Complete Free Agent List
by Adam T on Dec 31, 2008 2:00 PM CST
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Here is the complete or at least as complete as I can find list of Free Agents. I'll reference this list through out Free Agency. Let me know if you see any inaccuracies.
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Kurt Warner | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Matt Cassel | UFA | New England Patriots | -- |
| Jeff Garcia | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -- |
| Rex Grossman | UFA | Chicago Bears | -- |
| Kyle Boller | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Charlie Batch | UFA | Pittsburgh Steelers | -- |
| Kerry Collins | UFA | Tennesse Titans | -- |
| J.P. Losman | UFA | Buffalo Bills | -- |
| Patrick Ramsey | UFA | Denver Broncos | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Brandon Jacobs | UFA | New York Giants | -- |
| Maurice Morris | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Ricky Williams | UFA | Miami Dolphins | -- |
| Darren Sproles | UFA | San Deigo Chargers | -- |
| J.J. Arrington | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Correll Buckhalter | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Jesse Chatman | UFA | New York Jets | -- |
| Heath Evans | UFA | New England Patriots | -- |
| Rudi Johnson | UFA | Detroit Lions | -- |
| LaMont Jordan | UFA | New England Patriots | -- |
| Ryan Moats | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Dominic Rhodes | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | -- |
| Aaron Stecker | UFA | New Orleans Saints | -- |
| Derrick Ward | UFA | New York Giants | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| T.J. Houshmanzadeh | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | -- |
| Bobby Engram | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Devery Henderson | UFA | New Orleans Saints | -- |
| Shaun McDonald | UFA | Detroit Lions | -- |
| Hank Baskett | RFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Jabar Gaffney | UFA | New England Patriots | -- |
| Dante Hall | UFA | St. Louis Rams | -- |
| Sam Hurd | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | -- |
| Brandon Jonest | UFA | Tennessee Titans | -- |
| Ashley Lelie | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | -- |
| Koren Robinson | UFA | Green Bay Packers | -- |
| Amani Toomer | UFA | New York Giants | -- |
| Roydell Williams | UFA | Tennessee Titans | -- |
| Cedrick Wilson | UFA | Pittsburgh Steelers | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Owen Daniels | UFA | Houston Texans | -- |
| Will Heller | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Eric Johnson | UFA | New Orleans Saints | -- |
| Jeff King | RFA | Carolina Panthers | -- |
| Jim Kleinsasser | UFA | Detroit Lions | -- |
| Leonard Pope | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Daniel Wilcox | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| L.J. Smith | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Bo Scaife | UFA | Tennessee Titans | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Matt Birk | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | -- |
| Mike Goff | UFA | San Diego Chargers | -- |
| Jordan Gross | UFA | Carolina Panthers | -- |
| Mark Tauscher | UFA | Green Bay Packers | -- |
| Stacy Anderews | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | -- |
| Khalif Barnes | UFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | -- |
| Jordan Black | UFA | Houston Texans | -- |
| jason Brown | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Vernon Carey | UFA | Miami Dolphins | -- |
| Jahri Evans | UFA | New Orleans Saints | -- |
| George Foster | UFA | Detroit Lions | -- |
| Chris Gray | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Pete Kendall | UFA | Washington Redskins | -- |
| Seth McKinney | UFA | Cleveland Browns | -- |
| Jon Runyan | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Jeff Saturday | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | -- |
| Marvel Smith | UFA | Pittsburgh Steelers | -- |
| Tra Thomas | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Fred Weary | UFA | Houston Texans | -- |
| John Welbourn | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Julius Peppers | UFA | Carolina Panthers | -- |
| Albert Haynesworth | UFA | Tennessee Titans | -- |
| Terrell Suggs | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Bertrand Berry | RFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Jonathan Babineaux | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | -- |
| Rocky Bernard | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Kevin Carter | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -- |
| Chris Canty | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | -- |
| Shaun Cody | UFA | Detroit Lions | -- |
| Jovan Haye | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -- |
| Tank Johnson | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | -- |
| John Thorton | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | -- |
| Marcus Tubbs | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Ray Lewis | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Eric Barton | UFA | New York Jets | -- |
| Karlos Dansby | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Bart Scott | RFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Jonathan Vilma | UFA | New Orleans Saints | -- |
| Jordan Beck | UFA | Denver Broncos | -- |
| Monty Beisel | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | -- |
| Michael Boley | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | -- |
| Angelo Crowell | UFA | Buffalo Bills | -- |
| Channing Crowder | UFA | Miami Dolphins | -- |
| James Farrior | UFA | Pittsburgh Steelers | -- |
| Tyjuan Hagler | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | -- |
| Leroy Hill | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | -- |
| Willie McGinest | UFA | Cleveland Browns | -- |
| Carlos Polk | UFA | San Diego Chargers | -- |
| Sam Williams | UFA | Oakland Raiders | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Nnamdi Asomugha | UFA | Oakland Raiders | -- |
| Mike Brown | UFA | Chicago Bears | -- |
| Brian Dawkins | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | -- |
| Dawan Landry | RFA | Baltimore Ravens | -- |
| Dunta Robinson | UFA | Houston Texans | -- |
| Oshiomogho Atogwe | UFA | St. Louis Rams | -- |
| Tyron Brackenridge | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | -- |
| Phillip Buchanon | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -- |
| Jabari Greer | UFA | Buffalo Bills | -- |
| Chris Gamble | UFA | Carolina Panthers | Carolina Panthers |
| Rodney Harrison | UFA | New England Patriots | -- |
| Kelvin Hayden | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | -- |
| Renaldo Hill | UFA | Miami Dolphins | -- |
| Daven Holly | UFA | Cleveland Browns | -- |
| Sean Jones | UFA | Cleveland Browns | -- |
| Bryant McFadden | UFA | Pittsburgh Steelers | -- |
| R.W. McQuarters | UFA | New York Giants | -- |
| Justin Miller | UFA | New York Jets | -- |
| Lawyer Milloy | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | -- |
| Deltha O'Neal | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | -- |
| Jarrad Page | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | -- |
| Allen Rossum | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | -- |
| Darren Sharper | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | -- |
| Player | Type | Former Team | New Team |
| Mike Nugent | UFA | New York Jets | -- |
| Shane Lechler | UFA | Oakland Raiders | -- |
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Gimme...
