Top 10 Free Agent Signings! 

Drew Brees @ #1 makes perfect sense. It's easy to forget now, but when the Saints were forced out of New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina, they played some home games in San Antonio and were strongly considering moving there. There's a decent chance New Orleans doesn't have a team anymore without him. That's where he gets the edge over Reggie White.

Drew Brees going to the NOLA saints , like for real that instantly changed that franchise , sadly it brought them only one Super Bowl title with him but man they had some severe bad luck especially in that 2018 championship game GRR

Peyton Manning set the NFL record with 55 touchdown passes in 2013 and surpassed Brett Favre for most touchdown passes on the all-time list in 2014! Manning definitely had more record setting moments in Denver than in Indianapolis ever since signing with the Broncos as a free agent in 2012 and after undergoing season-ending neck surgery with the Colts in 2011!

I will always remember Drew he gave us so many incredible memories. See you in Canton in 2026!

Tampa Bay getting TB12 was a superb free agent signing

Brady should probably be higher but I cant disagree with Brees at 1. He legitimately changed that franchise

Fun fact, William Shakespeare was the first ever Steelers pick

Hate to admit it, but the Chiefs ALWAYS know a good runner when they see one. They never miss. VERY happy to see Rich Gannon getting some love. I have no idea what my Raiders saw in him but I'm glad they did. Leading the '02 squad to the Superbowl after the Tuckrule and subsequent coaching change is a very underrated achievement. The origin of free agency and The Minister of Defense will forever be intertwined. Soon as Reggie did what he did in another team's uniform, everyone knew free agency was a good idea. And Drew Brees finally gets to be #1 on a list!!! Hooray! He's just as intertwined with New Orleans as Reggie is with free agency itself.

VIEWTIFUL list boss. Thanks for churning this one out. Deion Sanders was definitely the hallmark signing for the 49ers, but another one I think of was getting Tim McDonald as a free agent in '93. He became a cornerstone player on the defense, and really helped the unit stay in top shape for a few years. Also Ken Norton Jr. in '94.

Peyton Manning did a lot for the Broncos, but not nearly enough people talk about them signing DeMarcus Ware. That was a REAL home run.

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Charles Woodson and Reggie White for The Packers 2 Legends

Great video. Feel like the low marketed Bucs get overlooked alot in videos of this nature, but good to see Simeon Rice and Hardy Nickerson were added as honorable mentions. Well deserved.

Definitely some free agents signings for sure.

Curtis Martin will always be my favorite runningback. Dude was massively underrated as a player AND character guy. Locker Room Leader and Zero Diva Tendencies. Oldest Back to win the rushing title.

It's easily Deion Sanders to the Cowboys . He turned the tides from SB Champion to next SB Champion.. no one could say that after the fact ..Charles Haley is also in the conversation. Immediate impact. ✌️

Look at the last 5 years of Peyton’s career and you would think it was a Hollywood Story. No matter what, he is a Colt, but he is just as much as a Bronco as well.

Peyton Manning singlehandedly saved John Elway’s reputation. He practically did Elway’s job for him because every single significant player we signed who played a significant role for that super bowl team would never even step foot in Colorado if Peyton wasn’t there.

Enjoyed it, though no honorable mention for the great Jon Runyan. How about best and worst free agent signings by team, maybe separate videos by decade?

It would be cool if you included what team they came from. Some of these I had to look up 😂

Another player that could have probably made this at least as an honorable mention is CB Johnathan Joseph. He was consistently a good, sometimes great corner that provided Texans fans with a lot of big play memories.

0:39 that ref diving out of the way tho lol

New top ten worst free agents would be awesome soon!

so many what-if scenarios with free agency, one that I think about is what if Drew Brees stayed with the Chargers? 👀

Nice list

Curtis Martin and Priest Holmes are two of the most underrated backs of all time. Both were SO good at their peaks

How is Brady only 5?? He won a Super Bowl in his first year with the Bucs, made that franchise relevant, broke their playoff dry spell that was over a decade long, AND now the Bucs will go back to missing the playoffs without him

The disrespect for Tom Brady is insane! Its like no one understands it. Tampa Bay may only be a franchise because of Tom.

Kevin Mawae was one of the best Centers of All Time...followed up by Nick Mangold, another All Time Great Center.

Brees at one makes sense. Gilmore for the Pats was also a great one and I’d probably put Brady higher.

Andrew Whitworth to the Rams has to be top 10 at least. He was a key piece to the Rams resurgence under McVay

I’m glad y’all put the Burner on here

Interesting how the #1 had the shortest screen time.

