5 NFL teams spending the most money this offseason in free agency
The 2022 NFL offseason has featured many significant contracts handed out to players as teams build their rosters for the upcoming 2022 NFL season. Teams can spend money on player contracts in a couple of different ways, including extending their players and signing free agents.
The 2022 NFL free agency field was loaded with talent and, in turn, resulted in massive amounts of money being spent on available players. While the amount spent by each team is heavily influenced by how much salary cap they have remaining, here are the five teams who spent the most on free-agent contracts during the 2022 NFL offseason.
Teams that spent the most money during the 2022 NFL free agency period so far
#5 - Los Angeles Chargers - $147 million
The Los Angeles Chargers used the 2022 offseason to focus on improving their defense. They spent a ton of money in free agency on defensive additions and acquired Khalil Mack in a trade with the Chicago Bears.
Top Free Agent Contracts
QB: Winston, $28M
RB: Fournette, $12.1M
WR: Kirk, $72M
TE: Uzomah, $24M
OL: Armstead, $75M
DL: Fatukasi/Jones, $30M
LB: Miller, $120M
CB: Jackson, $82.5M
S: Williams, $70M
K: Bullock, $4.6M
P: Anger, $9M
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JC Jackson was the biggest free agent signed by the Chargers, accounting for more than half of their total spending during free agency. Other notable defensive additions include Sebastian Joseph, Austin Johnson, Kyle Van Noy, and Bryce Callahan.
#4 - New York Jets - $152 million
The New York Jets have been rebuilding their roster for a few years now. They have focused on bringing in as much young talent as possible and continued that trend during the 2022 free agency period.
Except for kicker Greg Zuerlein, no free agent signed by the Jets this year is over 30 years old. Some of their notable additions include CJ Uzomah, Laken Tomlinson, Jordan Whitehead, and DJ Reed.