The 2023 NFL free agent period began with a flurry of big(ish) signings. Then came the latest chapter in an Aaron Rodgers saga whose runtime rivals the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the NCAA basketball tournaments, leading the league’s reloading stage to a backseat.
But while the moves taking place over the back half of the last week weren’t exactly headline generating, they’ll still play a major role shaping the road to Super Bowl 58. Good teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins signed veterans who could push them from winning records to postseason victories. Struggling ones like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots made quiet deals that could clear their path back to the playoffs.
