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Round 3 Recap:
1. Lions - Eastern Kentucky OT Ricky Jordan
2. 49ers - Oklahoma St. OT Michael Donaldson
3. Panthers - Liberty DE Randy Foley
4. Titans - Southern Miss HB Ito Smith
5. Chiefs - TCU G Joseph Noteboom
6. Commanders - BYU DT Alvin Jones
7. Bills - Wake Forest FS Jessie Bates III
8. Giants - Florida CB Alan Randall
9. Jaguars - Arizona St. DE Mario Wasserman
10. Bills - Vanderbilt WR Rick Thomas
11. Titans - Notre Dame HB Josh Adams
12. Jets - Texas OLB Joel Simms
13. Titans - Notre Dame FB Phil Bender
14. Cowboys - California WR Marco Bryant
15. Buccaneers - Ohio St. MLB Derek Holmes
16. Ravens - USC WR Mike Luhr
17. Bengals - Ohio St. G Michael Jordan
18. Broncos - UCLA CB Mo Watson
19. Falcons - Wisconsin MLB Marco Wilkins
20. Ravens - Miami G Rob Gonzalez
21. Colts - Grambling St. CB Drew Browning
22. Seahawks - L.A. Tech MLB Xavier Wayne
23. Wildcats - California OT Terrell Stuart
24. Wildcats - Iowa FS Desmond King
25. Packers - North Carolina DE Earl Shields
26. Pioneers - S.F. Austin G Jay Carter
27. Dolphins - Akron G Mitch Winfield
28. Rams - Arizona St. OT Cletus Hall
29. Vikings - LSU HB Derrius Guice
30. Express - Iowa MLB Brandon Vazquez
31. Raiders - Texas Tech C Rick Mitchell
32. Orcas - Iowa WR Howard Webb

Round 4 Recap:
1. Lions - Indiana TE Ian Thomas
2. 49ers - Virginia Tech K Joey Slye
3. Vikings - Washington WR Lonnie Carty
4. Titans - San Diego St. G Tommy Caldwell
5. Chiefs - Utah OLB Rich Long
6. Commanders - Western Illinois HB Rich Brown
7. Bills - L.A. Tech FS Xavier Woods
8. Giants - UCF K Matthew Wright
9. Jaguars - NW Oklahoma St. DT Cody Vuong
10. Jaguars - Alabama TE Irv Smith Jr.
11. Bears - USC MLB Alfred Butler
12. Jets - Virginia Tech QB Michael Harmon
13. Browns - Houston CB Barry Hilliard
14. Cowboys - West Virginia DT Jaret Wagner
15. Rams - USC WR Robert Hayes
16. Browns - Georgia WR Chris Smith
17. Bengals - LSU TE Foster Moreau
18. Broncos - Citadel OT Onterrio Anderson
19. Falcons - East Tennessee St. FS Russell Brown
20. Wildcats - Boston College SS Will Harris
21. Colts - Nebraska DE Merton Snow
22. Seahawks - Clemson CB Norm Conley
23. Browns - Arizona St. MLB Antonio Barber
24. Eagles - Wisconsin QB Tiki Tucker
25. Packers - Morris Brown SS Travis Wallace
26. Pioneers - Southern Miss OLB Adrian Wyatt
27. Dolphins - Marshall DE Corey Hicks
28. Rams - East Carolina OLB Percy Baldwin
29. Vikings - San Jose St. OLB Alonzo Plummer
30. Express - Florida St. HB Brett White
31. Raiders - Iowa St. MLB Reggie Short
32. Eagles - Miss. St. P Logan Cooke

NFL Draft Order
1. Lions
2. 49ers
3. Patriots
4 Titans
5. Chiefs
6. Commanders
7. Bills
8. Giants
9. Jaguars
10. Steelers
11. Bears
12. Jets
13. Panthers
14. Cowboys
15. Buccaneers
16. Ravens
17. Bengals
18. Broncos
19. Falcons
20. Wildcats
21. Colts
22. Seahawks
23. Browns
24. Eagles
25. Packers
26. Pioneers
27. Dolphins
28. Rams
29. Vikings
30. Express
31. Raiders
32. Orcas

Bears own Titans 7th, Browns 7th
Eagles own Wildcats 6th
Orcas own Eagles 7th, Express 7th
Ravens own Wildcats 5th
Steelers own Panthers 7th, Wildcats 7th

Day 3 (rounds 5-7) are slated to begin sometime between 2 and 3 PM ET on Sunday, April 23rd

I have 3x 7th rounders. If anyone wants/needs an extra and wants to do like 2 of my 7ths for a 6th or higher 7th then lemme know. Otherwise it's getting spent on a player that likely won't get signed

KCF0107 posted...

30. Express - Iowa MLB Brandon Vazquez

Woo Iowa Player!

Even though it's not a real one.

Can't really complain

Shattered posted...

I have 3x 7th rounders. If anyone wants/needs an extra and wants to do like 2 of my 7ths for a 6th or higher 7th then lemme know. Otherwise it's getting spent on a player that likely won't get signed

If you don't mind trading to a division rival, I'm game. I still need a G/C, HB, TE, ROLB, and MLB to fill out my roster, so my four picks won't do that.

I get: Your 7th + Panthers 7th (so the two higher ones)
You get: My 6th

Because of the timing in the round and how big of a jump you're making for what you deem no sacrifice, I may want to also switch 5ths with you (you get the Wildcats one) or whatever KCF deems fairest.

The Chiefs will be looking to trade their 5th for some later picks

Ranlom posted...

The Chiefs will be looking to trade their 5th for some later picks

Bears would be interested in this for the Bears 6th and 7th

Day 3 of the draft will begin soon

MysteriousStan posted...

Bears would be interested in this for the Bears 6th and 7th

Should've agreed to this earlier, even my trades get sniped

Round 5 Recap:
1. Lions - Georgia G Scott Dockett
2. 49ers - Washington TE Drew Sample
3. Patriots - Missouri WR Marvin Lenzy
4. Bears - Nebraska HB Rondell Frazier
5. Chiefs - USC HB Josh Van Dyke
6. Commanders - North Carolina QB Luther Fitzgerald
7. Bills - Florida P Johnny Townsend
8. Giants - Georgia SS Tony Mack
9. Jaguars - North Carolina QB Ivan Martin
10. Steelers - Ole Miss TE Max Sabbatini
11. Bears - North Carolina G Ricardo Dudley
12. Jets - Nebraska-Omaha CB Travis Hunt
13. Panthers - Fresno St. OT Thomas McDowell
14. Cowboys - Texas A&M QB Dee Woods
15. Buccaneers - Boston College CB Cortez Turner
16. Ravens - Grand Valley St. OLB Reginald Morton
17. Bengals - Pittsburgh G Joe Young
18. Broncos - Vanderbilt G Michael Stump
19. Falcons - Oregon DE Jayson Bird
20. Ravens - Notre Dame MLB Ricky Wilkes
21. Colts - Northern Arizona OT DeShaun Marshall
22. Seahawks - Florida St. DT Roscoe Hall
23. Browns - Notre Dame HB Jason Moss
24. Eagles - Iowa DT Ross Beckett
25. Packers - Ohio St. MLB Lorenzo Dudley
26. Pioneers - Indiana OT Alex Moes
27. Dolphins - Michigan CB T.J. Arden
28. Rams - Jackson St. HB A.J. Mathis
29. Vikings - Kentucky C Will McFarland
30. Express - Auburn DT P.J. Miller
31. Raiders - Tulane DE Luther Simmons
32. Orcas - Ohio St. OLB Darius Green

Round 6 Recap:
1. Lions - Alabama C Shaun Myers
2. 49ers - California DE Omar Owens
3. Patriots - Virginia TE Brian Smith
4. Titans - Ohio St. FS Mitch Cook
5. Chiefs - Georgia WR Justin Johnson
6. Commanders - Pittsburgh CB Michael Williams
7. Bills - Auburn CB Kobe Erb
8. Giants - Nebraska WR Steve Simpson
9. Jaguars - Florida WR Aaron Henley
10. Steelers - Army SS Bobby Dawkins
11. Titans - Sam Houston G Alonzo McDaniels
12. Jets - UCLA SS Kirk Smith
13. Panthers - Washington St. FS Pat Jordan
14. Cowboys - Penn St. SS Kevin Smith
15. Buccaneers - Indiana WR Travis Brookes
16. Ravens - Tennessee-Chattanooga C Twan Jackson
17. Bengals - Ohio St. OLB Andre Sloan
18. Broncos - Colorado OLB Neil Sherry
19. Falcons - New Mexico OLB Ron Mackey
20. Eagles - Notre Dame OT Jason Randle
21. Colts - Florida St. DT Kurt Els
22. Seahawks - Arizona OLB Steve McNamara
23. Browns - Rice G Matt Jackson
24. Eagles - Virginia Tech FB Ted Manson
25. Packers - Arkansas Pine-Bluff OT LaBron Chiang
26. Pioneers - San Diego St. CB Xavier Hilliard
27. Dolphins - Kentucky WR Clint Browning
28. Rams - Ohio St. DE Chauncey Nystrom
29. Vikings - Tulane QB Brian Newberry
30. Express - Virginia OLB Randall Thomas
31. Raiders - Fresno St. SS Pete Marshall
32. Orcas - Colorado St. QB Wayne Payne

