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49ers general manager John Lynch said the team has started negotiating a long-term extension with Brock Purdy, per The Athletic’s Matt Barrows. “We want Brock to be our quarterback as long as we’re here,” said Lynch at the combine. Purdy is entering the final year of his contract as one of the best

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is heading into the final year of his rookie contract.  At this time, he has no guarantees beyond the 2025 season, and he’s only scheduled to make $5 million — a bargain for a quarterback who has led his team to the Super Bowl.

While trade requests don’t always result in a trade, it sounds like Deebo Samuel will get his wish. 49ers general manager John Lynch acknowledged that the team intends to honor the wideout’s recent trade request (per Mike Klis of 9News in Denver). [RELATED: 49ers WR Deebo Samuel Worth Day 3

Derek Carr isn’t the best quarterback in the NFL, but when he’s healthy, he’s a pretty darn good signal-caller. That’s why the New Orleans Saints feel that he’s “their guy” heading into the 2024 season.  “I think we feel like we’ve got a guy we can win with,” general manager

Dre Greenlaw has spent his entire career in San Francisco, and it sounds like there’s some mutual interest in extending the partnership. While speaking with reporters today, 49ers GM John Lynch said the two sides are engaged in ongoing discussions, and there’s optimism that they agree to a new pact

As NFL teams approach the new league year (March 12), they are not just focusing on the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis (through Monday) and draft in Green Bay (April 24-26). Behind the scenes, teams are deciding on potential cut and trade candidates. Ahead of the new league year, Yardbarker NFL

The NFL Scouting Combine starts tomorrow, February 27, and will continue through Sunday, March 2. In a prospect pool that has been reportedly devoid of top-end talent but full of starters and contributors, the combine will be a prime opportunity for players to display their most impressive attributes and stand

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Carter underwent tests Wednesday that revealed a stress reaction in his right foot. The prospect is considering “pre-emptive surgery” that would result in a screw being inserted in the foot. That route would require about eight weeks of recovery, which at the very least would

The Saints’ on-brand restructure of Derek Carr‘s contract last year leaves them with a harder out on the middling quarterback’s contract. Even after the Broncos took on $83MM-plus in dead money to drop Russell Wilson, a Saints-Carr split would bring a noticeable dead cap hit for a team that wages

NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic raised eyebrows when she reported on Tuesday that “there’s no one team that [she’s] hearing that is, in the market, locked in on” pursuing veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers after his divorce from the New York Jets becomes official.  It appears Rodgers is no

Abdul Carter won’t participate at this week’s NFL Scouting Combine, and it was assumed the blue-chip prospect was simply saving his energy for Penn State’s pro day. Instead, the projected first-overall pick may skip all workouts as he deals with a foot injury that could require surgery. According to ESPN’s

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is much closer to his final NFL start than his first – but as he and the organization negotiate a potential contract extension, head coach Sean McVay said he wants Stafford back. “There’s no discrepancy on us wanting him to continue to lead the

Since the Patriots brought in Mike Vrabel as head coach, there’s been plenty of talk about who truly runs the show in New England. While executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf is expected to have a heavy hand in the roster’s construction, Vrabel acknowledged that he wouldn’t have

Following news that the Panthers wouldn’t be re-signing Shaq Thompson, there was some natural speculation surrounding the veteran’s NFL future. The linebacker was quick to shut down any talks of retirement, as Thompson announced on Wednesday that he intends to keep playing in 2025. “I’m incredibly excited about the next chapter

Following news that the Panthers wouldn’t be re-signing Shaq Thompson, there was some natural speculation surrounding the veteran’s NFL future. The linebacker was quick to shut down any talks of retirement, as Thompson announced tonight that he intends to keep playing in 2025. [RELATED: Panthers Will Not Re-Sign Shaq Thompson]

The 2025 NFL Draft is coming up, and fans will have their attention on the scouting combine in Indianapolis this week to see which prospects could turn their favorite teams around. In the first round, a quarterback is typically desired very early on in order to reboot a struggling franchise.

There seems to be a theme developing throughout the 2025 NFL Draft as we continue to draw nearer to the NFL Scouting Combine. There’s a consensus beginning to form that this draft lacks top-end, star talent, instead providing a deep group of likely starters and contributors. We’ve seen this assertion

The New York Jets should give wide receiver Garrett Wilson an extension before the price potentially skyrockets. On a Wednesday episode of the “Flight Plan” podcast, The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt said Wilson “wants to re-up” with the team and is seeking an extension that would pay him around $30M per year. 

Another Bills’ playoff loss, another seemingly related rule change. Per Charean Williams of NBC Sports, the NFL’s senior vice president of football operations, Kimberly Fields, claimed this week that the league will begin using “technology for virtual line-to-gain measurements” in 2025. Officials will still spot the ball, and the chain

The persistent narrative among football fans is that the Kansas City Chiefs — and quarterback Patrick Mahomes — benefit the most from favorable calls from the officials. While the Chiefs and Mahomes do benefit plenty from calls made by the officials, there was one specific quarterback who got the most

Danielle Hunter inked a two-year deal with the Texans last offseason, and the veteran pass rusher is hoping to extend his stay in Houston beyond the 2025 campaign. According to Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda.com, Hunter is interested in signing an extension with the Texans. [RELATED: Texans To Prioritize Extension For

The Matthew Stafford saga is growing more complicated by the hour, with multiple (and conflicting) reports of Tom Brady meeting with Stafford on a recent ski trip in Montana. It was originally reported that Brady had reached out to Stafford about joining the Raiders, but subsequent reporting has provided more

NFL overtime might look different in 2025 based on comments made by top league officials on Wednesday. NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said the league’s competition committee plans to look at changing regular-season overtime rules to match those used during the playoffs. The league has taken note of an

Although Myles Garrett and Trey Hendrickson have generated far more headlines this offseason, T.J. Watt is a central part of what promises to be a transformative edge rusher year. As expected, the Steelers are readying a second extension. Fourth-year GM Omar Khan said (via the Pat McAfee Show‘s Mark Kaboly)

The Rams benched Jackson last season, doing so despite signing him to a three-year, $51M deal in free agency. They are now giving the guard/short-lived center a green light to look elsewhere, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler reports. This might not be the easiest task, as the Rams benched Jackson to use

The Las Vegas Raiders desperately need a signal-caller heading into the 2025 NFL season.  Whether that comes through the NFL Draft or free agency remains to be seen, but the name that has been talked about since the offseason began is Matthew Stafford.  The Rams recently granted Stafford and his