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When did NFL free agency begin?
NFL free agency began last Wednesday at 4pm ET, which also marks the beginning of the NFL's new league year. Players and teams can now sign contracts.
Who are the top remaining free agents?
QB Ryan Tannehill WR Mike Williams WR Tyler Boyd TE Logan Thomas OT Trent Brown G Kevin Zeitler DL Curry Campbell DE Chase Young DE Jadeveon Clowney CB Zavian Howard S Justin Simmons
Check out Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab's list of the 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, an increase of $30 million starting in 2023. Yahoo Sports' Jolie Epstein has a comprehensive look at this leap.
What is the cap/needs situation for each team?
Check out each team's NFL offseason primer. You'll see the cap situation for each franchise and where they need to spend their money.
live320 updates
Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch medically retires, reports say
#Cowboys Starting LB Leighton Vander Esch will medically retire from soccer after a six-year career. Vander Esch, who had 557 tackles in 71 games, was a Pro Bowler before a neck injury ended his career.
“I'm proud of him for putting the star on his helmet,” owner Jerry Jones said. pic.twitter.com/q5t6lHn8cf
Report: Bill to make Taron Johnson the NFL's highest-paid nickelback
The Bills have signed All-Pro DB Taron Johnson to a three-year extension, making him the highest-paid nickel back in the NFL, according to sources. He is committed to Buffalo through the 2027 season. pic.twitter.com/2EYes3LgGv
Here's a sample of our take on free agency so far:
good: Bears, Lions, Packers
bad: falcons, titans
ugly: cowboys, vikings
How was your team?Find out here
It was a good week for the NFC North. Well, almost. (Photo by Gregory Schamus/Getty Images)
Top remaining free agents as Week 2 begins
As NFL free agency enters its second week, here are the best players still on the market.
QB Ryan Tannehill WR Mike Williams WR Tyler Boyd TE Logan Thomas OT Trent Brown G Kevin Zeitler DL Curry Campbell DE Chase Young DE Jadeveon Clowney CB Zavian Howard S Justin Simmons
Another big name in free agency is here.
former #invoice All-Pro and Pro Bowl cornerback Tre'Davious White is scheduled to visit. #Rams and #raiders Officials say several more teams have expressed interest this week. White, who was cut by Buffalo earlier this month, is working his way back from a torn Achilles tendon. pic.twitter.com/25GeAfRlxv
Several teams are interested in Williams. Williams is one of the biggest unsigned free agents.
Former Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams is scheduled to visit the Jets, Panthers and Steelers this week, according to sources. Williams arrives Monday night and will be the first to leave.
The Chargers also traded WR Keenan Allen and are interested in bringing Williams back.
Reunion: #charger Officials say the team is expected to sign former second-round pick and veteran LB Denzel Perryman to a one-year contract. He was in San Diego and LA from 2015 to 2020, but is now back.
Important note regarding the Justin Fields trade: At least four more teams inquired about trading Fields, but Fields' agent asked them not to trade him. what he wanted was #Steelersand the #bear he did the right thing. https://t.co/jE65yV0jzm
The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired Justin Fields from Chicago, officials confirmed. He is joining the Steelers to learn from Russell Wilson as a backup.
Wilson will start in Pittsburgh, with Fields supporting him.
Russell Wilson and Justin Fields will soon be the only two QBs on the Steelers' roster. Will they compete for the starting job?
The Bears didn't get much out of this deal…
Justin Fields will reportedly be traded to the Steelers
Former 49ers LB Oren Burks has signed a one-year contract worth up to $2.5 million with the Philadelphia Eagles, sources say. Burks was a standout special teams player and started five games for SF in 2023.
Seattle needed help at linebacker after losing both Bobby Wagner and Jordyn Brooks to free agency.
The Seahawks have signed former Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker to a one-year, $7 million contract. The deal was confirmed by Baker's agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. pic.twitter.com/q0GiAgYfE9
Keenan Allen was on the phone with his agent, Joby Branyon, when the Bears called him Thursday in the process of finalizing a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers. Allen said the Jets and Texans are the two teams the Chargers would allow him to explore in a trade.
of #Panthers They recently restructured LB Shaq Thompson's contract, reducing his base salary for this season to $3.1 million ($1.7 million guaranteed), freeing up approximately $3 million in cap space.
So while Carolina is undergoing a roster overhaul, Thompson, the team's first-round pick in 2015, will be back.
#49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk's new contract reduces his base salary in 2024 and 2025, effectively making him a new two-year contract worth $9.1 million. He earns $4 million in new salary this season, and San Francisco clears nearly $4 million in 2024 cap space.
