Pass-Rushers Will Get Paid in 2016 NFL Free Agency

February 20, 2016   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

Even with the top players likely to be franchise-tagged, pass-rushers still figure to take the biggest bite out of the NFL's wealth of spending money in free agency. 
Many teams around the league are starved for players who can consistently pressure the quarterback, and with the millions of dollars expected to be available once the market opens next month, pass-rushers of all shapes and sizes could cash in with lucrative deals. 
According to Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, the 32 NFL teams will enter free agency with roughly $1 billion to spend. While Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and the New York Jets' Muhammad Wilkerson remain likely to receive franchise tags, the pass-rushers who do make it to the market should find a number of open checkbooks. 
"[Free agency] is just going to explode," former NFL executive and current ESPN analyst Joe Banner told Seifert. "People are just not realizing what is sort of already happening and will keep happening."
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