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The NFL’s free agency window opens with Day 1 of the legal tampering period.

There have been plenty of big moves already, and more could follow.

Here is the latest rundown on the major signing news you need to know and scroll down to the bottom of the page for a live blog following every move as it is announced!

FRESH START FOR QB AFTER MIAMI’S RECORD $100M BLOW

Tua Tagovailoa is headed to Atlanta.

The quarterback will sign a one-year minimum deal with the Falcons, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

No deal can be made official until he is officially released on Thursday by the Dolphins, who are taking on a record $99 million dead cap charge spread out over two seasons.

Tagovailoa, 28, spent six seasons with the Dolphins and has dealt with a number off injury issues during his time there.

He’s coming off a season where he had 260 completions for 2,660 yards and 20 touchdowns, along with 15 interceptions.

‘LEGIT SPEECHLESS’: CARDINALS MISS OUT AS RISING QB LANDS IN MIAMI

It didn’t take long for the Dolphins to replace Tagovailoa.

Hours after releasing the starting quarterback, Miami agreed to terms with Malik Willis in NFL free agency.

It will be Willis’ first chance to be a full-time NFL starter. The deal is for three years and $67.5 million with $45 million guaranteed, per NFL Network.

Willis put up some impressive numbers the last two years when filling in for the Packers’ star quarterback Jordan Love, who missed some time due to injury.

While with the Packers in 2024, Willis threw for 550 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions while also running for 138 yards and a touchdown.

Willis played significant snaps in just three games that year.

Perhaps Willis’ best game as a pro was his late-season showcase against the Ravens in 2025, where he went 18-for-21 for 288 yards and three touchdowns (two rushing).

Now Willis begins a new chapter.

Willis was widely tipped to instead land at Arizona but the Cardinals struck out on Willis and then second option Jimmy Garoppolo, seeing them instead pivot to Gardner Minshew as a back-up to Jacoby Brissett.

Brissett went 1-11 in his 12 starts for Arizona last year. If it is any solace for Cardinals fans, next year’s draft class is loaded at quarterback so tanking their way to a top pick wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

But missing out on Willis, who wouldn’t have cost much relative to other quarterbacks and had high upside, was a disappointing result.

LEGENDARY RECEIVER OFF TO 49ERS

Mike Evans is on the move.

The longtime Buccaneers wide receiver will suit up for a new team in 2026 after agreeing to a three-year, $60.4 million deal with the 49ers, ending his 12-year run in Tampa Bay, according to ESPN.

The seventh overall pick in 2014, Evans has spent his entire NFL career in Tampa, where he earned six Pro Bowl nods and won Super Bowl 2021 in his seventh year with the team.

Evans eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in his first 11 seasons with the club and has scored 108 touchdowns across 176 regular-season games.

Injuries hampered the 2025 campaign for Evans, who tallied 30 receptions for 368 yards and three touchdowns in eight regular-season appearances.

Ahead of free agency, Evans’ agents told ESPN’s Kimberley Martin the second-team All-Pro wideout would “explore his free agency options.”

He signed a two-year, $52 million contract extension with the Buccaneers before the free agency period in 2024.

The Buccaneers are looking to leave 2025 in the rearview after a disappointing 8-9 finish, in which the team failed to clinch the NFC South for the first time since 2021.

Tampa Bay agreed to terms with running back Kenneth Gainwell earlier in the day.

The Buccaneers entered the offseason with an estimated $19.9 million in team cap space, according to Over the Cap.

The wide receiver carousel began moving last week, with the Bears trading DJ Moore to the Bills in a pre-free agency stunner. The Patriots also decided to move on from veteran Stefon Diggs after one season.

PANTHERS BLOW EAGLES OUT OF THE WATER WITH $120M SPLASH

Even Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has his limits – and Jaelan Phillips pushed them.

Phillips reportedly agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract ($80 million guaranteed) with the Panthers, leaving the Eagles short-handed at edge rusher after their in-season trade acquisition split town.

The always aggressive Eagles are not expected to be big players in free agency this offseason – trades are another story – but re-signing Phillips was a priority.

He played well in eight games after he was acquired from the Dolphins, recording two sacks and setting the edge against the run.

But the $30 million-per-year price tag shows the demand for edge rushers around the NFL.

Phillips only has 28 career sacks in 63 games and has had two seasons (2023 and 2024) marred by major injury (torn ACL and torn Achilles, respectively).

NFL Network reported Monday that the Eagles and Phillips were making progress toward a deal that would keep him off the open market.

Once Tuesday’s negotiation window opened, however, all bets were off.

