2014年6月2日星期一

Free Agency Preview- AFC North

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



Cincinnati Bengals (11-5,first within AFC North)

Team needs: DE, CB, S


Projected salary cap space: $27.5 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 negative lot of spending from infant Bengals this off-season – this year ambition be about locking down what they already have. Cincinnati ambition likely converge aboard re-signing Collins meantime working on extending A.J. Green,a simple of toddler league’s best broad receivers. Depth within child secondary could be an issue as present defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, so a wrong migrate among that direction could come this week only could also be addressed surrounded a baby draft.

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

Team needs: WR, OL, CB


Projected salary cap space: $2.seven 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 wrong post-June one designation


Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 10, 2014





Free agent fit: Tarell Brown, cornerback


The skinny: Pittsburgh has dug themselves an unhealthy major salary cap hole and it’s going to be laborious to climb back out. Until last week infant Steelers were over newborn cap, and likely won’t have many options heading into free agency. Troy Polamalu and Heath Miller have been re-signed merely now Pittsburgh ambition maximum likely have to upgrade via child draft surrounded May. The Steelers could address not a good gaping aperture by cornerback with Brown gone and Taylor’s hereafter with a baby franchise in question.

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

Team needs: OL, S, LB


Projected salary cap space: $24.nine million


Key free agents: OT Eugene Monroe, DT Arthur Baltimore Ravens White Jersey 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,wide receiver


The skinny: Baltimore will maximum likely converge aboard re-signing key players ahead venturing out into infant free agent market. The most important of those pieces namely Monroe, who infant Ravens acquired from Jacksonville last season to defend Joe Flacco’s blindside. Smith and Jones should also be priorities. If re-signing doesn’t go out, Baltimore ambition have Baltimore Ravens Purple Jersey to make some savvy moves to fill mammoth holes on newborn roster.

Cleveland Browns (4-12, 4th among 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 for 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 surrounded infant front bureau,child Browns can take advantage of a foul great situation heading into a baby maximum important part of the off-season. Stacked with draft picks (thanks within part apt child incredibly one-sided Trent Richardson trade) and with one simple of,if necessary a baby best cap situation surrounded an infant NFL, Cleveland has an infant contingency to make a terrible huge splash this spring. Locking up Alex Mack, extending cornerback Joe Haden, finding a horrible quality running back and replacing T.J. Ward are all viable options forward May’s draft,among which toddler Browns have 10(!) picks.
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