Round 7 Recap:
1. Lions - USC OLB Byron Payton
2. 49ers - Virginia DT JaQuan Brown
3. Patriots - BYU FS Byron Spivey
4. Bears - Marshall OT Reginald Johnson
5. Chiefs - Tennessee Tech C Darnell Ecker
6. Commanders - Boston College FS Marcus Lops
7. Bills - Washington St. FB Austin Hendrickson
8. Giants - Penn St. CB Doug Edwards
9. Jaguars - Auburn C Wally Smith
10. Steelers - Michigan DT Josh Miles
11. Titans - California OT B.J. Tucker
12. Jets - Oregon FS Roderick McDaniels
13. Steelers - Stanford CB Charlie Ferris
14. Cowboys - Georgia CB Torry Ward
15. Buccaneers - Oklahoma St. FS Dave Maynard
16. Ravens - Simon Fraser TE Marcus McCray
17. Bengals - Stanford WR Dimitrius Jackson
18. Broncos - Texas A&M TE Hank Rice
19. Falcons - Nebraska SS Conrad Wheeler
20. Steelers - Fresno St. FB R.B. Perz
21. Colts - Notre Dame FB Joey Shannon
22. Seahawks - Western Illinois C Jamal Kato
23. Bears - Fresno St. CB Jeff Foley
24. Orcas - Mississippi St. CB Brady Sanders
25. Packers - N.C. St. P A.J. Cole III
26. Pioneers - Ohio St. QB Corey Watkins
27. Dolphins - Michigan St. TE LeRoy Coyle
28. Rams - Missouri C Glenn Martinez
29. Vikings - Oregon OT Ken Carpenter
30. Orcas - Jackson St. OT Max Thomas
31. Raiders - Temple DE Jerome Irvin
32. Orcas - Michigan St. WR Joel Doeberling

Madden Draft Grades

The following is a list of all user teams ordered by the letter grade given to them and then alphabetically. Take little stock in how you are graded. These are not at all an indicator of the ratings to expect from your rookies nor future performance. They are essentially arbitrary. All AI teams are given A grades.

A
Titans

A-
Express
Jaguars
Jets
Lions

B+
Bears
Chiefs
Eagles
49ers
Steelers

B
Colts
Patriots
Ravens

B-
Bills
Falcons
Packers

C
Panthers

C-
Giants
Wildcats

D
Raiders
Browns

In addition, Madden also mentions when they deem a team's first pick was not their best pick. Again, this is an arbitrary distinction and not based on anything of importance. Still, useless information can be interesting!

Bears
First Pick: MLB Alfred Butler
Best Pick: HB Rondell Frazier

Buccaneers
First Pick: DT Taven Bryan
Best Pick: OT Greg Little

Colts
First Pick: TE Noah Fant
Best Pick: OT DeShaun Marshall

Jets
First Pick: SS Nassir Adderley
Best Pick: QB Michael Harmon

Orcas
First Pick: WR Howard Webb
Best Pick: QB Wayne Payne

Pioneers
First Pick: WR Zay Jones
Best Pick: OT Alex Moes

Rams
First Pick: WR Isaiah Ford
Best Pick: OT Cletus Hall

Steelers
First Pick: DE Deatrich Wise Jr.
Best Pick: MLB Nick Kiwatkoski

Wildcats
First Pick: DT Maliek Collins
Best Pick: HB Raheem Mostert

Signing Draft Picks

Quite a few teams have done it already, but now's the time to get those draftees' signatures and have them suit up for your squad. It is essentially just like signing your own free agents, but you don't have to worry about holdouts/franchise tags, and you typically have far fewer players to sign.

There are a few things you need to keep in mind as you read your PM. One, you will not know the overall ratings until they are signed. That is an in-game mechanic and not something by my design. Two, the desired deals for each player, in terms of length, is based on where they were taken. It is as follows:

Top 5 - Six years
6-10 - Five years
11-32 - Four years
2nd-4th rounds - Three years
5th-7th rounds - One year

Once again, you do not have to offer them their exact deals and can change their length, but I advise you to sign them to the length that they ask for because if you change the length, they might ask for considerably more money.

The deadline to sign your rookies will be Monday, May 1st at 8 PM ET. Should you idle, I will sign all your rookies to the deals that they are asking for (such a severe punishment I know). If you have roster space issues, then I will prioritize players who will fill roster holes and then in descending order of when they were selected until your roster is filled.

The following is a list of the longest-tenured players on each team ordered by which season they first arrived at their current club.

Inaugural Season
Washington K Mike Nugent

S2
Dolphins LG Max Jean-Gilles
Orcas P Kyle Basler
Ravens P Ryan Plackemeier

S3
Express RT Justin Blalock
49ers P Steve Weatherford
Wildcats P Alex Reyes

S4
Bears P Brett Kern
Chiefs P David Lonie
Cowboys RT Jason Boone

S5
Bengals RT Lyndon Murtha and K James Wilhoit
Eagles K Derek Moore
Seahawks K Chris Nendick and WR DeSean Jackson
Vikings DT William Morrisey

S6
Broncos DT Robert Satele
Jaguars DE Cordero Moore
Packers DE Brian Brown
Pioneers DE Zach Potter
Rams DT John Mixon
Steelers LOLB Adam Tufts

S7
Buccaneers ROLB Nick Hollinsworth and LG Carlos Manning
Falcons K LaRue Rucker
Giants WR Jeremy Maclin and FS Glover Quin
Jets ROLB Novorro Bowman and P Kevin Huber
Panthers CB Bernard Stewart and FS Eric Berry
Patriots RE Cliff Avril

S8
Bills P Zoltan Mesko and K Justin Tucker
Lions LT Joe Staley and WR Torrey Smith
Raiders FS Reshad Jones and FB Luke Smith

S9
Browns FB Kyle Juszczyk
Colts WR Randall Cobb and LT Anthony Davis
Titans WR Blake Cronin, MLB Brandon Thompson, and CB Prince Amukamara

KCF's Favorite Picks

I'm going to go through each round of the NFL Draft and highlight my favorite picks and explain why. For the most part, I look in the early rounds for perfect team fits based on historical production, a visible succession plan to a successful starting job (or immediate starter), players who might be the missing piece to the puzzle, and selections that just make me think, "That guy's going to have a long, productive career somewhere." For the later rounds, I look for players who most likely have a chance of sticking around for a long-ish career for a myriad of reasons. While I do know some of the rookie ratings due to user signings, ratings were not a factor in my analysis nor were players dropping further than expected draft slot.

Changing up how I did things in previous years, I'm no longer doing a regret pick (perhaps just for this draft). I'm doing the normal three for the first two rounds, but I'm lowering it to two each in rounds 3 and 4, and one for each of the final three rounds. Maybe I won't be spending hours doing this with the reductions.

First Round

Bills DE Dean Lowery (7th overall) - For a team that has spent a lot of resources on high-end defensive players, the defense hasn't really come together despite some great individual seasons, including a co-MVP from MLB Paul Worrilow. With the caveat that Madden-generated era DEs tend to not be as complete players as those from the import era, I like the potential of Lowery having an impact on a largely stout front seven with questionable starting DEs. Historically the best rushing division of the past 10 or so seasons, the AFC East might be more in the middle this upcoming season, so this could be a good starting point for Lowery as he hopes to help the Bills get over the hump and compete for a Wild Card spot.

Cowboys HB Phillip Lindsay (14th overall) - I mentioned this in the doc where I made every pick in the first round, but the lack of playoff appearances for the Cowboys in recent seasons is strongly linked to how poorly they have been in the running game. Time is running out for their DL and QB Cam Newton. HB Devonta Freeman has played in 17 of 32 games in his two seasons with Dallas. While HBs tend to have slow starts to their career in terms of effectiveness and efficiency, it isn't impossible by any means to have a high-impact rookie season at the position. Should Freeman get injured yet again, I have more faith Lindsay making impact than most rookie HBs. Even if a playoff appearance doesn't come to fruition this season, the only other HB the team took in the first round went on to make the Hall of Fame.

