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1. Resources
2. Current Articles

A.  Resources

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 16, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 16, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated - scratch Donovin Darius off the top of this list
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 9, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 9, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 2, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, July 2, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 25, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 25, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 18, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 18, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 12, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 12, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 5, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 5, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 29, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 29, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 14, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 14, 2007 (Scout.com)

• 2007 free-agency period; 448 free agents - the best overall page, it has links to all the authoritative info you need
  NFL.com, Mar. 2, 2007

• 2007 free-agent tracker - PFW's top ranked free agents, by position, as of Mar. 1, 2007
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 3, 2007

• 2007 NFL Free Agency Q & A
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• NFL free agent tracker 2007
  USA Today, undated

• 2007 Free Agency Page - not authoritative—from appearances, it's an "unofficial"-type site, and its definitions are highly suspect since the 2006 CBA extension—but it does at least make an effort to include ERFAs, a category NFL.com ignores
  The Red Zone, undated (appeared 11/06)

• 2007 AFC free-agent signings (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• 2007 NFC free-agent signings (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• AFC unrestricted free agents (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/06)

• NFC unrestricted free agents (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/06)

• AFC restricted free agents (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• NFC restricted free agents (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• Franchise players (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• Players who negotiated Rights of First Refusal (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• AFC players with no qualifying offers (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• NFC players with no qualifying offers (authoritative listing)
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/2/07)

• 2007 free agents (AFC West) - other divisions' free agents are easily accessible via tabs on this page
  Pro Football Weekly, undated (appeared 2/28/07)

• 2007 Scout.com NFL Free Agency Tracker - unlike past years, this one looks to have relatively accurate data this time
  Scout.com, undated (appeared c. 2/23/07)

• The Cost of Applying the Franchise Tag in 2007
  AsktheCommish.com, Feb. 10, 2007

• 2007 Franchise and Transition Tag Numbers
  HoustonProFootball.com, Jan. 24, 2007

B.  Articles

Articles

• CULPEPPER VISITS BUCS - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), July 19, 2007

• FALCONS PONDERING PURSUIT OF 'PEPPER - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), July 19, 2007

• Vick, Culpepper see fantasy values sink
  NFL.com, July 18, 2007

• Can Daunte be what Daunte once was? - John Czarnecki says a one-year, incentive-laden deal would make sense for Oakland
  FOXSports, July 17, 2007 (MSN)

• Dolphins release Culpepper
  The Sports Network, July 17, 2007

• Dolphins release Culpepper, ending brief stint in South Florida - probably the same as the preceding article
  Associated Press, July 17, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Dolphins Release QB Daunte Culpepper
  Associated Press, July 17, 2007 (San Francisco Examiner)

• Larry Johnson to the Packers? - Larry Johnson's not a free agent, but it's not inconceivable that KC would trade him rather than give him the huge raise he wants
  FakeTeams, "A Fantasy Sports Blog," July 14, 2007

• Get ready for plenty of July fireworks - potpourri column by Adam Schein has an interesting discussion of unhappy Jet Pet Kendall
  FOXSports, July 4, 2007 (MSN)

• DT Walker prepared for free agency - the Raiders could use Darwin Walker; you can never have too many stud defensive tackles
  NFL.com, Jun. 20, 2007

• Darius doesn't fit in Raiders' future plans
  RealFootball365.com, Jun. 19, 2007

• Titans boost backfield, re-sign Brown
  Associated Press, Jun. 18, 2007 (San Jose Mercury News)

• Frustrated OL Kendall wants Jets to trade him
  CBS Sportsline, Jun. 14, 2007

• Jaguars release Donovin Darius
  Associated Press, Jun. 14, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Disgruntled Kendall asks Jets to release or trade him
  Associated Press, Jun. 14, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• One more shot / Chance for ring is the thing for veteran safety Griffith
  SI.com, Jun. 14, 2007

• Kendall expected to rip Jets execs at camp
  NFL Network, Jun. 13, 2007 (NFL.com)

• Jaguars QBs say team has interest in Culpepper
  Associated Press, Jun. 13, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Who will take a chance on Culpepper?
  FOXSports, Jun. 12, 2007 (MSN)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 12, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense - updated
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 12, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Help is available - or could be soon
  The Sporting News, Jun. 12, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• NFLPA files grievance on Culpepper's behalf - Steve McNair, revisited
  Associated Press, Jun. 12, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Culpepper walks out on Dolphins / Miami QB ditches practice after he's told he won't get any snaps; NASCAR penalizes Busch for reckless driving
  Times wire services, Jun. 9, 2007 (Contra Costa Times)

