| Players Released | ||||
| Date | Player | Team | Contract | Penalty |
| 12/1 | Martin Gramatica (k/none) | ORL | 2 | 1 |
| 11/24 | Dallas Cowboys | NOE | 3 | 1 |
| 11/17 | Eric Parker (wr/sd) | ORL | 3 | 1 |
| 11/17 | Jerome Pathon (wr/no) | ORL | 2 | 1 |
| 11/10 | Charlie Garner (rb/tb) | PEN | 2 | 1 |
| 11/10 | Kevin Dyson (wr/none) | JST | 1 | 1 |
| 10/27 | Taylor Jacobs (wr/was) | NOE | 2 | 1 |
| 10/20 | Ron Dayne (rb/nyg) | JST | 2 | 1 |
| 10/20 | Aaron Stecker (rb/no) | JST | 2 | 1 |
| 10/20 | Todd Pinkston (wr/phi) | PBC | 3 | 1 |
| 10/20 | Doug Jolley (te/oak) | COL | 4 | 1 |
| 10/13 | Shawn Bryson (rb/det) | PBC | 1 | 1 |
| 10/13 | Josh McCown (qb/arz) | BAY | 5 | 0 |
| 10/13 | Adrian Peterson (rb/chi) | BAY | 2 | 1 |
| 10/6 | Bethel Johnson (wr/ne) | HKS | 4 | 1 |
| 10/6 | Najeh Davenport (rb/gb) | FTM | 3 | 1 |
| 9/27 | Rich Gannon (qb/oak) | ORL | 1 | 1 |
| 9/27 | Josh Reed (wr/buf) | FLA | 4 | 1 |
| 9/22 | Jim Kleinsasser (te/min) | BAY | 1 | 1 |
| 9/22 | Tim Couch (qb/none) | ORL | 1 | 1 |
| 9/22 | Kyle Brady (te/jax) | CFL | 1 | 1 |
| 9/12 | Lamar Gordon (rb/mia) | JST | x | x |
| 9/6 | Chicago Bears | BLM | x | x |
| 9/6 | Jeff Blake (qb/phi) | NOE | x | x |
| 9/6 | Correll Buckhalter (rb/phi) | NOE | x | x |
| 9/6 | Tim Brown (wr/tb) | NOE | x | x |
| 9/6 | Wesley Walls (te/gb) | NOE | x | x |
| 9/6 | Steve Christie (k/jax) | NOE | x | x |
| 9/6 | Cincinnati Bengals | NOE | x | x |
| 9/4 | San Diego Chargers | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Houston Texans | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Jeff Reed (k/pit) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Todd Peterson (k/sf) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Jeramy Stephens (te/sea) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Michael Ricks (te/nyj) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | J.J. Stokes (wr/none) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/4 | Kelly Holcomb (qb/cle) | BAY | x | x |
| 9/3 | Chris Cooley (k/was) | COL | x | x |
| 9/3 | James Thrash (wr/phi) | COL | x | x |
| 9/3 | Mike Anderson (rb/den) | COL | x | x |
| 9/3 | James Stewart (rb/none) | COL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Jabar Gaffney (wr/hou) | MIS | x | x |
| 9/2 | Aaron Elling (k/none) | MIS | x | x |
| 9/2 | Ed McCaffrey (wr/none) | PBC | x | x |
| 9/2 | Kordell Stewart (qb/bal) | PBC | x | x |
| 9/2 | D'Wayne Bates (wr/none) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Jonathan Wells (rb/hou) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Doug Johnson (qb/none) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Chad Hutchinson (qb/none) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Brian Griese (qb/tb) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/2 | Quincy Carter (qb/nyj) | RAL | x | x |
| 9/1 | Curtis Conway (wr/sf) | FTM | x | x |
| 9/1 | Kevin Faulk (rb/ne) | FTM | x | x |
| 9/1 | Rich Gannon (qb/oak) | FTM | x | x |
| 9/1 | Marcel Shipp (rb/arz) | PEN | x | x |
| 9/1 | Olandis Gary (rb/det) | PEN | x | x |
| 9/1 | Ladell Betts (rb/was) | PEN | x | x |
| 9/1 | Jon Kitna (qb/cin) | PEN | x | x |
| 9/1 | Tim Rattay (qb/sf) | PIT | x | x |
| 9/1 | LaBrandon Toefield (rb/jax) | PIT | x | x |
| 9/1 | Steacey Mack (rb/hou) | PIT | x | x |
| 9/1 | Ken Dilger (te/tb) | PIT | x | x |
| 9/1 | David Boston (wr/mia) | ORL | x | x |
| 9/1 | Drew Brees (qb/sd) | HKS | x | x |
| 9/1 | Chad Lewis (te/phi) | CMB | x | x |
| 9/1 | Brandon Stokley (wr/ind) | CMB | x | x |
| 9/1 | Kevin Curtis (wr/stl) | CMB | x | x |
| 9/1 | Wayne Chrebet (wr/nyj) | CMB | x | x |
| 9/1 | Chad Morton (rb/was) | CMB | x | x |
| 9/1 | Frank Wycheck (te/none) | CFL | x | x |