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NFL free agency for the 2026 offseason officially begins on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET, but teams can start negotiating with players on Monday at noon ET.

We have you covered with everything you need to know ahead of the many upcoming moves. That includes a preview of what to expect, a look at the best available players, key teams to watch, quarterbacks who could be on the move, perfect player-team fits and bold predictions. We also picked out free agents who could break the bank and asked one big question to our Titans, Raiders, Chiefs and Saints

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Jordan RaananMar 3, 2026, 09:38 PM ET

CloseJordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016.Open Extended Reactions

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are releasing starting middle linebacker Bobby Okereke after three seasons with the team, a source told ESPN.

The move frees up $9 million in salary cap space. Okereke, one of the team’s defensive captains, was set to count $14.46 million against the cap this season.

It’s the beginning of a series of moves for the Giants to free space. New York

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Josh WeinfussMar 3, 2026, 06:17 PM ET

CloseJosh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.Open Extended Reactions

After a tumultuous seven seasons in the desert, Kyler Murray’s time with the Arizona Cardinals is set to end.

Arizona will release the 28-year-old quarterback on Wednesday, the first day of the 2026 league year, sources told ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on Tuesday. This was Murray’s preferred outcome, a

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Ben BabyMar 3, 2026, 04:49 PM ET

CloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American

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Ben SolakMar 3, 2026, 04:20 PM ET

CloseBen Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network.Open Extended Reactions

Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline for NFL franchise and transition tags has come and gone. All those players who could have been but were not tagged — like Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson and Colts receiver Alec Pierce — will either be re-signed to contract extensions over the next few days or become free agents. If it’s the latter, they will be able

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Josh WeinfussMar 3, 2026, 03:59 PM ET

CloseJosh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.Open Extended Reactions

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Kyler Murray era with the Arizona Cardinals is officially coming to a close.

After months of speculation about Murray’s future with the team, Arizona has informed the 2019 No. 1 draft pick that they plan to release him next Wednesday, when the

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Matt BowenMar 3, 2026, 04:00 PM ET

CloseMatt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and Buffalo over seven seasons.Open Extended Reactions

NFL free agency unofficially opens at noon ET on March 9 with the negotiation window (when players can agree to terms), and it officially opens at 4 p.m. ET on March 11 (when players can actually be signed). At the end of

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Stephen HolderMar 3, 2026, 03:13 PM ET

CloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.Open Extended Reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have taken the first

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Courtney CroninMar 3, 2026, 03:17 PM ET

CloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Open Extended Reactions

Chicago Bears center Drew Dalman, 27, has informed the team he is retiring from the NFL, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Dalman, who left Stanford in 2021,

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