free agent

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Weeks later, he became a free agent, signing a one-year, $21.05-million contract with the Boston Red Sox.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Daniel Jones is a free agent after a strong season with Indianapolis, although the Colts placed the transition tag on him and can match any offer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The NFL salary cap is soaring to $301.2 million per team next season, creating a challenge for teams due to a thin free agent class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

This year’s free agent class is widely viewed as unusually thin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In Mendel’s experiments, every gene had behaved like an independent entity—a free agent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee