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NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Defensive end Bobby McCray is returning to New Orleans only one month after the Saints unexpectedly waived him.

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says McCray signed a one-year contract on Thursday, the same day fifth-round draft choice Matt Tennant signed a four-year deal.

McCray, a six-year veteran, was with the Saints the past two seasons, playing in all 32 regular season games and started eight. He also started all three playoff games last season during the Saints’ Super Bowl championship run.

Tennant started three seasons at center for Boston College.

The Saints also have waived former LSU linebacker Harry Coleman, as well as linebacker Sam Maxwell, defensive end Brandon Sharpe and cornerback Marcell Young.

Want to get a handle on just how much of a hot-button topic Albert Haynesworth is in Washington?
Consider that Stan Kasten, the president of the Washington Nationals, has recently weighed in on the defensive tackle. Yes, Kasten took to the airwaves on ESPN 980 in D.C. and looked at the situation from his point of view, one that comes with more than three decades of work in the sports industry. Kasten is a former general manager and president of the Atlanta Hawks and presided over much of the success of the Atlanta Braves when he was their president. Kasten has a good idea what winning spots franchises look like, even if the Nationals aren’t there.

The topic came up for Kasten when he was on the radio during a segment called Lunch with a Legend. Let’s just say he wound up comparing Haynesworth to someone you would never consider—John Rocker, the villified former relief pitcher. Yes, that John Rocker.
“I was distressed, let’s put it that way,” Kasten said, in an interview transcribed by the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg. “As a fan, it felt wrong. I know the history about him coming here just a year ago, and I saw the box that he put his team in, and a new team, a team that is off to a great start in terms of perception and hopefulness with a new GM and a new coach. It really was unfortunate.
“You don’t see holdouts in baseball, you don’t see guys trying to change their contract. They’re very tough on some things—baseball continues to be the only sport without a real salary-restraint mechanism in place—but they make you live up to the contract that you signed. They make you play it out. They make you honor it, and at least in the case of breaching contracts, they’re very good.
“Because it has hurt the player, it’s hurt all the rest of the players. And this was the rarest of all possibilities. I only had it once in my career, where teammates would come out against a player. That never happens. The one time in my life that it happened was with John Rocker, but that happened here, and that should be all you need to know about what was right and what was wrong.”
Wow. Kasten is right. Some of Haynesworth’s teammates have come out and publicly chastised him. Now, he didn’t attack people’s racial or sexual backgrounds like Rocker did, but Kasten’s point is it’s very, very unusual to see professional athletes come out and criticize teammates. That’s what Haynesworth will have to work against when he reports to training camp. It will be a formidable obstacle.
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As far as Marty Mornhinweg is concerned, Michael Vick is looking good for the Philadelphia Eagles.
That is what the team’s offensive coordinator told the Newport Daily Press as the team ramps up preparation for training camp where, barring anything unexpected at this point, Vick will be the team’s backup quarterback.
“I think he’s back,” said Mornhinweg, who was instrumental with coach Andy Reid in Vick landing in Philadelphia last summer.
“In our mini camps, you could see that great, great athleticism,” Mornhinweg said. “I would expect great things from Michael Vick this year.”
It will be interesting to see what the Eagles have in mind for Vick on game day during the regular season. Will they be hesitant to turn to him as much in a wildcat package? For starters, they need to make certain starter Kevin Kolb is completely comfortable. They also don’t want Vick getting hurt with only Northwestern rookie Mike Kafka behind him. Maybe we’ll get a hint as to what the Eagles have in mind in the preseason. When we assume Vick will still be on the roster.
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LeCharles Bentley sues the Browns

The Cleveland Browns are being sued by former center LeCharles Bentley, who has alleged fraud and negligent misrepresentation, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bentley is the second former player to sue the Browns due to their problems with staph infections, following former wide receiver Joe Jurevicius

Bentley’s career was ended after suffering a staph infection.
“The Browns convinced LeCharles to rehab at their facility,” Bentley’s lawyer, Shannon Polk, said. Nothing required him to do it. That wasn’t part of his job. They told him their facility was the best and that they had successfully helped others. But they never told him about a host of unsanitary conditions there, and they never told him about the list of others who contracted staph before he chose to rehab there.
“Had the Browns disclosed that stuff to him, had they been straight with him, he would have never agreed to rehab at their training facility. The man nearly died from the staph infection he got there.”
Bentley is now a sportstalk radio host in Cleveland.
His lawyer said he’s not going to comment on the case.

2010 free-agent list by position

Here is a list of 2010 free agents, sorted by position. This list is being updated throughout the free-agent signing period.
Note: UFA means unrestricted free agent; RFA means restricted free agent. Any RFA who was not tendered by his team became an unrestricted free agent as of March 5.
QUARTERBACKS
Mark Brunell / New Orleans / UFA
Todd Collins / Washington / UFA
Josh McCown / Carolina / UFA
Patrick Ramsey / Detroit / UFA
JaMarcus Russell / Oakland / UFA
Brian St. Pierre / Arizona / UFA

