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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Klingberg, signed to a one-year, $3 million contract as a free agent in July, was a healthy scratch for the first time this season on Tuesday when San Jose hosted Utah.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Gregory, an undrafted free agent, was claimed off waivers from the Bengals after roster cuts.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Their elder son, Shilo Sanders, also followed in his father’s athletic footsteps and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025 as an undrafted free agent, before getting cut during the preseason.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Boston has been one of the teams linked to basically every high-profile free agent, with many believing that the Red Sox could end up signing a star player like Pete Alonso.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Gregory, an undrafted free agent, was claimed off waivers from the Bengals after roster cuts.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Their elder son, Shilo Sanders, also followed in his father’s athletic footsteps and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025 as an undrafted free agent, before getting cut during the preseason.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Boston has been one of the teams linked to basically every high-profile free agent, with many believing that the Red Sox could end up signing a star player like Pete Alonso.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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