28 February 2026
28 February 2026
Restructuring the contracts of Prescott, Lamb and Smith will create $66 million in cap space. Schefter also passes along that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the Cowboys will rework the contracts of DTs Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa, who are scheduled to count around $63 million against the cap. With the new cap set at $301.2 million, the Cowboys had negative-$56.1 million in cap space. These moves help Dallas become compliant and have money to work with this offseason.28 February 2026
This is a calculated ploy by the Packers, but we’re still a little surprised they did this after Wilson rushed for 496 yards on 125 carries and generally played as a pretty good backup runner. It leaves MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks as backups behind Josh Jacobs. Wilson turns 27 in May and should be able to find work elsewhere if he doesn’t wind up back with the Packers.28 February 2026
Holz returns to where he started as an NFL coach. He was Titans OC for two years before Brian Callahan’s regime went down, and also has passing game coordinator experience with the Jaguars in 2023.
27 February 2026
Joe Brady said he was one of the team’s best football players and said that there are other ways to get the ball in his hands than just in the screen game. We’re not sure how seriously to take this at the combine, before the Bills bring in what the actual competition will be — we don’t think Shakir is going to take on a bigger role if A.J. Brown or D.J. Moore show up — but it’s at least worthwhile to note that Brady loves Shakir and he seems ticketed to have a major role in the passi ...27 February 2026
There’s an element of this answer that nods to an ideal world, because the times where he can run less are based on “if you build an offense that takes advantage of the under center, the downhill run game. Now that opens up a lot of boots and play actions.” But it’s not what fantasy football managers want to hear after last season’s scant 67/349/2 line while struggling through injuries. Entering his age-29 season, it wouldn’t be surprising if Jackson’s game evolved. It certainly so ...27 February 2026
Achane is mentioned as part of a major section of Alexander’s combine takeaways titled “A push for a running back,” starring Kenneth Walker and also featuring Travis Etienne and Rico Dowdle. But towards the very end, it notes that the Texans did trade for a back after missing out on the free-agent market for Saquon Barkley when they snagged Joe Mixon. We doubt that the Dolphins would part with Achane for something negligible — they’d likely require real draft compensation — but the s ...27 February 2026
He adds that the Texans will engage in talks with Stroud’s representation “at some point” about a long-term contract, the expectation is that any potential long-term extension wouldn’t get done this offseason. It’s sensible for the Texans to not get out ahead of the Stroud talks after last year’s playoff flatlining. It’s also sensible for the Texans to look at all 52 games that he’s played, rather than just his last two, when thinking about what they expect from him going forward ...27 February 2026
McLane has talked to several sources about this at the combine and doesn’t make a real guess on if Brown will be traded — the article is full of Mike Vrabel quotes, if you want a sense of a lean — but also mentions the Ravens and Bills as teams that could use a Brown to get over the championship hump. He notes that if Howie Roseman doesn’t get the compensation he wants, he’ll simply keep Brown. Brown’s 2026 team will determine a lot about the next few weeks in the NFL, but it sounds ...27 February 2026
“I’m not sure a team would offer a Round 2 pick for Bagent. It’s worth noting the Bears have had meetings with agents representing some No. 2-type quarterbacks, so they’re putting contingency plans in place,” Biggs continues while specifically pointing out that the Jets are a team that could look to go the budget route at quarterback. Of all the things that happened during the NFL Combine, the hard-launching of the Tyson Bagent Trade Complex was definitely one of them. The desperation ...27 February 2026
Hall managed a career-best 66.8 PFF defensive grade in 2025 — not saying much, but he was much improved from his rookie form — and managed 26 hurries. Biggs notes that he’s scheme-versatile and said something “approaching $10 million per season wouldn’t be a surprise” based on his conversations with several agents. We did not blurb Hall at all in the final year of his rookie deal, but it appears he may be a surprise contract in free agency ahead of his age-26 season.27 February 2026
Skoronski is entering his fifth-year option offseason off the best year of his career. The 24-year-old put up a 79.0 PFF grade — compared to 60.4 and 61.6 in his first two seasons — and turned into one of the main linchpins of the line. Given how much cap space they have and how few truly great players are in this free agent class, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Titans try to get out in front of keeping Skoronski.27 February 2026
He will make about $5.8 million in 2026. Bass started five games last year and finished with a career-best 67.6 PFF blocking grade. He’s valuable depth for the Cowboys and they’ll be able to match any offer he receives in free agency or allow him to walk for a second-round pick — very few restricted free agents are actually signed, so we expect he’ll be back in Dallas.27 February 2026
“If you’re betting on anybody, you’re going to bet on Zach, so we’ll go from there. But he’s not going to do anything in the spring or anything like that,” Macdonald finished. A torn ACL suffered in the playoffs will almost certainly eat into Charbonnet’s regular season. The Seahawks could bring Kenneth Walker back, but if they don’t, Charbonnet may eventually be the lead back in 2026 — it’d just be a matter of when his recovery concluded and how comfortable the team felt giv ...27 February 2026
He got “fixed up” in Macdonald’s lingo — we assume that means surgery — and is likely questionable for the start of training camp given how much time he missed with this shin injury in the 2025 season. If healthy, Horton could challenge for a real role next year depending on if the Seahawks bring Rashid Shaheed back or not.27 February 2026
“Don’t expect him to sign the tag yet,” Rapoport continues. “I would also wonder if there is another team that wants to give a premium draft pick and sign Pickens to a long-term deal themselves.” Pickens clearly put himself in the WR1 stratosphere last year, but we’d be surprised if a team was willing to give up a first-round pick for Pickens in addition to a major extension. A second-round pick might be a reasonable ask here while still being an upgrade for Dallas on the third-round ...27 February 2026
Turner had a 78.1 PFF coverage grade last year in a career-high 974 snaps and is entering the final year of his rookie deal, while Hill is entering his fifth-year option offseason having moved into the slot more often last year. Turner would appear to be the more important player to extend, but the Bengals are definitely still in “keep as many good pieces from last year’s defense as possible” mode.27 February 2026
It’s a tortured way to put it — we like when beat writers actually stand by their sources — but it’s been clear from Graff’s point of view the past few days that a Stefon Diggs release should at least be on the radar. Diggs has a $26.5 million cap hit and barely cleared the 1000-yard hurdle with a 85/1013/4 regular season. He’s entering his age-33 season and caught just 14 passes for 110 yards in four playoff games, he’s also facing felony strangulation and suffocation charges. It ...27 February 2026
It’s one of the most sensible fits out there given that Mike Vrabel coached Brown in Tennessee. But Graff adds that it seems doubtful that the Patriots would give up their first-round pick for Brown, and if they aren’t willing to do that, it’s hard to believe Howie Roseman would sign off on a deal. It’s clear that Brown’s future will be one of the big offseason dominos to come post-Combine.27 February 2026
Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones hinted at tagging Pickens earlier this week but didn’t entirely commit to the idea, despite things clearly heading in that direction. While it’s possible the Cowboys will attempt to sign Pickens to a long-term extension later this offseason, they could also look to deal him for draft pick compensation in the coming weeks or force him to play out the year on the tag, which will guarantee him just under $28 million this season. Pickens finally showed his full ...
