01 March 2026
Flowers is entering the final year of his rookie deal off a 86/1,211/5 receiving line, career highs in each area and especially impressive considering how often Lamar Jackson was playing hurt, as well as several games of backup quarterback play. This would seem to be a no-brainer to us on the surface. Flowers feels like the focal point of Baltimore’s passing game heading into the 2026 season.01 March 2026
Normally the “permission to seek trade” line leads to a release — Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs reported that he expected a release in his Friday column — but Edmunds appears to have a real market. Perhaps the Bears could manage a late-round swap out of this. The Titans and Raiders certainly make plenty of space as they have to use their cap space somehow.01 March 2026
Montgomery “wants out” per Fowler, and Fowler connects him to the Seahawks if Seattle fails to re-sign Kenneth Walker. There’s an argument to be made that Montgomery would be an easy second place to Walker in the free agent rankings if he were actually a free agent. His workload has been kept low by years of splitting snaps with Jahmyr Gibbs, and he’s still in his late prime entering his age-29 season. The buzz continues to point towards Montgomery being moved.01 March 2026
He names Jenkins and Denver G Ben Powers as another lineman with a large cap hit and potential value. Jenkins finished last year on IR with a fractured leg, but has made two Pro Bowls and is a reasonable fallback plan. We’d be surprised if the Packers or Broncos recouped a lot of draft capital for these players given their ages and cap hits, but stranger things have happened.
01 March 2026
The Bills can’t really afford to give out $25 million a year on an Alec Pierce deal, so it makes sense to see them connected to the top of the second tier of the free agent market. Either of these players being added would probably spell the end for Josh Palmer in the fantasy football landscape. Fowler adds that the Raiders have been linked to Shaheed as well.01 March 2026
Fowler’s bit on Willis is a bit of cold water on the drumbeat we’ve had on Willis for the past few weeks, noting that “Willis hitting the $30 million threshold as a player with six career starts would surprise some of the teams at the combine.” He named the Dolphins and Cardinals as teams that are likely in on Willis in addition to saying he doesn’t think Cleveland is the ultimate landing spot. If those are the two main teams, it would be hard for the Dolphins to win a bidding war with ...01 March 2026
At this rate, we’d be a little surprised if the Colts didn’t franchise tag Pierce. He’s clearly the second-best receiver on the market. Even if they decided they couldn’t afford him, they’d likely be able to get something in a trade for the 25-year-old budding star receiver. Pierce would almost undoubtedly clear $25 million a year on the open market, and might reach even higher than that if he sparks a bidding war.01 March 2026
It makes sense given the uncertainty over Michael Penix (knee) and his ability to be ready for the start of the season. Stefanski was reportedly crushed last season when the Browns traded Flacco away. We’re not sure that this would be a 1A plan for the Falcons at the position, but it is a reasonable fallback plan.01 March 2026
Dean has experience as a green dot player with new DC Christian Parker and Dallas’ linebacker room is due for more turnover after Kenneth Murray disappointed last year. It’s a sensible pairing, for sure. Whether the Cowboys can afford it is another question.01 March 2026
Graziano floats the idea of the Colts using the transition tag on Jones — we’d be a little surprised if they did that because it seems like they’ll need to franchise tag Alec Pierce to keep him off the open market. There are two classic mistakes that are made all the time — never fight a land war in Asia, and never try to negotiate a contract with Daniel Jones off a good season. If Jones hits the open market, he’d have a fascinating free agency coming off a torn Achilles late in the se ...01 March 2026
Levis is one of a quintet of backups mentioned by Fowler — Tyson Bagent, Tanner McKee, Davis Mills, and Jarrett Stidham are the others — that fall under the umbrella of “teams that have better-known backups entering the final years of their contracts.” We’ve covered a few of them over the past month — especially Bagent — but haven’t stopped for a beat on Levis for a minute. Levis missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The GM and head coach who drafted hi ...01 March 2026
Fowler’s colleague Dan Graziano writes that “odds favor a release” for Murray because it’s unlikely a team will offer Arizona anything significant in a trade. If released, Murray would be subject to playing on a minimum contract ala Russell Wilson after the Broncos released him. Given the Vikings salary cap situation, it makes all the sense in the world for them to wind up with a reasonable quarterback solution that they don’t have to pony up big dollars for. Pro Football Talk’s Mike ...01 March 2026
He will “almost certainly” be designated as a post-June 1 release to spread around his $99.2 million in dead money. The Dolphins obviously had to try to see if there was a trade out there for the cap savings, but it never made much sense that there would be a trade market for Tagovailoa after he was benched for Quinn Ewers last year. Entering his age-28 season, it’s an open question if Tua will land somewhere where he’ll actually compete for a starting role.01 March 2026
New head coach Mike LaFleur is apparently close enough to Garoppolo to get a “that’s his guy” from a league source. We’re not sure that a 35-year-old who has started one game in the last two seasons and was picked off nine times in 169 dropbacks in 2023 is the right addition for the state of the Cardinals quarterback room. But, on the other hand, it’s LaFleur’s guy, and he did just defend hiring Nathaniel Hackett.01 March 2026
“We’ll see,” were the exact words Ballard used about the possibility of Franklin remaining with the team next season. The eighth-year linebacker carries an $8.3 million cap hit next season, but his release would clear $5.8 million in cap space if the Colts opted to part ways with him. Franklin totaled 125 tackles, seven TFLs, and two sacks in 17 games last season and has spent his entire career with the Colts. He’ll be 30 at the start of next season and should have plenty of suitors on t ...01 March 2026
Head coach Todd Monken has already said the team will have an “open competition” at quarterback this summer. Watson, who is returning from a torn Achilles he suffered in 2024, remains under contract through this season for what is the final year of the record-setting deal he signed in 2022. Watson’s deal makes him nearly impossible to move on from this offseason, as a release would count for an absurd $131 million in dead cap money. Assuming he’s healthy and on the roster, Watson should ...01 March 2026
It was a slower time than some expected from Tate, who ran an unofficial 4.54 on both attempts. That said, it’s still a solid time for the 6-foot-2, 192-pound receiver who is viewed by many as the top receiver in this year’s class. Tate will have a chance to improve his time at Ohio State’s pro day, which is scheduled for March 25th, but we wouldn’t expect this time to have any kind of impact on his draft stock.28 February 2026
That goes down as the fastest 40 at this year’s Combine, in a year that has the fastest composite 40-yard times in NFL history. Burks profiles as a slot wide receiver capable of inflicting damage with the ball in his hands in the open field, a profile that typically results in a late day two or early day three pick.28 February 2026
Green broke the record held by Anthony Richardson with his vertical and also erupted for a 4.36-second 40-yard dash, just 0.03 seconds behind the all-time record for a quarterback set by Michael Vick. The physical specimen quarterback is likely viewed as a developmental prospect in this year’s draft, albeit one that comes with tantalizing upside. There is a case to be made for teams to take that gamble towards the end of the first round come April.28 February 2026
The move will save $2 million against the cap in 2026. Anderson has appeared in only 18 games across the previous three seasons, mostly serving as depth on the end during that time. The Steelers will be on the hook for a $415,000 cap hit.
