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Scott recorded just four tackles in seven games as a reserve last season. He was set to hit unrestricted free agency on March 13. The 30-year-old journeyman won’t be guaranteed a roster spot this summer.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the Jets are open to keeping Lazard in 2025. Brought to New York as part of the failed Aaron Rodgers starter set, Lazard — who has two years remaining on his deal with the Jets — will see if there are any teams interested in his services. After being held to 37 receptions over 12 games in 2024, Lazard’s best shot is to wait for Rodgers to sign with a team and bring in his buddies, as he did with the Jets in 2023. Lazard, 29, is three years removed from his career-best 2022 season in Green Bay. He would count as a $13.2 million salary cap hit for the Jets in 2025.

The Giants, who have the third overall pick right now, would have to convince the quarterback-desperate Titans to give up the top pick. The Giants, per Raanan, would take Miami QB Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick if they make the move. “Speaking with evaluators throughout the league and sources with knowledge of the quarterback market, there seemed to be an overwhelming consensus that Ward is the top option in an overall weak QB draft,” Raanan said, quoting a league source as saying the Giants’ “consistent scouting of [Shedeur] Sanders was a smoke screen.” New York will bring in at least one veteran quarterback option no matter what they do in the NFL Draft on April 24.

Bradberry, entering his age-32 season, will be designated as a post-June 1 release, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Eagles, after releasing longtime CB Darius Slay on Monday, appear more than comfortable with a young coverage unit in 2025 and beyond. Bradberry missed the entire 2024 campaign with a torn Achilles. He’s expected to be ready for OTAs, and should have several suitors on the open market this spring. Bradberry has 19 interceptions over eight NFL seasons.

Though the Saints are stuck with Derek Carr in 2025, Rosenblatt sees New Orleans as a sensible landing spot for Sanders should be fall out of the first five picks. “I think it’s conceivable at this point that Sanders drops out of the Top 5; he would offer the Saints a way out of the quarterback purgatory they’ve found themselves in since Drew Brees retired,” Rosenblatt said. “If Sanders falls to No. 9 and the Saints are high enough on him, it’s worth taking the swing.” NFL evaluators have seemed reticent about Sanders’ arm strength coming out of college, with Cam Ward the clear favorite to go ahead of Sanders in the upcoming draft. Everyone from the Giants to the Titans to the Raiders — and now the Saints — have been linked to Deion’s son, who turned 23 in February. The Saints would likely have to move up two or three picks if they want a real shot at Sanders.

Steelers brass has said this offseason that they would only keep one of Wilson of Fields after both quarterbacks underwhelmed as starters in 2024. While Wilson was a more accurate passer — he ranked sixth overall in completion rate over expected last season — Fields was the more efficient signal caller and functioned as a dual threat QB, as he did in Chicago. Though Fields should have a handful of teams interested in him for 2025, the Steelers could push to keep him in Pittsburgh for at least one more season. No matter who the Steelers go with as their Week 1 starter, they are likely to remain one of the league’s run-heaviest offenses.

It might come as a shock to someone like Garrett Wilson, who has suffered through a never-ending string of subpar quarterbacks under center for New York. Taylor, a journeyman entering his 15th NFL season, most recently completed 65 percent of his passes for five touchdowns and three interceptions over 11 appearances for the Giants in 2023. He had 119 yards and three scores on 22 attempts last season as Aaron Rodgers’ backup. Rosenblatt expects the Jets to pursue Justin Fields in free agency this offseason after Fields flamed out with the Steelers in 2024. Fields was Wilson’s quarterback at Ohio State before they pair entered the NFL. Rosenblatt expects a deal for Fields to be heavy with incentives.

At the NFL Combine, both Morris and Fontenot hinted that Pitts’ effort wasn’t always there, though he has shown flashes over his past two disappointing seasons with Atlanta. “We want to get the young man out there being the best version of himself and we will always make the right decision for the Falcons in order to get him going,” Morris said of Pitts, 24, who’s entering the final year of his deal with the Falcons. We’ll have to figure those things out. He’s shown some spurts of greatness, and he’s shown some things that (make you) desire more. We’ll try to get the best out of him at all times. That’s our job as coaches.” An afterthought in the 2024 Falcons offense, the former first round pick will likely play elsewhere in 2026. The Athletic’s Josh Kendall said many NFL front offices “can’t quit” the idea of Pitts as a game-changing tight end.

Rapoport said he expected Dallas to use the franchise tag as a temporary placeholder Odighizuwa while the two sides hammer out a long-term contract for the standout defensive tackle. The franchise tag is expected to be around $25 million. The 26-year-old defensive tackle totaled 60 regular season pressures in 2024, ranking third at the position. The Cowboys in 2024 led the NFL with a 30 percent pressure rate. Keeping Odighizuwa around seems to be a major priority for the Dallas front office.

With the franchise tag deadline looming, it appears the Vikings are unlikely to use their only tag on quarterback Sam Darnold. Schefter did state that the team is still interested in re-signing the quarterback that led them to the playoffs in 2024, but we should now expect those negotiations to carry on deeper into the offseason. The franchise had a legitimate quarterback battle last offseason after drafting J.J. McCarthy in the first round, something that could come into play again should Darnold and the Vikings reach an agreement on a new contract. Turning to the second-year quarterback would open up additional room against the cap and could allow the team to pursue a high profile free agent addition to bolster their roster. There is certainly a lot to consider for GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in the coming months.

The Bills recently signed Rogers to a reserve/futures deal, but the youngster will now miss significant time as he rehabilitates a torn Achilles suffered during offseason workouts. Rogers will undergo surgery to repair the torn ligament with an initial timetable for recovery currently unknown.