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The NFL’s annual free agency signing window officially begins at the start of the new league year, but teams are allowed to negotiate terms with agents for two days beforehand, known as the legal tampering period. Teams can agree to deals, but players can’t officially sign contracts until free agency

Back on March 28, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller revealed that the New York Giants “loving” Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was “the worst-kept secret in the league” as the Giants continue to contemplate how they will spend the third overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.  According to a

When the Bengals finally signed wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to long-term extensions, it appeared that defensive end Trey Hendrickson would be next to cash in. Reports indicated that the Bengals had engaged with Hendrickson on contract talks and took the possibility of a trade “off the table.”

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is planning to sign Nick Sirianni to a contract extension following the team’s victory in Super Bowl LIX, their second championship appearance in Sirianni’s four years as head coach. “Nick is going to be our coach,” said Lurie at league meetings in Florida this week (via

Cincinnati Bengals edge-rusher Trey Hendrickson sent a blunt warning to the team, saying he is unhappy with how the team has handled his contract talks so far. Hendrickson appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday to discuss his contract situation and sent a clear message to the Bengals. He

Mentioned as a 2025 trade chip, Joe Milton continues to see a path back to a second Patriots season appear murky. The Josh Dobbs signing began the trade buzz involving the rocket-armed backup, and it persists. Milton is drawing trade interest, according to MassLive.com’s Karen Guregian and Mark Daniels, who

An offensive line makeover may turn Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels into a pocket passer. Washington coach Dan Quinn told reporters at the NFL meetings on Tuesday that last year’s left tackle Brandon Coleman will compete at right tackle. Right tackle Andrew Wylie may move to right guard while veteran Sam

One of the top prospects in this year’s draft, Mason Graham will be a candidate to go off the board early. Naturally, Shedeur Sanders‘ landing spot will be of interest to teams eyeing Graham; the Colorado QB going in the top three would keep a higher-rated prospect on the board.

Standout players aren’t just found in the first round of the NFL Draft. Beyond the first round, teams will find many quality starters. Ahead of the draft in Green Bay (April 24-26), Yardbarker NFL writers identify one player for every AFC team who should be a prime candidate for selection

Assembling an interesting quarterback room by signing Russell Wilson less than a week after bringing in Jameis Winston, the Giants have protected themselves — to a degree — ahead of a draft that would have otherwise featured a glaring need for the team. From a long-term perspective, however, that need

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles raised eyebrows after issuing a challenge to his team. It might not have the effect he intended. Per NFL.com’s Kevin Patra, Bowles, the Bucs head coach since 2022, lamented his team’s midseason lulls and postseason losses during his three seasons at the helm, telling reporters

Many of the players that helped the 49ers push the Chiefs near double overtime in Super Bowl LVIII exited San Francisco this offseason. After the team traded Deebo Samuel, it let a host of talent walk. The Broncos poached Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga, while Aaron Banks‘ Packers deal eclipsed

While some Pittsburgh Steelers fans seemingly aren’t in love with the fact that the club continues to wait for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to announce his intentions for the 2025 season, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and team owner/president Art Rooney II made it known during the NFL owners meetings they have no exact Rodgers-related

D.K. Metcalf recently caught passes from Aaron Rodgers, who has been a Steelers free agent target for weeks. Although Metcalf scored his coveted extension, being part of Pittsburgh’s Rodgers recruitment did not appear to be his goal upon hitting the trade market in earnest this offseason. The Steelers came up

Current Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp raised eyebrows when he said that he didn’t have “a ton of clarity” from the Los Angeles Rams regarding why the team released him in March.  While speaking with reporters at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday, Rams head coach Sean McVay responded

As of Wednesday morning, it was still believed that quarterback Aaron Rodgers would choose the Minnesota Vikings over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the event that the Vikings don’t want to name 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy their QB1 coming off the full meniscus repair that cost McCarthy his rookie season.  On

