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Free agency an antidote for offensive fireworks, mobile QBs

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer

Teams looking to counter the pass-happy offenses and mobile quarterbacks who rule today’s NFL won’t have to wait for the draft next month to find the antidote. This year’s free agent class promises to be deeper than normal because the salary cap went down 8% to $182.5 million. That’s a result of the league’s lost revenue from the 2020 season played largely without fans in the stands because of the coronavirus pandemic. The irregular college season and scuttling of the annual scouting combine also means the draft is more of a dice roll than ever before. 

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