FILE - Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton addresses the media after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Detroit. According to the Spotrac website, NFL teams handed out more than $3.3 billion in contracts last offseason with nearly half of that money fully guaranteed at signing. The six biggest spenders last offseason all missed the postseason led by Denver committing more than $250 million in contracts only to miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season after going 8-9 in coach Sean Payton's first season. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
FILE - The NFL logo is shown on the field before an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. NFL teams are set to dole up billions in free agent contracts in the coming weeks as teams around the league hope that bold moves in March will pay off with wins on the field once the season starts. But in a league with a sharp aging curve and specific systems that don’t suit all players those dollars spent don’t guarantee success. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
FILE - New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard (10) runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Lazard never lived up to the four-year, $44 million deal he signed. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. NFL teams are set to dole up billions in free agent contracts in the coming weeks as teams around the league hope that bold moves in March will pay off with wins on the field once the season starts. The Rams got into the postseason after spending only $10.2 million in free agency. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
FILE - Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz (86) runs through the tackle of Indianapolis Colts cornerback Darrell Baker Jr. (39) during an NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Indianapolis. Houston signed Schultz to a one-year, $6.25 million deal and got 59 catches for 635 yards and five TDs in the regular season and another TD in the playoffs. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)
FILE - At left is Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in 2024. At right is Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield in 2023. Garoppolo struggled once he got on the field throwing nine INTs in six starts before being benched. Mayfield delivered with a career-high 28 TD passes to lead the Bucs to a division title and a playoff win. (AP Photo/File)