Bengals WR Kenny Golladay (17th overall) - This offense has been elite the past two seasons. With the retirement of Josh Briscoe, the #1 WR job is wide open. I'm assuming that Golladay's rating will be high enough to trigger a battle for the #1 spot. If it is, and he wins, he could thrive as a mere rookie and eventually find himself as one of the best WRs in the league at some point in his career.

Honorable Mention
Browns OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (8th overall)

Second Round

Jaguars C Darryl Walker (41st overall) - Now the Jags are planning to be players in free agency to some degree. Whether that means they are planning to target a starting C is unknown to me, but for the purposes of this side project, I'm assuming that Walker will be the Week 1 starting C. The Jags have always had strong play from the position, with their most famous performer being the new Hall of Famer Kyle Young. Walker would be coming into a strong OL unit helping block for a HB group that just added a 1st round talent and already employs Eddie Lacy who is coming off of a career-best 4.3 YPC season. If they can get that passing game figured out to where they are around a league-average unit, this could be a sneaky great offense, which would help his development. The Colts last season had a highly-drafted rookie C start for them, and he ended up out-performing their rookie LT and helped the offense end up in the top half of the league after years of being toward the bottom. Walker could make that sort of impact as well.

Jets DT Harrison Phillips (44th overall) - With the retirement of Charles Alexander, one of the last remaining players from the Fenny era, the future for the interior DL of the Jets is wide open for the taking. While he should be competing for an immediate starting job, Phillips can make an impact as a rotational DT for a team that tends to have one of the better outputs from that role. That could give him enough of a developmental boost to increase his chances of getting starting opportunities for an underrated defense.

Buccaneers OT Greg Little (47th overall) - Once a team who OL really struggled outside of Orlando Franklin, the OL has been one of the better performers the past few seasons. With retirements and a trade, the depth is really thin for this team that has been on an upward trajectory. Enter Little who could very well wind up being a swing OL for a young but talented and highly-drafted offensive skill group. While OL are no longer the safest pick to draft high, I feel confident about Little's chances to play well and make an impact no matter the role.

Honorable Mention
Cowboys OLB Sione Takitaki (46th overall)

Third Round

Titans HB Ito Smith (68th overall) - Ever since Melvin Gordon started getting injured after carrying the ball more than 1000 times across his first two seasons, the Titans have had backups get plenty of snaps each season, including former FB Alexander Armah having 100+ carries in each of the two previous seasons. With the Titans' backups from a season ago, as well as Armah, gone those touches will likely go to Smith more than anyone. Every season, you see some 2nd-4th rounder, not specifically a rookie mind you, get an opportunity and run with it and become the starter there, somewhere else, or become a quality journeyman injury pickup. I just get those vibes from Smith.

Dolphins G Mitch Winfield (91st overall) - With the depth of the Dolphins OL nowhere near where it was even just a couple of seasons ago, there's no obvious successor to the 38-year-old Max Jean Gilles. That player might not be on this roster, but if Winfield is that guy, he could be playing opposite of Laurent Duvernay-T, whose outstanding career includes five Pro Bowls in six seasons and nearly 10 blocks per sack allowed, as well as right next to a starting C whom the current and previous players at the position have recorded 129 blocks vs 11 sacks allowed the past three seasons. While he likely would be blocking for a QB and HB who aren't Sam Keller or Jacquizz Rodgers, I really like the recent history of this interior OL to think it will still be highly effective in the future.

Honorable Mention
Falcons MLB Marco Wilkins (83rd overall)

Fourth Round

Jaguars TE Irv Smith Jr. (106th overall) - Like with their 2nd round C, the Jags may very well have plans to grab a starter in free agency for all I know. I am operating as if Smith will be the starter though. Irv Smith Jr.'s scouting report made it seem like he could be a good blocker and a decent pass-catcher. Two such players who fit that mold went on to become 2/3 of our TE Hall of Famers, including former Jag Brent Celek. Now the QB play and passing game as a whole has been pretty weak for awhile, so it is very possible that Smith's apparent skill set might not translate into production and impact for awhile or even at all. If that area improves, they get be getting a poor man's Celek, which the Jags would certainly be pleased with.

Browns MLB Antonio Barber (119th overall) - If the Browns run a 3-4, Barber becomes a starter alongside MVP David Harris, one-time Pro Bowler Kwon Alexander, and Top 10 pick Andrew Van Ginkel. If they run a 4-3, he will be the backup to a 33-year-old MLB with plenty of snaps coming his way, likely alongside Kwon and Ginkel. It's a win-win scenario for Barber, and with MLBs, along with SS, being easier defensive positions to develop lower-end backups to a fringe-starter rating, Barber could have a long future as a starter or backup ahead of him.

Honorable Mention
Eagles QB Tiki Tucker (120th overall)

Fifth Round

Pioneers OT Alex Moes (154th overall) - There are plenty of 4-3 rotational DTs, backup interior OL, and a backup MLB here. Odds are some of these will be re-signed. One or more may end up becoming future full-time starters. I don't feel like throwing a dart and guess who among them would have the best odds. Instead, I will go to Moes who will play for a great offense and under a very good OL where he is currently the only backup OT. What his rating is, who the Pioneers sign to fill out the final spot (they could even sign multiple!), and what kind of preseason battles there may be could make this shoutout moot. As things are currently constructed, RT Reggie Harris is an oft-injured starter and Moes could end up first in line to take over the spot. We could have a surprise RotY candidate or a future Breakout Player of the Year in Moes.

Sixth Round

Jets SS Kirk Smith (172nd overall) - If you want a SS who has higher odds of being developed into a future starter somewhere, the Raiders and Steelers took a SS this round and have history of that happening at least once. The Jets however, just had their backup SS lead the league in INTs, and Smith is going to fill that exact role. Performance > ratings, so I'm inclined to roll with Smith purely for what his predecessor did.

Seventh Round

Broncos TE Hank Rice (210th overall) - I will avoid the easy answer of the Packers P selection as they have the clearest path to playing time and Pro Bowls. Backup TEs tend to not stand out and if they are ever signed to a second contract, it's usally with another team as the beginning of a journeyman career. Orcas TE Joel Albright had an obscene rookie year as a 7th round rookie, and that translated to becoming the starting TE for a Super Bowl champion. The likeliest, best-case scenario for Rice is the journeyman career. However, his scouting report suggests that he could be a decent offensive weapon and blocker, not unlike incumbent and two-time Pro Bowler Dwayne Allen. Allen is 34. If there is the potential for one of the 7th round rookie TEs to be re-signed and eventually be promoted to full-time starter, I like Rice's odds.

Favorite Draft Classes

Dallas Cowboys
HB Phillip Lindsay (14th overall)
OLB Sione Takitaki (46th)
WR Marco Bryant (78th)
DT Jaret Wagner (110th)
QB Dee Woods (142nd)
SS Kevin Smith (174th)
CB Torry Ward (206th)

A highly-skilled, veteran team took some great insurance policies and potential starters down the road. They've been a little light on depth as a whole for a few seasons, which has reared its ugly head with late season collapses, but this is a strong class to me. Lindsay is of course the headliner, but Wagner is worth monitoring given the Cowboys' history of rotational DTs becoming future starters (Dominic Lee being the most famous) and the advanced age of their current star duo.

Jacksonville Jaguars
HB Marlon Mack (20th overall)
C Darryl Walker (41st)
DE Mario Wasserman (73rd)
DT Cody Vuong (105th)
TE Irv Smith Jr. (106th)
QB Ivan Martin (137th)
WR Aaron Henley (169th)
C Wally Smith (201st)

The Jaguars too have suffered late-season collapses to end up outside of the playoffs. It is unlikely that this draft class will have an especially high impact right away, but there's a lot of future appeal here in regards to Mack, Wasserman, and Vuong. Walker and Smith Jr. are expected to be Week 1 starters, and C and TE are positions that are more prone to volume-based development, so they could quickly rise up in rating before the end of their contracts. Every year there's some Day 3 interior OL chosen that make their mark and have a long career as a journeyman or starter, so Wally has some appeal. Given the Jags are one of the more loyal organizations around, Wally's odds of sticking around may be higher than most.

