One word to describe the early stages of 2024 NFL free agency? Chaos! We just experienced perhaps the busiest first two days of free agency in league history -- and we're still in the legal tampering period until 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday -- with dozens of impact players agreeing to new deals. We've even had a few intriguing trades.
Things will continue to evolve as more players come off the board and find new teams, but we now have enough of a sample for us to recognize the franchises that have made the savviest additions and re-signings.
I've examined all 32 teams to see which have improved the most in recent days, removing departed free agents and adding newcomers. Here are four that have aced free agency (so far) and the key additions that could get them to the next level, ranked in order:
coverage:
Grading the biggest deals | Top 100 free agents
Barnwell: Winners, losers | Making sense of QBs
Fantasy reaction: What to make of top moves
1. Houston Texans
Key additions: DE Danielle Hunter, RB Joe Mixon, LB Azeez Al-Shaair, DL Denico Autry, DL Foley Fatukasi, CB Jeff Okudah
Notable re-signings: TE Dalton Schultz, K Ka'imi Fairbairn, CB Desmond King, S Eric Murray, DT Khalil Davis