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2025 NFL free agency: Best team fits for unsigned players | ESPN
Judon is a sound, smart player, but as he turns 33 this year, a new team would probably need to continue spotting him in as a part-time role in an edge-rushing rotation. He had 20-plus hits in five consecutive seasons between 2018 and 2022 and nine in four games before suffering a season-ending injury with the Pats in 2023. The hope would naturally be that 2024 was an outlier on a team where nobody seemed capable of getting after the quarterback. The Falcons signaled their decision to move on from Judon by signing Leonard Floyd in free agency, but Judon should eventually find a one-year deal with a contender.
Ideal landing spots: Chiefs, Bengals, Commanders
Favorite, least favorite free-agency moves for all 32 NFL teams | PFF
Favorite: LB Nick Bolton
2024 PFF Grade: 64.0
2024 PFF WAR: 0.07
Contract: 3 years, $45 million ($30 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 4 years, $60 million ($40 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Good
Restructuring Patrick Mahomes‘ deal allowed the Chiefs to retain Bolton, and they did so at a very reasonable contract value. While his past two seasons weren’t as efficient as his first two, he remains a key piece of Kansas City’s defense and fully understands Steve Spagnuolo’s scheme and how it functions at the highest level.
Least Favorite: T Jaylon Moore
2024 PFF Grade: 74.9
2024 PFF WAR: 0.06
Contract: 2 years, $30 million ($21.24 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 3 years, $27 million ($16.5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
Moore filled in admirably for Trent Williams down the stretch of the 49ers‘ 2024 season, earning a quality 74.9 PFF overall grade, highlighted by solid metrics as a pass blocker. However, this is quite an expensive deal for a player with limited NFL experience (just over 800 career snaps). It ultimately leaves this unit in worse shape entering 2025.
NFL free agency grades 2025: Cowboys, 49ers among teams close to an F | USA Today
So they owe QB Patrick Mahomes (another) debt of gratitude, his latest restructure saving the AFC champions about $50 million. Yet despite that breathing room, the left side of an O-line that got overrun in the Super Bowl exported Thuney and couldn’t do better – for now anyway – than a two-year, $30 million gamble on new LT Jaylon Moore, who’s started 12 times in four NFL seasons. CB Kristian Fulton (2 years, $20 million) addresses an area of need, and Mahomes will surely be glad to see franchised G Trey Smith, WRs Hollywood Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster plus RB Kareem Hunt return. And re-signing LB Nick Bolton (3 years,...
