FREE AGENCY GRADES

So far there haven't been any ground breaking deals in NFL free agency.  There have been some good deals and some that will leave many wondering why these deals were made.  Here is a grade of some of the recent free agent deals.

Great Deal!

Wes Welker (WR) to DEN: 2-year, $12m

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Good Deal!

Martellus Bennett (TE) to CHI: 4-year, $21m deal

Mike Wallace (WR) to MIA: 5-year, $60m deal

Danny Amendola (WR) to NE: 5-year, $31m deal

Michael Bennett (DE) to SEA: 1-year, $5m deal

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OK Deal!

Desmond Bryant (DT) to CLE: 5-year, $34m deal

Chris Canty (DT) to BAL: 3-year, $8m deal

Phillip Adams (CB) stays in OAK: 1-year, $630k

Gosder Cherilus (OT) to IND: 5-year, $34m

Louis Vasquez (OG) to DEN: 4-year, $23.5m

Paul Kruger (LB) to CLE: 5-year, $41m deal

Jerome Felton (FB) stays in MIN: 3-year, $7.5m deal

Erin Henderson (LB) stays in MIN: 2-years, $4m

Jason Jones (DT) to DET: 3-year, $9.5m

Kaluka Maiava (LB) to OAK: 3-year, $6m

Sammie Lee Hill (DT) to TEN: 3-year, $11.4m

Glover Quin (S) to DET: 5-year, $25m

Geno Hayes (LB) to JAX: 2-year, $2m

Terrance Knighton (DT) to DEN: 2-year, $4.5m

Cliff Avril (DE) to SEA: 2-year, $15m

Rashard Mendenhall (RB) to ARZ: 1-year, $2.5m

Steven Jackson (RB) to ATL: 3-year, $12m

Yeremiah Bell (S) to ARZ: 1-year, $900k

Chris Clemons (S) stays in MIA: 1-year, $2.75m

Chris Houston (CB) stays in DET: 5-year, $25m

Keenan Lewis (CB) to NO: 5-year, $26m

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NO big deal!

Mike Devito (DE) to KC: 3-year, $12.6m deal

Kedric Gholston (DE) stays in WAS: 3-year, $5.2m deal

Greg Toler (CB) to IND: 3-year, $15m deal

Delanie Walker (TE) to TEN: 4-year, $17.5m deal

Anthony Fasano (TE) to KC: 4-year, $16m deal

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB) to DEN: 1-year, $5m

LaRon Landry (S) to IND: 4-year, $24m

Derek Cox (CB) to SD: 4-year, $20m

Reggie Bush (RB) to DET: 4-year, $16m

Jerraud Powers (CB) to ARZ: 3-year, $10.5m

Sean Smith (CB) to KC: 3-year, $18m

Cary Williams (CB) to PHI: 3-year, $17m

Ricky Jean-Francois (DT) to IND: 4-year, $22m

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You actually made this move?

Isaac Sopoaga (DT) to PHI: 3-year, $12m deal

Philip Wheeler (LB) to MIA: 5-year, $26m deal

James Casey (FB) to PHI: 3-year, $14.5m deal

Jermon Bushrod (OT) to CHI: 5-year, $36m deal

Dannell Ellerbe (LB) to MIA: 5-year, $35m deal

Chase Daniel (QB) to KC: 3-year, $10m deal

Andy Levitre (OG) to TEN: 6-year, $46.8m deal

Jared Cook (TE) to SL: 5-year, $35.1m deal

Dashon Goldson (S) to TB: 5-year, $41.25m

Sam Baker (LT) stays in ATL: 6-year, $41.5m

Donnie Avery (WR) to KC: 3-year, $8.5m

Connor Barwin (OLB) to PHI: 6-year, $36m

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This is a gamble!

Shonn Greene (RB) to TEN: 3-year, $10m

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Bad Deal!

Erik Walden (LB) to IND: 4-year, $16m deal