So far, this offseason has been very exciting with a lot of big moves happening all over. In this article, I will provide an overview of some of the most notable transactions.

Free Agency Signings

There have been many surprising and big signings from free agency so far.

• Sam Darnold: Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks on a 3-year, $100.5 million dollar contract.
• Justin Fields: Fields signed with the New York Jets on a 2-year, $40 million dollar contract.

  

• Davante Adams: Adams signed with the Los Angeles Rams on a 2-year, $44 million dollar contract.
• Johnathan Allen: Allen signed with Minnesota Vikings on a 3-year, $60 million dollar contract.
• Najee Harris: Harris signed a one year deal for $9.25 million with the Los Angeles Chargers after leaving the Steelers.
• Milton Williams: A key part of the Eagles defensive line, Williams almost signed with the Carolina Panthers but then signed a contract with the New England Patriots on a 4-year, $104 million dollar contract.
• Will Fries: The guard from Indianapolis signed a 5-year, $87.72 million dollar contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

  

• Tre’von Moehrig: Moehrig signed a 3-year, $51 million dollar contract with the Carolina Panthers as a top safety after leaving the Las Vegas Raiders.
• Cooper Kupp: Kupp signed a 3-year, $45 million dollar contract with the Seattle Seahawks after being released by the Rams.
• Dre Greenlaw: Greenlaw signed a 3-year, $31.5 million dollar contract with the Denver Broncos after leaving the San Francisco 49ers.

As you can see, there have been a lot of signings so far in free agency, making it very exciting.

Link to signings and players still available.

Trades

Just like free agency signings, there have been a lot of surprising trades that have happened.

• DK Metcalf: Metcalf was traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Pittsburgh Steelers after requesting a trade for a second and seventh rounder.

  

• Laremy Tunsil: Tunsil was traded from the Houston Texans to the Washington Commanders for 2025 third round and seventh round picks and 2026 second and fourth round picks.
• Geno Smith: In one of the biggest and surprising moves, the Seattle Seahawks traded Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders for a third rounder.
• Joe Thuney: Thuney was traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Chicago Bears for a fourth rounder.
• C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Gardner-Johnson was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Houston Texans for Kenyon Green and 2026 fifth rounder.
• Jonah Jackson: Jackson was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Chicago Bears for a sixth rounder.

  

• Deebo Samuel Sr.: Samuel was traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the Washington Commanders after requesting a trade as well for a fifth rounder.

A lot of these players will have big impacts for their new teams, hoping to make them title contenders.

Link to more trades.

Resigning’s

A lot of teams have made key resigning’s to help keep strength on their roster and stay contenders.

• Buffalo Bills
  • The bills secured Josh Allen to a six-year, $330 million contract extension, making sure he stays the QB1 in Buffalo
  • They also re-signed Greg Rousseau on a 4-year $80 million dollar deal.
  • Also resigned Khalil Shakir to a 4-year, $60.2 million dollar contract.

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  Cincinnati Bengals

  • The Bengals made two big moves, re-signing Ja’Marr Chase to a five-year deal around $180 million and Tee Higgins to a four-year deal around $115 million dollars.
• Detroit Lions
  • The Lions re-signed offensive lineman Dan Skipper.
  • Also resigning one of their edge rushers, Al-Quadin Muhammad.
  • Made another move, keeping edge rusher Pat O’Connor
• Kansas City Chiefs
  • Re-signed wide reciever JuJu Smith-Schuster to try and keep some weapons on offense.
  • Also re-signed linebacker Cole Christiansen
• Philadelphia Eagles
  • The Eagles extended running back Saquaon Barkley’s contract for two years, totaling around $41.2 million.
• Houston Texans

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    The Texans extended cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.’s contract, making him the highest-paid defensive back in history.

• Carolina Panthers
  • The Panthers re-signed safety Nick Scott.
  • They also re-signed cornerback Jaycee Horn to a 4-year, $100 million dollar contract.

Teams have been spending big money to hold onto players special to their roster.

Link to more resigning’s.

In my opinion, this has been a very exciting offseason so far, and things will change a lot in the upcoming NFL season, which I am very excited for. My friend, Sam White said, “Free agency has been exciting especially for younger teams like Washington, Denver, and Chicago.” He believes that “bigger” moves like DK to the Steelers or Kupp to the Seahawks are less impactful than what the media makes it out to be.

He believes that the “Rams are the scariest team coming out of free agency and are his Superbowl pick for the NFC.” Like White, I also agree that the Rams are scary, but I think with the Commanders’ additions, they will take the NFC. I also think that if the Denver Broncos have a good draft that they could be a scary team to watch out for because of all the defensive additions they made and players like Pat Surtain on the team.