March 9: Jamien Sherwood was a backup going into the 2024 season for the Jets. A year later, and with a team MVP award under his belt, he just became one of the five highest-paid linebackers in the NFL after agreeing to re-sign with the Jets for $45 million ($30 million of it guaranteed) on a three-year deal.

NFL free agency has begun, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2025 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year began March 12 at 4 p.

The negotiating period of free agency opens at noon ET on Monday, March 10, while free agency officially opens a few days later on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET. This post will track everything the Lions do the entire offseason leading up to training camp.