NFL 2024 free agency: Joe Flacco to Colts, Calvin Ridley chooses Titans, and more news, reports, rumors

NFL free agency is here! Stay updated with Yahoo Sports and learn everything you need to know right here.

Fantasy reaction to NFL free agency

What do all the moves mean from a fantasy perspective? Find out from Yahoo Sports’ fantasy experts with their live reactions right here.

When does the ‘legal tampering’ period begin?

The NFL’s “legal tampering” period started Monday at noon ET and ends at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. During this 52-hour window, teams are allowed to contact and negotiate contracts with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents in the new league year.

Players not represented by an NFLPA certified contract adviser are permitted to communicate with teams’ front-office officials regarding contract negotiations, but not the head coach or other members of the coaching staff.

When does NFL free agency begin?

NFL free agency begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, which is also the start of the NFL’s new league year.

No contracts are allowed to be signed until after free agency officially begins.

Who are the top free agents?

Check out Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab’s 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, a $30 million increase from 2023. Here’s Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein with an overarching look at the jump.

How much salary-cap space does each team have, and what are their needs?

Check out our team-by-team NFL offseason primers, which hits on every franchise’s cap situation and where they need to spend the money.

Live252 updates

Thu, March 14, 2024 at 2:23 AM GMT+1

That’s a lot of money in Denver…

The Broncos chose to decline Russell Wilson’s $22M (guaranteed) option bonus before releasing him. This accelerated all $39M of salary into 2024 for cap purposes.

Resulting Dead Cap Hits
2024: $53M
2025: $32M

— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 14, 2024

Thu, March 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM GMT+1

The Broncos’ move to release Russell Wilson,…


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Publish date : 2024-03-13 23:34:43

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