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Dell will be a fascinating fantasy football player and makes a nice late-round dart throw in best ball while his stock remains low. Missing OTAs could help that. On paper, he would seem to be the team’s second-most established wideout after Nico Collins. Health will be the question. Dell could be a quick riser as we get closer to the regular season pending how offseason reports go.31 March 2026
This was briefly mentioned as a possibility by Jonathan Jones ahead of free agency, but it doesn’t seem like anything has actually developed here. Cunningham added that he’s “excited to have Kyle” and “excited for his future.” Reading between the lines, it sounds like Cunningham would consider moving on from the talented 25-year-old if someone bowled them over with a package. But it also doesn’t sound like that package is incoming, or that we should expect it to come soon.31 March 2026
McCarthy has continually pumped Howard up since being named Steelers head coach. He did also note today that he’d carry five quarterbacks if he could. We expect Howard to be Pittsburgh’s No. 2 quarterback unless they add someone high in the draft. Considering how frail Aaron Rodgers is at this point, Howard probably has a reasonable chance to play football at some point in 2026 if he remains the No. 2 quarterback. That said, this isn’t a “make sure he’s rostered” in dynasty-caliber e ...31 March 2026
Taylor missed the final five weeks of the season with a neck injury, but it sounds like that won’t be an issue going forward based on this update. Taylor had as many as 12 targets in a game last year, and hit eight a few other times, but caught just one touchdown. Still, given how up-and-down Adonai Mitchell has been, it wouldn’t be a complete shock if Taylor had some usable TE1 lines in 2026. He probably enters the year in more of the high-end TE2 tier.
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We’d heard that they’d had “big plans” for James, but this is more concrete. 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said Isaac Guerendo “wasn’t the team’s second best runner” last year and “fell behind James in that category by the end of the season.” It seems the 49ers believe in Guerendo more as a pass-catcher, but they only have two healthy backs up as an operating principle. James didn’t have much of a regular season, but did have six rushes for 28 yards in garbage time against the eve ...31 March 2026
Pearce was charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor for his role in a car chase with ex-girlfriend, WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce’s felony charges were aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and eluding police and resisting an officer with violence to his or her person. Stefanski said “we’re working through it” and Cunningham said it was an “ongoing legal matter” while adding he’s “not gonna touch on that right now.” Pearce’s status with the team continu ...31 March 2026
This is, of course, in the event that there’s a work stoppage involving the NFL Referees Association. Probably says a lot about what is expected to happen that this rule was passed, don’t you think? It’ll be the first time that New York is able to overrule things on the field on their own with video evidence. The owners also approved allowing teams to kick onside kicks at any time during the game, eliminating the incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from ...31 March 2026
The rookie didn’t look overmatched against the Week 18 kinda-sorta-trying Texans or the Jaguars in relief of Jones in Week 14 before the Philip Rivers Experiment happened. He finished the year with 415 passing yards on 67 attempts, along with two touchdowns and three interceptions — one of which was a Hail Mary in Week 17 that he threw because Rivers couldn’t get the ball downfield. We’re not trying to sell Leonard as a dynasty asset or anything, but Shane Steichen is a good offensive co ...31 March 2026
Far from a dismissal. The Patriots have been the obvious landing spot for Brown for some time. A trade may need to wait until after June 1 for Philadelphia’s cap purposes. Nothing the Eagles have done to this point has firmly planted the idea that they’re going to keep Brown, so it feels like this will eventually happen even if nobody is out-and-out saying it will happen. The cost is the major impediment, as Eagles GM Howie Roseman will (rightfully) ask for the moon for his superstar wideout ...31 March 2026
“There’s something about a quarterback with a chip on his shoulder,” Glenn said of Smith, who Glenn has already named as New York’s Week 1 starter. It’s difficult to say what the “promised land” might look like to a Jets team that has won 49 regular season games over the past ten years. Perhaps it means Smith, who struggled in Vegas last season, can make the Jets a respectable six or seven win team in 2026. It would be surprising if Smith remains New York’s starter throughout the ...31 March 2026
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Payton added the Broncos will have “speed packages” for Waddle in the 2026 playbook. Acquired via trade this month, Waddle was used primarily as a slot wideout in his first couple seasons with the Dolphins before splitting snaps between the slot and boundary in 2024 and 2025 under Mike McDaniel. Waddle’s efficiency from the slot fell off in 2025 along with Miami’s offensive production. Bo Nix, meanwhile, ranked 27th out of 40 qualifying QBs last season in adjusted yards per attempt on th ...31 March 2026
“This echos what [offensive coordinator] Brian Daboll said about Ward,” ESPN’s Turon Davenport said. “Daboll acknowledged different QBs have different throwing motions and didn’t want to fool around with it.” It appears the Titans are fine with Ward’s unusual delivery and want to clean up the messy lower body work that led to errant throws in 2025. Ward last season ranked 33rd out of 37 qualifying quarterbacks in completion rate over expected, around Caleb Williams and Joe Flacco.31 March 2026
During a Monday interview LaFleur said Green Bay would “strip everything down and start like it’s Year 1 all over again” on the offensive side of the ball a year after the Packers had the NFL’s fourth highest EPA per play and fifth highest offensive success rate. “I just think reinstalling and trying to go through — it might take a little bit more time — but really get into the detail because that’s usually the separator,” LaFleur said. It’s an interesting offseason tidbit th ...31 March 2026
Washington, after excelling at the NFL Combine, has been linked to a few teams, including the Broncos. Bowen said Washington, who went for 1,070 yards and eight touchdowns at Arkansas in 2025, would be a solid fit for Seattle’s offense. “Under new coordinator Brian Fleury — who coached with Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco — we should expect a run game that leans on motion and movement in both zone and gap concepts,” Bowen said, adding that Washington would likely be a Day Two pick. “W ...31 March 2026
Sadiq out of Oregon is widely expected to be a first round pick after setting record at the NFL Combine. Bowen believes the hyper-athletic tight end could be a situation matchup player for Sean McVay, who used three tight end sets at the NFL’s highest rate in 2025. “With his frame and 4.39 speed, Sadiq could be a seam stretcher for quarterback Matthew Stafford. Plus, McVay could use Sadiq as a backside X receiver/power slot to draw favorable man matchups.” Sadiq, who had 80 receptions over ...31 March 2026
LaFleur, who received one of the league’s lowest end-of-season grades from his players, said Monday that unhappiness with individual roles played a factor in team chemistry last season. “If I’m being honest about it, I think there were some guys that were upset about roles last year, and I think that took a toll on our football team,” LaFleur said. “You need guys that bring great energy every day. I think from a coaching standpoint, role clarity is key, so we’ve got to obviously do a ...31 March 2026
Richardson, a former first-round draft pick who has flamed out in three seasons with Indy, has been linked to other teams this offseason, including the Packers, who lost backup QB Malik Willis to the Dolphins in free agency. Ballard on Monday said there’s still a chance Richardson stays with the Colts in 2026. “There’s definitely a scenario there. He’s a good dude and he’s talented. I mean, I still want good for Anthony, man,” Ballard said. “I still think he’s got a lot in him. H ...31 March 2026
The former undrafted free agent appeared in three games for the Ravens in 2025, registering five tackles. He offers end-of-roster depth for one of the league’s top defenses.
