While simply entering a contract year is not a guarantee of increased fantasy football production, us gamers look to unearth any extra motivation that may help real-life players put put our fake squads over the top.
The key when evaluating such data is to treat it as another piece of the puzzle and not get too caught up in this extra info. The salary cap increased as usual this year after a dip during the height of the pandemic. We’ve seen a fair amount of one-year deals again, in addition to the usual expiring long-term pacts, creating a deep class of free agents at wide receiver, and running back shows a few promising names as well.
The data is based on USA TODAY Sports’ partner Spotrac.com’s free-agent charts.
