2008 NFL Draft
Defensive Free Agents
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A restricted Free Agent (RFA) is one with three accrued seasons of service. He has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined by the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players)
from his old club. He can negotiate with any club through a certain date. If the restricted free agent accepts an offer sheet from a new club, his old club can match the offer and retain him
because it has the "right of first refusal." If the old club does not match the offer, it can possibly receive draft-choice compensation depending on the amount of its qualifying offer.
If an offer sheet is not executed, the player's rights revert to his old club the day after negotiations must end.
An unrestricted Free Agent (UFA) is a player who has completed four or more accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. He is free to sign with any club through July 22
(or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). On July 23, his exclusive rights will revert to their original club if that club made a June 1 tender
to these players. Teams will have until the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season (November 14) to sign their unrestricted veteran free agents to whom a tender was made on June 1.
If the player does not sign by November 14, he must continue to sit out the remainder of the season. If a June 1 tender is not made to a UFA, he continues to be free to sign with any club.
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles | Offensive Guards | Centers
Quarterbacks
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Rex Grossman |
Chicago |
-- |
1 |
| Daunte Culpepper |
Oakland |
-- |
2 |
| Josh McCown |
Oakland |
-- |
3 |
| Quinn Gray |
Jacksonville |
-- |
4 |
| Cleo Lemon |
Miami |
-- |
5 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan |
Detroit |
-- |
6 |
| Mark Brunell |
Washington |
-- |
7 |
| Shaun Hill |
San Francisco |
-- |
8 |
| Marques Tuiasosopo |
N.Y. Jets |
-- |
9 |
| Chris Redman |
Atlanta |
-- |
10 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Derek Anderson |
Cleveland |
6th round pick in 2005 |
-- |
| Jared Lorenzen |
N.Y. Giants |
undrafted |
-- |
| Dan Orlovsky |
Detroit |
5th round pick |
-- |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Cincinnatti |
7th round pick |
-- |
| TOP |
Running Backs
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Michael Turner |
San Diego |
-- |
1 |
| Julius Jones |
Dallas |
-- |
2 |
| Justin Fargas |
Oakland |
-- |
3 |
| Jamal Lewis |
Cleveland |
-- |
4 |
| Tatum Bell |
Detroit |
Contract Option |
5 |
| Chris Brown |
Tennessee |
-- |
6 |
| Derrick Ward |
N.Y. Giants |
-- |
7 |
| Michael Bennett |
Tampa Bay |
-- |
8 |
| Michael Pittman |
Tampa Bay |
-- |
9 |
| Ron Dayne |
Houston |
-- |
10 |
| Mewelde Moore |
Minnesota |
-- |
11 |
| Dan Kreider (Fullback) |
Pittsburgh |
Injured Reserve |
12 |
| Musa Smith |
Baltimore |
-- |
13 |
| Artose Pinner |
Atlanta |
-- |
14 |
| Rock Cartwright |
Washington |
-- |
15 |
| T.J. Duckett |
Washington |
-- |
16 |
| Jesse Chatman |
Miami |
-- |
17 |
| Joe Echemandu |
Houston |
-- |
18 |
| LaBrandon Toefield |
Jacksonville |
-- |
19 |
| Brad Hoover (Fullback) |
Carolina |
-- |
20 |
| Cecil Sapp (Fullback) |
Denver |
-- |
21 |
| Kris Wilson (Fullback) |
Kansas City |
-- |
12 |
| Thomas Tapeh (Fullback) |
Philadelphia |
-- |
23 |
| Maurice Hicks |
San Francisco |
-- |
24 |
| Mike Alstott (Fullback) |
Tampa Bay |
Injured Reserve |
25 |
| Aaron Stecker |
New Orleans |
-- |
26 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Marion Barber |
Dallas |
4th round draft pick |
-- |
| Vernand Morency |
Green Bay |
3rd round draft pick |
-- |
| Leonard Weaver |
Seattle |
undrafted |
-- |
| Samkon Gado |
Miami |
undrafted |
-- |
| Tyson Thompson |
Dallas |
undrafted |
-- |
| TOP |
Wide Receivers
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Randy Moss |
New England |
-- |
1 |
| Patrick Crayton |
Dallas |
-- |
2 |
| Bernard Berrian |
Chicago |
-- |
3 |
| Brandon Stokley |
Denver |
Contract Extended |
4 |
| Andre Davis |
Houston |
-- |
5 |
| Jerry Porter |
Oakland |
-- |
6 |
| Devery Henderson |
New Orleans |
-- |
7 |
| Keary Colbert |
Carolina |
-- |
8 |
| Bryant Johnson |
Arizona |
-- |
9 |
| Drew Carter |
Carolina |
-- |
10 |
| David Patten |
New Orleans |
-- |
11 |
| Ernest Wilford |
Jacksonville |
-- |
12 |
| Samie Parker |
