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Blast From The Past Development Listing

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↑= On the fence about moving them up

↓= On the fence about moving them down

Quarterbacks

SF Alex Smith, 22 yrs, Star 

ARI Kurt Warner, 35 yrs, Superstar

SEA Matt Hasselbeck, 31 yrs, Star

LAC Philip Rivers, 25 yrs, Superstar

CIN Carson Palmer, 27 yrs, Star

BAL Steve McNair, 33 yrs, Star

PIT Ben Roethlisberger, 24 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Brick Wall)

GB Brett Favre, 37 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Bazooka)

GB Aaron Rodgers, 23 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Gambler)

NYG Eli Manning, 25 yrs, Star

PHI Donovan McNabb, 30 yrs, Superstar

DAL Drew Bledsoe, 34 yrs, Star

DAL Tony Romo, 26 yrs, Star

NE Tom Brady, 29 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Pro Reads)

NO Drew Brees, 27 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Fearless)

ATL Michael Vick, 26 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (First One Free)

TEN Vince Young, 23 yrs, Star ? ↓

IND Peyton Manning, 30 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Pro Reads)

Runningbacks 

SF Frank Gore, 23 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Wrecking Ball)

ARI Edgerrin James, 28 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

LAR Steven Jackson, 23 yrs, Superstar

LAR Marshall Faulk, 32 yrs, Star

SEA Shaun Alexander, 29 yrs, Superstar

KC Larry Johnson, 27 yrs, Star

LAC Michael Turner, 24 yrs, Star

LAC Darren Sproles, 23 yrs, Star

LAC LaDanian Tomlinson, 27 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (First One Free)

BAL Jamal Lewis, 27 yrs, Superstar

GB Ahmad Green, 29 yrs, Star

NYG Tiki Barber, 31 yrs, Superstar

PHI Brian Westbrook, 27 yrs, Star

WAS Clinton Portis, 25 yrs, Star

NYJ Curtis Martin, 33 yrs, Star

NE Corey Dillon, 32 yrs, Star

BUF Willis McGahee, 25 yrs, Star

CAR DeAngelo Williams, 23 yrs, Star

ATL Warrick Dunn, 31 yrs, Star

JAX Fred Taylor, 30 yrs, Star

JAX Maurice Jones-Drew, 21 yrs, Superstar

Fullbacks

SEA Mack Strong, 35 yrs, Star

LAC Lorenzo Neal, 36 yrs, Superstar

TB Mike Alstott, 33 yrs, Star

Wide Receivers

ARI Larry Fitzgerald, 23 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Max Security)

ARI Anquan Boldin, 26 yrs, Superstar

LAR Torry Holt, 30 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Rac ‘Em Up)

LAR Isaac Bruce, 34 yrs, Superstar

DEN Rod Smith, 36 yrs, Star

DEN Brandon Marshall, 22 yrs, Superstar

OAK Randy Moss, 29 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Double Me)

LAC Vincent Jackson, 23 yrs, Star

CIN Chad Johnson, 28 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Rac ‘Em Up)

BAL Derrick Mason, 32 yrs, Star

PIT Hines Ward, 30 yrs, Superstar ? ↑

GB Donald Driver, 31 yrs, Star

GB Greg Jennings, 23 yrs, Star

NYG Plaxico Burress, 29 yrs, Star

WAS Santana Moss, 27 yrs, Star

DAL Terrell Owens, 33 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Double Me)

MIA Wes Welker, 25 yrs, Superstar

NE Deion Branch, 27 yrs, Star

TB Joey Galloway, 35 yrs, Star

NO Joe Horn, 34 yrs, Star

ATL Roddy White, 25 yrs, Superstar

HOU Andre Johnson, 25 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Double Me)

IND Marvin Harrison, 34 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Rac ‘Em Up)

IND Reggie Wayne, 28 yrs, Superstar

Tight Ends

SF Vernon Davis, 22 yrs, Star ? ↑

SF Delaine Walker, 22 yrs, Star

KC Tony Gonzalez, 30 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Max Security)

LAC Antonio Gates, 26 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Max Security)

BAL Todd Heap, 26 yrs, Star

PIT Heath Miller, 24 yrs, Star

NYG Jeremy Shockey, 26 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

WAS Chris Cooley, 24 yrs, Star

DAL Jason Witten, 24 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Max Security)

ATL Alge Crumpler, 29 yrs, Star

HOU Owen Daniels, 24 yrs, Star

IND Dallas Clark, 27 yrs, Star

Tackles

ARI Leonard Davis, 28 yrs, Star

LAR Orlando Pace, 31 yrs, Superstar

SEA Walter Jones, 32 yrs, Superstar

KC Willie Roaf, 36 yrs, Superstar

CIN Andrew Whitworth, 25 yrs, Superstar

CIN Willie Anderson, 31 yrs, Superstar

BAL Jonathan Ogden, 32 yrs, Superstar

GB Chad Clifton, 30 yrs, Star

PHI Tra Thomas, 32 yrs, Star

WAS Chris Samuels, 29 yrs, Superstar

DAL Flozell Adams, 29 yrs, Superstar

NYJ D’Brickshaw Ferguson, 23 yrs, Star

NE Matt Light, 28 yrs, Superstar

BUF Jason Peters, 24 yrs, Superstar

NO Jammal Brown, 25 yrs, Star

CAR Jordan Gross, 26 yrs, Star

TEN Michael Roos, 24 yrs, Star

IND Tarik Glenn, 30 yrs, Star

Guards

SF Larry Allen, 35 yrs, Superstar

LAR Richie Incognito, 23 yrs, Star

KC Will Shields, 35 yrs, Superstar

KC Brian Waters, 29 yrs, Superstar

LAC Kris Dielman, 25 yrs, Star

PIT Alan Faneca, 30 yrs, Superstar

DET Damien Woody, 29 yrs, Star

CHI Ruben Brown, 34 yrs, Star

MIN Steve Hutchinson, 29 yrs, Superstar

NYG Chris Snee, 24 yrs, Star

PHI Shawn Andrews, 24 yrs, Star

DAL Marco Rivera, 34 yrs, Star

NE Logan Mankins, 24 yrs, Superstar

TB Davin Joseph, 23 yrs, Star

NO Jahri Evans, 23 yrs, Superstar

CAR Evan Mathis, 25 yrs, Star

Centers

SF Jeremy Newberry, 30 yrs, Star

DEN Chris Myers, 25 yrs, Star

DEN Tom Nalen, 35 yrs, Star

CLE LeCharles Bentley, 27 yrs, Star

PIT Jeff Hartings, 34 yrs, Star

CHI Olin Kreutz, 29 yrs, Superstar

MIN Matt Birk, 30 yrs, Star 

NYG Shaun O’hara, 29 yrs, Star

DAL Andre Gurode, 28 yrs, Star

NYJ Nick Mangold, 22 yrs, Superstar

NE Dan Koppen, 27 yrs, Star

TEN Kevin Mawae, 35 yrs, Superstar

IND Jeff Saturday, 31 yrs, Superstar

Edge

SF Bryant Young, 34 yrs, Star

ARI Bertrand Berry, 31 yrs, Star

LAR Leonard Little, 32 yrs, Star

SEA Julian Peterson, 28 yrs, Superstar

KC Jared Allen, 24 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

KC Tamba Hali, 23 yrs, Superstar

DEN Elvis Dumervil, 22 yrs, Superstar

OAK Derrick Burgess, 28 yrs, Star

LAC Shaun Phillips, 25 yrs, Star

BAL Terrell Suggs, 24 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

BAL Adalius Thomas, 29 yrs, Star

CLE Willie McGinest, 35 yrs, Star

PIT James Harrison, 28 yrs, Superstar

PIT Joey Porter, 29 yrs, Superstar

GB Aaron Kampman, 27 yrs, Star

GB Kabeer Gbaja-Biamilia, 29 yrs, Star

NYG Michael Strahan, 35 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Fearmonger)

NYG Justin Tuck, 23 yrs, Star

NYG Osi Umenyiora, 25 yrs, Superstar

PHI Jeveon Kearse, 30 yrs, Star

PHI Trent Cole, 24 yrs, Star

DAL DeMarcus Ware, 24 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

NYJ Shaun Ellis, 29 yrs, Star

MIA Jason Taylor, 32 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

MIA Kevin Carter, 33 yrs, Star

BUF Aaron Schobel, 29 yrs, Star

TB Simeon Rice, 32 yrs, Superstar

NO Will Smith, 25 yrs, Star

CAR Julius Peppers, 26 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

ATL John Abraham, 28 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

ATL Patrick Kerney, 30 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

TEN Kyle Vanden Bosch, 28 yrs, Star

HOU Jason Babin, 26 yrs, Star

HOU Mario Williams, 21 yrs, Superstar

IND Dwight Freeney, 26 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Unstoppable Force)

IND Robert Mathis, 25 yrs, Superstar ? ↑

Defensive Tackles

ARI Darnell Dockett, 25 yrs, Star

LAR La’Roi Glover, 32 yrs, Superstar

OAK Warren Sapp, 34 yrs, Superstar

LAC Jamal Williams, 30 yrs, Superstar

CIN Justin Smith, 27 yrs, Superstar

CIN Sam Adams, 33 yrs, Star

BAL Haloti Ngata, 22 yrs, Superstar

CLE Ted Washington, 38 yrs, Star

PIT Casey Hampton, 29 yrs, Star

DET Shaun Rogers, 26 yrs, Star

CHI Tommie Harris, 23 yrs, Star

MIN Pat Williams, 34 yrs, Star

MIN Kevin Williams, 26 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Run Stuffer)

NE Richard Seymour, 27 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Run Stuffer)

NE Vince Wilfork, 25 yrs, Superstar

BUF Kyle Williams, 23 yrs, Superstar

CAR Kris Jenkins, 27 yrs, Superstar

ATL Roderick Coleman, 30 yrs, Star

TEN Albert Haynesworth, 25 yrs, Star

TEN Randy Starks, 23 yrs, Star

JAX John Henderson, 27 yrs, Star

JAX Marcus Stroud, 28 yrs, Star

Linebackers

ARI Karlos Dansby, 25 yrs, Star

LAR Dexter Coakley, 34 yrs, Star ? ↓

SEA Lofa Tatupu, 24 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

KC Derrick Johnson, 24 yrs, Superstar

DEN Al Wilson, 29 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

BAL Bart Scott, 26 yrs, Star

BAL Ray Lewis, 31 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Reinforcement)

CLE D’Qwell Jackson, 23 yrs, Star

PIT James Farrior, 31 yrs Star

CHI Brian Urlacher, 28 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Run Stuffer)

CHI Lance Briggs, 26 yrs, Superstar

MIN Chad Greenway, 23 yrs, Star

NYG Lavar Arrington, 28 yrs, Star

PHI Jeremiah Trotter, 29 yrs, Superstar ? ↓

NYJ Jonathan Vilma, 24 yrs, Star

MIA Zack Thomas, 33 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Run Stuffer)

NE Mike Vrabel, 31 yrs, Star

NE Tedy Bruschi, 33 yrs, Star

BUF Takeo Spikes, 30 yrs, Star

BUF London Fletcher, 31 yrs, Superstar

TB Derrick Brooks, 33 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Run Stuffer)

