The Commanders need to make decisions on a dozen unrestricted free agents not named Daron Payne

Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty ImagesWhile the focus this weekend will be in Indianapolis and the NFL’s annual Scouting Combine, the NFL’s free agency period is right around the corner, with the new league year starting on 15 March at 4pm.

The league’s oxymoronic “legal tampering period” officially starts on 13 March, though the unofficial start to all the illegal tampering will be when owners, GMs, coaches and agents arrive in Indianapolis this week. While the public portion of the Combine features young men running and jumping in colorful underwear, the real ‘business’ of the 2023 NFL season is kicking off away from the public eye as player agents gauge interest in their veteran soon-to-be…