2008 NFL Free Agent Signings

2008 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS

AS OF 4/21/08

(Based on official notification to NFL office)

 

TEAM

PLAYER

FORMER TEAM

DATE REPORTED

ArizonaCardinals

LB Clark Haggans

Pittsburgh Steelers

3/27/08

 

DE Travis LaBoy

Tennessee Titans

3/4/08

 

DE Bryan Robinson

Cincinnati Bengals

4/11/08

 

QB Brian St. Pierre

Pittsburgh Steelers

3/31/08

 

LB Matt Stewart

Cleveland Browns

4/17/08

AtlantaFalcons

S Erik Coleman

N.Y. Jets

3/3/08

 

K Jason Elam

Denver Broncos

3/24/08

 

TE Ben Hartsock

Tennessee Titans

3/3/08

 

CB Von Hutchins

Houston Texans

3/3/08

 

DT Kindal Moorehead

Carolina Panthers

3/10/08

 

RB Michael Turner

San Diego Chargers

3/3/08

 

C Alex Stepanovich

Cincinnati Bengals

3/10/08

BaltimoreRavens

LB Brendon Ayanbadejo

Chicago Bears

3/10/08

 

CB Frank Walker

Green Bay Packers

3/14/08

BuffaloBills

TE Courtney Anderson

Atlanta Falcons

3/10/08

 

CB William James

Philadelphia Eagles

3/25/08

 

DT Spencer Johnson

Minnesota Vikings

3/1/08

 

LB Kawika Mitchell

N.Y. Giants

3/1/08

CarolinaPanthers

DT Tyler Brayton

Oakland Raiders

3/7/08

 

G Milford Brown

St. Louis Rams

3/28/08

 

CB Ricardo Colclough

Cleveland Browns

3/4/08

 

WR D.J. Hackett

Seattle Seahawks

3/20/08

 

LB Landon Johnson

Cincinnati Bengals

3/10/08

 

RB LaBrandon Toefield

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/10/08

 

G Keydrick Vincent

Arizona Cardinals

3/4/08

CincinnatiBengals

DE Antwan Odom

Tennessee Titans

3/4/08

ClevelandBrowns

G Rex Hadnot

Miami Dolphins

3/11/08

 

DE Shantee Orr

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/24/08

 

WR Donte’ Stallworth

New England Patriots

3/6/08

DenverBroncos

LB Boss Bailey

Detroit Lions

3/7/08

 

WR Keary Colbert

Carolina Panthers

3/3/08

 

LB Niko Koutouvides

Seattle Seahawks

3/4/08

 

S Marquand Manuel

Carolina Panthers

3/10/08

 

WR Samie Parker

Kansas City Chiefs

4/15/08

 

C Casey Wiegmann

Kansas City Chiefs

3/24/08

DetroitLions

DT Chuck Darby

Seattle Seahawks

3/11/08

 

TE Michael Gaines

Buffalo Bills

3/3/08

 

LB Gilbert Gardner

Tennessee Titans

3/24/08

 

CB Brian Kelly

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3/14/08

Green BayPackers

LB Brandon Chillar

St. Louis Rams

3/24/08

HoustonTexans

LB Kevin Bentley

Seattle Seahawks

3/3/08

 

RB Chris Brown

Tennessee Titans

3/20/08

 

DB Nick Ferguson

Denver Broncos

3/27/08

 

QB Quinn Gray

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/24/08

 

CB Jacques Reeves

Dallas Cowboys

3/3/08

 

LB Chaun Thompson

Cleveland Browns

3/14/08

JacksonvilleJaguars

CB Drayton Florence

San Diego Chargers

3/1/08

 

QB Cleo Lemon

Miami Dolphins

3/1/08

 

WR Jerry Porter

Oakland Raiders

2/29/08

Kansas CityChiefs

WR Devard Darling

Baltimore Ravens

3/12/08

 

KR B.J. Sams

Baltimore Ravens

4/13/08

 

C Wade Smith

New York Jets

4/21/08

 

LB Demorrio Williams

Atlanta Falcons

3/3/08

MiamiDolphins

LB Charlie Anderson

Houston Texans

3/1/08

 

S Chris Crocker

Atlanta Falcons

4/2/08

 

S Keith Davis

Dallas Cowboys

3/11/08

 

CB Nathan Jones

Dallas Cowboys

3/17/08

 

QB Josh McCown

Oakland Raiders

3/1/08

 

TE Sean Ryan

N.Y. Jets

3/1/08

 

G Justin Smiley

San Francisco 49ers

3/1/08

 

DT Randy Starks

Tennessee Titans

3/1/08

 

LB Reggie Torbor

N.Y. Giants

3/1/08

 

WR Ernest Wilford

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/1/08

MinnesotaVikings

WR Bernard Berrian

Chicago Bears

3/3/08

 

S Michael Boulware

Houston Texans

3/21/08

 

RB Maurice Hicks

San Francisco 49ers

3/5/08

 

LB Derrick Pope

Miami Dolphins

3/14/08

 

CB Benny Sapp

Kansas City Chiefs

3/25/08

 

RB Thomas Tapeh

Philadelphia Eagles

3/1/08

 

S Madieu Williams

Cincinnati Bengals

3/1/08

 

DT Ellis Wyms

Seattle Seahawks

3/18/08

New EnglandPatriots

WR Sam Aiken

Buffalo Bills

3/3/08

 

LB Victor Hobson

New York Jets

4/7/08

 

CB Jason Webster

Buffalo Bills

3/4/08

 

S Tank Williams

Minnesota Vikings

3/6/08

New OrleansSaints

QB Mark Brunell

Washington Redskins

3/17/08

 

CB Randall Gay

New England Patriots

3/4/08

 

CB Aaron Glenn

Jacksonville Jaguars

4/7/08

 

C Matt Lehr

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3/24/08

 

DE Bobby McCray

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/11/08

New YorkGiants

LB Danny Clark

Houston Texans

3/13/08

 

S Sammy Knight

Jacksonville Jaguars

3/4/08

New YorkJets

RB Jesse Chatman

Miami Dolphins

3/11/08

 

G Alan Faneca

Pittsburgh Steelers

3/3/08

 

LB Calvin Pace

Arizona Cardinals

3/4/08

 

RB Tony Richardson

Minnesota Vikings

3/6/08

 

G Damien Woody

Detroit Lions

3/4/08

OaklandRaiders

WR Drew Carter

Carolina Panthers

3/13/08

 

T Kwame Harris

San Francisco 49ers

3/5/08

 

NT William Joseph

N.Y. Giants

3/14/08

 

C John Wade

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3/31/08

 

S Gibril Wilson

N.Y. Giants

3/1/08

PhiladelphiaEagles

LB Rocky Boiman

Indianapolis Colts

3/24/08

 

DE Chris Clemons

Oakland Raiders

3/1/08

 

RB Dan Klecko

Indianapolis Colts

3/17/08

 

CB Asante Samuel

New England Patriots

3/1/08

 

RB Kris Wilson

Kansas City Chiefs

3/26/08

PittsburghSteelers

LB Keyaron Fox

Kansas City Chiefs

3/12/08

 

RB Mewelde Moore

Minnesota Vikings

3/4/08

St. LouisRams

TE Anthony Becht

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3/11/08

 

G Jacob Bell

Tennessee Titans

3/4/08

 

K Josh Brown

Seattle Seahawks

3/1/08

 

WR Reche Caldwell

Washington Redskins

3/27/08

 

CB David Macklin

Washington Redskins

3/20/08

San Francisco49ers

WR Bryant Johnson

Arizona Cardinals

3/17/08

 

QB J.T. O’Sullivan

Detroit Lions

3/4/08

 

DE Justin Smith

Cincinnati Bengals

3/3/08

 

LB Dontarrious Thomas

Minnesota Vikings

3/3/08

SeattleSeahawks

RB T.J. Duckett

Detroit Lions

3/5/08

 

RB Julius Jones

Dallas Cowboys

3/10/08

 

S Omar Lowe

Atlanta Falcons

4/7/08

TampaBayBuccaneers

DE Marques Douglas

San Francisco 49ers

3/18/08

 

C Jeff Faine

New Orleans Saints

3/1/08

 

TE John Gilmore

Chicago Bears

3/1/08

 

LB Teddy Lehman

Detroit Lions

3/5/08

 

LB Leon Joe

Buffalo Bills

3/3/08

 

