A to Z of 2019 Free Agency Published: Mar 14, 2019 at 02:26 AM It has been a frenzied couple of weeks in the NFL and the activity has not just been limited to free agency signings and departures. That's why trades and one notable unretirement have been added to this A to Z to mark what has been a remarkable month in the NFL. A is for... Alexander made a lot of splashy plays during his time with Tampa Bay but the athletic linebacker is coming off a torn ACL and has a rep for mi sing tackles. A price tag of $53.5 million over four years is a bit steep. B is for... Bell's busine s wanted out of Pittsburgh and got his wish after sitting out the entire 2018 campaign, leaving $14.5 million on the table. But was it worth him sitting out the whole season? I don't think so. Pittsburgh reportedly offered him a better year-to-year deal and he lost money he is unlikely to make up. C is for... Cleveland's excitement There is much to love about Cleveland's offseason activity. Teaming Jr. with will grab the headlines, of course, but defensive additions in the form of linemen and will also be huge as they slot in alongside . D is for... Defensive departures in KC Good teams often get raided in free agency but they also clear the decks with moves of their own. Kansas City have moved on from pa s-rushers (traded to San Francisco) and (released) and I would say they were two of the few bright spots on a struggling defense last year. It is now very much on in Yovani Gallardo Jersey KC. E is for... Earl I loved the signing of safety by the . Throughout his career, Thomas has played at a high level, played with great intensity and held those around him accountable. Those are the very basic requirements of anybody who plays in the defense. F is for... Foles After riding to Philadelphia's rescue in each of the past two seasons, now gets to lead his own team in the . The price was reasonable ($88 million over four years) and Foles is an upgrade, but he is also a better story than he is a quarterback and will need help around him. G is for... Guaranteed money The guaranteed money in most free-agent contracts is what we should be paying attention to - the rest can often be fluff with most players not reaching the end of their deals. Interestingly, there was not one contract fully guaranteed -that deal with the Jhoulys Chacin Jersey was not quite the game-changer some were suggesting at the time. H is for... Humphries Tampa Bay slot receiver was one of the more intriguing options in free agency and he was a tremendous signing for the , who saw off the . Humphries has the potential to make much more productive in 2019. I is for... Inactive Colts The had the most money to spend in free agency (well north of $100 million) but have largely sat on their hands with general manager Chris Ballard preferring to re-sign key defenders like and . While that doesn't make headlines, it is a sound approach to team building. J is for... Joe has been in decline with the but Denver's desperation at quarterback made him worth a kick of the tyres for a fourth-round selection. While I don't think he will be great by any means, I do think Flacco will stop his personal slide and help the in the proce s. K is for... Keenum Surplus to requirements in Denver, is now a quarterback. He will be an okay stopgap but nothing more than that and I have to believe Washington are in the market for a young pa ser in this upcoming . L is for... Landon has been one of the premier safeties in the NFL for a few years now but he does do much more of his work close to the line of scrimmage. His deal (six years, $84 million with $44.5 million guaranteed) feels like the over-spending of a desperate team keen to make a splash. M is for... Mi sing their men New England - and Bill Belichick in particular - so often get their man. Not in this free agency period. Keen to add more slot receiver targets for , the swung and mi sed on Humphries (they offered him more money than Tenne see), and . That is surprising to me. N is for... New York, New York! The Big Apple belongs to the ... for now. While the were offloading their talent, the were adding Bell to the backfield, and at receiver and tackling machine at linebacker. It has been a good couple of weeks for Gang Green. O is for... Overpaying I have mentioned some of the examples of overpaying in this free agency period already but it was acro s the board this year with so many Glenn Robinson Jersey teams with flushed with cash to spend. Annual-pay records were set at offensive tackle, center and inside linebacker to prove the point. P is for... doing busine s The sat on their hands for so many years while others were spending in free agency. Then-general manager Ted Thompson just didn't believe in it. New GM Brian Gutekunst sees it differently and bolstered a struggling defense by signing edge rushers and , as well as safety . Sports Presenter award winner on American sport being recognised in the UK Royal Television Society (@RTS_media) Q is for... Quick-game targets Getting the ball out quickly to intermediate targets in the slot has become a popular offensive philosophy in recent years, hence the desire to sign slot receivers like Humphries, Tate (NY Giants), Beasley (Buffalo) and (Detroit). The best middle-of-the-field target could be okay, so he is not a slot, but the Pro Bowler could soar at tight end with if and when he inks a deal in New Orleans. Organic tanking, building for a better tomorrow... call it what you want. It is obvious some teams are sacrificing their short-term future for improved playoff chances down the road. The and are two such teams who appear ready to endure painful 2019 campaigns. S is for... Safeties Despite the importance of the position in today';s NFL, there was not a strong safety market this time last year. That has all changed in 2019 with the likes of Collins, Thomas, Amos, (LA Rams), (Oakland) and (Philadelphia) being in demand and securing decent deals in the proce s. T is for... Trades I love the fact that NFL teams are becoming increasingly willing to trade with each other. Outside of the and OBJ trades, there were plenty of other deals, including moving to San Francisco and heading to New England. He should have an instant impact on the Pats' D-line. U is for...U-turn Not every deal that gets announced in the days leading up to free agency comes to fruition. The thought they had linebacker locked into a multi-year deal but he opted to Milwaukee Brewers Custom Jersey return to Minnesota on a $67.5 million contract. That might prove to be a ble sing in disguise for the , who were about to lock a large percentage of their salary cap up with two linebackers. V is for... Vontaze was out of work for about a day before becoming a cla sic signing. Burfict earned himself a reputation as a notorious and controversial linebacker during his time with the . He is the kind of defender the loaded up on during the 1970s. But how awkward will his Travis Shaw Jersey relationship be with , who Burfict knocked out with a vicious a sault in the 2015 playoffs? W is for... Witten I'll hold my hands up... I didn't see this one coming! heading from the TV booth back to the playing field brings great headlines and name recognition, but will it bring productive play to the Dallas pa sing attack? I have my doubts. Witten is going to need to get by on veteran smarts and toughne s. X is for... X-Factor signings There are plenty of players who fall into this category, but let me give you one who really excites me. I am keen to see how is used in the San Francisco backfield. He was a wonderful weapon when playing for Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta, shining as a RB and spread outside as an auxillary receiver. Y is for... Young at heart Some players who are very long in the tooth still managed to secure deals in free agency and I think they contribute strongly to their new teams in 2019. Defensive end (Tenne see) and running back (Buffalo) were two of Miami's best players last year, while brings reliability and leadership to the following his move from Carolina. Z is for... Za'Darius Thank goodne s for otherwise this letter was going to be a problem. He holds a great deal of promise for his new team, the , after a breakout campaign in Baltimore. But a word of warning... previous pa s-rushers who excelled in Baltimore's defense were Paul Kruger and , and neither did much of anything upon moving to Cleveland and Chicago respectively. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. 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