NFL Free Agency: Top Players Still Available

0:00It's March 10th, here's your NFL news in 2 minutes, subscribe to stay locked in all season. The first day of the NFL free agency, legal tampering period brought a flurry of deals with most top players signing in line with their rankings on. The consensus bigboard, out of the top 50 free agents 27 already agreed to new teams, leaving some big names still available like Ed rusher Trey Hendrickson. At number 1, Tackle Rashid Walker at 6, and quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Aaron Rogers further down the list. Two Green Bay Packers Y receivers also remain among the top 6 unsigned. Earlier this week, the salary cap jumped nearly $25 million a year over year, but not every position saw prices rise accordingly. Linebackers faced unexpected pushback, as all pro Devon Lloyd matched last year's $15 million per year benchmark while others like Key. Walker at $13.5 million, Nikobe Dean at $12 million, and Tremaine Edmunds also at $12 million

1:01signed well, below expectations. Teams reacted with caution at linebacker after a thin market last year, drove up prices, but now with more supply and clubs maxing out future cap space. Through restructures, deals cooled off fast. The Philadelphia Eagles for instance, can't just tweak contracts anymore and may need to cut players to make room. Overback saw similar market correction, bucking last season's $18 million per year floor for starters. Top free agent Jalen Watson landed $17 million, Jermail Dean got $12.25 million despite his ranking, and only the Titan's Alan Tai Taylor topped out at $19.3 million. All top 80 corners except a couple have signed already. Meanwhile, signing paces buried by position, with centers at 67% of top free agents gone, Titans at 56%, but quarterbacks just 22%, safeties 28%, and tackles only 18%.

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