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(Message started by: StegRock on Feb 25^th, 2003, 2:32pm)

Title: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Feb 25^th, 2003, 2:32pm

Fellas, if you have any "general" free-agent news, read comprehensive presentation or general speculation or rankings or not specific to a team, to report or discuss, let's keep it on this thread. Here is a nice, exemplary piece to kick off the thread with:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1514090.html.

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 25^th, 2003, 6:31pm

I was thinking of startined a separate thread for this article. I found it at the Buccaneers offical NFL team site. Then, I figured that, this wasn't just about Tampa Bay, but the entire NFL. I don't want to make a another boo-boo anways... bah! ;)

http://www.buccaneers.com/newsroom/newspage.asp?newsid=2899&backpage=

The article basically talks about Restricted Free Agents, and llists Pat Kirwan's Top 13 Restricted Free Agents for 2003. Kirwan writes for NFL.com.

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by Philly on Feb 26^th, 2003, 11:01am

Should be LOTS of big names showing up on the market in the next couple days... Who says football has an offseason? This is great stuff!

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Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 26^th, 2003, 6:37pm

http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1514626.html

Len Pasquerlli's Top 30 Unrestricted Free Agents.

LB Roosevelt Colvin tops the list followed by WR David Boston and DE Hugh Douglas.

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 26^th, 2003, 6:41pm

http://www.fanball.com/fb/newsBreakers.cfm

Nice site to bookmark for news breakers.

Latest Cuts, TE Wesley Walls of the Panthers and WR Raghib Ismail of the Cowboys.

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Feb 27^th, 2003, 3:55pm

This is a list of all the recent cuts:

Names that stand out:
Buffalo Bills
Player Cap number 2003 savings
TE Jay Riemersma $4.872 million $3.5 million

Carolina Panthers
Players Cap number 2003 savings
TE Wesley Walls $3.995 million $2.844 million

Chicago Bears
Player Cap number 2003 savings
RT James Williams $2.9 million $2.5 million
QB Jim Miller $1.9 million $300,000

Cleveland Browns Player Cap number 2003 savings LB Jamir Miller $19.337 million $18 million LB Dwayne Rudd $5.28 million $1.89 million

Dallas Cowboys Players Cap number 2003 savings WR Rocket Ismail $4.939 million $2.122 million
Emmit Smith

Denver Broncos
DT Chester McGlockton $6.45 million $5.99 million CB Denard Walker $4.166 million $1.5 million DE Kavika Pittman $3.3 million $1.5 million

Detroit Lions Players Cap number 2003 savings WR Germane Crowell $2.333 million $1.66 million WR Desmond Howard $1.164 million $589,000

ndianapolis Colts Player Cap number 2003 savings WR Qadry Ismail $1.2 million $400,000

New York Jets Player Cap number 2003 savings S Damien Robinson $1.12 million $655,000

San Diego Chargers Player Cap number 2003 savings S Rodney Harrison $4.2 million $3.2 million

San Francisco 49ers Players Cap number 2003 savings G Dave Fiore $3.592 million $2.5 million

Washington Redskins Player Cap number 2003 savings RB Stephen Davis $11.429 million $7.714 million

http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1515252.html

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Feb 28^th, 2003, 11:45am

More yummy free-agent news:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/don_banks/news/2003/02/27/free_agency/;

http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0228/1515697.html.

Hope this helps! [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Mar 3^rd, 2003, 11:41am

Thought this was a nice fantasy-specific piece on free-agent quarterbacks:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fantasy/football/news/2003/02/27/back_page/.

A little late, as they are starting to sign, but it is a very good read, nonetheless. I hope you all enjoy it! ;D

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by BarnabyWilde on Mar 4^th, 2003, 6:03pm

ESPN has a page that tracks player movements, if anyone is interested...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/movement?conf=nfc

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Mar 10^th, 2003, 12:21pm

WOW! This is a nice resource! A little late at this point, but I am glad I finally made the odd stop by TSN today. Check this out:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/freeagents/.

Now, that's sweet! I'm tellin' ya all ya need in this hobby are the "big boys," like the ones displayed at Fantasyfootballer.com (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/), with a little Fanball, KFFL "Hot Wire" and, eh-hem, "the Gridiron Newsstand (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/newsstand.htm)" mixed in, and a no-nonsense, but fun FF message-board forum, eh-hem, i.e. "the Gridiron"! [smiley=wiseguy.gif]

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Mar 11^th, 2003, 2:12pm

Fun piece by CNN/SI's Peter King:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/peter_king/news/2003/03/09/mmqb/.

Worth at least a look-see! :)

The following is more of a fantasy footballer's delight:

http://www.fanball.com/article.cfm/ID.1247.

Enjoy! [smiley=lickinmychops.gif]

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by DirkDiggler on Mar 11^th, 2003, 3:21pm

Finally!! A piece of news on my fantasy teams running back front. As the proud owner of Stacey Mack(whom I traded Michael Pittman for), there is finally news that someone wants to visit with him. ALthough the news is brief, at least it is news!!! I was getting worried that no one liked Mack. I personally like the guy. Had a solid year last year with over 800 yards and 9 TD.

Quote:

Texans | Mack Visits
HoustonTexans.com reports free agent RB Stacey Mack (Jaguars) visited with the Houston Texans on Tuesday.

(the Texans site says even less than KFFL does.)

Title: Re: General 2003 Free-agents Thread
Post by StegRock on Mar 19^th, 2003, 12:48pm

Just a nice piece covering all the top free-agent acquisitions thus far with fairly extensive commentary on each and claiming that the big-name, big-contract free-agent acquisition period has now come to a close:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/don_banks/news/2003/03/18/top_moves/.

Time for a respite. [smiley=tired.gif]