Evolution of Free Agency: Best/Worst Contracts, Franchise Tags, & More!

2 YEARS/$112 MILLION

What about Snagga Tooth Williams who in 1832 signed highest paid contract in history for $2 and a biscuit...
He had a good year too. 85 TDs, 103 sacks, 54 ints, 10,000 yards lol

How about NFL Explained: Evolution of NFL Trades.

Quit using a female term for men; Cinderella is a female.

Drew Brees still one of the best signings ever.

2023 Free agency day baby!!!

I can NEVER forget the beginning of Free Agency (FA), because at the time my team, the Cowboys, were World Champs and FA dismantled our Dynasty. I remember getting TE Jay Novacekvin Plan B FA and thinking what a steal he was. Within 5 years, my team, from players to coaches, was deconstructed slowly but surely.

It was a welcome surprise hearing the legend, Marv Albert, making an announcing cameo in this video.

I always find a reason to scrutinize non QB contracts now because of guys like D'Brickashaw Fergusons contract details.

Imagine letting go of Johnny Unitas, arguably known as the father of modern quarterbacking. The guy involved in the Greatest Game Ever Played. The guy who romanticized the idea of a late drive to win the game. Imagine being the organization that let him go, let him risk the finances with gas money to even try and meet the Colts. And you had him.

It really is ridiculous how much these guys get paid to have fun

The value from Priest Holmes 🔥

Undrafted free agents and no mention ot the league's greatest kicker ever? Cmon man.

Absolutely loved this video. From the narrator’s enthusiasm to the great visuals and the deep history lesson, I’m really glad I found this channel.

Man yall paying these athletes way to much money 😂

John Randle; Greatest Undrafted FA of All Time

Can you use three tags every year?

Reserve system sounded awful. Glad that’s out of the game

Foles maybe over Werner as best Cinderella

I did a research project on Red Grange!

What about exclusive rights free agents?

Larry brown should give half his money to Neil O'Donnell.

Holy sh** that "reserve rule" was stupid. 😳😳

Nobody didn’t want to play for the lions😂😂😂

13.45 is so wholesome

The worst free agent signing ever has to be the Brock Oswiler signing.

Johnny Unitus was a Steeler!??

I actually know how recent all this free agency is, I was a kid when they implemented the salary cap.

I can’t believe my Steelers could of had Unitas
But we did have bradshaw

Cousins, weirdly enough, deserves about 90% of the cash he gets. Not 100%, but damn close

Thanks for sharing. In-depth reporting on an interesting topic. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular (and sports fan)

As a born and bred 49ers living in the heart of Patriots country (30 mins from Foxborough) and then hearing the reports that Brady wanted to come home to SF only to have Kyle and John say they're sticking with Garoppollo was the 2nd time this team has broken my heart and cost us SB's. The 1st was 2005 taken Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers. What could've been....

RIP Demaryius Thomas

Rip DT

The NFL and it's teams were tremendously better before free agency and fantasy football (legalized gambling)

the first 9 or so minutes of this video is just really rich owners colluding and scheming to screw the players. some things never change.

I agree with everyone else here, I never get tired of watching stuff like this and the throwback channel in particular does a great job. I am curious though, as the episode states that in the event a franchise loses a player that has been designated "Non-Exclusive Franchise Player" said franchise will receive two first round draft picks as compensation? That cant be correct is it? I am pretty sure the round those compensatory draft picks will be selected is determined by a combination of the round they were originally selected from and the following seasons production if I am not mistaken ?. I just cant picture 1 much less 2 first round draft picks being bantered about in such a manner. Can anyone help with this question?

I enjoyed this, enlightening & entertaining..thank you!

Rodney Harrison was the biggest asshole as a player and continues it as an announcer.

Kirk Cousins got the biggest deal because in 2017 the Vikings seemed one piece away from being Super Bowl contenders, seemingly needing only a good-not-great QB and there was none of these accept Cousins coming up in the next draft (the would fall to the Vikes draft spot) or free agency. It doesn't look so crazy in context but with hindsight yeah he probably got too much.

I know it’s not the same sport, but remember when everyone lost their shit when Garnett signed a 125 million dollar contact? Nowadays, players feel insulted if only offered anything around that amount. We’ll see our first billion dollar contract in sports in the next 10-15 years. Just in the last 20 years salaries in the jumped an insane amount. Top players back then were making around 8-10 million a year. Now, it’s in the ballpark of 40-50 million a year

And Unitas Came from Louisville go cards

Manning still the best free agent signing.

Hardy Nickerson was one of the most underrated free agent signings in modern NFL history.