The and trade madne s is here for 2023 with the unofficial tampering period starting on Monday, March 13 and the new league year set to go into effect on Wednesday.Although, as usual, several players are staying off the market, either re-signed or franchise-tagged by their teams, many others are set to change teams, by either agree to terms with another team or being traded.As thenews happens, Sporting News will provide the latest analysis of the most significant moves around the NFL. Keep track of all the signings and trades during 2023 NFL free agency below.NFL FREE AGENCY 2023: |Top 60 overall free agent signingsBengals sign Chiefs OT Orlando Brown Jr. for 4 years, $64 millionGrade: ACincinnati made a surprise splurge here to upgrade its offensive line, stealing from the Chiefs (who moved on with Jawaan Taylor). It looks like the Bengals are hoping to go one more year "all in" with Joe Burrow by protecting him a lot better.Steelers sign Eagles G Isaac Seumalo for 3. years, $24 millionGrade: AThe Steelers keep working on getting their line bettor for young first-round stars Kenny Pickett and Najee Harris. Tackle will be better to addre s early in the draft.Browns sign Vikings DT Dalvin Tomlinson for 4 years, $57millionGrade: ACleveland needed to big-time beef up defensive tackle to better help Myles Garrett from the inside and Tomlinson and former Texan Ogbonnia Okoronkwo gets it two immediate reliable starters.49ers sign Eagles DT Javon Hargrave for 4 years, $84millionGrade: AThe 49ers boost their defensive interior with another Javon (2020 first-rounder Kinlaw) struggling to be effective after a rash of injuries. Hargrave boosts their pa s rush more in the DeForest Buckner vein next to Arik Armstead.Raiders sign 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo for 3 years, $67.5 millionGrade: AThe Raiders needed to secure at least a bridge veteran ahead of the draft. Getting Garoppolo at a reasonable starting price for him to execute in a Josh McDaniels offense he knows well was smart. With that scheme knowledge, he's a sneaky upgrade over Derek Carr for Las Vegas' purposes.Saints sign Derek Carr for 4 years, $150 millionGrade: BCarr got $37.5 million per season to come to New Orleans to reunite with his former Raiders coach Dennis Allen after being released in Las Vegas. Although he provides a big stable upgrade over the Andy Dalton-Jameis Winston-Taysom Hill me s, he's still more of a high floor vs. high ceiling pa sing option.Raiders sign Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers for 3 years, $33 millionGrade: AThis was expected as McDaniels also loved Meyers in New England and now gets him with Garoppolo as the ideal inside-outside complement to Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow. Meyers can play either big slot or be a big reliable No. 2 opposite Adams.Patriots sign Chiefs WR Juju Smith-Schuster for 3 years, $25.5 millionGrade: BThe Patriots get a replacement big slot for Meyers by paying a little le s but JuJu seems like Abiatal Avelino Jersey a situational intermediate guy now vs. the big playmaker he once was with the Steelers as a very young wideout.Falcons sign Bengals TE Je sie Bates III for 4 years, $64 millionGrade: AThe Falcons needed to shore up the middle of their secondary and got the game-changing well-rounded safety from an AFC powerhouse.Bears sign Bills LB Tremaine Edmunds for 4 years, $72 millionGrade: AThe Bears have rebuilt the middle of their defense in a couple moves with more active playmaking overall. Edmunds and T.J. Edwards provide a big 1-2 punch upgrade,Broncos sign 49ers RT Mike McGlinchey for 5 years, $87.5 millionGrade: ASean Payton gets an upgrade opposite hopefully soon healthy left ttackle Garett Bolles to improve the protection for Ru sell Wilson but also further boosting the run blocking for Javonte Williams outside.Bears sign Eagles LB T.J. Edwards for 3 yearsGrade: AGM Ryan Poles started his big spending by working to shore up the second level post Roquan Smith. Edwards is just one of may key defensive holes the Bears will fill.Steelers sign Vikings CB Patrick Peterson for 2 years, $14 millionGrade: BPeterson joins his third team still as a savvy starting-caliber cover man despite losing a few steps of top-end speed. He will replace the player below.Lions sign Steelers CB Cameron Sutton for 3 years, $33 millionGrade: