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.