NFL free agency by the numbers: Who won big during tampering period?

It’s money bag season in the NFL.

Free agency officially opened at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, but dozens upon dozens of players have already agreed to major deals since the legal tampering window opened on Monday. So, the start of free agency allows those players to put pen to paper on the big-money deals that have already been agreed to.

Of course, more deals can be reached and signed after Wednesday, as there are still several more notable free agents on the open market. 

But let’s take a look at how much money was spent during the league’s 52-hour legal tampering period.

Here is a by-the-numbers breakdown of the NFL’s free agent tampering period.

2.32: Before the new league year began at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, NFL teams had dished out $2.32 billion in total contracts during the legal tampering period. The billions spent by teams came after the salary cap took a larger jump than expected, moving to $255.5 million for the 2024 season.

900.6: The 10 largest contracts agreed to in free agency added up to $900.6 million in total value. To clarify just how expensive that is, the 10 largest contracts in total value for the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs is $932.6 million, including L’Jairius Sneed’s $19.8 million franchise tag. Patrick Mahomes’ $450 million contract spikes that number. The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers’ 10 largest contracts in terms of total value amounts to $850.1 million. 

180: The four-year, $180 million deal Kirk Cousins agreed to with the Atlanta Falcons was the largest contract of the legal tampering period. Cousins’ contract reportedly includes $100 million in guaranteed money. Some other notable quarterback contracts agreed to during the legal tampering period include Gardner Minshew (two years, $25 million with Las Vegas Raiders) and Jacoby Brissett (one year, $8 million with New England Patriots). On the day before the start of the legal tampering period, Baker Mayfield agreed to a three-year, $100 million…

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Publish date : 2024-03-13 19:40:26

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