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The Kansas City Chiefs recently wrapped the 2023 NFL season by hoisting their latest Lombardi Trophy. Already, however, many fans — and all 31 other teams — have shifted focus to the 2024 offseason, with free agency less than two weeks away.
Veterans with expiring contracts can officially begin negotiations with other teams starting March 11, but there will be plenty of activity even before then. Sometimes big-name trades come to terms in the weeks leading up to free agency, only to be finalized once the new league year begins. And this year figures to be no less dramatic with potential blockbusters on the horizon.
Here are five reasons to get excited about free agency’s approach:
5. Super Bowl contenders are eager to reload
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Every team, the Chiefs included, will be hungry to stock up for a potential 2024 title run. But there are a few contenders particularly geared for a win-now approach after falling short in 2023. Think the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles. All three failed to deliver on Super Bowl aspirations, all three employ established but oft-debated head coaches and all three are comfortable making big splashes to aid their Pro Bowl quarterbacks. While Buffalo and Dallas are currently projected to be over the 2024 salary cap, the Eagles could be trade-market players under notoriously busy general manager Howie Roseman.
4. A quarter of the NFL is starting fresh
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That’s right. Eight of the league’s 32 teams either welcomed a new coach or general manager this offseason, meaning there will be some serious turnover among player personnel as first-time regimes establish their own…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-02-29 13:14:35
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