Midterms week. The defense preview is going to be short and sweet because Free Agency starts in an hour. Deals are already starting to take shape. We’ll try to post updates. Twitter is where the action is right now.
We’re only highlighting the big names available at each position. There are plenty more out there for the taking, but these are the guys that are going to make the headlines.
Defensive Line
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Julius Peppers (DE-Carolina)
Aaron Kampman (DE/LB-Green Bay)
Kyle Vanden Bosch (DE-Tennessee)
Jevon Kearse (DE-Tennessee)
Jamal Williams (NT-San Diego)
Restricted Free Agents:
Elvis Dumervil (DE/LB-Denver) – 1st and 3rd Round Tender
Ray Edwards (DE-Minnesota) – 1st Round Tender
Linebackers
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Joey Porter (OLB-Miami)
Jason Taylor (OLB-Miami)
Keith Bulluck (OLB-Tennessee)
Scott Fujita (OLB-New Orleans)
Cato June (OLB-Chicago)
Karlos Dansby (ILB-Arizona)
Gary Brackett (ILB-Indianapolis)
Larry Foote (ILB-Detroit)
Restricted Free Agents:
Shawne Merriman (OLB-San Diego) – Tendered
Thomas Davis (OLB-Carolina) 1st and 3rd Round Tender
DeMeco Ryans (ILB-Houston) 1st and 3rd Round Tender
Derrick Johnson (ILB-Kansas City) 1st Round Tender
Stephen Tulloch (ILB-Tennessee) 1st Round Tender
D’Qwell Jackson (ILB-Cleveland) 2nd Round Tender
Cornerback
Unrestricted Free Agents
Leigh Bodden (New England)
Lito Sheppard (NY Jets)
Dunta Robinson (Houston)
Phillip Buchanon (Detroit)
Restricted Free Agents:
Carlos Rogers (Washington) 1st Round Tender
Ellis Hobbs (Philadelphia) 1st Round Tender
Safety
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Darren Sharper (New Orleans)
Antrel Rolle (Arizona)
Ryan Clark (Pittsburgh)
Brodney Pool (Cleveland)
Restricted Free Agents:
Nick Collins (Green Bay) 1st & 3rd round Tender
Bernard Pollard (Houston) 1st round Tender
Antoine Bethea (Indianapolis) 1st round Tender
Roman Harper (New Orleans) 1st round Tender
So there you have it. We’ll be making another post shortly to try to track all of the moves (or at least the ones we think are relevant. There will be a lot of minor players changing hands, which doesn’t all need to be tracked.
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