The 2026 NFL free agency interval kicked off Monday with the opening of the authorized tampering interval, the place potential free brokers are formally in a position to negotiate with new groups.
Those offers can formally be signed on Wednesday, March 11, at 4 p.m. ET, which marks the official begin of the brand new league 12 months. In addition to these offers, trades that have been agreed to prior to the official begin of free agency may grow to be official.
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It’s already been a buzzy begin to the NFL free agency interval, with a number of big-time trades and plenty of veterans having been released. In the most important shock thus far this cycle, the Las Vegas Raiders traded star defensive end and five-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in alternate for 2 first-round picks. The transfer helps set the stage for the Raiders’ impending rebuild, centered across the No. 1 general choose in April’s draft, with which Las Vegas is expected to choose Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
With 10 NFL groups having employed new coaches for the 2026 season and the shuffle of coordinators that adopted, we will count on loads of surprises. Click to try Yahoo Sports’ full list of top available free agents, organized by place and the free agency transactions tracker for a have a look at every staff’s most notable free agency departures, new signings and trades.
Follow together with Yahoo Sports for the newest NFL free agency information, updates and rumors because the authorized tampering interval opens up.
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Andy Backstrom
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing operating again Kenneth Walker III, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, will be part of Patrick Mahomes and a Chiefs offense that’s hoping to rediscover its groove after reuniting with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.
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Kate Magdziuk
The Indianapolis Colts have reportedly come to phrases on a four-year, $116 million take care of broad receiver Alec Pierce, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Coming off a breakout season in 2025, Pierce was thought-about among the many prime obtainable free-agent broad receivers on this 12 months’s class. Now, he secures a long-term deal to stay in Indy — answering a minimum of one of many lingering questions in regards to the Colts offense main up to free agency.
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Tarohn Finley
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Jason Owens
The San Francisco 49ers are open to buying and selling All-Pro left deal with Trent Williams’ NFL Network reports.
The information broke on the onset of the NFL’s free agency tampering interval Monday.
The report arrives on the heels of a report earlier in the offseason from ESPN that the 2 sides are “struggling to find a contractual solution” to scale back his scheduled $38.8 million wage cap hit for subsequent season. Per that report, Williams may be headed towards a launch and free agency barring a brand new deal.
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Tarohn Finley
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Tarohn Finley
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Tarohn Finley
The Las Vegas Raiders reportedly re-signed cornerback Eric Stokes to a three-year, $30M deal, in accordance to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Stokes, 27, joined the Raiders after final season, after spending his first 4 years with the Green Bay Packers.
Last season, the previous first-round choose had 53 tackles and 5 move breakups. The Raiders additionally acquired cornerback Taron Johnson in a commerce with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones is on the transition tag that may pay him $37.83 million subsequent season. That occurred after the 2 sides couldn’t attain settlement on an extended extension.
So what did Jones flip down? Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported:
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Ian Casselberry
Defensive deal with Sheldon Rankins is re-signing with the Houston Texans, agreeing to a two-year contract, in accordance to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. The deal contains $12 million in assured cash.
Rankins, who will flip 32 in April, began all 17 video games final season for the Texans. He compiled 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and 35 complete tackles. In 10 NFL seasons, A primary-round choose in 2016, Rankins additionally performed for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Andy Backstrom
The Atlanta Falcons are making a push to signal former Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, according to multiple reports Monday.
Although a deal reportedly may come collectively quickly, it could possibly’t be finalized until Tagovailoa is officially released on Wednesday.
By slicing Tagovailoa, Miami will take in an NFL-record $99.2 million in lifeless cash, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Miami nonetheless owes Tagovailoa $54 million in assured cash this coming season, opening the door to him enjoying for an additional staff on a minimal deal.
That staff may be the Falcons.
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Nick Bromberg
Kansas City Chiefs tight finish and future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce is reportedly expected to return to the Chiefs within the 2026 NFL season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Monday.
Kelce was scheduled to grow to be a free agent in 2026, approaching his thirty seventh birthday in October.
The four-time first-team All-Pro has made 11 consecutive Pro Bowl appearances, with 12 consecutive campaigns of 800-plus receiving yards.
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Ian Casselberry
The Green Bay Packers are finalizing a commerce to ship edge rusher Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Green Bay will obtain a 2027 fourth-round choose in return, in accordance to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Gary, 28, registered 7.5 sacks for the Packers final season with one fumble restoration and one pressured fumble.
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Ian Casselberry
The Dallas Cowboys have restructured the contract of proper deal with Terence Steele, which can create roughly $13 million in wage cap area, NFL Network reviews.
Steele, who turns 29 in June, has made 91 begins for Dallas in six seasons together with all 17 video games through the previous three seasons. His revised contract contains $22 million in assured cash and a base worth of $33 million that would improve to $36 million. The unique deal was valued at $46 million over three years, however none of that cash was beforehand assured.
On Monday, the Cowboys traded for edge rusher Rashan Gary.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Pending free agent broad receiver Alec Pierce has earned himself a hefty payday after a profession 12 months in 2026.
“Pierce appears poised to make at least $27 million per year on a new deal. The Patriots, Commanders, Raiders and Titans are among teams in the mix,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler writes.
Pierce has been negotiating with the Indianapolis Colts on a possible long-term deal, which Fowler says will come down to the wire. However, Pierce acknowledged that he “kind of earned the right to explore free agency,” in an interview with Kay Adams this week — which may imply he’s like to hear to affords both manner.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Frank Schwab ranked his top 25 NFL free agents this offseason. Here’s who made his prime 10:
1. DE Trey Hendrickson
2. C Tyler Linderbaum
3.WR George Pickens*
4. WR Alec Pierce
5. LB Devin Lloyd
6. QB Malik Willis
7. DE Jaelan Phillips
8. OLB Odafe Oweh
9. WR Rashid Shaheed
10. RB Kenneth Walker III*Received a non-exclusive franchise tag from the Cowboys
