If you’re among Kansas City Chiefs fans who have been impatiently waiting for free agency to begin, don’t worry. The time has come.
During the beginning of the offseason, NFL rules strictly prohibit teams from contacting players under contract with other franchises; teams can’t even communicate with agents for those players. And since NFL player contracts all run to the conclusion of the league year, there can be — in theory, at least — no negotiating between teams and pending free agents between the end of the previous season and the time player contracts end in mid-March.