One week after the NFL’s free-agent signing period opened for the 2023 offseason, 17 of the 37 players from Alabama high schools and colleges who became unrestricted free agents have new contracts.

Five of the players re-signed with their 2022 teams, leaving 12 on the move so far this offseason.

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The players with Alabama football roots who have new contracts since becoming free agents one week ago include:

· Colts cornerback Tony Brown (Alabama) re-signed with the Colts.

· Browns linebacker Tae Davis (Oxford) signed with the Falcons.

· Packers safety Rudy Ford (New Hope, Auburn) re-signed with the Packers.

· Patriots running back Damien Harris (Alabama) signed with the Bills.

· Texans tight end O.J. Howard (Autauga Academy, Alabama) signed with the Raiders.

· Bears linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) signed with the Eagles.

· Buccaneers defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) signed with the Giants.

· Packers defensive tackle Jarran Reed (Alabama) signed with the Seahawks.

· Steelers outside linebacker Malik Reed (Dothan) signed with the Dolphins.

· Chargers punter JK Scott (Alabama) re-signed with the Chargers.

· Commanders wide receiver Cam Sims (Alabama) signed with the Raiders.

· Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (Auburn) re-signed with the Giants.

· Texans cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks) signed with the Broncos.

· Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham (Auburn) signed with the Broncos.

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· Vikings defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (Alabama) signed with the Browns.

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· Forty-Niners defensive back Jimmie Ward (Davidson) signed with the Texans.

· Patriots linebacker Mack Wilson (Carver-Montgomery, Alabama) re-signed with the Patriots.

The players from Alabama high schools and colleges who became free agents one week ago and don’t have announced contracts include:

· Jets linebacker Kwon Alexander (Oxford)

· Raiders cornerback Anthony Averett (Alabama)

· Bears defensive lineman Angelo Blackson (Auburn)

· Giants safety Landon Collins (Alabama)

· Colts defensive tackle Byron Cowart (Auburn)

· Ravens running back Kenyan Drake (Alabama)

· Falcons linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High, Alabama)

· Dolphins defensive end Trey Flowers (Columbia)

· Titans defensive end Da’Shawn Hand (Alabama)

· Browns safety Ronnie Harrison (Alabama)

· Browns offensive tackle Chris Hubbard (UAB)

· Saints running back Mark Ingram (Alabama)

· Broncos safety Kareem Jackson (Alabama)

· Buccaneers wide receiver Julio Jones (Foley, Alabama)

· Browns linebacker Reggie Ragland (Bob Jones, Alabama)

· Rams defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson (Alabama)

· Steelers offensive lineman Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville)

· Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. (Alabama)

· Seahawks long snapper Carson Tinker (Alabama)

· Giants defensive lineman Nick Williams (Minor, Samford)

Nine other players with Alabama football roots would have become unrestricted free agents at 3 p.m. CDT March 15 but did not because they signed extensions to stay with their teams before their 2022 contracts expired. Those players were:

· Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah (Homewood)

· Bears fullback Khari Blasingame (Buckhorn)

· Panthers center Bradley Bozeman (Handley, Alabama)

· Eagles cornerback James Bradberry (Pleasant Grove, Samford)

· Lions defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs (Alabama)

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· Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean (Auburn)

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· Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones (Alabama)

· Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (Spain Park)

· Jets outside linebacker Quincy Williams (Wenonah)

Two players who would have become unrestricted free agents instead became the subject of non-exclusive franchise tags. That extended the Raiders’ period to negotiate with running back Josh Jacobs (Alabama) until July 17. Washington didn’t need the extra time: Defensive tackle Daron Payne (Shades Valley, Alabama) signed a new deal with the Commanders last week.

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Jacobs still can negotiate with other teams, but if he gets an offer better than the value of the franchise tag — $10.091 million for the 2023 season – the Raiders have the option to match it and keep Jacobs or receive two first-round draft picks from his new team.

Four other players from Alabama high schools and colleges who played during the 2022 season already were unrestricted free agents when the NFL’s 2023 business year opened one week ago. They had been released in salary-cap moves in preparation for new accounting year.

One of those players has a new contract, with Commanders defensive back Bobby McCain (Oxford) joining the Giants. The players still on the open market include:

· Titans linebacker Zach Cunningham (Pinson Valley)

· Cardinals center Rodney Hudson (B.C. Rain)

· Titans center Ben Jones (Bibb County)

Four other players with Alabama football roots qualified to become restricted free agents because they had three NFL seasons and an expiring contract. Two received qualifying offers from their 2022 teams and became restricted free agents, and two did not and are now unrestricted free agents.

The New York Jets put a second-round tender on defensive end Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal), and the Commanders put a right-of-first-refusal tender on safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama).

The tenders carry salaries of $4.304 million for Huff and $2.743 million for Reaves. The players can negotiate with other teams until April 21. If they get a better offer, their current club has the option to match it. In Huff’s case, if the Jets decline to do so, they get a second-round draft choice from the team that signs the pass-rusher.

Offensive tackle Chandler Brewer (Florence) with the Rams and center J.C. Hassenauer (Alabama) with the Steelers are the players who became unrestricted free agents.

Another class of free agent is the exclusive rights free agent. A player with fewer than three NFL seasons and an expiring contract becomes an exclusive rights free agent. A player in this category who receives a contract offer from his current team cannot negotiate with other teams and either re-signs or doesn’t play.

Broncos punter Corliss Waitman (South Alabama) was an ERFA, and he received a offer from Denver. But on Tuesday, the Broncos announced they had signed Rams punter Riley Dixon as an unrestricted free agent, and they rescinded their offer to Waitman. Waitman is now an unrestricted free agent.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.