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Free agency day in the NFL always feels a little like the first warm day after a long winter. Phones buzzing. Agents whispering. Fan bases refreshing Twitter like it’s the stock market. This year’s negotiating window opened Monday, which means teams can agree to deals even though the contracts don’t become official until the new league year starts later this week. In other words, the…
How do you fill out a March Madness bracket? It’s a common question this time of year. The first lie you tell yourself in March is that you’re going to be logical about this. You sit down with the bracket like it’s a tax form. Coffee on the table. Maybe a little swagger. This year, you say. This year I’m doing it right. Five minutes…
Every March, the same question floats around offices, bars, group chats, and probably a few classrooms where someone is pretending to pay attention. When Does March Madness Start? When does March Madness actually start? The short answer: Tuesday, March 17. That’s when the First Four games tip off — the quiet little ignition switch that gets the whole NCAA tournament engine humming. Four games, eight…
The free agency NFL period is almost here, which is good news for football fans. There’s a particular kind of hum in the NFL when March rolls in. It isn’t the draft yet, not the controlled chaos of picks and projections. This is free agency, where a roster is only as good as the checks teams are willing to put on the table, and where…
We’re on the edge of the NFL’s free‑agency clock ticking over again, and yes — the official start date is almost here. But as with most things in the league calendar, the story has a couple of layers. When Does NFL Free Agency Start? The 2026 NFL free‑agency period officially opens Wednesday, March 11, at 4 p.m. ET. That’s when the new league year begins,…