• Trading Culpepper won't be easy for Miami
  RealFootball365.com, Jun. 8, 2007

• Cowboys release offensive guard Rivera
  Associated Press, Jun. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Cowboys release OL Rivera
  The Sports Network, Jun. 7, 2007 (Sacramento Bee)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 5, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 5, 2007 (Scout.com)

• AFC West: Free Agency Report Card - Raiders fans may not care for the writer's conclusions
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jun. 5, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 29, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 29, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Keyshawn retires from NFL, joins ESPN
  Associated Press, May 24, 2007 (NFL.com)

• ESPN, not Raiders, gets Keyshawn
  Wire reports, May 24, 2007 (ESPN.com)

• Keyshawn Johnson meets with Titans
  Associated Press, May 18, 2007 (San Francisco Examiner)

• KEYSHAWN PRICING HIMSELF OUT OF A JOB? - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string - this one was posted this morning between 6:06 and 6:46 a.m. ET
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), May 18, 2007

• KEYSHAWN, TITANS COULD BE GETTING TOGETHER - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), May 17, 2007

• Mutual Interest Between Titans, Keyshawn - good news! (Johnson is old, slow, talks too much, and would cost a lot)
  Associated Press, May 17, 2007 (San Francisco Examiner)

• Best Available Free Agents-Defense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 14, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available Free Agents-Offense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 14, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Best Available NFL Free Agents-Defense
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, May 8, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Browns cut OL Andruzzi - Andruzzi's not young, but he started on three New England SB champion teams
  The Sports Network, May 6, 2007 (Sacramento Bee)

• Panthers reveal little about Jenkins' fate - Carolina is shopping Pro Bowl DT Kris Jenkins
  Charlotte Observer, Apr. 24, 2007 (Topix.net)

• The Raiders' free agents in perspective
  RealFootball365.com, Apr. 20, 2007

• Agent says Rattay in play
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 18, 2007 (Oakland Tribune)

• Trent Green: Trade to Miami Could be Imminent
  RotoWire.com, Apr. 15, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Daunte Culpepper: Could be Released
  RotoWire.com, Apr. 15, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Broncos Release Linebacker Al Wilson
  Associated Press, Apr. 13, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Some fishy moves at quarterback - a number of Raiders angles in this Adam Schefter "what-if" piece about Miami's QB situation
  NFL Network, Apr. 9, 2007 (NFL.com)

• Four Downs: AFC West free agent review - covers the draft as well as free agency, though in relatively summary fashion
  FOXSports, Apr. 8, 2007 (MSN)

• Bates' résumé looks like big hit / Coach has history of lifting pass rush - Donks UFA G Cooper Carlisle will visit the Raiders this coming week
  Denver Post, Apr. 8, 2007

• Panthers Sign Carr As Delhomme's Backup
  Associated Press, Apr. 6, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Former Texans QB Carr visits Panthers
  Associated Press, Apr. 3, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Michael Turner: Plenty of Interest From Other Teams
  RotoWire.com, Apr. 2, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Chargers GM: Turner creating 'a buzz' - that's Michael, not Norv  
  Associated Press, Mar. 30, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Mislabeled? - Charles Robinson argues that being tagged a franchise player often benefits the player rather than harming him, as players commonly assert
  Yahoo! Sports, Mar. 30, 2007

• Browns check with Chiefs about Trent Green
  Associated Press, Mar. 29, 2007

• Free agency winners and losers
  Yahoo! Sports, Mar. 26, 2007

• Carr's tale: Signed, sacked and shipped off / QB's fall from grace took him through a dreadful 2-18 stretch with Texans - a touching obit, really, for a new franchise's first-ever draft pick
  Houston Chronicle, Mar. 25, 2007

• No shortage of teams in market for used Carr
  CBS Sportsline, Mar. 24, 2007

• More on the Culpepper to the Raiders rumor - search for the string "if Culpepper is released... don't be surprised if the Raiders" - but be aware it's nothing more than a regurgitation of what Adam Schefter wrote two days earlier
  Al's Hot NFL News and Rumor Blog, Mar. 24, 2007

