This week marks the start of the 2024 NFL league year. Free agency officially begins on Wednesday, March 13, but the waning days of the 2023 league year will be consumed by the “legal tampering period,” which begins at 1:00 p.m. PT on Monday, March 11. Teams can enter contract negotiations with unrestricted free agents, but any agreed upon deals cannot be processed until the new league year begins.
The deadline for exclusive rights free agents (ERFAs) to receive tenders is Friday, March 16, whereas teams have until March 13 to extend qualifying offers to deadline for qualifying offers to restricted free agents (RFAs).