The new NFL league year kicked off March 12, but the chaos of the offseason was in full swing well before that.
We had stars receive franchise tags (Tee Higgins and Trey Smith), Pro Bowlers get traded (Geno Smith, Deebo Samuel and DK Metcalf), franchise quarterbacks receive pay raises (Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen), All-Pro edge rushers land record-breaking extensions (Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett) and a whole lot more. And all of that was before the NFL’s legal tampering period began March 10.
Once teams were able to negotiate with other clubs’ impending three agents, several high-profile deals were almost immediately agreed to. The biggest ones were the Seahawks signing Sam Darnold to a three-year contract worth $100.5 million and the Jets signing Justin Fields to a two-year deal worth $40 million. Elsewhere on Day 1, the Patriots added several key defenders for new head coach Mike Vrabel, the Texans traded their star left tackle to the Commanders and the Browns acquired a former first-round quarterback from the Eagles.
Day 2 brought even more movement, headlined by quarterback Daniel Jones signing with the Colts on a one-year deal worth $14 million. Meanwhile, the Vikings spent big for guard Will Fries and defensive tackle Jonathan Allen while the Texans traded away yet another former first-round offensive lineman, this time sending Kenyon Green to the Eagles for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Then at night, the Bills bolstered their pass rush with Joey Bosa and the Ravens added a contested-catch standout in DeAndre Hopkins.
Things slowed down the rest of last week, but there are still many big-name free agents to be had, including Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson.
From blockbuster moves to bargain-bin shopping, we’ve got you covered below with a running tracker of every team’s 2024 additions, including external signings and trade acquisitions. For more info on all the free agency deals and rumors, click here.
Arizona Cardinals
Retained
OLB Baron Browning: 2 years, $15 million
S Joey Blount: 2 years, $4.75 million
OL Evan Brown: 2 years, $11.5 million
WR Zay Jones: 1 year, $4.4 million
LS Aaron Brewer: 1 year
Signed
EDGE Josh Sweat: 4 years, $76.4 million (Read more)
DT Dalvin Tomlinson: 2 years, $29 million
QB Jacoby Brissett: 2 years, $12.5 million (Read more)
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither: 2 years, $11 million
DL L.J. Collier: 1 year, $4 million
LB Mykal Walker: 1 year, $1.79 million
Atlanta Falcons
Retained
LT Jake Matthews: 2 years, $45 million extension
CB Mike Hughes: 3 years, $18 million
KhaDarel Hodge: 2 years, $6 million
LS Liam McCullough: 4 years
DL Ta’Quon Graham: 1 year
OL Storm Norton
OL Brandon Parker
OL Kyle Hinton
OL Elijah Wilkinson
LB Josh Woods
Signed
LB Divine Deablo: 2 years, $14 million
EDGE Leonard Floyd: 1 year, $10 million (Read more)
CB Mike Ford: 2 years, $4 million
DL Morgan Fox: 2 years, $8.5 million
Baltimore Ravens
Retained
LT Ronnie Stanley: 3 years, $60 million (Read more)
FB Patrick Ricard: 1 year
OL Ben Cleveland: 1 year
WR Tylan Wallace
Signed
QB Cooper Rush: 2 years, $12.2 million (Read more)
WR DeAndre Hopkins: 1 year, $6 million (Read more)
LB Jake Hummel
Buffalo Bills
Retained
QB Josh Allen: 6 years, $330 million (Read more)
EDGE Greg Rousseau: 4 years, $80 million (Read more)
WR Khalil Shakir: 4 years, $60.2 million (Read more)
LB Terrel Bernard: 4 years, $50 million (Read more)
RB Ty Johnson: 2 years, $5 million
S Damar Hamlin: 1 year, $2 million
