2012 NFL Free Agency: 5 Teams That Need to Be Active by Spending Big Money

As we prepare to put the 2011 NFL season in the books, let's turn our attention to 2012 free agency.

Free agency is always an exciting time when teams are shuffling players in an attempt to become or remain competitive for the coming season. There are different ways of going about that, whether it be rebuilding through the draft, re-signing as many of your own players as possible or shelling out the dough for highly-regarded free agents from elsewhere.

Whether it be in-house or not, here are five teams whose strategies will likely involve spending a lot of money this offseason.

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Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1053253-2012-nfl-free-agency-5-teams-that-need-to-be-active-by-spending-big-money

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