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Super Bowl 50 Odds in the Wake of the FA Frenzy

John Benson

by John Benson in News

Updated Jan 17, 2018 · 9:40 AM PST

The NFL is known of its dramatic finishes. But, in the last 48 hours, the league has enjoyed the most theatrical of prologues as the first days of free agency opened with a flurry of signings.

Adding to the intrigue – and in a rarity for the NFL – several teams traded franchise players, making the 2015 NFL landscape look entirely alien.

We’ve had a chance to mull over the key moves and assess how they will impact the affected teams. Below, we take a quick stab at some updated Super Bowl 50 futures in the wake of the transactional free-for-all.

Super Bowl 50 odds after two days of free agency:

Seattle Seahawks

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Jimmy Graham
    • Lost: Max Unger
  • Odds:
    • Were: 11/2
    • Are now: 5/1

New England Patriots

  • Key moves:
    • Added: N/A
    • Lost: Darrelle Revis
  • Odds:
    • Were: 7/1
    • Are now: 9/1

Indianapolis Colts

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Frank Gore
    • Lost: N/A
  • Odds:
    • Were: 10/1
    • Are now: 10/1

Philadelphia Eagles

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Byron Maxwell, Sam Bradford, Kiko Alonso
    • Lost: Nick Foles, LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin
  • Odds:
    • Were: 18/1
    • Are now: 25/1

Detroit Lions

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Haloti Ngata
    • Lost: Ndamukong Suh
  • Odds:
    • Were: 25/1
    • Are now: 25/1

San Francisco 49ers

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Torrey Smith,
    • Lost: Frank Gore, Patrick Willis, Mike Iupati
  • Odds:
    • Were: 25/1
    • Are now: 28/1

Arizona Cardinals

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Mike Iupati
    • Lost: N/A
  • Odds:
    • Were: 35/1
    • Are now: 32/1

New Orleans Saints

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Max Unger
    • Lost: Jimmy Graham
  • Odds:
    • Were: 35/1
    • Are now: 40/1

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Jeremy Maclin
    • Lost: N/A
  • Odds:
    • Were: 40/1
    • Are now: 38/1

Miami Dolphins

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Ndamukong Suh
    • Lost: N/A
  • Odds:
    • Were: 45/1
    • Are now: 40/1

New York Jets

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Darrelle Revis, Brandon Marshall
    • Lost: Percy Harvin
  • Odds:
    • Were: 100/1
    • Are now: 90/1

Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Key moves:
    • Added: Julius Thomas, Jared Odrick, Dan Skuta, Davon House
    • Lost: N/A
  • Odds:
    • Were: 175/1
    • Are now: 150/1

 

There are still a ton of free agents still in need of a landing spot, including Dallas’ DeMarco Murray, the Niners’ Michael Crabtree, and Detroit’s Nick Fairley. As these stars find homes – either old or new – the Super Bowl 50 futures are likely to shift even further. So pay close attention to what is proving to be one of the most interesting weeks in NFL history.

 

(Photo credit: Mike Morbeck (Flickr: Ndamukong Suh) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Photo has been cropped.)

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