Well, free agency time is always an exciting time in the NFL. It’s like Christmas and New Year’s all rolled into one! All the teams redesigning their rosters and trying to find the pieces to put them over the top. A team’s success or failure in free agency can have a huge impact on their performance in the upcoming season.
This year, NFL free agency starts on March 17 at 4 p.m. ET. This is when teams can begin to receiving and submitting offers to free agents who are not under contract with the NFL. At this point, all of the teams in the league will be officially beginning their search for talent to make their teams better.
I’m always intrigued by the changes a team can make in free agency. One team can go from being a potential contender, to seeing their championship chances seemingly disappear overnightafter a bad free agency. It’s also interesting to see the movement of the players themselves, which players are embraced by their new teams, and how some of them don’t seem to fit in as well as they may have initially hoped.
I always find it especially fun to forecast what teams might do in free agency. It’s like predicting the future almost, trying to figure out which teams are likely to make a big move, which teams will try to approach things more conservatively, and so forth. It’s almost like fantasy football in a practical sense.
For this year’s free agency, there are a few teams who are particularly interesting to watch. The Seattle Seahawks are always looking to make deals and improve their roster, while the San Francisco 49ers have been fairly active in recent years in terms of making moves in the free agent market. The Miami Dolphins also always have a lot of potential in terms of their ability to make some headlines when the free agent market opens.
It’s also always fun to see which players might be on the move, and how much money they may make if they are signed by a new team. Some of the biggest names to watch this year include offensive lineman Trent Williams, cornerback Byron Jones, and wide receiver Amari Cooper. These players could all potentially command large contracts if and when they are signed.
As free agency officially approaches, there is a lot of anticipation surrounding the league and all 32 teams. It’s a fascinating period, and one in which a team can suddenly make a lot of noise with the right move, or fail to do so with the wrong ones. It’s always an interesting time of year, and I’m looking forward to seeing what new changes might be made in the upcoming offseason.