Free agency officials kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. But the courtship process can begin well before that under league rules. Yes, we're talking about the so-called "legal tampering" period of free agency, or as the NFL officially refers to it, the negotiating period for prospective unrestricted free agents. The NFL tweaked this phase of the league calendar for 2016, cutting this negotiating period from three days to two. The period begins at noon ET on Monday and ends at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
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NFL's 'Legal Tampering' Period Begins Today
