The NFL calendar says that free agency won't officially start until Wednesday, but don't be fooled by that. The real action kicks off at 12 p.m. ET on Monday with the start of the legal tampering period.

NFL free agency got underway on Monday, even if it's in an unofficial capacity, in what should be a busy day around the league. Starting at noon on Monday, all teams in the NFL are able to "legally tamper" with free agent players. Historically, what has followed has been a flurry of reports of players agreeing to contracts with new teams.

The NFL’s impending media rights negotiations have become the center of every story about the business of legacy media. As has now been discussed publicly by both media executives and NFL leadership alike,

The official start of NFL free agency is March 11, but teams can begin negotiating and agreeing to terms with players on March 9