Bevell, of course, was Pete Carroll’s offensive coordinator in Seattle from 2011-2017, sharing in the franchise’s multiple Super Bowl berths. He’s coached Dolphins quarterbacks for the past three years after washing out with the Lions in 2020 and Jaguars in 2021 at offensive coordinator. Bevell would not exactly be an inspiring hire for fantasy purposes, but he has plenty of NFL experience and can help get things up to a tenable level for the Raiders on the offensive side of the ball before they start thinking about optimizing everything.

The specific question and answer about trading Garrett was: “if someone sees you at dinner tonight and says, ‘we’ll give you two ones for Miles do you say I’m not interested?’” to which Berry said “Correct, you can put that on the record.” Berry also indicated a willingness to talk extension with Cleveland’s star pass rusher, saying “I think you can assume that we do anticipate at some point doing a third contract with Myles. We want him to retire here.” It’s not much of a surprise as the Browns have never operated as sellers at any point during Berry’s tenure and Garrett just put together a season as good as any edge player in the NFL, but there were some rumblings about the Browns considering a trade for Garrett in December. It does not look like that will come to pass.

With the Lions hiring John Morton as offensive coordinator and bypassing Engstrand, it makes plenty of sense for him to explore his other options. Wilson adds “many league sources expressed confidence [Engstrand] will land the job.” The assumed favorite for Jets offensive coordinator appeared to be Nick Caley, but it’s possible that the Jets just never expected Engstrand to actually be available. This could escalate quickly as the league moves to fill offensive coordinator chairs, and Engstrand would obviously have a huge role as playcaller in New York with Aaron Glenn coming up on the defensive side of the ball.

Beyond George Pickens, who had 900 receiving yards and three touchdowns over 14 games in 2024, the Steelers had precious little in the way of viable wideouts. Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin alternated in operating as the No. 2 receiver for Pittsburgh. “I think we have positions in the wide receiver room we’re going to have to address,” Rooney said. “I think the wide receiver room is an area we’ve got to look at improving.” Rooney’s comments might mean the Steelers will pursue Chris Godwin or Tee Higgins in free agency this spring, or trade up in the NFL Draft for a top-end receiver. Any wideout addition would likely ding Pickens’ target domination in the run-first Steelers offense.

It’s further confirmation that Coen, who will reportedly call plays for the Jacksonville offense, was hired to get the most out of Lawrence, whose career has floundered after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The offensive system Coen used during his time as Bucs offensive coordinator used short and intermediate throws at a much higher rate than Lawrence has seen in recent seasons. More easy throws and better offensive design should put Lawrence in position to rebound from the past two seasons, during which he ranked 21st out of 34 qualifying QBs in drop back EPA and 18th in success rate.

Jones characterized his January discussions with Sanders — who played for Dallas from 1995 to 1999 — as a mere chat between old friends. “Just a conversation about the team, and about where he is, and his boys, conversation with his boys, that type of conversation,” Jones said. “I’ve said I’ve talked to a lot of coaches, and Deion has a job.” Jones would have had to buy out the remaining years on Sanders’ contract with the University of Colorado and make him a highly-paid NFL head coach if he were to have pursued Sanders after Mike McCarthy’s departure. The Cowboys settled on Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach — his first head coaching gig after 14 years of serving as offensive coordinator for four teams.

The Jaguars didn’t bring in Coen to delegate offensive play-calling to somebody else. The 39-year-old head coach got where he is today by dialing up explosive plays and coaching Baker Mayfield to the best offensive season of his career (4500-41-16), and was long expected to call the plays for Jacksonville once his hiring was announced. With ample weapons at his disposal and a quarterback in Trevor Lawerence, who has just four years under his belt, Coen should have plenty of plays to dial up this upcoming season.

It sounds like this one could be finalized soon. According to Schefter, Morton is traveling to meet with the team for a second time after interviewing with them recently. Morton’s last offensive coordinator role came in 2017 with the Jets, where Josh McCown was the team’s QB1. Since that season, Morton has gone on to work for the Raiders, Lions, and Broncos in a variety of roles and spent 2022 as the Lions’ senior offensive assistant. His familiarity with Dan Campbell and several key figures on Detroit’s roster should make for a seamless transition as he hopes to provide more of a spark than he did in his lone year with the Jets.

Rooney added that the team hopes they “can have (Watt) for the future, beyond this year.” That sounds about right. One of the most decorated pass rushers in the league, Watt has amassed 108 sacks during the first eight years of his career and racked up 11.5 sacks along with 19 TFLs this season while earning Second-Team All-Pro honors. He will be 30 at the start of next season and should still have plenty of high-end years to offer the Steelers. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if the two sides re-upped under another lucrative deal before the start of next season.

Bringing back both quarterbacks could prove difficult, but it sounds as if Rooney is fine with moving on from one of the two signal-callers either way. Wilson has been closely linked to the Raiders since they went out and hired Pete Carroll as their head coach, but any talks about a reunion between Wilson and Carroll are pure speculation at this point. Fields played well during his six starts with the Steelers, leading the team to a 4-2 record while throwing for 1106-5-1 on the year and rushing for another 201 yards and five touchdowns. How the coaching staff’s decision to bench him may play into his desire to re-up with the team is to be determined, but the Steelers may be the only team willing to hand Fields a starting job entering camp, which could spur a decision. Rooney also said he wants to sign a quarterback to more than a one-year deal, which could also entice Fields or Wilson to come back. Currently holding the No. 21 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, it seems unlikely that the Steelers will find their solution at quarterback in the draft, which could make Fields/Wilson their best options for next season.