Mexico City Browns
OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (8th overall)
G David Edwards (55th)
CB Barry Hilliard (109th)
WR Chris Smith (112th)
MLB Antonio Barber (119th)
HB Jason Moss (151st)
G Matt Jackson (183rd)

Since there are certain teams that I don't put under consideration or this list, there really isn't a third team that I feel strongly positive toward. I suppose the Bengals, Bucs, or Dolphins would be my third pick, but I'm guessing people would rather see a second user team here, so I'm going with the Browns.

I really like the trade up and selection of Van Ginkel. If they would have stayed put, the OLBs, SSs, and TE Fant would have been gone. I think that the best player for the team at that point would have ironically been the player the Wildcats selected with the same pick, DT Maliek Collins. Instead, they get a blue-chip prospect and with the additional picks they got from the trade, they selected CB Hilliard and WR Smith who will compete for slot duties at their respective positions. They won't be counted on to do the most important work, but they could get some valuable playing time as rookies. MLB Barber is the sleeper here as someone who will either start alongside a great LB group or will get plenty of rotational work behind reigning MVP David Harris (who is 33). Depending on what the Browns plan to do in free agency, Edwards could compete for a starting G spot along with 2nd-year player Jack Driscoll who disappointed with 4 blocks and 3 sacks allowed in limited time.

AI Trade #1

Buccaneers receive:
HB James Connor (81 overall, 25 years old)

Wildcats receive:
ROLB Bobby Cameron (78, 23)
LE Travis Holcombe (72, 23)

Buccaneers will incur a $960k cap penalty to turn $4.97 mil in cap hits into a $3.96 mil cap hit

Wildcats will incur a $710k cap penalty to turn a $4.67 mil cap hit into $4.27 mil in cap hits

Both teams had excess as the respective positions that they traded and needs at what they received. The Buccaneers avoid a potential Knile Davis "problem" by acquiring a decent backup HB that probably won't get in the way of Alvin Kamara. The Wildcats are trying to clear some cap space for free agency and get a little bit of savings while filling in multiple holes. Each player has been in the league for two seasons strictly as a backup, so their limited playing time wasn't really a factor in this trade.

Wildcats understood the trade parameters, financial impact, histories of players involved, and what each team hoped to achieve.

AI Trade #2

Broncos receive:
HB Dalvin Cook (88, 24)

Wildcats receive:
HB Kenyan Drake (87, 25)

Broncos will incur a $1.06 mil cap penalty to turn a $6.26 mil cap hit into an $8.32 mil cap hit

Wildcats will incur a $1.49 mil cap penalty to turn a $9.81 mil cap hit into a $5.10 mil cap hit

Drake was taken with the 1st rounder that the Broncos received from the Bears when the latter signed SS Derek Linde in RFA. Drake began as a backup, but in three seasons since, he has been inconsistent and constantly injured (missed 11, 11, and 7 games the past three seasons). He has 937 yards in four seasons with a career 3.7 YPC, having been benched by the in-season signings by players such as Knowshon Moreno, Giovanni Bernard, and Melvin Gordon. This is a change of scenery trade for both parties, but especially the Broncos who get a healthy but similarly inefficient HB in the final year of his deal that they can easily walk away from.

The Wildcats had fully intended on letting Cook ride out his contract and hoping that his incrementally improved play (yardage of 350, 812, and 1098 and YPC of 3.2, 3.4, and 3.8) could continue upward with an overhauled OL. Unfortunately, all the wheeling and dealing by the team left with them a large draft class that semi-ruined their free agency plans. The best solution was to save cap space by trading disappointing HBs in hopes that a change of scenery is what they needed. Drake's injury history and ineffectiveness was previously mentioned, but he does have higher highs in his career. The risk-reward was acceptable enough to move ahead and make the trade.

Wildcats understood the trade parameters, financial impact, histories of players involved, and what each team hoped to achieve.

Free Agency

See all those players in the free agent sheet? Now is the time to attempt to sign them to your team ahead of the preseason. I say attempt because you are in theory competing against the other 31 teams for the services of all available free agents.

Unlike the three offseason events involving signings, the base/desired deal that I will eventually list may not be enough to sign them, and more likely will not if it is one of the premier free agents available. If you do intend to seek out one or more of those players, you will probably want to send out a custom offer in excess of what they want, whether that means years, total money, signing bonus, or what's usually the case, a combination of the three.

You may not offer a contract to a player that goes beyond their age 34 season unless the base deal already extends beyond that. If a free agent is 31 right now and wants a two-year contract, you may go as far as four years because that would take him through his age-34 season (31, 32, 33, 34). If another free agent is also 31 and wants a five-year contract, you can offer him those five years but no more than that. Any player 28 and under is not affected by this rule as the max contract length, seven years, will take them through their age-34 season or younger.

Not every free agent is up on the sheet. I would estimate that somewhere around 20-30% of all free agents are there. The free agent sheet just lists the Top 8 and Bottom 2 at each position. If there's a certain kind of player that you are looking for that either isn't or don't know if they are on the sheet, feel free to ask me, and I will get back to you if such a player fits that description.

There will be three periods of free agency, each subsequent period spanning fewer real life days than the previous one. Here are the tentative real life days each period will last:
1st - 7 days
2nd - 4 days
3rd - 1 day

Here are some sample contract offers that I will accept, including to more simple approaches:
4 / $12.00 mil / $3.00 mil
3 years default + $2 mil total salary + $750k signing bonus
2 years default

When you give me an offer, you are offering my consent to offer the player the closest deal that he will consider, meaning that if you offer 4 / $12.00 mil / $3.00 mil and he will only consider it when it is 4 / $13.00 mil / $3.60 mil, I will offer him the latter. If that does not sit well with you, then you have the simpler options I previously laid out or you can explicitly say not to offer the contract unless he will consider those exact terms.

When you PM me the offers, I want you to include a header that says "[Your Team]'s Offers" so that I don't accidentally open them. In addition to being the commissioner, I am also in charge of the Wildcats, so there could be some conflict of interest. Thus, the best way around that is for me to not open those PMs until the deadline for the current phase has passed. I have default PM settings, so you can tell if and when I open a PM of yours. Out of fairness, I will publicly reveal my offers once the deadline has passed and before I open up any PMs.

Under no circumstances may you ask me if so and so player will consider a certain deal or anything of that nature. You may ask me general questions regarding free agency but nothing that goes against the spirit of it or give you a competitive advantage. If you do have a question and use the PM system instead of the topic or Discord, make sure that you are clear that you are asking a question, or I might not open it out of fear the PM will contain contract offers. Last season was the first time ever nobody ever violated that rule, so let's make that a trend.

There are two types of contract offers that I will immediately discard:
1. Any mentioning of the word maximum pertaining to total salary and/or signing bonus
2. A massive one year contract (possibly two-year contracts depending on the situation)

The first one I have actually received in the past. I threw it out because it is both unfair in the laziest of ways and also impossible as you can go quite high in total salary, and I do not want to spend 30 minutes inputting a single offer.

The second one is also unfair to teams with lots of cap space to maintain artificial flexibility for future seasons by using up a lot of cap space this season and then sign that same player next season to an uncontested market or below-market contract in the following offseason in a process they can repeat as many times as they can/want.

Also due to fairness, any cuts you wish to make during free agency must be done well ahead of time to give other users enough of a chance to make a bid on their services:
- 96 hours prior to the end of Period 1
- 48 hours prior to the end of Period 2
- No cuts allowed in Period 3

Most users should have been told when they signed their rookies in the spreadsheet, Discord, or via PM of their cap space and roster holes entering free agency. If I did not, feel free to consult the roster sheet and compare with the roster requirements listed in the first column or ask me what your holes are. Should free agency end with there still being holes on your roster, the AI will fill those holes for you. You do not have to be under the salary cap at the end of free agency. I will give users several days after free agency ends to do so.

One big thing that I want to add is that many positions are very sensitive to starting status relative to their rating. QBs, HBs, FSs, CBs, and several other positions have expectations to start when they are around 82 or above. If you desire to sign someone at 82+ and are not expecting them to start for you, I highly urge you to offer them a contract no longer than 2 years in length. It is possible that they might demand a trade after just one season, but attempting to sign them to a 1 or 2 year deal will significantly reduce the financial penalty you would be dealt with if having to move on from them while they are still under contract.

