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When does the ‘legal tampering’ period begin?
The NFL’s “legal tampering” period started Monday at noon ET and ends at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. During this 52-hour window, teams are allowed to contact and negotiate contracts with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents in the new league year.
Players not represented by an NFLPA certified contract adviser are permitted to communicate with teams’ front-office officials regarding contract negotiations, but not the head coach or other members of the coaching staff.
When does NFL free agency begin?
NFL free agency begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, which is also the start of the NFL’s new league year.
No contracts are allowed to be signed until after free agency officially begins.
Who are the top free agents?
Check out Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab’s top 25 NFL free agents here.
Check out Schwab’s top five free agents at each position here.
What is the NFL salary cap this season?
The salary cap is $255.4 million, a $30 million increase from 2023. Here’s Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein with an overarching look at the jump.
How much salary-cap space does each team have, and what are their needs?
Check out our team-by-team NFL offseason primers, which hits on every franchise’s cap situation and where they need to spend the money.
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Atlanta’s deal with Kirk Cousins made sense for the player and the team. Now the Falcons have a veteran answer at the position and Cousins has another two years of guaranteed money and a wealth of talent around him on offense.
While the Falcons and Cousins both come out of Monday as winners, there will be a host of other teams and players impacted, too. Among them: The Bears and Justin Fields; the “second tier” draft quarterbacks and the Vikings, Broncos and Raiders; and the Lions and Jared Goff.
Here’s why.
Report: QB Marcus Mariota signing with Commanders on 1-year deal
Former Eagles QB Marcus Mariota is signing with the Washington Commanders on a 1-year deal with a base value of $6 million and upside to $10 million, per source. pic.twitter.com/LffoYcfibh
Jones stays in the NFC North, which will allow him to get revenge on the Packers, who released Jones on Monday after seven seasons. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the deal is for one year and $7 million.
Bills bringing back DL DaQuan Jones
Sam Darnold joins the QB room in Minnesota after Kirk Cousins departs
Jets get better insurance policy at backup QB spot
Tyrod Taylor will be Aaron Rodgers’ backup in the 2024 season, according to an NFL Network report.
Protect Bryce Young at all costs.
Another big-time guard in Carolina: Sources say the #Panthers are expected to sign former #Seahawks guard Damien Lewis to a 4-year, $53M deal with $26.2M fully guaranteed in a deal done by Andre Odom of @AthletesFirst.
The Packers wanted Aaron Jones to take at least a 50% pay cut entering the final year of his deal. After being released, Jones is drawing interest from — you guessed it — the Minnesota Vikings.
Patriots, of course, still own the No. 3 pick in the draft and are expected to take a QB.
Dolphins have their apparent replacement at center
Miami already lost guard Robert Hunt earlier in the day, and with center Connor Williams is also set to hit free agency, the team had a major need on the interior offensive line.
The #Dolphins have agreed to terms with their new center, locking in former #Titans C Aaron Brewer to a 3-year deal worth $21M total, source said.
