2010 Available NFL Free Agents: Defense

Here is a look at all of the league's defensive free agents for the 2010 off-season. Much of this information was found at WalterFootball.com, a great site when it comes to off-season stuff. 

Since this is still an area of need for the Saints, I think there is much to be discussed. Who will the Saints go after, if anyone, on this list? Who would you just love to see them try to sign?

I have decided to skip kickers and punters because I think it's safe to say - and I can't believe I am actually going to say this - that the Saints are finally set at those two positions. 

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Uncapped 2010 off-season disclaimer...

Throughout this series of posts, it's important to keep in mind the very real possibility that a new CBA will not be reached this off-season and that the 2010 season will uncapped. This means that any 4th or 5th year players, who would normally be unrestricted, instead become restricted. For our purposes here, we have assumed there will be no new CBA and are considering these players restricted. This is represented by an asterisk(*). In the unlikely event that a new CBA is reached before the 2010 season, these players would then be considered unrestricted.

Also keep in mind that because of the top eight provision, the Saints will not be allowed to sign any unrestricted free agents unless they let the equal value of unrestricted free agents go.

Defensive End

Julius Peppers - Panthers - UFA

Elvis Dumervil - Broncos - UFA

Aaron Kampman - Packers - UFA

Adewale Ogunleye - UFA

Leonard Little - Rams - UFA

Kyle Vanden Bosch - Titans - UFA

Jimmy Wilkerson, DE, Buccaneers - UFA

Jevon Kearse - Titans - UFA

Ryan Denney -  Bills - UFA

Reggie Hayward - Jaguars - UFA

Phillip Daniels - Redskins - UFA

Ray Edwards - Vikings - RFA

Marcus Spears - Cowboys - RFA

Darryl Tapp (RFA), DE - RFA

Tyler Brayton - Panthers - RFA

Stephen Bowen - Cowboys - RFA

Mark Anderson - Bears - RFA

Jason Hunter - Lions - RFA

Jason Hatcher -  Cowboys - RFA

Victor Adeyanju - Rams - RFA

Dave Ball - Titans - RFA

Frostee Rucker -  Bengals - RFA

Dave Tollefson - Giants - RFA

Copeland Bryan -  Lions - RFA

Chris Wilson - Redskins - ERFA

Defensive Tackle

Vince Wilfork - Patriots - UFA

Casey Hampton - Steelers - UFA

Aubrayo Franklin - 49ers - UFA

Ryan Pickett - Packers - UFA

Richard Seymour -  Raiders - UFA

Dwan Edwards -  Ravens - UFA

Cory Redding - Seahawks - UFA

Jarvis Green - Patriots - UFA

Jason Ferguson - Dolphins - UFA

Tank Johnson -  Bengals  - UFA

Jimmy Kennedy - Vikings - UFA

Hollis Thomas - Panthers - UFA

Travis Kirschke - Steelers - UFA

Fred Robbins - Giants - UFA

Junior Siavii - Cowboys - UFA

Justin Bannan - Ravens - UFA

Rob Meier - Jaguars - UFA

Marcus Smith - Bills - UFA

Tony Brown -  Titans - RFA

Johnny Jolly  -  Packers - RFA