CAR Thomas Davis, 23 yrs, Superstar

ATL Keith Brooking, 31 yrs, Star

HOU DeMeco Ryans, 22 yrs, Star

Corners

ARI Antrell Rolle, 24 yrs, Star

KC Patrick Surtain, 30 yrs, Star

DEN Champ Bailey, 28 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Shutdown)

OAK Nnamdi Asomugha, 25 yrs, Superstar

LAC Antonio Cromartie, 22 yrs, Superstar

CIN Deltha O’Neal, 29 yrs, Star

CIN Johnathan Joseph, 22 yrs, Star

BAL Chris McAlister, 29 yrs, Superstar

BAL Samari Rolle, 30 yrs, Star

PIT Ike Taylor, 26 yrs, Star

DET Dre’ Bly, 29 yrs, Star

CHI Charles Tillman, 25 yrs, Star

MIN Antoine Winfield, 29 yrs, Star

GB Charles Woodson, 30 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Zone Hawk)

GB Al Harris, 32 yrs, Star

NYG Sam Madison, 32 yrs, Superstar

PHI Lito Shepard, 25 yrs, Star

DAL Terrence Newman, 28 yrs, Star

NE Asante Samuel, 25 yrs, Superstar

BUF Nate Clements, 27 yrs, Star

TB Ronde Barber, 31 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Shutdown)

ATL DeAngelo Hall, 23 yrs, Star

TEN Adam Jones, 23 yrs, Star

JAX Rashean Mathis, 26 yrs, Star

Safeties 

SF Mike Adams, 25 yrs, Star 

ARI Adrian Wilson, 27 yrs, Superstar

DEN John Lynch, 35 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Reinforcement) ? ↓

BAL Ed Reed, 28 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Zone Hawk)

PIT Troy Polamalu, 25 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Reinforcement)

MIN Darren Sharper, 31 yrs, Superstar

GB Nick Collins, 23 yrs, Star

PHI Brian Dawkins, 33 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Reinforcement)

WAS Sean Taylor, 23 yrs, Superstar X-Factor (Reinforcement)

DAL Roy Williams, 26 yrs, Superstar

NE Rodney Harrison, 34 yrs, Star ? ↑

BUF Donte Whitner, 21 yrs, Star

NO Roman Harper, 24 yrs, Star

ATL Lawyer Milloy, 32 yrs, Star

IND Bob Sanders, 25 yrs, Superstar

Kickers

ARI Neil Rackers, 30 yrs, Star

OAK Sebastian Janikowski, 28 yrs, Star

LAC Nate Kaeding, 24 yrs, Star

BAL Matt Stover, 38 yrs, Star

CLE Phil Dawson, 31 yrs, Star

CHI Robbie Gould, 24 yrs, Star

PHI David Akers, 32 yrs, Superstar

DAL Mike Vanderjakt, 36 yrs, Star

NE Stephen Gostkowski, 22 yrs, Star

TB Matt Bryant, 31 yrs, Star

Punters

SF Andy Lee, 24 yrs, Superstar

KC Dustin Colquitt, 24 yrs, Star

OAK Shane Lechler, 30 yrs, Superstar

DAL Mat McBriar, 27 yrs, Star

BUF Brian Mooreman, 30 yrs, Superstar

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The NFL’s best remaining free agents

Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.

The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the league’s negotiating or “legal tampering” period, many of the big-name free agents are already off the market. That’s because the negotiating period allows agents and teams to enter into contract talks even though pen cannot be put to paper until the start of the new league year.

Last year was a frenzy during the negotiating period, with most of the top players gone by the time the market actually opened. A whole bunch of deals were cemented right at 4 p.m. ET when the league year started, and that’s the case this year as well. Players can continue negotiating with other teams after agreeing in principle to a new deal — nothing is final until the contract is signed and submitted to the league office. But once something is reported as a done deal, there is minimal flip-flopping.

It’s likely this trend — the biggest players agreeing to deals before free agency actually starts — will continue.

That said, there are still plenty of good to great players still out there, waiting to find a team for the 2019 season. Below, we’re going to point you to the best still available — in alphabetical order — at each offensive and defensive position.

Quarterback

Signed: Derek Anderson, Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Nick Foles, Blaine Gabbert, Mike Glennon, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Griffin, Taylor Heinicke, Kevin Hogan, Brett Hundley, Sean Mannion, AJ McCarron, Tom Savage, Matt Schaub, Trevor Siemian, Geno Smith, Tyrod Taylor, Joe Webb Best Available: Colin Kaepernick

Nick Foles is getting paid a ton of money by the Jaguars, and after that the market gets a little bit stale. Obviously, the best available quarterback (Kaepernick) is probably not going to get signed, while another team will surely try and kick the tires on old standbys like McCown.

Others available: Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Josh Johnson, Josh McCown, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez

Running Back

Signed: Ameer Abdullah, C.J. Anderson, Kenjon Barner, Le’Veon Bell, Alfred Blue, Tevin Coleman, Isaiah Crowell, Mike Davis, Andre Ellington, Frank Gore, Kareem Hunt, Carlos Hyde, Mark Ingram, Doug Martin, Ty Montgomery, Latavius Murray, Adrian Peterson, Spencer Ware, T.J. Yeldon, Zach Zenner Best Available: Jay Ajayi

There’s still a strong market for running backs, with young guys like Ajayi available. Even the players below all have shown they have something to offer.

Others available: LeGarrette Blount, Alfred Morris, Bilal Powell, Stevan Ridley, Darren Sproles

Wide Receiver

Signed: Danny Amendola, Tavon Austin, Cole Beasley, Josh Bellamy, John Brown, Randall Cobb, Chris Conley, Michael Crabtree, Jamison Crowder, Phillip Dorsett, Bruce Ellington, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Funchess, Maurice Harris, Marvin Hall, Justin Hardy, Chris Hogan, Adam Humphries, Dontrelle Inman, Jordan Matthews, Donte Moncrief, J.J. Nelson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Breshad Perriman, Terrelle Pryor, Andre Roberts, Eli Rogers, Golden Tate, Demaryius Thomas, Kevin White, Tyrell Williams

The biggest names to change teams at the wide receiver position were not free agents — Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. were both traded — but there are still some talented pass catchers out there. Veterans like Crabtree are always looking to prove they still got it.

Available: Dez Bryant, Pierre Garcon, Jermaine Kearse, Rishard Matthews, De’Anthony Thomas, Mike Wallace, Terrance Williams

Tight End

Signed: Dwayne Allen, Nick Boyle, Charles Clay, Jared Cook, Tyler Eifert, Darren Fells, Demetrius Harris, Jeff Heuerman, Jesse James, Tyler Kroft, Matt LaCosse, Marcedes Lewis, James O’Shaughnessy, Logan Paulsen, Richard Rogers, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Luke Stocker, Geoff Swaim, Levine Toilolo, Logan Thomas, C.J. Uzomah, Clive Walford, Maxx Williams, Luke Willson Best Available: Lance Kendricks

Most of what remains in the tight end market includes veterans who never quite developed as receiving threats or veterans who have a history of injuries. It’s not a great market, one of the weaker ones in recent years.

Others available: Antonio Gates, MarQueis Gray, Jermaine Gresham, Michael Hoomanawanui, Dion Sims

Offensive Line

Signed: Oday Aboushi, Jamon Brown, Trent Brown, James Carpenter, A.J. Cann, T.J. Clemmings, Nick Easton, Jon Feliciano, Ereck Flowers, D.J. Fluker, Ramon Foster, Max Garcia, Mark Glowinski, Denzelle Good, Jonotthan Harrison, Bobby Hart, Seantrel Henderson, Mike Iupati, Ja’Wuan James, Matt Kalil, Josh Kline, Eric Kush, Kendall Lamm, Ted Larsen, Spencer Long, Cornelius Lucas, Bobby Massie, John Miller, Mitch Morse, Ty Nsekhe, Cedric Ogbuehi, Michael Ola, Kevin Pamphile, Matt Paradis, Mike Person, Greg Robinson, Rodger Saffold, Ty Sambrailo, Brian Schwenke, Donovan Smith, Quinton Spain, J.R. Sweezy, Billy Turner, LaAdrian Waddle, Earl Watford, Daryl Williams, Stefen Wisniewski Best Available: Jeremy Parnell, Donald Penn, Ryan Schraeder

As usual, teams did their best to re-sign their own offensive linemen. It’s rare that a high-end tackle or guard makes it to free agency, and when they do, they are quickly snatched up, as was the case with Brown and Paradis.

Others available: Jeff Allen, Joe Barksdale, Chris Clark, Cameron Fleming, Garry Gilliam, Ryan Groy, Ulrick John, Jordan Mills, Marshall Newhouse, Tyler Shatley, John Sullivan, Travis Swanson, Josh Wells

Edge Rusher

Signed: Ezekiel Ansah, Jerry Attaochu, Shaq Barrett, Anthony Chickillo, Frank Clark (franchise tag), Adrian Clayborn, Jadeveon Clowney (franchise tag), Vinny Curry, Dee Ford, Trey Flowers, Dante Fowler Jr., Markus Golden, Brandon Graham, Eli Harold, Justin Houston, Bruce Irvin, DeMarcus Lawrence, Aaron Lynch, Cassius Marsh, Clay Matthews, Benson Mayowa, Pernell McPhee, Steven Means, Alex Okafor, Shane Ray, Brooks Reed, John Simon, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs, Cameron Wake

Just look at the signings to determine the value of the edge rusher position in the NFL — all of the top players got franchise tags except for Flowers and Fowler, who were quickly locked up.

Available: Sam Acho, Connor Barwin, Kony Ealy, William Hayes, Michael Johnson, Dion Jordan, Matt Longacre, Derrick Morgan, Nick Perry, Frostee Rucker, Derrick Shelby, Frank Zombo

Defensive Tackle

Signed: Tyson Alualu, Henry Anderson, Angelo Blackson, Malcom Brown, Christian Covington, Carl Davis, Mario Edwards, Johnathan Hankins, Margus Hunt, Malik Jackson, Grady Jarrett (franchise tag), Timmy Jernigan, Brandon Mebane, Mike Pennel, Jordan Phillips, Darius Philon, Sheldon Richardson, Danny Shelton, Shamar Stephen, Ndamukong Suh, Brent Urban Best Available: Corey Liuget, Gerald McCoy, Muhammad Wilkerson

There weren’t many top-end defensive tackle talents available in free agency. The ones who have had recent success on the field either agreed to terms quickly, or were given the franchise tag.

Others available: Allen Bailey, Tyeler Davison, Dominique Easley, Rodney Gunter, Ziggy Hood, Ricky Jean-Francois, Zach Kerr, Earl Mitchell, Ahtyba Rubin

Linebacker

Signed: Kwon Alexander, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Anthony Barr, Mark Barron, Preston Brown, Deone Bucannon, Vontaze Burfict, Bruce Carter, Jamie Collins, Thomas Davis, L.J. Fort, Neville Hewitt, Jordan Hicks, Mike Hull, Mychal Kendricks, Justin March-Lillard, David Mayo, Brandon Marshall, C.J. Mosley, Denzel Perryman, Jake Ryan, Craig Robertson, Adarius Taylor, Damien Wilson, Paul Worrilow, K.J. Wright Best Available: Gerald Hodges

C.J. Mosley, Kwon Alexander, and Anthony Barr got big-time deals to kick off free agency and there’s still a few quality players left on the market — especially for teams looking for run stoppers.

