2017 NFL offseason

The 2017 NFL offseason.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2017 NFL offseason.

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The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

March 9 · Free agency
The quarterback market produces bridge solutions
Chicago committed to Mike Glennon while San Francisco added Brian Hoyer, moves that did not prevent either franchise from making an aggressive draft-day bet.
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24Free agencyMarch 10, 2017From TBTo CHIChicago signs a bridge before drafting its futureThe Bears committed veteran money to Glennon weeks before moving up for Mitchell Trubisky.Tampa Bay Buccaneers → Chicago BearsOpen offseason →25Free agencyMarch 9, 2017From CHITo SFHoyer becomes Shanahan's first bridge quarterbackSan Francisco chose a veteran familiar with Kyle Shanahan while beginning a comprehensive rebuild.Chicago Bears → San Francisco 49ersOpen offseason →
March 11 · Trade
Brandin Cooks gives New England another vertical threat →
The Patriots sent first- and third-round picks to New Orleans for Cooks after winning Super Bowl LI, adding speed to an already elite offense.
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00TradeMarch 11, 2017To NE2017PICKround assetTo NO20171STround asset20173RDround assetCooks to New EnglandNE receives Brandin Cooks, 2017 fourth-round pickNO receives 2017 1st-round pick · No. 32, 2017 3rd-round pick · No. 1034 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
April 27 · Draft trade
Kansas City moves ten spots for Patrick Mahomes →
Andy Reid and the Chiefs traded a current first, a third and a future first to Buffalo for the right to select Mahomes at No. 10.
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00TradeApril 27, 2017To KC20171STround assetTo BUF20171STround asset20173RDround asset+1 assetsKansas City trades up for MahomesKC receives 2017 1st-round pick · No. 10, Patrick MahomesBUF receives 2017 1st-round pick · No. 27, 2017 3rd-round pick · No. 91, 2018 1st-round pick5 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
April 27 · Draft trade
Chicago pays to move one spot for Mitchell Trubisky →
The Bears sent San Francisco three extra selections to move from No. 3 to No. 2, choosing Trubisky ahead of Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.
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00TradeApril 27, 2017To CHI20171STround assetTo SF20171STround asset20173RDround asset+2 assetsChicago moves up for TrubiskyCHI receives 2017 1st-round pick · No. 2, Mitchell TrubiskySF receives 2017 1st-round pick · No. 3, 2017 3rd-round pick · No. 67, 2017 fourth-round pick · No. 111 + 1 more6 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
Draft weekend · NFL Draft
Myles Garrett goes first overall to Cleveland Browns →
Cleveland Browns used the No. 1 pick on Myles Garrett. The complete 2017 NFL draft board preserves every selection and each available player profile.
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Draft board
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Myles Garrett
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June 6 · Free agency
Jeremy Maclin joins Baltimore after Kansas City's release
A late veteran release gave the Ravens an unexpected starting receiver and underscored how roster decisions continued well beyond the draft.
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17Free agencyJune 12, 2017From KCTo BALA surprise release sends Maclin to BaltimoreKansas City's late roster decision unexpectedly placed a starting receiver on the market well after the draft.Kansas City Chiefs → Baltimore RavensOpen offseason →

The transaction timeline

The quarterback market produces bridge solutions

Myles Garrett

Jeremy Maclin joins Baltimore after Kansas City's release