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To: Thomas M. who wrote (881)5/5/1998 8:51:00 AM
From: JakeStraw  Respond to of 45645
 
NFL FREE AGENT GAINS-LOSSES (AP)

Arizona
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Gained: Mark Maddox, lb (Buffalo); Mario Bates, rb (New Orleans);
Van Malone, s (Detroit).

Re-signed: J.J. McCleskey, cb; Brad Ottis, dt; Cedric Smith, fb;
Eric Swann, dt; r-Frank Sanders, wr; Anthony Edwards, wr; Chris
Gedney, te; Terry Irving, lb; r-Stoney Case, qb.

Lost: Michael Bankston, de (Cincinnati); Kent Graham, qb (N.Y.
Giants); Kevin Williams, wr (Buffalo); Brent Alexander, cb-s
(Carolina); LeShon Johnson, rb (N.Y. Giants); Mike Caldwell, lb
(Philadelphia); Eric Hill, lb (St. Louis); Jeff Feagles, p
(Seattle).

Atlanta
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Gained: Dan Owens, de (Detroit); Keith Crawford, wr (St. Louis);
Mark Rypien, qb (St. Louis); Matt Elliott, g (Carolina); Randy
Fuller, cb-s (Pittsburgh); Corey Louchiey, t (Buffalo); Eugene
Robinson, s (Green Bay).

Re-signed: Scott Adams, t; Morten Andersen, k; Shane Dronett, de;
Harold Green, rb; Dan Stryzinski, p; Brian Kozlowski, te; r-John
Burrough, dt; David Brandon, lb; Gary Downs, rb; Lenny McGill,
cb; Ed Sutter, lb.

Lost: Jim Miller, qb (Detroit); Dan Owens, de (Detroit); t-Bert
Emanuel, wr (Tampa Bay).

Baltimore
---------

Gained: Rod Woodson, cb (San Francisco); Roosevelt Potts, rb
(Miami).

Re-signed: Eric Green, te; Larry Webster, de; r-Sale Isaia, dt;
r-Keith Washington, de; r-Eric Zeier, qb; Bennie Thompson, s.

Lost: Antonio Langham, cb (San Francisco); r-Quentin Neujahr, c
(Jacksonville); Derrick Alexander, wr (Kansas City).

Buffalo
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Gained: Sam Gash, rb (New England); Joe Panos, g (Philadelphia);
Kevin Williams, wr (Arizona).

Re-signed: Sam Rogers, lb; r-Ethan Albright, t; r-Darrick Holmes,
rb; r-Ken Irvin, cb; r-Jerry Ostroski, g; Lonnie Johnson, te;
Shawn Price, dt; t-Ted Washington, dt; r-John Holecek, lb.

Lost: Jeff Burris, cb (Indianapolis); Mark Maddox, lb (Arizona);
Bryce Paup, lb (Jacksonville); Corey Louchiey, t (Atlanta);
Corbin Lacina, g (Carolina).

Carolina
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Gained: Ernest Dixon, lb (New Orleans); Doug Evans, cb (Green
Bay); Brett Maxie, s (San Francisco); Brent Alexander, cb-s
(Arizona); William Floyd, rb (San Francisco); Derwin Grey, cb-s
(Indianapolis); Corbin Lacina, g (Buffalo); Leonard Wheeler, cb
(Minnesota); f-Sean Gilbert, dt (Washington).

Re-signed: Michael Bates, wr; Mark Carrier, wr; r-Matt Campbell,
ol; r-Frank Garcia, c; Shane Matthews, qb; Mark Rodenhauser, c;
Dwight Stone, wr.

Lost: r-Andre Royal, lb (New Orleans); Pat Terrell, s (Green
Bay); r-Chad Cota, s (New Orleans); Matt Elliott, g (Atlanta);
Walter Rasby, te (Detroit); Myron Baker, lb (Indianapolis).

Chicago
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Gained: Edgar Bennett, rb (Green Bay); Ty Hallock, fb
(Jacksonville); Thomas Lewis, wr (N.Y. Giants); Mike Wells, dt
(Detroit).

Re-signed: Jim Flanigan, dt; Erik Kramer, qb; John Mangum, s;
Barry Minter, lb; Ryan Wetnight, te.

Lost: Todd Burger, g (N.Y. Jets); Tony Carter, fb (New England);
Chris Gray, g (Seattle); Ricky Proehl, wr (St. Louis).

Cincinnati
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Gained: Michael Bankston, de (Arizona); Thomas Randolph, cb (N.Y.
Giants).