Others available: Stephone Anthony, Josh Bynes, Will Compton, Kyle Emanuel, Najee Goode, Cameron Lynch, Kevin Minter, Mark Nzeocha, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Vincent Rey, Kelvin Sheppard, Nathan Stupar, Manti Te’o, Ramik Wilson

Cornerback

Signed: Robert Alford, Justin Bethel, Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Bashaud Breeland,Tramaine Brock, Bryce Callahan, Justin Coleman, Ronald Darby, Darqueze Dennard, Pierre Desir, E.J. Gaines, Phillip Gaines, Antonio Hamilton, Kareem Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Nevin Lawson, Tony Lippett, Jason McCourty, Rashaan Melvin, Steven Nelson, Brian Poole, Darryl Roberts, Bradley Roby, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Eric Rowe, Buster Skrine, Jason Verrett, B.W. Webb, Blidi Wreh-Wilson Best Available: Morris Claiborne

There weren’t many big-name cornerbacks on the market this year, but there are still a few names who can help defensive units. Teams looking for a quality cornerback that isn’t a world-beater, but still effective should be able to find some value in free agency.

Others available: Brent Grimes, Davon House, Captain Munnerlyn, Orlando Scandrick, Sam Shields, Kayvon Webster, Shareece Wright

Safety

Signed: Jahleel Addae, Adrian Amos, Chris Banjo, Antoine Bethea, Terrence Brooks, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Landon Collins, Clayton Geathers, Tashaun Gipson, George Iloka, Colin Jones, LaMarcus Joyner, Tyrann Mathieu, Adrian Phillips, Eric Reid, Curtis Riley, Andrew Sendejo, Earl Thomas, Kenny Vaccaro, Jaylen Watkins, Jimmie Ward, Eric Weddle Best Available: Eric Berry, Tre Boston, Morgan Burnett, Johnathan Cyprien, Glover Quin

Yet another strong year for the safety position, and this time, they didn’t wait around to get deals done. Notable guys like Landon Collins and Tyrann Mathieu made it to the open market, and quickly agreed to deals with their new teams. However, there is still some meat left on the bone at the position.

Others available: Mike Adams, Kurt Coleman, Chris Conte, Marcus Gilchrist, Kendrick Lewis, Mike Mitchell, Reggie Nelson, Ron Parker, Darian Stewart

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It will be good to have this fake holiday celebrating this evil man brought swiftly to an end now that there is conclusive evidence that he was literally pro-rape:The recording from the Willard Hotel near the White House shows how King was accompanied his friend Logan Kearse, the pastor of Baltimore’s Cornerstone Baptist church who…

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2018 Fantasy Soccer Rankings

PPR: QB | RB | WR | TE | Ok | DST | High 300 Non-PPR: QB | RB | WR | TE | Ok | DST | High 300 Extra: IDP by place | Clay’s dynasty | Cockcroft’s high 200 | Berry’s high 200 NOTE: Rankings are up to date regularly

High-300 PPR rankings for 2018

Rank, Participant Pos Group PosRank 1. Le’Veon Bell RB PIT RB1 2. Todd Gurley II RB LAR RB2 three. David Johnson RB ARI RB3 four. Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL RB4 5. Antonio Brown WR PIT WR1 6. Saquon Barkley RB NYG RB5 7. Alvin Kamara RB NO RB6 eight. Julio Jones WR ATL WR2 9. DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU WR3 10. Odell Beckham Jr. WR NYG WR4 11. Kareem Hunt RB KC RB7 12. Dalvin Prepare dinner RB MIN RB8 13. Keenan Allen WR LAC WR5 14. Leonard Fournette RB JAC RB9 15. Melvin Gordon RB LAC RB10 16. Michael Thomas WR NO WR6 17. A.J. Inexperienced WR CIN WR7 18. Christian McCaffrey RB CAR RB11 19. Devonta Freeman RB ATL RB12 20. Davante Adams WR GB WR8 21. Rob Gronkowski TE NE TE1 22. Mike Evans WR TB WR9 23. LeSean McCoy RB BUF RB13 24. Travis Kelce TE KC TE2 25. Jerick McKinnon RB SF RB14 26. Joe Mixon RB CIN RB15 27. Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI WR10 28. T.Y. Hilton WR IND WR11 29. Adam Thielen WR MIN WR12 30. Stefon Diggs WR MIN WR13 31. Jordan Howard RB CHI RB16 32. Zach Ertz TE PHI TE3 33. Tyreek Hill WR KC WR14 34. Demaryius Thomas WR DEN WR15 35. Doug Baldwin WR SEA WR16 36. Allen Robinson WR CHI WR17 37. Golden Tate WR DET WR18 38. Amari Cooper WR OAK WR19 39. Josh Gordon WR CLE WR20 40. Jarvis Landry WR CLE WR21 41. Marvin Jones Jr. WR DET WR22 42. Kenyan Drake RB MIA RB17 43. Alshon Jeffery WR PHI WR23 44. Brandin Cooks WR LAR WR24 45. Royce Freeman RB DEN RB18 46. Derrick Henry RB TEN RB19 47. Alex Collins RB BAL RB20 48. Jay Ajayi RB PHI RB21 49. Marshawn Lynch RB OAK RB22 50. Dion Lewis RB TEN RB23 51. Lamar Miller RB HOU RB24 52. Mark Ingram II RB NO RB25 53. Chris Hogan WR NE WR25 54. JuJu Smith-Schuster WR PIT WR26 55. Robert Woods WR LAR WR27 56. Michael Crabtree WR BAL WR28 57. Emmanuel Sanders WR DEN WR29 58. Aaron Rodgers QB GB QB1 59. Tom Brady QB NE QB2 60. Duke Johnson Jr. RB CLE RB26 61. Rex Burkhead RB NE RB27 62. Isaiah Crowell RB NYJ RB28 63. Tevin Coleman RB ATL RB29 64. Greg Olsen TE CAR TE4 65. Delanie Walker TE TEN TE5 66. Evan Engram TE NYG TE6 67. Corey Davis WR TEN WR30 68. Marquise Goodwin WR SF WR31 69. Sammy Watkins WR KC WR32 70. Randall Cobb WR GB WR33 71. Devin Funchess WR CAR WR34 72. Pierre Garcon WR SF WR35 73. Chris Thompson RB WAS RB30 74. Carlos Hyde RB CLE RB31 75. Jimmy Graham TE GB TE7 76. Will Fuller V WR HOU WR36 77. Robby Anderson WR NYJ WR37 78. Cam Newton QB CAR QB3 79. Carson Wentz QB PHI QB4 80. Russell Wilson QB SEA QB5 81. Deshaun Watson QB HOU QB6 82. Cooper Kupp WR LAR WR38 83. Jamison Crowder WR WAS WR39 84. Julian Edelman WR NE WR40 85. Chris Carson RB SEA RB32 86. Tarik Cohen RB CHI RB33 87. Kerryon Johnson RB DET RB34 88. Rashaad Penny RB SEA RB35 89. Ronald Jones II RB TB RB36 90. Jordan Reed TE WAS TE8 91. Andrew Luck QB IND QB7 92. Kelvin Benjamin WR BUF WR41 93. Sterling Shepard WR NYG WR42 94. Josh Doctson WR WAS WR43 95. DeVante Parker WR MIA WR44 96. Sony Michel RB NE RB37 97. Jamaal Williams RB GB RB38 98. James White RB NE RB39 99. Peyton Barber RB TB RB40 100. Kyle Rudolph TE MIN TE9 101. Jordy Nelson WR OAK WR45 102. Kenny Stills WR MIA WR46 103. Marqise Lee WR JAC WR47 104. Nelson Agholor WR PHI WR48 105. Allen Hurns WR DAL WR49 106. Paul Richardson WR WAS WR50 107. Kenny Golladay WR DET WR51 108. Cameron Meredith WR NO WR52 109. Mohamed Sanu WR ATL WR53 110. Tyler Lockett WR SEA WR54 111. Danny Amendola WR MIA WR55 112. Michael Gallup WR DAL WR56 113. DeSean Jackson WR TB WR57 114. Rishard Matthews WR TEN WR58 115. DJ Moore WR CAR WR59 116. Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT QB8 117. Kirk Cousins QB MIN QB9 118. Jack Doyle TE IND TE10 119. Trey Burton TE CHI TE11 120. David Njoku TE CLE TE12 121. Ty Montgomery RB GB RB41 122. Giovani Bernard RB CIN RB42 123. Marlon Mack RB IND RB43 124. Theo Riddick RB DET RB44 125. Jordan Wilkins RB IND RB45 126. Matthew Stafford QB DET QB10 127. Drew Brees QB NO QB11 128. Matt Ryan QB ATL QB12 129. Chris Godwin WR TB WR60 130. John Ross WR CIN WR61 131. Calvin Ridley WR ATL WR62 132. James Washington WR PIT WR63 133. Patrick Mahomes QB KC QB13 134. Philip Rivers QB LAC QB14 135. Jimmy Garoppolo QB SF QB15 136. Alex Smith QB WAS QB16 137. John Brown WR BAL WR64 138. Anthony Miller WR CHI WR65 139. Courtland Sutton WR DEN WR66 140. Mike Williams WR LAC WR67 141. Dez Bryant WR FA WR68 142. Adrian Peterson RB WAS RB46 143. Jeremy Hill RB NE RB47 144. Devontae Booker RB DEN RB48 145. Charles Clay TE BUF TE13 146. Tyler Eifert TE CIN TE14 147. Aaron Jones RB GB RB49 148. Doug Martin RB OAK RB50 149. Matt Breida RB SF RB51 150. Marcus Mariota QB TEN QB17 151. Dak Prescott QB DAL QB18 152. Jared Goff QB LAR QB19 153. Jaguars D/ST DST JAC DST1 154. Bilal Powell RB NYJ RB52 155. Latavius Murray RB MIN RB53 156. Corey Clement RB PHI RB54 157. Nyheim Hines RB IND RB55 158. Mike Wallace WR PHI WR69 159. Keelan Cole WR JAC WR70 160. Ryan Grant WR IND WR71 161. George Kittle TE SF TE15 162. Donte Moncrief WR JAC WR72 163. Tyrod Taylor QB CLE QB20 164. C.J. Anderson RB CAR RB56 165. Kenneth Dixon RB BAL RB57 166. Quincy Enunwa WR NYJ WR73 167. Christian Kirk WR ARI WR74 168. Cameron Brate TE TB TE16 169. Benjamin Watson TE NO TE17 170. Eagles D/ST DST PHI DST2 171. Rams D/ST DST LAR DST3 172. Vikings D/ST DST MIN DST4 173. Texans D/ST DST BAL DST5 174. Ravens D/ST DST HOU DST6 175. Greg Zuerlein Ok LAR K1 176. Stephen Gostkowski Ok NE K2 177. Justin Tucker Ok BAL K3 178. Patriots D/ST DST NE DST7 179. Chargers D/ST DST LAC DST8 180. Broncos D/ST DST DEN DST9 181. Saints D/ST DST NO DST10 182. Titans D/ST DST TEN DST11 183. Panthers D/ST DST CAR DST12 184. Matt Bryant Ok ATL K4 185. Wil Lutz Ok NO K5 186. Chris Boswell Ok PIT K6 187. Robbie Gould Ok SF K7 188. Jake Elliott Ok PHI K8 189. Matt Prater Ok DET K9 190. Harrison Butker Ok KC Ok10 191. Adam Vinatieri Ok IND Ok11 192. Graham Gano Ok CAR Ok12 193. Nick Chubb RB CLE RB58 194. Rob Kelley RB WAS RB59 195. Samaje Perine RB WAS RB60 196. Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE JAC TE18 197. Vance McDonald TE PIT TE19 198. Austin Hooper TE ATL TE20 199. Christine Michael RB IND RB61 200. Javorius Allen RB BAL RB62 201. LeGarrette Blount RB DET RB63 202. Darren Sproles RB PHI RB64 203. Chase Edmonds RB ARI RB65 204. Chris Ivory RB BUF RB66 205. Austin Ekeler RB LAC RB67 206. T.J. Yeldon RB JAC RB68 207. Spencer Ware RB KC RB69 208. Elijah McGuire RB NYJ RB70 209. James Conner RB PIT RB71 210. O.J. Howard TE TB TE21 211. Jared Prepare dinner TE OAK TE22 212. Mitchell Trubisky QB CHI QB21 213. Taywan Taylor WR TEN WR75 214. Eric Decker WR NE WR76 215. Cole Beasley WR DAL WR77 216. Ted Ginn Jr. WR NO WR78 217. Martavis Bryant WR OAK WR79 218. Tyler Boyd WR CIN WR80 219. Andy Dalton QB CIN QB22 220. Ryan Tannehill QB MIA QB23 221. Redskins D/ST DST WAS DST13 222. Cardinals D/ST DST ARI DST14 223. Dan Bailey Ok DAL Ok13 224. Ryan Succop Ok TEN Ok14 225. Albert Wilson WR MIA WR81 226. Willie Snead WR BAL WR82 227. Tyrell Williams WR LAC WR83 228. Terrance Williams WR DAL WR84 229. Brandon Marshall WR SEA WR85 230. Travis Benjamin WR LAC WR86 231. Corey Coleman WR BUF WR87 232. Jermaine Kearse WR NYJ WR88 233. Geronimo Allison WR GB WR89 234. Terrelle Pryor Sr. WR NYJ WR90 235. D’Onta Foreman RB HOU RB72 236. Frank Gore RB MIA RB73 237. Jonathan Stewart RB NYG RB74 238. Wayne Gallman RB NYG RB75 239. Rod Smith RB DAL RB76 240. John Kelly RB LAR RB77 241. Jonathan Williams RB NO RB78 242. Alfred Blue RB HOU RB79 243. Eli Manning QB NYG QB24 244. Derek Carr QB OAK QB25 245. Jameis Winston QB TB QB26 246. Eric Ebron TE IND TE23 247. Mike Gesicki TE MIA TE24 248. Ricky Seals-Jones TE ARI TE25 249. Hayden Hurst TE BAL TE26 250. Corey Grant RB JAC RB80 251. Antonio Callaway WR CLE WR91 252. J’Mon Moore WR GB WR92 253. Falcons D/ST DST ATL DST15 254. Cowboys D/ST DST DAL DST16 255. Daniel Carlson Ok MIN Ok15 256. Mason Crosby Ok GB Ok16 257. Ryan Griffin TE HOU TE27 258. Blake Jarwin TE DAL TE28 259. Jake Butt TE DEN TE29 260. Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR GB WR93 261. Equanimeous St. Brown WR GB WR94 262. Adam Humphries WR TB WR95 263. Zay Jones WR BUF WR96 264. Tavon Austin RB DAL RB81 265. C.J. Prosise RB SEA RB82 266. Case Keenum QB DEN QB27 267. Blake Bortles QB JAC QB28 268. Joe Flacco QB BAL QB29 269. Sam Darnold QB NYJ QB30 270. Sam Bradford QB ARI QB31 271. Ryan Switzer WR OAK WR97 272. Taylor Gabriel WR CHI WR98 273. Curtis Samuel WR CAR WR99 274. Trent Taylor WR SF WR100 275. Laquon Treadwell WR MIN WR101 276. Mark Walton RB CIN RB83 277. Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB RB84 278. Joe Williams RB SF RB85 279. De’Angelo Henderson RB DEN RB86 280. Kalen Ballage RB MIA RB87 281. Damien Williams RB KC RB88 282. T.J. Logan RB ARI RB89 283. Jalen Richard RB OAK RB90 284. J.J. Nelson WR ARI WR102 285. Packers D/ST DST GB DST17 286. Bears D/ST DST CHI DST18 287. Josh Lambo Ok JAC Ok17 288. Dustin Hopkins Ok WAS Ok18 289. Virgil Inexperienced TE LAC TE30 290. Vernon Davis TE WAS TE31 291. Tyler Kroft TE CIN TE32 292. Antonio Gates TE FA TE33 293. Gerald Everett TE LAR TE34 294. Keke Coutee WR HOU WR103 295. D.J. Chark WR JAC WR104 296. Josh Allen QB BUF QB32 297. Lions D/ST DST DET DST19 298. Bengals D/ST DST CIN DST20 299. Chiefs D/ST DST KC DST21 300. Raiders D/ST DST OAK DST22

