This year marks the 25th anniversary of NFL free agency. Things are moving fast and furious, and this week on Schooled with the Professor, we talk to the perfect person to go through the history of NFL free agency.

Mike Lombardi has worked with and for some of the best football minds throughout the years. He’s been a general manager. He recently wrote a great book about football, "Gridiron Genius," and he's a writer for The Athletic. Lombardi talks about how free agency has changed over the years and he didn’t mince words.

We talk about the dangers of overpaying for players in the first wave of free agency, and then spent plenty of time talking about the New York Giants trades of Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon. He gives his prize to the signings of the Buffalo Bills. It’s a must listen if you love to get the real story of NFL free agency.

Pick up Mike's excellent book about building NFL teams and dynasties "Gridiron Genius" wherever books are sold. 

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