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You may have seen the news story earlier about how more than 200 players could lose their status as unrestricted free agents in 2010 if a new labor deal isn’t reached.

I’ve obtained the entire list of players that could be impacted by this. Instead of becoming unrestricted free agents they would become restricted free agents, meaning their current teams could match any offer or receive draft-pick compensation. That's why we haven't seen a lot of clubs re-signing their own players recently. Here’s the breakdown for each NFC South team.

Atlanta Falcons: Tyson Clabo, Harvey Dahl, Jamaal Fudge, Michael Koenen, Jerious Norwood, Quinn Ojinnaka and Charlie Peprah.

Carolina Panthers: James Anderson, Thomas Davis, Jeff King, Richard Marshall and Rob Petitti.

New Orleans Saints: Mike Bell, Jammal Brown, Jahri Evans, Anthony Hargrove, Roman Harper, Herana-Daze Jones, Lance Moore, Courtney Roby, Zach Strief, David Thomas and Leigh Torrence.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mark Bradley, Brian Clark, Matt McCoy, Donald Penn, Barrett Ruud, Maurice Stovall, Jeremy Trueblood, Carnell (“Cadillac’’) Williams and Rod Wilson.

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The Falcons just made a quick roster move, placing safety Jamaal Fudge on injured reserve and signing safety Charlie Peprah.

Fudge just rejoined the Falcons on Oct. 20 after being released by the team in training camp. He played in two games, exclusively on special teams, and had one tackle. The Falcons previously put rookie safety William Moore on injured reserve.

Peprah gives the Falcons a safety with a bit more experience than Fudge. This is his fourth NFL season. He spent the last three seasons with the Packers before being released at the end of this year’s training camp. Prepah has appeared in 37 career games with one start and has 21 tackles and two forced fumbles.

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The Falcons just announced they have released safety Jamaal Fudge.

Presumably, the move was made to clear a roster spot for veteran defensive back Brian Williams, who agreed to terms Sunday night. Fudge spent last season with the Falcons and appeared mostly on special teams. He still has practice-squad eligibility, so don't be surprised if he's brought back in that capacity.

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With Kellen Winslow and Jonathan Vilma dominating the headlines most of the day, it's time for a quick trip through the other matters circulating through the NFC South on the first day of free agency.

Larry Holder writes that Jacksonville safety Gerald Sensabaugh will visit the Saints on Saturday. The Saints want to upgrade free safety Kevin Kaesviharn and Sensabaugh played for new coordinator Gregg Williams with the Jaguars last season.

Holder also writes the Bucs may be interested in New Orleans wide receiver Devery Henderson. Makes sense because Henderson has the speed to be the kind of down-field threat coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski wants.

Scott Reynolds and Jim Flynn report the Bucs may target cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Jamar Fletcher if they're unable to re-sign Phillip Buchanon.

David Scott reports Carolina linebacker Jon Beason had surgery to repair a torn labrum, but expects to be ready for training camp.

D. Orlando Ledbetter reports the Falcons have re-signed safety Jamaal Fudge, who expects to compete for the starting job left open by Lawyer Milloy's departure.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas

Another quiet day in the NFC South so far, but that could always change this afternoon as teams get ready for the start of free agency. Speaking of that, I've been getting a lot of people asking for lists of free agents.

I did team-by-team breakdowns back in January but decided to run the lists for all four NFC South teams here just to refresh everybody. Keep in mind, these are the guys who are prospective free agents at the end of the month and things could always change with teams re-signing their own players or using the franchise tag.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Unrestricted free agents: Linebacker Michael Boley, defensive end Chauncey Davis, cornerback Domonique Foxworth, tackle Wayne Gandy, linebacker Tony Gilbert, defensive tackle Grady Jackson, defensive tackle Jason Jefferson, punter Michael Koenen, safety Lawyer Milloy, tight end Justin Peelle and linebacker Coy Wire.