FULLBACKS
B.J. Askew / Tampa Bay / UFA
Carey Davis / Pittsburgh / UFA
Justin Green / Arizona / UFA
Brad Hoover / Carolina / UFA
Jeremi Johnson / Cincinnati / UFA
Dan Kreider / Arizona / UFA
Byron Storer / Tampa Bay / UFA
RUNNING BACKS
Ladell Betts / Washington / UFA
Chris Brown / Houston / UFA
Ronnie Brown / Miami / RFA
Justin Fargas / Oakland / UFA
Samkon Gado / St. Louis / UFA
Verron Haynes / Atlanta / UFA
Kevin Jones / Chicago / UFA
LaMont Jordan / Denver / UFA
Jamal Lewis / Cleveland / UFA
Xavier Omon / Seattle / UFA
Adrian Peterson / Chicago / UFA
Gary Russell / Oakland / UFA
Brian Westbrook / Philadelphia / UFA
LenDale White / Seattle / UFA
DeShawn Wynn / Green Bay / UFA
TIGHT ENDS
Dan Campbell / New Orleans / UFA
Darnell Dinkins / New Orleans / UFA
John Paul Foschi / Cincinnati / UFA
Steve Heiden / Cleveland / UFA
Billy Miller / New Orleans / UFA
L.J. Smith / Baltimore / UFA
Quinn Sypniewski / Baltimore / UFA
Todd Yoder / Washington / UFA
WIDE RECEIVERS
Marty Booker / Atlanta / UFA
Mark Bradley / Tampa Bay / UFA
Laveranues Coles / Cincinnati / UFA
Kevin Curtis / Philadelphia / UFA
Vincent Jackson / San Diego / RFA
Terrell Owens / Buffalo / UFA
David Tyree / Baltimore / UFA
Javon Walker / Oakland / UFA
Kelley Washington / Baltimore / UFA
CENTERS
Kevin Mawae / Tennessee / UFA
Dennis Norman / San Diego / UFA
OFFENSIVE GUARDS
Daniel Federkeil / Indianapolis / UFA
Mike Goff / Kansas City / UFA
Logan Mankins / New England / RFA
Seth McKinney / Buffalo / UFA
Jamar Nesbit / New Orleans / UFA
Chester Pitts / Houston / UFA
Tutan Reyes / Houston / UFA
Arron Sears / Tampa Bay / UFA
Kendall Simmons / Buffalo / UFA
Darnell Stapleton / Pittsburgh / UFA
Randy Thomas / Washington / UFA
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Flozell Adams / Dallas / UFA
Shawn Andrews / Philadelphia / UFA
Damion Cook / Detroit / UFA
Brandon Frye / Seattle / UFA
Mike Gandy / Arizona / UFA
Brandon Gorin / Denver / UFA
Levi Jones / Washington / UFA
Damion McIntosh / Seattle / UFA
Marcus McNeill / San Diego / RFA
Orlando Pace / Chicago / UFA
Donald Penn / Tampa Bay / RFA
Jon Runyan / San Diego / UFA
Ephraim Salaam / Houston / UFA
DEFENSIVE ENDS
Ryan Denney / Buffalo / UFA
Marques Douglas / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Greg Ellis / Oakland / UFA
Charles Grant / New Orleans / UFA
Reggie Hayward / Jacksonville / UFA
Darren Howard / Philadelphia / UFA
Jevon Kearse / Tennessee / UFA
Travis Kirschke / Pittsburgh / UFA
Leonard Little / St. Louis / UFA
Rob Meier / Jacksonville / UFA
Adewale Ogunleye / Chicago / UFA
Kenny Peterson / Denver / UFA
Paul Spicer / New Orleans / UFA
Dewayne White / Detroit / UFA
Renaldo Wynn / Washington / UFA
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Kendrick Clancy / New Orleans / UFA
Dusty Dvoracek / Chicago / UFA
Aubrayo Franklin / San Francisco / FFA
Cornelius Griffin / Washington / UFA
Anthony Montgomery / Washington / UFA
Ian Scott / San Diego / UFA
Montavious Stanley / Jacksonville / UFA
Hollis Thomas / Carolina / UFA
Jeff Zgonina / Houston / UFA
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Rocky Boiman / Pittsburgh / UFA
Khary Campbell / Houston / UFA
Ryan Fowler / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Tony Gilbert / Atlanta / UFA
Larry Izzo / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Jeremiah Trotter / Philadelphia / UFA
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
Keith Bulluck / Tennessee / UFA
Angelo Crowell / Tampa Bay / UFA
Tyjuan Hagler / Indianapolis / UFA
Marques Harris / San Diego / UFA
D.D. Lewis / Seattle / UFA
Darrell McClover / Chicago / UFA
Shawne Merriman / San Diego / RFA
Chike Okeafor / Arizona / UFA
Junior Seau / New England / UFA
Mark Simoneau / New Orleans / UFA
Cody Spencer / Detroit / UFA
Josh Stamer / Buffalo / UFA
Adalius Thomas / New England / UFA
Dontarrious Thomas / San Diego / UFA
Chaun Thompson / Houston / UFA
Jeremy Thompson / Green Bay / UFA
Tracy White / Philadelphia / UFA
Rod Wilson / Tampa Bay / UFA
CORNERBACKS
Eric Bassey / St. Louis / UFA
Ralph Brown / Arizona / UFA
Torrie Cox / Tampa Bay / UFA
Nick Harper / Tennessee / UFA
Antoine Harris / Atlanta / UFA
Anthony Henry / Detroit / UFA
Kevin Hobbs / Detroit / UFA
Corey Ivy / Baltimore / UFA
Ty Law / Denver / UFA
Ken Lucas / Seattle / UFA
Hank Poteat  / Cleveland / UFA
Keiwan Ratliff / Cincinnati / UFA
Carlos Rogers / Washington / RFA
T.J. Rushing / Indianapolis / UFA
Fred Smoot / Washington / UFA
Shawn Springs / New England / UFA
Deshea Townsend / Pittsburgh / UFA
Frank Walker / Baltimore / UFA
SAFETIES
Atari Bigby / Green Bay / RFA
Mike Brown / Kansas City / UFA
Daniel Bullocks / Detroit / UFA
John Busing / Houston / UFA
Tyrone Carter / Pittsburgh / UFA
Nick Ferguson / Houston / UFA
Vernon Fox / Denver / UFA
Jamaal Fudge / Atlanta / UFA
Clinton Hart / St. Louis / UFA
Todd Johnson / Buffalo / UFA
Kevin Kaesviharn / Tennessee / UFA
Jarrad Page / Kansas City / RFA
Jermaine Phillips / Tampa Bay / UFA
Mark Roman / San Francisco / UFA
Aaron Rouse / N.Y. Giants / UFA
Brian Russell / Houston / UFA
PUNTERS
Mitch Berger / Denver / UFA
Chris Hanson / New England / UFA
Dirk Johnson / Tampa Bay / UFA
Hunter Smith / Washington / UFA
PLACEKICKERS
Matt Stover / Indianapolis / UFA
LONG-SNAPPERS
Ethan Albright / Washington / UFA
James Dearth / N.Y. Jets / UFA
Kevin Houser / Seattle / UFA
Ryan Neill / St. Louis / UFA
Bryan Pittman / Houston / UFA
Jeff Robinson / Seattle / UFA

