2012 NFL Free Agents: Running Backs

by Kevin Nogle on Feb 18, 2012 1:17 PM EST in 2012 NFL Free Agency

Despite being a free agent this offseason, don't expect to see Ray Rice in anything except a Baltimore Ravens uniform in 2012.

The 2012 NFL Free Agency period begins in 24 days. Today we continue our look at players expected to become free agents on March 13. This list, as with the free agent quarterbacks list before it, does not project players that could get the franchise tag (Ray Rice), nor does it anticipate players who could be released by the team. This is simply a list of players with expiring contracts.

Today's list takes a look at the free agent running backs

Player	Former Team	FA Type
Ball, Lance	Denver Broncos	Exclusive Rights
Battle, Jackie	Kansas City Chiefs	Unrestricted
Bell, Kahlil	Chicago Bears	Restricted
Benson, Cedric	Cincinnati Bengals	Unrestricted
Blount, LeGarrette	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Exclusive Rights
Bolen, Brock	Jacksonville Jaguars	Restricted
Booker, Lorenzo	Minnesota Vikings	Restricted
Brown, Ronnie	Philadelphia Eagles	Unrestricted
Bush, Michael	Oakland Raiders	Unrestricted
Cartwright, Rock	Oakland Raiders	Unrestricted
Choice, Tashard	Dallas Cowboys	Unrestricted
Faulk, Kevin	New England Patriots	Unrestricted
Felton, Jerome	Carolina Panthers	Unrestricted
Forsett, Justin	Seattle Seahawks	Unrestricted
Forte, Matt	Chicago Bears	Unrestricted
Foster, Arian	Houston Texans	Restricted
Graham, Earnest	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Unrestricted
Grant, Ryan	Green Bay Packers	Unrestricted
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus	New England Patriots	Unrestricted
Hall, Ahmad	Tennessee Titans	Unrestricted
Hester, Jacob	San Diego Chargers	Unrestricted
Hightower, Tim	Washington Redskins	Unrestricted
Hilliard, Lex	Miami Dolphins	Restricted
Hills, Peyton	Cleveland Browns	Unrestricted
Jones, Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs	Unrestricted
Larsen, Spencer	Denver Broncos	Unrestricted
Lumpkin, Kregg	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Restricted
Lynch, Marshawn	Seattle Seahawks	Unrestricted
McClain, Le'Ron	Kansas City Chiefs	Unrestricted
Miller, Brit	St. Louis Rams	Restricted
Moore, Mewelde	Pittsburgh Steelers	Unrestricted
Morris, Maurice	Detroit Lions	Unrestricted
Morris, Sammy	Dallas Cowboys	Unrestricted
Norris, Moran	San Francisco 49ers	Unrestricted
Norwood, Jerious	St. Louis Rams	Unrestricted
Pressley, Chris	Cincinnati Bengals	Restricted
Redman, Isaac	Pittsburgh Steelers	Exclusive Rights
Rice, Ray	Baltimore Ravens	Unrestricted
Schmitt, Owen	Philadelphia Eagles	Unrestricted
Slaton, Steve	Miami Dolphins	Unrestricted
Smith, Antone	Arizona Cardinals	Exclusive Rights
Smith, Kevin	Detroit Lions	Unrestricted
Snelling, Jason	Atlanta Falcons	Unrestricted
Stephens-Howling, LaRod	Arizona Cardinals	Restricted
Taylor, Chester	Arizona Cardinals	Unrestricted
Tolbert, Mike	San Diego Chargers	Unrestricted
Tomlinson, LaDanian	New York Jets	Unrestricted
Ward, Derrick	Houston Texans	Unrestricted
White, LenDale	Denver Broncos	Unrestricted
Williams, Cadillac	St. Louis Rams	Unrestricted

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Ronnie!!!

by Drumzan on Feb 18, 2012 2:16 PM EST reply actions

Mr. Dance a lot in the backfield

thank you, but I’ll pass

by BlaqDolfin on Feb 18, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

Ronnie won't cut it as a starter, but we would have a great three headed monster at RB with bush, Thomas and ronnie

Add Jerome messam and we would have great depth as well.

RGIII or flynn, whichever one helps us win
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by AnishB15 on Feb 18, 2012 2:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

justin forsett

Would be a nice addition

by CAphinfan on Feb 18, 2012 2:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Justin Forsett is a very powerful back and very good blocker.

With Lynch & Washington ahead of him he never got a chance to really get into a groove.

by Richard fg7 on Feb 18, 2012 3:29 PM EST reply actions

Ryan Grant and Mike Tolbert I would sign sign asap.

Mike is a good back powerul, strong, hits the hole, and has good blocking skills.
Ryan Grant is a year off of his injuries and is durable. However, he knows Philbin’s system very well. He’s more like an insurance policy of Bush goes down. Overall I like the combo of;
1st down HB- Bush
2nd- Grant
And 3rd Thomas.

Feed the wolf or is the wolf feeding on us?
Get well soon Chads.
B. Marsh needs more TD's.

by Stats407 on Feb 18, 2012 4:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Two words

Kevin Smith..

We can use the depth for injuries….

I would love to plug Smith at #2 on a short deal… especially with Thomas’s injury concerns and if Reggie continues to take hits..

He should be cheap, i wouldn’t want to spend any more money at the RB then we have to…

I'm ALL- IN. Do whatever it takes to get Andrew Luck or RGIII to Miami in 2012.
Laces out!
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
Tom Brandstater- more TD's than completions. Last person to tell him that's not possible, well, nobody has seen him since.

by BSerious72 on Feb 18, 2012 4:41 PM EST reply actions

Lol, the sad thing is, all RB's mentioned are injury prone.

Just sayin’…

Feed the wolf or is the wolf feeding on us?
Get well soon Chads.
B. Marsh needs more TD's.

by Stats407 on Feb 18, 2012 6:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I Think we're set at RB

Bush…Thomas…and Messam…If I had to spend some extra cash, it wouldn’t be on a RB in Free Agency…unless they come real cheap.

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by cordy_1971 on Feb 18, 2012 5:49 PM EST reply actions

Have you seen messam play?

Just cause Messam signed with the phins, doesn’t make him a starter.

Feed the wolf or is the wolf feeding on us?
Get well soon Chads.
B. Marsh needs more TD's.

by Stats407 on Feb 18, 2012 6:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Messam is in the #3 spot

that is not considered “starter”. Are line up at RB isn’t going to change. we need line, LB, and qb. And maybe a safety. not to mention we will be paying a lot for any good FA to boot. We only have so much cap room to fit these guys unless we restructure current contracts from lets say, marshall, dansby, bush, and/or long.

by Dolphins101 on Feb 19, 2012 8:23 AM EST up reply actions

Have seen a game or two...

He looked solid…don’t usually watch CFL, even though it’s quite popular up here. Still, he was 3rd on my list…so I didn’t necessarily have him starting, but, in my mind, could be brought in depending on the situation, or formation.

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by cordy_1971 on Feb 19, 2012 7:36 AM EST reply actions