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The 2018 NFL Draft was a historic one for quarterbacks with four picked in the top 10 for the first time in nearly seven decades. By the end of the weekend, 13 passers heard their name called.

For the five who went in the first round, the expectation is that they’ll be the franchise quarterback the team can be build around. For five more quarterbacks, there’s a difficult path ahead that could end with a starting job but likely just a backup role. And for three, even a backup job will be difficult.

So let’s rank the situations that 13 quarterbacks will walk into from No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield to Seattle’s seventh-round selection Alex McGough — a totally real person that the Seahawks definitely didn’t just make up:

Faces of the franchise

1. Baker Mayfield – Cleveland Browns

It’s easy to make the “poor guy has to play for [insert worst NFL team] heh heh” joke about whoever goes No. 1. But usually a team is terrible because of quarterback issues and it was DeShone Kizer’s awful season that dragged down the Browns most in 2017.

Kizer’s league-leading 22 interceptions and 60.5 passer rating — the worst for a full-time starter since Joey Harrington’s 59.9 in 2002 — spoiled a defense that finished No. 14 in the NFL and a rushing offense that averaged the sixth most yards per carry.

The Browns kept improving the roster this offseason with Jarvis Landry, Damarious Randall, Denzel Ward, Nick Chubb and E.J. Gaines among the players added.

Mayfield will have the unlikely task of beating out Tyrod Taylor — a veteran starter who was already guaranteed the job — if he hopes to lead that team in 2018. A likelier scenario is Mayfield sits for a while and takes over when he’s ready. Considering the talent on the roster, it’s a situation that could be a whole lot better than the jokes make it seem.

2. Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens

It’s still Joe Flacco’s team in Baltimore, but the investment in Jackson made it clear that’s a temporary situation. His cap hits in 2019 and 2020 mean the Ravens have the freedom to toss the keys to the offense over to Jackson whenever they feel he’s up for the task.

That gives Baltimore the luxury of patience while preparing to unleash a unique talent in Jackson. He’ll work with Marty Mornhinweg, a coach who has spent decades working with quarterbacks including, Brett Favre, Steve Young and Michael Vick.

For now, it’s an offense that needs more work.

Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead, John Brown, Hayden Hurst and Mark Andrews were all added, but the team doesn’t really have a legitimate No. 1 receiver yet. That will be a priority in the next couple years to help Jackson along.

3. Sam Darnold – New York Jets

A year ago, plenty of people were convinced the Jets were gearing up to tank the 2017 season for the chance to draft Sam Darnold. The quarterback was even asked about it in August and Jets fans ordered jerseys close to a year in advance.

New York didn’t end up being as bad as people thought they’d be, but here they are with Darnold anyway.

Even with receiver Quincy Enunwa lost for the year in preseason, the combination of Robby Anderson and Jermaine Kearse made for decent receiving options for Josh McCown to target. Anderson has had difficulty staying out of trouble, but the return of Enunwa and the addition of Terrelle Pryor make for a young group with a lot of potential.

Like Mayfield and Jackson, Darnold has a capable starter in front of him in McCown. That’s a good thing, because Darnold has a lot of growing to do, but there’s a young nucleus of talent that the Jets can be excited about.

4. Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills

While the four other quarterbacks taken in the first round have established veterans ahead of them on the depth chart, Allen only has AJ McCarron and Nathan Peterman to battle for the starting job.

That’d be a little more exciting if Allen was as NFL-ready as Mayfield or Josh Rosen. It’s a little dangerous when the Wyoming product is as raw and as far from ready as Allen. The safest guess is that it’ll be McCarron starting Week 1, but if he struggles it could be the team’s No. 7 overall pick who gets thrust into action.

The offense isn’t that bad for a rookie quarterback, though. It could use more receivers, but Kelvin Benjamin is the kind of big-bodied pass catcher that could help Allen out. The offensive line lost Richie Incognito, but is still better than other teams on this list. And the real strength is that the Buffalo offense will still lean heavily on LeSean McCoy and the running game.

Still, it’d be a whole lot better for the Bills if Allen had time to figure things out more.

5. Josh Rosen – Arizona Cardinals

Reminder: this isn’t an indictment on Rosen, who I believe is the best passer of this draft class. It’s just to say that this could be quite the uphill climb for the No. 10 overall pick in Arizona.

The good news is that he has David Johnson in the backfield with him, the Cardinals added an exciting receiver in Christian Kirk, and Sam Bradford is a veteran who could help Rosen. The bad news is everything else.

Arizona’s offensive line ranked 31st in 2017, according to PFF, and needed much more than just the signing of Justin Pugh to make things right.

The hallmark of Arizona’s offense for more than a decade has been Larry Fitzgerald, but he’ll be 35 before the 2018 season starts and will probably retire at the end of the year. That’d leave a receiving corps of Kirk, Chad Williams, Brice Butler and JJ Nelson.

It’s not an offense with much for Rosen to work with, and Bradford’s lengthy injury history means the rookie could see the field sooner rather than later. Rosen was often on his own on a UCLA team that didn’t do him many favors. That may be the case in Arizona too.

A difficult path to a starting job

6. Kyle Lauletta – New York Giants

If Odell Beckham Jr. is a player the Giants commit to and make sure he stays with the organization, the skill position group in New York is really exciting.

Forget draft capital for a second.

There is a team with (age when season starts)

Odell Beckham – 25 years old Saquon Barkley – 21 years old Evan Engram – 24 years old Sterling Shepard – 25 years old

Good luck covering that

— Eliot Crist (@EliotCrist) April 27, 2018

The offensive line has been a problem for a while and still isn’t quite fixed, but signing Nate Solder and drafting Will Hernandez is a great start. It should give Eli Manning a boost in the final years of his career, but the quarterback is 37 now and the Giants are going to need to find his successor.

Lauletta will have a chance to compete for that role. His competition for now is 2017 third-round pick Davis Webb, although it wouldn’t be surprising if the Giants went after another quarterback in upcoming drafts.

Someone is going to have to take over for Eli soon. Lauletta’s probably not the favorite, but he’ll have a chance to prove he can be.

7. Mason Rudolph – Pittsburgh Steelers

Like Lauletta in New York, Rudolph will be in competition with a mid-round selection to be the successor for a quarterback who is in his final seasons. Ben Roethlisberger is 36 and has been contemplating retirement in the last couple years.

