NFL Free Agents 2017: Predictions for Top Players Expected to Hit Open Market

With the postseason just a few weeks away, it’s hard for football fans to start focusing on the offseason regardless of whether their team is in the hunt or not. 

But for countless organizations whose seasons are already over, it’s never too early to start looking ahead, which includes working within the free-agency market.

A number of big names are set to test the market, but free agency in the NFL usually doesn’t yield as many team changes as the other big-four sports. 

There are some big names out there though, and here are predictions for where they’ll be playing come 2017.

Kirk Cousins

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins seized the opportunity of being the team’s starter once Robert Griffin III departed. 

After a season in which he led the league with a 69.8 completion percentage, Cousins posted his second straight 4,000-yard season while breaking his own franchise record, per the Redskins:

#Redskins QB Kirk Cousins just broke his own franchise record for most passing yards in a single season. #HTTR pic.twitter.com/pJWYpnzmM1

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 20, 2016

Entering Week 17, Cousins has thrown for 4,630 yards with 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. However, it might not be enough to keep Washington in the playoff hunt, as the Redskins are on the outside looking in when it comes to the wild-card hunt.

Washington is fighting for the final postseason spot with an 8-6-1 record and has to leapfrog the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.

Regardless, the impending free agent is expected to haul in a pretty penny during the offseason, and for NFL Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders, it’s well-deserved:

“Kirk Cousins could start for 5 teams in the NFC and would love his services.”@DeionSanders names a few: https://t.co/doFBxPwBlv pic.twitter.com/gQDfBcuBlV

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) December 20, 2016

The Redskins avoided …

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