Free Agency Round 3: Round Up

1 players signed this week.

The biggest name signing this week was Jerome Prieto. The LB out of Ohio State signed a contract of Houston RoughRiders with 2 years, $4,700,000.

American Conference US was the most active division with a total of 1 signings.

Houston RoughRiders was the most active signing a total of 1 player(s).

The biggest spender was Houston RoughRiders who signed 1 player(s) for a total of $2,350,000.

Free Agency Round 2: Round Up

6 players signed this week.

The biggest name signing this week was Homer Carpenter. The C out of Wisconsin signed a contract of Windsor Gamblers with 1 year, $3,250,000.

Canadian Conference Canada was the most active division with a total of 4 signings.

Nova Scotia Vikings was the most active signing a total of 2 player(s).

The biggest spender was Nova Scotia Vikings who signed 2 player(s) for a total of $10,640,000.

K Sylvester Erickson (NSV) signs large free agent deal!

NEW YORK -- Sylvester Erickson, one of the league's top Ks and top free-agent prize agreed to a 2 year contract worth $1,590,000 to play for the Nova Scotia Vikings.

WR Corey Davies (NSV) signs large free agent deal!

NEW YORK -- Corey Davies, one of the league's top WRs and top free-agent prize agreed to a 5 year contract worth $9,050,000 to play for the Nova Scotia Vikings.

Free Agency Round 1: Round Up

6 players signed this week.

The biggest name signing this week was Matthew Meyers. The CB out of Vanderbilt signed a contract of Toronto North with 1 year, $7,250,000.

Canadian Conference Canada was the most active division with a total of 4 signings.

Toronto North was the most active signing a total of 3 player(s).

The biggest spender was Toronto North who signed 3 player(s) for a total of $13,980,003.

FS James Shores (TOR) signs large free agent deal!

NEW YORK -- James Shores, one of the league's top FSs and top free-agent prize agreed to a 1 year contract worth $4,480,003 to play for the Toronto North.

CB Matthew Meyers (TOR) signs large free agent deal!

NEW YORK -- Anxious all week, CB Matthew Meyers was finally catching some sleep at home in Charlotte, N.C., when he found out just how serious the Toronto North were about acquiring him.

The free-agent signing period had just begun, and Meyers's agent called to tell him that the North head coach was in town. Soon, Meyers was meeting him at an executive airport.

Now, Meyers is being fitted for a North uniform.

One of the league's top CBs and top free-agent prize agreed Friday to a 1 year contract worth $7,250,000.

"It's one thing to play football in this league and make a living, but it's a totally different thing to come to a place with a rich tradition like the North," Meyers said.

Offseason Team Needs with Jeremy Piper

With a new offseason under way, some rosters are in good shape. However, other teams have big needs to address this offseason. Your always trusty Jeremy Piper here brings you a quick glance at the teams with work to do. Whether they fill their needs in the draft or with veterans in free agency remains to be seen.

Here we go:
BCFC Bears: CB LB DT
Nova Scotia Vikings: T WR DE
Windsor Gamblers: QB C TE WR CB LB DT DE SS
Toronto North: WR CB LB DT FS
New Orleans Reapers: QB WR CB DE
Houston RoughRiders: WR CB LB DT
Memphis Pharaohs: WR LB
Seattle Totems: C WR LB

BCFC Bears hires new staff member

The BCFC Bears have hired James Gore to fill their coaching ranks.

Draft Order: New Orleans Reapers own first overall.

Pick 1: New Orleans Reapers
Pick 2: Toronto North
Pick 3: Windsor Gamblers
Pick 4: Houston RoughRiders
Pick 5: Nova Scotia Vikings
Pick 6: Seattle Totems
Pick 7: BCFC Bears
Pick 8: Memphis Pharaohs

Coaching Carousel Predictions.

The offseason is upon us and that means teams are shaking up their coaching staffs. This means that we get to take our annual look at coordinators who could make the leap to become head coaches, and the teams who are likely to poach them.