Battling to eventually take over will be Rudolph, 2017 fourth-round pick Joshua Dobbs, and 2013 fourth-round pick Landry Jones. It seems inevitable that either Dobbs or Jones will be released before the 2018 season begins, and Rudolph has to be considered the favorite for the future starting job, for now.

He’s the first quarterback the Steelers have taken in the top 100 picks of the NFL Draft since Roethlisberger, although — like other teams on this list — Pittsburgh could go back to the well in a bigger way in upcoming drafts.

But Rudolph will have a chance to impress on a roster that’s always geared up to compete.

8. Danny Etling – New England Patriots

Good roster around him? Check.

Good quarterback to learn from? Check.

Good coaching to get him prepared? Check.

The only other quarterbacks on the New England roster are Tom Brady, who turns 41 in August and Brian Hoyer who turns 33 in October. So Etling will have every opportunity to prove he’s the quarterback of the future for the Patriots.

I realize that sounds a little ridiculous considering Etling is a seventh-round pick and they usually have their work cut out of for them to make the roster, let alone become a franchise staple. But Brady was a sixth-round pick and Hoyer was undrafted, so who knows?

The negative for Etling is that the Patriots will probably invest in the quarterback position in a bigger way in the next year or two. So his path to New England superstardom will still be a hell of a climb.

9. Tanner Lee – Jacksonville Jaguars

An argument could easily be made that Jacksonville has the best roster in the NFL. The least impressive position group on the team is its group of quarterbacks: Blake Bortles, Cody Kessler and Tanner Lee.

Lee was among the nation’s leaders in interceptions thrown during his 2017 season at Nebraska and there aren’t high hopes that he’ll solve the Jaguars’ quarterback concerns. But like Etling in New England, the path to surprise everyone is in front of him.

The Jaguars lean on defense and running the ball with Leonard Fournette, and are still hopeful that Bortles will eventually play like a franchise quarterback. But if he doesn’t soon, it’ll be someone else’s job.

Lee will need to leave his turnover-prone ways in the past if he wants any shot at the job, and … don’t hold your breath.

10. Logan Woodside – Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals offensive line got better with the additions of Cordy Glenn and Billy Price, and has a legitimate No. 1 receiver in A.J. Green. The reason Woodside doesn’t get a higher spot here is because it’s going to be really difficult for him to earn a roster spot, let alone eventually start for the Bengals.

Andy Dalton’s leash is getting shorter and can be cut after the 2018 or 2019 seasons with no dead money under the salary cap. His inability to lead the Bengals to a single postseason win will eventually catch up to him and Cincinnati could be ready to look for another option.

But 2016 draft pick Jeff Driskel has already shown good things in preseason and has a two-year head start on Woodside. And if the Bengals do move on from Dalton, they’ll want more than just late-round picks ready to take over.

Battle for a backup job

11. Luke Falk – Tennessee Titans

It would be surprising if Marcus Mariota doesn’t end up being the quarterback of the future for the Titans. It’s not impossible considering his injury history and his struggles in 2017 with 13 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. But for now, Falk doesn’t have a path to the starting lineup and will battle Blaine Gabbert and Tyler Ferguson to be the long-term backup for Mariota.

If he gets the job, there’s a strong chance he’ll be thrust into action as Mariota hasn’t finished a 16-game season yet in his career.

And in Tennessee, he’d be behind one of the NFL’s best offensive lines with a powerful running back at his side in Derrick Henry.

12. Mike White – Dallas Cowboys

The goal for the Cowboys is to surround Dak Prescott with the tools to be the long-term solution at quarterback in Dallas. So White really has no chance at wrestling that job away.

It’s also going to be difficult to top Cooper Rush for the backup job considering how good the undrafted second-year player looked in preseason as a rookie. Rush finished preseason with six touchdowns and no interceptions, wrestling the backup job from Kellen Moore.

The Cowboys offensive line makes the Cowboys a dream landing spot for a quarterback, but White has his work cut out for him.

13. Alex McGough – Seattle Seahawks

Russell Wilson is the player the Seahawks are built around, and he won’t be giving up the job any time soon. To be his backup, McGough is going to have to beat out Austin Davis and Stephen Morris.

But if McGough was ever thrust into action, he better be ready to run because the Seahawks offensive line is still a work in progress.

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The NFL’s best remaining free agents

Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.

The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the league’s negotiating or “legal tampering” period, many of the big-name free agents are already off the market. That’s because the negotiating period allows agents and teams to enter into contract talks even though pen cannot be put to paper until the start of the new league year.

Last year was a frenzy during the negotiating period, with most of the top players gone by the time the market actually opened. A whole bunch of deals were cemented right at 4 p.m. ET when the league year started, and that’s the case this year as well. Players can continue negotiating with other teams after agreeing in principle to a new deal — nothing is final until the contract is signed and submitted to the league office. But once something is reported as a done deal, there is minimal flip-flopping.

It’s likely this trend — the biggest players agreeing to deals before free agency actually starts — will continue.

That said, there are still plenty of good to great players still out there, waiting to find a team for the 2019 season. Below, we’re going to point you to the best still available — in alphabetical order — at each offensive and defensive position.

Quarterback

Signed: Derek Anderson, Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Nick Foles, Blaine Gabbert, Mike Glennon, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Griffin, Taylor Heinicke, Kevin Hogan, Brett Hundley, Sean Mannion, EJ Manuel, AJ McCarron, Tom Savage, Matt Schaub, Trevor Siemian, Tyrod Taylor, Joe Webb Best Available: Colin Kaepernick

Nick Foles is getting paid a ton of money by the Jaguars, and after that the market gets a little bit stale. Obviously, the best available quarterback (Kaepernick) is probably not going to get signed, while another team will surely try and kick the tires on old standbys like McCown.

Others available: Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Josh Johnson, Josh McCown, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith

Running Back

Signed: Ameer Abdullah, C.J. Anderson, Kenjon Barner, Le’Veon Bell, Alfred Blue, Tevin Coleman, Isaiah Crowell, Mike Davis, Andre Ellington, Frank Gore, Kareem Hunt, Carlos Hyde, Mark Ingram, Ty Montgomery,Latavius Murray, Adrian Peterson, T.J. Yeldon, Zach Zenner Best Available: Jay Ajayi

There’s still a strong market for running backs, with young guys like Ajayi available. Even the players below all have shown they have something to offer.

Others available: LeGarrette Blount, Doug Martin, Alfred Morris, Bilal Powell, Stevan Ridley, Darren Sproles, Jonathan Stewart, Spencer Ware

Wide Receiver

Signed: Danny Amendola, Tavon Austin, Cole Beasley, Josh Bellamy, John Brown, Randall Cobb, Chris Conley, Jamison Crowder, Phillip Dorsett, Bruce Ellington, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Funchess, Maurice Harris, Marvin Hall, Justin Hardy, Chris Hogan, Adam Humphries, Jordan Matthews, Donte Moncrief, J.J. Nelson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Breshad Perriman, Andre Roberts, Eli Rogers, Golden Tate, Demaryius Thomas, Kevin White, Tyrell Williams Best Available: Michael Crabtree

The biggest names to change teams at the wide receiver position were not free agents — Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. were both traded — but there are still some talented pass catchers out there. Veterans like Crabtree are always looking to prove they still got it.

Others available: Dez Bryant, Pierre Garcon, Dontrelle Inman, Jermaine Kearse, Rishard Matthews, De’Anthony Thomas, Mike Wallace, Terrance Williams

Tight End

Signed: Dwayne Allen, Nick Boyle, Charles Clay, Jared Cook, Tyler Eifert, Darren Fells, Demetrius Harris, Jeff Heuerman, Jesse James, Tyler Kroft, Matt LaCosse, Marcedes Lewis, James O’Shaughnessy, Logan Paulsen, Richard Rogers, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Luke Stocker, Geoff Swaim, Logan Thomas, C.J. Uzomah, Clive Walford, Luke Willson Best Available: Lance Kendricks, Maxx Williams

Most of what remains in the tight end market includes veterans who never quite developed as receiving threats or veterans who have a history of injuries. It’s not a great market, one of the weaker ones in recent years.

Others available: Antonio Gates, MarQueis Gray, Jermaine Gresham, Michael Hoomanawanui, Dion Sims, Levin Toilolo

Offensive Line

Signed: Oday Aboushi, Jamon Brown, Trent Brown, James Carpenter, A.J. Cann, Nick Easton, Jon Feliciano, Ereck Flowers, D.J. Fluker, Ramon Foster, Max Garcia, Mark Glowinski, Denzelle Good, Jonotthan Harrison, Bobby Hart, Seantrel Henderson, Mike Iupati, Ja’Wuan James, Matt Kalil, Josh Kline, Eric Kush, Kendall Lamm, Ted Larsen, Spencer Long, Cornelius Lucas, Bobby Massie, John Miller, Mitch Morse, Ty Nsekhe, Cedric Ogbuehi, Michael Ola, Kevin Pamphile, Matt Paradis, Mike Person, Greg Robinson, Rodger Saffold, Ty Sambrailo, Brian Schwenke, Donovan Smith, J.R. Sweezy, Billy Turner, LaAdrian Waddle, Earl Watford, Daryl Williams Best Available: Jeremy Parnell, Donald Penn, Ryan Schraeder

As usual, teams did their best to re-sign their own offensive linemen. It’s rare that a high-end tackle or guard makes it to free agency, and when they do, they are quickly snatched up, as was the case with Brown and Paradis.

Others available: Jeff Allen, Joe Barksdale, T.J. Clemmings, Chris Clark, Cameron Fleming, Garry Gilliam, Ryan Groy, Ulrick John, Andy Levitre, Jordan Mills, Marshall Newhouse, Tyler Shatley, Quinton Spain, John Sullivan, Travis Swanson, Jared Veldheer, Josh Wells, Stefen Wisniewski

Edge Rusher

Signed: Jerry Attaochu, Shaq Barrett, Anthony Chickillo, Frank Clark (franchise tag), Adrian Clayborn, Jadeveon Clowney (franchise tag), Vinny Curry, Dee Ford, Trey Flowers, Dante Fowler Jr., Markus Golden, Brandon Graham, Eli Harold, Justin Houston, Bruce Irvin, DeMarcus Lawrence, Aaron Lynch, Cassius Marsh, Clay Matthews, Benson Mayowa, Steven Means, Alex Okafor, Brooks Reed, John Simon, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs, Cameron Wake Best Available: Ezekiel Ansah, Shane Ray

Just look at the signings to determine the value of the edge rusher position in the NFL — all of the top players got franchise tags except for Flowers and Fowler, who were quickly locked up.

Others available: Sam Acho, Connor Barwin, Kony Ealy, William Hayes, Michael Johnson, Dion Jordan, Matt Longacre, Pernell McPhee, Derrick Morgan, Nick Perry, Frostee Rucker, Derrick Shelby, Frank Zombo

Defensive Tackle

Signed: Tyson Alualu, Henry Anderson, Angelo Blackson, Malcom Brown, Christian Covington, Carl Davis, Mario Edwards, Johnathan Hankins, Margus Hunt, Malik Jackson, Grady Jarrett (franchise tag), Timmy Jernigan, Brandon Mebane, Mike Pennel, Jordan Phillips, Darius Philon, Sheldon Richardson, Shamar Stephen, Brent Urban Best Available: Corey Liuget, Ndamukong Suh, Muhammad Wilkerson

There weren’t many top-end defensive tackle talents available in free agency. The ones who have had recent success on the field either agreed to terms quickly, or were given the franchise tag.

