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