TE Ben Troupe

Tennessee Titans

3/10/08

 

DE Jimmy Wilkerson

Kansas City Chiefs

3/1/08

 

S Eugene Wilson

New England Patriots

3/17/08

TennesseeTitans

TE Dwayne Blakley

Atlanta Falcons

3/24/08

 

G Jake Scott

Indianapolis Colts

3/10/08

 

LB Josh Stamer

Buffalo Bills

3/28/08

 

 

 

 

2)       74 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM

PLAYER

DATE REPORTED

ArizonaCardinals

CB Ralph Brown

4/3/08

 

S Oliver Celestin

4/9/08

 

LS Nathan Hodel

3/13/08

 

DE Joe Tafoya

3/26/08

 

S Matt Ware

3/31/08

AtlantaFalcons

DT Tim Anderson

3/10/08

 

QB Chris Redman

2/29/08

BaltimoreRavens

LB Nick Greisen

3/24/08

BuffaloBills

TE Matt Murphy

3/4/08

 

CB Bryan Scott

3/18/08

 

G Jason Whittle

3/7/08

CarolinaPanthers

LB Donte’ Curry

3/3/08

 

RB Brad Hoover

2/29/08

 

CB Dante Wesley

2/29/08

ChicagoBears

LB Lance Briggs

3/7/08

CincinnatiBengals

LB Dhani Jones

3/4/08

 

P Kyle Larson

3/5/08

ClevelandBrowns

CB Gary Baxter

3/13/08

 

C Lennie Friedman

3/11/08

 

G Seth McKinney

3/28/08

 

CB Nick Sorensen

3/4/08

DenverBroncos

DE Ebenezer Ekuban

3/3/08

 

DE John Engelberger

3/4/08

 

TE Nate Jackson

3/4/08

 

RB Cecil Sapp

3/24/08

DetroitLions

RB Tatum Bell

3/13/08

 

RB Aveion Cason

3/5/08

 

CB Travis Fisher

3/12/08

 

T George Foster

3/10/08

 

TE John Owens

3/3/08

 

DE Corey Smith

3/17/08

 

CB Keith Smith

2/29/08

Green BayPackers

LB Tracy White

3/25/08

HoustonTexans

TE Mark Bruener

3/10/08

 

WR Andre Davis

3/1/08

 

CB Will Demps

3/20/08

 

CB Glenn Earl

3/7/08

 

DE Ndukwe Kalu

3/20/08

 

P Matt Turk

3/24/08

IndianapolisColts

DE Josh Thomas

3/18/08

JacksonvilleJaguars

T Maurice Williams

3/6/08

MiamiDolphins

S Yeremiah Bell

3/4/08

 

CB Michael Lehan

3/5/08

MinnesotaVikings

WR Robert Ferguson

3/24/08

New EnglandPatriots

LB Tedy Bruschi

2/29/08

 

WR Jabar Gaffney

3/5/08

 

WR Randy Moss

3/3/08

 

LS Lonie Paxson

2/29/08

 

WR Kelley Washington

2/29/08

New OrleansSaints

C Jonathan Goodwin

3/1/08

 

WR Devery Henderson

3/3/08

 

TE Eric Johnson

3/12/08

 

TE Billy Miller

3/10/08

 

WR David Patten

3/3/08

 

LB Mark Simoneau

3/7/08

 

RB Aaron Stecker

3/7/08

 

DT Brian Young

3/1/08

New YorkGiants

RB Derrick Ward

3/14/08

OaklandRaiders

S Jarrod Cooper

4/17/08

 

T Cornell Green

3/6/08

PittsburghSteelers

DE Nick Eason

3/27/08

St. LouisRams

G Adam Goldberg

3/10/08

 

T Brandon Gorin

3/17/08

 

C Brett Romberg

9/26/08

San Francisco49ers

S Donald Strickland

3/24/08

San DiegoChargers

QB Billy Volek

3/1/08

TampaBayBuccaneers

CB Sammy Davis

3/6/08

TennesseeTitans

WR Justin Gage

3/3/08

 

S Donnie Nickey

3/26/08

WashingtonRedskins

DT Ryan Boschetti

3/12/08

 

RB Rock Cartwright

3/10/08

 

