This NFL off-season is only five days old and it’s already been crazier than an Al Davis press conference/embalming. There have been about a billion trades and free agent signings.
One player that won’t be re-signed is Randy Moss. Moss retired today as one of the greatest wide receivers to ever play the game. He’s also known for pretending to moon the Green Bay fans during a game, spraying a referee in the face with a water bottle, referring to himself in the third-person singular and selectively deciding to take plays (and entire games) off.
But despite the mercurial behavior, Moss was one of the most talented athletes in NFL history and whether you were rooting for him or against him, he made Sundays a lot more fun.
Below is the full list of transactions over the past five days, as tracked by the inimitable FootballOutsiders.com. I’ve bolded the big signings/trades. So servicey.
Today:
1:30 AM EDT
Jets re-sign CB Antonio Cromartie
11:30 AM EDT
Chiefs sign LB Brandon Siler (KC)
Broncos sign DE Derrick Harvey (JAC)
1:00 PM EDT
Vikings sign T/G Charles Johnson (IND)
2:00 PM EDT
Giants re-sign RB Ahmad Bradshaw
Titans re-sign DE Jacob Ford
5:00 PM EDT
Brodrick Bunkley trade between Eagles and Browns scuttled for unknown reasons. Bunkley has now been dealt to the Broncos for a 2013 draft pick.
Giants sign TE Ben Patrick (ARI)
Sunday July 31:
11:30 AM EDT
Tennessee signs LB Barrett Ruud (TB)
Denver releases S Renaldo Hill
Detroit signs LB Stephen Tulloch (TEN)
Denver signs WR David Anderson (HOU)
Arizona signs OL Floyd Womack (CLE)
New York Jets sign WR Plaxico Burress (NYG)
Cincinnati Bengals sign CB Nate Clements (SF)
Oakland re-signs S Michael Huff
New Orleans signs CB Fabian Washington (BAL)
2:00 PM EDT
Baltimore signs FB Vonta Leach (HOU)
Arizona signs TE Todd Heap (BAL)
4:00 PM EDT
Tennessee signs TE Daniel Graham (DEN)
Green Bay re-signs WR James Jones
Buffalo signs LB Nick Barnett (GB)
Chicago signs C Chris Spencer (SEA)
Seattle releases LB Lofa Tatupu
Atlanta re-signs G Justin Blalock
5:30 PM EDT
Detroit re-signs CB Chris Houston
Denver signs TE Daniel Fells (STL)
Denver signs TE Dante Rosario (CAR)
6:00 PM EDT
Cincinnati re-signs RB Cedric Benson
Green Bay re-signs FB John Kuhn
Arizona trades RB Tim Hightower to WAS for DE Vonnie Holliday and undisclosed draft pick
G Deuce Lutui fails physical in Cincinnati, contract voided, re-signs with Arizona instead.
11:00 PM EDT
New England re-signs T Matt Light
New Orleans signs DE Turk McBride (DET)
Kansas City re-signs DE Wallace Gilberry
Houston re-signs RB Arian Foster
Saturday July 30:
11:00 AM EDT
Arizona signs CB Richard Marshall (CAR)
Kansas City signs DT Kelly Gregg (BAL)
3:30 PM EDT
Indianapolis re-signs QB Peyton Manning to a five-year, $90 million deal.
4:00 PM EDT
Houston releases WR David Anderson.
Houston releases DT Amobi Okoye.
5:30 PM EDT
Indianapolis re-signs RB Joseph Addai.
Indianapolis releases CB Kelvin Hayden.
Oakland signs QB Trent Edwards.
Philadelphia signs DT Cullen Jenkins.
Philadelphia trades DT Brodrick Bunkley to Cleveland for 2012 fifth-round pick.
Tennessee re-signs G Leroy Harris.
Free agent OT Jared Gaither fails physical, not signed by Oakland.