QBs
Mitchell Trubisky - 4 / $31.44 mil / $7.00 mil
Ben Olson - 3 / $23.58 mil / $5.25 mil
Josh Portis - 3 / $21.96 mil / $4.77 mil
Jimmy Clausen - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Dak Prescott - 4 / $27.08 mil / $5.68 mil
Tim Tebow - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Sam Bradford - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
E.J. Manuel - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
Joey Wilson - 5 / $12.05 mil / $1.90 mil
John Johnson - 3 / $4.50 mil / $750k

HBs
Melvin Gordon - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Giovanni Bernard - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Isaiah Crowell - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Duke Johnson - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Dexter McCluster - 3 / $25.02 mil / $4.95 mil
Le'Veon Bell - 3 / $25.02 mil / $4.95 mil
Joseph Randle - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Kenny Hamilton - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Charlie Rojas - 4 / $6.84 mil / $1.00 mil
Freddie Timmerman - 4 / $5.28 mil / $680k

FBs
Alexander Armah - 2 / $10.0 mil / $2.30 mil
Jeremy Knight - 2 / $10.0 mil / $2.30 mil
Joe Hanks - 2 / $10.18 mil / $2.38 mil (lol)
Terrance Diamond - 2 / $6.48 mil / $1.40 mil
Anthony Montana - 3 / $6.54 mil / $1.29 mil
Alec Ingold - 3 / $3.96 mil / $600k
Joey Isoefa - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Luke Evans - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Antoine Schutte - 1 / $730k / $20k
Dana Jackson - 1 / $700k / $10k

WRs
Martavis Bryant - 4 / $31.68 mil / $5.36 mil
Tavon Austin - 4 / $31.68 mil / $5.36 mil
Jordy Nelson - 3 / $23.76 mil / $4.02 mil
J.J. Nelson - 4 / $27.12 mil / $4.56 mil
Jordan Matthews - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Quincy Enunwa - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Tyler Lockett - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Dez Bryant - 3 / $18.66 mil / $3.15 mil
Jerry Duncan - 3 / $5.97 mil / $780k
T.J. James - 5 / $9.20 mil / $1.15 mil

TEs
Cameron Brate - 3 / $16.50 mil / $3.24 mil
Charles Clay - 3 / $13.41 mil / $2.46 mil
Evan Engram - 3 / $11.85 mil / $2.04 mil
Aaron Hernandez - 3 / $11.04 mil / $1.83 mil
Austin Sef-Jenkins - 3 / $10.29 mil / $1.65 mil
Ladarius Green - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.26 mil
Jason Mack - 4 / $11.20 mil / $1.68 mil
Nick O'Leary - 4 / $10.48 mil / $1.56 mil
Rondell Rucker - 4 / $4.92 mil / $680k
Jeff Smith - 2 / $2.68 mil / $340k

OTs
Jeff Zeigler - 3 / $47.64 mil / $13.6 mil
Alejandro Villaneuva - 3 / $47.64 mil / $13.6 mil
Andre Smith - 3 / $36.93 mil / $10.3 mil
Ereck Flowers - 4 / $46.40 mil / $12.9 mil
Tyron Smith - 3 / $30.51 mil / $8.37 mil
Jake Long - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Joe Thomas - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Ryan Clady - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Sedrick McDaniel - 4 / $7.72 mil / $960k
Scott Epps - 4 / $7.32 mil / $880k

Gs
Gabe Jackson - 3 / $31.32 mil / $6.78 mil
Danny Isidora - 3 / $28.80 mil / $5.91 mil
Kelechi Osemele - 3 / $28.80 mil / $5.91 mil
Mike Iupati - 3 / $26.40 mil / $5.34 mil
Wes Schweitzer - 3 / $26.40 mil / $5.34 mil
Clay Schneidmiller - 3 / $24.48 mil / $4.95 mil
Garrett Collins - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Cody Wichmann - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Lamar Bell - 2 / $2.40 mil / $280k
Will Roberts - 3 / $3.24 mil / $360k

Cs
Ryan Kelly - 2 / $14.60 mil / $4.12 mil
Billy Price - 2 / $9.98 mil / $2.28 mil
Wes Williams - 3 / $12.96 mil / $2.82 mil
Graham Glasglow - 2 / $8.64 mil / $1.88 mil
Cameron Erving - 2 / $8.22 mil / $1.76 mil
Brandon Linder - 3 / $11.70 mil / $2.46 mil
Mason Cole - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Eric Wood - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Jacob Johnson - 3 / $5.40 mil / $1.08 mil
Zach Wallace - 2 / $3.44 mil / $540k

DEs
Morris Chambers - 3 / $23.49 mil / $5.22 mil
Matthew Ioannidis - 4 / $24.32 mil / $4.92 mil
Johnny Stegall - 3 / $18.24 mil / $3.69 mil
John Graham - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Paul Freeney - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Terrence Fede - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Kareem Martin - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Charles Luhr - 4 / $19.64 mil / $3.56 mil
Emmitt Sabbatini - 4 / $6.52 mil / $760k
Jon Martin - 4 / $5.08 mil / $480k

DTs
DeMarcus Granger - 3 / $24.75 mil / $4.62 mil
Beau Allen - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Mike Daniels - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Michael Brockers - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
B.J. Raji - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
Dominique Easley - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Terrance Knighton - 3 / $16.17 mil / $3.18 mil
Ego Ferguson - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Joe Brewer - 3 / $6.81 mil / $990k
Montae McDonald - 4 / $7.96 mil / $1.04 mil

OLBs
Sean Spence - 3 / $22.89 mil / $4.53 mil
Pernell McPhee - 3 / $21.27 mil / $4.20 mil
Nick Vigil - 3 / $16.44 mil / $3.15 mil
Leighton Vander Esch - 3 / $16.44 mil / $3.15 mil
Jeremiah Attachou - 3 / $13.17 mil / $2.43 mil
Matt Milano - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Anthony Chickillo - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Luther Lewis - 4 / $11.08 mil / $1.84 mil
Tom Chiang - 4 / $7.08 mil / $960k
Jamie Wynn - 3 / $5.31 mil / $720k

MLBs
Vontaze Burfict - 2 / $22.92 mil / $6.00 mil
Chris Borland - 3 / $30.87 mil / $7.35 mil
Telvin Smith - 2 / $20.58 mil / $4.90 mil
Michael McDonald - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Manti Te'o - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Damien Wilson - 2 / $18.80 mil / $4.22 mil
Sam Crooks - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
Clifton Thompson - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
David Stringer - 3 / $6.09 mil / $780k
Gino Olson - 3 / $5.79 mil / $720k

CBs
Vernon Hargreaves - 5 / $20.70 mil / $2.15 mil
Lennox Brooks - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Jalen Mills - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Vinnie Jamison - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Josh Norman - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Mike Hayes - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
T.J. Carrie - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Casey Hayward - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Isaac Clay - 2 / $3.36 mil / $480k
Tyrone Dwight - 4 / $6.20 mil / $760k

FSs
J.J. Wilcox - 3 / $9.69 mil / $1.62 mil
Tre Boston - 4 / $12.92 mil / $2.16 mil
Alex Odom - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Devin McCourty - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Micah Hyde - 4 / $12.08 mil / $2.00 mil
Rob Jackson - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
James Carter - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
Adrian Kinney - 4 / $11.20 mil / $1.84 mil
Jacquez Olsen - 4 / $5.56 mil / $560k
Levon Powell - 4 / $4.76 mil / $520k

SSs
Kam Chancellor - 3 / $18.81 mil / $2.88 mil
Chris Browning - 3 / $14.82 mil / $1.44 mil
Andrew Sendejo - 3 / $12.81 mil / $1.35 mil
Will Parks - 2 / $8.08 mil / $880k
Josh Jones - 2 / $8.08 mil / $880k
T.J. Ward - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Patrick Chung - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Kenny Vaccaro - 3 / $10.77 mil / $1.26 mil
Joseph Jensen - 2 / $3.08 mil / $400k
Sam Wright - 2 / $2.78 mil / $340k

Ks
Dan Bailey - 3 / $5.10 mil / $780k
Ben Jones - 3 / $5.10 mil / $780k
Aldrick Rosas - 3 / $5.70 mil / $780k
Jason Myers - 3 / $5.46 mil / $750k
Cedric Grier - 3 / $5.04 mil / $720k
Dan Carpenter - 3 / $5.01 mil / $690k
Sam Ficken - 3 / $4.74 mil / $660k
Ryan Succop - 3 / $4.92 mil / $600k
Bobby Wilson - 1 / $770k / $60k
Mitch Spires - 1 / $690k / $30k

Ps
Riley Dixon - 2 / $2.92 mil / $800k
Matt Haack - 3 / $3.48 mil / $870k
Bradley Pinion - 3 / $3.84 mil / $660k
Jack Fox - 2 / $2.40 mil / $400k
JK Scott - 2 / $2.36 mil / $380k
Ryan Quigley - 3 / $4.32 mil / $570k
Justin Vogel - 3 / $3.75 mil / $570k
Cameron Johnston - 3 / $3.18 mil / $570k
Randy Carter - 1 / $790k / $60k
Kris Perkins - 1 / $690k / $30k

The deadline to submit offers for the first period of free agency will be 7 PM ET on Thursday, May 11th

hype

I too am hyped to put in bids on players of like 60-70 OVR!