Re-signed: John Copeland, de; Darnay Scott, wr; r-Anthony Brown,
t; r-David Dunn, wr; f-Dan Wilkinson, de (traded to Washington).

Lost: Gerald Dixon, lb (San Diego)

Dallas
------

Gained: Everett McIver, g (Miami); Ernie Mills, wr, (Pittsburgh).

Re-signed: Billy Davis, wr; Kevin Smith, cb; Wendell Davis, cb;
r-Charlie Williams, s; Dale Hellestrae, c; Hurvin McCormack, dt.

Lost: Roger Harper, s (Green Bay); George Hegamin, t
(Philadelphia); Brock Marion, s (Miami); John Flannery, c (St.
Louis).

Denver
------

Gained: Doug Nussmeier, qb (New Orleans); Marvin Washington, de
(San Francisco).

Re-signed: Dwayne Carswell, te; Ray Crockett, cb; Mark Schlereth,
g; r-Jamie Brown, t; r-Ernest Jones, de; Neil Smith, de.

Lost: Allen Aldridge, lb (Detroit); Justin Armour, wr (San
Francisco); Carl Kidd, cb (Oakland); Brian Habib, g (Seattle).

Detroit
-------

Gained: Allen Aldridge, lb (Denver); Jim Pyne, c (Tampa Bay); Jim
Miller, qb (Atlanta); Dan Owens, de (Atlanta); Walter Rasby, te
(Carolina).

Re-signed: Johnnie Morton, wr; Ray Roberts, t; Tony Semple, g;
Ben Hanks, lb; Ryan Stewart, s; r-Stephen Boyd, lb; r-Kez
McCorvey, wr; Robert Bailey, cb; Mark Spindler, dt; r-Ron Rivers,
rb.

Lost: Kevin Glover, c (Seattle); Antonio London, lb (Green Bay);
Dan Owens, de (Atlanta); Van Malone, s (Arizona); Mike Wells, dt
(Chicago); Shane Bonham, dt (San Francisco).

Green Bay
---------

Gained: Roger Harper, s (Dallas); Antonio London, lb (Detroit);
Pat Terrell, s (Carolina); Eric Curry, de (Tampa Bay); Sean
Landeta, p (St. Louis).

Re-signed: Robert Brooks, wr; Kyle Wachholtz, te; r-Brian
Williams, lb; r-Darius Holland, dt; r-Adam Timmerman, g; Paul
Frase, de; Jeff Thomason, te.

Lost: Edgar Bennett, rb (Chicago); Doug Evans, cb (Carolina);
Craig Hentrich, p (Tennessee); Gabe Wilkins, de (San Francisco);
Eugene Robinson, s (Atlanta); Terry Mickens, wr (Oakland); Aaron
Taylor, g (San Diego); Mark Collins, cb (Seattle).

Indianapolis
------------

Gained: Jeff Burris, cb (Buffalo); Jeff Herrod, lb
(Philadelphia); Tom Myslinski, g (Pittsburgh); Myron Baker, lb
(Carolina); Torrance Small, wr (St. Louis).

Re-signed: r-Ray McElroy, s; r-Paul Justin, qb (traded to
Cincinnati); r-Steve Morrison, s; r-Marcus Pollard, te; Tony
Mandarich, t.

Lost: Derwin Grey, cb-s (Carolina); Brian Stablein, wr (New
England); Sean Dawkins, wr (New Orleans).

Jacksonville
------------

Gained: r-Quentin Neujahr c, (Baltimore); Bryce Paup, lb
(Buffalo).

Re-signed: Richard Griffith, te; Jeff Lageman, de; r-Brant Boyer,
lb; r-Pete Mitchell, te.

Lost: Ty Hallock, fb (Chicago); Natrone Means, rb (San Diego).

Kansas City
-----------

Gained: f-Chester McGlockton, dt (Oakland); Derrick Alexander, wr
(Baltimore).

Re-signed: James Hasty, cb; Danan Hughes, wr; Greg Manusky, lb.

Lost: None.

Miami
-----

Gained: Kevin Donnalley, t (Tennessee); Brock Marion, s (Dallas).

Re-signed: Brett Perriman, wr; James Brown, t; Mike Chalenski,
dt; Craig Erickson, qb; Bernie Parmalee, rb; Tim Jacobs, cb;
Bracey Walker, db.

Lost: Everett McIver, g (Dallas); Roosevelt Potts, rb
(Baltimore); Qadry Ismail, wr (New Orleans).

