1.   As a transition player whose contract was up, he was free to seek offers, which the Jets could match and thus keep him.

2.   As a transition player, the Bears could match any offer for him.

3.   As the Bengals transition player, Dillon can sign an offer sheet with another club, but Cincinnati has the right to match.

4.   Even though the Colts tabbed him as their transition player, Reeves targeted him as the first step toward improving a dreadful Falcons secondary.

5.   First, I was a transition player.

6.   Getting George will be difficult because Atlanta has designated him as a transition player, which means the Falcons can keep him by matching an offer from another team.

7.   Hampton is a transition player for the New York Giants, which means they can match any offer.

8.   He is an excellent transition player who can both finish off a break and make a clever pass on the move.

9.   He is the transition player, which allows the Jets to match an offer to keep him.

10.   In recent months, three other free-agent receivers, all transition players, signed big-money contracts.