NFC free-agent moves, by team

Note: UFA means unrestricted free agent; RFA means restricted free agent; FFA means franchise free agent. Any RFA who was not tendered by his team became an unrestricted free agent as of March 5.
NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys

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UFAs: None.
RFAs: None.

Key arrivals: Traded for Rams OT Alex Barron, May 10 (Rams get LB Bobby Carpenter).
Key departures: Non-tendered RFA PK Shaun Suisham, May 18 (to Browns); Cut OG-C Cory Procter, May 17; Traded LB Bobby Carpenter to Rams, May 10 (Cowboys get OT Alex Barron); RFA C Duke Preston (retired), May 8; Cut OT Flozell Adams and S Ken Hamlin, April 2.
Key re-signings: RFA WR Miles Austin, June 11 (one year, $3.2 million); RFA S Gerald Sensabaugh, May 27 (one year, $1.8 million); UFA OG Montrae Holland, April 27 (two years); RFA WR Sam Hurd, April 16 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA S Pat Watkins, April 15 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Stephen Bowen, April 9 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA DT Junior Siavii, April 8 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Jason Hatcher, April 8 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA OT Pat McQuistan, April 7 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Marcus Spears, April 6 (one year, $1.2 million); CB Cletis Gordon, March 4.
 
New York Giants
UFAs: None.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Seahawks S Deon Grant, April 1 (one year); Ex-Colts QB Jim Sorgi, March 9 (one year); Ex-Cardinals S Antrel Rolle, March 5 (five years, $37 million, $15 million guaranteed).
Key departures: UFA OLB Danny Clark, May 11 (to Texans); Non-tendered RFA S C.C. Brown, May 10 (to Lions); P Jeff Feagles (retired), April 28; Non-tendered RFA TE Darcy Johnson, March 22 (to Rams); Non-tendered RFA CB Kevin Dockery, March 22 (to Rams); UFA DT Fred Robbins, March 8 (to Rams); UFA QB David Carr, March 7 (to 49ers); Cut S Aaron Rouse, March 6; Cut ILB Antonio Pierce, Feb. 12.
Key re-signings: RFA DT Barry Cofield, May 14 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA WR Derek Hagan, May 11 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OLB Gerris Wilkinson, April 29 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA WR Domenik Hixon, April 16 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA WR Sinorice Moss, April 14 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OT Guy Whimper, April 12 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OG Kevin Boothe, April 1 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Dave Tollefson, March 24 (one year, $1.7 million).
 
Philadelphia Eagles
UFAs: ILB Jeremiah Trotter, OLB Tracy White.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Traded for Lions OLB Ernie Sims, April 19 (Eagles sent 2010 fifth-round draft pick to Broncos as part of three-team trade); Traded for Browns LB Alex Hall, April 2 (Eagles also get 2010 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks; Browns get CB Sheldon Brown and LB Chris Gocong); Ex-Saints RFA RB Mike Bell, March 23 (one year, $1.7 million); Traded for Seahawks DE Darryl Tapp, March 16 (Seahawks get DE Chris Clemons and 2010 fourth-round draft pick; Eagles subsequently signed Tapp to a three-year, $9 million contract extension); Ex-Colts non-tendered RFA WR Hank Baskett, March 12 (one year); Ex-Colts non-tendered RFA CB Marlin Jackson, March 10 (two years).
Key departures: Non-tendered RFA TE Alex Smith, May 3 (to Browns); Traded QB Donovan McNabb to Redskins, April 4 (Eagles get 2010 second-round draft pick and 2011 conditional fourth-round draft pick); Traded CB Sheldon Brown and LB Chris Gocong to Browns, April 2 (Eagles get LB Alex Hall and 2010 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks); UFA DE Jason Babin, March 19 (to Titans); Cut WR Kevin Curtis, March 18; Cut DE Darren Howard, March 18; Cut OT Shawn Andrews, March 17; Traded DE Chris Clemons to Seahawks, March 16; UFA S Sean Jones, March 16 (to Buccaneers); Traded WR Reggie Brown, March 8 (to Buccaneers; Eagles get sixth-round draft pick in 2011); Cut RB Brian Westbrook, March 5; Cut LB Will Witherspoon, March 5.
Key re-signings: RFA P Sav Rocca, April 22 (one year, $1.1 million); RFA OG Max Jean-Gilles, April 15 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OLB Omar Gaither, March 31 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA CB Ellis Hobbs, March 30 (one year, $2.8 million); RFA OG-C Nick Cole, March 22 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA OLB Akeem Jordan, March 22 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA WR Jason Avant, March 8 (five years, $18 million, $8 million guaranteed); RFA FB Leonard Weaver, March 5 (three years, $10 million).
 
