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The Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday finalized a rookie contract with first-round selection Akheem Mesidor, securing the 22nd overall pick from the 2026 NFL Draft on a fully guaranteed four-year deal worth $20.46 million. The agreement includes a fifth-year team option and leaves…
The Minnesota Vikings made some moves on June 4 when they announced that they had signed Michael Briscoe and Trayvon Rudolph, standouts from Cal Poly and Toledo, who were both initially signed by the Seattle Seahawks coming out of the NFL Draft but were quickly cut soon after. It…
The Cleveland Browns created a roster hole at defensive end on Monday when they traded Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. While the Browns did receive defensive end/linebacker Jared Verse back from the Rams as part of the deal, general manager Andrew Berry apparently wants t…
Former UDFA Benton Whitley has spent time with the Vikings, Giants and Buccaneers since entering the league in 2022.
The Dolphins signed fifth-round tight end Seydou Traore to his rookie deal on Thursday, the team announced. They now have all 13 of their 2026 draft picks under contract. Traore was Miami’s 11th pick in a class headlined by two first-rounders, offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (No.…
Early June is primetime for NFL teams to announce promotions within their front office and scouting staff, with the NFL Draft more than a month in the rearview mirror. On Thursday, the Buffalo Bills have announced four promotions within the scouting department. On these promotion…
Recently, the Detroit Lions picked up the fifth-year option of running back Jahmyr Gibbs, keeping him under team control through the 2027 NFL season, which is valued at $14.29 million.Gibbs, whom the Lions selected with the 12th overall selection out of Alabama in the 2023 NFL Dr…
Myles Garrett is a future Hall of Famer, but after the Browns traded the star pass rusher to the Rams for Jared Verse and draft picks, some fans in Cleveland now feel empowered to say that he was not a Hall of Fame-caliber leader during his nine-season tenure with the team. Is th…
The Texans have signed first-round guard Keylan Rutledge to his four-year rookie contract. As the 26th overall pick, the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket will receive a fully guaranteed deal worth $19.28MM. The Texans entered the draft holding the 28th selection, but general man…
Miami is working to put the finishing touches on its offseason work The post Dolphins Make Announcement on Pair of 2026 Draft Picks appeared first on HEAVY.
I usually have no fckn clue who to take in the middle rounds, but it feels even more pronounced this year. Feels like a much better approach to lock in Josh Allen and a TE, and than draft as many high ceiling WR's and RB's after that submitted by /u/Fit-Tangerine-5071 [link] [com…
The Los Angeles Rams officially signed seventh-round DT Tim Keenan III to a four-year rookie contract on Thursday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Los Angeles now has two remaining unsigned picks from the 2026 NFL Draft. Rd Pick Player Pos. Note 1 13 Ty Simpson QB 2 61 Max Kla…
The Cleveland Browns signed LB Benton Whitley to a contract, per the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire. Whitley, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Holy Cross following the 2022 NFL Draft. He later signed on with the Rams as an undrafted free agent. However, the Rams opted to waiv…
The Arizona Cardinals officially signed veteran S Isaiah Oliver and cut K Josh Karty on Thursday, per Darren Urban of the team’s site. Oliver, 29, is a former second-round pick by the Falcons in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Colorado. He finished his four-year, $4,636,643 rookie con…
The Dolphins have gotten their entire 2026 draft class under contract.
The Miami Dolphins announced they signed fifth-round TE Seydou Traore to wrap up their draft class. We have signed CB Chris Johnson and TE Seydou Traore.#PhinsUp pic.twitter.com/PjAhdFzH9p — Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) June 4, 2026 Miami has now signed all 13 of its picks fr…
Odafe Oweh was a first-round NFL draft pick and an impactful pass rusher, but that hasn’t made him a household name. The Penn State product has 17.5 sacks over the past two seasons, and has been a terror off the edge, but it still might’ve been surprising when the Commanders paid…
How do the 2027 NFL Draft's wide receivers square up with the 2026 class? PFN analyst Jacob Infante ranks his ten best WRs across both classes.
Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports the Texans are signing first-round OL Keylan Rutledge to a rookie contract. Wilson adds the deal is a four-year, $19.276 million contract with a fifth-year option and a $10.479 million signing bonus. Rutledge is the seventh Texans’ draft pick to sign…
After hosting five players for minicamp tryouts earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers have officially signed former first-round pick linebacker Jamin Davis. Davis, a former Kentucky Wildcat, was the 19th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. by the Washington Commanders. The a…
From time spent in Carolina with the Panthers in the mid-2010s to multiple stints with the Buffalo Bills as a backup safety, to a coaching fellowship in Orchard Park, Dean Marlowe has plenty of ties to Brandon Beane. The Monday following the 2026 NFL Draft, Marlowe announced on h…
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … The Eagles fleeced the Patriots in the A.J. Brown trade – PhillyVoiceWhen the Eagles traded for Brown four years ago during the 2022 draft, the cost was first- and third-round picks. He was only 24 years old at the time. That …
The NFL’s worst-kept secret has now been made official: Philadelphia has traded A.J. Brown to the Patriots. We’ve known this marriage was coming for a while (we’ve been projecting Brown on New England all offseason), but the deal had to wait until June 1 for salary cap reasons. N…
Kendrick Law will not be available to the Lions in 2026. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday (via team reporter Tim Twentyman) the rookie receiver tore his ACL in practice earlier this week. Law was the second of two players selected in the fifth round of April’s draft by th…
With the 2026 NFL offseason winding down, the focus on the season is taking shape as we inch closer to the start of training camps across the league. The lull between the draft and training camp can feel like an eternity for some, but it’s a great time to take a step back and zoo…
Recently, the Cleveland Browns sent a jolt through the NFL world when they traded superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a package centered around Jared Verse and draft compensation. The move signals the Browns’ full commitment to rebuilding f…
Throughout the offseason — including around free agency, after the draft, and when this year’s NFL schedule was released — we’ve been following the Cleveland Browns’ odds to win the Super Bowl, to win the AFC North, and the over/under odds on certain wins/losses. Overall, the odd…
The Detroit Lions will be without one of their rookies for the season, as Kendrick Law tore his ACL during a non-contact drill, according to Tim Twentyman. “Dan Campbell said rookie WR Kendrick Law tore his ACL at practice on Tuesday,” Twentyman wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Law …
The biggest question surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 season is and will continue to be when will rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza take over as the starting quarterback. That query will hover over the franchise until the time its announced Mendoza, the No. 1 overall dra…
The Kansas City Chiefs have overhauled their secondary during the 2026 offseason. Kansas City lost key players like Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, but added reinforcements with Mansoor Delane in the 2026 NFL Draft. Now the Chiefs could be closing in on a reunion with one talen…
The Kansas City Chiefs coordinators spoke to local media on Wednesday afternoon, which gave us our first opportunity to hear Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s thoughts on his two newest additions to the defense, a pair of first-round draft picks, cornerback Mansoor Delane a…
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Welcome back, readers. It’s now June, and while draft season for season-long fantasy football redraft leagues is still a couple of months away, plenty of fantasy football diehards are doing drafts now – for best ball leagues and tournaments, dynasty startups, and a variety of cha…
Nick Herbig signed a four-year extension worth $100 million with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday, and he is eager to prove that the front office made the right decision. Herbig has carved himself a role on the Steelers since being drafted in 2023 in the fourth round. He star…
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Trades, free-agent moves and the 2026 NFL Draft reshaped passing attacks around the league, so we ranked the best new QB-WR pairings
The Cleveland Browns did the unthinkable this week: Trade the face of the franchise when they shipped off pass rusher Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. The deal included three draft picks plus DE Jared Verse. Verse is a good player. He isn’t Garrett, but he is three years yo…
Much of Washington’s post-draft talk has centered around finding a legitimate receiving option to pair opposite Terry McLaurin in David Blough’s new offense. There has been significant chatter about adding Brandon Aiyuk once he’s released from the death-grip John Lynch currently …
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Brian Parker II with pick 189 overall in the sixth round. For me personally, I was pretty shocked Parker was still available. I had Parker rated as my 74th overall player in the draft. I loved the fact that he has played left and right tackle in co…
Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Other Giant observations 6 Players Most Likely to win 2026 Defensive ROY Award | Bleacher Report New York Giants LB Arvell Reese. Quite possibly the most physically gifted player in this draft class, the No. 5 overall pick ou…
It is a new era for the Cleveland Browns—yet again—after they traded defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for linebacker Jared Verse and three future draft picks. It came as a surprise to many, since Garrett was the face of the Browns. But general manag…
Brendan Sorsby has not given up on playing college football for Texas Tech this year, but barring an unlikely injunction to preserve his NCAA eligibility, the 22-year-old quarterback seems headed for the NFL’s supplemental draft. If Sorsby elects to go pro this year, he will have…
With the No. 9 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft after selecting quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick, the Chicago Bears took Washington Huskies wide receiver Rome Odunze, and he went on to haul in 54 receptions for 734 receiving yards and three touchdowns in his rooki…
The Las Vegas Raiders have had a very eventful offseason, one that started with a failed Maxx Crosby trade and ended with them selecting Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Crosby was headed to the Baltimore Ravens in early March before a failed physica…
The Dallas Cowboys could be able to bid on QB Brendan Sorsby if he lands in the supplemental draft. But will they? The post Cowboys Projected Interest in Adding Banned QB Revealed appeared first on HEAVY.