Minnesota
---------

Gained: Gary Anderson, k (San Francisco); Bobby Houston, lb (San
Diego).

Re-signed: David Dixon, g; Andrew Glover, te; Everett Lindsay, t;
t-John Randle, dt; Todd Steussie, t; Randall Cunningham, qb;
Chris Walsh, wr; t-Robert Smith, rb.

Lost: Dewayne Washington, cb (Pittsburgh); Leonard Wheeler, cb
(Carolina).

New England
-----------

Gained: Tony Carter, fb (Chicago); Brian Stablein, wr
(Indianapolis).

Re-signed: Bruce Armstrong, t; Mike Bartrum, te; Willie McGinest,
de; Todd Rucci, g; r-Jimmy Hitchcock, cb (traded to Minnesota);
Marty Moore, lb.

Lost: Keith Byars, fb (N.Y. Jets); Sam Gash, rb (Buffalo); Mike
Gisler, c (N.Y. Jets); r-Curtis Martin, rb (N.Y. Jets).

New Orleans
-----------

Gained: Tyronne Drakeford, cb (San Francisco); Kevin Mitchell, lb
(San Francisco); r-Andre Royal, lb (Carolina); r-Chad Cota, s
(Carolina); Aaron Craver, rb (San Diego); Qadry Ismail, wr
(Miami); Lamar Smith, rb (Seattle); Sean Dawkins, wr
(Indianapolis).

Re-signed: r-Trezelle Jenkins, t; Isaac Davis, g; Richard Harvey,
lb; Austin Robbins, dt; r-Mike Verstegen, g.

Lost: Ernest Dixon, lb (Carolina); Irv Smith, te (San Francisco);
Winfred Tubbs, lb (San Francisco); Mario Bates, rb (Arizona);
Doug Nussmeier, qb (Denver); Anthony Newman, s (Oakland).

New York Giants
---------------

Gained: Kent Graham, qb (Arizona); Gary Brown, rb (San Diego);
LeShon Johnson, rb (Arizona).

Re-signed: Marcus Buckley, lb; Brad Daluiso, k; Tito Wooten, s;
r-Lance Scott, c; Jerry Reynolds, t.

Lost: Ray Agnew, dt (St. Louis); Thomas Randolph, cb
(Cincinnati); Thomas Lewis, wr (Chicago).

New York Jets
-------------

Gained: Todd Burger, g (Chicago); Keith Byars, fb (New England);
Mike Gisler, c (New England); Kevin Mawae, c (Seattle); r-Curtis
Martin, rb (New England).

Re-signed: r-Chad Cascadden, lb; r-Anthony Marshall, s; Otis
Smith, cb.

Lost: Roger Duffy, c (Pittsburgh); John Burke, te (San Diego).

Oakland
-------

Gained: Carl Kidd, cb (Denver); Darryl Ashmore, t (Washington);
Chris Mims, de (Washington); Terry Mickens, wr (Green Bay);
Anthony Newman, s (New Orleans).

Re-signed: John Henry Mills, lb; Aaron Wallace, de; Curtis
Whitley, c.

Lost: f-Chester McGlockton, dt (Kansas City).

Philadelphia
------------

Gained: George Hegamin, t (Dallas); Bill Johnson, de (St. Louis);
Mike Caldwell, lb (Arizona); Keith Sims, g (Washington).

Re-signed: Jerry Crafts, t; Charlie Garner, rb; r-Barrett Brooks,
t.

Lost: Ty Detmer, qb (San Francisco); Jeff Herrod, lb
(Indianapolis); Joe Panos, g (Buffalo); Darrin Smith, lb
(Seattle); Ricky Watters, rb (Seattle).

Pittsburgh
----------

Gained: Dewayne Washington, cb (Minnesota); Roger Duffy, c (N.Y.
Jets).

Re-signed: Joel Steed, dt; Jason Gildon, lb.

Lost: John Jackson, t (San Diego); Tom Myslinski, g
(Indianapolis); Yancey Thigpen, wr (Tennessee); Ernie Mills, wr,
(Dallas); Randy Fuller, cb-s (Atlanta).

St. Louis
---------

Gained: Ricky Proehl, wr (Chicago); Ray Agnew, dt (N.Y. Giants);
Rick Tuten, p (Seattle); John Flannery, c (Dallas); Eric Hill, lb
(Arizona).

