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The on-field action at the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis gets underway today with defensive linemen and linebackers performing in drills throughout the day at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Even with the combine wrapping up this weekend, the NFL offseason truly never stops as its been nearly four weeks since Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
Next up is free agency, which is now less than two weeks away from commencing with players that are unrestricted free agents (UFAs) choosing to either to stay and sign a contract with the team they were with last year or decide to depart and go to a new organization for the 2025 season and beyond.
With a new management group led by first time head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, will the Jets keep and re-sign pending defensive free agent starters in cornerback D.J. Reed and edge rusher Haason Reddick? Can the Giants retain veteran starters on offense in guard Greg Van Roten and wide receiver Darius Slayton?
While we don’t have those answers quite yet, we’ll know soon enough with free agency right around the corner.
Here’s what you need to know on when NFL free agency starts, the best available UFAs and the current cap space all 32 organizations have heading into free agency:
The official start to the new league year, aka the beginning of free agency, starts on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.
The real action starts two days earlier on March 10 at 12 p.m. This is when NFL “Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2024 Player Contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 12.”
While nothing will become official until March 12 at 4 p.m., we’ll know where a good majority of players are going to be playing next year throughout this two-day window.
Last year had a strong free agency class. The likes of Chris Jones, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, Christian Wilkins and Kirk Cousins were the cream of the crop with all but Jones in this group leaving for a new team.
This year’s class is not nearly at the same star level as it was in 2024, but there are still impactful players on the market. It’s led by Bengals‘ star wide receiver Tee Higgins, who is looking for a long-term deal but could be franchise tagged again after he played in 2024 on the tag in Cincinnati. If the Bengals don’t use the franchise tag on Higgins by March 4 — the last day of a two-week window that started on Feb. 18 to put the tag on him again — he will then officially become a free agent and have his choice of where he’ll suit up this fall.
Here are just a handful of names that will have their choice of where to play next season:
It was just over a week ago that ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported that the NFL told teams the salary cap in 2025 will roughly be in the range of $277.5 to $281.5 million, an at least $22+ million boost from 2024 and more than $53 million increase from two years ago.
This comes after a $30+ million jump from the 2023 to the 2024 season where the cap increased significantly from $224.8 million to $255.4 million.
Here’s the full list of where each organization currently stands with their salary cap space ahead of free agency:
1. Patriots: $128 million
2. Raiders: $99.5 million
3. Commanders: $82.2 million
4. Bears: $79.7 million
5. Cardinals: $76.4 million
6. Chargers: $66.7 million
7. Vikings: $63.3 million
8. Bengals: $61.6 million
9. Steelers: $60 million
10. Lions: $51.8 million
11. Titans: $51 million
12. 49ers: $50.6 million
13. Packers: $49.1 million
14. Giants: $48.3 million
15. Rams: $44.3 million
16. Broncos: $41.7 million
17. Jaguars: $38.4 million
18. Colts: $35.2 million
19. Panthers: $28.8 million
20. Jets: $23.8 million
21. Eagles: $22.3 million
22. Ravens: $12.7 million
23. Buccaneers: $8.3 million
24. Chiefs: $7.9 million
25. Texans: $4.9 million
26. Cowboys: $2.4 million
27. Dolphins: $722,955
28. Falcons: $-4.9 million
29. Seahawks: $-6.5 million
30. Bills: $-10.1 million
31. Browns: $-23.8 million
32. Saints: $-47.1 million
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