All NFL teams were required to pare their rosters down to 53 men this past weekend, and in doing so several notable names hit the open market.
Also still missing from an NFL roster: Shaun Alexander. His name has not come up lately and I have not heard of him making any visits to NFL teams. [...]
Found September 01, 2008 on
The Hazean:
PLAYERS:
Brooks Bollinger,
Chris Simms,
Jared Lorenzen,
Jim Sorgi,
Joey Harrington,
Kevin Smith,
Michael Strahan,
Peyton Manning,
Quinn Gray,
Rudi Johnson,
Shaun Alexander,
Tatum Bell,
Tiki Barber
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts
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