Others available: Allen Bailey, Tyeler Davison, Dominique Easley, Rodney Gunter, Ziggy Hood, Ricky Jean-Francois, Zach Kerr, Earl Mitchell, Ahtyba Rubin, Danny Shelton

Linebacker

Signed: Kwon Alexander, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Anthony Barr, Mark Barron, Preston Brown, Deone Bucannon, Vontaze Burfict, Bruce Carter, Thomas Davis, , L.J. Fort, Neville Hewitt, Jordan Hicks, Mike Hull, Mychal Kendricks, Justin March-Lillard, David Mayo, Brandon Marshall, C.J. Mosley, Denzel Perryman, Jake Ryan, Craig Robertson, Adarius Taylor, Damien Wilson, Paul Worrilow, K.J. Wright Best Available: Jamie Collins, Gerald Hodges

C.J. Mosley, Kwon Alexander, and Anthony Barr got big-time deals to kick off free agency and there’s still a few quality players left on the market — especially for teams looking for run stoppers.

Others available: Stephone Anthony, Josh Bynes, Will Compton, Kyle Emanuel, Najee Goode, Cameron Lynch, Kevin Minter, Mark Nzeocha, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Vincent Rey, Kelvin Sheppard, Nathan Stupar, Manti Te’o, Ramik Wilson

Cornerback

Signed: Robert Alford, Justin Bethel, Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Bashaud Breeland,Tramaine Brock, Bryce Callahan, Justin Coleman, Ronald Darby, Darqueze Dennard, Pierre Desir, E.J. Gaines, Phillip Gaines, Antonio Hamilton, Kareem Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Nevin Lawson, Tony Lippett, Jason McCourty, Rashaan Melvin, Steven Nelson, Brian Poole, Darryl Roberts, Bradley Roby, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Eric Rowe, Buster Skrine, Jason Verrett, B.W. Webb, Blidi Wreh-Wilson Best Available: Morris Claiborne

There weren’t many big-name cornerbacks on the market this year, but there are still a few names who can help defensive units. Teams looking for a quality cornerback that isn’t a world-beater, but still effective should be able to find some value in free agency.

Others available: Brent Grimes, Davon House, Captain Munnerlyn, Orlando Scandrick, Sam Shields, Kayvon Webster, Shareece Wright

Safety

Signed: Adrian Amos, Chris Banjo, Antoine Bethea, Terrence Brooks, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Landon Collins, Clayton Geathers, Tashaun Gipson, George Iloka, Colin Jones, LaMarcus Joyner, Tyrann Mathieu, Adrian Phillips, Eric Reid, Curtis Riley, Andrew Sendejo, Earl Thomas, Kenny Vaccaro, Jaylen Watkins, Jimmie Ward, Eric Weddle Best Available: Eric Berry, Tre Boston, Morgan Burnett, Johnathan Cyprien, Glover Quin

Yet another strong year for the safety position, and this time, they didn’t wait around to get deals done. Notable guys like Landon Collins and Tyrann Mathieu made it to the open market, and quickly agreed to deals with their new teams. However, there is still some meat left on the bone at the position.

Others available: Mike Adams, Jahleel Addae, Kurt Coleman, Chris Conte, Marcus Gilchrist, Kendrick Lewis, Mike Mitchell, Reggie Nelson, Ron Parker, Darian Stewart

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Chiefs’ poor discipline lead Jets to wild 38-31 win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Josh McCown scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 2:15 left, and the New York Jets bounced back from a brutal start to hold on for a wild and wacky 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 21-yard field goal to put the Jets (5-7) ahead with 3:55 left. But Kansas City’s Bennie Logan was called for a personal foul for hitting long snapper Thomas Hennessy on the play. That gave the Jets the ball at the 1 with a new set of downs.

After two running plays, McCown threw incomplete — but Steven Nelson was penalized for defensive holding, making it first-and-goal from the 2. Three plays later, McCown kept the ball and shoved his way into the end zone.

McCown’s pass on the 2-point conversion was incomplete, but Nelson was called for holding. An enraged Marcus Peters picked up the penalty flag and tossed it away, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Elijah McGuire ran it in moments later to convert the 2-point play and make it 38-31.

McCown finished with 331 yards passing and a touchdown to Matt Forte, and ran for two scores — including the winner. Jermaine Kearse had nine catches for 157 yards and Robby Anderson caught eight passes for 107 yards as the Jets dominated in time of possession, but still had to hold their breath in the end.

After Tyreek Hill’s 40-yard catch put the ball at the Jets 23, Smith completed a 4-yard pass to Travis Kelce, who had two early touchdowns. But Smith was then incomplete on three straight passes.

The loss by the Chiefs (6-6) ruined the return of cornerback Darrelle Revis, who made his debut with Kansas City after signing a two-year deal last week. Revis, who played eight years over two stints with the Jets, started for the Chiefs, but spent the second half on the sideline.

Kansas City has dropped six of its last seven after opening the season 5-0. Meanwhile, New York kept its faint playoff hopes alive by snapping a two-game skid and holding on to a fourth-quarter lead. The Jets had blown leads in the fourth quarter of three of their last four losses.

Hill had put the Chiefs ahead 31-30 on a 40-yard touchdown catch. The drive was helped by a personal foul penalty on the Jets’ ArDarius Stewart on the kickoff.

Smith finished with 366 yards passing, with four TD tosses, two to Hill, who had six receptions for 185 yards.

After Harrison Butker’s 36-yard field goal gave the Chiefs a 17-14 lead, McCown led the Jets to a go-ahead 11-yard touchdown pass to Matt Forte. Catanzaro’s 27-yarder late in the third quarter put New York ahead 24-17, capping an 18-play, 72-yard drive that took 9 minutes, 31 seconds to open the second half.

But the Chiefs struck back on their next play from scrimmage, Smith finding Hill, who zipped past Rashard Robinson in coverage, for a 79-yard touchdown to tie the game.

Catanzaro booted a 47-yarder on New York’s next possession. He added a 38-yarder early in the fourth quarter to make it 30-24.

STARTING FAST

Smith and the Chiefs got things going early, marching 75 yards on five plays — capping the drive with a 22-yard touchdown catch by a wide-open Kelce 2:38 into the game.

ESPN reported before the game that Chiefs coach Andy Reid was handing the offensive play-calling duties to coordinator Matt Nagy, and it appeared to work well early. Smith found Kelce — wide open, again — to make it 14-0 less than five minutes in.

The Jets showed some signs of life, though, with Bilal Powell scoring on a 1-yard run in the opening quarter one play after McGuire’s 9-yard touchdown run was overturned by video review, which showed that the rookie running back’s left foot stepped out of bounds at the 1.

New York had another impressive drive to tie it at 14 late in the opening quarter, capped by McCown’s sneak from 1 yard.

RUNNING MAN

Smith helped set up a field goal for the Chiefs when he scrambled out of trouble on second-and-10 from the 14 for a career-best 70 yards late in the second quarter. It was the Chiefs’ longest run of the season, but not the best ever by a Kansas City quarterback. That was Steve Bono’s 76-yarder against Arizona in 1995.

GROUNDED JETS

New York linebacker Darron Lee was a surprise inactive, which Todd Bowles called a coach’s decision. Also, defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson was benched for most of the first quarter — also a coach’s decision — before entering with 39 seconds left before the second period.

STREAK STOPPED

Butker was wide right on a 38-yard attempt that grazed the right upright in the second quarter. It ended Butker’s franchise record of 23 straight field goals made. Butker’s only previous miss was a 46-yarder against Washington on the first attempt of his NFL career.

INJURIES

Chiefs: Center Mitch Morse was carted to the locker room with an unspecified injury. Zach Fulton replaced him and Bryan Witzmann took over Fulton’s spot at left guard.

UP NEXT

Chiefs: home vs. Oakland next Sunday.

Jets: at Denver next Sunday.

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By: Mark Saber Jr.

When I say two words to you, “Malcolm Butler” you instantly think of him intercepting the game winning pass in Super Bowl XLIX. What people do not see is the scrappy player who got over looked by everyone and was written off. Malcolm was almost living in his mom’s house until he started showing some flash heading into the preseason of 2014. As soon as he did that, Coach Belichick noticed and immediately saved a spot for him. Again nobody saw the hard work and countless effort he kept putting in.

COLLEGE BALL

In 2009 Brady was coming off of a season ending ACL tear and the Patriots went onto be 10-6 on the season. The Patriots were knocked out of the Divisional Round against Baltimore. For Malcolm Butler on the other hand, he was playing football as a freshman at Hinds Community College located in Raymond, Mississippi. Butler was having an outstanding season, but was kicked off the team after week 5 for reasons unknown. Even though he only played in 5 games, he recorded 22 tackles and 1 interception.

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Butler had a pretty up and down college career after this, transferring to Alcorn State, back to Hinds, and finally landed at University of West Alabama where he had a solid career at. He ended up starting all 12 games his Junior year and had an exceptional season in 2012. He recorded 49 tackles, five Interceptions, and averaged a team high for special teams 29.8 yards per return. Then in 2013 which was his Senior year he simply balled out again, recorded 45 tackles, two field goals, and one blocked field goal. In 2013 he was named “Beyond Sports All-American” which is a prestige honor for a Division II school.

LANDING WITH THE PATRIOTS

Going into the 2014 season, Butler was making the Patriots coaches open their eyes and wowing them with his uncanny ability to always sniff out the ball. At one point in time then Corner for the Pats Darrelle Revis called the un-drafted rookie Malcolm Butler “Scrappy”. Revis gave the rookie that nickname because Butler always had a knack for the ball, and would always find himself making a play. Butler is famous for hustling hard in practices, and playing  harder in the game even if he is barely playing.

Throughout his rookie year, he was basically a bench warmer and never really played. Butler had appeared in a total of 11 games, recorded 15 tackles, and 3 passes defended. In the 2014 season the Patriots were extremely strong at the Cornerback position. Butler was overshadowed by veteran Corners, Darrelle Revis, Brandon Browner, Kyle Arrington, Alfonzo Dennard, and Logan Ryan. Even though he was overshadowed, Butler made his first start ever in the NFL against Miami on December 10, 2014.

Butler’s now partner in crime Logan Ryan had even over shadowed Malcolm. Ryan was a 3rd round pick selection in 2013 NFL draft and was known to have the same trait as Butler. That knack being he always had a nose for the ball, but both players had seen the most action in the playoffs. Dennard was shipped out of town, and Kyle Arrington was a streaky player. Had Kyle been burned once on a route in a game he ultimately would suffer and in my opinion was the achilles heal of that 2014 defense.

SUPERBOWL XLIX

February 2nd, 2015 Malcolm had arguably the best day of his life.  We all remember Chris Mathews for the Seahawks, a man that was virtually a no-body just like Butler. Mathews burned Kyle Arrington left, right, up, down, front to back, side to side. But boy did all of NE cringe when we saw that happen, this nobody player burned the Pats stout secondary. Something we were not used to seeing that season. It is the 4th quarter and Malcolm gets burned in waining minutes of SB XLIX, Russell Wilson drops back to pass and throws a bomb down field that was caught by Jermaine Kearse of Seattle.

