“Wide receiver Robert Woods was released by the Tennessee Titans, making him an immediate free agent. That means that he was under no obligation to wait for the end of the 2022 NFL season before negotiating and ultimately signing with a new team.
That also applies to WR Odell Beckham Jr., whose contract with the LA Rams expired at the end of the 2021 NFL season. He also has the opportunity to sign with any NFL team at any time. In fact, that can be said of the myriad of veteran NFL players who find themselves being released by teams shedding excessive salary expenses in time to be under the 2023 NFL salary cap by the deadline at 1:00 pm PT on March 15, 2023.