A busy first week of the NFL offseason is in the books. Dan Wilkins, theScore’s senior NFL writer, puts all the action into perspective by picking out the biggest winners and losers around the league so far.
Winner: Centers
Tyler Linderbaum resetting the center market was the lock of the week. A three-time Pro Bowler hitting free agency at age 25 seemed likely to become the highest-paid player at the position by a healthy margin. But nobody quite envisioned the contract he got.
Desperately in need of reinforcements to improve the foundation around presumptive No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza, the Raiders were willing to do whatever it took to land the top lineman available. Linderbaum got $27 million per…