April 25, 2000|By Jamison Hensley
Cincinnati Bengals
First minicamp: Friday through Monday
Free-agent gains: Tom Barndt, NT (Kansas City); Vaughn Booker, DE (Green Bay); Darryl Williams, S (Seattle); Scott Mitchell, QB (Ravens).
Free-agent losses: Jeff Blake, QB (New Orleans); Kimo von Oelhoffen, DT (Pittsburgh).
Impact draft selections: Peter Warrick, WR (Florida State); Mark Roman, CB (LSU); Ron Dugans, WR (Florida State).
Pressing question: If they cannot persuade holdout running back Corey Dillon to return, whom will they hand the ball off to?
Cleveland Browns
First minicamp: Friday through Sunday (rookies only)
Free-agent gains: Percy Ellsworth, FS (N.Y. Giants); Everett Lindsay, G (Ravens); Errict Rhett, RB (Ravens); Keith McKenzie, DE (Green Bay); Marty Moore, LB (New England); Roman Oben, T (N.Y. Giants); David Patten, WR (N.Y. Giants); Orpheus Roye, DE (Pittsburgh).
Free-agent losses: Jamie Martin, QB (Jacksonville); Ryan McNeil, CB (Dallas); John Thierry, LB (Green Bay).
Impact draft selections: Courtney Brown, DE (Penn State); Dennis Northcutt WR (Arizona); Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio).
Pressing question: Why did they virtually ignore an offensive line that allowed a franchise-record 56 sacks?
Jacksonville Jaguars
First minicamp: Last week
Free-agent gains: Jamie Martin. QB (Cleveland); Hardy Nickerson. LB (Tampa Bay).
Free-agent losses: Jay Fiedler, QB (Miami); James Stewart, RB (Detroit); Dave Thomas, CB (N.Y. Giants); Rich Tylski, G (Pittsburgh); Regan Upshaw, DE (Oakland).
Impact draft selection: R. Jay Soward, WR (USC).
Pressing question: When will someone inform the Jaguars that they need to fill the voids created by Stewart's departure and the suddenly thin offensive line?
Pittsburgh Steelers
First minicamp: Last week (rookies only)
Free-agent gains: Kent Graham, QB (N.Y. Giants); Tom Myslinski, G (Dallas); Kimo von Oelhoffen, DT (Cincinnati); Chris Sullivan, DE (New England); Rich Tylski, G (Jacksonville).
Free-agent losses: Carlos Emmons, LB (Philadelphia); Chris Oldham, DB (New Orleans); Orpheus Roye, DE (Cleveland); Mike Tomczak, QB (Detroit).
Impact draft selections: Plaxico Burress, WR (Michigan State); Marvel Smith, T (Arizona State).
Pressing question: How long before Graham is throwing passes to Kordell Stewart?
Tennessee Titans
First minicamp: June 6-9
Free-agent gains: Randall Godfrey, LB (Dallas); Fred Miller, T (St. Louis).
Free-agent losses: Anthony Dorsett, S (Oakland); Jon Runyah, T (Philadelphia); Jackie Harris, TE (Dallas).
Impact draft selections: Keith Bullock, LB (Syracuse); Erron Kinney, TE (Florida).
Pressing question: Is the Titans' foundation that sound that they could have the one of the quietest off-seasons in the league?