Updated through 10 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2021.
With training camp underway, the following comprehensive chart of offseason player movement among AFC North Division teams will conclude all activity before 2021 will commence.
An explanation of how the chart works appears at the end of this article. All remaining free agents are unrestricted unless otherwise noted.
Baltimore Ravens
PLAYERS LOST: LB Chauncey Rivers (Green Bay), WR Antoine Wesley (Arizona), T Orlando Brown, Jr. (Kansas City, via trade), G/T DJ Fluker (Miami, subsequently cut), WR Willie Snead (Las Vegas), C Matt Skura (Miami), LS Morgan Cox (Tennessee), DE Jihad Ward (Jacksonville), WR Chris Moore (Houston), DE Yannick Ngakoue (Las Vegas), OLB Matt Judon (New England), RB Mark Ingram (Houston), CB Tramon Williams (Green Bay, subsequently cut/retired), CB Terrell Bonds (Miami), TE Sean Culkin (Kansas City), S Jayron Kearse (Dallas), CB Pierre Desir (Seattle), G Parker Ehinger (Las Vegas), T RJ Prince (New England)
PLAYERS SIGNED: LB Justin Houston (Indianapolis), DE Chris Smith (Las Vegas), G Michael Schofield (Carolina), T Ja’wuan James (Denver), WR Devin Gray (Atlanta), T Alejandro Villanueva (Pittsburgh), WR Sammy Watkins (Kansas City), S Geno Stone (Houston), TE Josh Oliver (Jacksonville, via trade), G Kevin Zeitler (New York Giants), WR Deon Cain (Pittsburgh), S Chris Westry (Dallas), WR Binjimen Victor (New York Giants)
RE-SIGNED: QB Lamar Jackson (fifth-year option exercised), S Anthony Levine, LB LJ Fort, DE Derek Wolfe, OLB Tyus Bowser, ILB Chris Board, OLB Pernell McPhee, DT Justin Ellis, TE Eric Tomlinson, CB Davontae Harris, S Jordan Richards, QB Tyler Huntley, OLB Aaron Adeoye, WR Jaylon Moore, LS Nick Moore, DE Chauncey Rivers (subsequently cut), S Nigel Warrior, RB Ty’Son Williams, TE Eli Wolf, DT Braxton Hoyett, C Greg Mancz, RB Gus Edwards, C Trystan Colon-Castillo, ILB Kristian Welch, P Johnny Townsend, CB Khalil Dorsey
STATUS UNRESOLVED: QB Robert Griffin III, WR Dez Bryant, WR DeAndrew White, WR De’Anthony Thomas, T Jordan Mills
SUSPENDED and RETIRED: None
Cincinnati Bengals
PLAYERS LOST: LB Josh Bynes (Carolina), DT Margus Hunt (Arizona), DT Christian Covington (Los Angeles Chargers), DT Xavier Williams (Arizona), G Alex Redmond (New England), RB Giovani Bernard (Tampa Bay), T Bobby Hart (Buffalo), CB Mackensie Alexander (Minnesota), WR Alex Erickson (Houston), K Randy Bullock (Detroit), TE Cethan Carter (Miami), QB Ryan Finley (Houston, via trade, subsequently cut), WR AJ Green (Arizona), DE Carl Lawson (New York Jets), C BJ Finney (Pittsburgh), WR John Ross (New York Giants), CB William Jackson (Washington), S Shawn Williams (Arizona)
PLAYERS SIGNED: C Lamont Galliard (Arizona), S Kavon Frazier (Miami), WR Trent Taylor (San Francisco), TE Thaddeus Moss (Washington), S Ricardo Allen (Atlanta), CB Eli Apple (Carolina), T Riley Reiff (Minnesota), DT Larry Ogunjobi (Cleveland), DE Trey Hendrickson (New Orleans), CB Chidobe Awuzie (Dallas), CB Mike Hilton (Pittsburgh), LB Joe Bachie (Philadelphia)
RE-SIGNED: DT Mike Daniels, OLB Jordan Evans, P Kevin Huber, WR Mike Thomas, S-RS Brandon Wilson, QB Brandon Allen, QB Kyle Shurmur, RB Jacques Patrick, WR Scotty Washington, WR Trenton Irwin, DT Freedom Akinmoladum, LB Keandre Jones, CB Donnie Lewis, S Trayvon Henderson, CB Winston Rose, LS Dan Godsil (subsequently retired), LS Clark Harris, CB Jalen Davis, CB Tony Brown, RB Samaji Perine, G Quinton Spain, DE Amani Bledsoe, TE Mitchell Wilcox, DT Reginald McKenzie
STATUS UNRESOLVED: DT Geno Atkins, CB LeShaun Sims, T Javarius Leamon
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: LS Dan Godsil
Pittsburgh Steelers
