In 1993, free agency was entering a new era. Gone were the days where the gaining team would have to give something to the losing team in order to sign their player or “Plan B” free agency.
A players lawsuit led by Reggie White would usher in a new way of doing business in free agency and allow players to enter into unrestricted free agency. At the time, anyone with over five accrued seasons (later lowered to four) was allowed to become a free agent.
Of that first class, the lead name on the lawsuit would also become the biggest fish in the new free agent pond.