NFL’s free agent period doesn’t officially start until March 16. That doesn’t mean the league was willing to rest on its laurels until then.
Reported free agent deals began trickling in Monday morning. Then, in the early afternoon, things got weird. The Jacksonville Jaguars, already in the midst of a spending spree that kept offensive tackle Cam Robinson via the franchise tag and landed big name free agents like Brandon Scherff, Folurunso Fatukasi and Foyasade Oluokun on the open market, became the day’s main character by landing Arizona Cardinals wideout Christian Kirk.