Free agency coincides with the start of the new league year and lots of players are hitting the open market. Here are the top 15 names on defense.

A look at how Cardinals DL Dante Stills compares to soon-to-be free agent DL Milton Williams, a guy many want the Cardinals to sign this offseason.

A day after defensive tackle Milton Williams and edge rusher Josh Sweat agreed to leave Philly via free agency, the Super Bowl champs agreed to send safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans for guard Kenyon Green and a swap of late-round draft picks,

The New England Patriots shook up free agency in a major way by making a splash of early moves on Monday, including agreeing to a deal with Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams. So much for the idea that good players didn't want to come to New England.

The Eagles lost two key pieces in NFL free agency with Milton Williams and Josh Sweat heading elsewhere. How will Philadelphia replace each?

New England's needs are plentiful this offseason. How will Mike Vrabel make use of the team’s more than $127M in cap space in free agency?

The NFL's 52-hour legal tampering period arrived with a slew of stars receiving big contracts to either stay put or join a new team retooling its roster.

Here's how standout defensive tackle Milton Williams reacted after agreeing to a historic deal with the New England Patriots.

As the NFL's legal tampering window opened, the New England Patriots closed in on disruption. A four-year, $104 million deal with free agent Milton WIlliams followed.