Officially, the NFL free agency period begins Thursday at 1 p.m. Seattle time, when teams can begin signing unrestricted free agents whose contracts have lapsed.
In reality, it starts Tuesday at 9 a.m. Seattle time when the “legal tampering’’ period kicks off and teams can begin negotiating contracts with pending free agents. While contracts can not be signed until Thursday, agreements are commonly reached and leaked during the tampering period, and it’ll be no surprise if there is news of significant player movement beginning Tuesday.
Exactly when free agency will begin for the Seahawks, though, is harder to figure.