2026-2027 NFL Thread

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Welcome everyone to the 2026-2027 NFL Thread

Where we discuss the 2026-2027 NFL season from the legal tampering days in March, all the way to the Superbowl of this season on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California with all the news and all the games that go on in between.



Thread Rules:

There aren't many specific rules in this thread other than the normal forum rules that apply everywhere. We expect people to follow the spirit of the thread and the forum, mostly by respecting that every one has a favorite team and is entitled to cheer for them. Some banter is fine, insulting and trolling is not.

We also ask to keep the discussion largely centered around the current season and to leave in depth discussions about which team or player from yesteryear was better than which other team/player to threads made to discuss such a topic.




Let's start off with some things from last year's thread:

Links to previous seasons threads:

• 2010-2013 thread: link
• 2013-2014 thread: link
• 2014-2015 thread: link
• 2015-2016 thread: link
• 2016-2017 thread: link
• 2017-2018 thread: link
• 2018-2019 thread: link
• 2019-2020 thread: link
• 2020-2021 thread: link
• 2021-2022 thread: link
• 2022-2023 thread: link
• 2023-2024 thread: link
• 2024-2025 thread: link
• 2025-2026 thread: link

Calendar 2026:

March

March 09-11 During the period beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, on March 10 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 12, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2023 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 12.

During the above two-day negotiating period, a prospective UFA who is not represented by an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor (“Unrepresented Player”) is permitted to communicate directly with a new club’s front office officials (excluding the head coach and other members of the club’s coaching staff) regarding contract negotiations. The club is responsible for confirming the player’s status as an Unrepresented Player.
No prospective unrestricted free agent is permitted to execute a contract with a new club until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 12.

March 11 The 2024 League Year and Free Agency signing period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
Trading period for 2025 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2024 contracts.

The first day of the 2025 League Year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 12. Clubs will receive a Personnel Notice that will include all transactions submitted to the League office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 12.

March 29-April 1 Annual League Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.

April & May

April 23-25 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh, Pa.

May 1 Deadline for Clubs to exercise Fifth-Year Option for players selected in the first round of the 2021 Draft.

May 19-20 Spring League Meeting, Orlando, Fla.


July

Mid July Training Camp

August

All August Training Camp and Pre-Season games

September

September ?? Start of the Season with the ??? at the Seattle Seahawks to open the season on a Thursday and the rest of the league on Sunday and Monday after.




Lastly:


We hope everyone that likes football will join us as we go on the journey to learn who will eventually follow last season's winners the Seattle Seahawks as the 2026-2027 NFL Superbowl LXI winners.

Have at it, ladies and gentlemen!

Signed, the mods.

[PhaelixWW]

...the Seattle Seahawks as the 2026-2027 NFL Superbowl LX winners.

Repeat win confirmed by the mods!

(Though that should be LXI, just sayin'.)

[xskarma]

Ton of movement already early in FA.

WR Alec Pierce stays with the Colts
Patriots sign DE DreMont Jones
Chiefs sign the Superbowl MVP Kenneth Walker

And a couple players staying with their old team last minute including a Raiders CB and Travis Kelce returning to the Chiefs.

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Former Chiefs Corner Jaylen Watson signing with the Rams, who just traded for the Chiefs Corner Trent McDuffie. Chiefs suddenly with a deep gaping hole at Corner.

[Kyanion]

heh the Dolphins sure love paying QBs. Eating a TON of dead money to cut Tua and then just paid Malik Willis okay money

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Demario Davis who was awesome for the Saints is going to the Jets. Lame. I get it though, dude just turned 37

Saints go from the worst punter in the league to one of the better ones

[xskarma]

If you are a pass rusher, gratz, you just got PAID. Incredible amounts of money going to them, and that is WITH a super strong draft class of passrushers too.

Mommas, make your sons a defensive lineman.

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It's early days obv, but it's interesting that the Patriots seem to have reverted to their Belichick days when it comes to Free Agency, and adressing obvious needs, but then also letting more free agents walk away into nice contracts then they sign, banking compensatory picks.

Will be interesting how that develops, cause Patriots definitely have some needs in depth at the moment.

[SinR]

Well we're already going places.

Busy first day

[Kyanion]

Shaheed got paid, still miss him on the Saints

[xskarma]

Patriots signed the most talented Guard available...but he's available cause keeps getting injured. You always pray it works out, but this is especially important for the development of the 2 guys to the left and right of him. Need this dude to have the healthiest 2 years of his career the next 2 seasons.

[Pendulous]

Chiefs seem to be trying to repeat their first super bowl run, spending everything on offense and ignoring defense.

Dallas is collecting more pass rushers. Never a number one, just a deep list of decent ones.

[draynay]

Guard and Punter signings are very nice for us, not sure I like having the guy who can't even pronounce his own name correctly.

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Ravens backed out of the Maxx Crosby trade

[NotBigzo]

Bengals really traded a premium pick for someone with less sacks than Shemar Stewart

[Xath]

Bengals really traded a premium pick for someone with less sacks than Shemar Stewart

They traded a premium pick for someone 3 times more pressures than Vita Vea while being the most double teamed player in the league.