No quiet section of the NFL calendar technically exists anymore thanks to the NFL draft process.
And give plenty of credit to the rumor mill, too.
Those two factors bounce off each other often in the months before the draft as seemingly endless buzz circulates. Front-office plans, prospect stock fluctuations, free-agency possibilities and potential trade ideas go public through various means. The rumor mill is an open market of sorts, with ideas stemming from all angles.
The biggest rumors in mid-February center on both prospects and teams set to play key roles in how free agency and the draft order play out.