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“I’m in real good shape,” Rachal said. “I feel explosive. I can move good.” With size and athleticism well-suited to pull in OC Mike Tice’s rushing attack, Rachal is going to give LG Chris Spencer a run for the starting job this summer.

We’ve had optimistic reports on Diggs’ rehab from a Week 8 torn ACL, but this wouldn’t seem like a far-fetched timeline. It’s plausible that Diggs opens training camp on the PUP list. The Patriots now have a crowded wideout room after signing Diggs and Mack Hollins to join Kendrick Bourne and five drafted receivers in the last three years. Diggs should be able to command targets right away when healthy, but if they hold Diggs back at the start of the season they might be able to keep another receiver on the initial 53-man roster.

Graham will get, per Ian Rapoport, a fully-guaranteed $40,874,191 on his contract. He’ll slide right into the middle of the Browns defensive line rotation instantly as a replacement for Dalvin Tomlinson. Graham is a high-floor prospect who should be counted on to help control the interior for Cleveland in 2025.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris hardly seemed surprise by Cousins’ no-show, as the team tries to find a way to sever ties with Cousins, 36, following his disastrous 2024 season. The team has repeatedly committed to Michael Penix as the Week 1 starter, even suggesting they could keep Cousins — scheduled to make $40 million in 2025 — as Penix’s backup. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowlers reported last week that Cousins is “on the Steelers’ radar” if Pittsburgh can’t come to terms with Aaron Rodgers as their 2025 starter. That could be the only remaining path for Cousins if he’s intent on getting out of Atlanta this summer.

It’s hardly a surprise as Cook angles for a new contract entering the final year of his rookie contract with Buffalo. Bills officials, including general manager Brandon Beane, have dismissed Cook’s unhappiness with his current contract as a distraction. The team seems intent on hanging on to Cook for 2025 following his stellar 2024 campaign, which included nearly 1,300 total yards and 18 touchdowns as the Bills’ No. 1 back. It wouldn’t be a shock if Cook were to hold out during training camp if a deal has not been done. He said in March that he wants $15 million per year. Cook is set to make $5.7 million in 2024.

The oft-injured Bosa is done for the team’s spring workouts but has a chance to return for training camp, McDermott said. The Bills in March signed Bosa, 29, to a one-year deal worth $12.6 million after the Chargers let him walk in free agency. Bosa in 2024 had 34 quarterback pressures and six sacks. He could be an important piece for Buffalo’s defense if he can stay healthy in 2025. That’s always a big if for Bosa, who has averaged around six missed games per season during his NFL career.

Set to face a training camp competition with journeyman Greg Joseph for the Niners’ starting job, Moody recently told The Athletic that he had shifted from a three-step approach to a two-step approach in a bid to exchange distance for more accuracy in 2025. Moody, taken in the third round of the 2023 draft, was a total disaster in 2024. Struggling with a lingering ankle injury he suffered in Week 5 against the Cardinals, Moody missed ten of his 34 field goal tries. That included a three-miss game against the Bucs in Week 10. He made just five of 11 kicks between 40-49 yards last season. “It’s unacceptable to be kicking the way I was the second half of the year,” Moody said. “I don’t know if I lost any confidence, but stuff always creeps into your head, especially after missing a bunch of kicks.” Moody still has a chance to start for the 49ers in 2025 if he can get back to form in July and August.

Alexander’s return to Green Bay for the 2025 season is still by no means a done deal. Schneidman said the team has “proposed a restructured contract to Alexander, which tangibly demonstrates their interest in retaining the two-time All-Pro cornerback during an offseason in which they have been open to trading him.” Alexander, who reportedly wants to remain in Green Bay, has two years remaining on this current deal. He did not attend the Packers’ voluntary workouts in early May and appears unlikely to participate in any offseason activity until a new deal gets done or the Packers find a trade partner for the mercurial cornerback, who has played in just 16 games since the start of the 2023 season. Alexander, 28, was graded by PFF as the NFL’s eighth-best cover corner in 2024.

The Browns last year had the sixth-fewest yards after the catch, and only the Panthers had a worse YAC per reception. Fannin, a Bowling Green product, turned heads during Cleveland’s rookie mini camp after the team took him with the 67th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Fannin earned something of a national profile in 2024 with an astounding 117 receptions, 1,555 yards, and ten touchdowns as the nation’s most productive tight end. “Physically, Fannin presents a match-up nightmare,” Reisling wrote. “He’s a big-bodied receiver with the size to shield defenders and the strength to break tackles, yet he moves with the suddenness and fluidity of a much smaller player. His ability to win at the line of scrimmage and at the catch point makes him really tough to cover for safeties and linebackers.” Reisling said Fannin “has exceptional short-area quickness and acceleration, allowing him to explode out of breaks and turn routine catches into chunk plays.” Fannin led all tight ends in yards per route run — a rare feat for a high-volume pass catcher. He also led the position with 750 yards after the catch, 159 more than the next closest tight end in 2024.

Per Jordan Schultz, Cole will take home $11 million in guarantees and $15.8 million on the new contract. Las Vegas’ stalwart punter collected two first-team All-Pro awards in 2021 and 2023 under his old contract, and is now 36th among punters on pro-football-reference’s Hall of Fame monitor. Eat your heart out, Britton Colquitt.

Hyatt again looks to be on the outside looking in for a real role in the passing game, with Hughes also adding that some players “simply can’t get out of the doghouse.” If the Giants do add Gabe Davis after bringing him in for a visit recently, it’s no guarantee that Hyatt will be on the 53-man roster in 2025.