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The May 12 threshold has arrived in the NFL making remaining unrestricted free agents that much more unrestricted.

What do we mean by that? Well, any player that remains an unrestricted free agent due to their contracts expiring with their team in March is now free to sign with another franchise without the signing counting into the equation for determining compensatory draft picks.

Does that really matter? To some teams, yes. Baltimore has been very conscious about getting compensatory draft picks under Ozzie Newsome. While the best free agents on the market will be scooped up in the early free agent frenzy regardless of how it factors into compensatory picks, once it gets to this point in the offseason it’s easier for teams to wait until after the deadline has passed to sign remaining free agents without the threat of losing draft picks next year.

There are 147 players that could now benefit from the change. The list is included below:

Arizona Cardinals

LB Jason Babin

LB Dwight Freeney

LS Mike Leach (announced retirement)

CB Jerraud Powers

C Lyle Sendlein

OLB LaMarr Woodley

Atlanta Falcons

CB Phillip Adams

DE Kroy Biermann

K Shayne Graham

OT Jake Long

TE Tony Moeaki

LB O’Brien Schofield

Baltimore Ravens

DE Chris Canty

QB Jimmy Clausen

TE Allen Reisner

Buffalo Bills

DE Alex Carrington

WR Percy Harvin (announced retirement)

QB Josh Johnson

Carolina Panthers

WR Jerricho Cotchery

CB Cortland Finnegan

G Tyronne Green

S Roman Harper

G Amini Silatolu

CB Charles Tillman

Chicago Bears

CB Alan Ball

G Vladimir Ducasse

S Sherrod Martin

C Will Montgomery

S Ryan Mundy

Cincinnati Bengals

CB Leon Hall

Dallas Cowboys

FB Tyler Clutts

DE Greg Hardy

DT Nick Hayden

S Danny McCray

DE Jeremy Mincey

Denver Broncos

S Ryan Bush

OT Tyler Polumbus (announced retirement)

DE Antonio Smith

WR Kyle Williams

Detroit Lions

DT Jermelle Cudjo

S James Ihedigbo

DE Jason Jones

WR Lance Moore

TE Bear Pascoe

DE Darryl Tapp

CB Josh Wilson

DE Corey Wootton

Green Bay Packers

LS Brett Goode

WR James Jones

FB John Kuhn

LB Mike Neal

TE Andrew Quarless

NT B.J. Raji

S Sean Richardson

Houston Texans

RB Chris Polk

QB T.J. Yates

Indianapolis Colts

RB Ahmad Bradshaw

QB Matt Hasselbeck (announced retirement)

G Lance Louis

QB Charlie Whitehurst

DT Billy Winn

Jacksonville Jaguars

RB Bernard Pierce

Kansas City Chiefs

S Husain Abdullah (announced retirement)

WR Jason Avant

DE Mike Devito

LB Dezman Moses

Los Angeles Rams

WR Wes Welker

Miami Dolphins

S Louis Delmas

G Shelley Smith

Minnesota Vikings

LB Casey Matthews

LB Jason Trusnick

New England Patriots

CB Tarell Brown

WR Brandon Gibson

RB Steven Jackson

LB Jerod Mayo (announced retirement)

LB Dekoda Watson

C Ryan Wendell

New Orleans Saints

LB James Anderson

QB Matt Flynn

OT Tony Hills

RB Kendall Hunter

G Mike McGlynn

CB Christopher Owens

DT Kevin Williams

New York Giants

LS Danny Aiken

NT Barry Cofield

S Craig Dahl

TE Daniel Fells

CB Jayron Hosley

DE Cullen Jenkins

CB Trumaine McBride

S Brandon Meriweather

G Brandon Mosley

WR Hakeem Nicks

C Dallas Reynolds

DE George Selvie

New York Jets

DE Stephen Bowen

K Randy Bullock

G Willie Colon

DE Leger Douzable

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

S Jaiquawn Jarrett

LB Jamari Lattimore

WR Chris Owusu

LB Calvin Pace

Oakland Raiders

S Larry Asante

OT Khalif Barnes

LS Thomas Gafford

DE Justin Tuck (announced retirement)

S Charles Woodson (announced retirement)

Philadelphia Eagles

WR Seyi Ajirotutu

S Walter Thurmond (expected to retire)

Pittsburgh Steelers

S Will Allen

DE Clifton Geathers

C Doug Legursky

DE Cam Thomas

QB Michael Vick

San Diego Chargers

WR Malcom Floyd (announced retirement)

TE David Johnson

OT Jeff Linkenbach

LB Joe Mays

TE John Phillips

CB Cassius Vaughn

C J.D. Walton

San Francisco 49ers

WR Anquan Boldin

RB Reggie Bush

Seattle Seahawks

RB Bryce Brown

TE Chase Coffman

DE Demarcus Dobbs

RB Fred Jackson

QB Tarvaris Jackson

C Lemuel Jeanpierre

TE Anthony McCoy

FB Will Tukuafu

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

DT Da’Quan Bowers

DE Larry English

CB Mike Jenkins

DT Tony McDaniel

DT Henry Melton

Tennessee Titans

TE Dorin Dickerson

CB Brandon Harris

NT Sammie Lee Hill

OT Jamon Meredith

Washington Redskins

TE Alex Smith

RB Pierre Thomas

CB Cary Williams

RB Darryl Young