PFT 2006 FREE AGENCY RANKINGS

 

UPDATED:  March 10, 2006

 

Anyone can list free agents, or apply a letter grade or a number score to each of them.  In the modern NFL, however, money talks and bullsh-t walks (it smells really, really bad, too). 

 

So we'll list the 2006 free agents based on one and only one factor -- the signing bonus that the player deserves to receive.

 

Scientific?  Hardly.  Accurate?  Perhaps.  We had Reggie Wayne pegged at a signing bonus of $12.5 million -- and the contract he agreed to on Wednesday included a $13.5 million bonus.  (Editor's note:  As it turns out, the signing bonus for Wayne was $12.5 million.)

 

For players wearing the franchise or transition tag, there's a possibility that they will play under the one-year tender. 

 

Here we go . . . .

 

John Abraham, DE (franchise tag):  $14.0 million. 

 

Steve Hutchinson, OG (transition tag):  $13.0 million.

 

LeCharles Bentley, C:  $12.5 million.

 

Shaun Alexander, RB:  $12.5 million. 

 

Edgerrin James, RB:  $12.0 million.

 

Nate Clements, CB (franchise tag):  $12.0 million.

 

LaVar Arrington, LB:  $12.0 million.

 

Drew Brees, QB:  $11.0 million.

 

Julian Peterson, LB:  $10.0 million.

 

Darren Howard, DE:  $9.5 million.

 

Matt Lepsis, OT:  $9.0 million.

 

Gerard Warren, DT:  $8.5 million.

 

Jeff Backus, OG (franchise tag):  $8.5 million.

 

Antonio Bryant, WR:  $8.5 million.

 

Charles Woodson, CB:  $8.0 million.

 

Larry Tripplett, DT:  $8.0 million.

 

Rocky Bernard, DT:  $7.5 million.

 

Will Witherspoon, LB:  $7.0 million.

 

David Thornton, LB:  $7.0 million.

 

Brian Williams, CB (transition tag):  $7.0 million.

 

Jon Runyan, OT:  $6.5 million.

 

Antwaan Randle El, WR:  $6.5 million.

 

Maake Kemoeatu, DT:  $6.5 million.

 

Will Allen, CB:  $6.0 million.

 

Trevor Pryce, DE:  $5.75 million.

 

Kevin Shaffer, OT:  $5.0 million.

 

Anthony Weaver, DE:  $5.0 million.

 

Jamal Lewis, RB:  $5.0 million.

 

DeShaun Foster, RB:  $5.0 million.

 

Ryan Pickett, DT:  $4.75 million.

 

Aaron Kampman, DE:  $4.5 million.

 

Sam Adams, DT:  $4.5 million.

 

David Givens, WR:  $4.5 million.

 

Toniu Fonoti, OG:  $4.5 million.

 

Jon Kitna, QB:  $4.5 million.

 

Jason Fabini, OT:  $4.5 million.

 

Willie McGinest, LB:  $4.5 million.

 

DeShea Townsend, CB:  $4.0 million.

 

Koren Robinson, WR:  $4.0 million.

 

Adam Vinatieri, K:  $3.5 million.

 

Sam Madison, CB:  $3.5 million.

 

Chris Hope, S:  $3.0 million.

 

Ahman Green, RB:  $3.0 million. 

 

Justin Hartwig, C:  $3.0 million.

 

Nick Greisen, LB:  $3.0 million.

 

Adam Archuleta, S:  $3.0 million.

 

Kewin Mawae, C:  $3.0 million.

 

Isaac Bruce, WR:  $3.0 million.

 

Dexter Jackson, S:  $2.5 million.

 

Chester Taylor, RB:  $2.5 million.

 

Joe Jurevicius, WR:  $2.5 million.

 

Ben Leber, LB:  $2.5 million.

 

Ty Law, CB:  $2.5 million.

 

Michael Bennett, RB:  $2.5 million.

 

L.J. Shelton, OT:  $2.5 million.

 

Chris Hovan, DT:  $2.5 million.

 

Jeb Putzier, TE:  $2.0 million.

 

Corey Chavous, S:  $2.0 million.

 

Tommy Polley, LB:  $2.0 million.

 

David Boston, WR:  $2.0 million.

 

Chris Weinke, QB:  $2.0 million.

 

R.W. McQuarters, CB:  $2.0 million. 

 

Kendrick Clancy, DT:  $1.75 million.

 

Najeh Davenport, RB:  $1.5 million.