The 12 best NFL free agents now that the draft has come and gone

A 28-year-old coming off a 9.5-sack season and a pair of prolific runners highlight the list of late-stage available veteran help.

The cupboard is mostly bare if you’re an NFL team looking for veteran help this summer. The typical free agent frenzy in March, followed by the low-simmer of pre-draft additions, has left a barren marketplace for teams in need of proven contributors.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t some good players still looking for jobs. Teams in need of an edge rusher can find a 28-year-old coming off a 9.5-sack season. Offenses in search of a powerhouse out of the backfield have their pick of former 1,000-yard rushers. And, since we can’t count him out after last year, a 45-year-old Tom Brady merely *says* he’s retired.

We’ll leave Brady off this list since he’s already doubled the length of his last retirement. Otherwise, these are the 12 best remaining players still looking for homes for the 2023 NFL season.

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