• QB Carr gets driven away by Texans / Coach Reid returns to the Eagles after taking a leave of absence; Raiders sign cornerback Starks, release tight end Miller
  Wire services, Mar. 24, 2007 (Contra Costa Times)

• Carr should use seasons in Houston to his advantage
  Houston Chronicle, Mar. 23, 2007

• David Carr release ripples to Lions
  mlive.com [Michigan], Mar. 23, 2007

• Jets sign Tuiasosopo / Former Raiders QB should compete for No. 2 job
  SI.com, Mar. 23, 2007

• Schaub signing likely means Carr goes elsewhere / If Texans can't make trade, QB will be released
  Houston Chronicle, Mar. 23, 2007

• Carr should attract plenty of potential buyers
  ESPN.com, Mar. 22, 2007

• Broncos, Giants discussing deal for LB Wilson - Adam Schefter finds a way to hypothesize Culpepper throwing to Moss again . . .  for the Raiders, no less  
  NFL Network, Mar. 22, 2007 (NFL.com)

• Time for the QB shuffle
  SportingNews.com, Mar. 22, 2007

• Pats' Belichick rebounds with free-agent spending spree - Jerry McDonald's observations on this year's free agency; has Raiders content
  MediaNews, Mar. 22, 2007 (Contra Costa Times)

• Texans release Carr and Williams - if ever the Raiders had wanted David Carr, this would be their opportunity
  The Sports Network, Mar. 23, 2007

• Agent: Broncos Shopping LB Al Wilson
  Associated Press, Mar. 22, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Titans set for visits from Barber, Scott - Tennessee "may look at" UFA FS Ken Hamlin, says GM Mike Reinfeldt
  The [Nashville] Tennessean, Mar. 15, 2007

• Giants looking for depth at guard - Corey Hulsey visited them
  Newark Star-Ledger, Mar. 14, 2007

• Stallworth deal all but official / Patriots may pay him $33.1M - one less potential bidder for Moss
  Associated Press, Mar. 12, 2007 (Worcester [MA] Telegram & Gazette)

• Dolphins sign FB Schlesinger - Schlesinger's a good lead blocker and can catch the ball, but we got a much younger guy in Justin Griffith
  Associated Press, Mar. 12, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Same Carr, new season? (news updated) - lots of rumors have mentioned David Carr as a potential Raider, but this Texans fan writes that Carr's value currently seems very low
  "FanBlog: Texans," Mar. 12, 2007 (Houston Chronicle)

• Source: Pats Sign WR Donte' Stallworth - one less prospective place where Moss could go  
  Associated Press, Mar. 12, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Linebacker Edwards heads back to Chiefs / The former Charger agrees to a three-year deal with Kansas City
  Wire services, Mar. 11, 2007 (Contra Costa Times)

• Edwards agrees on three-year deal to return to Chiefs - Donnie Edwards had 141 tackles last year for San Diego; he could have made a great Sam linebacker for the Raiders but would have been expensive
  Kansas City Star, Mar. 10, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Raiders are lucky they didn't sign Garcia
  Oakland Tribune, Mar. 9, 2007 (InsideBayArea.com)

• Raiders Sign Rhodes
  Raiders.com, Mar. 9, 2007

• Colts Super Bowl hero Rhodes chooses Raiders
  ESPN.com, Mar. 9, 2007

• Raiders' waiting game pays off with RB Rhodes
  San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 9, 2007

• 49ers are in the money -- and they show it
  San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 9, 2007

• Tracking the comings and goings in free agency
  NFL Network, Mar. 8, 2007 (NFL.com)

• Free agency as big a deal as the draft
  NFL Network, Mar. 8, 2007 (NFL.com)

• Report: Broncos reach agreement with Ramsey to replace Plummer - keeping tabs on a division rival
  Associated Press, Mar. 8, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Seahawks release DE Wistrom
  Associated Press, Mar. 8, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Oakland would be wise to pursue McMichael - McMichael signed today with the Rams
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 8, 2007

• Packers Release Henderson - a 252-pound fullback, unfortunately he's also 36 years old
  wfrv.com [Green Bay], Mar. 8, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Bengals bring back TE Kelly - Kelly had visited the Raiders
  The Sports Network, Mar. 8, 2007 (Sacramento Bee)

• SPORTS ON THE EDGE / One man's opinion: Big spenders and tightwads - John Clayton rates Oakland's free agent moves as the 4th worst, but that's silly: they don't have millions to waste
  ESPN.com, Mar. 8, 2007 (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