Washington Redskins
UFAs: LS Ethan Albright, OT Levi Jones, P Hunter Smith, DE Renaldo Wynn, TE Todd Yoder.
RFAs: CB Carlos Rogers.
Key arrivals: Traded for Saints OT Jammal Brown, June 19 (Saints get 2011 third- or fourth-round draft pick); Ex-Browns UFA WR Mike Furrey, June 9; Ex-Broncos UFA DE Vonnie Holliday, May 17; Ex-Bills UFA OLB Chris Draft, May 7; Ex-Chiefs UFA WR Bobby Wade, April 29; WR Joey Galloway, April 28; Traded for Rams DT Adam Carriker, April 20 (Rams and Redskins swap draft picks in the fifth and seventh rounds of the 2010 draft); DT Howard Green, April 19; RB Ryan Torain, April 19; WR Roydell Williams, April 19; Traded for Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, April 4 (Eagles get 2010 second-round draft pick and 2011 conditional fourth-round draft pick); Ex-Steelers UFA RB Willie Parker, April 2 (one year, up to $3.1 million with incentives); Ex-Lions CB Phillip Buchanon, March 29 (one year, $1.5 million); Ex-Buccaneers P Josh Bidwell, March 23; Ex-Texans UFA QB Rex Grossman, March 17 (one year); Ex-Bengals UFA RB Larry Johnson, March 12 (three years, up to $12 million); Ex-Panthers DT Maake Kemoeatu. March 10 (two years, $7 million); Ex-Vikings UFA OL Artis Hicks, March 6.
Key departures: Cut DT Anthony Montgomery, May 3; Traded QB Jason Campbell to Raiders, April 24 (Redskins get 2012 fourth-round draft pick); Non-tendered RFA RB Quinton Ganther, March 18 (to Seahawks); OT Chris Samuels (retired), March 4; Cut RB Ladell Betts, March 4; Cut QB Todd Collins, March 4; Cut RB Rock Cartwright, March 4; Cut DT Cornelius Griffin, March 4; Cut WR Antwaan Randle El, March 4; Cut CB Fred Smoot, March 4; Cut OG Randy Thomas, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA ILB Rocky McIntosh, June 14 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA S Reed Doughty, May 26 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA DT Kedric Golston, April 16 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA OT Stephon Heyer, April 14 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA OLB-DE Chris Wilson, March 25 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA OG Will Montgomery, March 13 (one year, $1.8 million); UFA C Casey Rabach, March 8 (three years, $12.3 million); RFA DT Lorenzo Alexander, March 5 (three years); UFA DE Phillip Daniels, March 5 (two years, $2.2 million); UFA OT Mike Williams, March 5.
 
NFC NORTH
Chicago Bears
UFAs: DT Dusty Dvoracek (not tendered), OLB Darrell McClover, DE Adewale Ogunleye, RB Adrian Peterson.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Jaguars LB Brian Iwuh, May 24; Traded for Panthers S Chris Harris, April 27 (Panthers get OLB Jamar Williams); Ex-Colts non-tendered RFA CB Tim Jennings, March 16 (two years); Ex-Panthers UFA DE Julius Peppers, March 5 (six years, up to $91.5 million, $42 million guaranteed); Ex-Vikings UFA RB Chester Taylor, March 5 (four years, $12.5 million, $7 million guaranteed); Ex-Chargers UFA TE Brandon Manumaleuna, March 5 (five years, up to $17 million, $6 million guaranteed).
Key departures: Traded S Kevin Payne to Rams, April 28 (Bears get 2011 conditional seventh-round draft pick); Traded OLB Jamar Williams to Panthers, April 27 (Bears get S Chris Harris); Cut DE Alex Brown, April 1; Cut CB Nathan Vasher, March 17; Cut FB Jason McKie, March 16; Cut RB Kevin Jones, March 9; Cut OT Orlando Pace, March 1.
Key re-signings: RFA S Danieal Manning, May 19 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Mark Anderson, April 30 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA OLB Nick Roach, April 19 (one year, $1.7 million); UFA OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa, April 12 (one year); RFA S Josh Bullocks, March 11 (one year, $1.2 million).
 
