Welcome to the unofficial start to 2021. The NFL’s league year does not officially change until 4pm ET on Wednesday, but starting 12pm ET today, the league will enter the oddly named “legal tampering” period of free agency. While a new contract cannot be executed over the next couple of days, agents and teams can discuss deals and unofficially come to an agreement.
Of course, we will hear plenty of leaks about deals and know the destinations for several of the big-name free agents.
Here is everything you need to know for the legal tampering period:
Legal tampering period start and end
The period will run from noon today until the official start of free agent at 4pm ET on Wednesday.