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He’ll make $445,000 if he’s on the Week 1 roster. Tutt, a quarterback at Richmond during his college days, hasn’t touched the football in the NFL yet.

Several outlets, including ESPN and FOX Sports, expect the Browns to take Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders with the 33rd overall pick. The team does have room to make this deal since they acquired the 36th overall pick from the Jaguars in Thursday’s blockbuster trade that led to Sanders’ former Colorado teammate, Travis Hunter, going to Jacksonville at No. 2. The report does not identify any potential trade partners. Sanders not being selected in the first round has been one of the biggest draft storylines thus far.

The Steelers currently do not have a pick in tonight’s second round. That was dealt back in March when they acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf from the Seahawks. A potential deal to move Pickens shouldn’t come as a surprise, although the possibility was shut down earlier this week when trade rumors surfaced. “No,” Steelers general manager Omar Khan said on Tuesday when asked about a possible trade involving the four-year veteran. “We’re glad we have George and DK (Metcalf) here. I think they’re gonna be exciting for everyone to watch.” Pickens, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, has led the Steelers in targets, receptions, receiving yards, and TD receptions since entering the NFL in 2022.

According to Schultz, teams are inquiring with the Browns (No. 33), Giants (No. 34), and Titans (No. 35) about moving into the very early parts of Day 2 of the draft. Whether it’s for a quarterback or another fringe first-rounder who slid into Day 2, it sounds like all three teams will have a chance to walk away with a few extra picks if they opt to get a deal done. While the Giants and Titans added their quarterbacks of the future on Thursday night, the Browns stand to add Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, or Louisville QB Tyler Shough to kick off Day 2 if they so desire. With Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett currently sitting atop the Browns’ quarterback depth chart, a rookie signal-caller would make a lot of sense if they deem somebody worthy of the selection. Friday’s draft has a chance to feature a lot of movement as teams look to move up/down the draft to secure players who could emerge as immediate starters this season.

The plan is for the league to move to Christmas Day games every year for the foreseeable future, per Goodell. While he did acknowledge that games would not be played if Christmas fell on a Tuesday or Wednesday. The NFL has already cornered the Thanksgiving Day market and worked in Black Friday games in recent years, and featured two or three Christmas Day games in each of the last four seasons. While the Chiefs have expressed interest in becoming the face of Christmas games like the Lions and Cowboys are for Thanksgiving, Goodell said, “I think we’ll continue to rotate” the teams that play on Christmas.

Jones can say what he wants, but a running back room featuring Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders, Deuce Vaughn, and Malik Davis seems untenable. The Cowboys ranked 27th in total rushing yards (1,705) and 30th in yards per carry (4.0) as a team last season and only scored six touchdowns on the ground — the fewest of any team in the league. Jones noted that he likes the moves the team made in free agency, but you’d be hard pressed to find a front office executive who won’t say that about their team in April. Currently holding two Day 2 picks for Friday’s portion of the draft, it’s hard to imagine the Cowboys not adding a rookie back to lead what appears to be an underwhelming backfield next season.

In a draft that’s ripe with running backs across all three days of the draft, the Steelers should have plenty of high-end options to pair with incumbent Jaylen Warren. The Steelers met with Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson but could hear his name called in the second round on Friday, while Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson could also be on the radar to fill the vacancy left by Najee Harris in Arthur Smith’s run-heavy offense. Warren signed his restricted free agent tender earlier this month and has a chance to see more work in what will be his fourth season in the league. That said, the former UDFA has averaged 9.9 touches per game for his career, and may not be viewed as a one-for-one replacement for Harris, who averaged 17.6 touches/gm over that same span. The Steelers don’t currently hold a second-round pick, so anybody in that range would require a trade-up to get. Otherwise, they could be waiting until they’re on the clock with the No. 83 pick to send in the card on a potential back.

The Rams ultimately decided on a deal with the Falcons, which landed them a first-round pick in 2026 in exchange for this year’s 26th overall pick. The deal also gave the Rams a pick in tonight’s second round. “To be able to get a future (No.) 1 is a big deal,” said Rams HC Sean McVay, “to just move back 20 spots.” Rams general manager Les Snead added “The value going up there, teams were asking too much — more than we would give.” The Athletic’s Dianna Russini earlier reported that teams which received calls from the Rams believed they were targeting wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, who eventually went to the Panthers at No. 8.

The Panthers desperately needed to add a receiver this offseason, but it sounds like Young got his guy in McMillan. The 6-foot-4 wideout will provide an immediate upgrade to a receiving corps that saw Xavier Legette, David Moore, and Adam Thielen as their top three route runners last season, per PFF. McMillan provides a wide catch radius and caught 60 percent of the contested targets that came his way last season at Arizona. McMillan was already expected to see plenty of targets funneled his way early into his Panthers tenure, but having his quarterback personally vouch for his selection is a good anecdotal sign for an incoming rookie.

Detroit is reportedly working towards a long-term extension with Hutchinson, so this is a no-brainer for them. Hutchinson fractured his fibula against the Cowboys in Week 6, but was looking like he’d taken a turn towards stardom before that. He finished the 2025 campaign with 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble, as well as a 94.9 PFF defensive grade. Entering his age-25 season, the return of Hutchinson should help keep the Lions near the top of the NFC North in 2025.

In his first full season as a pro, Williams flashed the potential the Lions hoped to see when they selected him No. 12 overall in 2022. The former Alabama product tallied career highs in receptions (58), receiving yards (1,001), and receiving touchdowns (7), while averaging 17.3 YPR. Now under contract through the 2026 season, the Lions will get at least two more years of Williams at an affordable price before they would have to consider offering him a long-term extension.