Detroit Lions
UFAs: OT Damion Cook, CB Anthony Henry, QB Patrick Ramsey, OLB Cody Spencer (not tendered).
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-49ers UFA CB Dré Bly, July 2 (two years); Ex-Giants non-tendered RFA S C.C. Brown, May 10 (one year); Traded for Broncos TE Tony Scheffler, April 19 (Lions sent OLB Ernie Sims to Eagles in three-team trade; Lions also received Broncos’ 2010 seventh-round draft pick); Traded for Seahawks OG Rob Sims, April 5 (Seahawks get DE Robert Henderson and a 2010 fifth-round draft pick; Lions also get 2010 seventh-round draft pick); Ex-Panthers UFA CB Dante Wesley, April 3 (two years); Ex-Panthers LB Landon Johnson, March 19 (one year); Traded for 49ers QB Shaun Hill, March 14 (Niners get 2011 seventh-round draft pick; Lions subsequently signed Hill to one-year contract extension through 2011); Traded for Falcons CB Chris Houston, March 8 (Falcons get 2010 sixth-round draft pick and teams swap 2010 fifth-round picks); Ex-Rams non-tendered RFA CB Jonathan Wade, March 8; Ex-Titans UFA DE Kyle Vanden Bosch, March 5 (four years, $26 million); Ex-Seahawks UFA WR Nate Burleson, March 5 (five years, $25 million, $11 million guaranteed); LB Ashlee Palmer, Feb. 18; RB DeDe Dorsey, Feb. 9.
Key departures: Cut S Daniel Bullocks, July 8; UFA QB Daunte Culpepper, June 7 (to UFL); UFA CB William James, May 6 (to 49ers); Cut CB DeAngelo Smith, April 26; Traded OLB Ernie Sims to Eagles, April 19 (Lions get Broncos TE Tony Scheffler and Broncos’ 2010 seventh-round draft pick as part of three-team trade); Cut CB Kevin Hobbs, April 16; Cut OL Daniel Loper, April 15; TE Casey FitzSimmons (retired), April 14; UFA ILB Larry Foote, March 15 (to Steelers); Cut DE Dewayne White, March 8; Cut CB Phillip Buchanon, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA C Dylan Gandy, April 15 (one year, $1.2 million); DE Jared DeVries, April 12 (one year, $1.7 million; was previously cut by Lions Feb. 23); RFA S Ko Simpson, April 8 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OG Daniel Loper, March 29 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OG Manny Ramirez, March 29 (one year, $1.1 million); RFA DE Jason Hunter, March 23 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA CB Kevin Hobbs, March 18 (one year); UFA S Marquand Manuel, March 16 (one year, $805,000); Non-tendered RFA DE Copeland Bryan, March 16; UFA TE Will Heller, March 8 (three years); UFA ILB Vinny Ciurciu, March 5 (one year); UFA OT Jon Jansen, March 5 (one year, $860,000).
 
Green Bay Packers
UFAs: P Jeremy Kapinos (not tendered), RB DeShawn Wynn (not tendered).
RFAs: S Atari Bigby.
Key arrivals:
Key departures: Cut OLB Jeremy Thompson, April 26; UFA OLB Aaron Kampman, March 7 (to Jaguars); Cut DE Mike Montgomery, March 6; Cut S Matt Giordano, March 6.
Key re-signings: RFA CB Tramon Williams, June 16 (one year, $3.2 million); RFA DE Johnny Jolly, June 15 (one year, $2.5 million); RFA OG Daryn Colledge, May 10 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA FB John Kuhn, April 16 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA C Jason Spitz, April 5 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA CB-RS Will Blackmon, March 17 (one year, $1.2 million); UFA OT Mark Tauscher (two years); FFA NT Ryan Pickett, March 12 (four years, $25 million, $10 million in first year); RFA S Nick Collins, March 9 (one year, $3.3 million; subsequently signed three-year extension worth additional $23.4 million, with $14 million in first year, March 12); UFA OT Chad Clifton, March 5 (three years, to up $19.4 million, $7.5 million guaranteed).
 
Minnesota Vikings
UFAs: None.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Texans RB Ryan Moats, June 15; Ex-Jets CB Lito Sheppard, April 21 (one year, $2 million); Ex-Packers DE Mike Montgomery, March 29 (one year); Ex-Panthers non-tendered RFA PK Rhys Lloyd, March 8.
Key departures: Non-tendered RFA CB Karl Paymah, March 17 (to 49ers); UFA OL Artis Hicks, March 6 (to Redskins); UFA RB Chester Taylor, March 5 (to Bears).
Key re-signings: RFA DE Ray Edwards, June 14 (one year, $2.5 million); RFA QB Tarvaris Jackson, April 19 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA FB Naufahu Tahi, April 13 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OT Ryan Cook, April 12 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DT Fred Evans, April 12 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA S Eric Frampton, April 12 (one year, $1.1 million); UFA DT Jimmy Kennedy, March 13 (two years, $6 million); UFA CB Benny Sapp, March 9 (two years); WR Greg Lewis, Feb. 28 (one year).
 
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
UFAs: WR Marty Booker, S Jamaal Fudge (not tendered), ILB Tony Gilbert, CB Antoine Harris (not tendered), RB Verron Haynes.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Texans UFA CB Dunta Robinson, March 5 (six years, $57 million, $25.5 million guaranteed).
Key departures: Cut CB Tye Hill, March 16; Traded CB Chris Houston, March 8 (to Lions; Falcons get 2010 sixth-round draft pick and teams swap 2010 fifth-round picks); LS Mike Schneck (retired), March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA RB Jerious Norwood, April 22 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA P Michael Koenen, April 22 (one year, $2.7 million); RFA RB Jason Snelling, April 15 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA OT Tyson Clabo, April 15 (one year, $2.5 million); RFA OG Harvey Dahl, April 15 (one year, $2.5 million); RFA OL Quinn Ojinnaka, April 15 (one year, $1.2 million); UFA LS Joe Zelenka, March 8; UFA QB Chris Redman, March 5 (two years, $5.6 million); CB Brian Williams, March 4; WR Brian Finneran, Feb. 11.
 