Barry Cofield  - Giants - RFA

Louis Leonard  -  Panthers - RFA

Daniel Muir  - Colts - RFA

Kedric Golston - Redskins - RFA

Fred Evans - Vikings - RFA

Gabe Watson -  Cardinals - RFA

Antonio Johnson - Colts - RFA

Kevin Vickerson  - Titans - RFA

Le Kevin Smith - Broncos - RFA

Gary Gibson  - Rams - RFA

Anthony Montgomery  -  Redskins - RFA

Howard Green - Jets - RFA

Montavious Stanley  - Jaguars - RFA

Tim Bulman  -  Texans - RFA

Atiyyah Ellison  - Jaguars - RFA

Antonio Garay - Chargers - RFA

Matt Toeaina - Bears - RFA

Deljuan Robinson  -  Texans - RFA

Dusty Dvoracek  - Bears - RFA

Clifton Ryan - Rams - ERFA

Tank Tyler  - Panthers - ERFA

Nick Hayden - Panthers - ERFA

Lorenzo Alexander  -  Redskins - ERFA

Jason Banks  -  Cardinals - ERFA

Keilen Dykes - Cardinals - ERFA

Lamar Divens  - Ravens - ERFA

Inside Linebacker

Karlos Dansby - Cardinals - UFA

Gary Brackett - Colts - UFA

Larry Foote -  Lions - UFA

Antonio Pierce - Giants - UFA

Larry Izzo -  Jets - UFA

Nick Greisen - Broncos - UFA

Chaun Thompson - Texans - UFA

Jeremiah Trotter -  Eagles - UFA

DeMeco Ryans  - Texans - RFA

Barrett Ruud  - Buccaneers - RFA

Derrick Johnson - Chiefs - RFA

Kirk Morrison  - Raiders - RFA

D'Qwell Jackson  - Browns - RFA

Stephen Tulloch  - Titans - RFA

Jason Trusnik  - Browns - RFA

Freddie Keiaho  - Colts - RFA

Tim Dobbins  - Chargers - RFA

Corey Mays  - Chiefs - RFA

Chase Blackburn  -  Giants - RFA

Blake Costanzo  -  Browns - RFA

Abdul Hodge  -  Bengals - RFA

Cody Spencer - Lions - RFA

Rod Wilson  -  Buccaneers - RFA

David Hawthorne  - Seahawks - ERFA

Jameel McClain  -  Ravens - ERFA

Akeem Jordan  -  Eagles - ERFA

Marcus Buggs  - Bills - ERFA

Outside Linebacker

Tully Banta-Cain - Patriots - UFA

Derrick Burgess - Patriots - UFA

Joey Porter - Dolphins - UFA

Jason Taylor -  Dolphins - UFA

 Keith Bulluck -  Titans - UFA

Bryan Scott -  Bills - UFA

Mike Vrabel - Chiefs - UFA

Cato June -  Bears - UFA

Danny Clark - Giants - UFA

Derrick Brooks -  Buccaneers - UFA

Angelo Crowell - Buccaneers - UFA

Rocky McIntosh  - Redskins - RFA

Thomas Davis  - Panthers - RFA

Shawne Merriman  -  Chargers - RFA

Matt Roth  -  Browns - RFA

Tyjuan Hagler  - Colts - RFA

Clint Ingram  - Jaguars - RFA

Ahmad Brooks  - 49ers - RFA

Rashad Jeanty  - Bengals - RFA

Ricky Brown  -  Raiders - RFA

Thomas Howard  - Raiders - RFA

Chris Gocong  -  Eagles - RFA

Keith Ellison -  Bills - RFA

Antwan Barnes  -  Ravens - RFA

Nick Roach  -  Bears - RFA

Jamar Williams - Bears - RFA

Brandon Johnson - Bengals - RFA

James Anderson -  Panthers - RFA

Omar Gaither  - Eagles - RFA

Gerris Wilkinson  - Giants - RFA

Zack Follett  -  Lions - RFA

Lance Laury - Seahawks - RFA

Jon Alston  - Raiders - RFA

Quentin Moses  - Dolphins - RFA

Andy Studebaker  -  Chiefs - RFA

Pierre Woods  -  Patriots - RFA

Patrick Bailey  -  Steelers - RFA

