TRANSITION PLAYER
None.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
SS Myron Bell (won't return); WR Will Blackwell (probably won't be re-signed); FB Jon Witman (injuries have derailed his career).

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT (not tendered offer): CB Timothy Strickland (not tendered as ERFA).

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
DE Aaron Smith (tendered at $1.227M; they can't afford to lose him); RB Amos Zereoue (tendered at $1.227M).

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS
WR Lenzie Jackson (tendered at $375,000).

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED: TE Matt Cushing (RFA; $980,000/2 yrs, $50,000 SB); LB John Fiala (Potential UFA; $1.901M/3 yrs, $575,000 SB); LB Jason Gildon (Franchise FA; $23M/5 yrs, $6.5M SB; 2002 cap: $2.1M); FB Dan Kreider (ERFA; $375,000/1 yr); LB Joey Porter (RFA; $1.227M/1 yr); OL Oliver Ross (RFA/matched Browns offer; $4.55M/3 yrs, $1.1M SB; 2002 cap: $617,000); LS Mike Schneck (RFA; $1.025M/2 yrs, $50,000 SB; 2002 cap: $475,000); CB Deshea Townsend (UFA; $4.2M/4 yrs, $925,000 SB); TE Jerame Tuman (RFA; $563,000/1 yr).

PLAYERS ACQUIRED
TE John Allred (FA; $525,000/1 yr; 2002 cap: $450,000); LB James Farrior (UFA Jets; $5.4M/3 yrs, $1.7M SB; 2002 cap: $1.09M); PK Todd Peterson (UFA Chiefs; $3.925M/4 yrs, $600,000 SB; 2002 cap: $800,000).

PLAYERS LOST
PK Kris Brown (RFA Texans; $4.7M/4 yrs, $1M SB; Steelers receive 7th-round pick as compensation); C Roger Duffy (cut); LB Earl Holmes (UFA Browns; $17.5M/5 yrs, $2M SB); WR Bobby Shaw (UFA Jaguars; $550,000/1 yr, $25,000 SB); CB Jason Simmons (UFA Texans; $600,000/1 yr; $75,000 SB); OG Rich Tylski (cut).

MEDICAL WATCH
No updates.

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