The first week of NFL free agency is in the books. Teams across the league have given out hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to improve the quality of their rosters. There were some big-money deals that many expected while some players earned surprisingly high figures on the open market.
As of March 16, the Carolina Panthers lead the league in free agent signees with 15 and the Minnesota Vikings lead the way in total spending, per OverTheCap. Defensive lineman Milton Williams signed the biggest deal of free agency with a four-year, $104 million deal with the New England Patriots with $63 million guaranteed.