LS Reid Ferguson: 4 years
Signed
WR Josh Palmer: 3 years, $36 million (Read more)
DT Michael Hoecht: 3 years, $24 million
EDGE Joey Bosa: 1 year, $12.6 million (Read more)
DT Larry Ogunjobi: 1 year, $8.3 million
WR/RS Laviska Shenault
RB Darrynton Evans: 1 year, $1.21 million
DB Darrick Forrest: 1 year
OG Kendrick Green: 1 year
CB Dane Jackson: 1 year
Carolina Panthers
Retained
CB Jaycee Horn: 4 years, $100 million (Read more)
CB Michael Jackson: 2 years, $14.5 million
TE Tommy Tremble: 2 years, $10.5 million
QB Andy Dalton: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
OC Austin Corbett: 1 year, $3 million
OL Brady Christensen
Signed
DT Tershawn Wharton: 3 years, $54 million
S Tre’Von Moehrig: 3 years, $51 million
EDGE Patrick Jones II: 2 years, $20 million
RB Rico Dowdle: 1 year, $6.5 million (Read more)
P Sam Martin: 1 year, $3 million
LB Christian Rozeboom: 1 year
DT Bobby Brown III
WR Dan Chisena
Chicago Bears
Traded for
OL Jonah Jackson from Rams (Read more)
OG Joe Thuney from Chiefs (Read more)
Retained
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga: 2 years, $5 million
CB Josh Blackwell: 2 years
DT Chris Williams: RFA tender
RB Travis Homer: 1 year, $2 million
Signed
EDGE Dayo Odeyingbo: 3 years, $48 million
DT Grady Jarrett: 3 years, $43.5 million (Read more)
C Drew Dalman: 3 years, $42 million (Read more)
TE Durham Smythe: 1 year
S Tarvarius Moore: 1 year
LS Scott Daly: 1 year
TE Robert Tonyan
WR Olamide Zaccheaus, 1 year
WR Devin Duvernay
Cincinnati Bengals
Retained
WR Ja’Marr Chase: 4 years, $161 million (Read more)
WR Tee Higgins: 4 years, $115 million (Read more)
DL B.J. Hill: 3 years, $33 million
TE Mike Gesicki: 3 years, $25.5 million
EDGE Joseph Ossai: 1 year, $7 million
OL Cody Ford: 2 years, $6 million
LB Oren Burks: 2 years, $5 million
CB Marco Wilson: 1 year, $1.52 million
TE Tanner Hudson: 1 year
LS Cal Adomitis: 1 year
EDGE Cameron Sample: 1 year
Signed
DT Tedarrell Slaton: 2 years, $15.1 million
RB Samaje Perine: 2 years, $3.8 million
Cleveland Browns
Traded for
QB Kenny Pickett from Eagles (Read more)
Retained
EDGE Myles Garrett: 4 years, $160 million (Read more)
Signed
DT Maliek Collins: 2 years, $20 million
OT Cornelius Lucas: 2 years, $10 million
EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka: 1 year, $4.75 million
LB Devin Bush: 1 year, $3.25 million
Kenny Pickett trade grades: Browns ace deal for former first-round QB; Eagles get so-so mark for odd move
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Kenny Pickett trade grades: Browns ace deal for former first-round QB; Eagles get so-so mark for odd move
Dallas Cowboys
Traded for
CB Kaiir Elam from Bills (Read more)
LB Kenneth Murray from Titans (Read more)
Retained
DT Osa Odighizuwa: 4 years, $80 million (Read more)
WR/KR/PR KaVontae Turpin: 3 years, $18 million (Read more)
S Markquese Bell: 3 years, $12 million
LS Trent Sieg: 3 years, $4.45 million
CB C.J. Goodwin: 1 year, $1.42 million
DL Tyrus Wheat: 1 year, $1.03 million
P Bryan Anger: 2 years
Signed
DT Solomon Thomas: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
OL Rob Jones: 1 year, $3.75 million
RB Javonte Williams: 1 year, $3 million (Read more)
EDGE Payton Turner: 1 year, $3 million (Read more)
LB Jack Sanborn: 1 year (Read more)
RB Miles Sanders: 1 year (Read more)
EDGE Dante Fowler: 1 year, $8 million (Read more)
WR Parris Campbell: 1 year
Denver Broncos
Retained
DT D.J. Jones: 3 years, $39 million
TE Evan Engram: 2 years, $23 million (Read more)
QB Jarrett Stidham: 2 years, $12 million
LB Justin Strnad: 1 year $2.7 million
LS Mitchell Fraboni: 1 year