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Report: NFL Considering Delaying 2020 Free Agency Until After CBA Vote

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NFL free agency may be postponed until after the collective bargaining agreement vote.

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, the league is considering pushing the start of free agency back from March 18:

Per a league source, the NFL currently is contemplating the possibility of announcing on Sunday a delay in the start of free agency. The league wants to wait until after voting on the CBA closes before making a final decision, in order to prevent further delays to the CBA voting process. The league is keenly aware of the optics of players agreeing to terms on multi-million-dollar deals while the rest of the nation is adjusting to what will still be as of next week the early days of the coronavirus crisis.