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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Sullivan could have left some positions totally devoid of veterans and waited to see what free agents fall through the cracks in June and July free agency.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Minnesota snapped him up as a free agent after Spurgeon played parts of five seasons of major junior hockey in Spokane, Wash.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Both Bartch and Burford are free agents, so Colby is the frontrunner by default at left guard.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Patriots signed ex-Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, former Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam, and tight end Julian Hill, who wasn’t tendered as a restricted free agent by the Dolphins.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Minnesota snapped him up as a free agent after Spurgeon played parts of five seasons of major junior hockey in Spokane, Wash.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Both Bartch and Burford are free agents, so Colby is the frontrunner by default at left guard.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Patriots signed ex-Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, former Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam, and tight end Julian Hill, who wasn’t tendered as a restricted free agent by the Dolphins.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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