The new NFL league year kicked off Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, 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 at noon ET on Monday!
Once teams were able to negotiate with other clubs’ impending three agents, several high-profile deals were almost immediately agreed to. The biggest ones on Monday 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 on Tuesday night, the Bills bolstered their pass rush with Joey Bosa and the Ravens added a contested-catch standout in DeAndre Hopkins.
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.
Retained
Signed
- EDGE Josh Sweat: 4 years, $76.4 million (Read more)
- LB Akeem Davis-Gaither: 2 years, $11 million
- QB Jacoby Brissett: 2 years (Read more)
- LB Mykal Walker
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Signed
- LB Divine Deablo: 2 years, $14 million
- EDGE Leonard Floyd: 1 year, $10 million (Read more)
- CB Mike Ford: 2 years, $4 million
Retained
Signed
- WR DeAndre Hopkins: 1 year, $6 million (Read more)
Retained
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
- RB Darrynton Evans
- RB Darrick Forrest: 1 year
Retained
Signed
- DT Tershawn Wharton: 3 years, $54 million
- S Tre’Von Moehrig: 3 years, $51 million
- EDGE Patrick Jones II: 2 years, $20 million
- P Sam Martin: 1 year, $3 million
- LB Christian Rozeboom: 1 year
- DT Bobby Brown III
- WR Dan Chisena
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Signed
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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
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Bryan DeArdo
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Signed
- DT Solomon Thomas: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
- OL Rob Jones: 1 year, $4.75 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)
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
Signed
- S Talanoa Hufanga: 3 years, $45 million
- LB Dre Greenlaw: 3 years, $35 million
- OT Matt Peart: 2 years, $7 million
- WR Trent Sherfield Sr.: 2 years, $6 million
Retained
Signed
- CB D.J. Reed: 3 years, $48 million
- DT Roy Lopez: 1 year
- LB Grant Stuard
Retained
- K Brandon McManus: 3 years, $15.3 million
- LB Isaiah McDuffie: 2 years, $8 million
Signed
Traded for
Retained
- DL Mario Edwards: 2 years, $9.5 million
- EDGE Derek Barnett: 1 year $5 million
- RB Dare Ogunbowale: 1 year, $2 million
- LB Jake Hansen: 1 year, $1.7 million
- S MJ Stewart
Signed
Retained
- WR Ashton Dulin: 2 years, $8.5 million
- RT Braden Smith: 1 year (reworked contract)
- C Wesley French: 1 year
Signed
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Cody Benjamin
Signed
Retained
- OG Trey Smith: Franchise tag
- LB Nick Bolton: 3 years, $45 million
- WR Hollywood Brown: 1 year, $11 million (Read more)
- LS James Winchester: 1 year, $1.65 million
Signed
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Signed
- S Jeremy Chinn: 2 years, $16 million
- OG Alex Cappa: 2 years, $11 million
- S Lonnie Johnson Jr.