The prime candidates identified by our experts are:
Michael Payton - Offensive Coordinator - Memphis Pharaohs
Ronald Matheson - Defensive Coordinator - Toronto North
William Riggs - Defensive Coordinator - Windsor Gamblers
John Baker - Offensive Coordinator - Toronto North
Willie Cherry - Offensive Coordinator - New Orleans Reapers
Eric Randolph - Defensive Coordinator - BCFC Bears
Frank Machado - Offensive Coordinator - Houston RoughRiders
Ernest Armstrong - Offensive Coordinator - Seattle Totems
Sergio Close - Offensive Coordinator - Windsor Gamblers
Thomas Koch - Offensive Coordinator - BCFC Bears

As always, we are prone to wild speculations, so we asked our in-house experts to do a little matchmaking between candidates and teams. Here is what they came up with:

Mary Moore:
Thomas Koch leaves the Bears to become the head coach for the Houston RoughRiders.

Darren Francis:
I think the Bears lose Thomas Koch and I see him heading to Houston RoughRiders.

Jim Nox:
The Totems cannot hold on to Ernest Armstrong. I would like to see him coach the Houston RoughRiders.

Jeremy Piper:
Eric Randolph is certainly on the move. That means Bears will need a new coordinator. As for where Randolph ends up? Well, I think Houston RoughRiders is a good bet.

To Lyle Edmondson - G, the past is the past.

Lyle Edmondson is a great story, having worked his way out of a troubled youth. To many, Edmondson is becoming a posterboy for the league's ability to help talented young men rehabilitate themselves through sports.

To Bruce Hannan - T, the past is the past.

Bruce Hannan is a great story, having worked his way out of a troubled youth. To many, Hannan is becoming a posterboy for the league's ability to help talented young men rehabilitate themselves through sports.

Active Player Retirements

BCFC Bears:
WR William Moeller (9 seasons) 143 rec, 1404 yds, 11 TD
RB Lamar Getz (8 seasons) 1993 att, 10621 yds, 69 TD, 23 rec, 155 yds, 2 TD

Nova Scotia Vikings:
K James Smith (9 seasons) 178/216 FG
CB Perry Pinto (10 seasons) 434 Tck, 6 Sck, 10 Int, 2 Def TD, 2 FF, 2 FR

Windsor Gamblers:
C Bret Robinson (10 seasons) 426 Pancakes

New Orleans Reapers:
CB Juan Oswalt (9 seasons) 579 Tck, 22 Int, 4 Def TD, 18 FF, 6 FR

Seattle Totems:
DT Christopher Putman (12 seasons) 79 Tck, 17 Sck, 1 Def TD, 6 FF, 2 FR
K Pete Fuentes (11 seasons) 197/248 FG

Notable free agent retirements

QB:
Abel Davis (15 seasons pro) 693/1142, 7741 yds, 61 TD
Jerome Killian (6 seasons pro) 708/1194, 7502 yds, 57 TD
Jamal Pleasant (5 seasons pro) 9/17, 108 yds, 2 TD

RB:
John Souza (10 seasons pro) 694 att, 3094 yds, 21 TD, 119 rec, 914 yds, 6 TD
Hollis Qualls (7 seasons pro) 196 att, 929 yds, 8 TD, 20 rec, 187 yds, 1 TD
Richard Lightner (8 seasons pro) 303 att, 978 yds, 7 TD, 20 rec, 93 yds, 0 TD
Robert Wood (11 seasons pro) 51 att, 257 yds, 1 TD, 3 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD

G:
Gary Berry (11 seasons pro) 334 Pancakes
Scott Lowe (12 seasons pro) 275 Pancakes
Jose Stephens (11 seasons pro) 246 Pancakes
Stephen Blanchard (10 seasons pro) 131 Pancakes
Ronald Patterson (8 seasons pro) 75 Pancakes

