Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone reveals the reality of NFL free agency, explaining how players often have less than an hour to decide their future once contract offers arrive.
Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone gave fans a rare, honest look behind the curtain of NFL free agency this week, and it perfectly captures how chaotic March can be for players.
Responding to a fan on social media, Anzalone admitted that even the players themselves often have no real idea what’s going to happen once the negotiating window opens.
“Do y’all realize I have very little knowledge of what’s going to happen in March? Your guess could be as good as mine,” Anzalone wrote.
When a fan followed up by asking whether players actually know who will offer what, Anzalone explained just how fast and uncertain the process really is.
“You don’t know financially who’s going to actually offer what. Then you have to make a decision in a short amount of time (less than an hour potentially) on what you want to do.”
For Lions fans hoping Anzalone returns to Detroit in 2026, it was both eye-opening and a little nerve-wracking. The veteran linebacker has been one of the emotional leaders of Dan Campbell’s defense, a steady presence in the middle, and a key piece of Detroit’s culture turnaround. But as he made clear, free agency is often a whirlwind of rapid offers, agent conversations, and split-second decisions.
Anzalone isn’t being cryptic, he’s being real. Even respected veterans don’t walk into March with a clear roadmap. It’s a business process driven by timing, money, and opportunity, and sometimes the final call comes down to minutes, not days.
For Detroit, it reinforces just how delicate the offseason chess match can be. The Lions would love to keep Anzalone in Honolulu blue. Anzalone would clearly love stability. But until the market opens and the phones start ringing, even he admits the future is a mystery.
And that, more than anything, explains why free agency always feels so unpredictable, for fans and players alike.
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