Article: NFL Players in State of Transition; Roster `Chess Games' Begin With List of 582 Free Agents

All around the National Football League, general managers and personnel specialists were huddled around the final list of 31 declared transition and franchise players yesterday, plotting strategy for the fierce competition to land free agents when the signing period begins on Friday.

There are 582 free agents available, according to the NFL Players Association, including 411 totally unrestricted free agents who can sign with any team in the NFL without the new team having to compensate the old one.

"We've just got the list of transition and franchise players," said Mike Allman, director of player personnel for the Seattle Seahawks. "You look at that list and then you have to make a ...

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