With 2024 NFL free agency also comes the offseason trade market. Sometimes blockbuster deals are forecast weeks or months in advance, much like the Chicago Bears with quarterback Justin Fields, who’s widely expected to be shopped as the team considers resetting the position atop April’s draft. Other times, big-name moves sent genuine shockwaves around the league. With that in mind, …
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Agent’s Take: Derrick Henry faces free agent dilemma; two teams who make sense for aging, but productive RB
Running backs took a big financial hit in 2023. The number of running backs with contracts averaging $12 million per year or more was cut in half to four thanks to releases and pay cuts until the Indianapolis Colts made Jonathan Taylor the league’s fifth in October with a three-year, $42 million contract extension, averaging $14 million per year. Taylor …
Read More »Fantasy hockey weekend watch – Best goalie streaming matchups
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 23, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 We’re treated to a light amuse bouche to end the work week before Saturday’s 13-game slate kicks off with the Blues and Red Wings at noon. Of Friday’s trio of contests, Wild/Oilers sparkles as a potential goal-friendly affair as both teams are proving …
Read More »Exploring three hypothetical trades for Patriots with No. 3 pick
Exploring three hypothetical trades for Patriots with No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Keep the pick and select your potential quarterback of the future, or trade down to acquire a treasure trove of assets? That’s the (multi) million-dollar question facing the New England Patriots in the leadup to the 2024 NFL Draft. With the No. 3 pick, …
Read More »Jameis Winston: ‘My desire is to be a Super Bowl-winning starting quarterback’
Jameis Winston’s NFL career has been a whirlwind, but he still has his sights set on landing a starting quarterback job and winning championships. He acknowledges that might be difficult with the New Orleans Saints, however. “My goal is to be and my desire is to be a Super Bowl-winning starting quarterback in this league,” Winston told Saints News Network …
Read More »Saints restructuring Derek Carr’s contract to save $23 million against the salary cap, per report
Getty Images The New Orleans Saints’ annual effort to get salary cap compliant ahead of the new league year has begun. According to ESPN, the Saints will restructure the contract of quarterback Derek Carr, converting a significant portion of his base salary into a signing bonus in order to spread out the cap hit and save the team approximately $23 …
Read More »2024 NFL 2-Round Mock Draft: Surprise team takes Bo Nix at end of Round 1; 11 WRs go in top 50
We won’t see as much veteran quarterback movement in the 2024 NFL offseason as we did a year ago, but there’s one sizable domino set to fall — Kirk Cousins. In this mock, he signs with the New England Patriots to serve as a bridge quarterback who helps the team return to respectability fast. As for the Vikings, they find …
Read More »The Commanders are recalibrating. Their 3-item checklist begins with a new QB
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter When Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders last July, there wasn’t time for him to fix the broken franchise. He knew he’d have to wait until this offseason to rebuild. Well, maybe not “rebuild.” “Your words. Not mine,” new Commanders coach Dan Quinn said earlier this month at his introductory press conference. “I would say …
Read More »What every NFC team must solve to remain (or return) to fantasy football and real-life relevancy
Go here for Matt’s AFC needs. NFC South Carolina Panthers – How to salvage Bryce Young The Bryce Young experience can really only go up from what we got during his rookie year. Young was 29th in EPA per play and success rate among quarterbacks who took 320 snaps last season, besting only Zach Wilson in both categories. Step one …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: Jameis Winston wants to start again, implies goal won’t be possible with Saints
Jameis Winston took a back seat to Derek Carr as the starting quarterback of the New Orleans Saints last year, toiling the bench as the No. 2 quarterback. For a player who has started 80 games in his career, standing on the sidelines is a hard pill to swallow. Winston wants the opportunity to start again, which isn’t coming with …
Read More »Chiefs Super Bowl hero says there’s one team he won’t sign with in free agency if he leaves Kansas City
The final play of the 2023 NFL season turned Mecole Hardman into a Super Bowl hero. The Kansas City Chiefs officially captured their second straight Lombardi Trophy when Hardman caught a walk-off touchdown from Patrick Mahomes in overtime to give the Chiefs a 25-22 win over San Francisco. Hardman has now won a total of three Super Bowls with the …
Read More »Saints reportedly adjust Derek Carr’s contract to save $23M in cap space
The New Orleans Saints are working with Derek Carr to restructure the quarterback’s contract, a move that should save the team around $23 million in salary cap space, according to an ESPN report. According to the report, the team will convert a large chunk of the $30 million Carr is owed in base salary for 2024 into a signing bonus. …
Read More »What’s most interesting about Eagles’ offensive coaching staff is who’s still here
What’s most interesting about Eagles’ offensive coaching staff is who’s still here originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia New Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will be operating with virtually an entirely new group of assistant coaches. The changes will not be nearly as extensive on the offensive side of the ball under new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. We already knew …
Read More »Chargers OC Greg Roman: ‘Imagine Justin Herbert with a great running game’
The Los Angeles Chargers hope new head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman can steer Justin Herbert & Co. in the right direction. In Roman’s mind, it’s all about complementing their star quarterback. “Can you imagine Justin Herbert with a great running game? … We don’t know, but I can imagine what it might look like. So that’s …
Read More »Country music star Garth Brooks invites Chiefs’ Travis Kelce to perform a duet at his bar’s grand opening
Getty Images Country music superstar Garth Brooks is set to open a new bar in Nashville in March and wants to bring in a headliner when it launches. After initially stating that he wasn’t planning to attend the grand opening, Brooks stated that he’d attend if Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce were to be in attendance in a video …
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