31. OT Doug Free (Dallas)- resigned 4 years 32 million 17 million guaranteed
Played surprisingly well in 2010, his first year as a starter. He’ll get a lot of money no matter where he goes.
32. TE Owen Daniels (Houston)- resigned with Houston 4 years, 22 million, 6 million guaranteed
When healthy he’s one of the best tight ends in the league, but he keeps tearing his ACL. One more could end his career.
33. FB Vonta Leach (Houston)- signed with Baltimore 3 years 11 million
The best fullback in the league and a huge part of Arian Foster’s success. The Texans can’t let him go. He also had 76 career catches.
34. 3-4 DE/DT Richard Seymour (Oakland)- resigned 2 years 30 million 22.5 guaranteed
He was once one of the best defensive linemen in the game but at 31, he’s not the same player anymore. He’s still an above average one and has experience in both a 3-4 and a 4-3.
35. DE Jason Babin (Tennessee)- signed with Philadelphia 5 years 28 million 6 million guaranteed
He had 12.5 sacks this season, but his previous career high was 5 and he’s 31 in May. Giving longterm deals to 30+ year old defensive ends after one year of success is normally a bad idea.
36. OT Matt Light (New England)- Resigned 2 years 12 million 7 million guaranteed
He’s not quite the player he was in his prime, but he was a big part of the reason behind the Patriots success this year as the line as a whole protected Tom Brady very well. He struggled with more athletic pass rushers against the Jets however and he’s over 30.
37. OLB James Anderson (Carolina)- Resigned 5 years 22 million
One of the bright spots on Carolina’s 2-14 team, Anderson stepped in with all the injuries at linebacker and had 130 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
38. WR Steve Smith (NY Giants)- signed with Philadelphia 1 year 4 million
He’s got injury problems, but he caught 100 passes in 2009 and he’s only 26 this offseason so he’s worth a good amount of money.
39. DE/RLB Mathias Kiwanuka (NY Giants)- resigned 2 years 8.6 million 4.6 million guaranteed
Injury prone, but extremely athletic. I think his potential would be best maximized in a 3-4, but he has 23.5 sacks in 5 years with the Giants, as a former first round pick.
40. MLB Kevin Burnett (San Diego)- signed in Buffalo 4 years 22 million 9 million guaranteed
A do everything linebacker, Burnett has settled into his role in the middle of San Diego’s 3-4 with 95 tackles, 6 sacks, and 2 picks last season.
Prediction: Buffalo
San Diego decided he was asking too much and signed Takeo Spikes instead. That doesn’t completely rule out a return to the Chargers as they play a 3-4 scheme that starts 2 middle linebackers, but right now it seems more likely he rejoins former teammate Shawne Merriman in Buffalo, another 3-4 team.
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