T:
Alberto Wakefield (10 seasons pro) 69 Pancakes

TE:
Richard Michael (13 seasons pro) 363 rec, 3056 yds, 20 TD
Miguel House (10 seasons pro) 224 rec, 2198 yds, 13 TD

WR:
Bobby Wood (13 seasons pro) 480 rec, 4073 yds, 25 TD
Anthony Dawkins (11 seasons pro) 210 rec, 2300 yds, 19 TD
Richard Spurlock (7 seasons pro) 43 rec, 389 yds, 0 TD

CB:
Boris Carter (10 seasons pro) 212 Tck, 1 Sck, 11 Int, 1 Def TD, 3 FF, 1 FR
Kerry Shepherd (13 seasons pro) 124 Tck, 3 Sck, 4 Int, 1 Blk FG, 3 FF, 1 FR

LB:
Gregory Lyon (7 seasons pro) 150 Tck, 2 Sck, 3 Int, 1 Def TD, 2 FF, 2 FR

DT:
James Benoit (11 seasons pro) 5 Tck, 2 Sck

DE:
Michael Lennon (12 seasons pro) 209 Tck, 72 Sck, 13 FF, 4 FR
Robert Bullock (10 seasons pro) 26 Tck, 10 Sck

FS:
Michael Medley (17 seasons pro) 302 Tck, 8 Sck, 10 Int, 4 Def TD, 7 FF, 4 FR
Harry Butterfield (7 seasons pro) 20 Tck, 1 Sck, 1 Int

SS:
James Foley (15 seasons pro) 656 Tck, 19 Sck, 10 Int, 3 Def TD, 9 FF, 8 FR

Other retirements

RB Ralph Page (75 ovr)
RB Michael Morris (68 ovr)
RB Nicholas Reardon (60 ovr)
RB Gary Williams (55 ovr)
FB Jimmie Leon (55 ovr)
FB Brian Winstead (40 ovr)
G Robert Ray (62 ovr)
G Anthony Gaffney (60 ovr)
G Robert Beatty (57 ovr)
G Donald Heyward (50 ovr)
T Benjamin Marcum (54 ovr)
T Clint Holley (53 ovr)
C Howard Nettles (60 ovr)
C Christopher O'Shea (58 ovr)
C Reginald Rico (54 ovr)
TE Steven Clifford (55 ovr)
TE Harold Lowry (54 ovr)
TE Johnathan McConnell (53 ovr)
TE Roy Sims (52 ovr)
TE Ervin Martin (42 ovr)
WR Owen Leslie (60 ovr)
WR Grant Rhoades (58 ovr)
WR Donald Childress (54 ovr)
WR James Maxfield (52 ovr)
WR Marcus Vo (46 ovr)
CB Douglas Meek (64 ovr)
CB Martin Janes (64 ovr)
CB Edwin Dumont (58 ovr)
CB Grover Scott (54 ovr)
CB Javier Burrow (52 ovr)
LB Daniel Robles (57 ovr)
LB Christopher Vail (57 ovr)
LB Rodger Mckeever (52 ovr)
LB Javier Rash (52 ovr)
LB Moises Hawkins (46 ovr)
LB Quincy Littleton (45 ovr)
DT Richard Johnson (57 ovr)
DT Ramon Hunt (55 ovr)
DT David Edwards (54 ovr)
DT James Trahan (54 ovr)
DT Richard Gomez (51 ovr)
DT Curtis Martinez (43 ovr)
DT Louis Laird (37 ovr)
DE Jerry Zimmerman (54 ovr)
DE Keith Sorrell (52 ovr)
DE Ray Ayala (51 ovr)
DE Booker Harris (50 ovr)
DE Darrell Cornell (48 ovr)
DE Avery Robles (43 ovr)
FS Lou Eldridge (60 ovr)
FS Wayne Lee (55 ovr)
FS Orlando Keys (51 ovr)
FS William Harris (45 ovr)
SS Herman Dietz (57 ovr)
SS Henry Baines (54 ovr)