Offseason Free Agency
| Player | Last Club | Signed with | Notes |
| Released | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Brown | Dallas | - | - |
| 2011 Unrestricted Free Agents | |||
| Stewart Bradley | Philadelphia | Arizona | - |
| Josh Bullocks | Oakland | - | - |
| Richie Incognito | Miami | Miami | - |
| Brandon Jackson | Green Bay | Cleveland | - |
| Chris Kelsay | Buffalo | Buffalo | - |
| Sam Koch | Baltimore | Baltimore | Re-signed |
| Carl Nicks | New Orleans | New Orleans | - |
| Barrett Ruud | Tampa Bay | Tennessee Titans | - |
| Scott Shanle | New Orleans | New Orleans | - |
| LeKevin Smith | Denver | - | - |
| Fabian Washington | Baltimore | New Orleans | - |
| 2011 Exclusive-Rights Free Agents | |||
| Lydon Murtha | Miami | Miami | - |
| 2011 Undrafted Free Agents | |||
| Pierre Allen | Nebraska | Seattle | - |
| Ricky Henry | Nebraska | Chicago | - |
| DJ Jones | Nebraska | Miami | - |
| Adi Kunalic | Nebraska | Carolina | - |
| Zac Lee | Nebraska | Seattle | - |
| Mike McNeill | Nebraska | Indianapolis | - |
| Rickey Thenarse | Nebraska | Seattle | - |
| Mike Smith | Nebraska | New Orleans | - |
| Anthony West | Nebraska | San Francisco | - |