Free agency starts tomorrow, unofficially

Technically, free agency begins at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday. As a practical matter, it starts tomorrow at noon ET. That’s when the so-called legal tampering process commences. It started several years ago as a vehicle for exchanging offers without striking deals. Common sense quickly prevailed, and the league allowed teams to negotiate with impending [more]

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With Drew Brees retired, where will the Saints go at quarterback?

The timing ended up being perfect. The 15th anniversary of Drew Brees‘ signing with the Saints came one day before the 2021 free-agent market unofficially opened. For planning purposes, the Saints needed to know by tomorrow whether Brees would be retiring, and now they do. So what’s next for the Saints? The restructuring of Taysom [more]

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Drew Brees retires from football

As expected (but in recent days and weeks somewhat uncertain), future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees has retired from football. Brees announced the decision on social media, with a video from his four kids and a message: “After 20 years as a player in the NFL and 15 years as a Saint, it is [more]

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Jon Feliciano re-signing with Bills

Guard Jon Feliciano said in February that he anticipated remaining with the Bills rather than leaving as a free agent and it appears he’s reached a deal that will keep him in Buffalo. Matt Parrino of NewYorkUpstate.com reports that Feliciano has agreed to a three-year, $17 million deal with the Bills. He was ranked No. [more]

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Packers could have franchise-tagged Aaron Jones twice, for $19 million total

A shrinking running back market and a depressed cap have taken a major chunk out of the franchise-tag number at the position. With the Packers signing running back Aaron Jones to a four-year, $48 million deal with a $13 million signing bonus, an obvious question arises: Why didn’t the Packers simply tag Jones this year [more]

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Aaron Jones “anticipated bigger offers in free agency”

Packer running back Aaron Jones will remain Packers running back Aaron Jones, thanks to a four-year, $48 million deal with a $13 million signing bonus. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, announced the deal and added this: “We anticipated bigger offers in free agency but Aaron wanted to stay with the Packers.” Some would say there’s no [more]

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Aaron Jones stays with Packers

Packers running back Aaron Jones won’t hit free agency after all. Jones revealed on Twitter that he is staying with the Packers. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told PFT that Jones will sign a four-year contract worth $48 million, with a $13 million signing bonus. When the Packers decided not to use the franchise tag on Jones, [more]

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