beyond the back page NFL free agency is here: Who’ll get overpaid? Best bargain? Giants, Jets targets? By Ryan Dunleavy Published March 9, 2026, 7:40 a.m. ET Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis is expected to receive free-agent offers in the neighborhood of $25 million per season. Getty Images Even the stores on Rodeo Drive will be jealous of the money NFL teams throw around today.
The legal tampering period — the unofficial start of NFL free agency, when players can agree to terms with new teams — begins at noon. The worst-kept secret in the league is that the parameters of many deals have been in the works for weeks.
So, here is your NFL free agency primer, based on conversations with league sources:
Team most likely to throw money around: Titans
