Same Stars, Different Teams
The NFL offseason has been hot with star players landing on new teams
Le’Veon Bell may have been the biggest offseason move after he sat out all of last season.
April 13, 2019
Busy would be an understatement when describing this year’s NFL offseason with many teams getting upgrades and some getting downgrades. Star players that have been with franchises forever have changed teams whether it be in trades or free agency.
The biggest move may have been Le’Veon Bell who signed with the New York Jets after leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell was absent last season after attempting to hold out against the Steelers in hope for a new contract which never occurred. The Steelers lost another big time player too with the trade of Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders. The Steelers were almost forced to trade Brown after he had complained about certain players on the team such as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who Brown had reportedly had a ball thrown at his head by the wide receiver.
The two losses to the Steelers have now made them weaker in their division of the AFC North but another team is getting stronger in the Cleveland Browns. The Browns had a huge trade acquiring Jarvis Landry’s old LSU teammate Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham had been playing for the New York Giants who drafted him 12th overall in 2014 from LSU and had dreamed of playing with old college friend Landry and now it has become a reality. Many have predicted that the Browns will win the AFC North and make the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
There are many other players that have changed teams and below will be all who have moved teams by either free agency or trade:
Trade:
Jordan Howard: Chicago Bears → Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Tannehill: Miami Dolphins → Tennessee Titans
Odell Beckham Jr.: New York Giants → Cleveland Browns
Antonio Brown: Pittsburgh Steelers → Oakland Raiders
Michael Bennett: Philadelphia Eagles → New England Patriots
Case Keenum: Denver Broncos → Washington Redskins
Kelechi Osemele: Oakland Raiders → New York Jets
DeSean Jackson: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia Eagles
Robert Quinn: Miami Dolphins → Dallas Cowboys
Free Agency:
Justin Houston: Kansas City Chiefs → Indianapolis Colts
Golden Tate: Philadelphia Eagles → New York Giants
Earl Thomas: Seattle Seahawks → Baltimore Ravens
Mark Ingram: New Orleans Saints → Baltimore Ravens
Le’Veon Bell: Pittsburgh Steelers → New York Jets
Nick Foles: Philadelphia Eagles → Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyrann Mathieu: Houston Texans → Kansas City Chiefs
Landon Collins: New York Giants → Washington Redskins
Carlos Hyde: Jacksonville Jaguars → Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Weddle: Baltimore Ravens → Los Angeles Rams
Randall Cobb: Green Bay Packers → Dallas Cowboys
Tevin Coleman: Atlanta Falcons → San Francisco 49ers
Cameron Wake: Miami Dolphins → Tennessee Titans
Dee Ford: Kansas City Chiefs → San Francisco 49ers
Latavius Murray: Minnesota Vikings → New Orleans Saints
Cole Beasley: Dallas Cowboys → Buffalo Bills
Sheldon Richardson: Minnesota Vikings → Cleveland Browns
C.J. Mosely: Baltimore Ravens → New York Giants
Devin Funchess: Carolina Panthers → Indianapolis Colts
Jamison Crowder: Washington Redskins → New York Jets
Danny Amendola: Miami Dolphins → Detroit Lions
Frank Gore: Miami Dolphins → Buffalo Bills
Rodger Saffold: Los Angeles Rams → Tennessee Titans
Kwon Alexander: Tampa Bay Buccaneers → San Francisco 49ers
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix: Washington Redskins → Chicago Bears
Vontaze Burfict: Cincinnati Bengals → Oakland Raiders
Ryan Fitzpatrick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers → Miami Dolphins
Resignings/Contract Extensions:
Brandon Graham: Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Boyle: Baltimore Ravens
Kenny Vaccaro: Tennessee Titans
Dante Fowler Jr.: Los Angeles Rams
Anthony Barr: Minnesota Vikings
DeVante Parker: Miami Dolphins
Adrian Peterson: Washington Redskins
Teddy Bridgewater: New Orleans Saints
DeMarcus Lawrence: Dallas Cowboys
