The NFL is starting to steal oxygen on Monday as the 2025 negotiation period begins, where 32 teams can negotiate contracts with free agents, with new ones likely to be done on Wednesday. Sunday’s first week of free agency is shaping up to be a busy one, with several teams making big-money trades
From blockbuster wide receiver deals to record-stinging quarterback extensions
to a big-name move to the West by the former New York Giants, the NFL had a 2025-million-year-old last week, but none of the following big moves could shake up the NFL as an immediate victory. We’ll give you a look at some of the notable trades from Sunday, as more moves could come from the following teams in the office:
Steelers acquire DK Metcalf
See Petersburg finally trade for its No. 1 receiver. Giving up a second-round pick for an All-Pro like Nets would undoubtedly give the Steelers a bigger advantage, but Metcalf’s new $150 million extension means he’s suddenly the fifth highest-paid player in the game. Dynamic but has done better than great throughout his career It’s a nice buck and water bag plan
Bills extend Josh Allen
Allen now has four years left on his lucrative contract but Elo on the bus made a quick move spending $330 million to secure the NFL MVP through 2030 Is that a huge change for a guy who has never made it past the AFC title game Sure but as the Philadelphia 76ers have seen it’s better to pay early than late and if Allen makes $60 million a year then Dak Prescott makes the same amount annually then Allen making $60 million a year is not a disgrace
Patriots sign Harold Landry
You shouldn’t blow your money just because you have money Yes New England needed help fast Landry was a second-digit hitter before but so the Dance cut him at 28 instead of waiting for something to come his way via trade. Lenory is more than impressive, and the center now pays him $14.5 million per year in the top 20.
Rams sign Davante Adams
With Cooper signing elsewhere, there was a human need for the young Kupa and Adams should be given just that opportunity. Kupa is not getting any younger but is still batting at Pro Bowl-caliber and has the best of the Green Bay Packers prime.
His two-year, forty-six-million-dollar contract is coded back to allow the Packers to fully evaluate him after 2025.
Vikings re-sign Aaron Jones
Re-signing James James was silky smooth for most of his rookie Vikings season, but he’s 30 and hasn’t matured with injuries and concussions, so coach Kevin O’Connell’s previous talk of reducing his future workload is now ready to make a run at a top six running back on a twenty-million-dollar extension. It’s disrespectful. No, but it’s a bit surprising given General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s visionary approach, even though it’s part of the process.
