Welcome to the offseason: What you need to know about key dates, biggest questions
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📌 Key Takeaways
- The 2026 NFL offseason has officially commenced, triggering a cycle of free agency and scouting.
- Veteran players are currently evaluating their futures, with several high-profile retirements expected.
- Major roster overhauls are anticipated as teams manage salary cap constraints and trade requests.
- The upcoming months will feature critical milestones including the draft, scouting combine, and free agency signings.
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🏷️ Themes
Professional Sports, Roster Management, Player Transfers
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Free agent
Player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise
In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams....
Season (sports)
Season of a sports league or competition, generally a specific one year period
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association foot...
National Football League
Professional American football league
# National Football League (NFL) The **National Football League (NFL)** is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the **American Football Conference (AFC)** and the **National Football Conference (NFC)**. It is recognized as the highest professional ...
Retirement
Point where a person ceases employment permanently
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their job for health reasons.
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