Stacy Andrews RT
Vernon Carey RG
And let the NFC North have fun trying to stop our running game.
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Updated on May 25, 2008
by SackMan on Dec 31, 2008 2:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Look at all those great quarterbacks and wide receivers. It’s a good thing those are not strong needs for the Bears…
by mac30 on Dec 31, 2008 2:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I can't say I know enough about
individual lineman, but is Jordan Gross still good?
talked about a lot last offseason when he was an RFA and well, DeAngelo WIlliams had a helluva season for the Panthers.
Whosyourmamma is sadly the only WR worth bringing in…
I’d like Kurt Warner, but he needs a good line to protect him. I could see Garcia being the “competition” that Angelo spoke of yesterday to Orton. At least he can scramble and gets in some good streaks….
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by thecubreporter on Dec 31, 2008 2:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gross is very good
I just don’t think we can get him. He was franchised by the Panthers last year when they couldn’t work out a long term deal. I am sure they will try again. If not, I believe they can still franchise him one more time. With that run game, getting him signed to something would be my priority.
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by Adam T on Dec 31, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of the FA
I still would like to see them take a shot at Boldin. I didn’t think they would part with him last year, but when he was out Breaston played very well. They might see Boldin a little less as a necessity this time around. Still a long shot, especially after hearing JA’s press conference.
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by Adam T on Dec 31, 2008 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well yeah
if Boldin is truly available, they better be trying to make that deal, not that I have any clue about the Bears cap space.
that being said 2-3 draft picks (one likely being a first-rounder) is damn steep…
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by thecubreporter on Dec 31, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree on it being steep
I’m just tired of building through the draft and taking second tier players. Just go out and get a top 2 guy at the position you need.
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by Adam T on Dec 31, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They can't franchise both him and Peppers
One of them might be had for the right money. Peppers would be a great addition. I just wish he was a few years younger.
by Subotai on Dec 31, 2008 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
O-Line
I would love to see the Bears make a play for Jordan Gross at Right Tackle. The Panthers may put the Franchise tag on him again but according to Pro Football Weekly they are also trying to keep Peppers and CB Chris Gamble (a CB the Bears should also look into), and don’t like spending big FA money.
Vernon Carey would be my second best option.
I don’t think there are as many good guards available. Jahri Evans is a Restricted Free Agent so I’m not sure we would be able to get him, and if he’s not available I would like to try to get Mike Goff (even though he’s a bit older).
by mac30 on Dec 31, 2008 6:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gamble re-upped w/ Carolina
by Devin47 on Jan 1, 2009 6:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oooh, oooh, oooh!
Rex Grossman is available! Quick Jerry, give him a call!! He was great at UFla, and he can throw it FAAAAR.
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by Dane Noble on Dec 31, 2008 2:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
YEAH!!!
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 31, 2008 11:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nnamdi Asomugha
The Bears should go after this guy. He is by far the best cornerback in the NFL. Teams don’t even through near him any more. That would get rid of the Bears problem of not being able to stop teams number 1 WRs.
by chase17 on Dec 31, 2008 4:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong, because I very well could be,
but didn’t he move over to safety this year?
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by ChiFan13 on Dec 31, 2008 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Our CBs play a lot of zone defense...
Thus, reducing the need for a top man-to-man CB.
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by SackMan on Dec 31, 2008 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
This might allow the bears to satisfy a couple of areas. They could slide Tillman over to Safety – something that has been mentioned as a possibility, and might be a good fit for him given his size – have Manning or Vashar as the nickel back, and instantly improve the secondary significantly.