Kansas City |
-- |
13 |
| D.J. Hackett |
Seattle |
-- |
14 |
| Jabar Gaffney |
New England |
-- |
15 |
| Justin Gage |
Tennessee |
Injured Reserve |
16 |
| Robert Ferguson |
Minnesota |
-- |
17 |
| Devard Darling |
Baltimore |
-- |
18 |
| Tim Carter |
Cleveland |
-- |
19 |
| Troy Walters |
Detroit |
-- |
20 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Jerome Mathis |
Houston |
4th round/injured reserve |
-- |
| Nate Washington |
Pittsburgh |
undrafted |
-- |
| Jerheme Urban |
Arizona |
undrafted |
-- |
| Rashied Davis |
Chicago |
undrafted |
-- |
| TOP |
Tight Ends
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Dallas Clark |
Dallas |
Contract Option |
1 |
| L.J. Smith |
Philadelphia |
-- |
2 |
| Eric Johnson |
New Orleans |
-- |
3 |
| Ben Hartsock |
Tennessee |
-- |
4 |
| Ben Troupe |
Tennessee |
-- |
5 |
| Michael Gaines |
Buffalo |
-- |
6 |
| Jeremy Stevens |
Tampa Bay |
-- |
7 |
| Marcus Pollard |
Seattle |
-- |
8 |
| Billy Miller |
New Orleans |
-- |
9 |
| Nate Jackson |
Denver |
-- |
10 |
| Sean Ryan |
N.Y. Jets |
-- |
11 |
| Dwayne Blakley |
Atlanta |
injured reserve |
12 |
| Anthony Becht |
Tampa Bay |
-- |
13 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Ben Utecht |
Indianapolis |
undrafted |
-- |
| Bo Scaife |
Tennessee |
5th round draft pick |
-- |
| Bryan Fletcher |
Indianapolis |
-- |
-- |
| Billy Bajema |
San Francisco |
7th round draft pick |
-- |
| TOP |
Offensive Tackles
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Flozell Adams |
Dallas |
-- |
1 |
| Jordan Gross |
Carolina |
-- |
2 |
| Sean Locklear |
Seattle |
-- |
3 |
| Travelle Wharton |
Carolina |
-- |
4 |
| Chris Terry |
Kansas City |
-- |
5 |
| George Foster |
Detroit |
-- |
6 |
| Maurice Williams |
Jacksonville |
-- |
7 |
| Kwame Harris |
San Francisco |
-- |
8 |
| Stacey Andrews (OG) |
Cincinnati |
-- |
9 |
| Jason Fabini (OG) |
Washington |
-- |
10 |
| Cornell Green |
Oakland |
Injured Reserve |
11 |
| Brandon Gorin |
St. Louis |
-- |
12 |
| Kyle Turley |
Kansas City |
-- |
13 |
| Adrian Jones |
N.Y. Jets |
-- |
14 |
| Max Starks |
Pittsburgh |
-- |
15 |
| Mike Rosenthal |
Miami |
Injured Reserve |
16 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Elton Brown (OG) |
Arizona |
4th round draft pick |
-- |
| David Stewart |
Tennessee |
4th round draft pick |
-- |
| Will Svitek |
Kansas City |
6th round draft pick |
-- |
| Daniel Loper |
Tennessee |
5th round draft pick |
-- |
| Cory Lekkerkerker |
Miami |
undrafted |
-- |
| TOP |
Offensive Guards
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Alan Faneca |
Pittsburgh |
-- |
1 |
| Ryan Lilja |
Indianapolis |
-- |
2 |
| Jacob Bell |
Tennessee |
-- |
3 |
| Larry Allen |
San Francisco |
-- |
4 |
| Anthony Herrera |
Minnesota |
Contract Extended |
5 |
| Jake Scott |
Indianapolis |
-- |
6 |
| Seth McKinney (C) |
Cleveland |
Injured Reserve |
7 |
| Rex Hadnot |
Miami |
-- |
8 |
| Floyd Womack |
Seattle |
-- |
9 |
| Justin Smiley |
San Francisco |
Injured Reserve |
10 |
| Ruben Brown |
Chicago |
-- |
11 |
| Jamar Nesbit |
New Orleans |
-- |
12 |
| Fred Weary |
Houston |
-- |
13 |
| Milford Brown |
St. Louis |
-- |
14 |
| Chris Liwienski |
Miami |
-- |
15 |
| Eugene Amano (C) |
Tennessee |
-- |
16 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Jason Brown |
Baltimore |
4th round draft pick |
-- |
| Stephen Peterman |
Detroit |
3rd round draft pick in 2004 |
-- |
| Dylan Gandy |
Indianapolis |
4th round draft pick |
-- |
| Geoff Hangartner |
Carolina |
5th round draft pick |
-- |
| Scott Mruczkowski |
San Diego |
7th round draft pick |
-- |
| Evan Mathis |
Carolina |
3rd round draft pick |
-- |
| Chris Kemoeatu |
Pittsburgh |
6th round draft pick |
-- |
| TOP |
Centers
| Key Unrestricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Jeff Faine |
New Orleans |
Contract Option |
1 |
| Casey Wiegmann |
Kansas City |
-- |
2 |
| Jeremy Newberry |
Oakland |
-- |
3 |
| John Wade |
Tampa Bay |
-- |
4 |
| Brett Romberg |
St. Louis |
-- |
5 |
| Alex Steponovich |
Cincinnati |
-- |
6 |
| Jonathan Goodwin |
New Orleans |
-- |
7 |
| Gene Mruczkowski |
Miami |
-- |
8 |
| Lennie Friedman |
Cleveland |
-- |
9 |
| Matt Lehr |
Tampa Bay |
Injured Reserve |
10 |
| Mike Pucillo |
Washington |
-- |
11 |
| Andy McCollum |
St. Louis |
-- |
12 |
| Wade Smith |
N.Y. Jets |
-- |
13 |
| Key Restricted Free Agents |
| Player |
Current Team |
Current Status |
Rank |
| Chris Myers |
Denver |
6th round draft pick |
-- |
| TOP |
