2014年5月26日星期一

Free Agency Preview- AFC North

Sportsnet has you covered for NFL free agency with vast breakdowns of every team heading into a baby 2014 league year. For each division, click here.



Cincinnati Bengals (11-5,premier amid AFC North)

Team needs: DE, CB, S


Projected salary cap space: $27.five million


Key free agents: DE Michael Johnson, OT Anthony Collins, S Taylor Mays, S Chris Crocker, WR/KR/PR Brandon Tate


Candidates as release: None


Free agent fit: Walter Thurmond, cornerback


The skinny: Don’t anticipate a horrible lot of spending Baltimore Ravens Nike Jersey from a baby Bengals this off-season – this year ambition be about locking down what they already have. Cincinnati aspiration feasible converge aboard re-signing Collins meanwhile working on extending A.J. Green,a simple of child league’s best broad receivers. Depth surrounded the secondary could be an issue as new defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, so a tough move among that direction could come this week but could also Baltimore Ravens 52 Jersey be addressed surrounded the draft.

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8, 2nd in AFC North)

Team needs: WR, OL, CB


Projected salary cap space: $2.7 million


Key free agents: WR Emmanuel Sanders, DE Ziggy Hood, S Ryan Clark


Candidates as release: CB Ike Taylor (cap savings of $7 million),hack LB Larry Foote, OT Levi Brown and CB Curtis Brown last week


The #Steelers plan apt release LB LaMarr Woodley today, per source. (As @AdamSchefter said). Will be an undesirable post-June 1 designation


Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 10, 2014





Free agent fit: Tarell Brown, cornerback


The skinny: Pittsburgh has dug themselves a negative major salary cap aperture and it’s going apt be difficult to ascend back out. Until last week toddler Steelers were over an infant cap, and likely won’t have many options heading into free agency. Troy Polamalu and Heath Miller have been re-signed but immediately Pittsburgh will maximum feasible have to upgrade via a baby draft among May. The Steelers could address a negative gaping aperture at cornerback with Brown gone and Taylor’s future with infant franchise among question.

Baltimore Ravens (8-8, 3rd amid AFC North)

Team needs: OL, S, LB


Projected salary cap space: $24.nine million


Key free agents: OT Eugene Monroe, DT Arthur Jones, WR-KR Jacoby Jones, LB Daryl Smith, OT Michael Oher, SS James Ihedigbo, CB Corey Graham, TE Ed Dickson


Candidates as release: Cut FB Vonta Leach and LB Jameel McClain last month


Free agent fit: Hakeem Nicks,roomy receiver


The skinny: Baltimore aspiration highest feasible focus aboard re-signing opener players onward venturing out into a baby free agent market. The maximum important of those pieces is Monroe, who child Ravens acquired from Jacksonville last season to defend Joe Flacco’s blindside. Smith and Jones ought also be priorities. If re-signing doesn’t work out, Baltimore longing have to make some savvy moves apt fill mammoth holes aboard newborn roster.

Cleveland Browns (4-12, 4th amid AFC North)

Team needs: RB, OL, S


Projected salary cap space: $45.seven million


Key free agents: C Alex Mack (transition tag), S T.J. Ward, G Shawn Lauvao


Candidates as release: QB Brandon Weeden, QB Jason Campbell (Cap savings of $3.25 million)


Free agent fit: Jairus Byrd, safety


The skinny: If they can get it together amid an infant front office,an infant Browns can take advantage of a nasty great situation heading into a baby maximum important part of an infant off-season. Stacked with draft picks (thanks within part apt infant incredibly one-sided Trent Richardson trade) and with a of,if it were not for child best cap situation within an infant NFL, Cleveland has newborn accident apt make a negative huge splash this spring. Locking up Alex Mack, extending cornerback Joe Haden, finding a quality running back and replacing T.J. Ward are all viable options ahead May’s draft,within which toddler Browns have 10(!) picks.
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