free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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Farmer wound up playing only 59 games for the Dodgers before signing with the Reds as a free agent in 2020.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Pederson probably would be, too, if playing anywhere had been a free agent.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
However, that approach might convince possible free agent targets (say Green’s Bay’s Malik Willis) to look elsewhere, unless the money Miami’s offering is obscene, and far exceeds another franchise.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
San Francisco’s Mac Jones is eligible to be a free agent in 2027.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Pederson probably would be, too, if playing anywhere had been a free agent.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
However, that approach might convince possible free agent targets (say Green’s Bay’s Malik Willis) to look elsewhere, unless the money Miami’s offering is obscene, and far exceeds another franchise.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
San Francisco’s Mac Jones is eligible to be a free agent in 2027.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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