NFL Free Agency started three weeks ago. Most of the top players were "officially" signed on the first day. A few more over the next couple of days. The signings have slowed to a trickle as teams really start shifting into draft mode. There are still a lot of veteran football players looking for work. Here's a team made up of some of those players. A few years ago some of these players would have been free agent prizes. Hell, some of them were free agent prizes.
WR Anquan Boldin
T William Beatty
G Jahri Evans
C Stefen Wisniewski
G Louis Vasquez
T Don Barclay
TE Owen Daniels
WR Percy Harvin
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
FB John Kuhn
RB Arian Foster
DE Mike Neal
NT Terrance Knighton
DT Henry Melton
DE Aldon Smith
LB Justin Durant
LB Zach Brown
LB Chad Greenway
CB Leon Hall
CB Antonio Cromartie
S Reggie Nelson
S Walter Thurmond
Defensive end Greg Hardy would be the star of this team if he wasn't such a turd. Actually he'd be a member of an NFL team if he wasn't such a turd. Although not in the same class of turd as Hardy, Percy Harvin and Aldon Smith would probably be with a team if they didn't cause their teams such frustration. A fairly constant string of injuries since his Minnesota days hasn't done Harvin any favors. When healthy and happy he's a dynamite football player.
There was a time not all that long ago when I thought Henry Melton was one of the most disruptive interior linemen in the league. He just hasn't been the same player since the knee injury that wiped out his 2013 season.
It's a little surprising to see the apparent lack of interest in relative youngsters like Stefen Wisniewski (27), Zach Brown (26), and Walter Thurmond (28).
It must be assumed that Ryan Fitzpatrick is going to be back with the New York Jets at some point. Right? Granted, he only had to get the ball close to Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker but he led an efficient Jets offense last year. One would think that he could do it again until a more permanent passing solution comes along.
If this team were to include special teams players, kicker Greg Zuerlein would be a part of it.
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