Last week, teams became unburdened by the prospect of having a free agent signing count against the following year’s compensatory pick formula. Many times, this signals the floodgates opening on the secondary market, though the current landscape is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.
Injured players cannot be examined by potential employers. Coaches are buried, attempting to tread water through virtual classroom sessions. There is a backlog of undrafted free agents and a potential glut of incoming talent in the supplemental draft that will also increase the available talent pool.
That said, some names will not remain available for long once the NFL world pivots toward normal business.