One of the biggest surprises from the 2026 NFL Draft was the Los Angeles Rams selecting former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick.
The Kansas City Chiefs may have re-upped Travis Kelce on a three year, $57.7 million deal, but in actual fact it will, in all likelihood play out more like a one year, $12 million contract. The Chiefs also made the perhaps unexpected decision to not supplement the position over t…
What are some of your bold predictions for this upcoming NFL fantasy season? From finishing #1 overall or the steal pick of the draft, to the biggest bust player who went first 2 rounds. Which players will surprise everyone this season? Who will be the #1 WR - #1 RB - #1 QB - #1 …
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing TE Darnell Washington to a four-year, $42 million extension with $21 million guaranteed, according to Jeremy Fowler. Washington, 24, was named second-team All-SEC after his junior season at Georgia. He decided to forego his remaining eligibilit…
First things first, there is a distinction between tanking and throwing and i do not have a problem with the former. setting up your team to be stronger in the future than it is right now is not unethical. losing games on purpose and setting bad lineups on purpose is unethical. t…
The Dolphins continue to shuffle paperwork for their picks from the 2026 NFL Draft. A day after landing the signatures of 10 drafted rookies, Miami has followed up with the completion of negotiations with both its first-round picks. While the team made an announcement for the sig…
As Barry Shuck noted in DE Jared Verse’s profile, the new Cleveland Browns defender will be forever compared to former Browns superstar Myles Garrett. In so many ways, that comparison is unfair to Verse, as Garrett was considered and became a generational player whose value in th…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a strong second season from former second-round draft pick Benjamin Morrison. Veteran cornerback Zyon McCollum said that he has seen Morrison handle things this offseason that should point him in the right direction entering year two.“He went into th…
The Miami Dolphins signed 10 of their 13 selections from the 2026 NFL Draft on Tuesday after creating more than $21 million in salary cap space through post-June 1 transactions. At that time, only first-round picks Kadyn Proctor (Alabama) and Chris Johnson (San Diego State), alon…
Kadyn Proctor and Chris Johnson sign rookie contracts with Miami.
