On Monday at noon Eastern time, the NFL’s “legal tampering” period gets underway. This first step in the free agency process was implemented a few years ago and it gives the agents for players who will be free agents the ability to start feeling out the market for their clients’ services. Still, during this period no player can sign a contract with any team other than his previous employer until the 2018 league year begins at 4:00 PM Eastern on Wednesday.
In recent years, the Packers have re-signed impending free agents to long-term contracts during the tampering period but before the official start of free agency.