That catch was the craziest catch I personally have ever seen in my life. It was more than crazy, it was the most ridiculous catch, not as ridiculous as the helmet catch, but it’s close. I remember I am at Ronnie’s house watching this game. When that catch had happened all the air was sucked out of that house. You could feel the tension, you could just feel the let down. I remember my Dad, and Ronnie both mutter the same words “I cannot believe that just happened…” Then my dad mutters “On the same field and same end of the field as the helmet catch.” All of NE felt the exact same way, “I cannot believe this is happening”.

A couple of plays later Marshawn Lynch all but takes Seattle to the promise land. Basically winning the game, and getting tackled by Hightower at the 1 yard line. I remember Seattle tried to kill out the clock, willing to risk it all on essentially one play. They were so cocky about it too. Just sitting there smiling, and laughing acting as if they just won the game. Then finally Wilson lines the team up at the line of scrimmage, and he’s looking at the play clock.

Then maybe 2-3 seconds before he hikes the ball, I muttered out “We have to light a fire”. I said that because I glanced at Ronnie’s fireplace, and when I did I noticed zero fire. There was that one burning piece of wood that had no flame, it was just scorching hot. Once I was done doing that, Wilson hikes the ball, and Butler jumps the route. Not only does he jump it, he picks it off and makes the game saving play. Butler was that burning piece of wood, he lit that fire and he won the game.

New England went onto win it all 28-24, it was one hell-of-a-game. I hope and pray that the Patriots are fortunate enough to win it all tonight in Super Bowl LI. My X factor for tonight is Malcolm, if the Pats win its because he kept a lid on Julio Jones. All I can say is, “We’re onto Atlanta”. GO PATS!

Part 2 will be coming soon in the upcoming days after tonights game, Super Bowl LI. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at, @iAMmarkSaberJr, @patriotsextra, and @BostonSportsPub to get the best coverage for the New England Patriots.

The Man Inside the Helmet Part 1/2 By: Mark Saber Jr. When I say two words to you, "Malcolm Butler" you instantly think of him intercepting the game winning pass in Super Bowl XLIX.

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The NFL’s best remaining free agents

Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.

The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the league’s negotiating or “legal tampering” period, many of the big-name free agents are already off the market. That’s because the negotiating period allows agents and teams to enter into contract talks even though pen cannot be put to paper until the start of the new league year.

Last year was a frenzy during the negotiating period, with most of the top players gone by the time the market actually opened. A whole bunch of deals were cemented right at 4 p.m. ET when the league year started, and that’s the case this year as well. Players can continue negotiating with other teams after agreeing in principle to a new deal — nothing is final until the contract is signed and submitted to the league office. But once something is reported as a done deal, there is minimal flip-flopping.

It’s likely this trend — the biggest players agreeing to deals before free agency actually starts — will continue.

That said, there are still plenty of good to great players still out there, waiting to find a team for the 2019 season. Below, we’re going to point you to the best still available — in alphabetical order — at each offensive and defensive position.

Quarterback

Signed: Derek Anderson, Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Nick Foles, Mike Glennon, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Griffin, Taylor Heinicke, Kevin Hogan, Brett Hundley, EJ Manuel, AJ McCarron, Matt Schaub, Trevor Siemian, Tyrod Taylor, Joe Webb Best Available: Colin Kaepernick

Nick Foles is getting paid a ton of money by the Jaguars, and after that the market gets a little bit stale. Obviously, the best available quarterback (Kaepernick) is probably not going to get signed, while another team will surely try and kick the tires on old standbys like McCown.

Others available: Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Blaine Gabbert, Josh Johnson, Sean Mannion, Josh McCown, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, Tom Savage, Geno Smith

Running Back

Signed: Ameer Abdullah, C.J. Anderson, Kenjon Barner, Le’Veon Bell, Alfred Blue, Tevin Coleman, Isaiah Crowell, Mike Davis, Andre Ellington, Frank Gore, Kareem Hunt, Carlos Hyde, Mark Ingram, Latavius Murray, Adrian Peterson, Zach Zenner Best Available: Jay Ajayi, Marshawn Lynch, T.J. Yeldon

There’s still a strong market for running backs, with young guys like Ajayi and Yeldon available. It’s a strong group of running backs, and even the players below all have shown they have something to offer.

Others available: LeGarrette Blount, Doug Martin, Alfred Morris, Ty Montgomery, Bilal Powell, Stevan Ridley, Darren Sproles, Jonathan Stewart, Spencer Ware

Wide Receiver

Signed: Danny Amendola, Tavon Austin, Cole Beasley, Josh Bellamy, John Brown, Randall Cobb, Chris Conley, Jamison Crowder, Phillip Dorsett, Bruce Ellington, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Funchess, Maurice Harris, Marvin Hall, Justin Hardy, Adam Humphries, Jordan Matthews, Donte Moncrief, J.J. Nelson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Breshad Perriman, Andre Roberts, Eli Rogers, Golden Tate, Kevin White, Tyrell Williams Best Available: Michael Crabtree

The biggest names to change teams at the wide receiver position were not free agents — Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. were both traded — but there are still some talented pass catchers out there. Veterans like Crabtree are always looking to prove they still got it.

Others available: Dez Bryant, Pierre Garcon, Chris Hogan, Dontrelle Inman, Jermaine Kearse, Rishard Matthews, De’Anthony Thomas, Demaryius Thomas, Mike Wallace, Terrance Williams

Tight End

Signed: Dwayne Allen, Nick Boyle, Charles Clay, Jared Cook, Tyler Eifert, Darren Fells, Demetrius Harris, Jeff Heuerman, Jesse James, Tyler Kroft, Matt LaCosse, Marcedes Lewis, James O’Shaughnessy, Logan Paulsen, Richard Rogers, Luke Stocker, Geoff Swaim, Logan Thomas, C.J. Uzomah, Clive Walford, Luke Willson Best Available: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Lance Kendricks, Maxx Williams

Most of what remains in the tight end market includes veterans who never quite developed as receiving threats or veterans who have a history of injuries. It’s not a great market, one of the weaker ones in recent years.

Others available: Antonio Gates, MarQueis Gray, Jermaine Gresham, Michael Hoomanawanui, Dion Sims, Levin Toilolo

Offensive Line

Signed: Oday Aboushi, Jamon Brown, Trent Brown, James Carpenter, A.J. Cann, Nick Easton, Jon Feliciano, Ereck Flowers, D.J. Fluker, Ramon Foster, Max Garcia, Mark Glowinski, Denzelle Good, Jonotthan Harrison, Bobby Hart, Seantrel Henderson, Mike Iupati, Ja’Wuan James, Matt Kalil, Josh Kline, Eric Kush, Kendall Lamm, Ted Larsen, Spencer Long, Cornelius Lucas, Bobby Massie, John Miller, Mitch Morse, Ty Nsekhe, Cedric Ogbuehi, Michael Ola, Kevin Pamphile, Matt Paradis, Mike Person, Greg Robinson, Rodger Saffold, Ty Sambrailo, Brian Schwenke, Donovan Smith, J.R. Sweezy, Billy Turner, LaAdrian Waddle, Earl Watford, Daryl Williams Best Available: Jeremy Parnell, Donald Penn, Ryan Schraeder

As usual, teams did their best to re-sign their own offensive linemen. It’s rare that a high-end tackle or guard makes it to free agency, and when they do, they are quickly snatched up, as was the case with Brown and Paradis.

Others available: Jeff Allen, Joe Barksdale, T.J. Clemmings, Chris Clark, Cameron Fleming, Garry Gilliam, Ryan Groy, Ulrick John, Andy Levitre, Jordan Mills, Marshall Newhouse, Tyler Shatley, Quinton Spain, John Sullivan, Travis Swanson, Jared Veldheer, Josh Wells, Stefen Wisniewski

Edge Rusher

Signed: Jerry Attaochu, Shaq Barrett, Anthony Chickillo, Frank Clark (franchise tag), Jadeveon Clowney (franchise tag), Vinny Curry, Dee Ford, Trey Flowers, Dante Fowler Jr., Markus Golden, Brandon Graham, Justin Houston, Bruce Irvin, DeMarcus Lawrence (franchise tag), Aaron Lynch, Cassius Marsh, Clay Matthews, Steven Means, Alex Okafor, Brooks Reed, John Simon, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs, Cameron Wake Best Available: Ezekiel Ansah, Adrian Clayborn, Shane Ray

Just look at the signings to determine the value of the edge rusher position in the NFL — all of the top players got franchise tags except for Flowers and Fowler, who were quickly locked up.

Others available: Sam Acho, Connor Barwin, Kony Ealy, Eli Harold, William Hayes, Michael Johnson, Dion Jordan, Matt Longacre, Benson Mayowa, Pernell McPhee, Derrick Morgan, Nick Perry, Frostee Rucker, Derrick Shelby, Frank Zombo

Defensive Tackle

Signed: Tyson Alualu, Henry Anderson, Angelo Blackson, Malcom Brown, Christian Covington, Carl Davis, Mario Edwards, Johnathan Hankins, Margus Hunt, Malik Jackson, Grady Jarrett (franchise tag), Brandon Mebane, Mike Pennel, Jordan Phillips, Darius Philon, Sheldon Richardson, Shamar Stephen Best Available: Timmy Jernigan, Corey Liuget, Ndamukong Suh, Muhammad Wilkerson

There weren’t many top-end defensive tackle talents available in free agency. The ones who have had recent success on the field either agreed to terms quickly, or were given the franchise tag.

Others available: Allen Bailey, Tyeler Davison, Dominique Easley, Rodney Gunter, Ziggy Hood, Ricky Jean-Francois, Zach Kerr, Earl Mitchell, Ahtyba Rubin, Danny Shelton, Brent Urban

Linebacker

Signed: Kwon Alexander, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Anthony Barr, Mark Barron, Preston Brown, Deone Bucannon, Vontaze Burfict, Bruce Carter, Thomas Davis, , L.J. Fort, Neville Hewitt, Jordan Hicks, Mike Hull, Mychal Kendricks, Justin March-Lillard, David Mayo, Brandon Marshall, C.J. Mosley, Denzel Perryman, Jake Ryan, Craig Robertson, Adarius Taylor, Damien Wilson, Paul Worrilow, K.J. Wright Best Available: Jamie Collins, Gerald Hodges

C.J. Mosley, Kwon Alexander, and Anthony Barr got big-time deals to kick off free agency and there’s still a few quality players left on the market — especially for teams looking for run stoppers.

Others available: Stephone Anthony, Josh Bynes, Will Compton, Kyle Emanuel, Najee Goode, Cameron Lynch, Kevin Minter, Mark Nzeocha, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Vincent Rey, Kelvin Sheppard, Nathan Stupar, Manti Te’o, Ramik Wilson

Cornerback

Signed: Robert Alford, Justin Bethel, Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Bashaud Breeland,Tramaine Brock, Bryce Callahan, Justin Coleman, Ronald Darby, Darqueze Dennard, Pierre Desir, E.J. Gaines, Phillip Gaines, Antonio Hamilton, Kareem Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Nevin Lawson, Tony Lippett, Jason McCourty, Rashaan Melvin, Steven Nelson, Brian Poole, Darryl Roberts, Bradley Roby, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Eric Rowe, Buster Skrine, Jason Verrett, B.W. Webb, Blidi Wreh-Wilson Best Available: Morris Claiborne

There weren’t many big-name cornerbacks on the market this year, but there are still a few names who can help defensive units. Teams looking for a quality cornerback that isn’t a world-beater, but still effective should be able to find some value in free agency.

