free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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For one reason to another, a top free agent or two (or three) tends to still on the market come January.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
The Jets have their best offensive line since those Rex Ryan playoff years, but center Josh Myers and left guard John Simpson will both be free agents.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
One of the Red Sox’s biggest needs this offseason is finding a power bat to anchor the middle of the lineup, and the club should be among the numerous suitors for the top free agent sluggers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Chestnut joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
The Jets have their best offensive line since those Rex Ryan playoff years, but center Josh Myers and left guard John Simpson will both be free agents.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
One of the Red Sox’s biggest needs this offseason is finding a power bat to anchor the middle of the lineup, and the club should be among the numerous suitors for the top free agent sluggers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Chestnut joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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