NEW YORK (AP) — The absence of a salary cap has caused little change in how NFL teams approach the early stages of free agency.
There still has been a spending spree, highlighted by the $42 million guaranteed the Chicago Bears gave defensive end Julius Peppers on the first day he became unrestricted. And backup quarterbacks have been on the move, following a money trail that led David Carr to San Francisco, A.J. Feeley to St. Louis and Jim Sorgi to the New York Giants.
Solid starters such as cornerback Dunta Robinson and defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch are landing solid deals.
Overall, free agency in 2010 has the same feel as in the previous 15 years. Player agent Peter Schaffer notes: "I see contracts being done as if there is a cap."
