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NFL’s legal tampering period begins today

The #Chiefs can begin to engage in legal tampering starting at Noon ET on Monday. Here’s everything you need to know:

The NFL’s legal tampering period is set to begin on Monday.

The 2023 NFL league year and the start of the NFL’s free agency period are set to begin on Wednesday, March 15th at 3:00 p.m. CT, but teams can start negotiations with pending free agents on Monday, March 13th beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT.

The legal tampering period is a two-day negotiating window, during which NFL teams can begin communicating with representation for pending free agents. This two-day window plays a large part in the annual spectacle that is NFL free agency because it helps determine where some of the bigger free agents will end up across the league.

There are a ton of different rules and regulations from the NFL surrounding what exactly the legal tampering period entails. Below you’ll find the various things teams can do and what they’re not allowed to do.

What you can do during the legal tampering period:

  • This period is only applicable to unrestricted free agents.
  • Teams can negotiate “all aspects of an NFL player contract” with a player’s representation.
  • Teams are allowed to negotiate directly with players, only if the player acts as their own representation.

What you can’t do during the legal tampering period:

  • Teams can’t talk to restricted free agents or exclusive rights free agents during this two-day period.
  • Contracts can’t be executed or agreed to in principle during the legal tampering window.
  • Players can’t take team visits during this period or make travel arrangements for visits.
  • Contract announcements can’t be made by teams until the new league year begins on Wednesday.

Tampering violations can result in steep consequences for NFL teams. The Miami Dolphins don’t have a first-round draft pick this year as a result of tampering. Chiefs fans are certainly familiar with the harshest of possible consequences, back when the league determined they tampered with free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin back in 2016.

Chiefs fans have also seen the good side of the legal tampering period. Last season, for instance, the team added S Justin Reid during this time of the year. Really, it just allows teams to get a head start on the outside free agents they most covet. That includes teams who are looking at all of the Chiefs’ pending unrestricted free agents.

Brett Veach and his staff have a good amount of money to work with right now, projected with just under $15 million in cap space after the team tendered a contract offer to restricted free agent punter Tommy Townsend. That cap space will allow the team to be as active as they please during the legal tampering period and they even have a few ways to free up more ahead of the start of free agency. That includes a Chris Jones extension and a number of other contract-related restructures.

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NFL’s legal tampering period begins today

The NFL’s legal tampering period of free agency is set to begin today.

The NFL’s legal tampering period is set to begin on Monday.

The 2021 NFL league year and the start of the NFL’s free agency period are set to begin on March 17th at 3:00 p.m. CT, but teams can begin negotiations with free agents on March 15th at 11:00 a.m. CT.

The legal tampering period is essentially a two-day negotiation window, during which, NFL teams can begin communicating with representation for pending free agents. This period plays a large part in the annual spectacle that is NFL free agency. It will also help determine where some of the bigger free agents will end up across the league.

There are plenty of different rules and regulations from the NFL surrounding what exactly legal tampering entails. Here’s a look at the things teams can do and what they can’t do.

What you can do during the legal tampering period:

  • This period is only applicable to unrestricted free agents.
  • Teams can negotiate “all aspects of an NFL player contract” with a player’s representation.
  • A new rule this year allows teams to negotiate directly with players, only if the player acts as their own representation.

What you can’t do during the legal tampering period:

  • Teams can’t talk to restricted free agents or exclusive rights free agents during this two-day period.
  • Contracts can’t be executed or agreed to in principle during the legal tampering window.
  • Players can’t take team visits during this period or make travel arrangements for visits.
  • Contract announcements can’t be made by teams until the new league year begins.

Tampering violations can result in steep consequences for teams. Chiefs fans are certainly familiar with the harshest of possible consequences. The league came down hard on Kansas City for supposedly tampering with free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, imposing both fines and loss of draft picks.

As of Patrick Mahomes’ contract restructure, the Chiefs are projected to have just over $12 million in salary-cap space available to sign free agents. Kansas City has a total of 18 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents. They also have three players who are exclusive rights free agents and five who are restricted free agents.

During the legal tampering period, the Chiefs would be wise to do their diligence on some replacement options for several players departing in free agency. They’re expected to be heavily involved in the market for offensive linemen. On the defensive side of the ball, they could be looking for some edge rusher help opposite Frank Clark.

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NFL’s legal tampering period begins today

The legal tampering period of free agency is set to begin at noon ET on Monday, March 16.

The NFL’s legal tampering period begins on Monday.

The 2020 NFL league year and the start of the NFL’s free agency period are set to begin on March 16th at 3:00 p.m. CT, but teams can begin negotiations with free agents on March 14th at 11:00am CT.

The legal tampering period is essentially a two-day window, during which teams can begin communicating and negotiating with representation for free agents. This period plays a large part in the spectacle that is NFL free agency. It will also help determine where some of the bigger free agents will end up across the league.

There are plenty of different rules from the NFL surrounding what exactly legal tampering entails. Here’s a look at the things teams can do and what they can’t do.

What you can do during the legal tampering period:

  • Applicable to unrestricted free agents only.
  • Negotiate “all aspects of an NFL player contract” with a player’s representation.

What you can’t do during the legal tampering period:

  • Teams can’t talk to restricted free agents or exclusive rights free agents during this two-day period.
  • Teams can’t negotiate directly with players, even if they act as their own representation.
  • Contracts can’t be executed or agreed to in principle during the legal tampering window.
  • Players can’t take team visits during this period or make travel arrangements for visits.
  • Contract announcements can’t be made by teams until the new league year begins.

Tampering violations can result in steep consequences, including the loss of draft picks, and fines from the NFL. Chiefs fans are familiar with the harshest of consequences. The league came down hard on Kansas City for supposedly tampering with free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.

The Chiefs have 20 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents on the 18th of March. Here’s a quick gallery list of those players:

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K.C. currently has around $18.4 million in cap space according to Spotrac. That number doesn’t factor in the franchise tag, club options or exclusive rights free agent tenders. During the legal tampering period, the Chiefs would be wise to do their diligence on some replacement options for several players departing in free agency. On the defensive side of the ball, they could be looking at linebackers and cornerbacks. On offense, they could look to add depth at any number of positions.