Although next Wednesday is the official start of the NFL’s 2022 league year and therefore the first time that free agents can begin signing contracts with teams, Monday will mark a major milestone on the free agency calendar as well. Noon Eastern Time on Monday is when teams and agents for unrestricted free agents-to-be can begin to negotiate on contracts, opening the so-called “legal tampering” period.
As a result, many big name players will already have deals agreed upon on Monday afternoon and Tuesday, and the Green Bay Packers need to be ready. Several of their own key players from 2021 are set to hit that free agent market next week, and in order to know what their financial flexibility will allow them to do in free agency, the Packers need to be hard at work getting their financial situation in order.