AThe Lions wanted to secure a solid No. 2 experienced corner opposite Jeffrey Okudah and Sutton Blank Jersey can help stabilize outside coverage in Aaron Glenn's scheme.Panthers sign Bengals S Vonn BellGrade: BCincinnati loses both starters while Carolina gets some experienced help for Jeremy Chinn.Texans sign 49ers S Jimmie Ward for 1 yearGrade: AHouston needed some good leadership and versatility in the back seven and bringing along Ward with DeMeco Rhyans to help a young secondary was smart.Falcons sign Saints LB Kaden Elli sGrade: AThe Falcons stole the Saints' defensive scheme and are loading up on their front to get better against the run. Elli s falls in line with that as an upfield disruptor.Vikings sign Saints DE Marcus Davenport for 1 year, $13 millionGrade: CMinnesota needed to boost its pa s rush but this is a lot for high-upside but disappointing producer so far.Seahawks sign Broncos DT Dre'Mont Jones for 3 years, $51 millionGrade: CJones fits the Seahawks' scheme well and was paid a ton for his pa s-rush pop, but for being limited against the run, this was a bit of a shaky splurge.Broncos sign Cardinals DT Zach Allen for 3 years, $47.8 millionGrade: CThe Broncos needed to go to work and to replace Jones but paid almost as much for a lateral move.Dolphins sign Titans LB David LongGrade: BThe Dolphins needed to further upgrade linebacker with run defense and pa s rusher in mind and Long can be a two-down thumper.Colts sign Rams K Matt Gay for 4 years, $22.5 millionGrade: B-The Colts have needed to find stability at kicker since Adam Vinatieri retired so they got the reliable Gay, the arguable best in the league not named Justin Tucker. But this is a pretty big investment for more field-goal accuracy in terms of years and money.Titans sign Jaguars EDGE Arden Key for 3 years, $24 millionGrade: AAfter cutting Bud Dupree the Titans steal a revived high-upside pa s rusher from a division rival without spending too much.Vikings sign Cardinals Byron Murphy for 2 years, $22 millionGrade: BMinnesota gets a capable solid replacement for Patrick Peterson by signing another corner away from the Cardinals.Notable player tradesCowboys trade for Colts CB Stephon GilmoreGrade: BGilmore will turn 33 for the '23 season and still played pretty well in coverage last season. Dallas needed a stable, savvier coverage presence opposite aggre sive playmaker Trevon Diggs.Cowboys trade for Texans WR Brandin CooksGrade: BDalals made another deal for its other acquisition, getting the veteran Cooks to complement CeeDee Lamb while playing for his fifth team. Cooks' route-running versatility gives them more reliability and durability than Michael Gallup outside in the new offense.Grade: CThe Giants are getting a fading, aging tight end who will be 31 soon coming off a major hamstrung season while the Raiders get $11 million-plus in salary cap relief. New York will hope flashes of the 2020 Pro Bowl Waller will give it some good returns for Daniel Jones.Grade: CThe Dolphins have invested in ton at corner of late with Xavien Howard and Byron Jones and still got limited returns from their pa s defense. Now they're getting Ramsey ahead of him fading at 28. His value is in line what the Rams got in return, a third-round draft pick and tight end depth.Grade: A+The Bears made full use of the Panthers' desperate trade up for the No. 1 overall pick to get Justin Fields a much-needed No. 1 go-to wide receiver all over the field.Jets trade forRavens S Chuck ClarkGrade: CThe Jets gave up a seventh-rounder next year to addre s some of its i sues with safety, but Clark is more of a depth-related contingency than a starting upgrade.Falcons trade for Patriots TE Jonnu SmithGrade: CThe Falcons give up only a seventh-rounder for some depth for Pitts and Smith knows Arthur Smith's offense from Tenne see. The Patriots make an easy cap-clearing move behind Hunter Henry.Texans trade for Buccaneers G Shaq MasonGrade: BHouston gets some starting inside help on the cheap from the former Patriot for not much late-round cost.More notable free-agent signingsCommanders sign QB Jacoby Bri sett for 1 year, $10 millionGrade: AWashington isn't completely operating without a net for Sam Howell and gets Bri sett, coming off a strong fill-in stint in Cleveland and can fit well for Eric Bieniemy.Buccaneers sign QB Baker Mayfield for 1 year, $8.5 