The first day of free agency for the NFL is officially over, but the legal negotiation period, which began on Monday, has already seen significant progress in player development. The Panthers signed Jaelan Phillips to a four-year, $120 million deal with $80 million guaranteed, making him the eight-highest-paid edge rusher in football. Other notable moves included Boye Mafe joining the Bengals on a three-year $60 million deal, $4 million more annually than our projection. Despite this, Mafe's contract was less secure than his counterparts', which included Greg Rousseau (Bills) and George Karlaftis (Chiefs) who received significant early extensions despite being three years younger and comparable production. Odafe Oweh's contract with the Chargers was well above the Graziano projection of $19 million annually. Nikita Bonitto's contract is worth $26.5 million per year on his extension, but he is just below $25 million annually on his own.