Re-signed: Amp Lee, rb; r-Aaron Laing, te; r-Troy Dumas, lb;
r-Gerald McBurrows, s; r-Mike Scurlock, s; Will Furrer, qb;
Lorenzo Styles, lb.

Lost: Bill Johnson, de (Philadelphia); Keith Crawford, wr
(Atlanta); Mark Rypien, qb (Atlanta); Sean Landeta, p (Green
Bay); Torrance Small, wr (Indianapolis).

San Diego
---------

Gained: John Jackson, t (Pittsburgh); John Burke, te (N.Y. Jets);
Gerald Dixon, lb (Cincinnati); Natrone Means, rb (Jacksonville);
Aaron Taylor, g (Green Bay).

Re-signed: Mike Dumas, s; Greg Engel, c; r-Mark Montreuil, cb;
David Binn, te; Frank Hartley, te; Casey Weldon, qb.

Lost: Bobby Houston, lb (Minnesota); Aaron Craver, rb (New
Orleans); Gary Brown, rb (N.Y. Giants).

San Francisco
-------------

Gained: Justin Armour, wr (Denver); Ty Detmer, qb (Philadelphia);
Antonio Langham, cb (Baltimore); Irv Smith, te (New Orleans);
Winfred Tubbs, lb (New Orleans); Gabe Wilkins, de (Green Bay);
Shane Bonham, dt (Detroit).

Re-signed: James Williams, lb.

Lost: Gary Anderson, k (Minnesota); Tyronne Drakeford, cb (New
Orleans); Brett Maxie, s (Carolina); Kevin Mitchell, lb (New
Orleans); Dana Stubblefield, dt (Washington); Rod Woodson, cb
(Baltimore); Rod Milstead, g (Washington); William Floyd, rb
(Carolina); Marvin Washington, de (Denver).

Seattle
-------

Gained: Kevin Glover, c (Detroit); Chris Gray, g (Chicago);
Darrin Smith, lb (Philadelphia); Ricky Watters, rb
(Philadelphia); Mark Collins, cb (Green Bay); Jeff Feagles, p
(Arizona); Brian Habib, g (Denver).

Re-signed: Matt LaBounty, de; James McKnight, wr; r-Christian
Fauria, te; r-Jason Kyle, lb; Steve Broussard, rb; Carlester
Crumpler, te.

Lost: Kevin Mawae, c (N.Y. Jets); Rick Tuten, p (St. Louis);
Lamar Smith, rb (New Orleans).

Tampa Bay
---------

Gained: t-Bert Emanuel, wr (Atlanta); lb-ls Mitch Palmer.

Re-signed: r-Errict Rhett, rb (traded to Baltimore); Charles
Mincy, s.

Lost: Jim Pyne, c (Detroit); Eric Curry, de (Green Bay); Jackie
Harris, te (Tennessee).

Tennessee
---------

Gained: Craig Hentrich, p (Green Bay); Yancey Thigpen, wr
(Pittsburgh); Jackie Harris, te (Tampa Bay).

Re-signed: Barron Wortham, lb; Henry Ford, de.

Lost: Kevin Donnalley, t (Miami).

Washington
----------

Gained: Dana Stubblefield, dt (San Francisco); Rod Milstead, g
(San Francisco)
dRe-signed: Ken Harvey, lb; Tre Johnson, g; Brian Mitchell, rb;
Joe Patton, g; r-Jamie Asher, te; r-Darryl Pounds, cb-s;
DavidtFrisch, te; r-Scott Turner, cb.

Lost: Darryl Ashmore, t (Oakland); Chris Mims, de (Oakland);
Keith Sims, g (Philadelphia); f-Sean Gilbert, dt (Carolina).




To: Thomas M. who wrote (881)5/14/1998 8:48:00 AM
From: JakeStraw  Respond to of 45645
 
CINCINNATI SIGNS DEFENSIVE END SIMMONS

(AP) - Free agent defensive end Clyde Simmons signed a one-year
contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday. Simmons, who
has 109 sacks in 12 seasons, could replace John Copeland, who
will miss an undetermined number of games this fall because of a
ruptured left Achilles' tendon suffered April 15. "We pursued
Clyde because he's a talented, gifted veteran with proven
pass-rush ability and, frankly, he's been a thorn in our side the
past couple of years," said Bengals coach Bruce Coslet. Simmons,
33, started 13 games for Jacksonville last season and had 8 1/2
sacks, 71 tackles (31 solo), two forced fumbles and a blocked
field goal. Simmons had minor knee surgery early this year but is
expected to be fully recovered when the Bengals open training
camp July 23.