6:30 PM EDT
Minnesota signs WR Michael Jenkins (ATL)
9:30 PM EDT
Chicago signs RB Marion Barber (DAL)
Chicago signs DT Amobi Okoye (HOU)
1:30 AM EDT
New York Jets re-sign CB Antonio Cromartie
1:30 AM EDT
Chicago signs WR Roy Williams (DAL)
Detroit signs CB Eric Wright (CLE)
Houston signs S Danieal Manning (CHI)
Seattle signs DT Alan Branch (ARI)
NFL Network now retracting report that Oakland has cut CB Chris Johnson and G Cooper Carlisle.
10:00 AM EDT
Atlanta releases DT Jamaal Anderson
Atlanta releases WR Michael Jenkins
11:30 AM EDT
Seattle re-signs LB Leroy Hill
Seattle releases OL Stacy Andrews
Chicago signs WR Sam Hurd (DAL)
Miami signs QB Matt Moore (CAR)
New York Jets release QB Kevin O’Connell
Green Bay releases LB Brandon Chillar
Cincinnati re-signs RB Brian Leonard
Pittsburgh releases OT Flozell Adams
Tenneessee signs DT Shaun Smith (KC)
12:15 PM EDT
Denver signs RB Willis McGahee (BAL)
Jacksonville releases DE Derrick Harvey
Jacksonville releases G Vince Manuwai
12:35 PM EDT
New Orleans releases CB Randall Gay
1:10 PM EDT
Atlanta signs DE Ray Edwards (MIN)
2:10 PM EDT
Cincinnati releases DE Antwan Odom
Cincinnati releases DB Morgan Trent
3:00 PM EDT
New England releases DE Ty Warren
New England releases T/G Nick Kaczur
New England releases TE Alge Crumpler
St. Louis signs G Harvey Dahl (ATL)
4:30 PM EDT
Dallas re-signs DE Marcus Spears
St. Louis signs LB Zach Diles (HOU)
Jacksonville signs S Dawan Landry (BAL)
Miami releases LB Channing Crowder
6:15 PM EDT
Philadelphia signs CB Nnamdi Asomugha
Seattle re-signs DT Brandon Mebane
10:30 PM EDT
St. Louis signs WR Mike Sims-Walker (JAX)
St. Louis releases OL Jacob Bell
St. Louis signs CB Al Harris (MIA)
Houston releases QB Dan Orlovsky
Cincinnati signs OL Deuce Lutui (ARI)
Jacksonville signs CB Drew Coleman (NYJ)
Miami signs LB Kevin Burnett (SD)
Chicago signs DE Vernon Gholston (NYJ)
San Diego signs LB Travis LaBoy (SF)
Carolina signs LB Omar Gaither (PHI)
New Orleans re-signs S Roman Harper
Thursday, July 28.
9:00 AM EDT
Washington trades DT Albert Haynesworth to New England for a 2013 fifth-round pick.
Miami and New Orleans “agree on framework” for a trade for RB Reggie Bush.
Arizona signs G Daryn Colledge (GB)
Dallas re-signs G Kyle Kosier
9:50 AM EDT
Philadelphia signs DE Jason Babin (TEN)
Chicago signs P Adam Podlesh (JAX)
Pittsburgh releases WR Antwaan Randle El
San Diego re-signs DE Jacques Cesaire
10:30 AM EDT
Washington releases DT Ma’ake Kemoeatu
Washington releases DE Phillip Daniels
Washington releases C Casey Rabach
Atlanta re-signs LB Mike Peterson
11:00 AM EDT
Washington releases WR Roydell Williams
New England releases DT Marcus Stroud
11:30 AM EDT
New York Jets re-sign K Nick Folk
12:10 PM EDT
Jacksonville to release G Justin Smiley
Washington releases P Sam Paulescu
Minnesota signs DT Remi Ayodele (NO)
San Francisco to release CB Nate Clements (for real this time?)
12:50 PM EDT
Seattle re-signs RB Michael Robinson
Chicago signs TE Matt Spaeth (PIT)
Washington signs DE Stephen Bowen (DAL)
New York Giants re-sign DE Mathias Kiwanuka
2:30 PM EDT
Green Bay releases LB Brady Poppinga
Green Bay releases DL Justin Harrell
Tennessee releases DT Tony Brown
Detroit releases LB Jordan Dizon
New Orleans re-signs OT Jermon Bushrod
2:45 PM EDT
Philadelphia trades QB Kevin Kolb to Arizona for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick. Kolb signs five-year extension.