You never know which one will get starting time!!!!

Definitely at least one of them based on my holes!

Last chance, for now!

Contract offers for the first period of free agency are now closed.

I will start opening up PMs in a bit, but for now, I am here to post my first period offerings for the Wildcats

OT Alejandro Villaneuva - 3 / $50.0 mil / $15.0 mil
FB Bobby Lindsay default contract (3 years, off-board)
QB Ryan Lindley 5 year default (off-board)
C Jacob Johnson default contract (3 years)
TE Coby Fleener default contract (3 years, off-board)

Round 1 of Free Agency Results
Bears sign CB Vernon Hargreaves to a 5 year deal
Bengals sign DT Demarcus Granger to a 3 year deal
Bengals sign MLB Telvin Smith to a 2 year deal
Bengals sign SS Will Parks to a 2 year deal
Bills sign G Gabe Jackson to a 6 year deal
Bills sign C Ryan Kelly to a 7 year deal
Broncos sign G Mike Iupati to a 3 year deal
Broncos sign WR Jermaine Kearse to a 3 year deal
Broncos sign QB Ted Burns to a 5 year deal
Broncos sign DE Brick Massey to a 3 year deal
Browns sign QB Mitchell Trubisky to a 5 year deal
Browns sign TE Charles Clay to a 3 year deal
Browns sign DT Terrence Knighton to a 3 year deal
Browns sign SS Chris Browning to a 3 year deal
Buccaneers sign QB Alex Walton to a 3 year deal
Buccaneers sign G Cedric Rhodes to a 3 year deal
Colts sign WR Tavon Austin to a 4 year deal
Colts sign FS Adrian Kinney to a 4 year deal
Commanders sign G Kelechi Osemele to a 3 year deal
Commanders sign G Larry Warford to a 3 year deal
Commanders sign MLB Damien Wilson to a 2 year deal
Commanders sign SS Daryl King to a 3 year deal
Commanders sign HB Tre Mason to a 5 year deal
Commanders sign FB Joe Hanks to a 2 year deal
Cowboys sign WR Chris Harris to a 3 year deal
Cowboys sign TE Ed Dickson to a 3 year deal
Cowboys sign P Jacob Richardson to a 3 year deal
Cowboys sign FB Terrence Diamond to a 2 year deal
Cowboys sign OLB Jason Worilds to a 3 year deal
Cowboys sign G Cody Wichmann to a 3 year deal
Dolphins sign OT Mitchell Schwartz to a 3 year deal
Express sign SS Joseph Jensen to a 2 year deal
Express sign C Zach Wallace to a 2 year deal
Express sign HB Freddie Timmerman to a 4 year deal
Express sign OLB Jamie Wynn to a 3 year deal
Giants sign FB A Schutte to a 2 year deal
Giants sign DT Joe Brewer to a year deal
Giants sign OT Tyron Smith to a 3 year deal
Giants sign WR J.J. Nelson to a 4 year deal
Jaguars sign MLB Vontaze Burfict to a 4 year deal
Jaguars sign SS S Wright to a 2 year deal
Lions sign FS J.J. Wilcox to a 3 year deal
Orcas sign MLB Rey Maualuga to a 3 year deal
Orcas sign C Donny Nash to a 2 year deal
Panthers sign K Jason Myers to a 3 year deal
Panthers sign DE Jon Martin to a 2 year deal
Patriots sign SS Kam Chancellor to a 4 year deal
Patriots sign FB Alexander Armah to a 5 year deal
Patriots sign TE Cameron Brate to a 5 year deal
Patriots sign WR Jerry Duncan to a 3 year deal
Patriots sign HB Kenny Hamilton to a 4 year deal
Pioneers sign OT Matt Hardrick to a 3 year deal
Pioneers sign MLB Mychal Kendricks to a 3 year deal
Pioneers sign K Ben Jones to a 3 year deal
Raiders sign OLB Leighton Vander Esch to a 3 year deal
Rams sign FS Desmond King to a 3 year deal
Rams sign P Rocco Blount to a 3 year deal
Rams sign OT Eddie Earwood to a 3 year deal
Ravens sign HB Storm Johnson to a 5 year deal
Seahawks sign DE Charles Luhr to a 4 year deal
Seahawks sign QB Ryan Mallet to a 3 year deal
Seahawks sign TE Larry Donnell to a 3 year deal
Steelers sign DT Andrew Vance to a 5 year deal
Steelers sign FB Danny Vitale to a 3 year deal
Steelers sign FB Rex Rolle to a 3 year deal
Titans sign OT Scott Epps to a 4 year deal
Wildcats sign QB Ryan Lindley to a 5 year deal
Wildcats sign TE Coby Fleener to a 3 year deal
Wildcats sign OT Alejandro Villaneuva to a 3 year deal
Wildcats sign C Jacob Johnson to a 3 year deal
Wildcats sign FB Bobby Lindsay to a 3 year deal

QBs
Ben Olson - 3 / $23.58 mil / $5.25 mil
Josh Portis - 3 / $21.96 mil / $4.77 mil
Jimmy Clausen - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Dak Prescott - 4 / $27.08 mil / $5.68 mil
Tim Tebow - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Sam Bradford - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
E.J. Manuel - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
Jake Locker - 4 / $24.96 mil / $5.04 mil
Joey Wilson - 5 / $12.05 mil / $1.90 mil
John Johnson - 3 / $4.50 mil / $750k

HBs
Melvin Gordon - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Giovanni Bernard - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Isaiah Crowell - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Duke Johnson - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Dexter McCluster - 3 / $25.02 mil / $4.95 mil
Le'Veon Bell - 3 / $25.02 mil / $4.95 mil
Joseph Randle - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Jordan Howard - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Lonnie Willis - 4 / $6.84 mil / $1.00 mil
Charlie Rojas - 4 / $6.84 mil / $1.00 mil

FBs
Jeremy Knight - 2 / $10.0 mil / $2.30 mil
Anthony Montana - 3 / $6.54 mil / $1.29 mil
Alec Ingold - 3 / $3.96 mil / $600k
Joey Isoefa - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Luke Evans - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Craig Moss - 3 / $3.69 mil / $510k
Anthony Lewis - 3 / $3.66 mil / $480k
Peter Schneidmiller - 3 / $3.45 mil / $450k
Brian McClain - 1 / $820k / $50k
Dana Jackson - 1 / $700k / $10k

WRs
Martavis Bryant - 4 / $31.68 mil / $5.36 mil
Jordy Nelson - 3 / $23.76 mil / $4.02 mil
Jordan Matthews - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Quincy Enunwa - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Tyler Lockett - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Dez Bryant - 3 / $18.66 mil / $3.15 mil
Marques Colston - 3 / $18.66 mil / $3.15 mil
Kelvin Benjamin - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Rocco Golston - 3 / $5.97 mil / $780k
T.J. James - 5 / $9.20 mil / $1.15 mil

TEs
Evan Engram - 3 / $11.85 mil / $2.04 mil
Aaron Hernandez - 3 / $11.04 mil / $1.83 mil
Austin Sef-Jenkins - 3 / $10.29 mil / $1.65 mil
Ladarius Green - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.26 mil
Jason Mack - 4 / $11.20 mil / $1.68 mil
Nick O'Leary - 4 / $10.48 mil / $1.56 mil
MarQueis Gray - 4 / $9.72 mil / $1.44 mil
Clive Walford - 4 / $9.72 mil / $1.44 mil
Rondell Rucker - 4 / $4.92 mil / $680k
Jeff Smith - 2 / $2.68 mil / $340k

OTs
Jeff Zeigler - 3 / $47.64 mil / $13.6 mil
Andre Smith - 3 / $36.93 mil / $10.3 mil
Ereck Flowers - 4 / $46.40 mil / $12.9 mil
Jake Long - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Joe Thomas - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Ryan Clady - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Anthony Collins - 3 / $26.40 mil / $7.02 mil
Eric Fisher - 3 / $20.25 mil / $5.01 mil
Jim Dickey - 3 / $5.79 mil / $720k
Sedrick McDaniel - 4 / $7.72 mil / $960k

