2022 NFL free agency grades Day 3 Raider

We are now officially in the midst of the 2022 league year in the NFL. At 4 p.m. ET, the league rang in Jonas Siegenthaler Jersey the new year, meaning teams are now able to make all of their free-agent agreements they reached during the two-day legal tampering period official, along with any trades that have occurred to this point. Of course, there has been , and several superstars are going to officially land with their new teams Wednesday.While it's technically the first day of free agency, it's really Day 3 when factoring in the legal tampering period and the deals that have been agreed to over the last few days. In this post, we're going to dive into the top new moves that were made Wednesday and hand out our grades for those transactions acro s the league.Ready? Let's dive in. leaves for BillsVon Miller was traded from the to the Rams in the middle of last season, and he helped L.A. win a . Buffalo is hoping Miller can do it again, as the Bills stole him from the West Coast with a six-year, $120 million deal that includes $51.345 million guaranteed, . The deal is constructed a bit differently, as it's not $20 million per year. Media's Ian Rapoport says the deal is backloaded, and averagesThe length of the deal and the dollar amount are pretty shocking, but the bottom line is that this makes the Bills immediately better. It took a lot to steal Miller away from the Rams, Broncos, and other suitors, but they were able to find a way to do just that. Miller has tread left on the tires, and he feels like he has a lot of good football left, . Buffalo is all-in. Grade: A- land , trade for The Raiders made a signing and trade e sentially in lockstep, so we are lumping them together here. The club signed outside linebacker Chandler Jones to a three-year deal reportedly worth roughly $51 million and soon after traded away fellow pa s-rusher to the for cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. The addition of Jones and Ya-Sin upgrades Las Vegas' Brett Connolly Jersey defense in two areas. Jones is coming off one of his better seasons in the NFL in 2021, as his 87.7 pa s-rushing grade, per PFF, was the second-best of his career. He's routinely been a double-digit sack producer when healthy and should form a lethal combo with off the edge. Meanwhile, the former second-round pick in Ya-Sin is only 26-years-old and allowed a reception percentage of 56.5% last year, which was a career-best. Getting an upgrade off the edge and po sibly an ascending player in the secondary are slam dunks for the Raiders.Grade: AColts trade for Yannick NgakoueNgakoue has traveled around quite a bit in his career, but the pa s rusher is still only 26-years old and should help a Colts defense that was the 18th-best pre sure unit in the NFL last year, according to PFF. His age also fits nicely with others along the front seven like , , , and , so Indy could be looking at a solid core for the foreseeable future.Grade: B+ goes home to JacksonvilleThe continued their ma sive spending spree Wednesday Jakub Vrana Jersey by signing cornerback Darious Williams to a reported three-year, $30 million deal that includes $18 million guaranteed. Williams was 17th on Pete Prisco's list of the and is one of the more underrated corners on the market. The Jacksonville native will head home to try and help a secondary that ranked 31st in the NFL in DVOA last season. Williams will in all likelihood start and look to build off a 2021 season where he allowed a catch percentage of 63.2 working opposite of . Grade: B sign New England made its first outside signing of the free-agent cycle in cornerback Terrance Mitchell, inking him to a reported one-year, $3 million deal. Adding a piece to the secondary was critical for Bill Belichick in the aftermath of losing No.1 corner to the , and Mitchell provides some veteran experience at the very least. When targeted by opposing quarterbacks, the veteran allowed a 62.9 reception percentage and a pa ser rating of 104.7, according to PFF.Grade: C+ bring back Kansas City is keeping its backup quarterback in place for another season, re-signing Chad Henne to a reported one-year, $2 million deal. Henne has been with the Chiefs dating back to 2018 and has just one start under his belt over that stretch. While that Week 17 start against the Chargers in 2020 resulted in a lo s, Henne did play well, completing 71,8% of his throws for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Last year, he made four appearances and completed 68.8% of his pa NHL Washington Capitals Jersey ses. Retaining a quarterback who knows your system to back up is never a bad thing.Grade: C land Za'Darius Smith heads home to the team that drafted him back in 2015. Baltimore needed some help rushing the pa ser a year after ranking 20th in pre sure, according to PFF. A healthy Smith should provide the unit with the added spark it needs, as he blo somed into a Pro Bowl and All-Pro pa s rusher during his three-year stint with the , posting double-digit sacks in 2019 and 2020. Smith effectively mi sed the entire 2021 season due to injury, but now that he's back to full strength, he'll be a big addition to Baltimore's pa s rush. Because the Packers released him earlier this week, he also won't count against the compensatory pick formula, which is an added bonus. Grade: A spurns , returns to After reports that McKi sic was going to leave Washington to join in Buffalo, the veteran running back had a change of heart and has since done an about-face to return to the Commanders. McKi sic is inking the same deal he was going to get in Buffalo -- a two-year, $7 million contract. While the Bills mi s out on a much-needed pa s-catching threat out of the backfield, Washington retains a key playmaker in its offense. The 28-year-old caught 43 pa ses last season and totaled 609 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns. Pairing him with in will make for one of the more underrated backfields in the NFL as long as both remain healthy.Grade: B to Las VegasThe Raiders upgraded their defensive line in a number of ways Wednesday. While the acquisition of Chandler Jones may steal the headlines, signing defensive lineman Bilal Nichols to a two-year deal that includes $ Christian Djoos Jersey 9 million guaranteed is a solid addition in its own right. The 25-year-old is inside Pete Prisco's Top 100 free agents and started 15 of his 17 games played for Chicago last season. He totaled a career-high 51 tackles in 2021 while also posting three sacks and five tackles for a lo s. Grade: B- land Nwosu is one of the more underrated edge rushers in this free-agent cla s and is ranked No. 47 overall in Pete Prisco's Top 100 free agents list. After his former team, the Chargers, landed in a trade last week, it seemed unlikely he was going to re-sign with Los Angeles. Then, Seattle came in was able to land him on a two-year, $20.5 million deal with $10.5 million guaranteed. Nwosu could be a replacement for free agent . Last year, N