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Batten down the hatches: NFL free agency is nearly here.
The 2020 league schedule is slated to open with the beginning of free agency at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but teams can commence with the legal tampering period and discuss contracts beginning Monday.
Perhaps one of the most underrated elements of this offseason, however, is the extension of the franchise-tag deadline.
The deadline was initially set for March 10, but the NFL moved that to Monday before midnight, allowing teams a little extra time in their internal decision-making processes.