The NFL free agency frenzy is long over, but plenty of big names remain available. As teams go through OTAs and minicamps, many veterans who have been through years of such offseason activities will likely be content remaining unsigned. As injuries pop up and teams discover that the weaknesses they tried to strengthen during the offseason remain unrectified, those veterans will find their new homes. Here are the best players still unsigned in the NFL:
1. OLB Melvin Ingram
*2019 stats: 7.0 sacks, 48 tackles, 11 TFL
2. RB Todd Gurley
2020 stats: 678 rushing yards, 9 rushing TDs, 3.5 Y/C
3. CB Richard Sherman
2020 stats (5 games): 1 INTs, 1 PD, 18 tackles
4. OT Mitchell Schwartz
2020 stats: 2 sacks allowed, 1 penalty
5. OT Russell Okung
2020 stats (7 games): 4 penalties, 3 sacks allowed
6. C Austin Reiter
2020 stats: 0 sacks allowed, 0 penalties
7. WR Golden Tate
2020 stats: 52 receptions, 388 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
8. LB K.J. Wright
2020 stats: 86 tackles, 11 TFL, 1 INT, 2 sacks
9. DE Olivier Vernon
2020 stats: 9 sacks, 36 tackles, 12 TFL
10. DE Justin Houston
2020 stats: 8 sacks, 25 tackles, 8 TFL
11. CB Bashaud Breeland
2020 stats: 2 INTs, 9 PD, 38 tackles
12. CB Brian Poole
2020 stats: 2 INTs, 7 PD, 44 tackles, 1 sack
13. DT Sheldon Richardson
2020 stats: 4.5 sacks, 64 tackles, 5 TFL
14. S Malik Hooker
*2019 stats: 2 INTs, 3 PD, 51 tackles
15. CB Steven Nelson
2020 stats: 2 INTs, 9 PD, 48 tackles
16. DT Geno Atkins
2020 stats: 4.5 sacks, 47 tackles, 4 TFL
17. S Kenny Vaccaro
2020 stats: 5 PD, 1 sack, 83 tackles, 6 TFL
18. LB Kwon Alexander
2020 stats: 1 PD, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 sack, 57 tackles, 3 TFL
19. WR Larry Fitzgerald
2020 stats: 54 receptions, 409 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
20. RB Le’Veon Bell
2020 stats: 328 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 4.0 Y/C
21. DE John Simon
2020 stats: 2 sacks, 53 tackles, 4 TFL
22. TE Tyler Eifert
2020 stats: 36 receptions, 349 receiving yards. 2 receiving TDs
23. CB Josh Norman
2020 stats: 1 INTs, 4 PD, 24 tackles
24. TE Trey Burton
2020 stats: 28 receptions, 250 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs
25. QB Robert Griffin III
2020 stats: 42 passing yards, 0 passing TDs, 2 INTs, 39 rushing yards
(*Limited games or snap count in 2020)
Photo: (Dein Poroy – AP Photo / Tony Avelar – AP Photo / Bill Kostroun – AP Photo)
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