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Where The Top Free Agents Landed: Defense

Mar 08, 2009 at 08:01 PM

Here's a look at the top 5 free agents at each defensive position from the beginning of the free agency period and where these players landed. The signings are as of March 6 ...

Top Five Defensive Ends

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Pos.

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Name

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         <td>

2008 Team

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         <td>

2009 Team

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1

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         <td>

Chris Canty

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Dallas

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New York Giants

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2

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         <td>

Bert Berry

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Arizona

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3

         </td>
         <td>

Kevin Carter

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         <td>

Tampa Bay

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         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

Igor Olshansky

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         <td>

San Diego

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         <td>

Dallas

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         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Kalimba Edwards

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         <td>

Oakland

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Top Five Defensive Tackles

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         <td>

Pos.

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         <td>

Name

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2008 Team

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         <td>

2009 Team

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1

         </td>
         <td>

Albert Haynesworth

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Tennessee

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         <td>

Washington

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         <td>

2

         </td>
         <td>

Rocky Bernard

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         <td>

Seattle

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         <td>

New York Giants

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         <td>

3

         </td>
         <td>

Dewayne Robertson

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         <td>

Denver

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         <td>

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

John Thornton

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         <td>

Cincinnati

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         <td>

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     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Jovan Haye

         </td>
         <td>

Tampa Bay

         </td>
         <td>

Tennessee

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Top Five Outside Linebackers

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     </tr>
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         <td>

Pos.

         </td>
         <td>

Name

         </td>
         <td>

2008 Team

         </td>
         <td>

2009 Team

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

1

         </td>
         <td>

Bart Scott

         </td>
         <td>

Baltimore

         </td>
         <td>

New York Jets

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

2

         </td>
         <td>

Michael Boley

         </td>
         <td>

Atlanta

         </td>
         <td>

New York Giants

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     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

3

         </td>
         <td>

Angelo Crowell

         </td>
         <td>

Buffalo

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         <td>

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

Takeo Spikes

         </td>
         <td>

San Francisco

         </td>
         <td>

San Francisco

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     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Derrick Brooks

         </td>
         <td>

Tampa Bay

         </td>
         <td>

         </td>
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Top Five Middle Linebackers

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     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>

Pos.

         </td>
         <td>

Name

         </td>
         <td>

2008 Team

         </td>
         <td>

2009 Team

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

1

         </td>
         <td>

Ray Lewis

         </td>
         <td>

Baltimore

         </td>
         <td>

Baltimore

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

2

         </td>
         <td>

Mike Peterson

         </td>
         <td>

Jacksonville

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         <td>

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

3

         </td>
         <td>

Jonathan Vilma

         </td>
         <td>

New Orleans

         </td>
         <td>

New Orleans

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

Andra Davis

         </td>
         <td>

Cleveland

         </td>
         <td>

Denver

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Eric Barton

         </td>
         <td>

New York Jets

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         <td>

         </td>
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Top Five Cornerbacks

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         <td>

Pos.

         </td>
         <td>

Name

         </td>
         <td>

2008 Team

         </td>
         <td>

2009 Team

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

1

         </td>
         <td>

Ron Bartell

         </td>
         <td>

St. Louis

         </td>
         <td>

St. Louis

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

2

         </td>
         <td>

DeAngelo Hall

         </td>
         <td>

Washington

         </td>
         <td>

Washington

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

3

         </td>
         <td>

Bryant McFadden

         </td>
         <td>

Pittsburgh

         </td>
         <td>

Arizona

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

Jabari Greer

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         <td>

Buffalo

         </td>
         <td>

New Orleans

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     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Phillip Buchanon

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         <td>

Tampa Bay

         </td>
         <td>

Detroit

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Top Five Safeties

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         <td>

Pos.

         </td>
         <td>

Name

         </td>
         <td>

2008 Team

         </td>
         <td>

2009 Team

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

1

         </td>
         <td>

Brian Dawkins

         </td>
         <td>

Eagles

         </td>
         <td>

Denver

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

2

         </td>
         <td>

Jermaine Phillips

         </td>
         <td>

Tampa Bay

         </td>
         <td>

Tampa Bay

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

3

         </td>
         <td>

Sean Jones

         </td>
         <td>

Cleveland

         </td>
         <td>

Eagles

         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row1">
         <td>

4

         </td>
         <td>

Jim Leonhard

         </td>
         <td>

Baltimore

         </td>
         <td>

New York Jets

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     </tr>
     <tr class="table_row3">
         <td>

5

         </td>
         <td>

Gerald Sensabaugh

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         <td>

Jacksonville

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         <td>

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     </tr>
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