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Three-Year Deals Emerging as New Free Agency Trend In the NFL

Three-year contracts have become a noticeable trend across the first day of NFL free agency. The shorter structure benefits players, allowing them to return to the market sooner instead of being tied to back-end years that teams can easily void. As more deals follow this pattern, three-year contracts could quietly replace longer four- and five-year agreements as the league’s new free agency norm.