2025 NFL free agency: Experts debate best, worst signings - ESPN

NFL free agency has started to slow down since officially opening last Wednesday, so it's a good time to take stock of the moves. Some teams have made splash signings, adding standouts like Sam Darnold, Davante Adams, Justin Fields, Josh Sweat and Carlton Davis III to their rosters. Other top free agents — notably Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Stefon Diggs — are still searching for their next team.

What were the best and most puzzling moves so far in free agency? Which teams secured the top value contracts? We asked 10 of our NFL experts to weigh in with their picks from the past week or so.

Check back all week, as we will continue to update this file with a new question each day. We will tackle teams that aced free agency (Thursday) and teams that came up short (Friday).

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Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: The Dolphins signing wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Miami landed Westbrook-Ikhine on a two-year, $6.5 million deal, which is a bargain for a potential No. 3 receiver. With his build-up speed on the perimeter, he can be schemed at the third level. He's also a willing blocker in the run game and brings special teams upside as a gunner. In 2024 with the Titans, Westbrook-Ikhine caught nine touchdowns on just 32 receptions.

Jeremy Fowler, national NFL reporter: The Jets signing center Josh Myers. This is a quality center who started all but one game for Green Bay over the past three seasons. But he didn't get big money in free agency — he signed for one year, $2 million ($3.5 million with incentives) — similar to Chicago's Drew Dalman and Minnesota's Ryan Kelly. So the Jets capitalized. Though New York has Joe Tippmann slated as the starter, the presence of Myers