* The moratorium is a period at the start of free agency where teams can begin negotiating with players .
* The moratorium are forbidden from commenting on deals directly to the media or actually signing the contracts until the moratorium period has been lifted .
* The moratorium is a period at the start of free agency where teams can begin negotiating with players , but are forbidden from commenting on deals directly to the media or actually signing the contracts until the moratorium period has been lifted .