free agency

Noun

 * 1)  A system through which professional athletes are free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team.
 * 2) * 2013 Alex Malcolm, Andrejs Everitt gets to Carlton in last minute deal Football365, 25 October 2018. Accessed 6 August 2018.
 * "It has been a profitable trade period for the Blues. They also secured Dale Thomas as a restricted free agent and Sam Docherty from the Brisbane Lions, having lost Shaun Hampson in a trade with Richmond and Eddie Betts under free agency."
 * 1)  The movement of an athlete to a team through free agency.
 * 2) * 2018 Brian Windhorst, Get ready: Superteams and superstars can recruit LeBron again ESPN, 9 June 2018. Accessed 6 August 2018.
 * "In his past two free agencies, James joined a team with another superstar in residence, and another star came with him."
 * 1)  The status of an athlete as a free agent.
 * 2) * 2018 Free agents XI: Out-of-contract stars yet to sign a deal Football365, 27 June 2018. Accessed 5 August 2018.
 * "These players, in a 3-5-2 formation, are days away from free agency with no club yet acquired as pre-season training approaches…"