Restricted free agents: Tackle Tyson Clabo, guard Harvey Dahl, safety Jamaal Fudge and center Ben Wilkerson.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Unrestricted free agents: Linebacker Donte' Curry, tackle Jordan Gross, offensive lineman Geoff Hangartner, return man Mark Jones, long-snapper Jason Kyle, tackle Frank Omiyale, defensive end Julius Peppers, linebacker Adam Seward and defensive tackle Darwin Walker.

Restricted free agents: Defensive tackle Gary Gibson, tight end Jeff King, safety Nate Salley and linebacker James Anderson.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Unrestricted free agents: Cornerback Aaron Glenn, quarterback Joey Harrington, receiver Devery Henderson, defensive tackle Antwan Lake, guard Matt Lehr, running back Aaron Stecker, tackle Jon Stinchcomb and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

Restricted free agents: Guard Jahri Evans, receiver Lance Moore, receiver Courtney Roby, defensive tackle Montavious Stanley and offensive lineman Zach Strief.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Unrestricted free agents: Wide receiver Antonio Bryant, cornerback Phillip Buchanon, defensive end Kevin Carter, receiver Michael Clayton, quarterback Jeff Garcia, receiver Cortez Hankton, defensive tackle Jovan Haye, safety Jermaine Phillips, defensive tackle Ryan Sims and tight end Jerramy Stevens.

Restricted free agent: Tackle Donald Penn.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas

We're going to start a team-by-team look at the potential free agents for the four NFC South teams.

ESPN's Jeremy Green passed along his list of each team's free agents that I'll share with you and then analyze the decisions each team has to make about keeping its own players.

We'll start with the Falcons.

Their list of unrestricted free agents includes linebacker Michael Boley, defensive end Chauncey Davis, cornerback Domonique Foxworth, tackle Wayne Gandy, linebacker Tony Gilbert, defensive tackle Grady Jackson, defensive tackle Jason Jefferson, punter Michael Koenen, safety Lawyer Milloy, tight end Justin Peelle and linebacker Coy Wire.

The restricted free agents are tackle Tyson Clabo, guard Harvey Dahl, safety Jamaal Fudge and center Ben Wilkerson.

Overview: Believe it or not, the priority here might be keeping Koenen. He's one of the league's steadiest punters and gave the Falcons lots of good field position. Davis and Foxworth might be next on the list. Although Atlanta's probably going to look for help at defensive end, Davis showed some promise this year and the Falcons may move Jamaal Anderson inside to tackle. They need a guy like Davis in their end rotation.

Foxworth was a great pickup from Denver. The Falcons may look for a cornerback in the draft, but Foxworth has shown he can start or be a good nickelback. Jackson is 35 and Milloy is 34. Both had some good moments last season, but it's likely the Falcons will let them test the market. They'll look to get younger at those positions, but might turn back to Jackson or Milloy if they feel they haven't upgraded enough at those positions.

Boley fell out of favor with the coaching staff last season and lost his starting job to Wire. The Falcons will likely let Boley walk and make an attempt to keep Wire. But they'll be looking for more help at outside linebacker because Keith Brooking showed signs of age last season. He could retire or be released and the Falcons need to surround middle linebacker Curtis Lofton with some talent.

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ATLANTA -- The Falcons will be without starting strong safety Lawyer Milloy.

He's been declared inactive because of a back injury suffered last week. Jamaal Fudge will start in his place. There will be one other lineup change for the Falcons: Defensive end Jamaal Anderson won't play because of a sprained ankle. Chauncey Davis will start in his place.

Atlanta's other inactives are: D.J. Shockley, Glenn Sharpe, Tony Gilbert, Wayne Gandy, Alex Stepanovich and Quinn Ojinnaka.

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Fudge

The trade with Denver for Domonique Foxworth wasn't the only move to the defensive secondary the Falcons made Tuesday. Atlanta also claimed safety Jamaal Fudge off waivers from Jacksonville.

To make room for Foxworth and Fudge, the Falcons released cornerback Blue Adams and fullback Corey McIntyre.

Fudge was with Jacksonville when Atlanta coach Mike Smith was the defensive coordinator there. Fudge likely will start out as Atlanta's fourth safety, but he probably will play right away on special teams.