• NFL Rumors / Dolphins discuss deal for QB Green
  Yahoo! Sports, Mar. 7, 2007

• Packers release veteran FB Henderson
  Associated Press, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Trent Green: Wants to be Traded
  RotoWire.com, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• The 2007 NFL free-agent class is a bare market
  The Sporting News, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Free agents '07: Need-to-know lists
  The Sporting News, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Chiefs ask quarterback to restructure contract - we could definitely use Trent Green for a year or two while JaMarcus learns
  Associated Press, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Ravens release veteran guard Mulitalo
  Associated Press, Mar. 7, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Ex-Raider Harris agrees to 6-year deal with Chiefs - Wow! Talk about "Where are they now?"!! - but KC wants Harris as a Cover 2 linebacker, skills the Raiders wouldn't have used
  Wire services, Mar. 7, 2007 (Contra Costa Times)

• Big salaries, hard feelings
  Yahoo! Sports, Mar. 5, 2007

• NFL NOTEBOOK / Garcia decides to sign with Buccaneers / PLUMMER RETIRES; PATS SIGN THOMAS
  Wire services, Mar. 4, 2007 (San Jose Mercury News)

• Patriots Sign Linebacker Adalius Thomas  
  Associated Press, Mar. 3, 2007 (San Francisco Examiner)

• SPORTS ON THE EDGE / Rating the market - list of the top 25 NFL free agents
  News services, Mar. 3, 2007 (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

• Bucs Trade for Plummer, Sign Garcia
  Associated Press, Mar. 3, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Colts Cut WR Stokley and DT Reagor
  Associated Press, Mar. 2, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Adalius Thomas Set To Finalize Deal With Patriots - we had drooled over Thomas but never seriously thought that Oakland could afford him
  cbs4boston.com, Mar. 2, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Source: Browns, Steinbach Agree to Deal - we had seriously hoped (fantasized?) that maybe the Raiders could afford Steinbach  
  Associated Press, Mar. 2, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Falcons sign FB Mughelli; release Hartwell - we had touted Mughelli somewhat in this section because the Raiders could use a 255-pound fullback
  The Sports Network, Mar. 2, 2007 (Sacramento Bee)

• 49ers have the most cash to fill free-agency needs / Thursday, the NFL began the risky business of shuffling big-name players.
  Sacramento Bee, Mar. 2, 2007

• SF signs DBs Clements, Lewis / Clements becomes the richest DB in NFL history - SF had the most cap room entering free agency
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Mar. 2, 2007

• Bledsoe, Horn, Porter, McCardell Let Go
  Associated Press, Mar. 2, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Trading Moss could lead to bright future for Raiders
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 1, 2007

• PATS LURKING FOR MOSS? - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Mar. 1, 2007

• Steelers cut Joey Porter
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar. 1, 2007

• Saints release WR Joe Horn
  South Mississippi Sun Herald, Mar. 1, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Report: Broncos To Trade Tatum Bell, Foster / Lions To Send Bly To Denver
  cbs4denver.com, Mar. 1, 2007

• Niners cut receiver Bryant  (site requires free registration)
  Sacramento Bee, Mar. 1, 2007

• Ravens' Lewis one of many cut
  Associated Press, Mar. 1, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• RAIDERS: FREE AGENTS Splash most likely to come through draft / Oakland won't lose key free agents, may not have cap space to sign any - the article's quite short, but don't overlook the sidebar
  Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Mar. 1, 2007

• Former 49ers QB Garcia is on the Raiders' radar - may be the same or overlap substantially with the following link
  Contra Costa Times, Mar. 1, 2007

• Former 49ers QB Garcia is on the Raiders' radar
  Contra Costa Times, Mar. 1, 2007

• Would Garcia interest Raiders?
  MediaNews, Mar. 1, 2007 (InsideBayArea.com)

• Garcia interested in Raiders, agent says / QB COULD START, HELP TEAM TUTOR TOP DRAFT PICK
  MediaNews, Mar. 1, 2007 (San Jose Mercury News)

• 49ERS, RAIDERS FREE-AGENT RUNDOWN
  MediaNews, Mar. 1, 2007 (San Jose Mercury News)

• Broncos, Redskins show interest in Bly - the Raiders are mentioned as interested in Detroit DE James Hall
  Detroit News, Feb. 28, 2007

• RUMORS FLY OF RODGERS FOR MOSS - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 28, 2007

