NFL Free Agency: The 5 worst moves so far

What have been the worst five moves in NFL free agency so far? Read on.

We are now almost two weeks into NFL free agency and have already seen the cream of the crop of this year’s class sign massive deals. Last week, we discussed the five best contracts of the free agency period thus far.

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This week, we’re going in the other direction.

A lot of money has been spent since free agency officially kicked off and not all of it has been given out wisely.

Thanks to the salary cap, NFL teams have to marshal their resources effectively and can’t just throw money around. Making a good move isn’t necessarily about getting the best player available, but instead, the goal is to create the most value out of the money you spend.

Over the years we have consistently seen teams that hand out massive contracts to top players get buried under the weight of those deals.

Rarely do teams that give out big money to big name free agents wind up winning consistently. Instead, teams that make smart, value-based moves and work to re-sign their own free agents wind up being more successful.

Sometimes, the best deals are the ones you don’t make and the worst are the big-money contracts you hand out to All-Pro players.

With that in mind, here is a look at the five worst moves made since the start of the NFL’s free agency period.

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