The NFL’s legal tampering period will begin on Monday, and teams across the league are in a mad dash to free up some cap space on their roster. That means some unexpected names have become free agents ...

Jeff Nixon was eating lunch in the New York Giants cafeteria on Nov. 29, 2023 when his phone rang. It was an old friend from his days at Baylor calling with a job offer. The friend was Fran Brown, and ...