The following players were released the day before the start of the NFL's veteran free agency signing period:

Arizona
G Lester Holmes, DT Tony McCoy.

Baltimore
QB Tony Banks, OT Spencer Folau.

Buffalo
OL Ethan Albright, QB Doug Flutie, LB Sam Rogers.

Chicago
DB Jim Cantelupe.

Cincinnati
CB Tom Carter.

Cleveland
DT Geno Bell.

Carolina
DE Reggie White (retired).

Dallas
G Jorge Diaz, G Dale Hellestrae.

Denver
DB Chris Jones.

Indianapolis
LB Cornelius Bennett.

Jacksonville
LB Brant Boyer, RB Kevin Clemons, DB Evan Hlavacek, WR Mike Horcek, TE Richard Griffith, QB Jamie Martin, T Leon Searcy, G Brenden Stai.

Kansas City
QB Elvis Grbac.

Miami
LB Robert Jones.

Minnesota
DE John Burrough, DE John Randle.

Oakland
CB Darrien Gordon.

Philadelphia
WR Torrance Small.

Pittsburgh
C Dermontti Dawson, DE Kevon Henry, FB Jon Witman.

San Diego
S Mike Dumas.

San Francisco
LB Winfred Tubbs.

Seattle
WR Sean Dawkins, WR Derrick Mayes.

Tennessee
TE Larry Brown, PK Al Del Greco, LB Terry Killens, FB Lorenzo Neal, WR Carl Pickens, TE Michael Roan, S Marcus Robertson, WR Yancey Thigpen, RB Rodney Thomas.

Washington
DT Dana Stubblefield.