NFL free agency is essentially complete after two weeks. The two-day negotiating period, prior to the league’s calendar beginning anew, saw nearly every team agree to terms with at least one external free agent.
The activity around the NFL is now at a lull nine days after the litany of moves made after the start of the new league year on March 11. Front offices will now turn their attention toward the 2026 NFL Draft and the pro days and 30 visits for the incoming class of collegiate prospects.
Finding out who truly won and lost from the first couple weeks of free agency 2026 will truly be determined a year or years down the road, in some cases. However, we live in the present, so here’s the gift of winners and losers from this offseason’s free agency cycle as things sit today.
Winner: Matthew Stafford and the Rams
The Los Angeles Rams finished a play or two short of beating the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship. Cornerback was the position that held them back, and the Rams went all in to fix the issue. Trading for a former All-Pro in Chiefs’ Trent McDuffie and then signing his buddy Jaylen Watson was great business. Those two, plus Quentin Lake, comprise a strong trio. Kam Curl’s return ensures stability on the back end behind them. Los Angeles has everything it needs to win the Super Bowl next season, which will be played at SoFi Stadium — their home turf and the site of their last Super Bowl win that concluded the 2021 season.
DraftKings Sportsbook now lists the Rams as the 2026 Super Bowl favorite with +850 odds, and 38-year-old quarterback Matthew Stafford is now positioned…
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