Carolina Panthers
UFAs: QB Josh ­McCown, DT Hollis Thomas.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Traded for Bears OLB Jamar Williams, April 27 (Bears get S Chris Harris); Ex-Colts non-tendered RFA S Aaron Francisco, April 12; Ex-Jets WR Wallace Wright, March 8 (two years, $1.7 million); DT Ed Johnson, Feb. 17.
Key departures: UFA OG Keydrick Vincent, July 9 (to Buccaneers); UFA WR Muhsin Muhammad (retired), June 10; Non-tendered RFA S Quinton Teal, April 28 (to Seahawks); Traded S Chris Harris to Bears, April 27 (Panthers get OLB Jamar Williams); UFA CB Dante Wesley, April 3 (to Lions); Non-tendered RFA PK Rhys Lloyd, March 8 (to Vikings); Cut FB Brad Hoover, March 8; UFA QB A.J. Feeley, March 5 (to Rams); UFA DE Julius Peppers, March 5 (to Bears); Cut QB Jake Delhomme, March 5; Cut LB Na’il Diggs, March 5; Cut LB Landon Johnson, March 5; Cut DT Maake Kemoeatu, March 5; Cut DT Damione Lewis, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA OLB Thomas Davis, June 8 (one year, $3.3 million); RFA CB Richard Marshall, June 8 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA OLB James Anderson, April 20 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DT Louis Leonard, April 20 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA TE Jeff King, April 16 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA DT Tank Tyler, April 15 (one year, $1.1 million); UFA DE Tyler Brayton, March 17 (three years); RFA QB Matt Moore, March 11 (one year, $3 million).
 
New Orleans Saints
UFAs: QB Mark Brunell, TE Dan Campbell, DT Kendrick Clancy, TE Darnell Dinkins, TE Billy Miller, DE Paul Spicer.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Bears FB Jason McKie, May 24 (one year); Ex-Jaguars non-tendered RFA OLB Clint Ingram, May 19 (one year); Ex-Buccaneers UFA DL Jimmy Wilkerson, April 20 (one year, $2 million); Ex-Bears DE Alex Brown, April 7 (two years, $5.5 million).
Key departures: Traded OT Jammal Brown to Redskins, June 19 (Saints get 2011 third- or fourth-round pick); Non-tendered RFA FB Kyle Eckel, June 4 (to Broncos); RFA RB Mike Bell, March 23 (to Eagles); UFA OLB Scott Fujita, March 7 (to Browns); Cut DE Charles Grant, March 5; Cut OG Jamar Nesbit, March 4; Cut OLB Mark Simoneau, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA WR Lance Moore, June 18 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA S Roman Harper, June 15 (one year, $2.5 million); RFA RB Pierre Thomas, June 14 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA OG Jahri Evans, May 5 (seven years, $56.7 million); UFA S Darren Sharper, May 3 (one year); RFA WR-RS Courtney Roby, April 20 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA ILB Marvin Mitchell, April 20 (one year, $1.1 million); RFA S Usama Young, April 15 (one year, $1.1 million); RFA S Chris Reis, April 14 (one year, $1 million); RFA TE David Thomas, April 13 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OT Jermon Bushrod, April 13 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA DT Remi Ayodele, April 13 (one year, $1.1 million); RFA OT Zach Strief, April 12 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA DE Anthony Hargrove, April 5 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA DE Jeff Charleston, March 29 (one year, $1.1 million); UFA LS Jason Kyle, March 11; UFA C Nick Leckey, March 6 (one year); UFA S Pierson Prioleau, March 6 (one year).
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
UFAs: S Jermaine Phillips, FB Byron Storer (not tendered), OLB Rod Wilson (not tendered).
RFAs: OT Donald Penn.
Key arrivals: Ex-Panthers UFA OG Keydrick Vincent, July 9 (two years, $4.5 million); Ex-Eagles UFA S Sean Jones, March 16 (two years); Ex-Raiders non-tendered RFA LB Jon Alston, March 13; Traded for Eagles WR Reggie Brown, March 8 (Eagles get sixth-round draft pick in 2011).
Key departures: Cut LB Angelo Crowell, June 18; Cut WR Mark Bradley, June 16; Cut DT Chris Hovan, FB B.J. Askew and OG Arron Sears, April 26; Traded QB Byron Leftwich to Steelers, April 20 (Buccaneers get 2010 seventh-round draft pick); UFA DL Jimmy Wilkerson, April 20 (to Saints); Non-tendered RFA LB Matt McCoy, March 17 (to Seahawks); UFA WR Antonio Bryant, March 10 (to Bengals); UFA S Will Allen, March 8 (to Steelers); Cut CB Torrie Cox, March 4; Cut P Josh Bidwell, March 4; Cut P Dirk Johnson, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA RB Cadillac Williams, May 12 (one year, $2.3 million); RFA OT Jeremy Trueblood, May 11 (one year, $1.8 million); RFA ILB Barrett Ruud, April 21 (one year, $3.3 million); RFA WR Maurice Stovall, April 16 (one year, $1.2 million).
 
