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Hannon showed he’s willing to go over the middle on his 21-yard touchdown. Brodie Croyle’s pass was low but Hannon cradled it in and found his way past multiple defenders for the score. He should make the final roster.

It was a surprise to see the Lions move up to draft a player that wasn’t expected to be drafted until late in Day 3, but the Lions like what the Lions like. The 6-foot-4 wideout is expected to contribute on special teams, but with his size and athleticism, it’s not completely out of the question that he’ll see some time in the loaded Lions’ offense.

The Dolphins will have a need at corner whenever the Jalen Ramsey situation is handled — and aren’t exactly loaded at the position even with him — and Samuel is considered one of the best defensive backs remaining on the market. The 25-year-old underwent neck surgery this offseason, but assuming no massive setbacks he should be ready for the beginning of the 2025 campaign. Samuel is also a potential target for the Saints, who worked out the defender Monday.

It’s a $6.335 million deal that includes a $1.247 million signing bonus. The 22-year-old is expected to compete for a major role in the Kansas City secondary, and he’ll likely compete with Kristian Fulton for a spot on the outside with Trent McDuffie locked into the other starting corner spot.

It was reported earlier by ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the owners were expected to approve players participating, and it’s now official. Those Olympics will take place in Los Angeles, and players like Mike Evans and Tyreek Hill have expressed interest in participating in the event. The NFL has heavily promoted flag football participation over the last few years, and while there is some injury risk associated with allowing players to chase a Gold medal every four years — assuming this event lasts beyond the 2028 games — it’s not surprising to see the league wanting to see their best on the Olympic stage.

Luther was on the Panthers’ practice squad last year but didn’t appear in a game. The product of Gardner-Webb will likely just be organizational depth in 2025 even if he were to make the active roster.

McCollum went undrafted out of UNC this April, and he worked out with the Giants before ultimately signing on with Seattle. The 5-foot-8 wideout will need to excel on special teams to have any shot of making the roster to open 2025.

Titans head coach Bill Callahan did suggest that things will likely change during the next phase of the offseason training activities aka OTAs, but for now, Ward and Levis are getting equal reps. The Titans made Ward the first-overall pick of last month’s draft, and while it’s not unheard of for a highly-drafted quarterback to not begin the season as the team’s starter, it’s very hard to imagine that Ward won’t be the starter for Week 1 of the regular season. This is more of a long-term play than someone who likely has fantasy relevance in 2025, either way.

Pickens is expected to show up for the team’s OTAs. Schottenheimer said he’s been impressed with Pickens since the Cowboys acquired the wideout from the Steelers in exchange for draft compensation. “I see a guy that’s maturing,” Schottenheimer said when asked about Pickens during a Tuesday presser. Pickens comes to Dallas after three up-and-down seasons in Pittsburgh, where he often threw on-field tantrums and delivered a number of low-effort performances when the quarterback wasn’t force feeding him the ball. Dak Prescott said last week that he sees Pickens as “more than a 50-50 catcher” who could be used as much more than a downfield specialist in the Dallas offense.

The Bengals, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, offered Stewart — the 17th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft — a lower training camp bonus than previous 17th selections in the draft. It checks out that the Bengals, long one of the NFL’s cheapest franchises, would lowball an incoming rookie. The Bengals traded up in the draft to acquire Stewart, who recorded just two sacks over his final two seasons at Texas A&M. Widely considered an athletic marvel, Stewart will eventually join a Bengals defense that in 2024 pressured the quarterback at a 23 percent rate, the 11th highest in the NFL.

Callahan said during a Tuesday press conference that Tony Pollard in 2024 “carried the ball a lot” and that “in a perfect world, we have to have more of an even split with Pollard, [Tyjae] Spears,” and potentially a third back. That third running back could be rookie Kalel Mullings, who was taken with the 188th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. In his two full seasons as a running back, Mullings — a converted linebacker — rushed 221 times for 1,170 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging a solid 5.3 yards per rush and 3.65 yards after contact per rush. The big-bodied Mullings could eventually function as the Titans’ short yardage and goal line back, hurting the fantasy prospects for both Spears and Pollard. Pollard last season saw 62 percent of the team’s carries while Spears had 29 percent of the rushes while missing five games.