Free agency is an important piece to the NFL team-building puzzle, giving organizations an opportunity to improve with instant-impact players before the 2022 NFL draft. Finding a crucial value in free agency -- which begins next week -- can make a team into a contender, while spending significant money on a player who doesn't live up to his contract can set back a franchise multiple years.
Last year was all about the quarterback movement, while this year's class is heavy on contributors in the secondary and at tight end. A big part of the puzzle, though, isn't just making the big splash.