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Arizona Cardinals
UFAs: DE Jason Banks (not tendered), CB Ralph Brown, OT Mike Gandy, FB Justin Green (not tendered), FB Dan Kreider, OLB Chike Okeafor, QB Brian St. Pierre.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Jets OG Alan Faneca, April 27 (one year, $2.5 million); Ex-Jets UFA PK Jay Feely, April 2 (two years, $3.5 million); Ex-Dolphins OLB Joey Porter, March 19 (three years, $17.5 million); Ex-Browns QB Derek Anderson, March 17 (two years, $7.3 million, $3.3 million guaranteed); Ex-Rams UFA LB Paris Lenon, March 15 (three years); Ex-Browns UFA OL Rex Hadnot, March 12 (three years, $9 million); Traded for Jets S Kerry Rhodes, March 6 (Jets get fourth-round draft pick in 2010 and seventh-round draft pick in 2011).
Key departures: Traded CB Bryant McFadden to Steelers, April 24 (Cardinals get 2010 fifth-round draft pick); UFA PK Neil Rackers, April 5 (to Texans); UFA WR Sean Morey, March 29 (to Seahawks); Non-tendered RFA WR Jerheme Urban, March 11 (to Chiefs); Traded WR Anquan Boldin, March 5 (to Ravens; Cardinals get third- and fourth-round draft picks in 2010, also send fifth-round draft pick in 2010 to Baltimore); UFA OLB Karlos Dansby, March 5 (to Dolphins); Cut S Antrel Rolle, March 4.
Key re-signings: RFA OG Deuce Lutui, June 14 (one year, $1.8 million); UFA DT Bryan Robinson, April 28 (one year); UFA S Matt Ware, March 31 (one year); RFA WR Steve Breaston, March 29 (one year, $2.4 million); RFA C Lyle Sendlein, March 29 (one year, $1.7 million); RFA DT Gabe Watson, March 29 (one year, $1.8 million); UFA LB Monty Beisel, March 29 (one year); RFA TE Ben Patrick, March 23 (one year, $1.7 million); Non-tendered RFA C Ben Claxton, March 12 (one year); UFA OL Jeremy Bridges, March 11 (three years, $4.9 million); Non-tendered RFA TE Stephen Spach, March 10 (one year); UFA TE Anthony Becht, March 10 (one year, $950,000).
 
St. Louis Rams
UFAs: CB Eric Bassey (not tendered), RB Samkon Gado (not tendered), S Clinton Hart, DE Leonard Little, LS Ryan Neill (not tendered).
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Buccaneers DT Chris Hovan, June 9; Traded for Cowboys LB Bobby Carpenter, May 10 (Cowboys get OT Alex Barron); Traded for Bears S Kevin Payne, April 28 (Bears get 2011 conditional seventh-round draft pick); Ex-Panthers LB Na’il Diggs, April 7 (two years, $2.5 million); Ex-Giants non-tendered RFA TE Darcy Johnson, March 22 (one year, $470,000); Ex-Giants non-tendered RFA CB Kevin Dockery, March 22 (one year, $620,000); Ex-Browns UFA C Hank Fraley, March 14 (three years, $3 million); Ex-Giants UFA DT Fred Robbins, March 8 (three years, $11.3 million); Ex-Panthers UFA QB A.J. Feeley, March 5 (two years, $6 million).
Key departures: UFA TE Randy McMichael, June 3 (to Chargers); Traded OT Alex Barron to Cowboys, May 10 (Rams get LB Bobby Carpenter); Traded DT Adam Carriker to Redskins, April 20 (Rams and Redskins swap draft picks in the fifth and seventh rounds of the 2010 draft); UFA QB Kyle Boller, April 15 (to Raiders); Cut QB Marc Bulger, April 5; UFA LB Paris Lenon, March 15 (to Cardinals); Non-tendered RFA CB Jonathan Wade, March 8 (to Lions).
Key re-signings: Non-tendered RFA S O.J. Atogwe, June 23 (five years, $32 million); RFA DT Clifton Ryan, April 20 (one year, $1.7 million); Non-tendered RFA DT Gary Gibson, April 19 (one year); RFA DE Victor Adeyanju, March 30 (one year, $1.2 million); UFA DE James Hall, March 22 (three years, $8.3 million); UFA LS Chris Massey, March 18 (four years, $4.4 million); Non-tendered RFA OG Mark Setterstrom, March 16 (one year, $560,000); Non-tendered RFA TE Daniel Fells, March 10 (one year, $745,000); RFA S Craig Dahl, March 5 (three years, $3.6 million).
 
San Francisco 49ers
UFAs: NT Aubrayo Franklin (franchised), S Mark Roman, P Ricky Schmitt (not tendered).
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Lions UFA CB William James, May 6 (one year, $755,000); OLB Travis LaBoy, April 20 (one year, $1.6 million); Traded for Dolphins WR-RS Ted Ginn Jr, April 16 (Dolphins get 2010 fifth-round draft pick); Ex-Vikings non-tendered RFA CB Karl Paymah, March 17 (one year); Ex-Giants UFA QB David Carr, March 7 (two years, $6.3 million, $2 million signing bonus).
Key departures: UFA CB Dré Bly, July 2 (to Lions); UFA CB Walt Harris, June 24 (to Ravens); Traded QB Shaun Hill, March 14 (to Lions; Niners get 2011 seventh-round pick); UFA WR Arnaz Battle, March 8 (to Steelers); UFA OT Tony Pashos, March 7 (to Browns).
Key re-signings: RFA OG David Baas, April 13 (one year, $1.2 million); RFA OLB Ahmad Brooks, April 2 (two years, $4.2 million, $1.9 million signing bonus); UFA OT Barry Sims, March 22 (one year, up to $2.1 million); ILB Matt Wilhelm, March 4.
 
