The phone rings: It's a compelling offer for a star player. A starting quarterback goes down with an injury. The lead wide receiver decides to hold out for a new deal. There's an ongoing evaluation on an underperforming head coach.
The NFL grind never ends for everyone involved in building a successful team. We're accustomed to referring to spring and summer months as the offseason, but major decisions are made in that period.
Months after the draft, teams still have starting positions to fill. Some front office executives are crunching cap-room numbers to keep core players on the roster for the long term.