NFL free-agency grades: from Wilson the Steeler to the Eagles’ big splashes

Free agency has got off to a spectacular start. We break down the biggest deals, and which players and teams came out on top

The NFL did not become America's most powerful entertainment machine by playing football games alone. The league's free agency and draft seasons are practically as big a cultural bonanza as anything that happens from September through February, and this year is no exception.

Multiple expensive starting quarterbacks are changing teams. One of the sport's most talented running backs has decided to go south on Interstate 95 from New York to Eastern Pennsylvania. The Atlanta Falcons made a play for relevancy after years in the wilderness. And the 2024 season took on a drastically different shape. Here are five of the splashiest, most consequential moves teams have made so far.