Now that the NFL season has started, there's unsurprisingly a dearth of talent on the free-agent market. After all, most big-name FAs get signed at the start of the new league year in March.
But help can still arrive.
Each year, there are a handful of veterans who waited for an opportunity to arise or didn't it make it through the preseason roster purge for whatever reason. They're short-term solutions to be sure. At the same time, they're competent enough to provide stability when a team faces difficulties.
At every position, a veteran presence remains available for an organization to sign and get an immediate return.