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Shortly after the Bengals were eliminated from last year’s playoffs, Joe Burrow made his displeasure known in no uncertain terms.

“We don’t want to be in the spot we are in now, so something’s got to change,” Burrow said Dec. 31. “Whether it’s players we have continuing to improve and get better and play championship-caliber football or bringing in guys that will or whatever it may be. Obviously, something has to [change].”

Speaking Wednesday amid voluntary workouts, Burrow struck a much different tone.

“We have everything we need in that locker room,” he said. “We just gotta go and make it happen.”

The three-time Pro

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The Indianapolis Colts have some unfinished financial business. Contract-extension decisions need to be made on offensive guard Quenton Nelson and running back Jonathan Taylor, arguably the best two players on the team. Both players are in a contract year. 

The four-year, $80 million contract extension Nelson signed during the 2022 preseason made him the NFL’s first $20 million-per-year interior offensive lineman. Nelson is scheduled to make $18 million, which includes a $2 million fifth day of the league year roster bonus, on a $24.2 million salary cap number in 2026.

Taylor received a four-year, $42 million extension during the early part of

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There’s legitimate optimism surrounding the New York Giants in 2026. They have a proven, Super Bowl-winning head coach in John Harbaugh, a potential franchise quarterback in Jaxson Dart and one of the most fun running backs in the NFL in Cam Skattebo.

The fourth-round pick out of Arizona State was quick to endear himself to NFL fans with his physical running style, dedication to the art of headbutting, and his touchdown celebration which includes a backflip. In his first eight NFL games played, Skattebo rushed 101 times for 410 yards and five touchdowns, and caught 24 passes for 207 yards and

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Let’s go back in our time machines and revisit the 2020 NFL offseason. The league agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for a 17-game regular season. A global pandemic forced Roger Goodell to host the NFL Draft from his basement. However, the real headline from that offseason was Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After nine AFC Championships, six Super Bowl victories, 14 Pro Bowls, and 20 years building a dynasty, the greatest quarterback and coach in NFL history parted ways. It was a hotly debated topic: who was most responsible for the

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The first major waves of free agency have come and gone. So, too, has the 2026 NFL Draft and even the schedule release.

As teams introduce their rookies to the pros, they’re also looking to improve on the periphery. Not every roster hole was filled in March and April, after all, and there’s a notable advantage to signing free agents after the NFL Draft: They no longer count against the NFL’s compensatory picks formula. That may result in a slight uptick after the draft, but in all likelihood, we’ll see signings continue slowly into the summer

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The 2026 NFL Draft is a thing of the past, and now it’s time for the 257 selected players to join their teams by signing rookie contracts. Rookies can participate in minicamps and other offseason activities while not under contract, but once training camp rolls around, they need to be under contract to avoid complications.

Complications do indeed happen. Signing a rookie deal is usually a formality, with the rookie wage scale from the 2011 NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement laying out non-negotiable salary slots for the rookie wage scale. Still, there are a few instances in which

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