Hello and welcome to the absolute madness of NFL free agency in 2023. There are some absolute superstars that could be heading to the open market (many for the first time in their careers!). The 2023 NFL League Year officially started on March 15 at 4 p.m. ET, and there's been no shortage of news since!
Here, we've compiled a list of names to know and monitor through 2023 NFL free agency, including their former teams, and will keep this tracker updated as the action begins.
NFL free agency news
Thursday, March 16
QB Gardner Minshew — Signing 1-year, $3.5 million contract with Indianapolis Colts
TE Robert Tonyan — Signing 1-year contract with Chicago Bears, terms TBA
WR Darius Slayton — Signing 2-year, $12 million deal with New York Giants
WR Parris Campbell — Signing 1-year, $4.7 million deal with New York Giants
Wednesday, March 15
OT Orlando Brown Jr — Signing 4-year, $64.092 million deal with Cincinnati Bengals
QB Baker Mayfield — Signed 1-year, $8.5 million deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB Jacoby Brissett — Expected to sign with Washington Commanders
RB Miles Sanders — Signing 4-year, $25 million contract with Carolina Panthers
RB Jamaal Williams — Signing 3-year, $12 million deal with New Orleans Saints
RB Alexander Mattison — Signing 2-year, $7 million deal to remain with Minnesota Vikings
TE Hayden Hurst — Signing 3-year, $21.75 million deal with Carolina Panthers
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster — Signing 3-year, $33 million deal with New England Patriots
Tuesday, March 14
CB Stephon Gilmore — Traded to Dallas Cowboys (from Colts) in exchange for a fifth-round compensatory pick
CB James Bradberry — Re-signed with Philadelphia Eagles for a 3-year, $38 million deal
DT Larry Ogunjobi — Re-signed with Pittsburgh Steelers for a 3-year, $28.75 million deal
OG Shaq Mason — Traded to Houston Texans (from Bucs) in exchange for a late-round pick
LB Leighton Vander Esch — Re-signing with Cowboys for 2 years, $11 million
RB David Montgomery — Signing 3-year, $18 million deal with Detroit Lions
RB Raheem Mostert — Re-signing with Dolphins for 2 years, $5.6 million
RB Rashaad Penny — Signing with Philadelphia Eagles for 1 year, $1.35 million
TE Darren Waller — Traded to New York Giants (from Raiders) in exchange for 100th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft
WR Allen Lazard — Signing 4-year, $44 million contract with Jets
WR Jakobi Meyers — Signing 3-year, $33 million deal with Las Vegas Raiders
Monday, March 13
CB Jamel Dean — Re-signing with Buccaneers for a 4-year, $52 million contract, per Josina Anderson
CB Patrick Peterson — Signing 2-year deal with Pittsburgh Steelers, terms TBA
CB Cameron Sutton — Signing 3-year, $33 million contract with Detroit Lions
DL Javon Hargrave — Signing 4-year, $84 million contract with San Francisco 49ers
LB Tremaine Edmonds — Signing a 4-year, $72 million deal with Chicago Bears
OG Ben Powers — Signing 4-year, $52 million deal with Broncos
OT Mike McGlinchey — Signing 5-year, $87.5 million deal with Denver Broncos
OG Nate Davis — Signing a 3-year, $30 million deal with Chicago Bears
OT Jawaan Taylor — Signing a 4-year, $80 million deal with Kansas City Chiefs
QB Jimmy Garoppolo — Signing a 3-year, $65.7 million deal with Las Vegas Raiders
QB Mike White — Signing 2-year contract with Miami Dolphins worth up to $16 million
QB Sam Darnold — Signing 1-year contract with San Francisco 49ers, terms TBA
TE Jonnu Smith — Traded to Atlanta Falcons (from Patriots) in exchange for 7th-round pick
Sunday, March 12
CB Jalen Ramsey — Traded to Miami Dolphins (from Rams) in exchange for 3rd-round pick and TE Hunter Long
Saturday, March 11
WR Robert Woods — Signed a 2-year, $15.25 million deal with Houston Texans
Friday, March 10
Bears trade No. 1 pick to Carolina Panthers
Tuesday, March 7
QB Daniel Jones — Signed 4-year, $160 million extension with Giants, per Jordan Schultz
QB Lamar Jackson — Franchise tagged by Baltimore Ravens, per Ian Rapoport
RB Saquon Barkley — Franchise tagged by Giants, per Adam Schefter
Monday, March 6
DT Daron Payne — Franchise tagged by Washington Commanders, per Adam Schefter
RB Tony Pollard — Franchise tagged by Dallas Cowboys, per Adam Schefter
RB Josh Jacobs — Franchise tagged by Las Vegas Raiders, per Ian Rapoport
TE Evan Engram — Franchise tagged by Jacksonville Jaguars, per Adam Schefter
QB Derek Carr — Signed 4-year, $150 million contract with New Orleans Saints
QB Geno Smith — To sign 3-year, $105 million contract extension with Seattle Seahawks, per Jordan Schultz
Remaining 2023 NFL unrestricted free agents
Unrestricted free agents are able to sign wherever they want, no strings attached.
Quarterbacks
Matt Ryan (Colts)
Carson Wentz (Commanders)
Marcus Mariota (Falcons)
Running backs
Damien Harris (Patriots)
Devin Singletary (Bills)
D'Onta Foreman (Panthers)
Ezekiel Elliott (Cowboys)
Jerick McKinnon (Chiefs)
Kareem Hunt (Browns)
Leonard Fournette (Bucs)
Wide receivers
Adam Thielen (Vikings)
D.J. Chark (Lions)
Kenny Golladay (Giants)
Marvin Jones Jr. (Jaguars)
Mecole Hardman (Chiefs)
Nelson Agholor (Patriots)
Odell Beckham Jr. (Free agent)
Olamide Zaccheaus (Falcons)
Tight ends
Austin Hooper (Titans)
Dalton Schultz (Cowboys)
Foster Moreau (Raiders)
Irv Smith Jr. (Vikings)
Mike Gesicki (Dolphins)
Other free agents you need to know that can't score you points in fantasy (yes — they still matter)
Offense
C Connor McGovern (Jets)
OG Dalton Risner (Broncos)
OT Taylor Lewan (Titans)
Defense
CB Byron Murphy Jr. (Cardinals)
CB Marcus Peters (Ravens)
CB Rock Ya-Sin (Raiders)
CB Shaquill Griffin (Jaguars)
DE Calais Campbell (Ravens)
DE Frank Clark (Chiefs)
DE Jadeveon Clowney (Browns)
LB Devin Bush (Steelers)
LB Lavonte David (Bucs)
LB Melvin Ingram (Dolphins)
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (Eagles)
S Terell Edmunds (Steelers)
