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Every fantasy football season the calls for contract year players start to come in. Many fantasy owners seek out those players they fell will give an "extra effort" during the final year of their contract, in the hopes of a big payday the next year. The actual numbers may or may not prove this theory to be true, but for those who believe in the contract year theory you will find a list below.
Keep in mind this year that the off-season status of these players may change depending on the status of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). If there is no extention of the Agreement then the number of years a player needs to be eligible for unrestricted free agency will increase from four to six. So if not extended many players who would have been unrestricted next year will in fact be restricted.
The curent odds are in favor of a deal on the CBA being struck before the final year of the existing deal in 2010. But even if that doesn't happen, a contract year is a contract year and the players below will enter this season under that assumption. So it's safe to assume that these players will operate as if this is the final year of their contract.
The list this year is peppered with big fantasy names at every position, QB Rivers, RB Parker and WR Edwards to name a few. Keep in mind that some of the players listed, like QB Matt Cassel did this off-season, may receive a new long-term deal before the season starts or even during the season. Others, like former free agent WR Terrell Owens, may find themselves on this list by signing 1-year deals for this season.
| QUARTERBACKS |
RUNNING BACKS |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
TIGHT ENDS |
| Kyle Boller, STL |
Mike Bell, NO |
Miles Austin, DAL |
Owen Daniels, HOU |
| Jason Campbell, WAS |
Chris Brown, HOU |
Mark Bradley, KC |
Anthony Fasano, MIA |
| Kellen Clemens, NYJ |
Ronnie Brown, MIA |
Steve Breaston, ARI |
Jeff King, CAR |
| Daunte Culpepper, DET |
Kevin Faulk, NE |
Isaac Bruce, SF |
Joe Klopfenstein, STL |
| Jeff Garcia, OAK |
Jerome Harrison, CLE |
Antonio Bryant, TB |
David Martin, MIA |
| Tarvaris Jackson, MIN |
Le'Ron McClain, BAL |
Chris Chambers, SD |
Randy McMichael, STL |
| Eli Manning, NYG |
Ryan Moats, HOU |
Mark Clayton, BAL |
Billy Miller, NO |
| Matt Moore, CAR |
Jerious Norwood, ATL |
David Clowney, NYJ |
Heath Miller, PIT |
| Kyle Orton, DEN |
Willie Parker, PIT |
Braylon Edwards, CLE |
Ben Patrick, ARI |
| Chad Pennington, MIA |
Antonio Pittman, STL |
Bobby Engram, KC |
Leonard Pope, ARI |
| Philip Rivers, SD |
Kolby Smith, KC |
Joey Galloway, NE |
Bo Scaife, TEN |
| Troy Smith, BAL |
Jason Snelling, ATL |
Chris Henry, CIN |
Tony Scheffler, DEN |
| Potential 1-Year Deals |
Darren Sproles, SD |
Domenik Hixon, NYG |
Derek Schouman, BUF |
| Brooks Bollinger |
Chester Taylor, MIN |
Vincent Jackson, SD |
Alex Smith, NE |
| Ken Dorsey |
Pierre Thomas, NO |
Greg Jennings, GB |
L.J. Smith, BAL |
| Gus Frerotte |
Leon Washington, NYJ |
Brandon Marshall, DEN |
Ben Watson, NE |
| Quinn Gray |
Kenny Watson, CIN |
Shaun McDonald, PIT |
Potential 1-Year Deals |
| Bruce Gradkowski |
LenDale White, TEN |
Muhsin Muhammad, CAR |
Mark Bruener |
| Trent Green |
Potential 1-Year Deals |
Lance Moore, NO |
Mark Campbell |
| Drew Henson |
Jesse Chatman |
Terrell Owens, BUF |
Ben Troupe |
| Brad Johnson |
Reuben Droughns |
David Patten, CLE |
Daniel Wilcox |
| J.P. Losman |
Warrick Dunn |
Josh Reed, BUF |
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| Jamie Martin |
DeShaun Foster |
Kevin Walter, HOU |
KICKERS |
| Anthony Wright |
Ahman Green |
Demetrius Williams, BAL |
Jay Feely, NYJ |
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Edgerrin James |
Roddy White, ATL |
Stephen Gostkowski, NE |
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Rudi Johnson |
Potential 1-Year Deals |
Sabastian Janikowski, OAK |
| Restricted FA in 2010 |
Deuce McAllister |
Drew Bennett |
Joe Nedney, SF |
| Restricted FA in 2010 with no new CBA - Unrestricted FA in 2010 with new CBA |
Travis Minor |
Marty Booker |
Mike Nugent, TB |
| Michael Pittman |
D.J. Hackett |
Matt Prater, DEN (RFA) |
| Aaron Stecker |
Marvin Harrison |
Neil Rackers, ARI |
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Ike Hilliard |
Jeff Reed, PIT |
| Darrell Jackson |
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| Joe Jurevicius |
| Dane Looker |
| Justin McCareins |
| Jerry Porter |
| Koren Robinson |
| James Thrash |
| Amani Toomer |
| Reggie Williams |
Note: All players will be unrestricted free agents unless otherwise noted.
Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA): Players who will be free to sign with any club.
Restricted Free Agents (RFA): Players who will be free to negotiate with any club. If a player accepts an offer from a new club, the old club will have the right to match the offer and retain the player. If the old club elects not to match the offer, it may receive draft-choice compensation depending on the level of the qualifying offer made to the player.
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