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B/R NFL Staff Roundtable Takes on Free Agency from Early Tampering Period

The early stage of free agency almost always offers a few developments that make you double-check to confirm you aren't being duped by a phony Twitter account. Plenty of us have been fooled by "Adarn Schefter" or fake Ian Rapoport.

But no, the Houston Texans really did agree to trade a superstar receiver for an expensive, fading running back. The San Francisco 49ers really did agree to trade one of their best defensive players to the usually conservative Indianapolis Colts. Byron Jones really did become the highest-paid defensive back in the league by a shocking margin.