2026 Free Agency Begins Thread

[Shane Falco]

We are days away from legal tampering. Haven’t seen a free agent thread started.
Seeing Stefan Diggs getting a visit from the Turk.

 

[xjx]

Legal tampering. What a great term.

 

[Shane Falco]

Teams get a 3 day jump start to talk to an unrestricted free agent and agree to a contract before free agency actually begins. Pretty much a presale

 

[slashsteel]

Teams get a 3 day jump start to talk to an unrestricted free agent and agree to a contract before free agency actually begins. Pretty much a presale

I hope the Steelers come out of the gates running. They need a S, G, WR, CB and a QB…

 

[Crossdogblitz]

Predictions vs Preference:

Predictions
RB - Rico Dowdle or Tyler Allgeier
WR - Jalen Tolbert
OT - Rasheed Walker. Prediction and preference. Make a splash on the 26 yr old and get that LT spot filled.
DL - DJ Davidson
LB - KJ Britt
DB - Eric Stokes, Nick Cross

Preference
OL - LT Rasheed Walker. LG David Edwards from Buffalo would be awesome but the price tag may be unattainable. Still, I'd rather go younger than Isaac S.
LB - Leo Chenal
DB - Stokes, Bryan Cook, Nick Cross
all other positions via draft.

 

[WindyCitySteel]

Prediction: The Steelers do nothing for two weeks, then swoop in for the picked over scraps.

 

[Crossdogblitz]

This FA class is weak in a lot of areas, I should say most areas tbh. I don't expect much. I'd forget about the splash WR and get the LT in Walker and help finish that O-line. No QBs, not many WRs, RBs are probably the deepest group, left side of the OL is slim and the defense overall is meh imo.

 

[Crossdogblitz]

Prediction: The Steelers do nothing for two weeks, then swoop in for the picked over scraps.

most of the UFAs are picked over scraps, if there was ever a year to use all your draft picks (if over 7, 1/round), this would be the year.

 

[SteelerSask2]

Prediction: The Steelers do nothing for two weeks, then swoop in for the picked over scraps.

Certainly has not been like that recently.

 

[DesertSteel]

Steelers need a quarterback!

 

[SteelerFan448]

 

[Drink IRON City]

Glad they are releasing him in time so he can look for work while the LookiN is hot.



Salute the nation

 

[slashsteel]

I see Darnell Mooney was cut I think that could be a good depth replacement. Still attack WR in the draft and free agency..

 

[madinsomniac]

Teams get a 3 day jump start to talk to an unrestricted free agent and agree to a contract before free agency actually begins. Pretty much a presale

I mean its what agents were doing anyways.. most have probably been doing it for a month or three by now... all that period does is cover the league's butt because it looked real fishy when UFAs were signing giant deals in the first hours of free agency that had clearly been pre negotiated and the NFL didn't investigate tampering because literally everyone was doing it.. now nobody can tell when it was done

 

[TDX27]

Not FA but the Bills are getting DJ Moore for what appears to be a middle round pick.

 

[Superman]

Not FA but the Bills are getting DJ Moore for what appears to be a middle round pick.

guy at my gym is a Bears fan... says Moore quits a lot when he's not involved.

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

Not FA but the Bills are getting DJ Moore for what appears to be a middle round pick.

2nd rd.

 

[steelhurt]

They really need to come out of FA with a WR and a good one at that.
Doesn’t appear they’re re-signing Cal Austin so that leaves us with just DK Metcalf.
Then draft a young, talented WR in round one and round Three.
I don’t know who the QB will be but we must have a much better receiver room than the past few years.