Over 100 moves made on NFL’s ‘new year’s day’
The NFL’s new year’s day party was a wild affair Tuesday that included some 109 transactions, including two shocking retirements, three surprising trades and a wild spree of free agent action.
Traded: Tight end Jimmy Graham from the New Orleans Saints to the Seattle Seahawks for center Max Unger; quarterback Sam Bradford from the St. Louis Rams to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles; and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata to the Detroit Lions.
Retired: San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis and Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker.
Free agent signings: Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh by the Miami Dolphins, running back Frank Gore by the Indianapolis Colts, tight end Julius Thomas by the Jacksonville Jaguars and wide receiver Torrey Smith by the San Francisco 49ers.
Re-signed: Offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga by the Green Bay Packers and safety Mike Adams by the Indianapolis Colts.
In a blockbuster move, the Seahawks acquired Graham, a three-time Pro Bowler, from the Saints for Unger, a two-time Pro Bowler, and a fourth-round draft pick in 2015. New Orleans also received Seattle’s 31st pick in the first round this year.
The Rams dropped a bombshell by dealing Bradford to the Eagles for Foles. St. Louis also will get Philadelphia’s fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and a second-round pick in 2016. The Eagles get the Rams’ fifth-round pick in 2015 and a conditional pick in 2016.
If Bradford plays fewer than 50 percent of the snaps this year, the Eagles get a fourth-round pick. They get a third-round pick if he misses the entire season because of injury.
The Lions moved quickly to offset the loss of Suh to the Dolphins, acquiring Ngata from Baltimore for draft picks in a deal that freed up cap space for the Ravens.
The Buffalo Bills introduced newly acquired running back LeSean McCoy, whom they officially acquired from the Eagles for linebacker Kiko Alonso. Buffalo also revealed that the team gave McCoy a contract extension.
Willis reluctantly retired after eight seasons with the 49ers, citing foot problems that robbed him of his mobility. Locker, the eighth overall pick by the Titans in the 2011 NFL Draft, gave up the game after just four NFL seasons, saying he no longer had a burning desire to play after battling injuries.
In a move that was not yet official, cornerback Darrelle Revis reportedly agreed to return to his former team, the New York Jets, a day after the New England Patriots declined to pick up his huge contract option. ESPN reported that the Jets were giving Revis more than $40 million guaranteed.
Meanwhile, running back DeMarco Murray remained on the market, reportedly being pursued by the Dallas Cowboys, the Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.
Free agent wide receiver Andre Johnson reportedly was talking with the Colts.
Here are the NFL transactions reported Tuesday:
ARIZONA
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: G Mike Iupati, DT Corey Peters, LB Sean Weatherspoon
LOST: None
ATLANTA
RE-SIGNED: RB Antone Smith
GAINED: LB Justin Durant, G/T Mike Person, LB Brooks Reed
LOST: DT Corey Peters, LB Sean Weatherspoon
BALTIMORE
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: TE Owen Daniels, LB Pernell McPhee, NT Haloti Ngata, WR Torrey Smith
BUFFALO
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: FB Jerome Felton
LOST: None
CAROLINA
RE-SIGNED: TE Ed Dickson, DT Dwan Edwards
GAINED: None
LOST: RB DAngelo Williams
CHICAGO
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: LB Pernell McPhea
LOST: DT Stephen Paea
CINCINNATI
RE-SIGNED: T Eric Winston
GAINED: LB A.J. Hawk
LOST: T Marshall Newhouse
CLEVELAND
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: CB Buster Skrine
DALLAS
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: LB Justin Durant, WR Dwayne Harris
DENVER
RE-SIGNED: TE Virgil Green
GAINED: TE Owen Daniels
LOST: OL Orlando Franklin, WR Julius Thomas
DETROIT
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: DT Haloti Ngata
LOST: DT Ndamukong Suh
GREEN BAY
RE-SIGNED: OT Bryan Bulaga
GAINED: None
LOST: CB Davon House
HOUSTON
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: QB Case Keenum, LB Brooks Reed
INDIANAPOLIS
RE-SIGNED: S Mike Adams, S Colt Anderson, OL Joe Reitz
GAINED: LB Trent Cole, RB Frank Gore, DE Kendall Langford
LOST: None
JACKSONVILLE
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: CB Davon House, LB Dan Skuta, TE Julius Thomas
LOST: LB J.T. Thomas
KANSAS CITY
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: S Tyvon Branch
LOST: C Rodney Hudson, WR Jeremy Maclin
MIAMI
RE-SIGNED: LB Kelvin Sheppard
GAINED: DT Ndamukong Suh
LOST: LB Philip Wheeler
MINNESOTA
RE-SIGNED: RB Matt Asiata
GAINED: QB Shaun Hill
LOST: FB Jerome Felton
NEW ENGLAND
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: WR Brandon Gibson
LOST: LB Jonathan Casillas, RB Shane Vereen
NEW ORLEANS
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: TE Jimmy Graham
NEW YORK GIANTS
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: LB Jonathan Casillas, WR Dwayne Harris, T Marshall Newhouse, LB J.T. Thomas, RB Shane Vereen
LOST: None
NEW YORK JETS
RE-SIGNED: RB Bilal Powell
GAINED: G James Carpenter, CB Buster Skrine
LOST: WR Percy Harvin
OAKLAND
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: C Rodney Hudson, LB Malcolm Smith
LOST: None
PHILADELPHIA
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: QB Sam Bradford, CB Byron Maxwell
LOST: QB Nick Foles, WR Jeremy Maclin
PITTSBURGH
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: None
LOST: None
ST. LOUIS
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: QB Nick Foles, QB Case Keenum
LOST: QB Sam Bradford, QB Shaun Hill, G/T Mike Person
SAN DIEGO
RE-SIGNED: DE Ricardo Mathews, C Trevor Robinson
GAINED: G Orlando Franklin
LOST: G Chad Rinehart
SAN FRANCISCO
RE-SIGNED: LS Kyle Nelson
GAINED: WR Torrey Smith
LOST: RB Frank Gore, G Mike Iupati, LB Dan Skuta, LB Patrick Willis
SEATTLE
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: TE Jimmy Graham, CB Cary Williams
LOST: G James Carpenter, CB Byron Maxwell, LB Malcolm Smith
TAMPA BAY
RE-SIGNED: CB Leonard Johnson
GAINED: None
LOST: T Anthony Collins
TENNESSEE
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: WR Harry Douglas
LOST: QB Jake Locker
WASHINGTON
RE-SIGNED: None
GAINED: DT Stephen Paea
LOST: None
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