11.   Indianapolis had designated Buchanan their transition player, meaning they had a right to match the offer within seven days.

12.   The are still interested in Giants running back Rodney Hampton, who was made a transition player last week.

13.   The Eagles had made him a transition player, meaning they had the right of first refusal.

14.   The only hitch was that the Jets had made him a transition player, allowing them to match any offer he received.

15.   They still have the rights to their own free-agent receiver, Rob Moore, whom they made a transition player.

16.   They can downgrade it to a transition player and chances are it will be used either on Sparks or, possibly, running back Rodney Hampton.

17.   Allen was designated as a transition player by the Eagles.

18.   But the players, who had been declared franchise players, will instead become transition players.

19.   Hampton is a transition player, which gave New York the right to match it.

20.   Kansas City had also talked to Bert Emanuel of Atlanta, but he is a transition player with the Falcons, meaning they could match any offer.