NFL 2016: Same Faces, New Places

NFL 2016: Same Faces, New Places

Whether through free agency or trades, this offseason contained big-name switches that may alter the landscape of the 2016 NFL season.

Arizona and New England swapped former first-round picks, with the Cardinals acquiring linebacker CHANDLER JONES -- whose 12.5 sacks in 2015 were the fourth-most in the AFC -- in exchange for guard JONATHAN COOPER and a second round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. In Houston, the Texans lured quarterback BROCK OSWEILER away from the Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos.

"Going through free agency and deciding to switch teams, it was a very difficult decision to leave Denver," says Osweiler. "In fact, it was the most difficult decision in my life but this is truly a dream come true. This is right at the top of the mountain. I'm extremely excited to get to work here with the Houston Texans."

Several former Pro Bowlers have joined new teams, including quarterback ROBERT GRIFFIN III (Cleveland), running backs MATT FORTÉ (New York Jets), ARIAN FOSTER (Miami), ALFRED MORRIS (Dallas) and DE MARCO MURRAY (Tennessee), tight end VERNON DAVIS (Washington), tackle RUSSELL OKUNG (Denver), defensive end MARIO WILLIAMS (Miami) and defensive backs TASHAUN GIPSON (Jacksonville), JOSH NORMAN (Washington) and ERIC WEDDLE (Baltimore).

Notable NFL players who changed teams this offseason:

Position	Player	New Team	Old Team
Source: NFL
DE	Robert Ayers	Tampa Bay	Giants
WR	Anquan Boldin	Detroit	49ers
G	Alex Boone	Minnesota	49ers
CB	Brandon Browner	Seattle	Saints
RB	Reggie Bush	Buffalo	49ers
T	Ryan Clady	Jets	Denver
DE	Chris Clemons	Seattle	Jacksonville
G	Jonathan Cooper	Patriots	Arizona
QB	Chase Daniel	Eagles	Chiefs
TE	Vernon Davis	Washington	Denver
DT	Nick Fairley	Saints	Rams
TE	Coby Fleener	Saints	Colts
RB	Matt Forté	Jets	Bears
RB	Arian Foster	Miami	Houston
DE	Dwight Freeney	Atlanta	Arizona
S	Tashaun Gipson	Jacksonville	Cleveland
S	Michael Griffin	Vikings	Tennessee
QB	Robert Griffin III	Cleveland	Washington
T	Ryan Harris	Pittsburgh	Denver
LB	Bruce Irvin	Oakland	Seattle
RB	Chris Ivory	Jacksonville	Jets
DE	Malik Jackson	Jacksonville	Denver
WR	Andre Johnson	Tennessee	Indianapolis
DE	Chandler Jones	Arizona	New England
WR	Marvin Jones	Detroit	Cincinnati
DT	Terrance Knighton	Patriots	Washington
C	Alex Mack	Atlanta	Cleveland
CB	Byron Maxwell	Miami	Eagles
CB	Leodis McKelvin	Eagles	Buffalo
RB	Alfred Morris	Dallas	Washington
RB	DeMarco Murray	Tennessee	Eagles
CB	Josh Norman	Washington	Carolina
T	Russell Okung	Denver	Seattle
G	Kelechi Osemele	Oakland	Baltimore
QB	Brock Osweiler	Houston	Denver
QB	Mark Sanchez	Denver	Eagles
WR	Mohamed Sanu	Atlanta	Cincinnati
T	Mitchell Schwartz	Chiefs	Cleveland
DT	Paul Soliai	Carolina	Atlanta
LB	Danny Trevathan	Bears	Denver
DE	Olivier Vernon	Giants	Miami
WR	Nate Washington	Patriots	Houston
TE	Benjamin Watson	Baltimore	Saints
S	Eric Weddle	Baltimore	San Diego
DE	Mario Williams	Miami	Buffalo