NFL Off-Season Guide #4

It's officially the off-season in the NFL, so in order to keep everyone up-to-date on all the transactions going on in the league, I present to you.....the Ultimate Football Blog's NFL Off-Season Guide! We may not have any big impact free agents signed yet, but we have a lot of decent players getting cut this week as teams look to cut down on their salary cap number heading into free agency.

Before we begin, just a few quick notes:

-NFL free agency doesn't start until March 10th, so teams that are signing guys at the moment are usually signing guys that they plan on bringing in for training camp and other small purposes only. These guys are not currently under contract in any way with another NFL team, so they are able to sign wherever they wish. Once March 10th hits, that's when this column will really become important and stacked.

-"2014 playing grade" is pretty self-explanatory. It's the grade I'm personally giving the player based entirely on what they did on-the-field last season. Get it? Got it? Good.

2015 NFL Off-Season Guide

#4

Arizona Cardinals

-Terminated contract of WR Ted Ginn (2014 playing grade: C-)

-Re-signed OT Bradley Sowell to a contract extension (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

-Signed free agent DB Damond Smith (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

-Terminated contract of DT Darnell Dockett (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

Atlanta Falcons

-Re-signed FB Patrick DiMarco to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: D+)

-Re-signed DE Cliff Matthews to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: C)

-Re-signed K Matt Bryant to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: B+)

-Terminated contract of RB Steven Jackson (2014 playing grade: B)

-Terminated contract of WR Harry Douglas (2014 playing grade: C-)

-Terminated contract of OL Justin Blalock (2014 playing grade: B-)

-Terminated contract of DE Jonathan Massaquoi (2014 playing grade: C+)

Baltimore Ravens

-Terminated contract of WR Jacoby Jones (2014 playing grade: D+)

-Terminated contract of DE Chris Canty (2014 playing grade: C-)

Buffalo Bills

-No transactions made

Carolina Panthers

-No transactions made

Chicago Bears

-Re-signed CB Demontre Hurst to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: C-)

-Re-signed TE Zach Miller to a contract extension (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

Cincinnati Bengals

-Terminated the contract of DE Robert Geathers (2014 playing grade: F)

-Terminated the contract of WR Greg Little (2014 playing grade: F)

Cleveland Browns

-Signed free agent QB Josh McCown (2014 playing grade: F)

Dallas Cowboys

-No transactions made

Denver Broncos

-No transactions made

Detroit Lions

-Terminated contract of RB Reggie Bush (2014 playing grade: B-)

-Re-signed LS Don Muhlbach to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: D-)

Green Bay Packers

-Terminated contract of LB A.J. Hawk (2014 playing grade: F)

Houston Texans

-No transactions made

Indianapolis Colts

-Terminated contract of DE Ricky Jean-Francois (2014 playing grade: C)

-Re-signed QB Matt Hasselbeck to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: C)

Jacksonville Jaguars

-Terminated contract of CB Will Blackmon (2014 playing grade: F)

Kansas City Chiefs

-Terminated contract of TE Anthony Fasano (2014 playing grade: F)

Miami Dolphins

-Terminated contract of WR Brian Hartline (2014 playing grade: D-)

-Terminated contract of WR Brandon Gibson (2014 playing grade: F)

Minnesota Vikings

-Signed free agent LB Brian Peters (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

-Terminated contract of OG Charlie Johnson (2014 playing grade: F)

New England Patriots

-No transactions made

New Orleans Saints

-No transactions made

New York Giants

-Terminated contract of DE Mathias Kiwanuka (2014 playing grade: F)

-Terminated contract of RB Peyton Hillis (2014 playing grade: C-)

New York Jets

-No transactions made

Oakland Raiders

-Signed free agent K Giorgio Tavecchio (didn't play in the NFL in 2014)

Philadelphia Eagles

-Terminated contract of OL Tom Herremans (2014 playing grade: F)

Pittsburgh Steelers

-No transactions made

San Diego Chargers

-LB Jarrett Johnson announced retirement (2014 playing grade: C+)

-Terminated contract of OG Jeromey Clary (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

San Francisco 49ers

-No transactions made

Seattle Seahawks

-No transactions made

St. Louis Rams

-Terminated contract of DT Kendall Langford (2014 playing grade: C+)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

-No transactions made

Tennessee Titans

-OT Michael Roos announced retirement (2014 playing grade: B-)

Washington Redskins

-Signed free agent WR Nick Williams (didn't play in NFL in 2014)

-Re-signed OT Tom Compton to a contract extension (2014 playing grade: F)

-Signed free agent DE Ricky Jean-Francois (2014 playing grade: C)

-Terminated contract of DE Stephen Bowen (2014 playing grade: D-)

-Terminated contract of DL Barry Cofield (2014 playing grade: F)