NFL: Free Agency at a glance: All Top-Free-Agents, all information

The NFL Free Agency is within reach! From 14. March, all Unrestricted Free Agents will be allowed to change – and this year again some big names will be there. SPOX looks at the top free agents on each position, dares to make some forecasts and provides an overview of all changes.

Disclaimer: This document will be constantly updated with the new teams and contracts of the players during the Free Agency to provide an overview of the changes.

Everyone generally assumes that Brees will stay in New Orleans. He is already in the Saints books for 2018 with at least six million dollars, and if there is no new contract with the Saints, Brees’ cap hit is 18 million dollars – without playing for New Orleans. For Brees, every season can be the last season now, so it’s unlikely that he will give up head coach Sean Payton and his offense on the one hand, but also the great situation in New Orleans – a very good O-Line, one of the best running-back duo and in Michael Thomas one of the best young wide receivers of the NFL – for a little more money elsewhere. Nevertheless, the Saints do not have much time to make an offer to Brees and the franchise day is not an option with a contractual clause.

SPOX tip: New Orleans Saints

The most exciting Free Agent of the year by far – because this kind of Free Agent never really exists in the NFL. The franchise quarterback is still less than 30, without any problems of injury or other concerns outside the pitch. Cousins could in many ways reorganize the market, for example by demanding a fixed percentage of the salary cap for his salary or by guaranteeing the deal in full. Numerous teams will be competing for the 29-year-old’s services, including the Broncos, Cardinals, Jets, Browns and presumably the Vikings. The latter could offer the best total package and the biggest title chance, the jets should open all doors financially.

SPOX tip: Denver Broncos

Keenum had an extremely impressive season as Minnesota’s emergency solution from scratch. On the one hand, this was due to the scheme and play designs of Pat Shurmur as well as the shiny wide-receiver duo consisting of Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs. But Keenum himself was also impressive individually, especially with regard to his work against pressure and his behaviour in the pocket. Would be a candidate for the franchise or at least the transition day.

SPOX tip: Minnesota Vikings

As a pure passport, Bradford must not hide from anyone in this free agent class except Brees. But every team will be sceptical about the 30-year-old’s knees: since 2012, Bradford hasn’t played all 16 games in any season since then, he missed the 2014 season completely and many are likely to remember Bradford’s comeback game last season in Week 5 against Chicago when he was never allowed to play and couldn’t move at all. Wherever Bradford goes, nobody should plan with him as a long-term solution.

SPOX tip: Arizona Cardinals

It was quite surprising that McCarron won his complaint against the Bengals and became an unrestricted instead of a restricted free agent. This mixes the quarterback market even further and gives teams the option of a temporary solution – in the eyes of some with potential for higher tasks. Coach Hue Jackson wanted to sign McCarron last season, and Cleveland was apparently prepared to invest even high picks (speaking of a second and third round pick) in the long-standing Bengal backup quarterback. Now it could come to this union without giving up draft capital.

SPOX tip: Cleveland Browns

The third Viking in the quarterback league – and perhaps the most difficult to judge player of the entire Free Agency. Ultimately, no one knows for sure whether Bridgewater will ever be the player he was before his serious knee injury and whether his development will continue. Bridgewater will never have the strongest arm of the NFL, but he impressed with precision and timing and is a picture book leader. The big question will be: Who takes the risk?

Brock Osweiler, Denver Broncos

Josh McCown, New York Jets

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jay Cutler, Miami Dolphins

Geno Smith, New York Giants

Tom Savage, Houston Texans

Matt Moore, Miami Dolphins

Blaine Gabbert, Arizona Cardinals

Drew Stanton, Arizona Cardinals

Matt Barkley, Arizona Cardinals

Bell is still the best allround back of the NFL and only 25 years old. In the past season, he cut back somewhat on his efficiency and the contract poker table is already open. The Steelers are supposed to consider a second franchise day in a row, which the Running Back fought against provisionally. Bell then recently announced that the talks had gone much further than in the previous year. The Steelers are still in win-now mode with Roethlisberger – and for that they need Bell. However, he will not receive a long-term contract in Pittsburgh.

SPOX tip: Pittsburgh Steelers

Showed during the past season that it can be quite a 3-Down-Back. But how much did he owe in total to the Patriots Scheme and how much is transferable? Do teams see him potentially as some kind of better, more explosive version of Danny Woodhead? And if so, what’s it worth in front of a draft packed with running backs?

SPOX tip: Baltimore Ravens

For years McKinnon seemed to have potential, but he never seemed to be able to call it up constantly. This changed last season after the injury of Dalvin Cook: 570 rushing yards and especially 421 receiving yards at 8.3 yards per catch could make him interesting for several teams as a “co-starter”. Kyle Shanahan has already had great success with Tevin Coleman in this role in Atlanta.

SPOX tip: San Francisco 49ers

Is Hyde really the running back Kyle Shanahan wants for his offense? The tendency in answering this question seems to be more in the direction of “no”. Hyde is an above-average 2-Down-Back in any case, but this has a manageable value.

SPOX tip: Indianapolis Colts

Frank Gore, Indianapolis Colts

Isaiah Crowell, Cleveland Brown’ s

Orleans Darkwa, New York Giants

Shane Clubs, New York Giants

Rex Burkhead, New England Patiots

LeGarrette Blount, Philadelphia Eagles

Alfred Morris, Dallas Cowboys

Terrance West, Baltimore Ravens

Kerwynn Williams, Arizona Cardinals

Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati Bengals

Charles Sims, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Damien Williams, Seattle Seahawks

Zach Line, New Orleans Saints

Anthony Sherman, Kansas City Chiefs

Derrick Coleman, Atlanta Falcons

Mike Tolbert, Buffalo Bills

Page 1: Quarterbacks and Running Backs

Page 2: Wide Receiver and Tight Ends

Page 3: Offensive and Defensive Line

Page 4: Linebacker, Cornerbacks and Safeties