free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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The Broncos snapped him up as a preferred free agent, eventually inking him on a three-year deal worth a total of $3 million, according to Spotrac.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Long-serving captain Jordan Henderson had moved to Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia after 12 years at Anfield and vice-captain James Milner, an eight-year stalwart, had joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a free agent following the expiration of his contract.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Fellow big man Al Horford is turning 39 in June and is set to become an unrestricted free agent one month later, so the Celtics are already facing uncertainty in their frontcourt this offseason.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The 11-year veteran will now be free to sign elsewhere as a free agent.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Long-serving captain Jordan Henderson had moved to Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia after 12 years at Anfield and vice-captain James Milner, an eight-year stalwart, had joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a free agent following the expiration of his contract.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Fellow big man Al Horford is turning 39 in June and is set to become an unrestricted free agent one month later, so the Celtics are already facing uncertainty in their frontcourt this offseason.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The 11-year veteran will now be free to sign elsewhere as a free agent.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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