The Cleveland Browns recently shook up the NFL world when they traded Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a package centered around Jared Verse and draft compensation. While Verse might not be the same player as Garrett, he still gives Cleveland an impressive yo…
I did my master’s in data science thesis on machine learning modeling for fantasy football - here’s what the data says about Eli Stowers' rookie outlook and beyond, given his year 1 statistical comps: 13/20 hit 1+ Top 12 FPPG finish (65%) 8/20 hit 1+ Top 6 FPPG finish (40%) 4/20 …
The Dallas Cowboys made a clever move during draft weekend by trading for Dee Winters, adding a solid linebacker to a defense that was desperately looking for help in the middle. The move was met with praise, as he brings athleticism and untapped potential to the defense. He’s no…
Kadyn Proctor is the latest member of the Dolphins’ draft class to sign his rookie deal. The first-rounder is officially on the books, per a team announcement. Proctor was the target of widespread interest leading up to the draft, with the Lions viewed as his floor at pick No. 17…
Pulled from real completed Sleeper startup drafts. A lot of these moves since just after the NFL draft concluded are pretty self-explanatory given recent news - landing spots, depth chart changes, injuries, teammate situations. Anyone you're surprised to see here? Are any of thes…
When the Chargers used their second-round pick on Florida center Jake Slaughter, it was the assumption that he would make the transition to left guard immediately and fight for that spot. I mean, why else would you use such a high draft pick on a player at a different position wh…
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby may never get to suit up in a college football game with his new team […]
Over the next few months, we’re breaking down all of the undrafted free agents signed by the Jets since April’s draft. However, today we are focusing on a recent veteran addition; kicker Younghoe Koo. The 31-year old Koo is listed at 5’9″ and 185 pounds and was undrafted out of G…
Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has coached some of the best pass catchers in football over his career. He’ll now add A.J. Brown to that list. McDaniels met Brown on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Patriots traded a pair of draft picks to acquire the All-Pro w…
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On Wednesday, criminal obstruction charges filed against Atlanta Falcons WR Zachariah Branch were dropped, per Mark Schlabach of ESPN. Back in April, Branch was charged with misdemeanors for obstructing public sidewalks and obstructing a police officer in Athens, Georgia. Ultimat…
The San Francisco 49ers traded a linebacker they selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, as Dee Winters entered the final year of his contract. Winters looked the part last season, playing alongside Fred Warner for the first month and a half of the season. You could on…
Over the last two years, the Cleveland Browns roster has been remade. A very good 2025 NFL draft class was followed by what has been graded as the best class in the 2026 draft. The Browns have also seen long-standing veterans, like TE David Njoku, OL Wyatt Teller, and (likely) OL…
The Philadelphia Eagles traded up from pick No. 23 to select Makai Lemon at No. 20 in the 2026 NFL Draft. But the Birds apparently had interest in moving up even higher in the order. The Panthers recently published a video of their draft war room which shows Carolina general mana…
Although the Patriots had not yet acquired receiver A.J. Brown from the Eagles, they made fellow wideout Kayshon Boutte available in the lead-up to the draft in April. While a deal has not occurred, Boutte’s status in New England has remained in question. Now that Brown is on the…
The signing of Falcons receiver Drake London nearly closes the books on the top-10 picks from the 2022 draft.
With the breaking news that the Los Angeles Rams have traded their 2027 Round 1 pick for defensive end Myles Garrett, a consensus of fans were supportive, but not particularly surprised by the course of action. Certainly, Les Snead moving Day 1 draft picks, often for veteran tal…
The most polarizing pick for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2026 NFL Draft was third-round running back Kaelon Black, marking the fifth time in six years that the team took a back in the draft. Black was controversial for a variety of reasons. Not only did most evaluators have hi…
Few NFL organizations invest in player development quite like the Seattle Seahawks. Over the years, John Schneider and the Seahawks’ personnel department have built roster depth not only through premium draft picks, but by consistently finding value in places where most teams sto…
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The San Francisco 49ers took a pass rusher with the sixth pick of the third round in the 2026 NFL Draft. Romello Height enters the pros with one of the most impressive first steps in the draft class. Height doesn’t just cover ground on his first step. His ability to get off the b…
More teams continue to roll out their behind-the-scenes videos from the 2026 NFL Draft, and the most recent one has a lot to do with the Detroit Lions. The Carolina Panthers’ video—entitled “Panthers Blueprint”—follows their journey to selecting Monroe Freeling with the 19th over…
The Denver Broncos made it a priority to establish their offensive line since Head Coach Sean Payton and Assistant Head Coach Zach Strief were brought in to lead the squad. Whether by spending big in free agency, utilizing draft capital, or signing undrafted rookie free agents—th…
I know this series went dormant for a while, but with the draft and free agency in our rear view mirror, it’s time to kick things back up. If you’ll recall, we ran this through with the best kicker, punter, returners, and sefies of the past quarter century; you selected Money Mat…
In the end, Brown cost the Patriots a 2028 first-round draft pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.