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce didn’t even wait until March to confirm that he will play at least one more season with the organization coming off its Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. While speaking with reporters on Monday, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt indicated he

Per Matt Barrows of The Athletic, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch suggested while speaking with reporters at the NFL owners meetings on Monday that he’s “optimistic” the club will sign quarterback Brock Purdy to a lucrative contract extension before the 2025 draft gets underway on April 24.  On Tuesday,

In the build-up to Tuesday’s vote on banning the so-called “tush push” play, it was clear opinions were split on the matter. That opened the door to a vote being tabled for the future, which has indeed taken place. No vote will be held on banning the play Tuesday, Dianna

Multiple analysts and reporters predicted throughout the second half of March that Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe could become a first-round draft pick depending on when Miami’s Cam Ward, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart are selected.  Via a piece produced by ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi that was published on

Cleveland Browns reporter Daryl Ruiter of sports radio station 92.3 The Fan said on Monday he’s now “less convinced” the team will trade for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins.  While Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris insisted on Tuesday that his team remains open to a deal that is “good for the Falcons and

Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter playing both ways in the NFL seems unlikely, but some teams aren’t ruling out the idea. On Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said they’re evaluating Hunter (6-foot, 188 pounds) at both positions. New

Almost immediately after Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam suggested on Monday he won’t force general manager Andrew Berry to make Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders the second overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, some openly wondered if Cleveland will ultimately take either Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter or Penn State pass-rusher Abdul

A few weeks ago, we saw Browns defensive end Myles Garrett make an about face on his stance for the team’s chances for contention on their current trajectory. While it hasn’t been said exclusively, one may assume that, in the team’s meetings and negotiations with Garrett, Cleveland gave him some

The Dallas Cowboys seem to be realizing their air attack tends to rely on wide receiver CeeDee Lamb too much.  On Monday at the annual league meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones said they’re still looking for an “explosive” No. 2 WR, via Tommy Yarrish of the

While we already mentioned this technology back in February, the NFL has announced that Sony’s Hawk-Eye system will be used as the league’s primary method for measuring the line to gain starting in the 2025 NFL season, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. On-field officials will still be responsible for

The next time a measurement is needed to determine a first down, it won’t be the chain gang coming out to make the measurement — it won’t even be a human.  At the NFL’s spring owners meeting on Tuesday, the league announced Sony’s “Hawk-Eye” virtual measurement system will be the

Recent developments in Cleveland’s pursuit of veteran free agent quarterbacks and research into the 2025 rookie draft class’s group of passers seem to indicate that the Browns are perhaps ready to move on from their Deshaun Watson experience. The 29-year-old still has two years remaining on his deal, but it

NFL owners tabled a discussion on the tush push this week, delaying a decision on whether or not to ban the polarizing play that has been made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles over the past couple of seasons.  While the NFL has no objective injury or player safety data to

Wide receiver DK Metcalf’s trade request this offseason came as a surprise to the general public. A new report suggests that to the Seattle Seahawks, it was nothing new. Metcalf had requested trades from the Seahawks “multiple times” in previous offseasons, according to Brady Henderson of ESPN. Those requests never

April 1st, 2025 at 6:48pm CST by Ely Allen Today’s only minor move in the NFL: Carolina Panthers Although Blackshear didn’t get much run on offense as RB3 behind Chuba Hubbard and Miles Sanders in 2024, and despite the addition of Rico Dowdle and the health of Jonathon Brooks for

Ben DiNucci is a huge advocate of spring football leagues, but the New Orleans Saints quarterback believes there are some issues that the United Football League needs to address if it wants to survive. One of them is the schedule. DiNucci was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. He

The Rams will begin preliminary talks on an extension for running back Kyren Williams with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, at annual league meetings this week, per The Athletic’s Jordan Rodrigue. General manager Les Snead said that the team wants to “engineer a long-term partnership” with Williams, who is entering the

