Free Agency Reaction: Kenneth Walker III, Travis Etienne, Mike Evans, Malik Willis
Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry
NBC Sports, Matthew Berry
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🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
March 10: Matthew (@MatthewBerryTMR), Jay (@croucherJD), and Connor (@ConnorJRogers) whip through the early free agency moves around the league, discussing Kenneth Walker to the Chiefs, Mike Evans to the 49ers, Alec Pierce re-signing with the Colts, Malik Willis to the Dolphins, and Tua Tagovailoa landing with the Falcons. Along the way they also highlight Travis Etienne, Michael Pittman Jr., Wan’Dale Robinson, Tyler Allgeier, and Isaiah Likely changing teams.
(1:50) – Most surprising move thus far in free agency
(4:10) – Top Free Agency Moves: Kenneth Walker III lands with Chiefs, Travis Etienne agrees to deal with Saints, Mike Evans joins 49ers, Colts re-sign Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr. traded to Steelers
(28:40) – More Free Agency Reaction: Malik Willis agrees to deal with Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa lands with Falcons, Wan’Dale Robinson links with Titans, Rashid Shaheed re-signs with Seahawks
(44:00) – Other Notable RB Signings: Tyler Allgeier agrees to deal with Cardinals, Rico Dowdle links with Steelers, Kenneth Gainwell joins Bucs
(52:25) – TE Free Agency Reaction: Travis Kelce returns to Chiefs, Isaiah Likely reportedly agrees to 3-year deal with Giants
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the fantasy football happy hour. |
| 0:12.7 | Connor Rogers, Matthew Barry, Jay Croucher. |
| 0:14.9 | A lot has happened in the last 24 hours, so we did not wait until our normal Thursday slot. |
| 0:21.6 | We got Kenneth Walker to the Chiefs. |
| 0:23.6 | We got Travis Eton to the Saints. |
| 0:25.4 | Mike Evans, not in a bucks uniform, seems absolutely crazy. |
| 0:30.4 | Matthew, I'll start with you. |
| 0:31.7 | What a whirlwind it was. |
| 0:33.8 | This free agency felt a little faster and more furious than years past in the first two hours. |
| 0:38.9 | I feel like it always feels like that every single year. |
| 0:41.6 | Although, you know, one of the things I wrote about in my NFL Combine rumors column, |
| 0:46.3 | the very last note was talking to an agent there at the Combine who just said, you know, |
| 0:50.4 | listen, 20 new coordinators, 10 new head coaches, you know, with a compressed time schedule. |
| 0:56.8 | Again, like the Super Bowl just ended less than a month ago. |
| 1:00.0 | And so he felt like this particular agent was just like, you know, I don't know if this is to be a big rush and people aren't really under, |
| 1:08.1 | haven't had time to figure out scheme fit and do all the scouting. |
| 1:12.5 | But in some cases, as we saw, like, teams knew who they want and they went after and got |
| 1:17.1 | them. |
| 1:17.4 | So, yes, it was a free agent frenzy emphasis on the word frenzy. |
| 1:22.9 | Yeah, Jay. |
| 1:23.8 | Let's just, before we go move by move, I wonder what your thought. |
| 1:27.6 | What was the most shocking? |
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