2008 free-agent list, by position
Feb. 26, 2008
Updated at 11:45 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 8
The following list of prospective free agents is unofficial, and it includes players who were released after the end of the season. An official list of free agents will be available once the free-agent signing period begins Feb. 29. Players denoted with an asterisk are expected to become unrestricted free agents after voiding their contracts by virtue of having reached various incentives in their contracts.
FFA — Franchise free agent.
RFA — Restricted free agent.
TFA — Transition free agent.
UFA — Unrestricted free agent.
cut — Has been released by 2007 team.
| Quarterbacks |
| Player |
2007 team |
FA type |
| Daunte Culpepper |
Oakland |
UFA |
| Trent Dilfer |
San Francisco |
cut |
| Tim Hasselbeck |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Kelly Holcomb |
Minnesota |
cut |
| Byron Leftwich |
Atlanta |
cut |
| Jamie Martin |
New Orleans |
UFA |
| Craig Nall |
Green Bay |
UFA |
| Tim Rattay |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Marques Tuiasosopo |
New York Jets |
UFA |
| Chris Weinke |
San Francisco |
UFA |
| Fullbacks |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Dan Kreider |
Pittsburgh |
UFA |
| ReShard Lee |
Oakland |
UFA |
| Lorenzo Neal |
San Diego |
cut |
| Running backs |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Shaun Alexander |
Seattle |
cut |
| Mike Anderson |
Baltimore |
cut |
| Marion Barber |
Dallas |
RFA |
| Ron Dayne |
Houston |
UFA |
| Samkon Gado |
Miami |
RFA |
| Verron Haynes |
Pittsburgh |
UFA |
| Kevin Jones |
Detroit |
cut |
| Alvin Pearman |
Seattle |
RFA |
| Michael Pittman |
Tampa Bay |
UFA* |
| Josh Scobey |
Seattle |
UFA |
| Musa Smith |
Baltimore |
UFA |
| Tyson Thompson |
Dallas |
RFA |
| Shaud Williams |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Tight ends |
| Player |
2007 team |
FA type |
| Stephen Alexander |
Denver |
UFA |
| Domonique Byrd |
St. Louis |
cut |
| Tim Euhus |
Arizona |
RFA |
| Christian Fauria |
Carolina |
UFA |
| Bennie Joppru |
Seattle |
UFA |
| Brian Kozlowski |
Washington |
UFA |
| Ryan Krause |
Green Bay |
UFA |
| Ryan Neufeld |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Jeff Robinson |
Seattle |
UFA |
| Mike Seidman |
Indianapolis |
UFA |
| Jerramy Stevens |
Tampa Bay |
UFA |
| Aaron Walker |
St. Louis |
UFA |
| Wide receivers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Sam Aiken |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Troy Brown |
New England |
UFA |
| Tim Carter |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Rashied Davis |
Chicago |
RFA |
| Tim Dwight |
Oakland |
UFA |
| Jamin Elliott |
Atlanta |
cut |
| Bryan Gilmore |
San Francisco |
UFA |
| David Givens |
Tennessee |
cut |
| Chris Henry |
Cincinnati |
cut |
| Eddie Kennison |
Kansas City |
cut |
| Keenan McCardell |
Washington |
UFA |
| Aaron Moorehead |
Indianapolis |
UFA |
| Eric Moulds |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| Samie Parker |
Kansas City |
UFA |
| Troy Walters |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Cedrick Wilson |
Pittsburgh |
cut |
| Centers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Mike Flanagan |
Houston |
cut |
| Andy McCollum |
St. Louis |
UFA |
| Gene Mruczkowski |
Miami |
UFA |
| Jeremy Newberry |
Oakland |
UFA |
| Blaine Saipaia |
Detroit |
cut |
| Ross Tucker |
Washington |
UFA |
| Offensive guards |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Larry Allen |
San Francisco |
UFA |
| Ruben Brown |
Chicago |
UFA |
| Adrien Clarke |
New York Jets |
cut |
| Rick DeMulling |
Washington |
UFA |
| Chris Liwienski |
Miami |
UFA |
| Stockar McDougle |
Jacksonville |
UFA |
| Chris Naeole |
Jacksonville |
cut |
| Mike Pucillo |
Washington |
UFA |
| John Welbourn |
Kansas City |
cut |
| Offensive tackles |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Anthony Clement |
New York Jets |
cut |
| Nat Dorsey |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Wayne Gandy |
Atlanta |
cut |
| Scott Jackson |
Houston |
RFA |
| Adam Kieft |
Cincinnati |
RFA |
| Cory Lekkerkerker |
Miami |
RFA |
| Daniel Loper |
Tennessee |
RFA |
| Aaron Merz |
Buffalo |
cut |
| Fred Miller |
Chicago |
cut |
| Shane Olivea |
San Diego |
cut |
| Mike Rosenthal |
Miami |
UFA |
| Oliver Ross |
Arizona |
cut |
| Kevin Sampson |
Washington |
cut |
| Todd Steussie |
St. Louis |
UFA |
| David Stewart |
Tennessee |
RFA |
| Barry Stokes |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Kyle Turley |
Kansas City |
UFA |
| Tyson Walter |
Green Bay |
UFA |
| Defensive ends |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Adrian Awasom |
New York Giants |
RFA |
| Chris Canty |
Dallas |
RFA |
| Demetric Evans |
Washington |
UFA* |
| Bobby Hamilton |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Tony Hargrove |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Trevor Johnson |
St. Louis |
RFA |
| Kenny King |
Baltimore |
UFA |
