NFL free agency - Grades for every big signing and trade of 2022, plus draft outlook for each move
NFL free agency begins Monday through the legal negotiation window, but we've already seen a few extensions and big trades this week.
National NFL reporters Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano and Kevin Seifert are grading every big free-agent signing and trade over the next few weeks, and they get started with these pairs of trades and extensions. They'll grade each move from the team's perspective, using the contract terms, money numbers, player value and age, and history to assess the deal. Because the specific structure of contracts isn't always known when a deal is announced, they might delay grading a move until they know more about the guaranteed money.
We will also have NFL draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid approach each move from a draft perspective. What does each signing and trade mean for that team's first-round outlook come April, and how do the deals impact where the top prospects might be selected? Taking team needs, positional value on draft boards and what they've hearing from around the NFL, they break down what it all means for teams' next offseason event: the draft.
We're just getting underway here, as teams will begin signing players next week. And all deals become official Wednesday with the start of the new league year. Follow along as our experts evaluate and grade each move, with the most recent grades at the top. This piece will continue to be updated.
Dallas Cowboys get: 2022 fifth-round pick and a 2022 sixth-round pick
Cleveland Browns get: WR Amari Cooper and a 2022 sixth-round pick
Cowboys grade: A-Browns grade: C
It has been widely known for a while that the Cowboys planned to move on from Cooper rather than pay him $20 million this season. In similar situations, teams usually wind up


