The NFL unofficially opened for business Monday, with the league's tampering period starting at noon eastern time. Teams can't officially make any moves until…
We’re almost there. The NFL begins a new league year at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. In short, free agency will officially open after a two-day legal-tampering period. At that time, every team must be cap compliant. For some, that won’t be a challenge. And for others, it’ll be...
The “legal tampering” period begins Monday, with free agency formally kicking off on Wednesday. As we know by now, deals will begin to flood in on Monday, with the official Wednesday kickoff more of a suggestion than a rule. With the salary cap continuing to soar upward, the money spigo...
The NFL’s calendar turned over at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday and now every move that’s been made during free agency’s legal tampering period can become official. Since Monday, plenty has happened. Brian Burns was traded to the Giants, Tee Higgins demanded a trade, Christian Wilkins signed for...
Jones is only one of nearly 800 NFL veterans who’ll be available on the open market this spring. More are set to come as franchises release highly paid veterans in order to trim their payroll. That’s a prelude to March 11, when the league’s legal tampering period begins and reports...
The tampering period exists to allow teams to begin contract negotiations with players who will be come free agents at the end of the 2022 league year. Contracts cannot be signed until 4 p.m. on March 15, when free agency officially begins. Advertisement Jump to a section Analysis: How sho...
Latest NFL rumors on Kirk Cousins ahead of start of free agency tampering period Jacoby Brissett, Washington Commanders (Signed with the New England Patriots):While Jacoby Brissett primarily served as the Washington Commanders’ backup quarterback in 2023, he outperformed Deshaun Watson as the starter...
The tag period closes exactly two weeks after it opens. This is the last day for teams to make a decision on using the franchise or transition tag on any of its pending free agents. March 10: Legal tampering period begins Starting at 12 p.m. ET, teams can begin...
The tag period closes exactly two weeks after it opens. This is the last day for teams to make a decision on using the franchise or transition tag on any of its pending free agents. March 10: Legal tampering period begins Starting at 12 p.m. ET, teams can begin co...
The brand-new official permissible-tampering period has passed by with a whimper over the past few days, and with just another day left, plenty of folks around the NFL are now wondering what the point was in the first place. "It's like speed dating," said one NFC personnel directo...