• Garcia on Move, But Where?
  Hollister [CA] Free Lance, Feb. 28, 2007

• Packers like idea of Moss playing with Favre / Green Bay reportedly would make move for Oakland WR if available
  MSNBC.com, Feb. 28, 2007

• Moss move makes sense for Packers, if the price is right
  Associated Press, Feb. 28, 2007 (Macon [GA] Telegraph)

• Column: NFL Free Agency Is No Bargain
  Associated Press, Feb. 28, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Wearin' of the green? / Packers have interest in Moss, but receiver would bring lots of baggage
  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Feb. 27, 2007

• GARCIA TO RAIDERS? - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 27, 2007

• Chiefs Sign QB Huard to 3-Year Deal
  Associated Press, Feb. 27, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Rams release Timmerman
  Associated Press, Feb. 26, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Remember this Titan
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 26, 2007

• Jason Whitlock Commentary - Commentary: Jared Needs to Grow Up - Whitlock is an oft-quoted KC Star columnist
  Kansas City Star, Feb. 26, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Niners mail call: What about Eric Steinbach? - interesting observations on OL Eric Steinbach from an admitted lifelong Cincy fan
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 26, 2007

• It was thrillin', Corey Dillon
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 26, 2007

• Time for teams to pay
  FootballOutsiders.com, Feb. 25, 2007 (FOXSports/MSN)

• Garcia likely out in Philly
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 25, 2007

• Chiefs DE Allen wants to be traded - he's due to be an RFA
  Associated Press, Feb. 25, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Bills' McGahee in play
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 25, 2007

• Giants eyeing McGahee - Buffalo is shopping RB Willis McGahee
  New York Daily News, Feb. 25, 2007

• Cards GM Rod Graves Interview - he discusses Leonard Davis
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 24, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Free agency's beneficiaries
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 24, 2007

• Cashing in - Jason Cole overview of the 2007 free agency picture: lots of money, few quality players
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 24, 2007

• Corey Dillon: Days in New England Look Over
  RotoWire.com, Feb. 24, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Falcons' End Kerney Voids Contract - Atlanta doesn't have the option of placing a franchise tag on Kerney because he doesn't have an expiring contract
  Associated Press, Feb. 24, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Dillon Asks For Release, Will Likely Sign With Another Team
  The Morning Call, Feb. 23, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Spins / Raiders let Brooks go; Ravens decline to tag Thomas
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 23, 2007

• NFL Rumors / High bidding expected for Thomas
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 23, 2007

• No tag for Thomas
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 23, 2007

• Ravens don't 'tag' Thomas
  Baltimore Sun, Feb. 23, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Adalius Thomas' team had better know how to use him
  SportingNews.com, Feb. 22, 2007

• RAVENS DON'T TAG THOMAS - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 22, 2007

• Brooks Becomes Free Agent
  Raiders.com, Feb. 22, 2007

• Patriots release S Tebucky Jones
  Patriots.com, Feb. 22, 2007

• Timmerman seeks answer
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 22, 2007

• Redskins Release Veteran Safety Vincent
  Redskins.com, Feb. 22, 2007

• NFL report: Norv on board; Calvin Johnson on deck - report suggests the Raiders could pursue QB Damon Huard in free agency
  USA Today, Feb. 21, 2007

• Tag deadline is tomorrow for Thomas
  Baltimore Sun, Feb. 21, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Schlesinger likely finished as a Lion - DT Cory Redding will likely get a franchise tag; standout lead blocker FB Cory Schlesinger will be allowed to leave as a free agent
  Detroit News, Feb. 20, 2007

• Matt Schaub: On the Trade Block
  RotoWire.com, Feb. 21, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Ahman Green: Will Get to Test Free Agency
  RotoWire.com, Feb. 21, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• NFL teams have until Thursday to place franchise tag
  SportsTicker, Feb. 21, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Jets release Barlow, Teague; re-sign Poteat
  Associated Press, Feb. 21, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Buyer beware: Think twice on these free agents
  CBS Sportsline, Feb. 20, 2007

• Bargain shopping: Best free agents aren't biggest names
  CBS Sportsline, Feb. 19, 2007

• GENTLEMEN, START YOUR TAMPERING - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string - Mike Florio discusses the free agency negotiations that "don't occur" prior to March 2 - for those of you who find Florio unduly cynical, by the way, he is a practicing attorney as well as a football nut, so naive he's not
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 19, 2007

