The following is a list of free agents in the game:

-Former WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar appears in the game as a free agent. Lesnar was cut by the Vikings before press time.
-Eddie George appears as a free agent and went unsigned by a team at press time.
-Wide receiver Tim Brown appears in the game as a free agent after retiring at press time.
-Former cover athlete Dorsey Levens appears as a free agent.
-Former cover athlete Garrison Hearst appears as a free agent.
-Jeff George appears as a free agent in the game.
-Chris Chandler appears as a free agent in the game.
-NFL Europe Quarterbacks Bruce Eugene, and Brock Berlin appear as free agents and members of the NFL Europe teams in the game.
-Ty Law appears as a free agent in the game after the Patriots won a Super Bowl without him and Law was released.
-Tedy Bruschi appears as a free agent before he re-joined the Patriots at the midway point of the season.
-CFL Quarterback Ricky Ray appears as a free agent.
-Winnipeg Blue Bombers Receiver Terrence Edwards appears as a free agent.
-Winnipeg Blue Bombers Linebacker Ike Charlton appears as a free agent cornerback.
-Winnipeg Blue Bombers Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury appears as a free agent.
-Winnipeg Blue Bombers Quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie appears in NFLE in this game.
-Mark Fields, a former linebacker for the Carolina Panthers appears as a free agent and was cut by the team.