Here’s my third rendition of a comprehensive chart of off-season player movement among AFC North Division teams (updated through 8 pm, Sunday, March 29, 2020).
An explanation of how the chart works appears at the end of this article.
Baltimore Ravens
PLAYERS LOST: LB Patrick Onwuasor (New York Jets), LB Josh Bynes (Cincinnati), DE Chris Wormley (Pittsburgh, via trade), WR Seth Roberts (Carolina), DT Michael Pierce (Minnesota), TE Hayden Hurst (Atlanta, via trade)
PLAYERS SIGNED: DE Derek Wolfe (Denver), DE Calais Campbell (Jacksonville, via trade)
RE-SIGNED: WR Chris Moore, S Anthony Levine, CB Jimmy Smith, P Sam Koch (extension), S Chuck Clark (extension), DT Justin Ellis, DT Jihad Ward, T Andre Smith, WR/RS D’Anthony Thomas, S/ST Jordan Richards, RB Gus Edwards (tendered, exclusive-rights), C Matt Skura (tendered, restricted), LB Aaron Adeoye, DB Terrell Bonds, G Will Holden, DE Ufomba Kamalu, WR Sean Modster, DE Michael Onuoha, T R.J. Prince, TE Charles Scarff, WR Antoine Wesley
STATUS UNRESOLVED: CB Brandon Carr (club option declined), T/G James Hurst, S Tony Jefferson, LB Matthew Judon (franchise tag), LB Pernell McPhee, DT Domata Peko, S Brynden Trawick, C Hroniss Grasu, G Randin Crecelius (untendered, restricted), S Fish Smithson (untendered, restricted), G Parker Ehringer (untendered, restricted)
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: G Marshal Yanda
Cincinnati Bengals
PLAYERS LOST: LB LaRoy Reynolds (Atlanta), TE Tyler Eifert (Jacksonville), LB Nick Vigil (Los Angeles Chargers), G John Miller (Carolina), DT Andrew Billings (Cleveland), S Clayton Fejederleim (Miami),
PLAYERS SIGNED: S Vonn Bell (New Orleans), LB Josh Bynes (Baltimore), WR Mike Thomas (Los Angeles Rams), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (Dallas), CB Mackensie Alexander (Minnesota0, CB Trae Waynes (Minnesota), DT DJ Reader (Houston), CB Winston Rose (Winnipeg – CFL), CB Tony Brown (Green Bay)
RE-SIGNED: CB Torry McTyer, TE Moritz Bohringer, WR DeMarkus Lodge, LS Dan Godsil, DT Josh Tupou (tendered, restricted), S Brandon Wilson (tendered, restricted), TE Cethan Carter (tendered, restricted), G Alex Redmond (tendered, restricted),
STATUS UNRESOLVED: CB Darqueze Dennard, WR AJ Green (franchise tag), CB BW Webb, T Cordy Glenn, DE Kerry Wynn, G John Jerry, LB Hardy Nickerson, Jr. (untendered, restricted), CB Greg Mabin (untendered, restricted), CB Tony McRae (untendered, restricted), S Trayvon Henderson (exclusive-rights), DT Niles Scott (untendered, 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
PLAYERS LOST: TE Nick Vannett (Denver), CB Artie Burns (Chicago), DT Javon Hargrave (Philadelphia), S Sean Davis (Washington), G BJ Finney (Seattle)
PLAYERS SIGNED: DE Chris Wormley (Baltimore, via trade), TE Eric Ebron (Indianapolis), G Stefen Wisniewski (Kansas City), FB Derek Watt (Los Angeles Chargers)
RE-SIGNED: S Jordan Dangerfield, T Zach Banner, 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, T Matt Feiler (tendered, restricted), CB Mike Hilton (tendered, restricted), LS Kameron Canaday
STATUS UNRESOLVED: FB Roosevelt Nix, LB Mark Barron, LB Anthony Chickillo, WR Johnny Holton, LB Bud Dupree (franchise tag), LB Tyler Matakevich, DT Latavius Walton (restricted), S Marcus Allen (exclusive-rights), C JC Hassenauer (exclusive-rights), DE Lavon Hooks (exclusive=rights)
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: G Ramon Foster, LB Ryan Shazier
Cleveland Browns
PLAYERS LOST: LB Joe Schobert (Jacksonville), S Eric Murray (Houston), LB Christian Kirksey (Green Bay), WR Shelton Gibson (Philadelphia), S Juston Burris (Carolina)
PLAYERS SIGNED: CB Andrew Sendejo (Minnesota), C Evan Brown (Miami), WR JoJo Nelson (Las Vegas), CB Donovan Olumba (Dallas), CB Kevin Johnson (Buffalo), DT Andrew Billings (Cincinnati), LB BJ Goodson (Green Bay), S Karl Joseph (Las Vegas), QB Case Keenum (Washington), T Jack Conklin (Tennessee), TE Austin Hooper (Atlanta), FB Andy Janovich (Denver, via trade)
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, TE Pharoah Brown (tendered, exclusive-rights), RB Kareem Hunt (tendered, restricted), WR Khadarel Hodge (tendered, exclusive-rights), RB-RS Dontrell Hilliard (tendered, exclusive-rights),
STATUS UNRESOLVED: S Morgan Burnett, 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, G Justin McCray (restricted), TE Ricky Seals-Jones (restricted), DE Bryan Cox (restricted), LB Robert McCray (exclusive-rights), DB Tigie Sankoh, WR Derrick Willies
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: None
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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.