PLAYERS LOST: G Danny Isidora (Houston), T Jerald Hawkins (New England), CB Steven Nelson (Philadelphia), T Alejandro Villanueva (Baltimore), RB James Conner (Arizona), CB Mike Hilton (Cincinnati), OLB Bud Dupree (Tennessee), T Matt Feiler (Los Angeles Chargers), QB Devlin Hodges (Los Angeles Rams), K Matthew Wright (Detroit), WR Deon Cain (Baltimore), LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (Tennessee), S Sean Davis (Indianapolis)
PLAYERS SIGNED: G Malcolm Pridgeon (Cleveland), TE Marcus Baugh (Washington), T Chaz Green (Indianapolis), DE Melvin Ingram (Los Angeles Chargers), T Trai Turner (Los Angeles Chargers), DE Abdullah Anderson (Minnesota), G Rashaad Coward (Chicago), RB Kalen Ballage (Los Angeles Chargers), T Joe Haeg (Tampa Bay), S Miles Killebrew (Detroit), C BJ Finney (Cincinnati), QB Dwayne Haskins (Washington), CB Stephen Denmark (Cleveland), TE Charles Jones (Buffalo), TE Dax Raymond (Green Bay, subsequently cut), T Aviante Collins (Minnesota), WR Tyler Simmons (Houston), CB Demarkus Acy (Washington), K Sam Sloman (Tennessee), RB Pete Guerriero (New York Jets)
RE-SIGNED: QB Josh Dobbs, DE Tyson Alualu, P Jordan Berry, DE Cassius Marsh, WR Juju Smith-Schuster, DE Chris Wormley, T Zach Banner, CB Cameron Sutton, RB Trey Edmunds, T Jarron Jones ($ub$quently cut), WR Anthony Johnson, WR Cody White, TE Kevin Rader, OT Anthony Coyle (subsequently cut), OT Brandon Walton, S John Battle, LB Tegray Scales, DT Demarcus Christmas, DE Calvin Taylor, P Corliss Waitman, LS Christian Kuntz, OT John Leglue, CB Trevor Williams, RB Wendell Smallwood, TE Charles Jones, WR Ray-Ray McCloud, C JC Hassenauer, S Marcus Allen, LB Robert Spillane
STATUS UNRESOLVED: G David DeCastro, ILB Avery Williamson, OLB Jayrone Elliott, S Jordan Dangerfield, CB Trevor Williams
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: C Maurkice Pouncey, TE Vance McDonald, LB Anthony Chickillo, LB Vince Williams
Cleveland Browns
PLAYERS LOST: S Tedric Thompson (Denver, subsequently cut), WR Marvin Hall (New England), DE George Obinna (Atlanta), DT Sheldon Richardson (Minnesota), S Karl Joseph (Las Vegas), T Kendall Lamm (Tennessee), CB Kevin Johnson (Tennessee), DT Larry Ogunjobi (Cincinnati), CB Stephen Denmark (Pittsburgh), LB Tae Davis (Houston), CB Terrance Mitchell (Houston), DT Vincent Taylor (Houston), CB Tavierre Thomas (Houston), WR Taywan Taylor (Houston), DB Donovan Olumba (Los Angeles Rams), G Malcolm Pridgeon (Pittsburgh)
PLAYERS SIGNED: WR Davion Davis (Minnesota), K Chase McLaughlin (New York Jets), NT Damion Square (Los Angeles Chargers), DT Malik McDowell (Seattle), DE Jadeveon Clowney (Tennessee), DT Malik Jackson (Philadelphia), LB Anthony Walker (Indianapolis), CB Troy Hill (Los Angeles Rams), FS John Johnson III (Los Angeles Rams), DE Takkarist McKinley (Las Vegas), T Greg Senat (Dallas), TE Connor Davis (New York Jets)
RE-SIGNED: TE David Njoku (fifth-year option exercised), LB Elijah Lee, WR Jojo Natson, K Cody Parkey, LB Malcolm Smith, WR Rashard Higgins, QB Kyle Lauletta, WR Ryan Switzer, FB Johnny Stanton, RB John Kelly, WR JaMarcus Bradley, TE Jordan Franks, TE Kyle Markway, G Cordel Iwaugwu, C Javon Patterson, T Alex Taylor, DE Cameron Malveaux, LB Montrel Meander, S Elijah Benton, CB AJ Green, K Matt McCrane (subsequently cut), DT Sheldon Day, DB Robert Jackson, LB Porter Gustin, TE Stephen Carlson, WR KhaDarel Hodge, C Anthony Fabiano (tendered), CB Brian Allen, G Colby Gossett, T Michael Dunn
STATUS UNRESOLVED: DE Adrian Clayborn, DE/LB Olivier Vernon, LB BJ Goodson, S Andrew Sendejo, T Drake Dorbeck, DE Trevon Young
SUSPENDED: None
RETIRED: WR Derrick Willies
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This AFC North Division player movement chart is derived from Spotrac.com’s list of players whose contracts expire when the league signing period begins March 17. 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 intends to keep 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 28. 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.
