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Posted on: Saturday, July 25, 2009

Fantasy football: A look at key offseason NFL moves


Associated Press

A look at offseason changes in the NFL that could affect fantasy football rosters, with rookies designated by (R):

—ARIZONA: ADDED: RB Chris Wells (R), RB Jason Wright, Mike Miller promoted from receivers coach to passing game coordinator, assistant head coach and offensive line coach Russ Grimm also made running game coordinator. GONE: RB Edgerrin James, offensive coordinator Todd Haley, RB J.J. Arrington.
—ATLANTA: ADDED: TE Tony Gonzalez, RB Verron Haynes, C Brett Romberg, OL Jeremy Newberry.
—BALTIMORE: ADDED: TE L.J. Smith, WR Kelley Washington, C Matt Birk, T Michael Oher (R). GONE: WR Derrick Mason, QB Kyle Boller, QB Todd Bouman, T Willie Anderson, C Jason Brown, K Matt Stover.
—BUFFALO: ADDED: WR Terrell Owens, RB Dominic Rhodes, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, OL Geoff Hangartner, OL Seth McKinney, C Eric Wood (R), G Andy Levitre (R). GONE: QB J.P. Losman, TE Robert Royal, G Derrick Dockery, G Duke Preston, OL Melvin Fowler, T Jason Peters.
—CAROLINA: ADDED: G Justin Geisinger. GONE: WR D.J. Hackett, RB Nick Goings, OL Geoff Hangartner, OL Frank Omiyale, G Jeremy Bridges, G Toniu Fotoni.
—CHICAGO: ADDED: QB Jay Cutler, TE Michael Gaines, T Orlando Pace, OL Frank Omiyale, G Kevin Shaffer. GONE: QB Rex Grossman, WR Marty Booker, WR Brandon Lloyd, T John Tait, T John St. Clair.
—CINCINNATI: ADDED: WR Laveranues Coles, RB Brian Leonard, QB J.T. O’Sullivan, FB Dan Kreider, T Andre Smith (R). GONE: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, RB Chris Perry, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, OL Stacy Andrews, T Levi Jones, G James Blair, C Eric Ghiaciuc.
—CLEVELAND: ADDED: WR David Patten, WR Mike Furrey, TE Robert Royal, WR Brian Robiskie (R), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (R), RB Noah Herron, T John St. Clair, T George Foster, OL Floyd Womack, C Alex Mack (R), coach Eric Mangini, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll (former Jets QBs coach). GONE: TE Kellen Winslow, WR Donte’ Stallworth (suspended indefinitely), RB Jason Wright, WR Joe Jurevicius, QB Bruce Gradkowski, T Kevin Shaffer, OL Seth McKinney, coach Romeo Crenell, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski.
—DALLAS: ADDED: QB Jon Kitna. GONE: WR Terrell Owens, QB Brad Johnson, TE Tony Curtis.
—DENVER: ADDED: QB Kyle Orton, RB Knowshon Moreno (R), RB LaMont Jordan, RB Darius Walker, RB Correll Buckhalter, WR Jabar Gaffney, WR Brandon Lloyd, QB Chris Simms, TE Richard Quinn (R), coach Josh McDaniels (the former New England offensive guru), offensive coordinator Mike McCoy (Carolina offensive assistant for past 9 years). GONE: QB Jay Cutler, RB Selvin Young, TE Adam Bergen, QB Patrick Ramsey, coach Mike Shanahan.
—DETROIT: ADDED: QB Matthew Stafford (R), RB Maurice Morris, WR Bryant Johnson, WR Ronald Curry, WR Dennis Northcutt, TE Brandon Pettigrew (R), FB Terrelle Smith, T Ephraim Salaam, T Jon Jansen, G Matt Lentz, G Toniu Fonoti, coach Jim Schwartz, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan (former coordinator in Minnesota and Miami before coaching Rams). GONE: QB Jon Kitna, WR Shaun McDonald, WR Mike Furrey, QB Dan Orlovsky, QB Drew Henson, TE John Owens, TE Michael Gaines, T George Foster, coach Rod Marinelli, offensive coordinator Jim Colletto.
—GREEN BAY: ADDED: G Duke Preston.
—HOUSTON: ADDED: QB Rex Grossman, QB Dan Orlovsky, G Adrian Jones. GONE: QB Sage Rosenfels, RB Darius Walker, RB Ahman Green, TE Courtney Anderson, C Bryan Pittman, T Ephraim Salaam.
—INDIANAPOLIS: ADDED: RB Donald Brown (R), coach Jim Caldwell, longtime offensive assistant Clyde Christensen promoted to offensive coordinator. GONE: WR Marvin Harrison, RB Dominic Rhodes, coach Tony Dungy, offensive coordinator Tom Moore, offensive line coach Howard Mudd (though Moore and Mudd will remain as consultants).
