Welcome to the nebulous “legal tampering” period of the NFL calendar. While “legal” and “tampering” are an oxymoron, that is what is allowed during this time, when players are still technically under contract with a team but agents are allowed to start talking to other teams about contracts for next year.
What exactly is allowed during this period and when does it end? We have all the information you need to get through what should be a period of rumors, reports, and agreements.
Legal tampering period start and end
The period will run from noon today until the official start of free agent at 4pm ET on Wednesday.