NFL: 2015 Winners and losers from free agency (so far)
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Way back on Feb. 27, we came up with a list of the top 101 free agents set to hit the market. From that original list, one player from the top 30 remains -- Greg Hardy. Only six from the top 50 are out there for the taking.
There are still plenty of big names like Michael Crabtree and B.J. Raji up for grabs. But it's safe to say the first wave of free agency ended Friday sometime around Tennessee's pass rusher shopping spree. With that in mind, let's look at some early winners and losers from the first week of free agency.
WINNERS:
Colts: We knew GM Ryan Grigson would be aggressive, but we didn't know where the money would go. Frank Gore, Andre Johnson and Trent Cole are three of our favorite players on the other side of 30. Johnson fits perfectly opposite T.Y. Hilton. Gore is among the most complete backs in the league with the power and passing down ability the Colts need. This is not a complete Colts team yet, but they are going to be a lot of fun to watch.
Cornerbacks: My two-month-old son is already working on his backpedal. In a pass-first league, no one is getting overpaid more than mid-level cornerbacks. Buster Skrine got $6.5 million per year. Cary Williams got $7 million! Antonio Cromartie, one season removed from being unwanted, got $8 million per year. Same with Chris Culliver, who has off-field issues, durability problems and shaky experience. Solid starters like Byron Maxwell and Kareem Jackson set the market with superstar-money contracts and everyone else fell in line behind them.
FULL STORY: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000478999/article/winners-and-losers-from-free-agency
Losers, according to the link: New Orleans, Houston, Bears, 49ers, Cowboys.
