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Aaron Schatz, ESPN Writer
We’re still a few days away from NFL free agency, but teams are already thinking about which new players they want to add to their rosters. The franchise tag deadline is March 5, and free agency opens March 13 — though the negotiation window opens two days earlier. Not every team is extremely active in free agency, but usually every team picks up at least one key veteran.
Below, I suggest one important free agent signing for each team. I established a couple of rules for this exercise: I picked only one free agent for each team, and only one team for each free agent. I also didn’t assign any player to return to his current team, even on the franchise tag.
As always, I use my DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) and DYAR (defense-adjusted yards above replacement) stats, which are explained further here.
Who represents the best match for all 32 teams? Let’s get started.
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ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH
NFC EAST