| Ross Kolodziej |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Orpheus Roye |
Cleveland |
cut |
| Darrion Scott |
Minnesota |
UFA |
| Corey Smith |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Greg Spires |
Tampa Bay |
cut |
| Al Wallace |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Renaldo Wynn |
New Orleans |
UFA |
| Bryant Young |
San Francisco |
UFA |
| Defensive tackles |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Rodney Bailey |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Ryan Boschetti |
Washington |
UFA |
| Russell Davis |
New York Giants |
UFA |
| Antonio Garay |
Chicago |
UFA |
| Amon Gordon |
Baltimore |
RFA |
| Jovan Haye |
Tampa Bay |
RFA |
| Albert Haynesworth |
Tennessee |
FFA |
| Grady Jackson |
Jacksonville |
UFA |
| Ethan Kelley |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Cedric Killings |
Houston |
UFA |
| Anthony McFarland |
Indianapolis |
cut |
| Ian Scott |
Philadelphia |
UFA |
| Ryan Sims |
Tampa Bay |
UFA |
| Keith Traylor |
Miami |
cut |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen |
Philadelphia |
UFA |
| Ted Washington |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Manny Wright |
New York Giants |
cut |
| Inside linebackers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Khari Campbell |
Washington |
UFA* |
| Randall Godfrey |
Washington |
UFA |
| Larry Izzo |
New England |
UFA |
| Clint Kriewaldt |
Pittsburgh |
cut |
| Rob Morris |
Indianapolis |
cut |
| Robert Reynolds |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| Junior Seau |
New England |
UFA |
| Brian Simmons |
New Orleans |
cut |
| Mike Smith |
Baltimore |
RFA |
| Jeremiah Trotter |
Tampa Bay |
UFA |
| Outside linebackers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Keith Adams |
Cleveland |
UFA |
| Shawn Barber |
Houston |
cut |
| Rosevelt Colvin |
New England |
cut |
| Marquis Cooper |
Pittsburgh |
UFA |
| Ian Gold |
Denver |
cut |
| Kris Griffin |
Cleveland |
RFA |
| Mario Haggan |
Buffalo |
UFA |
| Oscar Lua |
New England |
cut |
| Lemar Marshall |
Cincinnati |
UFA |
| Terrence Melton |
Carolina |
UFA |
| Caleb Miller |
Cincinnati |
UFA |
| Rich Scanlon |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| T.J. Slaughter |
New England |
cut |
| Raonall Smith |
St. Louis |
UFA |
| Donnie Spragan |
Miami |
UFA |
| Terrell Suggs |
Baltimore |
FFA |
| Coy Wire |
Buffalo |
cut |
| Marcus Wilkins |
Atlanta |
cut |
| Cornerbacks |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Roc Alexander |
Houston |
UFA |
| Nnamdi Asomugha |
Oakland |
FFA |
| Jerametrius Butler |
Buffalo |
cut |
| Terry Cousin |
Jacksonville |
UFA |
| Sammy Davis |
Tampa Bay |
UFA |
| Curtis Deloatch |
Carolina |
UFA |
| Andre Dyson |
New York Jets |
cut |
| Travis Fisher |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Kelly Herndon |
Tennessee |
cut |
| Daven Holly |
Cleveland |
RFA |
| Chidi Iwuoma |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| Karl Paymah |
Denver |
RFA |
| Chris Roberson |
Jacksonville |
RFA |
| Chad Scott |
New England |
UFA |
| Jeff Shoate |
New York Giants |
RFA |
| Keith Smith |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Fred Thomas |
New Orleans |
UFA |
| B.J. Tucker |
San Francisco |
RFA |
| Michael Waddell |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| Stanley Wilson |
Detroit |
RFA |
| Dexter Wynn |
Houston |
UFA |
| Safeties |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Adam Archuleta |
Chicago |
cut |
| O.J. Atogwe |
St. Louis |
RFA |
| Idrees Bashir |
Detroit |
UFA |
| Jay Bellamy |
New Orleans |
UFA |
| James Butler |
New York Giants |
RFA |
| Deke Cooper |
Carolina |
UFA |
| Mike Doss |
Minnesota |
UFA |
| Ken Hamlin |
Dallas |
FFA |
| Bhawoh Jue |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Kenoy Kennedy |
Detroit |
cut |
| Jim Leonhard |
Buffalo |
RFA |
| Hanik Milligan |
St. Louis |
UFA |
| Mel Mitchell |
New England |
UFA |
| Donnie Nickey |
Tennessee |
UFA |
| Etric Pruitt |
Detroit |
RFA |
| Gerome Sapp |
Baltimore |
UFA |
| Lance Schulters |
Miami |
UFA |
| Jason Simmons |
Houston |
UFA |
| Omar Stoutmire |
Washington |
UFA |
| Lamont Thompson |
Jacksonville |
cut |
| Travares Tillman |
Miami |
UFA |
| Cameron Worrell |
Miami |
cut |
| Punters |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Mitch Berger |
Arizona |
UFA |
| Dustin Colquitt |
Kansas City |
RFA |
| Placekickers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Morten Andersen |
Atlanta |
UFA |
| Rob Bironas |
Tennessee |
RFA |
| John Carney |
Kansas City |
UFA |
| Aaron Elling |
Cincinnati |
UFA |
| Lawrence Tynes |
New York Giants |
UFA |
| Long-snappers |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Ryan Kuehl |
New York Giants |
UFA |
| Return specialists |
| Player |
Team |
FA Type |
| Eddie Drummond |
Kansas City |
UFA |
| Mark Jones |
Tampa Bay |
UFA |
| Michael Lewis |
San Francisco |
UFA |
| Reno Mahe |
Philadelphia |
UFA |
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