The Open Market

NFL free agency began a week ago, and the frenzy that followed left a lot of people scratching their heads. This includes myself,  as I watched the NFL’s leading rusher last year, DeMarco Murray change from the team that drafted him, the Dallas Cowboys, to the division rival, Philadelphia Eagles. It made for one of the most interesting signings, following the trade of LeSean McCoy a week prior, and the alleged signing of Ryan Matthews on the same day. Not long after another team in green made some serious noise themselves. The New York Jets, added three cornerbacks in free agency, Antonio Cromartie, Buster Skrine, and Darrelle Revis. The former and latter played for the jets from 2010-2012, and were one of the best corner back tandems in the league at the time. Now the Jets got the gang back together, albeit with an additional running mate. It will end up costing them over 100 Million dollars over the next couple years, but with that much talent there are bounds to be some positive results. The last major overhaul this year came from South Beach, as the Miami Dolphins signed Ndamokung Suh, to a 6 year deal worth up to 114 million dollars and 60 million guaranteed. This deal made Suh the highest paid defensive player by over 10 million dollars in both overall contract and guaranteed money, effectively mortgaging the Dolphins future on what one player can do.