Gs
Danny Isidora - 3 / $28.80 mil / $5.91 mil
Wes Schweitzer - 3 / $26.40 mil / $5.34 mil
Clay Schneidmiller - 3 / $24.48 mil / $4.95 mil
Garrett Collins - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Damien Bell - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Andy Christensen - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Andrew Norwell - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Max Garcia - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Lamar Bell - 2 / $2.40 mil / $280k
Will Roberts - 3 / $3.24 mil / $360k

Cs
Billy Price - 2 / $9.98 mil / $2.28 mil
Wes Williams - 3 / $12.96 mil / $2.82 mil
Graham Glasglow - 2 / $8.64 mil / $1.88 mil
Cameron Erving - 2 / $8.22 mil / $1.76 mil
Brandon Linder - 3 / $11.70 mil / $2.46 mil
Mason Cole - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Eric Wood - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Raymont Gibson - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Earl Parrish - 3 / $6.30 mil / $1.08 mil
Jesse White - 3 / $5.40 mil / $1.08 mil

DEs
Morris Chambers - 3 / $23.49 mil / $5.22 mil
Matthew Ioannidis - 4 / $24.32 mil / $4.92 mil
Johnny Stegall - 3 / $18.24 mil / $3.69 mil
John Graham - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Paul Freeney - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Terrence Fede - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Kareem Martin - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Bobby Garlitz - 3 / $14.73 mil / $2.67 mil
Walt Brooks - 4 / $7.12 mil / $880k
Emmitt Sabbatini - 4 / $6.52 mil / $760k

DTs
Beau Allen - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Mike Daniels - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Michael Brockers - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
B.J. Raji - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
Dominique Easley - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Ego Ferguson - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Jay Flowers - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Will Sutton - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Bryant Rivers - 3 / $6.81 mil / $990k
Montae McDonald - 4 / $7.96 mil / $1.04 mil

OLBs
Sean Spence - 3 / $22.89 mil / $4.53 mil
Pernell McPhee - 3 / $21.27 mil / $4.20 mil
Nick Vigil - 3 / $16.44 mil / $3.15 mil
Jeremiah Attachou - 3 / $13.17 mil / $2.43 mil
Matt Milano - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Anthony Chickillo - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Luther Lewis - 4 / $11.08 mil / $1.84 mil
Edgar Jones - 4 / $11.08 mil / $1.84 mil
Jamel Johnson - 3 / $5.64 mil / $810k
Tom Chiang - 4 / $7.08 mil / $960k

MLBs
Chris Borland - 3 / $30.87 mil / $7.35 mil
Michael McDonald - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Manti Te'o - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Sam Crooks - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
Clifton Thompson - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
Stan Carswell - 2 / $16.42 mil / $3.44 mil
Kiko Alonso - 3 / $21.06 mil / $3.99 mil
Austin Zeppuhar - 3 / $21.06 mil / $3.99 mil
David Stringer - 3 / $6.09 mil / $780k
Gino Olson - 3 / $5.79 mil / $720k

CBs
Lennox Brooks - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Jalen Mills - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Vinnie Jamison - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Josh Norman - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Mike Hayes - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
T.J. Carrie - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
Casey Hayward - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Josh Shaw - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
Isaac Clay - 2 / $3.36 mil / $480k
Tyrone Dwight - 4 / $6.20 mil / $760k

FSs
Tre Boston - 4 / $12.92 mil / $2.16 mil
Alex Odom - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Devin McCourty - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Micah Hyde - 4 / $12.08 mil / $2.00 mil
Rob Jackson - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
James Carter - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
Matt Culver - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
Lonnie Lofton - 4 / $10.36 mil / $1.68 mil
Jacquez Olsen - 4 / $5.56 mil / $560k
Levon Powell - 4 / $4.76 mil / $520k

SSs
Andrew Sendejo - 3 / $12.81 mil / $1.35 mil
Josh Jones - 2 / $8.08 mil / $880k
T.J. Ward - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Patrick Chung - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Kenny Vaccaro - 3 / $10.77 mil / $1.26 mil
Jeremy Brewer - 3 / $10.77 mil / $1.26 mil
Orlando Montgomery - 3 / $10.11 mil / $1.23 mil
Darwin Thompson - 3 / $10.11 mil / $1.23 mil
Tony Swift - 2 / $4.14 mil / $580k
Pete Marshall - 2 / $3.16 mil / $420k

Ks
Dan Bailey - 3 / $5.10 mil / $780k
Aldrick Rosas - 3 / $5.70 mil / $780k
Cedric Grier - 3 / $5.04 mil / $720k
Dan Carpenter - 3 / $5.01 mil / $690k
Sam Ficken - 3 / $4.74 mil / $660k
Ryan Succop - 3 / $4.92 mil / $600k
Zane Gonzalez - 3 / $4.02 mil / $570k
Chris Boswell - 3 / $3.75 mil / $570k
Bobby Wilson - 1 / $770k / $60k
Mitch Spires - 1 / $690k / $30k

Ps
Riley Dixon - 2 / $2.92 mil / $800k
Matt Haack - 3 / $3.48 mil / $870k
Bradley Pinion - 3 / $3.84 mil / $660k
Jack Fox - 2 / $2.40 mil / $400k
JK Scott - 2 / $2.36 mil / $380k
Ryan Quigley - 3 / $4.32 mil / $570k
Justin Vogel - 3 / $3.75 mil / $570k
Cameron Johnston - 3 / $3.18 mil / $570k
Randy Carter - 1 / $790k / $60k
Kris Perkins - 1 / $690k / $30k

The deadline to submit offers for the second period of free agency will be 6 PM ET on Tuesday, May 16th

Newly released SS Justin Bethel, 83, seeks a 3 / $10.11 mil / $1.23 mil contract

Trade

Packers receive:
DT Austin Johnson (80 overall, 23 years old)

Raiders receive:
SS Andrew Wingard (80, 24)

Packers will incur a $700k cap penalty to turn a $2.89 mil cap hit into a $3.90 mil cap hit

Raiders will incur a $760k cap penalty to turn a $4.66 mil cap hinto into a $2.19 mil cap hit

The Packers have a big need a DT, and while Wingard was expected to be their starting SS, there are better starting options at SS in free agency than DT, and with their cap space, they can afford to get a new one there.

The Raiders are under a cap crunch, and since they operate under a 3-4, an 80+ backup DT is a luxury they could easily part with to find a comparable talent to fill a hole elsewhere and save some money.

Both teams demonstrated that they understood the trade parameters, financial impact, histories, and what each team hoped to achieve. This trade is now official.

The second period of free agency has ended. I will post my offers prior to opening PMs:

RT Cordy Glenn default contract (3 years, off-board)
FB Joey Shannon default contract (3 years, off-board)

Round 2 of Free Agency Results
Bears sign HB Dexter McCluster to a 3 year deal
Bears sign MLB Kiko Alonso to a 3 year deal
Bengals sign OLB Manuel Carter to a 3 year deal
Bengals sign HB Chris Ivory to a 3 year deal
Bengals sign OT Johnny Coker to a 2 year deal
Bills sign HB Lonnie Willis to a 4 year deal
Bills sign FB Anthony Montana to a 3 year deal
Broncos sign G Will Nelson to a 3 year deal
Browns sign HB C.J. Spiller to a 3 year deal
Chiefs sign G Wes Schweitzer to a 4 year deal
Orcas sign FS Xavier Woods to a 3 year deal
Orcas sign OT Jeff Zeigler to a 3 year deal
Patriots sign P Riley Dixon to a 2 year deal
Patriots sign K Aldrick Rosas to a 3 year deal
Pioneers sign HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis to a 3 year deal
Rams sign DE Josh Julmiste to a 3 year deal
Seahawks sign CB Lennox Brooks to a 5 year deal
Wildcats sign FB Joey Shannon to a 3 year deal
Wildcats sign OT Cordy Glenn to a 3 year deal

QBs
Ben Olson - 3 / $23.58 mil / $5.25 mil
Josh Portis - 3 / $21.96 mil / $4.77 mil
Jimmy Clausen - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Dak Prescott - 4 / $27.08 mil / $5.68 mil
Tim Tebow - 3 / $20.31 mil / $4.26 mil
Sam Bradford - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
E.J. Manuel - 3 / $18.72 mil / $3.78 mil
Jake Locker - 4 / $24.96 mil / $5.04 mil
Joey Wilson - 5 / $12.05 mil / $1.90 mil
John Johnson - 3 / $4.50 mil / $750k

HBs
Melvin Gordon - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Giovanni Bernard - 4 / $38.44 mil / $7.68 mil
Isaiah Crowell - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Duke Johnson - 4 / $33.36 mil / $6.60 mil
Le'Veon Bell - 3 / $25.02 mil / $4.95 mil
Joseph Randle - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Jordan Howard - 4 / $20.68 mil / $3.92 mil
Lonnie Willis - 4 / $6.84 mil / $1.00 mil
Charlie Rojas - 4 / $6.84 mil / $1.00 mil

