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In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams. In some circumstances, the free agent's options ...
Sergio Brown (born May 22, 1988) is an American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2010 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills .
This is a list of players of gridiron football ( American football and Canadian football) players who died while still on a team roster. Included are players in professional and college football who have died of any cause. For professional football players, the most common cause of death is vehicle crashes.
The following is a list of suspensions in the National Football League (NFL). Most NFL suspensions have been for players, but several coaches, owners, general managers, and game officials have also been suspended. In 1997, in the wake of the O. J. Simpson murder trial, the league under Commissioner Paul Tagliabue adopted a Violent Crime Policy ...
Waivers are a National Football League (NFL) labor management procedure by which a team makes an American football player's contract or NFL rights (such as NFL draft rights to an unsigned player) available to all other teams. During the season (starting July 4 and lasting through the regular season), each team has 24 hours to file a claim for a ...
Vontaze DeLeon Burfict Jr. ( / ˈvɒntɛz ˈbɜːrfɪkt / VON-tez BUR-fikt; [1] born September 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who played linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning first-team All-American honors. Burfict was a ...
Michael Lewis Webster (March 18, 1952 – September 24, 2002) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1990 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 1997. Nicknamed " Iron Mike ", Webster anchored the Steelers' offensive line during ...
Sean Michael Maurice Taylor (April 1, 1983 – November 27, 2007) was an American football safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected fifth overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the Redskins, [2] where he played four seasons until his murder in 2007. [3]