NFL free agency: Everything you need to know for 2025

Outside of the NFL Draft, there’s nothing quite like the excitement and chaos that comes with the league’s free agency period. It’s a whirlwind of breaking news and signings that sucks in just about everyone with a pulse who cares about this beautiful game.

Before the new league years arrives, you’ll want to make sure you’re up to speed on the basics regarding this year’s free agency period, the legal tampering window, and who the current top players are on the market. Luckily for you, we’ve got it all right here.

Free agency begins the moment the NFL’s new league year begins on March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. By that deadline, all 32 teams must be under the league’s official salary cap.

The legal tampering period for the NFL will begin on March 10th at 12:00 p.m. ET and run until March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. During this window, teams can begin legally communicating with free agents and commence discussions on contracts with their representatives. If both sides come to an agreement, they must wait until the start of the new league year to make it official.

Here are our best remaining available players at every position:

My personal top 10:

We wrote up consensus rankings for free agents at every position. Check them out here!