2026 NFL Draft intel: Who’s worth watching besides Texas’ Arch Manning?
“[Downs] was the most talented player on the Buckeyes defense last season, blending exceptional movement traits in space, deep-range cover ability and serious power to be disruptive against the run,” wrote ESPN’s Field Yates in a story published Thursday. Clemson QB Cade Klubnik (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) In his latest mock
Cowboys decline fifth-year option on CB Kaiir Elam’s contract
The Cowboys are declining the fifth-year option of cornerback Kaiir Elam, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. The team acquired Elam in a trade with the Bills this offseason. Buffalo will receive a 2025 fifth-round selection and a 2026 seventh-rounder, while sending a 2025 sixth-round choice to the Cowboys along with
Cowboys Passing On CB Kaiir Elam’s Fifth-Year Option
The Bills effectively admitted a mistake on Kaiir Elam, trading the former first-rounder in a pick-swap deal that only produced a 2025 fifth. The Cowboys took a flier on the fourth-year cornerback, but they will not authorize an eight-figure guarantee to conduct an extended evaluation. One of this year’s easier
Titans hope for Treylon Burks to step up after declining his fifth-year option
The Titans will decline the fifth-year option on the contract of wide receiver Treylon Burks, as expected, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. The comments of Chad Brinker, the team’s president of football operations, on Monday hinted at the decision. Burks, 25, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Week 6 last
One question still facing every NFL team this offseason
The draft is over, but teams still have needs and major questions with much of the offseason to go. These are the questions still facing all 32 NFL teams. Diannie Chavez / USA Today Sports Images Arizona’s defense made strides last season, but they still struggled to rush the
Texans waive DT Jayden Peevy
The Texans opened up a spot on their 90-man roster Thursday. The team announced that they have waived defensive tackle Jayden Peevy. Peevy signed to the team’s practice squad last November and signed a future contract with the team in January. Peevy did not appear in any games for the
Packers To Decline LB Quay Walker’s Fifth-Year Option
The run of teams declining fifth-year options on off-ball linebackers will continue via a Green Bay decision. The Packers have expressed interest in a Quay Walker second contract, but their Thursday decision will put him on track for free agency sooner. Green Bay will decline Walker’s 2026 option, ESPN.com’s Rob
Packers will not exercise Quay Walker’s fifth-year option
Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said recently that he wants linebacker Quay Walker on the roster in 2026 one way or another, but it won’t be under the terms of the team’s fifth-year option on his contract. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports that the team will not exercise that option.
Executive thinks this could be ‘downfall’ of Tomlin’s Steelers tenure
The Pittsburgh Steelers still haven’t found a long-term replacement for quarterback and franchise legend Ben Roethlisberger following his retirement in January 2022. Most recently, Pittsburgh didn’t even address its uncertain quarterback situation during the 2025 NFL Draft until the club took a flier on developmental prospect Will Howard out of Ohio State in
Raiders sign WR Collin Johnson
The Raiders made an addition to their receiving corps on Thursday. They announced the signing of free agent wide receiver Collin Johnson. No terms were included in the announcement. Johnson was a 2020 fifth-round pick of the Jaguars and moved onto the Giants as a waiver claim the next year.