The 2018 NFL free agency tampering period opened at 9 a.m. PT today, which means teams are officially allowed to negotiate with agents of players hitting unrestricted free agency on Wednesday.
I had previously read the tampering period opened at 1 p.m. PT today, but in reality, neither time matters. Yes, teams can get in trouble for tampering before today, but we all know tampering has been happening for at least a couple weeks. Teams and agents chatted plenty during the NFL Combine, and odds are pretty good some teams and agents had spoken even before that.