Honestly I would argue that Reggie White is just as important to the Packers as he was to the Eagles, and that he’s just as iconic to both teams. People tend to forget that Green Bay was a dumpster fire for *20* years. We had Lynn Dickey, James Lofton, Coffman, even Majik Man, but Green Bay was perpetually in the basement. Then we get Brett Favre in a trade, no big deal obviously, until Majik goes down, the rest, was history. But even then, Green Bay was sort of turning the corner, on the rise, but as a quiet background thing. Then free agency hits for the first time. I remember my Dad telling me that he daydreamed about getting Reggie, like a Lions fan daydreaming about what if prime Rodgers joined forces with Megatron. Only Reggie *actually* did it. All of a sudden, Green Bay went from being a tiny backwater, to a tiny backwater, but one that became a hot spot for free agents. A young Favre lighting up the offense with arguably the greatest defensive player in NFL history on the other side? Sign me the hell up. And for 30 years, Green Bay has been at worst a playoff contender. He and Favre *completely* changed Green Bay’s fortunes alongside Holmgreen, and in return Reggie got something he never had at any other point in his life. A championship.

How is Sanders #4 for a 1 year signing in SF and Kurt Warner is a honorable mention? Lmao

Do Every NFL Team Next Please😏

8:40 "Ya wanna be a Raidah?" 💀

Of course being a Bolt fan its Brees ! SMH - And these newer Chargers fans loved Rivers with us vets fans still asking WTF is or was AJ Smith thinking ? And Michael Turner and Darren Sproles and Vincent Jackson, Antonio Cromartie

Rod (the best of the Woodson’s) To the Ravens helped put them over the top

As a bears and Ohio State fan seeing Charles Woodson sign to the packers made me sick to my stomach 😭

They needed to include Marcus Allen, IMO. And Hardy Nickerson belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Sanders #4? - Man I love how he played, he was the best but SF and Dallas were already very good teams Manning at #3? and White at #2? same comment Denver and GB were already playoff teams Brady at #5? When he took a team that didn't play a playoff game in 12 years and won a SB in his first year, that's amazing, Brady should be #2 Brees #1

Maybe the only signing the cowboys have made worth a damn since the FA-era began. A no-brainer one at that ... and then nothing. Nothing at all for what, 28 years now? 28 years of not even making it into the NFC title game once FA firmly took hold.

Gannon was cooking

Curtis Martin was something else

Wouldn't Kurt Warner also count for the Rams as well considering he signed with them while he was out of the league

Tom Brady signing with the Buccaneers: #1 Drew Brees signing with the Saints: #1A Peyton Manning signing with the Broncos: #1B

Lol @ spelling Stephon Gilmore’s as “Stefan” in the chapters.

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Finally, Drew Brees gets some respect, as the greatest free agent signing in NFL history.

Drew Brees at #1... That's just perfect. If he would have declined, New Orleans, wouldn't have a team, and San Antonio would

Am I missing something, or should James Harrison have been a mention?

Kurt Warner looks like he could be Ryan Reynolds' dad.

How is Warner HM?

What about Jared Allen?

Jared Allen, Terrel Owens, or Randy Moss??

What about Darren Sharper?

Kevin Greene played only 3 seasons in Pit? Felt way longer

It’s amazing with everything John Elway and Peyton Manning had done for Denver, all of their accomplishments have been dwarfed and nullified by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s like y’all were never there.

13:07 rip DT 🏈

Would y'all say Cam wake is the greatest dolphins free agent ever 🤔 and should be an Honourable mention on this list

Man, i miss Elliot Harrison narrating these...

How is Reggie White not on the list lol

Where is Kurt Warner to the Rams or wasn’t that a free Agency signing ?

Tom Brady should have been number 1 period

There were no codes to phones in 2004. Buddy just displayed false memories

Whoever made this video spelled his name Stefan Gilmore 😆 it's Stephon Gilmore

More honorable mentions than actual players in the top-10.

Reggie white should be number one he set the standard and arguably top 5 nfl player ever I don't think drew Brees top 5 quarterback of all time

Reggie White #1. And it isn't even close.

I feel like Antonio gates should have been on here since he was a UDFA

The last time the packers have won superbowls they made moves in free agency???!!! 😑

Nah Reggie coming to us is number 1 it changed free agency for ever when he came to green bay cause they usually only went to New York or Miami or California

I thought Gilmore was traded

It is laughable that Rodney Harrison is not in the top 3 and it is embarrassing that he isn't on the list at all. All time playoff interception leader with the Patriots. Big time picks in championship games and super bowl. 1st player in the 30 pick/30 sack club (only other person currently in this club is a guy called Ray Lewis). Whether it be HOF nominations or lists like this, the disrespect shown to man is shameful.

Where's Rodney Harrison?

Where's Albert Haynesworth??? 😂😂😂😅😅

Inmoss the commentators

Priest was that guy

James Farrior honorable mention??? Hahaha he anchored 2 Super Bowl teams...

Where’s Revis?!

Uh… Jared Allen?

I still can't get over how overpaid these thugs are

So where does Charles Haley rank in your eyes? SMH

No love for Jerome Bettis?

this no narrator shit ain’t it 😂

Peyton at 3 is Wild cause he was honestly trash in Denver

Brady being #5 and not #1 is a joke lol. For everything he did in New England.. then to sign elsewhere and Win It All. What a joke of an order this list is in lol

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I’m not watching but stephon Gilmore better be on this list

Desean jackson definitely deserves a mention here, might not have been “great” but he was definitely serviceable for the skins.

N1 free agency Peyton manning

Brees is the most overrated player ever