With the 2024 draft approaching, this year’s crop of quarterbacks will increasingly become the center of attention around the NFL. Acquiring rookie passers is viewed as the surest route to long-term success, and the urgency teams feel to generate quick rebuilds fuels aggressive moves aimed at acquiring signal-callers deemed to have high upside. Each class is different, though, … [Read more...] about Revisiting 2021 First-Round QB Picks
NFC North Notes: Bears, Vikings, Reader
Coleman Shelton started every Rams game at center last season, and the former UDFA logged a few starts there during the 2022 season. The Bears gave Shelton only a one-year, $3MM deal, however. Already rostering guards Teven Jenkins and Nate Davis, the Bears may view Shelton as a backup. This is because Chicago acquired Ryan Bates from Buffalo. Given a Bears RFA offer sheet in … [Read more...] about NFC North Notes: Bears, Vikings, Reader
Bears GM Ryan Poles Addresses Justin Fields Trade; Latest On QB’s Preferred Destinations
In moving on from Justin Fields earlier this month, Bears general manager Ryan Poles accomplished his stated goal of doing right by the former first-round quarterback. The latter recently spoke about the tepid trade market which was in place and the efforts made by the team to send Fields to a situation with a potential path to a starter’s role. The Steelers moved quickly in … [Read more...] about Bears GM Ryan Poles Addresses Justin Fields Trade; Latest On QB’s Preferred Destinations
Cardinals, Bears, Jets To Host Rome Odunze
Last year’s wide receiver class did not produce prospects on the level of the drafts from 2020-22, but this year’s crop is poised to supply a few teams with cornerstone talent. Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers lead the way, but Rome Odunze also qualifies as a wideout with a clear path to becoming a top-10 pick. Odunze has already visited the Giants; the Washington product … [Read more...] about Cardinals, Bears, Jets To Host Rome Odunze
Falcons Were Interested In Top Defensive FAs; More On Kirk Cousins’ Decision
On the day before the 2024 league year opened, the Falcons agreed to a four-year, $180MM deal with former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, a deal that will pay the 35-year-old passer (36 in August) $50MM in guaranteed money. Even if Atlanta had not signed Cousins, the club was still prepared to make a major free agent splash. Albert Breer of SI.com, in a piece that is … [Read more...] about Falcons Were Interested In Top Defensive FAs; More On Kirk Cousins’ Decision