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The NFL’s new year’s day party was a wild affair Tuesday that included some 108 transactions, including two shocking retirements, three surprising trades and a wild spree of free agent action.

Traded: Tight end Jimmy Graham from the New Orleans Saints to the Seattle Seahawks for center Max Unger; quarterback Sam Bradford from the St. Louis Rams to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles; and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata to the Detroit Lions.

Retired: San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis and Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker.

Free agent signings: Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh by the Miami Dolphins, running back Frank Gore by the Indianapolis Colts, tight end Julius Thomas by the Jacksonville Jaguars and wide receiver Torrey Smith by the San Francisco 49ers.

Re-signed: Offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga by the Green Bay Packers and safety Mike Adams by the Indianapolis Colts.

In a blockbuster move, the Seahawks acquired Graham, a three-time Pro Bowler, from the Saints for Unger, a two-time Pro Bowler, and a fourth-round draft pick in 2015. New Orleans also received Seattle’s 31st pick in the first round this year.

The Rams dropped a bombshell by dealing Bradford to the Eagles for Foles. St. Louis also will get Philadelphia’s fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and a second-round pick in 2016. The Eagles get the Rams’ fifth-round pick in 2015 and a conditional pick in 2016.

If Bradford plays fewer than 50 percent of the snaps this year, the Eagles get a fourth-round pick. They get a third-round pick if he misses the entire season because of injury.

The Lions moved quickly to offset the loss of Suh to the Dolphins, acquiring Ngata from Baltimore for draft picks in a deal that freed up cap space for the Ravens.

The Buffalo Bills introduced newly acquired running back LeSean McCoy, whom they officially acquired from the Eagles for linebacker Kiko Alonso. Buffalo also revealed that the team gave McCoy a contract extension.

Willis reluctantly retired after eight seasons with the 49ers, citing foot problems that robbed him of his mobility. Locker, the eighth overall pick by the Titans in the 2011 NFL Draft, gave up the game after just four NFL seasons, saying he no longer had a burning desire to play after battling injuries. There was speculation that Locker might be interested in trying his hand at baseball, though he did not say so. He was twice drafted by major league teams, and the Los Angeles Angels still hold his rights.

Meanwhile, running back DeMarco Murray and cornerback Darrelle Revis remained on the market during the opening day of free agency, but there were reports that Revis had several suitors, including the New York Jets, and that Murray’s pursuers in addition to the Dallas Cowboys included the Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.

Free agent wide receiver Andre Johnson reportedly was talking with the Colts.

Here are the NFL transactions reported Tuesday:

ARIZONA

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: G Mike Iupati, DT Corey Peters, LB Sean Weatherspoon

LOST: None

ATLANTA

RE-SIGNED: RB Antone Smith

GAINED: LB Justin Durant, G/T Mike Person, LB Brooks Reed

LOST: DT Corey Peters, LB Sean Weatherspoon

BALTIMORE

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: TE Owen Daniels, LB Pernell McPhee, NT Haloti Ngata, WR Torrey Smith

BUFFALO

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: FB Jerome Felton

LOST: None

CAROLINA

RE-SIGNED: TE Ed Dickson, DT Dwan Edwards

GAINED: None

LOST: RB DAngelo Williams

CHICAGO

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: LB Pernell McPhea

LOST: DT Stephen Paea

CINCINNATI

RE-SIGNED: T Eric Winston

GAINED: LB A.J. Hawk

LOST: T Marshall Newhouse

CLEVELAND

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: CB Buster Skrine

DALLAS

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: LB Justin Durant, WR Dwayne Harris

DENVER

RE-SIGNED: TE Virgil Green

GAINED: TE Owen Daniels

LOST: OL Orlando Franklin, WR Julius Thomas

DETROIT

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: DT Haloti Ngata

LOST: DT Ndamukong Suh

GREEN BAY

RE-SIGNED: OT Bryan Bulaga

GAINED: None

LOST: CB Davon House

HOUSTON

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: QB Case Keenum, LB Brooks Reed

INDIANAPOLIS

RE-SIGNED: S Mike Adams, S Colt Anderson, OL Joe Reitz

GAINED: LB Trent Cole, RB Frank Gore, DE Kendall Langford

LOST: None

JACKSONVILLE

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: CB Davon House, LB Dan Skuta, TE Julius Thomas

LOST: LB J.T. Thomas

KANSAS CITY

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: S Tyvon Branch

LOST: C Rodney Hudson, WR Jeremy Maclin

MIAMI

RE-SIGNED: LB Kelvin Sheppard

GAINED: DT Ndamukong Suh

LOST: LB Philip Wheeler

MINNESOTA

RE-SIGNED: RB Matt Asiata

GAINED: QB Shaun Hill

LOST: FB Jerome Felton

NEW ENGLAND

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: WR Brandon Gibson

LOST: LB Jonathan Casillas, RB Shane Vereen

NEW ORLEANS

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: TE Jimmy Graham

NEW YORK GIANTS

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: LB Jonathan Casillas, WR Dwayne Harris, T Marshall Newhouse, LB J.T. Thomas, RB Shane Vereen

LOST: None

NEW YORK JETS

RE-SIGNED: RB Bilal Powell

GAINED: G James Carpenter, CB Buster Skrine

LOST: WR Percy Harvin

OAKLAND

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: C Rodney Hudson, LB Malcolm Smith

LOST: None

PHILADELPHIA

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: QB Sam Bradford, CB Byron Maxwell

LOST: QB Nick Foles, WR Jeremy Maclin

PITTSBURGH

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: None

LOST: None

ST. LOUIS

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: QB Nick Foles, QB Case Keenum

LOST: QB Sam Bradford, QB Shaun Hill, G/T Mike Person

SAN DIEGO

RE-SIGNED: DE Ricardo Mathews, C Trevor Robinson

GAINED: G Orlando Franklin

LOST: G Chad Rinehart

SAN FRANCISCO

RE-SIGNED: LS Kyle Nelson

GAINED: WR Torrey Smith

LOST: RB Frank Gore, G Mike Iupati, LB Dan Skuta, LB Patrick Willis

SEATTLE

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: TE Jimmy Graham, CB Cary Williams

LOST: G James Carpenter, CB Byron Maxwell, LB Malcolm Smith

TAMPA BAY

RE-SIGNED: CB Leonard Johnson

GAINED: None

LOST: T Anthony Collins

TENNESSEE

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: WR Harry Douglas

LOST: QB Jake Locker

WASHINGTON

RE-SIGNED: None

GAINED: DT Stephen Paea

LOST: None

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