Judging overreactions to 2024 NFL free agency deals, trades - ESPN

18.03.2024 - 16:29 espn.com

The next time you think we're overreacting during the NFL season, you need to remember how things can be in the middle of March.

A frenzied week of signings, cuts and trades has reshaped every NFL roster (well, except the Cowboys) and led to some of the more breathless takes we'll see all year.

So we here in the Overreactions Department decided this would be a good time for an emergency special edition. Let's judge some of the biggest potential takeaways from free agent signings and other big roster moves of the past week and see which are legit. Jump to:The Bears misread the Fields marketHenry puts the Ravens over the topCousins makes the Falcons serious contendersThe running back market is backThe Texans can now challenge the ChiefsThe Broncos will pick No.

1 in 2025 The Bears had been dangling Fields in trade talks since they found out they would have the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, courtesy of the Panthers.

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