Marques Murrell  -  Jets - RFA

Jon Corto  -  Bills - RFA

Marques Harris  - Chargers - RFA

Matt McCoy  - Buccaneers - RFA

Arnold Harrison  -  Browns - RFA

David Vobora  - Rams - ERFA

Larry Grant - Rams - ERFA

Antwan Applewhite  - Chargers - ERFA

Steve Octavien - Cowboys - ERFA

Cornerback

Leigh Bodden -  Patriots - UFA

Dunta Robinson - Texans - UFA

Rod Hood - Titans - UFA

Nate Jones - Dolphins - UFA

Anthony Henry - Lions - UFA

Ken Lucas - Seahawks - UFA

Justin Miller - Jets - UFA

Pacman Jones - Cowboys - UFA

Frank Walker -  Ravens - UFA

Nick Harper -  Titans - UFA

Ty Law -  Broncos - UFA

Deshea Townsend - Steelers - UFA

Richard Marshall  -  Panthers - RFA

Carlos Rogers  - Redskins - RFA

Ellis Hobbs  -  Eagles - RFA

Brent Grimes  -  Falcons - RFA

Will Blackmon  - Packers - RFA

Marlin Jackson  - Colts - RFA

Elbert Mack  - Buccaneers - RFA

Fabian Washington - Ravens - RFA

Tim Jennings - Colts - RFA

Karl Paymah  - Vikings - RFA

Jonathan Wade - Rams - RFA

Ashton Youboty  -  Bills - RFA

David Jones  - Bengals - RFA

William Gay  -  Steelers - RFA

Stanford Routt  -  Raiders - RFA

Kevin Dockery  - Giants - RFA

T.J. Rushing  -  Colts - RFA

Drew Coleman  - Jets - RFA

Kevin Hobbs  -  Lions - RFA

Marcus Hudson -  49ers - RFA

Nick Graham - Colts - RFA

Tramon Williams - Packers - ERFA

Quincy Butler  - Rams - ERFA

Maurice Leggett  - Chiefs - ERFA

Michael Adams  - Cardinals - ERFA

DeAngelo Smith -  Lions - ERFA

Safety

Ryan Clark -  Steelers  - UFA

Tyrone Carter -  Steelers - UFA

Sean Jones -  Eagles - UFA

John Wendling -  Bills - UFA

Roy Williams - Bengals - UFA

Jermaine Phillips - Buccaneers - UFA

Will Allen -  Buccaneers - UFA

Donnie Nickey - Titans - UFA

Nick Ferguson -  Texans - UFA

Nick Collins  -  Packers - RFA

Bernard Pollard  - Texans - RFA

O.J. Atogwe  - Rams - RFA

Antoine Bethea  - Colts - RFA

Brodney Pool  - , Browns - RFA

Reed Doughty  -  Redskins - RFA

George Wilson -  Bills - RFA

Gerald Sensabaugh - Cowboys - RFA

Danieal Manning  -  Bears - RFA

Atari Bigby  - Packers - RFA

Melvin Bullitt  - Colts - RFA

Dawan Landry  - Ravens - RFA

Abram Elam  -  Browns - RFA

Eric Smith  -  Jets - RFA

Hiram Eugene  -  Raiders - RFA

James Ihedigbo  -  Jets - RFA

Jarrad Page - Chiefs - RFA

Daniel Bullocks  -  Lions - RFA

Ko Simpson  -  Lions - RFA

Pat Watkins  - Cowboys - RFA

Derrick Martin - Packers - RFA

C.C. Brown  - Giants - RFA

Josh Bullocks  -  Bears - RFA

Hamza Abdullah  -  Cardinals - RFA

Kyries Hebert  - Bengals - RFA

C.J. Wilson  - Panthers - RFA

John Busing - Texans - RFA

Aaron Francisco  - Colts - RFA

Josh Barrett  - Broncos - RFA

Jamaal Fudge -  Falcons - RFA

Eric Frampton  - Vikings - RFA

Quinton Teal  -  Panthers - RFA

Antoine Harris  - Falcons - RFA

Charlie Peprah  - Falcons - RFA

David Roach  -  Rams - ERFA

Alan Ball -  Cowboys - ERFA