Author: Roster Insider

As of the final Wednesday morning of April, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield remained in the final year of the three-year deal he signed to stay with the club in March 2024. During an appearance on “The Drive with TKras” program, Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht suggested that he wants Mayfield to be the

Although Joe Schoen dismissed trade talks involving Kayvon Thibodeaux, the Friday report about Saints interest in the former Giants top-five pick appears to have been accurate. New Orleans did pursue Thibodeaux, only to see their effort fail before pivoting to Tyree Wilson on Saturday. New Orleans sent Las Vegas a

With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here’s our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.   Scott Wachter / USA Today Sports Images The Cardinals have a placeholder quarterback in Jacoby Brissett, but they’re likely looking toward the 2027 draft

After spending last season with the Giants, quarterback Russell Wilson may not have to go far to find his next team. Wilson visited the Jets on Monday, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. No signing is imminent, but there is “mutual interest” between the Jets and the 37-year-old

During the 2026 draft, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell seemed to speak carefully about the league’s desire to get to an 18-game regular season at some point down the road.  For an update shared on Tuesday, league insider Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US spoke with one unnamed high-ranking official from a team about what seems to be

Both the Eagles’ 2023 first-round picks will see their fifth-year options exercised. With Nolan Smith‘s 2027 salary now fully guaranteed, The Athletic’s Zach Berman reports Jalen Carter‘s will be as well. Carter’s 2027 compensation will be more than double Smith’s expected option number, being a two-time Pro Bowler. Players chosen

Reports that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens had agreed to sign his franchise tag were premature.  On Monday, ESPN’s Todd Archer reported Pickens has yet to sign his tender (a fully guaranteed one-year, $27.298M deal). ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter then said the WR still plans to sign the

The Packer signed Jayden Reed to an extension last week, raising some questions about Christian Watson‘s future on a team that seemingly prefers to draft and develop young receiers rather than paying veterans. However, three days of the 2026 NFL Draft came and went, and the Packers did not add

The reaction to the Los Angeles Rams taking Ty Simpson at No. 13 is not surprising. A team with a proven quarterback using its first-round pick on a quarterback is bound to raise questions. This seems very reminiscent of Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love a few years ago. It seems like

APRIL 27: Dan Duggan of The Athletic notes uncertainty over Schoen’s future has largely originated from outside the organization. Nevertheless, he reports Aponte is viewed around the league as a potential Schoen successor. The post-draft stage of the offseason will be worth watching closely in the case of the Giants. APRIL

New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh insists wide receiver Malik Nabers is now warming up to the team’s incoming rookies.  Nabers openly questioned the Giants selecting Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese (pick No. 5) during a Bleacher Report livestream of the 2026 NFL Draft. Harbaugh, entering his first season

The Bears restructured the contracts of tight end Cole Kmet and offensive lineman Jonah Jackson to open up salary cap space before the 2026 NFL Draft, per Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap. Chicago converted $7.65MM of Kmet’s $8.9MM salary into a bonus that was prorated across the remainder of the contract.

Former Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton is set to participate in the Bills’ rookie minicamp, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Burton, 24, was a third-round pick in 2024 and arrived in Cincinnati with the hopes of becoming a reliable complement to star wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. He played

The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books.  Below, we take a closer look at teams’ respective draft classes, what lies ahead and more:  Statement: Arizona Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love could have disappointing rookie season similar to that of Las Vegas Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty The Cardinals took Notre Dame

Free agent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is weighing retirement at the age of 34. Garoppolo spent the past two seasons with the Rams, who seemingly replaced him this week with the surprising selection of No. 13 overall pick Ty Simpson. However, if Garoppolo decides to play in 2026, head coach Sean

It is a foregone conclusion at this point that Brandon Aiyuk has played his last game as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. The only question is if his tenure with the team ends in a release or a trade.  If general manager John Lynch gets his way, it

The 49ers have reshaped their receiver room this offseason, bringing in veterans and rookies alike. It is still expected that Brandon Aiyuk will never play for San Francisco again, but he is not on the verge of free agency. Aiyuk did not play at all in 2025, and the 49ers’ decision

The New York Giants entered the 2026 NFL Draft with two top-10 picks and needing some key missing pieces to polish up their roster.  New head coach John Harbaugh made his intentions clear over the first three rounds, as New York addressed basically every major need and came away as

The Ravens have taken their third pass-catcher in a row. After two physical wide receivers, they have now traded up to the No. 133 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to select SMU tight end Matthew Hibner. Baltimore sent the No. 154 pick and a 2027 sixth-rounder to the 49ers

Another day of the 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. Below, we take a closer look at Rounds 2-3, including the day’s winner, what lies ahead for the two quarterbacks taken and more. The Browns were among the most active teams in the second and third rounds, adding three

The Eagles have made a major splash on Day 2 of the draft: They are acquiring edge defender Jonathan Greenard and a 2026 seventh-rounder from the Vikings, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter and NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. The Eagles and Greenard have agreed to a four-year, $100MM extension with $50MM guaranteed. The

The Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t know if Aaron Rodgers is going to return for another season. However, they won’t just sit around and wait for him to make up his mind, and even though they will welcome him with open arms, they need to think about the future. That’s why

While loosely connected to Ty Simpson entering the draft, the Rams were viewed as more likely to add a player that helped their strong 2026 roster compete for a Super Bowl title. In a move eerily similar to the Packers’ Jordan Love pick six years ago, the Rams came out

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio is among the noteworthy members of the NFL community who have suggested that general manager Les Snead and not head coach Sean McVay was responsible for the Los Angeles Rams making Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson the 13th overall pick of the 2026 draft on

The Rams regularly see their own draft pick fall late in the first round, but armed with the Falcons’ selection (via a first-round trade last year), Los Angeles will use the mid-first-round real estate to make a long-term investment. Rumored to be high on Ty Simpson — but seen as