Here’s my first rendition of a comprehensive chart of off-season player movement among AFC North Division teams.
An explanation of how the chart works appears at the end of this article.
Baltimore Ravens
LOST: None
SIGNED: DE Calais Campbell (Jacksonville, via trade)
RE-SIGNED: T Andre Smith, WR/RS D’Anthony Thomas, S/ST Jordan Richards, G Parker Ehringer
STATUS UNRESOLVED: S Tony Jefferson, CB Jimmy Smith, LB Matthew Judon (franchise tag), DT Michael Pierce, LB Patrick Onwuasor, WR Seth Roberts, S Anthony Levine, LB Pernell McPhee, DT Domata Peko, LB Josh Bynes, S Brynden Trawick, DT Justin Ellis, WR Chris Moore, DT Jihad Ward, C Hroniss Grasu, C Matt Skura (restricted), RB Gus Edwards (exclusive-rights), G Randin Crecelius (exclusive-rights), S Rish Smithson (exclusive-rights)
SUSPENDED: G/T James Hurst (four games – substance-abuse policy)
RETIRED: G Marshal Yanda
Cincinnati Bengals
LOST: None
SIGNED: CB Winston Rose (Winnipeg – CFL),, CBTony Brown (Green Bay)
RE-SIGNED: TE Moritz Bohringer, WR DeMarkus Lodge, , LS Dan Godsil
STATUS UNRESOLVED: WR AJ Green (franchise tag), T Cordy Glenn, TE Tyler Eifert, DE Kerry Wynn, G John Jerry, LB LaRoy Reynolds, LB Nick Vigil, DT Andrew Billings, S Layton Fejederlein, TE Cethan Carter (restricted) LB Hardy Nickerson, Jr. (restricted), CB Greg Mabin (restricted), G Alex Redmond (restricted), CB Torry McTyer (restricted), CB Tony McRae (restricted), DT Josh Tupou (restricted0, S Brandon Williams (restricted), S Trayvon Henderson (exclusive-rights), DT Niles Scott (exclusive-rights), TE Jordan Franks (exclusive-rights), T Javarius Leamon (exclusive-rights), DL Freedom Akinmoladun (exclusive-rights), LB Brady Sheldon (exclusive-rights), LB Devin Bellamy, K Kaare Vedvik, WR Cody Thompson,
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: None
Pittsburgh Steelers
LOST: None
SIGNED: None
RE-SIGNED: DB JT Barrett, WR Jamal Custis, T Christian DiLauro, T Derwin Gray, WR Quadree Henderson, DB Tray Matthews, DE Henry Mondeaux, DB Alexander Myres, TE Kevin Rader, TE Christian Scotland-Williamson, RB Ralph Webb, LB Tuzar Skipper, WR Anthony Johnson, RB Darrin Hall
STATUS UNRESOLVED: G BJ Finney, CB Artie Burns, LB Ryan Shazier, LB Bud Dupree, S Sean Davis, DT Javon Hargrave, TE Nick Verrett, LB Tyler Matakevich, LS Kameron Canaday, T Matt Feiler (restricted), CB Mike Hilton (restricted), DT Latavius Walton (restricted), S Jordan Dangerfield (restricted), T Zach Banner (restricted), S Marcus Allen (exclusive-rights), C JC Hassenauer (exclusive-rights), DE Lavon Hooks (exclusive=rights)
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: None
Cleveland Browns
LOST: WR Shelton Gibson (Philadelphia)
SIGNED: None
RE-SIGNED: DT Brandin Bryant, LB Jermaine Grace, DB Donnie Lewis, DB Montrel Meander, WR J’Mon Moore, G Malcolm Pridgeon, C Willie Wright, LB Trevon Young, RB Johnny Stanton
STATUS UNRESOLVED: LB Christian Kirksey, C Lo Falemaka, DB TJ Carrie, TE Demetrius Harris, G Eric Kush, LB Adarius Taylor, T Greg Robinson, QB Drew Stanton, S Damarious Randall, WR Rashard Higgins, LB Joe Schobert, S Eric Murray, CB Juston Burris, RB Kareem Hunt (restricted), G Justin McCray (restricted), TE Ricky Seals-Jones (restricted), DE Bryan Cox (restricted), WR Khadarel Hodge (exclusive-rights), RB-RS Dontrell Hilliard (exclusive-rights), TE Pharoah Brown (exclusive-rights), LB Robert McCray (exclusive-rights), DB Tigie Sankoh, WR Derrick Willies
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: None
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NOTE: This AFC North Division player movement chart is derived from Spotrac.com’s list of players whose contracts expired when the league signing period began March 18. The teams’ lists of unrestricted and restricted free agents are thought to be complete, but other roster moves involving lesser-known exclusive-rights free agents may not be reflected here. As transactions involving such players become known, they will be included.
Also, players that are released and become street free agents — the so-called “salary-cap dumps” — will be added to the lists as needed under the “status unresolved” heading. Restricted and exclusive-rights free agents will be listed as having “re-signed” after receiving tender offers from their clubs– even though those tenders may not have been signed. A tender offer usually means a team is intent on keeping that player on its roster, although it is sometimes used to gauge interest from other clubs.
Draft picks, on most occasions, are commensurate with where the free agent in question was originally selected, and what a team can expect in return if it loses a restricted free agent. Or a team can perform an NBA-style sign-and-trade transaction, putting the restricted free agent’s name on a new contract and sending him to another club.
All tendered restricted and exclusive-rights free agents will be indicated as such. If any of those players depart for another team, his name will be moved from the “re-signed” classification to the “free agents lost” category.
The deadline for offer sheets to be signed by restricted free agents on other teams is April 17. Once an offer sheet is signed, the player’s old club has seven days to match the offer, or the offering club immediately assumes his rights.
Players will sometimes change teams because they were placed on waivers and signed by other teams. Those moves are also reflected here, because any unattached player with NFL experience is, technically, a free agent. Several transactions of that type took place before the league year and the free-agent signing period began.
Players lost or acquired via trades will also be noted as such.