- CB Eric Stokes: 1 year, $4 million
Retained
- CB Elijah Molden: 3 years, $18.75 million
- LB Troy Dye: 2 years, $5.5 million
- EDGE Khalil Mack: 1 year, $18 million (Read more)
- C Bradley Bozeman: 2 years, $6.5 million
- P JK Scott: 2 years, $6 million
- DL Teair Tart: 1 year, $5.5 million
- WR Jalen Reagor
Signed
- CB Donte Jackson: 2 years, $13 million
- RB Najee Harris: 1 year, $5.25 million (Read more)
- CB Benjamin St-Juste: 1 year
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Signed
Retained
- LB Tyrel Dodson: 2 years, $8.25 million
- DB Elijah Campbell: 1 year, $1.9 million
- LB Quinton Bell: 1 year, $1.5 million
- WR Dee Eskridge
- OT Jackson Carman
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- OL James Daniels: 3 years, $24 million
- WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: 2 years, $6.5 million
- QB Zach Wilson: 1 year, $6 million
- S Ifeatu Melifonwu: 1 year, $4 million
- OL Larry Borom
- S Ashtyn Davis
Retained
- CB Byron Murphy: 3 years, $66 million
- RB Aaron Jones: 2 years, $20 million (Read more)
- S Theo Jackson: 2 years, $12.615 million
- P Ryan Wright: 1 year, $1.75 million
Signed
- OG Will Fries: 5 years, $88 million (Read more)
- DT Jonathan Allen: 3 years, $60 million (Read more)
- DT Javon Hargrave: 2 years, $30 million (Read more)
- OC Ryan Kelly: 2 years, $18 million
- CB Isaiah Rodgers: 2 years, $15 million
- DB Tavierre Thomas
Retained
Signed
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Chris Trapasso
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Retained
- EDGE Chase Young: 3 years, $51 million (Read more)
- TE Juwan Johnson: 3 years, $30.75 million
- DT Nathan Shepherd
- WR Dante Pettis: 1 year
Signed
- S Justin Reid: 3 years, $37.5 million
Retained
- WR Darius Slayton: 3 years, $36 million (Read more)
- P Jamie Gillan: 3 years, $9 million
- QB Tommy DeVito: 1 year, $1.03 million
- TE Chris Manhertz: 1 year
- LB Dyontae Johnson: 1 year (exclusive rights free agent tender)
- WR/KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
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- CB Paulson Adebo: 3 years, $54 million (Read more)
- S Jevon Holland: 3 years, $45 million (Read more)
- DL Chauncey Golston: 3 years, $19.5 million
- OT James Hudson III: 2 years, $12 million
- DT Roy Robertson-Harris: 2 years, $9 million
- LB Chris Board: 2 years, $6 million
- OT Stone Forsythe
Retained
- LB Jamien Sherwood: 3 years, $45 million
- S Tony Adams: RFA tender
- CB Isaiah Oliver
Signed
- QB Justin Fields: 2 years, $40 million (Read more)
- CB Brandon Stephens: 3 years, $36 million
- S Andre Cisco: 1 year, $10 million
- EDGE Rashad Weaver
- RT Chukwuma Okorafor
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Cody Benjamin
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Retained
- LB Zach Baun: 3 years, $51 million (Read more)
- RB Saquon Barkley: 2 years, $41.2 million extension (Read more)
- LB/FB Ben VanSumeren
Traded for
Signed
Retained
- RB Patrick Taylor Jr.: 1 year
- RB Jordan Mason: Second-round RFA tender
- LB Curtis Robinson: 1 year
Signed
- TE Luke Farrell: 3 years, $20.25 million
- WR Demarcus Robinson: 2 years, $9.5 million
- S Richie Grant: 1 year
- LB Luke Gifford: 1 year
- S Jason Pinnock: 1 year
- DB Tre Brown
Retained
Signed
- QB Sam Darnold: 3 years, $100.5 million (Read more)
- EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence: 3 years, $42 million (Read more)
- WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 1 year, $5.5 million
- OL Josh Jones: 1 year, $4.75 million
Retained
- WR Chris Godwin: 3 years, $66 million (Read more)
- OG Ben Bredeson: 3 years, $22 million
- LB Lavonte David: 1 year, $10 million
- DL Greg Gaines: 1 year, $3.5 million
- DL C.J. Brewer: 1 year (exclusive rights free agent)
Signed
- EDGE Haason Reddick: 1 year, $14 million (Read more)
- EDGE Anthony Nelson: 2 years, $10 million
- P Riley Dixon: 2 years, $6 million
Retained
- DT Sebastian Joseph Day: 1 year, $7.5 million
- OL Andrew Rupcich (exclusive rights free agent)
- CB Darrell Baker (exclusive rights free agent)
Signed
- OT Dan Moore Jr.: 4 years, $82 million (Read more)
- OG Kevin Zeitler: 1 year, $9 million
- LB Cody Barton: 3 years, $21 million
- S Xavier Woods: 2 years, $10 million
- WR Van Jefferson: 1 year, $2.5 million
- P Johnny Hekker: 1 year
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Retained
Signed
- DT Javon Kinlaw: 3 years, $45 million
- S Will Harris: 2 years, $8 million
- DL Eddie Goldman
- CB Jonathan Jones