Agent's Take: 10 contract-related thoughts, observations from 2025 NFL free agency and early part of offseason
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Ten thoughts and observations relating to the early part of the offseason
NFL teams have been spending more like a drunken sailor this week, thanks to a higher-than-expected 2025 salary cap. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, players have collectively signed contracts worth $4.88 billion, including $2.19 billion fully guaranteed at signing since Monday.
Once teams could officially begin contacting the agents of players with expiring contracts as the two-day negotiating window that's a precursor to the start of free agency opened on Monday, it was a seller's market as usual. The tide is turning since the first wave of free agency is essentially over. It's now a buyer's market.
The NFL annual owners meeting, which is March 30-April 2 in Palm Beach, Florida, typically signifies the end of free agency for all practical purposes. Teams will devote most of their attention to the upcoming NFL Draft held April 24-26 after the meeting wraps up.
