Author: Roster Insider

Everybody loves free stuff. This weekend, in honor of the fact that I’ll be completing my 60th trip around the sun (if I make it two more days without dropping dead), I’m giving you free stuff. From time to time, I’ve made the Father of Mine or Son of Mine

The Steelers have not yet replaced receiver George Pickens. Jets receiver Allen Lazard is “in play” to be acquired via trade, now that quarterback Aaron Rodgers has agreed to terms. But there’s an important question to consider before automatically reuniting Rodgers and Lazard, again: Does Lazard want to do that?

It’s never easy to know exactly what you have in a player during unpadded, non-contact practices in the spring, but Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr has been impressed by what he’s seen from second-round pick Mike Green thus far. Green led FBS players with 17 sacks while playing for Marshall

For many first-round picks, a move to a less glamorous position would be a bone of contention. Trevor Penning isn’t viewing his position change that way. The Saints drafted Penning as a tackle, but they added Taliese Fuaga and Kelvin Banks in the last two first rounds and they have

It looks like the Colts avoided a double dose of bad injury news on Thursday. Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. had to leave practice early, but multiple reports say that he avoided a serious injury. Pittman banged knees with a teammate before exiting the field for further evaluation. The Pittman

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Mac Jones once looked like such a perfect match that when the 49ers traded three first-round picks to move up in the 2021 NFL draft, many people initially thought it was to draft Jones. As it turned out, neither the 49ers’ decision to

Panthers rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan says he’s benefiting from sharing a meeting room with a couple of veterans during Carolina’s offseason work. McMillan said veteran wide receivers Hunter Renfrow and Adam Thielen have been teaching him the ins and outs of the NFL from the perspective of two players

There’s been a development in the Colts’ quarterback competition. Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters on Thursday that Anthony Richardson will not participate in OTAs this week or minicamp next week with a right shoulder injury. Via James Boyd of TheAthletic.com, Steichen noted that Richardson’s injury is to the same

There’s a new wide receiver on the Eagles’ depth chart. The team announced the signing of Ife Adeyi on Thursday. There was no corresponding move to create space on the 90-man roster and the Eagles now have 13 wideouts. Adeyi went undrafted in April and tried out for the Eagles

Lions head coach Dan Campbell promoted Kelvin Sheppard from linebackers coach to defensive coordinator this offseason, and Campbell says he’s very pleased with the progress he’s seeing. Campbell said the Lions are “probably more up to speed defensively” than offensively and that Sheppard has all the players and coaches on

The Associated Press issued the various 2024 NFL regular-season awards during Super Bowl week. Fifty media members vote on the awards. At some point after the awards were announced, one of the 50 ballots was dumped. “AP removed an invalid ballot that was inadvertently included in its NFL Awards tabulation

Steelers tight end Donald Parham tore his Achilles during Tuesday’s organized team activity. The team officially ended Parham’s season Thursday, placing him on injured reserve. The Steelers have had on-again, off-again talks with the Dolphins about tight end Jonnu Smith. They do not have much depth behind Pat Freiermuth. Parham

There’s more potential injury news out of Indianapolis on Thursday. After head coach Shane Steichen announced quarterback Anthony Richardson is out with a shoulder issue, multiple reporters note that receiver Michael Pittman Jr. had to exit practice early with an apparent injury. It’s currently unclear exactly what happened and what

It’s finally over. After months of waiting and speculation and mystery, quarterback Aaron Rodgers has informed the Steelers that he plans to sign a contract with the team. He also will attend next week’s mandatory minicamp. It’s reportedly a one-year deal; there could be some voidable stuff on the back

Saints wide receiver Chris Olave’s name has come up in trade chatter this offseason, but it doesn’t sound like the team is motivated to move him to another city. Head coach Kellen Moore was asked about that chatter during a Thursday press conference and said “people want good players” in

In past offseasons, Rams coach Sean McVay has talked about feeling burned out, and considered retiring — even though he’s still just 39 years old. But McVay now says he can’t imagine himself walking away from coaching. McVay credited former Boise State and Washington head coach Chris Petersen, who reached

With Liam Coen on board as head coach and offensive play-caller, the Jaguars are planning for quarterback Trevor Lawrence to improve his play in 2025. One element Coen and the team’s staff have worked with Lawrence on is his footwork. On Thursday, Coen told reporters that the quarterback has made

It’s official. Until it’s official. The Steelers have announced that they have agreed to terms with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, pending a physical.. It’s a one-year contract. The terms will be leaked once the contract is filed, if not sooner. The threshold question is whether will be paid the $10 million

Two weeks ago, NFL owners cleared a path for active NFL players to participate in the 2028 Olympic flag football tournament. That led to an important question that has been to date unanswered. Who will coach the team? Broncos coach Sean Payton was asked by reporters on Thursday whether he’d

Former Cowboys offensive lineman Tom Rafferty died Thursday in Windsor, Colorado, following a stroke, Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News reports. Rafferty was 70. Rafferty’s daughter, Rachel Powers, told Sherrington her father had been hospitalized since early May. The Cowboys drafted Rafferty in the fourth round in 1976, and

The Lions have won the NFC North each of the past two seasons. They went 12-5 in 2023 and reached the NFC Championship Game and followed that with a 15-2 regular season in 2024 before being upset in the divisional round. The Lions desperately want to get where they’ve never

The Steelers wanted him. Their fans weren’t quite as committed. While plenty of Steelers fans surely support whatever the team chooses to do, a sense of dismay emerged from more than a few Terrible Towel wavers. Whether they regard Rodgers as a barnstorming opportunist who is hoping to exit the

49ers rookie edge rusher Mykel Williams recently said he was excited to learn from Nick Bosa. The veteran edge rusher said this week he’s excited to teach Williams. “A lot of eagerness to learn, more so than I have seen probably from a young guy,” Bosa said, via Andy Lindquist

Russell Wilson moved to the top of the Giants’ quarterback depth chart when he signed with the team in March, but his chances of staying there all season weren’t helped by the team’s approach to the draft. The Giants traded back into the first round in order to select Jaxson

Seahawks middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV underwent knee surgery this offseason. The knee had affected him the past two seasons, he said, and the clean-up procedure didn’t affect his free agency. He re-signed with the Seahawks on a three-year, $33 million deal. Jones has taken part in some individual drills

Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman has reason to smile on Thursday. Bateman signed a three-year, $36.75 million extension with the team. The deal comes a year after Bateman signed a deal with the team running through 2026, so he’s now under contract through the 2029 season. After signing the deal,

Social media has exploded on Thursday with (among other things) images of Aaron Rodgers in a Steelers uniform and a No. 12 jersey. Don’t expect that to happen. While Terry Bradshaw’s No. 12 isn’t officially retired, it’s unofficially retired. And the Steelers surely wouldn’t issue it to Rodgers without Bradshaw’s

Broncos coach Sean Payton confirmed free agent running back J.K. Dobbins is visiting with the team Thursday. “Another good football player that we’ve seen firsthand. I’ve seen for a while,” Payton said, via Mike Klis of 9News. “[We are interested because of] the importance of that position group. We really