Jacksonville signs LB Clint Session (IND)
Buffalo signs WR Brad Smith (NYJ)
Chicago releases TE Brandon Manumaleuna
Carolina signs S Sean Considine (JAX)
3:45 PM EDT
Cleveland signs S Usama Young (NO)
Washington signs OL Chris Chester (BAL)
4:10 PM EDT
Minnesota releases DT Jimmy Kennedy
Minnesota releases S Madieu Williams
Minnesota releases WR Freddie Brown
6:00 PM EDT
Pittsburgh re-signs T Willie Colon
Cincinnati trades WR Chad Ochocinco to New England for “late round picks,” Ochocinco agrees to a new contract as part of the deal
Chicago trades TE Greg Olson to Carolina for a third round pick
7:30 PM EDT
New York Giants release FB Madison Hedgecock
Oakland releases CB “the other” Chris Johnson
Oakland releases G Cooper Carlisle
8:15 PM EDT
Houston signs CB Johnathan Joseph (CIN)
Philadelphia releases FB Leonard Weaver
9:15 PM EDT
Cleveland signs RB Brandon Jackson (GB)
Jacksonville releases G Justin Smiley
Jacksonville signs G/C Jason Spitz (GB)
San Francisco signs K David Akers (PHI)
10:00 PM EDT
Kansas City releases G Brian Waters
11:00 PM EDT
New Orleans signs RB Darren Sproles (SD)
Philadelphia signs QB Vince Young (TEN)
Tampa Bay re-signs G Davin Joseph
Tampa Bay signs P Michael Koenen (ATL)
LAST NIGHT
Buffalo signs QB Tyler Thigpen (MIA)
Pittsburgh re-signs CB Ike Taylor
Washington signs DT Barry Cofield (NYG)
10:00 AM EDT
Atlanta re-signs LB Stephen Nicholas
Dallas re-signs OT Doug Free
Green Bay re-signs K Mason Crosby
Houston re-signs WR Jacoby Jones
Minnesota signs always overrated WR Devin Aromashadu (CHI)
New York Giants sign C/G David Baas (SF)
Tennessee signs QB Matt Hasselbeck (SEA)
Washington signs WR Donte’ Stallworth (BAL)
10:30 AM EDT
Carolina signs DT Ron Edwards (KC)
New York Jets re-sign WR Santonio Holmes
12:40 PM EDT
New York Giants to release DT Rocky Bernard
San Francisco to release QB David Carr (This makes me sad)
1:00 PM EDT
San Diego re-signs S Eric Weddle (Reportedly five years, $40 million, $19 million guaranteed, $13 million signing bonus)
1:30 PM EDT
Carolina re-signs RB DeAngelo Williams (Reportedly five years, $43 million, $21 million guaranteed)
2:20 PM EDT
Seattle signs G Robert Gallery (OAK)
New Orleans re-signs WR Lance Moore
Cleveland to release QB Jake Delhomme
Houston re-signs QB Matt Leinart
New Orleans signs LB Will Herring (SEA)
Carolina signs TE Ben Hartsock (NYJ)
Washington to trade DE Jeremy Jarmon to Denver for WR Jabar Gaffney
4:00 PM EDT
Carolina signs K Olindo Mare (SEA)
Indianapolis re-signs SS Melvin Bullitt
Indianapolis re-signs K Adam Vinatieri
5:00 PM EDT
Carolina re-signs OLB Thomas Davis
Carolina re-signs OLB James Anderson
New York Jets re-sign K Nick Folk
Pittsburgh re-signs K Shaun Suisham
6:30 PM EDT
Washington signs CB Josh Wilson (BAL)
Tampa Bay re-signs OLB Quincy Black
San Francisco re-signs DE Ray McDonald
8:00 PM EDT
Kansas City signs WR Steve Breaston (ARI)
Seattle signs WR Sidney Rice (MIN)
11:15 PM EDT
Detroit signs LB Justin Durant (JAC)
Pittsburgh to release OT Max Starks
