NFL fans love free agency. You can hear it on sports talk radio all the time. Whenever a big-name player becomes available, fans imagine how they would fit with their favorite teams. They applaud the aggressiveness of major signings, and feel as though they are adding Pro Bowl players who will take their team closer to the Super Bowl.
But as exciting as things may be right now for fans of big spenders such as the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders, there often is a big price to becoming the “winners” of NFL free agency.