millionGrade: BThe Bucs should have added Mayfield before the Tom Brady official retirement last season but better late than never in a new run-heavier offense that actually suit up better as he should win the starting job over Kyle Trask.Chiefs sign Jaguars OT Jawaan Taylor for 4 years, $80 millionGrade: B+The Chiefs have their replacement for Orlando Brown Jr. as they will flip Taylor from right tackle to left tackle to protect Patrick Mahomes. It's interesting how they wanted to splurge on him in a position change vs. brining back Brown.Lions sign Bears RB David Montgomery for 3 years, $18 millionGrade: AThe Lions wanted a little more versatility than Jamaal Williams for power running and also a receiver skilled enough to addre s the durability i sues of D'Andre Swift. This division addition makes a lot more sense than one would thinkColts sign 49ers EDGE Samson Ebukam for 3 years, $27 millionGrade: AThe Colts hit it out of the park tapping into DeForest Buckner from the 49ers' defense so this is another smart bargain move up front.Chiefs sign 49ers EDGE Charles Omenihu for $2 years, $20 millionGrade: AThe 49ers lose some more pa s rush depth after splurging on Javon Hargrave for the inside Wandy Peralta Jersey as the Chiefs get a reasonable replacement for Frank Clark.Steelers sign Commanders LB Cole Holcomb for 3 yearsGrade: BWhen healthy, Holcomb is an active cleanup linebacker, exactly what the Steelers needed.Seahawks sign Packers DT Jarran Reed for 2 years, $10.5 millionGrade: BThe Seahawks bring back Reed to give their defensive line rotation a new look behind newly signed Dre'Mont Jones.Panthers sign Saints QB Andy Dalton for 2 years, $11 millionGrade: A-Dalton is now making his post Bengals career a multiple-stop backup tour, transitioning into a strong mentor. He will have that role behind the No. 1 overall pick QB.Jets sign Packers WR Allen Lazard for 4 years, $44 millionGrade: AThis is a smart move to make sure Aaron Rodgers wants to stay on track to leave Green Bay. Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore are rising young stars, but Corey Davis is an easy cut and Lazard's size, versatility and red-zone pop are valuable as an upgrade.Eagles sign Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny for 1 yearGrade: BThe Eagles are moving on from Miles Sanders with another type of big-play back to complement Jalen Hurts and Kenneth Gainwell.Falcons sign Commanders QB Taylor Heinicke for 2 years, $20 millionGrade: BWhile the Commanders didn't want to keep Heinicke as a contingency for Sam Howell in a new offense, the Falcons saw him as a good fit to support their own second-year QB, Desmond Ridder. That's pretty good money to suggest they could bridge well with Heinicke should Ridder struggle.Falcons sign Saints DT David Oneymatafor 3 years, $35 millionGrade: B-The Falcons steal someone for their new Saints-like scheme to put next to Grady Jarrett up front who is decent vs. both run and pa s but nothing more than that.49ers sign Panthers QB Sam Darnold for 1 yearGrade: BSan Francisco takes a worthy flyer on Darnold as a contingency for injured youngsters Trey Lance and Brock Purdy.Panthers sign Saints DT Shy Tuttle for 3 years, $19.5 millionGrade: B-Carolina was desperate for some nose tackle pop up front and like the Falcons, takes an inside starter away from a division rival.Bears sign Titans G Nate Davis for 3 yearsGrade; CThe Bears started their offensive line rebuild by getting a starter, but Davis is about average overall.Broncos sign Ravens G Ben Powers for 4 years, $52 millionGrade: CPowers is a solid, durable starting guard but isn't much of an upgrade from the released Graham Glasgow, better as a pa s protector than run blocker.Broncos sign Raiders QB Jarrett Stidham for 2 years, $10 millionGrade: BDenver makes a smart and system budget move to upgrade the backup situation behind Ru sell Wilson.Dolphins signJets QB Mike White for 2 years, $16 millionGrade: CMiami, with Teddy Bridgewater being a free agent, land a QB who was in a 49ers-like system with Mike LaFleur last season to join Mike McDaniel's version. White goes back to being a meh backup.Commanders sign Chiefs RT Andrew Wylie for 3 years, $24 millionGrade: BWashington brings a solid starter to fill a hole opposite Charles Leno Jr thanks to having Eric Bieniemy fresh from Kansas City to lead the offense.Titans