Former All-Pro pass rusher Calais Campbell thought about retirement, but he is instead going to play an 18th NFL season with the team where he started his career. Campbell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, the team confirmed Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the deal is

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday hinted at a substantial potential change to playoff seeding relating to division champions. The Detroit Lions proposed a rule change to playoff seeding that would allow wild-card teams to be seeded above division winners if they had a better record. A vote on the

April 1st, 2025 at 4:10pm CST by Nikhil Mehta The Cardinals are signing six-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell to a one-year deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The signing, which was confirmed by Cardinals team reporter Darren Urban, will bring Campbell back to the team

Considering Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s unimpressive track record, should NFL teams avoid drafting Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart? Kiffin coached Matt Corral at Ole Miss and Matt Barkley at USC, who both failed to become viable starters in the NFL. Barkley played for four teams (Bears, Bills, Eagles and

The Titans have re-signed special teams ace Justin Hardee to a one-year deal, as first reported by FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz and confirmed by senior team writer Jim Wyatt. 2024 was Hardee’s first year in Tennessee, where he appeared in nine games with 185 snaps exclusively on special teams. He

The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly expediting contract negotiations with edge-rusher Micah Parsons.  On Tuesday morning, All City DLLS’ Clarence Hill reported the Cowboys have offered Parsons a contract that would make him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history. Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase became the highest-paid non-QB when he signed a

In the build-up to Tuesday’s vote on banning the so-called ‘tush push’ play, it was clear opinions were split on the matter. That opened the door to a vote being tabled for the future, which has indeed taken place. No vote will be held on banning the play today, Dianna

Tuesday brought about several NFL rule changes to be enforced starting in 2025. Among them are an expansion to the use of replay assist, along with a tweak to the overtime format. It was known well in advance of this week’s league meetings that consideration would be given to broadening

Tuesday brought about a number of rule changes to be enforced starting in 2025. Among them are an expansion to the use of replay assist, along with a tweak to the overtime format. It was known well in advance of this week’s league meetings that consideration would be given to

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin insisted while speaking at the NFL owners meetings on Monday he’s “comfortable with being unsettled at this time of year” as the club waits for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to make a decision regarding his plans for the 2025 season.  Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II seemingly

As of last week, it appeared as though no extension offer had been made by the Cowboys to Micah Parsons. That has apparently changed, and the team is willing to go to record-breaking lengths to get a deal done. Dallas has submitted an offer which will make Parsons the league’s highest-paid

NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers. Here’s a look at the top small-school prospects entering the 2025 NFL Draft.   1 of 23 Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo Kirby Lee / USA

APRIL 1: When speaking at the league meetings on Tuesday, Steelers owner Art Rooney II confirmed (via Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) “signs are pointing in that direction” with respect to a Rodgers deal being worked out. He added the team is still willing to wait for Rodgers at this point, although

Those against the tush push need a better argument. On Tuesday, the NFL made a minor adjustment to its kickoff rules, and in doing so, nullified the main talking point coaches and owners have had against the short-yardage play made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles. At the 2025 owners meetings

APRIL 1: As expected, owners approved the proposed amendment to tweak the kickoff setup (h/t Dianna Russini of The Athletic). Touchbacks will be moved up to the 35 starting next season as a result. No decision was made with respect to amending onside kicks, meanwhile; the vote on that front will

When the Falcons begin their offseason workout program in late April, head coach Raheem Morris doesn’t expect second-string quarterback Kirk Cousins to be in the number. On Tuesday at the league’s annual owners meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., Morris divulged his thoughts on Cousins’ offseason plans, suggesting the veteran quarterback

Much of the discussion related to the Falcons’ offseason revolves around Kirk Cousins‘ future. The team has repeatedly stated a willingness to keep the Pro Bowl quarterback in place as a backup, but head coach Raheem Morris left the door open to a parting of ways on Monday. Cousins has made it clear