Despite the legal-tampering window appearing to take the sails out of free agency, the NFL found a way to keep the drama at a fever pitch as Wednesday marked the start of the new league year and the opening of the market.
It helps that big names such as Tyrann Mathieu and Ndamukong Suh were cut by their teams.
But inflating the market with new faces was only half the battle. Deals reported as going through did without much in the way of drama, but new developments—like the Buffalo Bills landing AJ McCarron, per the team—were late surprises.