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Chart: Moving week in the NFL

By Mark Craig

March 15, 2015 at 12:34AM

From top: DeMarco Murray, Mike Wallace, Max Unger and Darrelle Revis. Associated Press Photos (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With so many moving parts during NFL free agency, it can be difficult to keep up with all the changes. Here are some of the players who made news last week (FA, free agent; T, traded; R, released):

Quarterbacks

NameOld teamNew team

Sam Bradford (T)RamsEagles

Ryan Fitzpatrick (T)TexansJets

Brian Hoyer (FA)BrownsTexans

Nick Foles (T)EaglesRams

Comment: The Eagles traded Foles for Bradford, who barely has played the past two years (knee).

Running backs

NameOld teamNew team

Reggie Bush (R)Lions49ers

Frank Gore (FA)49ersColts

Ryan Mathews (FA)ChargersEagles

Darren McFadden (FA)RaidersCowboys

DeMarco Murray (FA)CowboysEagles

C.J. Spiller (FA)BillsSaints

DeAngelo Williams (R)PanthersSteelers

Comment: Murray will combine with Mathews to replace two-time All-Pro LeSean McCoy, the 2013 NFL rushing leader.

Wide receivers

NameOld teamNew team

Dwayne Bowe (R)Chiefs—

Randall Cobb (FA)PackersRe-signed

Andre Johnson (R)TexansColts

Jeremy Maclin (FA)EaglesChiefs

Brandon Marshall (T)BearsJets

Torrey Smith (FA)Ravens49ers

Mike Wallace (T)DolphinsVikings

Comment: Johnson will replace one of his closest friends, Reggie Wayne, and team up with another, Frank Gore.

Tight ends

NameOld teamNew team

Jimmy Graham (T)SaintsSeahawks

Julius Thomas (FA)BroncosJaguars

Comment: Not surprisingly, QB Russell Wilson was the first Seahawks player to reach out to Graham after the trade.

offensive linemen

NameOld teamNew team

Bryan Bulaga, T (FA)PackersRe-signed

Mike Iupati, G (FA)49ersCardinals

Max Unger, C (T)SeahawksSaints

Comment: Bulaga's new contract means the NFL's highest-scoring team will keep its entire offense intact for 2015.

Defensive linemen

NameOld teamNew team

Nick Fairley, DT (FA)LionsRams

Michael Johnson, DE (R)Buccaneers—

Haloti Ngata, DT (T)RavensLions

Ndamukong Suh, DT (FA)LionsDolphins

Comment: The Dolphins made Suh the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history (six years, $114 million).

Linebackers

NameOld teamNew team

A.J. Hawk (R)PackersBengals

Pernell McPhee (FA)RavensBears

Patrick Willis49ersRetired

Comment: Willis was a seven-time Pro Bowler who was still in his prime, but he had foot problems.

defensive backs

NameOld teamNew team

Brandon Browner, CB (FA)PatriotsSaints

Chris Conte, S (FA)BearsBuccaneers

Davon House, CB (FA)PackersJaguars

Darrelle Revis, CB (FA)PatriotsJets

Comment: The Patriots lost both cornerbacks off their Super Bowl championship team.

Seattle Seahawks center Max Unger (60) before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) ORG XMIT: NYOTK (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace (11) runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday Sept. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ORG XMIT: SLS126 ORG XMIT: MIN1412141810580268 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) carries the ball against Chicago Bears defense during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: CXB1 ORG XMIT: MIN1412191738330036 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).