—JACKSONVILLE: ADDED: WR Torry Holt, TE Zach Miller, QB Todd Bouman, T Tra Thomas, T Eugene Monroe (R), T Eben Britton (R). GONE: RB Fred Taylor, WR Jerry Porter, WR Dennis Northcutt, WR Matt Jones, TE George Wrighster, QB Cleo Lemon, OL Tutan Reyes, T Khalif Barnes.
—KANSAS CITY: ADDED: QB Matt Cassel, WR Bobby Engram, WR Terrance Copper, TE Tony Curtis, G Mike Goff, C Eric Ghiaciuc, coach Todd Haley (offensive coordinator Chan Gailey was retained). GONE: TE Tony Gonzalez, QB Damon Huard, QB Quinn Gray, G Adrian Jones, coach Herman Edwards.
—MIAMI: ADDED: QB Pat White (R), C Jake Grove. GONE: QB John Beck, C Samson Satele.
—MINNESOTA: ADDED: QB Sage Rosenfels, WR Percy Harvin (R), T Phil Loadholt (R). GONE: C Matt Birk, T Marcus Johnson.
—NEW ENGLAND: ADDED: RB Fred Taylor, WR Joey Galloway, WR Greg Lewis, TE Chris Baker, TE Alex Smith, C Al Johnson, T Sebastian Vollmer (R). GONE: QB Matt Cassel, offensive assistant and guru Josh McDaniels, RB LaMont Jordan, WR Jabar Gaffney, WR Kelley Washington, FB Heath Evans, G Billy Yates.
—NEW ORLEANS: ADDED FB Heath Evans, C Nick Leckey. GONE: WR David Patten, WR Terrance Copper, FB Mike Karney, C Kevin Houser.
—NY GIANTS: ADDED: WR Hakeem Nicks (R), TE George Wrighster, OL Tutan Reyes, T Will Beatty (R). GONE: WR Plaxico Burress, RB Derrick Ward, WR Amani Toomer, RB Patrick Pass.
—NY JETS: ADDED: QB Mark Sanchez (R), RB Shonn Greene (R), coach Rex Ryan. GONE: QB Brett Favre, WR Laveranues Coles, TE Bubba Franks, K Mike Nugent, TE Chris Baker, coach Eric Mangini (but offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer retained).
—OAKLAND: ADDED: QB Jeff Garcia, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (R), RB Gary Russell, QB Bruce Gradkowski, QB Charlie Frye, FB Lorenzo Neal, C Samson Satele, T Khalif Barnes, T Marcus Johnson (coach Tom Cable will call plays in conjunction with assistants Ted Tollner and Paul Hackett). GONE: RB LaMont Jordan, WR Ronald Curry, FB Justin Griffith, T Kwame Harris, offensive coordinator Greg Knapp.
—PHILADELPHIA: ADDED: WR Jeremy Maclin (R), RB LeSean McCoy (R), FB Leonard Weaver, OL Stacy Andrews, T Jason Peters. GONE: RB Correll Buckhalter, TE L.J. Smith, WR Greg Lewis, T Tra Thomas.
—PITTSBURGH: ADDED: WR Shaun McDonald, GONE: QB Byron Leftwich, WR Nate Washington, RB Gary Russell, T Marvel Smith, G Kendall Simmons, G Matt Lentz.
—SAN DIEGO: GONE: G Mike Goff, C Jeremy Newberry.
—SAN FRANCISCO: ADDED: WR Michael Crabtree (R), WR Brandon Jones, longtime NFL assistant Jimmy Raye named offensive coordinator, QB Damon Huard, T Marvel Smith. GONE: Offensive coordinator Mike Martz, WR Bryant Johnson, QB J.T. O’Sullivan, T Jonas Jennings, OL Damane Duckett.
—SEATTLE: ADDED: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, TE John Owens, FB Justin Griffith, C Bryan Pittman, C Max Unger (R), coach Jim Mora, former Oakland, Atlanta and San Francisco offensive coordinator Greg Knapp (known for powerful run-oriented offenses). GONE: WR Bobby Engram, RB Maurice Morris, QB Charlie Frye, FB Leonard Weaver, OL Floyd Womack, C Steve McKinney, coach Mike Holmgren.
—ST. LOUIS: ADDED: QB Kyle Boller, C Jason Brown, T Jason Smith (R), coach Steve Spagnuolo, offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur (the Eagles’ QBs coach for the past 7 years). GONE: WR Torry Holt, RB Brian Leonard, QB Trent Green, T Orlando Pace, C Brett Romberg, C Nick Leckey.
—TAMPA BAY: ADDED: RB Derrick Ward, TE Kellen Winslow, QB Byron Leftwich, QB Josh Freeman (R), K Mike Nugent, coach Raheem Morris, offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski (former Boston College coach). GONE: Coach Jon Gruden, QB Jeff Garcia, QB Brian Griese, RB Warrick Dunn, WR Joey Galloway, WR Ike Hilliard, TE Alex Smith, RB Noah Herron.
—TENNESSEE: ADDED: WR Nate Washington, QB Patrick Ramsey, WR Kenny Britt (R). GONE: WR Brandon Jones, WR Roydell Williams, QB Chris Simms.
—WASHINGTON: ADDED: WR Roydell Williams, OL Derrick Dockery, G Jeremy Bridges. GONE: WR James Thrash, T Jon Jansen, G Pete Kendall, G Justin Geisinger, G Jason Fabini.