2012 Defensive Faces in New Places

Written By: Bill Edwards

After an off-season of free agency, it’s easy to get confused as to what free agent went to which team. That’s why we’ve compiled a complete list of IDP free agent movement by team for the 2012 season. Obviously, not every player on this list is IDP gold. For you reference, we’ve highlighted all of the noteworthy IDPs in BOLD. Enjoy!


Arizona Cardinals
CB William Gay, S James Sanders

Atlanta Falcons

CB Asante Samuel, LB Lofa Tatupa

Baltimore Ravens

NT Ma’ake Kemoeatu, NT Ryan McBean, S Sean Considine

Buffalo Bills

DE Mario Williams, DE Mark Anderson, LB Scott McKillop

Carolina Panthers

DE Jyles Tucker, S Reggie Smith

Chicago Bears

CB Kelvin Hayden, CB Jonathan Wilhite, LB Blake Costanzo, LB Geno Hayes

Cincinnati Bengals

DE Jamaal Anderson, DE Derrick Harvey, CB Jason Allen, CB Terence Newman

Cleveland Browns

DE Juqua Parker, DE Frostee Rucker

Dallas Cowboys

CB Brandon Carr, FS Brodney Pool, LB Dan Connor

Denver Broncos

DT Justin Bannan, S Mike Adams, CB Tracy Porter

Detroit Lions

DE Everette Brown, CB Jacob Lacey

Green Bay Packers

DE Anthony Hargrove

Houston Texans

LB Bradie James

Indianapolis Colts

DT Brandon McKinney, DE Cory Redding, S Tom Zbikoski

Jacksonville Jaguars

CB Aaron Ross

Kansas City Chiefs

DE Ropati Pitoitua, CB Stanford Routt, CB Jacques Reeves

Miami Dolphins

S Tyrell Johnson, CB Richard Marshall, LB Jamaal Westerman, LB Gary Guyton

Minnesota Vikings

CB Chris Carr, LB Marvin Mitchell

New England Patriots

DE Trevor Scott, DE Jonathan Fanene, SS Steve Gregory, CB Will Allen,  LB Bobby Carpenter

New Orleans Saints

DT Remi Ayodele, LB David Hawthorne, LB Curtis Lofton

New York Giants

DT Shaun Rogers, S Chris Horton, LB Keith Rivers

New York Jets

DE Jay Richardson, S LaRon Landry, S Yeremiah Bell

Oakland Raiders

DE Dave Tollefson, CB Ron Bartell, CB Pat Lee, CB Shawntae Spencer, LB Phillip Wheeler

Philadelphia Eagles

LB DeMeco Ryans

Pittsburgh Steelers

DL Kade Weston, CB Walter McFadden

San Diego Chargers

S Atari Bigby, LB Jarret Johnson, LB Demorrio Williams

San Francisco 49ers

CB Perrish Cox

Seattle Seahawks

DT Jason Jones, LB Barrett Ruud

St. Louis Rams

DE William Hayes, DT Kendall Langford, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar, CB Cortland Finnegan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

DT Amobi Okoye

Tennessee Titans

DT Lamar Divens, DE Kamerion Wimbley, LB Zac Diles

Washington Redskins

CB Cedric Griffin, S Tanard Jackson, S Brandon Meriweather, S Madieu Williams, LB Chris Wilson

For an in-depth analysis of 2012 IDP Free Agents, you can read the following articles:
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Linebackers
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Defensive Backs
2012 Notable IDP Free Agents: Defensive Linemen

If you have any questions for Bill, feel free to email him at billedwards@idpguru.com or follow him on Twitter @billtheprophet. Also, feel free to post any questions or comments for Eric in the comments section of this post.


Last Updated: June 7,2012