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Ten free agents former teams will mi s the most Published: Mar 15, 2017 at 07 D'Onta Foreman Jersey :48 AM Gil Brandt With free agency in full swing, players acro s the NFL are packing up and heading for new homes. Amid the excitement generated by fresh starts, I thought I'd examine the teams left behind. Which 10 players will be mi sed the most by their former organizations? Here's my list: 1) , cornerback Left: . For: . Bouye will be hard for the ' otherwise strong defense to replace. The 25-year-old had just come into his own, displaying excellent cover skills while emerging as Houston's best cornerback in Year 4. With Bouye gone, 2015 first-round pick -- who hasn't shown the cover skills Bouye has -- will need to step up, or the team will have to turn to the draft. 2) , guard Left: . For: . Zeitler is very good as a run blocker and in pa s protection, with the ability and speed to block people on the second level. No wonder the . He's a special player who (along with the next player on our list) creates a monumental hole on the ' offensive line. At least -- after a season with the -- is a familiar face, though he's three years older than Zeitler with more miles on his body, and he failed to make an impact on a Minnesota team hurting for line help last season. 3) , offensive tackle Left: . For: . Though he's 35, Whitworth showed no signs of slowing down in 2016, serving as a force on the line and acting as a great help to the young players in Cincinnati. He's really a unique guy, very athletic -- an outstanding tennis player and golfer who is almost more like a point guard, athletically speaking, than he is a tackle. He's the kind of guy who can be a rock on your team. Lots of veterans look down on rookies, but Whitworth does what he can to Jeffery Simmons Men Jersey a sist up-and-comers like and . He told me the other day that Ogbuehi will get the first crack at replacing him at left tackle, but I'm not sure what the will get out of Ogbuehi, who has not played very much. Losing Zeitler and Whitworth figures to hurt Cincinnati even more than last offseason's free agency departures, headed by and . 4) , offensive tackle Left: . For: . Wagner, who is only 27, is a very solid right tackle who has continued to get better each year since entering the NFL as a fifth-round pick in 2013. He's strong and did an excellent job in pa s protection last season for a line that was trying to make up for the lo s of , who signed with the in the 2016 offseason. could replace Wagner, but I don't know if he has the strength and toughne s that enable Wagner to block the faster defensive ends in the league. 5) , receiver Left: . For: . When he's on the field, Jeffery is a productive player, one of those muscle-up type of receivers who gets in position to catch the ball like a rebounder in basketball. He also has above-average hands. It's not clear how Chicago will replace him. Much depends on , Jalen Ramsey Women Jersey who has been limited by injuries to four games since being drafted seventh overall in 2015. Everybody -- myself included -- thought White would be a good player coming out, and he still emerge, but he just hasn't been able to stay healthy. Third-year pro , who led Chicago in receiving yards in 2016, has just four touchdown catches in the last two years and represents a fairly steep drop-off from Jeffery. Free-agent signees -- who hasn't topped 420 receiving yards since 2013 -- and are lottery tickets. 6) , receiver Left: . For: . I imagine Washington's NFC East opponents are happy Jackson is no longer in town. He's a long-ball threat with a great ability for tracking the ball. Recently signed receiver can also go deep, and he's younger and bigger than Jackson, but I'm not sure if he can track the ball as well as Jackson can. Jackson will elevate both and in Tampa. Washington still has and tight end , plus (something of a question mark after Achilles i sues ), but Jackson really stood out for his ability to change a game in the blink of an eye. 7) , defensive lineman Left: . For: . It's hard to replace an athletic competitor who can thrive at defensive tackle and defensive end. If 2016 first-round pick can recover from and play to his potential, or if can take a step, the lo s of Campbell won't be as great as it might seem now, aside from the veteran leadership Campbell is taking with him. Nkemdiche does have a lot of ability and quickne s Alec Ogletree Men Jersey . 8) , cornerback Left: . For: . Gilmore has the size and speed to play the position. New England seems to do a good job improving the consistency of up-and-down talents like Gilmore, who started slow in 2016 before picking it up toward the end of the season. But going off what he did most recently in Buffalo, the lo s might not be as significant as Gilmore's first-round pedigree and would suggest, especially with defensive back signed to pick up some of the slack in the secondary. It's still a lo s, but it's not as dramatic as it might've been if Hyde hadn't come aboard. 9) , defensive back Left: . For: . Though he's not nece sarily at any one thing, the Johnny-do-everything type has the ability to play so many different roles, and it could be tricky for Green Bay to make up for that. I don't think the lo s is completely debilitating -- corner will help mitigate the impact -- but it's still something the have to account for. 10) , guard Left: . For: . With , and holding things down, the still have a top-five offensive line. But Leary is an above-average player who filled in well at left guard when landed on injured reserve in 2016. Losing Leary to the and veteran hurts Dallas' depth. There's a sizeable drop-off from Leary to , a third-year player who hasn't played much . Losing two guys who started will be a challenge and affect the continuity on the unit, even with a trio of All-Pros on hand. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue. Aaron Jones Youth Jersey
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