Seattle Seahawks
UFAs: OT Brandon Frye (not tendered), LS Kevin Houser, OLB D.D. Lewis, CB Ken Lucas, OT Damion McIntosh, LS Jeff Robinson.
RFAs: None.
Key arrivals: Ex-Chargers S Kevin Ellison, June 29; Ex-Raiders non-tendered RFA QB J.P. Losman, May 18 (one year, $630,000); Traded for Titans RB LenDale White and DT Kevin Vickerson, April 24 (Teams swapped 2010 fourth- and sixth-round draft picks); Traded for Jets RB Leon Washington, April 24 (Jets get 2010 fifth-round draft pick; Seahawks also get 2010 seventh-round draft pick); Ex-Broncos UFA OG Ben Hamilton, April 20 (one year); Ex-Titans WR Mike Williams, April 16; Ex-Cardinals UFA WR Sean Morey, March 29; Ex-Redskins non-tendered RFA RB Quinton Ganther, March 18 (one year); Traded for Chargers RFA QB Charlie Whitehurst, March 17 (teams swap 2010 second-round draft picks and Chargers get 2011 third-round pick; Seahawks subsequently signed Whitehurst to a two-year contract worth up to $10 million); Ex-Buccaneers non-tendered RFA LB Matt McCoy, March 17 (one year, $630,000); Traded for Eagles DE Chris Clemons, March 16 (Eagles get DE Darryl Tapp; Seahawks also receive Eagles’ 2010 fourth-round draft pick); Ex-Patriots TE Chris Baker, March 13 (two years, $4.8 million).
Key departures: UFA FB Justin Griffith, June 16 (to Texans); Cut RB LenDale White, May 28; OT Walter Jones (retired), April 29; DE Patrick Kerney (retired), April 13; Cut RB Xavier Omon and TE John Owens, April 6; Traded OG Rob Sims to Lions, April 5 (Seahawks get DE Robert Henderson and a 2010 fifth-round draft pick; Lions also get 2010 seventh-round draft pick); UFA DL Cory Redding, March 22 (to Ravens); Traded DE Darryl Tapp to Eagles, March 16; Cut S Deon Grant, March 15; Traded QB Seneca Wallace, March 8 (to Browns; Seahawks get conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2011); UFA WR Nate Burleson, March 5 (to Lions).
Key re-signings: UFA S Lawyer Milloy, April 30 (one year); RFA C Chris Spencer, April 15 (one year, $2.4 million); RFA WR Ben Obomanu, April 15 (one year, $1.1 million); FFA PK Olindo Mare, March 10 (one year, $2.8 million).

After wasting no time signing RB Harvey Unga to a four-year contract six days after having selected him in the seventh round of the supplemental draft, the Bears are very likely, we hear, to reserve a roster spot for Brigham Young’s all-time leading rusher. “He’s a short-yardage specialist who can move the pile, which the team didn’t really have,” said one team insider. “Unga could fill the No. 3 RB role and also play fullback and save a roster spot by filling two roles.” What Unga also does is threaten the status of backup RBs Garrett Wolfe and Kahlil Bell, as well as FBs Eddie Williams and Will Ta’ufo’ou. “In each of their cases, the ability to perform well on special teams, which Wolfe has proven he can do, will be key,” the insider said. It’s worth noting that three of the Bears’ top eight special-teams players in terms of playing time last season — Jamar Williams, Darrell McClover and Adrian Peterson — are no longer with the team.
 
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Saints re-sign McCray, sign Tennant

The Saints signed one of their draft picks Thursday and re-signed a player they recently cut.
DE Bobby McCray, who was released by New Orleans on June 21, signed a one-year deal with the team. McCray spent the past two seasons with the Saints and started in the postseason as the team made its run to a championship. He’s a pass-rushing specialist and could share time with DEs Alex Brown and Jimmy Wilkerson opposite DE Charles Grant.
New Orleans also signed fifth-round pick Matt Tennant to a four-year deal. Tennant will back up Jonathan Goodwin at center.
In PFW’s 2010 Draft Preview, PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki wrote that the Boston College product is “smart, tough, durable and experienced and has solid developmental potential.”
 
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With the NCAA partaking in a thorough investigation of the North Carolina football program, head coach Butch Davis made his first public comments about the process during an appearance at the Triangle Pigskin Preview.
“As we go through this review there are things that obviously the NCAA has asked us not to talk about,” Davis said in his opening statement.
“We are doing absolutely everything from a cooperating standpoint. The NCAA has assured us that they will make this as quick and as soon as possible.”
As the NFP’s Aaron Wilson reported on Monday, UNC athletic department officials are concerned that defensive tackle Marvin Austin will be suspended for his entire senior year due to alleged NCAA violations involving extra benefits from agents, middlemen and marketing representatives.
The NCAA continues to gather information, and Austin might not be the only North Carolina player to face punishment. NCAA investigators also reportedly have interviewed wide receiver Greg Little, safety Deunta Williams, cornerback Kendric Burney and linebackers Bruce Carter and Quan Sturdivant.
The NCAA has requested phone records and asked players to detail all interaction involving agents.
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Chiefs sign third-round TE Moeaki

The Chiefs announced Thursday that they have agreed to terms with 2010 third-round draft pick TE Tony Moeaki. Details of the contract were not disclosed.
Moeaki, the second of Kansas City’s two third-round picks and the 93rd selection overall, saw action in 48 games (15 starts) at Iowa, catching 76 passes for 953 yards with 11 TDs. He started 10 games for the Hawkeyes as a senior in 2009, producing 30 receptions for 387 yards with four TDs.
In PFW’s 2010 Draft Preview, personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki wrote that the 6-3, 252-pound Moeaki “concentrates in traffic and shows nice eye-hand coordination” but “is injury-prone and durability is a major concern.”
Moeaki, who impressed with his pass-catching ability in offseason practices, is expected to compete for the starting tight end job with Leonard Pope in training camp.
 
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