RAMS SEND SUPER BOWL WARNING

The Rams have turned a weakness into a strength.

Days after trading for Chiefs Pro Bowl cornerback Trent McDuffie, they went right back to Kansas City and agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with his teammate, Jaylen Watson, including $28.7 million fully guaranteed.

Cornerback became a liability for the year as last year progressed, but that will no longer be the case with the additions of McDuffie and Watson.

Watson and McDuffie teamed up to win back-to-back Super Bowls in 2023 and 2024 as the Chiefs defence became extremely dominant during those back-to-back title seasons.

After trading for McDuffie, the Rams agreed to a four-year, $124 million contract extension with him on Sunday, including $100 million guaranteed.

McDuffie’s $100 million in guarantees tops Derek Stingley Jr.’s $89.026 million and Sauce Gardner’s $85.653 million.

McDuffie’s annual salary of $31 million per season exceeds Gardner’s $30.1 million and Stingley Jr.’s $30 million.

COLTS TRADE RECEIVER AFTER RECORD-BREAKING $116M MOVE

The Colts made their choice at wide receiver.

After re-signing Alec Pierce for $116 million, Indianapolis traded Michael Pittman to the Steelers in a swap of late-round picks, according to ESPN.

Pittman had one year remaining on the three-year, $70 million extension he signed with the Colts with a cap hit of $24 million, but he will sign a three-year, $59 million deal with Pittsburgh, per NFL Network.

The Colts had some tough calls to make on offence this offseason, particularly among its receivers, and Pittman is the odd man out.

The team first used the transition tag on Daniel Jones for $37.8 million, and the sides could eventually negotiate a long-term contract.

Pierce seemed poised to cash in during free agency due to the lack of available options, and plenty of reports indicated he would be headed elsewhere.

The Colts instead kept him with a four-year, $116 million contract that made him the highest-paid free agent receiver in NFL history, according to NFL Network.

SUPER BOWL MVP LINKS UP WITH MAHOMES

The reigning Super Bowl MVP is headed to Kansas City.

Running back Kenneth Walker III has joined the Chiefs on a three-year contract worth up to $45 million, according to multiple reports.

Walker, 25, cashed in after a phenomenal postseason run with the Seahawks that culminated with the team’s second Super Bowl title.

The former Michigan State star split carries with Zach Charbonnet during the regular season, but the latter suffered a season-ending injury in the Divisional Round that left Walker to carry the load.

He responded with 65 rushes for 313 yards and four touchdowns, including a 116-yard, three-touchdown performance against the 49ers in the Divisional Round.

Walker later carried the sluggish Seahawks’ offence during the Super Bowl, registering 135 rushing yards on 27 carries in the 29-13 win over the Patriots to earn MVP honours.

The Seahawks had the option to place the franchise tag on the running back but opted against giving him the one-year, $14.3 million contract, paying the way for him to enter free agency.

Walker will now have his chance to show his place among his fellow running backs after having to split carries with Charbonnet the past three seasons with the Seahawks.

FORMER NO.1 PICK GETS HANDY NEW WEAPON

This one was easy to foresee.

Trying to locate a pathway to lead for wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson back to the Giants was not a wasteful endeavour, as the team wanted the player and the player did not discount staying with the team.

There was always the feeling, though, that the Giants would not be the highest bidder for Robinson and that his greatest NFL advocate — Brian Daboll — would do everything in his power to get Robinson to Tennessee.

The start of NFL free agency arrived on Tuesday, when teams were officially allowed to begin negotiating with players.

Clearly, the Titans and Robinson had more than an inkling that they were meant for each other.

The Giants’ leading receiver in 2025 will move on to Nashville, running routes for Daboll, his former head coach and, now, his current offensive coordinator, on a four-year, $78 million deal with $38 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network.

NFL’S WORST TEAM MAKE MAJOR $81M UPGRADE TO BIG WEAKNESS

The Las Vegas Raiders aggressively addressed one of the primary weaknesses on the first day of free agency.

The club agreed with Ravens centre Tyler Linderbaum on a record-breaking three-year contract worth $81 million, including $60 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed.

To address a critical need, the Raiders are making Linderbaum the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history at an annual salary of $27 million.

Signing the 25-year-old Linderbaum allows Jackson Powers-Johnson to remain at guard. With Kolton Miller returning from injury at left tackle and Powers-Johnson also returning, the Raiders have three starting roles set as they rebuild their offensive line in preparation for drafting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick in next month’s draft.

Their club is also high on right tackle DJ Glaze, and second-year linemen Charles Grant and Caleb Rogers.

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