NFL free agency officially opens up at Noon ET on Monday, March 9, with the beginning of the legal tampering period. Starting then, teams can agree upon new contracts with players set to become free agents. While those deals can be fully-formed and agreed upon, they cannot be official until 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 11, when the new NFL league year officially starts.
But all of the fun and excitement starts on Monday.
Expect in the minutes following Noon ET for there to be a huge wave of additions
across the league. We’ll be closely monitoring the status of top free agent center Tyler Linderbaum, as well as the fate of several Lions players facing free agency. You can follow all of the latest Lions free agency news and rumors here. You can also see a full list of their transactions with our offseason moves tracker.
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