Each time NFL free agency begins, we must be reminded of two guiding rules. The first is that quarterbacks will get paid, so prepare your mind to be blown for however much money Kirk Cousins receives. The second is that NFL contracts are not fully guaranteed, and sometimes even the “guaranteed money” isn’t guaranteed.
That said, we’re three weeks from the start of free agency, which has actually become more of a formality than an official commencement. In the two days prior, the league allows for a “legal tampering” period, an oxymoron that doubles as dubious. Nearly every player agent and NFL executive will be in Indianapolis from Feb.