The 2026 NFL Draft is behind us, which means teams are once again turning to the free-agency pool to address their biggest needs.
While it’s been nearly two months since the NFL’s free-agency period got underway, there are actually quite a few notable players who are still available. Let’s take a look at 11 veterans who can still help a team and break down some potential landing spots for each.
Stefon Diggs, WR
2025 Team: New England Patriots
Stefon Diggs was released by the New England Patriots a week before free agency, and there are some off-field concerns for the veteran wide receiver. He was just in the midst of an assault trial, but he was ultimately found not guilty. Now that this is behind him, perhaps he can find a team.
On the field, Diggs is still playing at an extremely high level. Last season, he was the fourth-best receiver in the NFL in PFSN’s WR Impact Score despite coming off a torn ACL. Diggs is still super talented, so a WR-needy team will surely give him a shot.
Potential Landing Spots: Titans, Commanders, 49ers
Marshon Lattimore, CB
2025 Team: Washington Commanders
Injuries have been a recurring theme in Marshon Lattimore’s NFL career, which played a big role in why the Washington Commanders released him prior to the start of free agency. Over his last four seasons, he’s missed a combined 33 games.
That said, when Lattimore has been healthy, he has played at a very high level. Before 2025, he was a top-20 cornerback in the NFL in PFSN’s CB Impact Score in each of the previous four seasons. Even this past year, he finished as an average starter with a ranking at No. 36.
Potential Landing Spots: Chiefs, Steelers, Titans
Germaine Pratt, LB
2025 was a weird calendar year for Germaine Pratt. He started the year with the Cincinnati Bengals, but he requested a trade in February. Cincinnati released him in June, and the Las Vegas Raiders signed him the next day. However, he only played in four games there before they also released him.
It wasn’t until he signed with the Indianapolis Colts two days after his release from the Raiders that Pratt bounced back to his true self. He ended the year with 126 total tackles between the two teams, tying for third among all NFL linebackers with 10 pass deflections in coverage. He also had a career-low 5.4% missed tackle percentage this past year.
Pratt ranked seventh in PFSN’s LB Impact Score last season. He’s still a very good football player and can help a team, even if last year was odd.
Potential Landing Spots: Titans, Jets, Bengals
Jadeveon Clowney, EDGE
2025 Team: Dallas Cowboys
Jadeveon Clowney is a pass-rush mercenary for hire, and he still does it at a high level. He’s played for seven teams over the last eight years, but he’s coming off an 8.5-sack season for the Dallas Cowboys and has reached that mark in three of his last five seasons.
Though Clowney missed a few games due to injury and stepped into more of a rotational role for Dallas, he ranked No. 15 in pass-rush win rate among edge rushers at 16.7%. He’ll likely sign onto another one-year deal, but he’s still a quality pass rusher entering Year 13 of his NFL career.
Potential Landing Spots: Eagles, Patriots
Aaron Rodgers, QB
2025 Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers is deciding if he wants to play one more year. He would turn 43 years old in the middle of next season, which would be his 22nd year in the NFL. If he does decide to play, it seems likely that it will be with the Steelers, where he’d reunite with his former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.
Rodgers ranked No. 29 in the NFL in QBi scoring in 2025. He’s clearly no longer the MVP he used to be, but he still graded better than six other starting quarterbacks this year. As a stopgap option for a QB-needy team, you could certainly do worse.
Potential Landing Spots: Steelers, Cardinals, retirement
Haason Reddick, EDGE
2025 Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Similar to the aforementioned Clowney, Haason Reddick has now entered pass-rushing mercenary territory, having played for five teams in the last six years. In 2025, he totaled 2.5 sacks and 34 pressures in 13 games for the Buccaneers.
Coming off of two disappointing seasons in a row, it’s unlikely at this point that Reddick returns to the Pro Bowl form he had with Philadelphia. That said, among the 123 edge rushers qualified for EDGEi scoring, he still ended the year above average, ranking No. 36.
Potential Landing Spots: Patriots, Cowboys
Deebo Samuel Sr., WR
2025 Team: Washington Commanders
After seven years with the 49ers, Deebo Samuel Sr. was traded to the Washington Commanders in 2025. He wasn’t the bona fide WR1 he used to be, but he still improved his numbers compared to 2024, catching 72 passes for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Statistically, Samuel’s best days are behind him. A creative offense can still weaponize him as a versatile Swiss Army knife with his backfield capabilities, making him a potential low-risk, high-reward type of receiver.
Potential Landing Spots: Commanders, Chiefs, Patriots
Tyreek Hill, WR
2025 Team: Miami Dolphins
Having been released by the Dolphins, Tyreek Hill now finds himself an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his illustrious career. At 32 years old with declining numbers, coming off a season-ending injury, and having the risk of issues coming up off the field, he is a risky player to sign to a multi-year contract.
However, in the four games he played before getting hurt, Hill was on a 17-game pace for 1,127 receiving yards. He was a first-team All-Pro and came in second for Offensive Player of the Year voting in 2023. A competing team could look to lure him on a one-year deal to see if he can get them over the hump.
Potential Landing Spots: Chiefs, Commanders, Patriots
Joey Bosa, EDGE
2025 Team: Buffalo Bills
In his first season away from the Chargers, Joey Bosa led the NFL with 5 forced fumbles and also tallied 5 sacks with the Buffalo Bills in 2025. Injuries have slowed him down, but he’s still a high-level rotational piece who would benefit a contending team as a late free agent signing.
Injuries and age are the big concerns with Bosa. He’s missed 25 games over the last four seasons, and he hasn’t completed a full season since 2017. That could lead some to think he’s a regression candidate, but after his 2025 campaign, he should still be treated as a high-end stopgap starter.
Potential Landing Spots: Bills, Chargers, Commanders
Bobby Wagner, LB
2025 Team: Washington Commanders
Projected Contract: 1 year, $9 million AAV
Since PFSN started tallying positional scores in 2019, Bobby Wagner has been a top-10 linebacker in the NFL every single season. Those seasons don’t even include most of his “prime” years, where he was a perennial All-Pro. Even turning 36 years old in June, he’s still an elite linebacker for a team in need of a band-aid solution.
The active leader in tackles with exactly 2,000 over his career, Wagner finished fifth in the league with an 89.7 LBi score in 2025 for the Commanders. He had an impressive 162 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 2 interceptions, and 4.5 sacks.
Whenever Wagner becomes eligible, he’ll be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He’s arguably the best linebacker of his generation, and he’s still a solid starter at this stage of his career.
Potential Landing Spots: Commanders, Broncos, Colts
David Njoku, TE
2025 Team: Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns struck gold with Harold Fannin Jr. in last year’s draft, so it’s no surprise David Njoku wasn’t brought back. It is a slight surprise he’s still a free agent, though; he ranked in the top 10 among NFL tight ends in receptions every season from 2022 to 2024. He could still be a solid starter for a contending team.
Njoku was a Pro Bowler in 2023, and he’s scored 8 touchdowns over the last two seasons, despite missing 11 games in that span. His 5.7% drop rate in 2025 was the second-lowest of his nine seasons in Cleveland, too. It’s entirely possible he bounces back to being an above-average starting tight end on a new team.
Potential Landing Spots: Eagles, Titans, Broncos
