*Official NFL Free Agency thread*

[andyahs]

 

[Buff]

Grier was 100% correct in his comment of DVP.

 

[zucca]

Grier was 100% correct in his comment of DVP.

I agree. Had no problem with the guy and will repeat what I said in game threads; in prior years, he was the best offensive player we had. But, the injuries......

 

[FaithfulFinFan]

What history was that?

 

[The Ghost]

What history was that?

Those 6 weeks in 2016.

 

[ABFinsfan]

Once again, so much for the salary cap. New Orleans just signed Mathiue. The Saints went into FA severly over the cap, and now this. Is there really a cap?

 

[Hoot]

49ers resigned Jason Verrett.

 

[Hoot]

Eagles are shopping WR Jalen Reagor.

 

[Phinsince92]

Eagles are shopping WR Jalen Reagor.

They’re gonna need to hand out some good coupons

 

[Hoot]

Chiefs just placed a UFA tender on Melvin Ingram.

"That means the Chiefs are offering Ingram a one-year contract worth $4.4 million, which is 110 percent of his 2021 pay. Ingram can sign that contract any time he wants and remain with the Chiefs for 2022.

Ingram can also continue to shop himself to other teams in free agency, but there’s now a July 22 deadline. If he hasn’t signed with another team by July 22, he has to stay with the Chiefs.

And if Ingram does sign with another team, the Chiefs would be eligible to get a compensatory draft pick for his departure, even though the deadline for compensatory picks passed today.

All in all, it’s a smart move for the Chiefs, which doesn’t guarantee they’ll keep Ingram but does improve their chances of keeping him — or of getting a compensatory pick back if they can’t."

Chiefs use UFA tender on Melvin Ingram

The Chiefs have employed a rarely used device to improve their chances of keeping unrestricted free agent linebacker Melvin Ingram.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[brumdog44]

Once again, so much for the salary cap. New Orleans just signed Mathiue. The Saints went into FA severly over the cap, and now this. Is there really a cap?

It seems like it will be a pretty team-friendly deal.....3 years, $33 million is under market value for Mathieu IMO. Armstead was a cap casualty for them in order to help them get under.

 

[bane]

Chiefs just placed a UFA tender on Melvin Ingram.

"That means the Chiefs are offering Ingram a one-year contract worth $4.4 million, which is 110 percent of his 2021 pay. Ingram can sign that contract any time he wants and remain with the Chiefs for 2022.

Ingram can also continue to shop himself to other teams in free agency, but there’s now a July 22 deadline. If he hasn’t signed with another team by July 22, he has to stay with the Chiefs.

And if Ingram does sign with another team, the Chiefs would be eligible to get a compensatory draft pick for his departure, even though the deadline for compensatory picks passed today.

All in all, it’s a smart move for the Chiefs, which doesn’t guarantee they’ll keep Ingram but does improve their chances of keeping him — or of getting a compensatory pick back if they can’t."

Chiefs use UFA tender on Melvin Ingram

The Chiefs have employed a rarely used device to improve their chances of keeping unrestricted free agent linebacker Melvin Ingram.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

I never knew you could this with unrestricted free agents

 

[traptses]

I never knew you could this with unrestricted free agents

I remember a couple years ago, the Giants used it on Markus Golden. That was the first I had heard of it

 

[Mach2]

Once again, so much for the salary cap. New Orleans just signed Mathiue. The Saints went into FA severly over the cap, and now this. Is there really a cap?

They reworked a bunch of contracts, moving the money to the future. They really had no choice but to do so, and it isn't a good thing.