• Panthers release Al Wallace - a Lance Johnstone-like DE released in a cost-cutting move
  WCHL1360.com [Chapel Hill, NC], undated (Topix.net)

• Levy's Friday conference fruitless at best - Buffalo may be unable or unwilling to re-sign its three top UFAs
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 19, 2007

• Patriots play tag, dominos - with CB Asante Samuel tagged, TE Daniel Graham will likely hit gree agency
  Boston Globe, Feb. 18, 2007

• Thomas would look golden in Oakland - just a teaser for a subscriber-only feature, but yes indeedy, Adalius Thomas would look splendid in Oakland!
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 17, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Cardinals allow big tackle to become free agent - that's Leonard Davis, whom Arizona is not going to tag
  Associated Press, Feb. 17, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Nate Clements: Not Likely to Re-Sign with Bills
  RotoWire.com, Feb. 17, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Free-agent game is set for kickoff / Teams have the money to spend, but there aren't enough franchise players to meet demand.
  Scripps Howard News Service, Feb. 17, 2007 (Detroit News)

• Cardinals' Davis to test free agency - T Leonard
  UPI, Feb. 16, 2007 (ArcaMax Publishing)

• Bills unlikely to afford re-signing CB Clements - CB Nate
  Associated Press, Feb. 16, 2007 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• RAIDER FREE-AGENCY PREVIEW
  Raiderfans.net, Feb. 16, 2007

• NFL Rumors / Ravens pondering tight cap room - Baltimore probably can't afford to keep LB Adalius Thomas
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 15, 2007

• Bly says leaving is Lions' call
  Detroit News, Feb. 15, 2007

• Lions' Bly has permission to talk to other teams - we could use Dré Bly, a really talented cover cornerback
  ESPN.com, Feb. 14, 2007

• Colts, Bears set the trend with two-back systems
  ESPN.com, Feb. 14, 2007

• Time to pay up those cap charges - good Pat Kirwan column
  NFL.com, Feb. 13, 2007

• FRANCHISE TAG VERSUS TRANSITION TAG - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string - highly informative discussion, including changes wrought by the CBA '06 extension
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 13, 2007

• Where to place tags can be tricky business
  NFL.com, Feb. 12, 2007

• Ready to Prove He Can Play
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 12, 2007 (Scout.com)

• PACK ANGLING FOR ADALIUS - click on the link here, then click on white text area in center column there, then use your browser's search key to find the capitalized string - well, they can't have him, because we need him more! article also mentions Moss going to the Pack
  Rumor Mill (ProFootballTalk.com), Feb. 11, 2007

• Touting Thomas - as in soon-to-be UFA Adalius Thomas, who would make a fearsome Sam backer for the Silver and Black - Charles Robinson writes that Baltimore is expected to let Thomas go
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 10, 2007

• To woo Ogden, show him the offense - Mike Preston, an ace columnist who works in Baltimore, writes about likely UFA Ovie Mughelli
  Baltimore Sun, Feb. 10, 2007 (Topix.net)

• Most teams unfazed by high franchise numbers - includes the franchise charges for each position group
  ESPN.com, Feb. 10, 2007

• Top 20 Potential Free Agents Sports Illustrated loves photo galleries, but they surely do them well  
  SI.com, Feb. 10, 2007

• Free Agent Snapshot: LB Wali Rainer
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 9, 2007 (Scout.com)

• Agent: LB Edwards won't return to Chargers
  News services, Feb. 9, 2007 (ESPN.com)

• Versatility makes Mughelli a tantalizing free agent - a fullback with good hands could be a prize catch with Rathman now coaching the backs
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 9, 2007

• Bills' Clements intends to test free agency
  Associated Press, Feb. 8, 2007 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Doss will try out free-agent market - Indy safety Mike Doss
  Canton Repository, Feb. 8, 2007 (BenMaller.com)

• Chargers won't be standing pat for '07 / Restricted free agents area of concern for GM - LB Donnie Edwards is a great all-around performer and would be an upgrade over Sam Williams
  San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 25, 2007

• Good fits - Vinnie Iyer suggests soon-to-be ex-Card UFA T Leonard Davis would make a good Raider
  SportingNews.com, Jan. 12, 2007

• Friday's NFL Blog: Early Edition - KC's Tony Gonzalez is about to sign a big 5-year extension, staying put rather than testing free agency  
  Scout.com, Jan. 12, 2007

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