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Yes, until the new league year starts teams can only negotiate with current free agents (guys that were cut) and guys on their team that are pending free agents.
Seems like quite some big business!
If this isn't a year long business what do companies or individuals doing negotiations for players do afterwards?
There isn't much time between the Super Bowl and when the new league year starts so they are working on coaching staff, trying to sign their own free agents or restructure contracts, preparing for the draft during that time.
Ok. I guess they also manage the sponsors for the players?
In cricket most of such companies sign players to manage their sponsors on their behalf. That's the only business they've got to deal with. They aren't allowed to interfere in the trading of players for IPL.
Teams have sponsors but players have their own sponsors too. That would be coordinated by player’s agents not the team.
That's interesting. So much freedom! I learned that there's also a Union NFLPA (players association).
It's surprising to me because There are many Cricketers associations but none are recognised by the boards.
I was unaware that NFL does on a fixed time table.
Here's what I see now that these signings and negotiation are also to be done on a fixed schedule.
https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/nfl-schedule/2025-important-nfl-dates/