Football is king.

It’s March. The NCAA basketball tournament begins next week. The NHL is back in full swing after an Olympic hiatus. Major League Baseball is in the middle of spring training. And LeBron James is still playing basketball, giving ESPN lots to talk about.

Yet, the National Football League is dominating the sports news like the Seattle Seahawks dominated the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl.

The Legion of Boom is the NFL news cycle these days.

I have watched the free agent frenzy unfold the last two-plus days and I have to say, I’m thoroughly entertained.

It’s like a soap opera for sports geeks.

“Tune in tomorrow to see where Darrelle Revis will land.”

“On tomorrow’s very special episode of how the free agents turn, see where Michael Vick will be a turnover machine next.” My guess is Buffalo.

It’s enthralling.

Here is what I’ve been able to make out of the first few days of free agency in the NFL.

The Denver Broncos are all in.

In 24 hours, they signed studs Aqib Talib, DeMarcus Ware and T.J. Ward to bolster what was an average defense.

Put Ware on one side with Von Miller (remember him?) on the other and you have a very scary pass rush.

Of course, teams that have jumped into the free agency waters without dipping their toe in first have been burned in recent years, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011. But it’s easy to see why the Broncos are taking this approach.

Peyton Manning isn’t getting any younger. The time is now because in a few years, the Broncos will likely be the worst team in the league.

Tampa Bay is quietly building a contender.

The Bucs made a big splash when they released Revis, but there is a method to their madness.

Revis doesn’t fit new coach Lovie Smith’s Tampa 2 defense. Alterraun Verner does — and at an $11 million discount.

Tampa also added value on the defensive line in Michael Johnson and Clinton McDonald and scooped up quarterback Josh McCown, who could be the 2014 version of what Alex Smith did for the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs.

The Browns are the Browns.

And that’s not a good thing. They may have been the first team in NFL history to release two quarterbacks on the same day who started multiple games for them during the season.

The Steelers are the Steelers.

And that may not be a good thing, either. The Steelers are so dead-set against free agency it may be hurting the team.

Times have changed. Free agency is a big part of building a contender now. The Steelers need to get with the times.

Revis, an Aliquippa native who played at Pitt, was sitting out there. You know he would have been intrigued to return home.

But it didn’t happen. The Pats, also cap strapped, got him. And that’s a shame.

Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.