000); UFA OG Matt
Campbell/ex-Panther, May 8; UFA RB Donnell Bennett, May 4 (1 year, $477,000); UFA CB
Donovan Greer/ex-Bill, April 20 (3 years, $400,000 SB); UFA P Bryan Barker/ex-Jaguar,
April 12; UFA TE Walter Rasby/ex-Lion, April 10 (3 years, $1.677 million); UFA WR Kevin
Lockett/ex-Chief, April 9 (2 years, $2 million, $500,000 SB); UFA PK Brett Conway/ex-Jet,
March 14 (3 years, up to $2.1 million); LS-OL Ethan Albright/ex-Bill, March 9 (3 years). |
| Key departures: CB Deion Sanders, June 27
(retired); S Mark Carrier, June 5 (released); RFA RB Skip Hicks, May 9
(Redskins renounced their rights to Hicks); UFA RB Adrian Murrell, May 3 (to Panthers);
UFA LB Greg Jones, April 27 (to Bears); RB Larry Centers, April 20 (cut); RFA LB Tyrus
McCloud, May 1 (to Dolphins); UFA OL Ed Ellis, March 29 (to Chargers); UFA LB Derek Smith,
March 22 (to 49ers); RFA TE-FB Mike Sellers, March 15 (to Browns); UFA DE N.D. Kalu, March
12 (to Eagles); UFA WR James Thrash, March 9 (to Eagles); LS Joe Zelenka, March 9 (cut);
UFA QB Brad Johnson, March 5 (to Buccaneers); UFA WR Albert Connell, March 5 (to Saints);
UFA OL Tony Hutson, March 2 (to Raiders); DT Dana Stubblefield, March 1 (cut); OT Andy
Heck, Feb. 22 (cut); OG Keith Sims, OG Tré Johnson, WR Irving Fryar and OT Derek G.
Smith, Feb. 21 (all cut). |
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