NFL trades have everyone buzzing as we approach the legal tampering period, which begins Monday.
Those transactions will have an effect on free-agency moves. As front office executives work the phones, talk around the league also focuses on players with expiring contracts who are set to hit the open market.
Every year, the top assets at each position generate the most interest. Typically, more than a third of the league has a shot to land coveted free agents simply because of flexible cap situations. It doesn't take a genius to figure out players performing at their peaks want equitable compensation.