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Fantasy Football Contract Year Motivation List

By James Alder, About.com

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It's no secret players often perform above their career averages during the final year of their contract. With the money tossed around during free agency these days, a great contract year can mean instant financial security, so there's a lot of added motivation to play at a high level. You can use that motivation to your advantage if you know which players to look for.

The following list of players includes restricted free agents (RFA) as well as unrestricted free agents (UFA) following the 2008 campaign.

Quarterback
Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh
Kyle Boller, Baltimore
Matt Cassel, New England
Kerry Collins, Tennessee
Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay
David Garrard, Jacksonville
Rex Grossman, Chicago
J.P. Losman, Buffalo
Luke McCown, Tampa Bay
Kyle Orton, Chicago
Patrick Ramsey, Denver
Kurt Warner, Arizona

Running Back
J.J. Arrington, Arizona
Correll Buckhalter, PHI
Jesse Chatman, NYJ
Najeh Davenport, PIT
DeDe Dorsey, Cincinnati
Fred Jackson, Buffalo
Steven Jackson, St. Louis
Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants
Maurice Morris, Seattle
Darren Sproles, San Diego
Aaron Stecker, New Orleans
Ricky Williams, MIA

Wide Receiver
Hank Baskett, Philadelphia
Marques Colston, New Orleans
Bobby Engram, Seattle
Jabar Gaffney, New England
Devery Henderson, New Orleans
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati
Sam Hurd, Dallas
Brandon Jones, Tennessee
Ashley Lelie, San Francisco
Shaun McDonald, Detroit
Lance Moore, New Orleans
Terrell Owens, Dallas
Roscoe Parrish, Buffalo
Willie Reid, Pittsburgh
Amani Toomer, New York Giants
Jeff Webb, Kansas City
Demetrius Williams, Baltimore
Roydell Williams, Tennessee
Wallace Wright, New York Jets

Tight End
Desmond Clark, Chicago
Will Heller, Seattle
Eric Johnson, New Orleans
Jeff King, Carolina
Jim Kleinsasser, Minnesota
Leonard Pope, Arizona
Daniel Wilcox, Baltimore

Cheat Sheets: Overall | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | DL | LB | DB

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