While the NFL universe waits on Tom Brady to crystallize his plans, teams are holding free-agent meetings to prioritize their players and identify favorites from other squads.
This free-agency class has abnormal quarterback depth, recent Pro Bowlers at every skill position, a bevy of former top-five picks and maybe the biggest test of the you-can-never-have-enough-pass-rushers adage that we've seen in a while.
The NFL's version of the Wild West is close to a month away, so we asked a bunch of personnel evaluators and execs about the players whose free agency interests them the most.
Jump ahead:
Winston | Bridgewater | Mariota
Henry | Anderson | Reader
Clowney | Conklin | Green
Jones | Simmons | Ryan
Jameis Winston
The JameisCoaster was on full tilt in 2019, thrilling one moment and inciting motion sickness the next. Winston is playing himself into the record books and out of the league at the same time. He's one of eight men on the planet to pass for 5,000 yards in a season, but his 30 interceptions were the second most in the NFL since 1980.
Multiple people around the league expect the Bucs to place a franchise or transition tag on Winston -- who would make between $24 million and $27 million in that case -- or sign him to a short-term, modest deal well below the $30-million-per-year threshold reserved for top QBs.