sign Eagles OT Andre Dillard for 3 years, $19 millionGrade: C-This is a lot of money for desperation given Dillard disappointed with his durability and play as a one-time potential succe sor to Jason Peters.Browns sign Texans DTOgbonnia Okoronkwo for 3 years, $19 millionGrade: AThe underrated performer for playing on Houston's deefense, Okoronkwo is a welcome upgrade to one of the worst defensive tackle situationsBears sign Titans DE DeMarcus Walker for 3 years, $21 millionGrade: AThe Bears get some cheap versatile pa s-rush pop for their rebuilding defense, too.Giants sign Colts LB Bobby Okereke for 4years, $40 millionGrade: AThe Giants needed to be more active Kobe Bryant Jersey in the second level to clean up better against the run and also upgrade coverage. Okereke is a perfect addition for those ends.Broncos sign Bengals RB Samaje Perine for 2 years, $7.5 millionGrade: ADenver needed a versatile contingency plan given the serious nature of Javonte Williams' knee injury and Perine provides that on the cheap.Franchise-tagged playersSaquon Barkley, RB, Giants ($10.09 million)Evan Engram, TE, Jaguars ($11.35 million)Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens ($32.4 million)Josh Jacobs,RB, Raiders($10.09 million)Daron Payne, DT, Commanders (re-signed for 4 years, $90 million)Tony Pollard, RB, Cowboys ($10.09 million)The three running backs here were no brainers based on that one-year, all-guaranteed tender price. Engram and Payne also were reasonable in relation to their positional markets and not going anywhere. The Commanders made quick work of a long- Barry Bonds Jersey term commitment to Payne. Jackson, however, got undermined with the non-exclusive tag and shouldn't play without a trade or a long-term deal from Baltimore.Re-signings before free agencyGiants re-sign QB Daniel Jones for 4 years, $160 millionGrade: B-The Giants, after not picking up his fifth-year option, believed Jones proved enough in a semi-breakout year to bring him back for considerably le s than top market value for quarterbacks. But it's still a high investment and commitment that Jones will deliver bigger return staying in a promising offensive scheme in which he should get more key personnel help.Seahawks re-sign QB Geno Smith for 3 years, $105 millionGrade: A-The Seahawks smartly locked into Smith for fewer years and le s money than the Giants gave Jones given the reigning Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year will turn 33 in October. Seattle has the draft capitaln and youthful upside to win bigger as a surprise playoff team with Smith fitting so well in the offense.Eagles re-sign DE Brandon Graham for 1 year, $6 millionGrade: AGraham became too cheap to not bring back ahead of his Age-35 season after he was a great leader for the NFC champions while also producing a career-high 11 sacks.Patriots re-sign CB Jonathan Jones for 2 years, $20 millionGrade: AThe Patriots keep a reliable staring corner through his prime to contribute and make more play with versatility.Buccaneers re-sign CB Jamel Dean for 4 years, $52 millionGrade: AThe Bucs were trying their best to keep their best corner for Todd Bowles and this is a reasonable deal to lock him up.Eagles re-sign C Jason Kelce for one yearGrade: AThe Eagles just needed to know he didn't want to retire at 35 and once that happened, he quickly came back.Browns re-sign C Ethan Pocic for 3 years, $18 millionGrade: AThe Browns also kept the anchoring middle man of their offensive line, who has been a fine replacement for J.C. Tretter.Broncos re-sign LB Alex Singleton for 3 years, $18 millionGrade: BSingleton did too much too well enough in Denver's defense to not to be retained at such a reasonable price.Eagles re-sign James Bradberrry for 3 years, $38 millionGrade: AWith the Darius Slay trade rumors, it was important for Philadelphia to lock Bradberry up with limited outside coverage depth.Falcons re-sign OT Kaleb McGary for 3 years, $37.5 millionGrade: AAfter extending Chris Lindstrom, the Falcons take care of their strong run-blocking anchor.Cowboys re-sign LB Leighton Vander Esch for 2 years, $8 millionGrade: ADallas didn't need spend much to keep him around on the second level to boost Micah Parsons.Buccaneers re-sign LB Lavonte David for 1 year, $7 millionGrade: BDavid is aging but still effective all-around especially for that price.