
This will be my 22nd season covering the NFL, and I legitimately can’t think of a precedent for what went down on Tuesday night. We’ve seen failed physicals (Drew Brees being the most famous one). We’ve seen players back out of deals (hello, Frank Gore). But the sort of confluence of a star player, two teams, a massive trade package and then two days of free agent action/inaction by teams involved preceding a development like this?
Never before. And maybe never again.