FBs
Jeremy Knight - 2 / $10.0 mil / $2.30 mil
Alec Ingold - 3 / $3.96 mil / $600k
Joey Isoefa - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Leslie Evans - 3 / $3.75 mil / $540k
Craig Moss - 3 / $3.69 mil / $510k
Anthony Lewis - 3 / $3.66 mil / $480k
Peter Schneidmiller - 3 / $3.45 mil / $450k
Brian McClain - 1 / $820k / $50k
Dana Jackson - 1 / $700k / $10k

WRs
Martavis Bryant - 4 / $31.68 mil / $5.36 mil
Jordy Nelson - 3 / $23.76 mil / $4.02 mil
Jordan Matthews - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Quincy Enunwa - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Tyler Lockett - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Dez Bryant - 3 / $18.66 mil / $3.15 mil
Marques Colston - 3 / $18.66 mil / $3.15 mil
Kelvin Benjamin - 4 / $24.88 mil / $4.20 mil
Rocco Golston - 3 / $5.97 mil / $780k
T.J. James - 5 / $9.20 mil / $1.15 mil

TEs
Evan Engram - 3 / $11.85 mil / $2.04 mil
Aaron Hernandez - 3 / $11.04 mil / $1.83 mil
Austin Sef-Jenkins - 3 / $10.29 mil / $1.65 mil
Ladarius Green - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.26 mil
Jason Mack - 4 / $11.20 mil / $1.68 mil
Nick O'Leary - 4 / $10.48 mil / $1.56 mil
MarQueis Gray - 4 / $9.72 mil / $1.44 mil
Clive Walford - 4 / $9.72 mil / $1.44 mil
Rondell Rucker - 4 / $4.92 mil / $680k
Jeff Smith - 2 / $2.68 mil / $340k

OTs
Andre Smith - 3 / $36.93 mil / $10.3 mil
Ereck Flowers - 4 / $46.40 mil / $12.9 mil
Jake Long - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Joe Thomas - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Ryan Clady - 3 / $28.47 mil / $7.71 mil
Anthony Collins - 3 / $26.40 mil / $7.02 mil
Eric Fisher - 3 / $20.25 mil / $5.01 mil
Jim Dickey - 3 / $5.79 mil / $720k
Sedrick McDaniel - 4 / $7.72 mil / $960k

Gs
Danny Isidora - 3 / $28.80 mil / $5.91 mil
Clay Schneidmiller - 3 / $24.48 mil / $4.95 mil
Garrett Collins - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Damien Bell - 3 / $22.50 mil / $4.53 mil
Andy Christensen - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Andrew Norwell - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Max Garcia - 3 / $20.58 mil / $4.14 mil
Lamar Bell - 2 / $2.40 mil / $280k
Will Roberts - 3 / $3.24 mil / $360k

Cs
Billy Price - 2 / $9.98 mil / $2.28 mil
Wes Williams - 3 / $12.96 mil / $2.82 mil
Graham Glasglow - 2 / $8.64 mil / $1.88 mil
Cameron Erving - 2 / $8.22 mil / $1.76 mil
Brandon Linder - 3 / $11.70 mil / $2.46 mil
Mason Cole - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Eric Wood - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Raymont Gibson - 3 / $11.01 mil / $2.25 mil
Earl Parrish - 3 / $6.30 mil / $1.08 mil
Jesse White - 3 / $5.40 mil / $1.08 mil

DEs
Morris Chambers - 3 / $23.49 mil / $5.22 mil
Matthew Ioannidis - 4 / $24.32 mil / $4.92 mil
Johnny Stegall - 3 / $18.24 mil / $3.69 mil
John Graham - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Paul Freeney - 3 / $16.47 mil / $3.18 mil
Terrence Fede - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Kareem Martin - 4 / $21.96 mil / $4.24 mil
Bobby Garlitz - 3 / $14.73 mil / $2.67 mil
Walt Brooks - 4 / $7.12 mil / $880k
Emmitt Sabbatini - 4 / $6.52 mil / $760k

DTs
Beau Allen - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Mike Daniels - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Michael Brockers - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
B.J. Raji - 3 / $17.85 mil / $3.45 mil
Dominique Easley - 4 / $23.80 mil / $4.60 mil
Ego Ferguson - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Jay Flowers - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Will Sutton - 4 / $21.56 mil / $4.24 mil
Bryant Rivers - 3 / $6.81 mil / $990k
Montae McDonald - 4 / $7.96 mil / $1.04 mil

OLBs
Sean Spence - 3 / $22.89 mil / $4.53 mil
Pernell McPhee - 3 / $21.27 mil / $4.20 mil
Nick Vigil - 3 / $16.44 mil / $3.15 mil
Jeremiah Attachou - 3 / $13.17 mil / $2.43 mil
Matt Milano - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Anthony Chickillo - 3 / $9.93 mil / $1.74 mil
Luther Lewis - 4 / $11.08 mil / $1.84 mil
Edgar Jones - 4 / $11.08 mil / $1.84 mil
Jamel Johnson - 3 / $5.64 mil / $810k
Tom Chiang - 4 / $7.08 mil / $960k

MLBs
Chris Borland - 3 / $30.87 mil / $7.35 mil
Michael McDonald - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Manti Te'o - 3 / $30.00 mil / $6.93 mil
Sam Crooks - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
Clifton Thompson - 3 / $26.43 mil / $5.76 mil
Stan Carswell - 2 / $16.42 mil / $3.44 mil
Austin Zeppuhar - 3 / $21.06 mil / $3.99 mil
David Stringer - 3 / $6.09 mil / $780k
Gino Olson - 3 / $5.79 mil / $720k

CBs
Jalen Mills - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Vinnie Jamison - 5 / $19.30 mil / $2.05 mil
Josh Norman - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Mike Hayes - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
T.J. Carrie - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
Casey Hayward - 3 / $10.74 mil / $1.17 mil
Josh Shaw - 5 / $17.90 mil / $1.95 mil
Isaac Clay - 2 / $3.36 mil / $480k
Tyrone Dwight - 4 / $6.20 mil / $760k

FSs
Tre Boston - 4 / $12.92 mil / $2.16 mil
Alex Odom - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Devin McCourty - 3 / $9.06 mil / $1.50 mil
Micah Hyde - 4 / $12.08 mil / $2.00 mil
Rob Jackson - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
James Carter - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
Matt Culver - 3 / $8.40 mil / $1.38 mil
Lonnie Lofton - 4 / $10.36 mil / $1.68 mil
Jacquez Olsen - 4 / $5.56 mil / $560k
Levon Powell - 4 / $4.76 mil / $520k

SSs
Andrew Sendejo - 3 / $12.81 mil / $1.35 mil
Josh Jones - 2 / $8.08 mil / $880k
T.J. Ward - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Patrick Chung - 3 / $11.46 mil / $1.29 mil
Kenny Vaccaro - 3 / $10.77 mil / $1.26 mil
Jeremy Brewer - 3 / $10.77 mil / $1.26 mil
Orlando Montgomery - 3 / $10.11 mil / $1.23 mil
Darwin Thompson - 3 / $10.11 mil / $1.23 mil
Tony Swift - 2 / $4.14 mil / $580k
Pete Marshall - 2 / $3.16 mil / $420k

Ks
Dan Bailey - 3 / $5.10 mil / $780k
Cedric Grier - 3 / $5.04 mil / $720k
Dan Carpenter - 3 / $5.01 mil / $690k
Sam Ficken - 3 / $4.74 mil / $660k
Ryan Succop - 3 / $4.92 mil / $600k
Zane Gonzalez - 3 / $4.02 mil / $570k
Chris Boswell - 3 / $3.75 mil / $570k
Bobby Wilson - 1 / $770k / $60k
Mitch Spires - 1 / $690k / $30k

Ps
Matt Haack - 3 / $3.48 mil / $870k
Bradley Pinion - 3 / $3.84 mil / $660k
Jack Fox - 2 / $2.40 mil / $400k
JK Scott - 2 / $2.36 mil / $380k
Ryan Quigley - 3 / $4.32 mil / $570k
Justin Vogel - 3 / $3.75 mil / $570k
Cameron Johnston - 3 / $3.18 mil / $570k
Randy Carter - 1 / $790k / $60k
Kris Perkins - 1 / $690k / $30k

Deadline to submit offers for the final free agency period will be 8 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17th