The 2025 Free Agency for the US Football Association is officially open, which means that most of the free agents have already signed. Because of the tampering window, which opened on Monday, we saw a set of deals.
We started to see some emerging trends.
Keep in mind that it is early. There are many free agency waves – some of which happen late in May after the draft of the US Football Association (or even July before the training camp). But we can see some patterns in the first days of the new league year. Now is the time to highlight the difference that makes large moves.
Let’s take a look.
the Eagles Dismantling their defense
There is no other general manager like how roseman. Think about Sacon Barclay the signature. Think about his movements that exchanged Hason Redik and Price Hove (Who was a major maker in external seasons did not even move the needle in the season). Think about Miki Picon and Zach Bon Signatures (a few discussed at that time, but in the end, it ended up changing the 2024 season).
Roseman tries new things every year. This appears to be how he maintains his team over the league.
But this year, the additions that make news are not. They are the collaborators.
The eagles lost the following defensive players (from the star to the shareholder):
edge Josh of sweat
DT Milton Williams
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
CB Darius slaughtered
CB Isaiah Rodgers
CB James Bradberry
pound Orine Berx
You can discuss the importance of each player. But the eagles will have to know how to replace each of these players – because everyone had a good role in defense.
How will Roseman do that?
All the eight eagles choices in the first five rounds (with 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5 and 5). Feli is not a shortage of young talents waiting for their role. Baun, a midfielder who spent in Big ($ 51 million, three years), returned a low budget deal.
Roseman will search for more Baun and BecTon in the coming days and weeks.
Vikings They use the rising QB deal to improve
Good-bye Sam Darnold.
Except for a surprise, it’s JJ McCarthy’s time.
Like eagles, Vikings adopt a rotation – but by acquiring talents. Yes, they allowed Darrenold to go. But by choosing a non -re -signing, he has released their governor to spend another place. First, Vikings took care of their own, as they kept their free agent, the back corner Peron Murphy. But they did not stop there. The free agent category is characterized by the start of beginners in quality:
DT Jonathan Allen
DT Javon Hargrif
C Ryan Kelly
Z The fried potatoes will
CB Isaiah Rodgers
Vikings became more striking in the internal offensive line, which is logical due to the nine bags that Darnold took into the post -season appearance in Minnesota. The team becomes strict on the seventh front, as they collected two massive defense men who could dismiss Qurtubbere.
the 49ers They take a new direction, even if we do not know where they are heading
San Francisco is a kind of doing what the eagles do. It is tear. But since Roseman is new out of Super Bowl – he has a flawless busy record – we all trust his vision. It is difficult to track the following 49ers except: the year of reconstruction.
Before the opening of the Free Agency, San Francisco separated by the recipient Depo SamuelWho has decreased a play in recent years. He released 49ers or waived a defensive man Malek Collinsfor Leonard Floyd Hargrev. Seven of their free agents signed the best of them elsewhere, including processing Moore, the guardian Aaron BanksRunning Elia MitchellDahir Dry Greenlausafety Talano Hofanga And Cornerback Chrafarius Ward. They even separated the roads with Kyle JuszczykThe Dahir, who came ingenuity to determine this crime.
Samuel and Jositicic were at the heart of the identity of this crime. Now, they went.
We have not yet seen the team added anyone, not, at best, a deep piece.
So it is clear that 49ers wanted to get their maximum position and move from their old identity. But how will the new 2025 team look like? So far: a shell of its previous.
With no Deebo, Ward, HUFANGA, etc., what is the following for 49ers?
the Heads and Bills They follow the same playing book: Use QB (with restructuring and employment) to maintain success
Each of these two teams has made needs in meaningful ways. This is partly due to the ways by Qurtubbere to amend their contracts to allow their teams to spend.
For bills, Josh Allen He did something generous when it signed a completely new contract at $ 55 million a year. He left at least $ 5 million a year on the table – and perhaps up to $ 10 million to $ 15 million if he really wants to pay.
“What is $ 5 [million] I will do for my life that I cannot do now? “Allen said on Wednesday about taking less.” This is not crazy for me. I live a good life. … I was not looking to kill them at every opportunity I could. I told my agent. “
This will give bills a lot of freedom to add players. They brought widespread Josh PalmerIt is not the most productive recipient, but it is suitable for attacking the medium medium in the field where bills need a threat. And they brought Joy BosaThe Edge player, but dangerous. For this issue, a familiar name (even if he was at the end of his career).
It is a similar situation but it ranges between him in Kansas City. Patrick Maqoum Just restructuring his contract – besides defensive treatment Chris Jones – To create an additional cover space. Leaders used these funds to support their weakest position last season: handling the left. Gilon Moore Significantly on a two -year deal, $ 30 million, (hope) should be fixed this problem. They also added the back corner Christian Volton To join a deep species of CB2S.
Patriotism They pay to return to the mixture
New England jumped from the gate about $ 162 million in spending on the first day – from the tampering window … which started at the back ET. This is not just a significant but fast cash decrease. We are now in the official free agency, and the New England category appears already strong.
DT Milton Williams
CB Carlton Davis
pound Robert Saladan
pound Harold Landre
RT Morgan Musa
Wr Mac Holins
DT Khairis Tonga
QB Joshua Dubes
T Austin Hopper
The only surprise – in my view – is that they have not yet done a splash in the left or recipient treatment. Moussa is a suspended right, but patriots need two additions in this position. Holins should not be more than just WR3 (but, out of despair, it is likely that the WR1 is currently on the depth chart). There is time to continue the addition.
Coach Mike Farble clearly sent the message about what he wanted to be this free agency: difficult, violent, permanent and reliable players. You can see this style in each of the men in the list above.
Who is the next? I don’t think they have finished spending.
Call me crazy, but I think they will follow the treatment Cam Robinson and receiver Cooper Cope.
the Cowboy and Bengal They seem to put their phones on “Don’t bother”
We have discussed the teams that have undergone major changes. Now, let’s talk about the difference that you did not.
There is not much urgency in Dallas or Cincinnati. Perhaps there should be.
Bengal’s office issues reach its head, with conflicts with three of the largest four -star: Ja’Marr Chisfor T Higgens and Tri Hendricsson. It is not clear whether this retains the free agency process, but they did nothing of observation to bring talents.
Get cowboy get f for the season despite Move Javonte Williams
It is a similar story to The Cowboys, who kept a husband of good players in defensive treatment OSA ODIGHIZUWA And the future Kavontae TurPin. But regardless of that? A great deal to run Javonte Williams. A decent guard signature Robert Jones. Otherwise? It is a humiliation.
These are the first days of the free agency, as the difference is vulnerable to excess spending. They pay free agents as if they were the best players on their site, when – in fact – the best players on their site have not reached the open market. So I understand why some difference sits on the margin. But see how leaders and trigger bills are withdrawn to the main players who identified them as decisive. I can only wonder why Dallas has not done and will forget the same until now.
Before joining Fox Sports as a correspondent and column writer in the American Football Association, Henry Makina spent seven years coverage Patriots for the USA Today and Boston Globe Media. Follow it on X in HenrycmcKenna.
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