NFL Free Agents 2014: Covert Players Who Will Outperform Contracts

March 15, 2014   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

As the free-agent signing period continues to wear on, the pool of impact players is seemingly shrinking. That may look like the case on the surface, but the depth of this year's class should make for some interesting signings moving forward.
Contracts usually get cheaper and more reasonable after the initial wave of signings, and that often leads to some big-time steals for teams that show patience. Not every inconspicuous signing is going to pay huge dividends; however, a handful of them certainly should.
Here are three free agents who haven't received much publicity yet but who will ultimately make the teams that decide to sign them look brilliant.
 
Ed Dickson
It wasn't long ago that Ed Dickson looked like a rising star at the tight end position, but his stock has dropped off considerably over the past couple seasons. Dickson was a high-upside pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft out of Oregon, and he looked like one of...

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