It might require adjusting the amount of cover 2 they play – but I believe they are only in the cover 2 about a third of the time.
by mac30 on Jan 1, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
has tillman to safety
been mentioned anywhere other than on this blog? i’ve never seen it but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t been.
Asomugha and grahm are your corners then? would that make the two positions as a whole that much better than what they are now?
by mike b on Jan 1, 2009 1:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard it on the Score
a few weeks ago – but they weren’t clear on whose idea it was originally – whether it reflected actual knowledge of Bears discussions.
I am not sure, but I think he played safety his final year of college.
I think it would seriously improve the two positions. right now there is a gaping hole at Safety with a much injured free agent Mike Brown and a big drop off after that to Manning and Steltz. Tillman is big for a corner, tackles well, and comes up with tons of turnovers. One of the knocks against him as a CB was that he was too big to get his hips turned quickly enough to keep up with the quicker WR – at safety this wouldn’t be a problem.
At CB you would then have a complete shut-down CB in Asomugha and a solid second guy in Graham, with Vashar, Steltz, and Manning backing up S and CB and playing nickel.
I also think with this lineup, they can run a modified Cover 2, similar to what they have done in the past when playing top notch WR – have Asomugha take on the other team’s #1 WR and shadow him, and then play zone around that.
All of this assumes that Tillman can play Safety, but I don’t think that’s so insane, given his skill set. He probably won’t hit as hard as Brown, though.
by mac30 on Jan 1, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw it mentioned in a Trib article.
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by Adam T on Jan 1, 2009 6:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible crop of free agent receivers
The only potential #1 WR is Housh, and he might just be a little bit younger Musin Muhammed. Basically a high end #2 possesion receiver. but maybe that’s what we need. I think Hester is a pretty decent deep threat. (if only Orton would be able to get it to him).
Maybe the Cards will take one of our defenders, a #2 draft pick and a 2010 pick for Boldin? Give them Vasher.
by Subotai on Dec 31, 2008 4:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Leonard Pope please.
More TE’s for the winter.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 31, 2008 11:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And the Raider's CB with the crazy name.
No more Peanut, PLEASE!
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 31, 2008 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And almost any of the DLinemen or LB's.
I’m spoiled.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 31, 2008 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn Julius Peppers and Matt Carroll.
I would shit my pants.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 1, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Never mind!
Michael Lombardi, a former NFL executive with several teams, reported on this week’s edition of Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” the New England Patriots will put the franchise tag on Matt Cassel to prevent him from becoming a free agent.
Wow the Bulls have become the Clippers!
by ImmanuelKant on Jan 1, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was trying to find a Matt "Carroll."
Wonder if Brady feels sorry for Bledsoe.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 1, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
How about Julius Peppers and like drafting a safety maybe the kid out of USC Taylor Mays. Draft a WR in the second round. Try and Sign TJ.
I don’t see a QB out there better than Orton. Maybe Garcia.
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by ImmanuelKant on Jan 1, 2009 12:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hmm... what about Mark Sanchez out of USC?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 1, 2009 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw him throw a TD.
I haven’t seen much of him. Where do you think he’ll get drafted? If you can get him in 3 or 4 that might be a steal.
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by ImmanuelKant on Jan 1, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sanchez is a underclassman
i think and I have not seen him going in Round 1 in any mocks I have seen, so he might decide to stay in school. The only QBs if they come out that will be Round 1 for sure are Stafford out of Georgia (way overrated and a bust waiting to happen IMHO) and Bradford (who I think is Peyton Manning 2.0).
by Devin47 on Jan 1, 2009 6:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He would drastically help
himself if he stays another year. With Tebow and Harrell? and Daniels gone he will get a lot more attention, especially since they will still have a dominant offense.
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by Adam T on Jan 1, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but Harrell's a senior.
And Chase Daniel, too. Tebow WILL stay, trust me. He’ll get better next year as a true passer. Sanchez has been marked as an undrafted guy on a large number of mock drafts, but has also appeared anywhere from 1st overall to the end of the 2nd round. Those drafts assume everyone that can come out will, so take them with a grain of salt.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 1, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
tebow
can stay for ten years and still won’t be an nfl qb prospect.
by mike b on Jan 1, 2009 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to say why?
Or just keep repeating that?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 3, 2009 8:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a good website
I don’t agree with some of the points, but it sums it up well enough:
http://bandisonthefield.blogspot.com/2008/12/tim-tebow-is-not-nfl-qb.html
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by ChiFan13 on Jan 3, 2009 11:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've already answered most of those arguments on:
http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2009/1/2/707223/which-qb-is-best-for-bears#comments
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 4, 2009 7:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Other way around, in my opinion.
Stafford’s arm is about as golden as can be, and Bradford is gonna start getting hit in a week and probably won’t like it.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 1, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
need to draft an offense...
FAs i want: Sproles, Julius Peppers, Asomugha, Terrell Suggs (no more Hillenmeyer or Roach? and can spell the DEs), Vernon Carey, R.W. McQuarters (jk),
by No It All on Jan 3, 2009 6:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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