The NFL is forging ahead during these uncertain times. According to NFL Network’sTom Pelissero, the league year will start as scheduled on Wednesday, March 18, this upcoming week.
This means that the pace of business in the NFL will pick up on Monday, when the free agency “tampering period” begins.
Here we go:
▫️ Monday, 11:59 AM EST: Deadline to apply the franchise or transition tag
▫️Monday, Noon EST: Legal tampering window opens
▫️ Wednesday, 4 PM EST: Free agency officially begins. All teams must be under the $198.2M salary cap— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 15, 2020
The Buffalo Bills are not likely to use the franchise or transition tag. However, the team will be in play for several free agents this offseason. It will be interesting to see which players the Bills talk to during the legal tampering period. With little worry of Buffalo coming close to the salary cap, the Bills can be as aggressive as they wish to be during the next few weeks in pursuit of players.
With concerns about the threat of the COVID-19 virus and outbreak, some have called for the league to delay the start of free agency. Retired Buffalo linebacker Lorenzo Alexander has called for the league to push back the start of the free agency period.
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