QB Todd Collins

3/4/08

 

T Jason Fabini

3/25/08

 

P Derrick Frost

3/24/08

3)       3 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:

TEAM

PLAYER

FORMER TEAM

DATE REPORTED

DetroitLions

CB Kalvin Pearson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3/13/08

CincinnatiBengals

TE Ben Utecht

Indianapolis Colts

3/24/08

TennesseeTitans

CB Chris Carr

Oakland Raiders

4/7/08

4)       51 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM

PLAYER

DATE REPORTED

ArizonaCardinals

G Elton Brown

3/24/08

 

CB Eric Green

4/3/08

 

DE Antonio Smith

4/3/08

AtlantaFalcons

LB Michael Boley

4/9/08

 

DE Chauncey Davis

4/14/08

 

P Michael Koenen

4/14/08

 

RB Corey McIntyre

4/18/08

BaltimoreRavens

G Jason Brown

4/21/08

 

RB Justin Green

3/18/08

 

LS Matt Katula

4/17/08

BuffaloBills

DT Jason Jefferson

3/25/08

CarolinaPanthers

G Geoff Hangartner

3/20/08

 

G Evan Mathis

3/20/08

ChicagoBears

WR Rashied Davis

4/21/08

 

S Brandon McGowan

4/1/08

CincinnatiBengals

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

4/17/08

ClevelandBrowns

QB Derek Anderson

3/11/08

 

LB Kris Griffin

3/26/08

DallasCowboys

G Joe Berger

4/18/08

DenverBroncos

CB Hamza Abdullah

4/17/08

 

S Dominique Foxworth

4/21/08

 

G Chris Myers (Traded to HOU)

3/17/08

DetroitLions

NT Langston Moore

4/18/08

 

G Stephen Peterman

4/17/08

 

CB Stanley Wilson

4/8/08

Green BayPackers

DT Colin Cole

4/17/08

 

RB Vernand Morency

4/4/08

HoustonTexans

S C.C. Brown

3/28/08

 

DT Anthony Maddox

4/2/08

IndianapolisColts

TE Bryan Fletcher

4/21/08

 

G Dylan Gandy

4/18/08

 

S Matt Giordano

4/9/08

 

DT Darrell Reid

4/18/08

JacksonvilleJaguars

S Gerald Sensabaugh

4/8/08

Kansas CityChiefs

T Will Svitek

4/18/08

MinnesotaVikings

LB Heath Farwell

3/24/04

New EnglandPatriots

DE Mike Wright

3/14/08

New YorkGiants

QB Jared Lorenzen

3/31/08

OaklandRaiders

LB Isaiah Ekejiuba

4/15/08

 

DT Josh Shaw

3/18/08

PhiladelphiaEagles

S Joselio Hanson

4/1/08

PittsburghSteelers

T Trai Essex

3/17/08

 

G Chris Kemoetu

3/18/08

 

LS Greg Warren

3/25/08

 

WR Nate Washington

4/16/08

San DiegoChargers

LB Marques Harris

4/2/08

San Francisco49ers

TE Billy Bajema

3/28/08

SeattleSeahawks

RB Leonard Weaver

4/21/08

TennesseeTitans

RB Casey Cramer

3/24/08

 

T Daniel Loper

3/19/08

 

TE Bo Scaife

4/2/08

5)       0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:

TEAM

PLAYER

FORMER TEAM

DATE REPORTED

 

 

 

 

6)       6 FRANCHISE players have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM

PLAYER

DATE REPORTED

ArizonaCardinals

LB Karlos Dansby

4/17/08

CarolinaPanthers

T Jordan Gross

3/20/08

CincinnatiBengals

G Stacey Andrews

3/19/08

Green BayPackers

DT Corey Williams

3/1/08 (Traded to Cleveland)

PhiladelphiaEagles

TE L.J. Smith

4/2/08

SeattleSeahawks

CB Marcus Trufant

3/27/08

7)       1 TRANSITION players have re-signed with their OLD team:

TEAM

PLAYER

DATE REPORTED

PittsburghSteelers

T Max Starks

4/21/08

8)       1 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL player has signed with a NEW team:

TEAM

PLAYER

DATE REPORTED

Jacksonville Jaguars

DT Jimmy Kennedy

3/4/08