free agent

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Bell High in Hurst, Texas, Mauro played four seasons at Stanford before signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014 as an undrafted free agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Spain defender Ona Batlle is close to agreeing a move to Arsenal as a free agent in the summer.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Now a sneaker free agent after his high-profile departure from longtime sponsor Under Armour, Curry honored his contemporary with a blue and yellow version of the LeBron X iD sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He will earn $140 million—potentially rising to $150 million with performance-based incentives—and still become a free agent at the age of 28, three years later than he otherwise would.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There’s no intermediate point in the process in which you confront the potential employer as a free agent, entitled to cut her own deal.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich