Let the games(manship) begin.
The new NFL calendar year starts Thursday, March 9 – but teams can begin negotiating with the agents of players that are unrestricted free agents beginning Tuesday (March 7).
Teams can agree “in principle” to terms with free agents between Tuesday and Wednesday, but the contracts won’t become official until the start of the new league year – Thursday.
With the 2017 NFL salary cap set to fall somewhere in the $166 to $167 million range, Miami would have nearly $40 million dollars to throw around. And, according to “capologists” the Fins could stand to free up another $10 to $15 by making a few minor roster moves.