Others available: Brent Grimes, Davon House, Captain Munnerlyn, Orlando Scandrick, Sam Shields, Kayvon Webster, Shareece Wright

Safety

Signed: Adrian Amos, Chris Banjo, Antoine Bethea, Terrence Brooks, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Landon Collins, Clayton Geathers, Tashaun Gipson, George Iloka, Colin Jones, LaMarcus Joyner, Tyrann Mathieu, Adrian Phillips, Eric Reid, Curtis Riley, Andrew Sendejo, Earl Thomas, Kenny Vaccaro, Jaylen Watkins, Jimmie Ward, Eric Weddle Best Available: Eric Berry, Tre Boston, Morgan Burnett, Johnathan Cyprien, Glover Quin

Yet another strong year for the safety position, and this time, they didn’t wait around to get deals done. Notable guys like Landon Collins and Tyrann Mathieu made it to the open market, and quickly agreed to deals with their new teams. However, there is still some meat left on the bone at the position.

Others available: Mike Adams, Jahleel Addae, Kurt Coleman, Chris Conte, Marcus Gilchrist, Kendrick Lewis, Mike Mitchell, Reggie Nelson, Ron Parker, Darian Stewart

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The NFL’s best remaining free agents

Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.

The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the league’s negotiating or “legal tampering” period, many of the big name free agents are already off the market. That’s because the negotiating period allows agents and teams to enter into contract talks even though pen cannot be put to paper until the start of the new league year.

Last year was a frenzy during the negotiating period, with most of the top players gone by the time the market actually opened. A whole bunch of deals were cemented right at 4 p.m. ET when the league year started, and that’s the case this year as well. Players can continue negotiating with other teams after agreeing in principle to a new deal — nothing is final until the contract is signed and submitted to the league office. But once something is reported as a done deal, there is minimal flip-flopping.

It’s likely this trend — the biggest players agreeing to deals before free agency actually starts — will continue.

That said, there are still plenty of good to great players still out there, waiting to find a team for the 2019 season. Below, we’re going to point you to the best still available — in alphabetical order — at each offensive and defensive position.

Quarterback

Signed: Derek Anderson, Nick Foles, Ryan Griffin, Taylor Heinicke, Brett Hundley, Matt Schaub, Tyrod Taylor Best Available: Teddy Bridgewater, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Colin Kaepernick

Nick Foles is getting paid a ton of money by the Jaguars, and after that the market gets a little bit stale. Obviously, the best available quarterback (Kaepernick) s probably not going to get signed. Another team will surely try and kick the tires on Blake Bortles if/when he’s relesed, while old standbys like Taylor, Fitzpatrick, and McCown are the more reliable of the group.

Others available: Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Mike Glennon, Robert Griffin III, Josh Johnson, Sean Mannion, Josh McCown, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, Tom Savage, Trevor Siemian, Geno Smith, Joe Webb

Running Back

Signed: Le’Veon Bell, Mike Davis, Andre Ellington, Frank Gore, Kareem Hunt, Carlos Hyde, Mark Ingram, Latavius Murray, Adrian Peterson, Zach Zenner Best Available: Jay Ajayi, C.J. Anderson, Tevin Coleman, Marshawn Lynch, T.J. Yeldon

There’s still a strong market for running backs, with young guys like Coleman, Ajayi, and Yeldon available. It’s a strong group of running backs, and even the players below all have shown they have something to offer.

Others available: Ameer Abdullah, LeGarrette Blount, Alfred Blue, Doug Martin, Alfred Morris, Ty Montgomery, Bilal Powell, Stevan Ridley, Darren Sproles, Jonathan Stewart, Spencer Ware

Wide Receiver

Signed: Danny Amendola, Cole Beasley, Josh Bellamy, John Brown, Jamison Crowder, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Funchess, Adam Humphries, Cordarrelle Patterson, Breshad Perriman, Tyrell Williams Best Available: Randall Cobb, Michael Crabtree, Phillip Dorsett, Donte Moncrief, Golden Tate

The biggest names to change teams at the wide receiver position were not free agents — Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. were both traded — but there are still some talented pass catchers out there. Veterans Tate, Crabtree, and Moncrief are always looking to prove they still got it.

Others available: Tavon Austin, Kelvin Benjamin, Dez Bryant, Chris Conley, Pierre Garcon, Justin Hardy, Chris Hogan, Dontrelle Inman, Jermaine Kearse, Jordan Matthews, Rishard Matthews, J.J. Nelson, De’Anthony Thomas, Demaryius Thomas, Mike Wallace, Terrance Williams

Tight End

Signed: Dwayne Allen, Nick Boyle, Charles Clay, Demetrius Harris, Jesse James, Tyler Kroft, C.J. Uzomah Best Available: Jared Cook, Tyler Eifert, Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Most of what remains in the tight end market includes veterans who never quite developed as receiving threats or veterans who have a history of injuries. It’s not a great market, one of the weaker ones in recent years.

Others available: Darren Fells, Antonio Gates, MarQueis Gray, Jermaine Gresham, Jeff Heuerman, Michael Hoomanawanui, Lance Kendricks, Marcedes Lewis, Logan Paulsen, Richard Rogers, Dion Sims, Geoff Swaim, Levin Toilolo, Maxx Williams, Luke Willson

Offensive Line

Signed: Oday Aboushi, Jamon Brown, Trent Brown, James Carpenter, A.J. Cann, Jon Feliciano, Ramon Foster, Mark Glowinski, Denzelle Good, Jonotthan Harrison, Bobby Hart, Seantrel Henderson, Ja’Wuan James, Ted Larsen, Spencer Long, Cornelius Lucas, Bobby Massie, Mitch Morse, Ty Nsekhe, Michael Ola, Kevin Pamphile, Matt Paradis, Mike Person, Greg Robinson, Rodger Saffold, Ty Sambrailo, Brian Schwenke, Donovan Smith, J.R. Sweezy, Billy Turner, Daryl Williams Best Available: D.J. Fluker, Mike Iupati, Kendall Lamm, John Miller, Jeremy Parnell, Ryan Schraeder

As usual, teams did their best to re-sign their own offensive linemen. It’s rare that a high-end tackle or guard makes it to free agency, and when they do, they are quickly snatched up, as was the case with Brown and Paradis.

Others available: Jeff Allen, Joe Barksdale, T.J. Clemmings, Chris Clark, Nick Easton, Cameron Fleming, Ereck Flowers, Max Garcia, Garry Gilliam, Ryan Groy, Ulrick John, T.J. Lang, Andy Levitre, Jordan Mills, OT Marshall Newhouse, Cedric Ogbuehi, Tyler Shatley, Quinton Spain, John Sullivan, Travis Swanson, Jared Veldheer, LaAdrian Waddle, Josh Wells, Stefen Wisniewski

EDGE

Signed: , Anthony Chickillo, Frank Clark (franchise tag), Jadeveon Clowney (franchise tag), Dee Ford, Trey Flowers, Dante Fowler Jr., Brandon Graham, DeMarcus Lawrence (franchise tag), Steven Means, Brooks Reed, John Simon, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs, Cameron Wake Best Available: Ezekiel Ansah, Shaq Barrett, Markus Golden, Justin Houston, Clay Matthews, Shane Ray

Just look at the signings to determine the value of the EDGE position in the NFL — all of the top players got franchise tags except for Flowers and Fowler, who were quickly locked up.

Others available: Sam Acho, Jerry Attaochu, Connor Barwin, Vinny Curry, Kony Ealy, Eli Harold, William Hayes, Bruce Irvin, Michael Johnson, Dion Jordan, Matt Longacre, Aaron Lynch, Benson Mayowa, Pernell McPhee, Derrick Morgan, Alex Okafor, Nick Perry, Frostee Rucker, Derrick Shelby, Frank Zombo

Defensive Tackle

Signed: Tyson Alualu, Henry Anderson, Angelo Blackson, Carl Davis, Johnathan Hankins, Margus Hunt, Malik Jackson, Grady Jarrett (franchise tag), Jordan Phillips, Sheldon Richardson, Shamar Stephen Best Available: Christian Covington, Timmy Jernigan, Corey Liuget, Darius Philon, Ndamukong Suh, Muhammad Wilkerson

There weren’t many top-end defensive tackle talents available in free agency. The ones who have had recent success on the field either agreed to terms quickly, or were given the franchise tag.

Others available: Allen Bailey, Malcom Brown, Tyeler Davison, Dominique Easley, Mario Edwards, Rodney Gunter, Ziggy Hood, Ricky Jean-Francois, Zach Kerr, Brandon Mebane, Earl Mitchell, Haloti Ngata, Mike Pennel, Ahtyba Rubin, Danny Shelton, Brent Urban

Linebacker

Signed: Kwon Alexander, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Anthony Barr, Preston Brown, Deone Bucannon, Bruce Carter, Thomas Davis, Jordan Hicks, Justin March-Lillard, C.J. Mosley, Denzel Perryman, Craig Robertson, Adarius Taylor, Damien Wilson, Paul Worrilow Best Available: Mark Barron, Jamie Collins, Gerald Hodges, Brandon Marshall, K.J. Wright

C.J. Mosley, Kwon Alexander, and Anthony Barr got big-time deals to kick off free agency and there’s still a few quality players left on the market — especially for teams looking for run stoppers.

Others available: Stephone Anthony, Josh Bynes, Will Compton, Kyle Emanuel, L.J. Fort, Najee Goode, Mike Hull, Mychal Kendricks, Cameron Lynch, Kevin Minter, Mark Nzeocha, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Vincent Rey, Kelvin Sheppard, Nathan Stupar, Manti Te’o, Ramik Wilson

Cornerback

Signed: Robert Alford, Justin Coleman, Pierre Desir, Kareem Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Jason McCourty, Steven Nelson, Darryl Roberts, Bradley Roby, Eric Rowe, Buster Skrine, Blidi Wreh-Wilson Best Available: Ronald Darby, Darqueze Dennard, Jason Verrett

There weren’t many big name cornerbacks on the market this year, but there are still a few names that can help people. Teams looking for a quality cornerback that isn’t a world-beater, but still effective should be able to find some value in free agency.

Others available: Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Bashaud Breeland, Tramaine Brock, Morris Claiborne, E.J. Gaines, Phillip Gaines, Brent Grimes, Davon House, Nevin Lawson, Tony Lippett, Rashaan Melvin, Captain Munnerlyn, Brian Poole, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Orlando Scandrick, Sam Shields, B.W. Webb, Kayvon Webster, Shareece Wright

Safety

Signed: Adrian Amos, Chris Banjo, Antoine Bethea, Landon Collins, Tashaun Gipson, Colin Jones, LaMarcus Joyner, Tyrann Mathieu, Eric Reid, Earl Thomas, Kenny Vaccaro, Jaylen Watkins, Eric Weddle Best Available: Tre Boston, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Johnathan Cyprien, Glover Quin, Jimmie Ward

Yet another strong year for the safety position, and this time, they didn’t wait around to get deals done. Big names like Landon Collins and Tyrann Mathieu made it to the open market, and quickly agreed to deals with their new teams. However, there is still some meat left on the bone at the position.

Others available: Mike Adams, Jahleel Addae, Kurt Coleman, Chris Conte, Clayton Geathers, Marcus Gilchrist, George Iloka, Kendrick Lewis, Mike Mitchell, Reggie Nelson, Ron Parker, Adrian Phillips, Curtis Riley, Andrew Sendejo, Darian Stewart