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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Starting Broncos safety Brandon Jones will be a free agent after next season, and Haulcy played a season for new Broncos defensive backs coach Doug Belk with the Cougars in 2023.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The Patriots had a busy offseason, adding top free agents wide receiver Romeo Doubs, safety Kevin Byard, edge defender Dre’Mont Jones and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, among other veterans.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
If there’s no qualifying offer, Johnson will become an unrestricted free agent.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Huge payrolls, star players, big name free agents.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The Patriots had a busy offseason, adding top free agents wide receiver Romeo Doubs, safety Kevin Byard, edge defender Dre’Mont Jones and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, among other veterans.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
If there’s no qualifying offer, Johnson will become an unrestricted free agent.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Huge payrolls, star players, big name free agents.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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