Author: Roster Insider

49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is continuing to make waves with videos on social media. In his latest (via David Lombardi of the San Francisco Standard), he claims he does not have an agent. “I terminated my SRA [standard representation agreement] through the NFLPA last year in November,” Aiyuk said.

As recently as earlier this week, a new update suggested that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow could question how long he “will want to” stay put if Cincinnati misses the playoffs for a fourth straight year.  The Bengals made multiple moves during the offseason to bolster their defense, the biggest of which

NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN raised eyebrows when he recently suggested that current San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had damaged his chances of landing with the Washington Commanders or a different club due to the numerous odd social-media posts Aiyuk has shared over the past handful of weeks.  During Thursday’s edition

The Ravens announced a litany of front office updates this week, with promotions in player personnel, operations, and analytics. Atop the player personnel department, Bobby Vega and Andrew Raphael were named assistant directors of player personnel. Joey Cleary moved into Raphael’s former position as the new director of college scouting,

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady recently discussed how he wants rookie Fernando Mendoza to work on his development while veteran Kirk Cousins serves as the club’s starting quarterback for an undetermined amount of time.  During the latest edition of the “Stick to Football” podcast, Brady expanded on how he wants Mendoza

One year remains on Brian O’Neill‘s contract. The longtime Vikings right tackle’s desire for a new deal has been made clear this offseason, and there is mutual interest in an agreement. A “near-universal agreement” exists within the organization that another O’Neill deal is worth pursuing, ESPN’s Kevin Seifert writes. Minnesota operated

Throughout the spring, first-year Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy told just about anybody who would listen that he believes 2025 rookie Will Howard is “definitely a real prospect as a starting quarterback.”  During a Wednesday appearance on Pittsburgh sports radio station 93.7 The Fan, Steelers insider Mark Kaboly of “The

The 49ers placed AWOL wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on the reserve/left squad list last December, which ended any chance he would play in 2025. Over six months later, Aiyuk still has not applied to come off the list, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. He will not be eligible to return

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking good ahead of the new season, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, new head coach Mike McCarthy and company have plenty of reasons to be optimistic. So, now that the Steelers have a new coach in McCarthy, changes are being made. It’s not over yet, either. Chances

Cedric Tillman is currently owed a base salary of $3.61MM in 2026 thanks to the Proven Performance Escalator. Whether or not he remains on the Browns to collect it this season remains to be seen. Tillman “certainly is on the roster bubble” entering training camp, Zac Jackson of The Athletic writes.

Earlier this spring, New York Giants second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart acknowledged that he needs “to be on the field” more after he was checked for a concussion on five occasions from last preseason through Week 18 of his rookie campaign.  On Thursday, Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic mentioned that Dart

In deciding not to hold a supplemental draft following Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby‘s application, the NFL didn’t quite slam the door shut on Sorsby’s ability to play football in 2026, but it did significantly limit his options for doing so. As the self-proclaimed recovering gambling addict attempts to make

A recent report noted that Houston Texans starter C.J. Stroud may be “under as much pressure this year as just about any quarterback in the NFL.”  While the Texans picked up Stroud’s fifth-year option for 2027, the club has still made no commitment to him beyond the expiration of his existing deal. On Wednesday,

JUNE 24: Two days after posting his “Go Commanders!” video, Aiyuk continues to push his narrative of Mr. Aiyuk Goes to Washington. Per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, the disgruntled 49ers receiver posted two more videos to Instagram today with allusions to the Commanders. In the second of these two videos, Aiyuk

A recent report suggested that the Los Angeles Rams were prepared to hand big-name wide receiver Puka Nacua a lucrative contract extension before the start of the 2026 season.  It now appears that may not be the case.  Rams “leaning” toward making this Puka Nacua decision? On Wednesday, Rams reporter Sarah Barshop of

Jaelan Phillips, Trey Hendrickson and Odafe Oweh entered free agency in March as the premier edge defenders available. All three secured nine-figure contracts, while second-tier types Boye Mafe, Kwity Paye and Bradley Chubb each cashed in on deals worth $40MM-plus. None of the remaining free agent edge defenders will approach

On Monday, the agent for Brendan Sorsby suggested that it wasn’t a lock that the NFL would allow the controversial quarterback to land with a team this summer via the supplemental draft.  It now sounds like Sorsby’s camp is ready for a fight with the league. NFL gives Brendan Sorsby brutal

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was the subject of trade rumors this offseason, but the team was never interested in moving the 2024 first-round pick. Thomas, 23, posted 1,282 receiving yards as a rookie but saw his production drop significantly the following season. That was partially due to a few

Running back Bijan Robinson may be feeling a little envious after the Atlanta Falcons signed two of their other skill players to contract extensions.  The Falcons and tight end Kyle Pitts agreed to a three-year, $54M deal, with $36M guaranteed, on Tuesday, which makes him the third-highest-paid TE in the NFL

Brendan Sorsby was on course to participate in the supplemental draft as his means of entering the NFL in 2026. That will not be taking place, however. The NFL announced on Tuesday that the supplemental draft will not be held in 2026. As a result, Sorsby will not be able to

Multiple stories have suggested that the New York Jets will not make a bid for controversial quarterback Brendan Sorsby during this year’s supplemental draft for the NFL. On Tuesday, Jets insider Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic shared more information about how the organization views Sorsby this summer.  Jets don’t want Brendan Sorsby “distraction” this

Police were called to Jets quarterback Geno Smith‘s home in Davie., Fla., on Sunday over an alleged battery, Edward Lewis of the California Post reports. In a video posted on Instagram, a woman named “Kristen” alleged that Smith “beat my [expletive].” She also accused Smith of running outside and attacking

After two highly impressive years with Notre Dame, running back  Jeremiyah Love was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 3 overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. Love led the nation in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns during each of the past two seasons while also capturing

Shortly after the Browns traded friend and longtime teammate Myles Garrett to the Rams on June 1, cornerback Denzel Ward expressed a desire to remain in Cleveland. Ward does indeed remain “fully bought in” as the career-long Brown enters his ninth season, sources told Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. While

Whispers surfaced back in May suggesting that the Cleveland Browns could make 2025 fifth-round draft pick Shedeur Sanders available to other teams if veteran Deshaun Watson emerged this summer as the club’s Week 1 starting quarterback.  More recently, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson teased that he has some inside information and knows that “Watson is the starting quarterback”