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The Rams website interprets Fisher’s comments as “undoubtedly” referring to contract talks with MLB James Laurinaitis. One of the league’s most underpaid players, Laurinaitis is due to earn just $620,000 in the final year of his rookie deal. A foundation player on defense, Laurinaitis has lost a few pounds to handle more deep coverage with the Rams mixing in more Cover 2 looks.

Goedert didn’t appear limited by the ankle issue during Philly’s Divisional Round win, catching all four of his targets for 56 yards. The Eagles held a walkthrough on Wednesday, so Goedert’s status is just an estimation from the team. Thursday’s session will be more telling, but this is now a situation to monitor as we approach the Conference Championship Round. Grant Calcaterra would be in line for more snaps if Goedert can’t suit up, though we suspect this is just workload management ahead of a big game.

This is great news for the Eagles’ stud rookie perimeter cornerback, who exited the Divisional Round game against the Rams due to the injury. He is on track to play against the Commanders this weekend.

Earlier today, Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen reportedly removed himself from the Jaguars’ head coaching candidate pool by verbally accepting a pay raise from his current team. Reports have since confirmed that Coen and the Buccaneers have not yet put pen to paper on the new deal. Roughly four hours later, the Jaguars fired general manager Trent Baalke, potentially signaling their willingness to commit to Coen as the organization’s future shot-caller. Total control makes for an attractive offer. Time will tell how this pans out.

Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown is also getting a second interview. Per Pelissero, Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark remains in the mix as well. Newmark has already been brought in for a second interview. With Aaron Glenn officially hired as the team’s next head coach, the Jets can finally hone in their general manager search. Mougey joined the Broncos as a scouting intern in 2012 and has quickly worked his way up the ranks. He was most recently promoted to assistant general manager in 2022.

Things played out for Golden and the Bengals as expected. Golden served as linebackers coach from 2020-2021 under former defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo before taking the defensive coordinator gig at Notre Dame in 2022. Golden will attempt to revitalize a Bengals defense possessing few truly talented starters.

Brinker is likely attempting to obfuscate their plans while ideally driving up the No. 1 overall pick’s trade value. The league knows that the Titans need to find a starting quarterback but muddying the waters as to whom they may select could scare a team in need of an elite pass rusher, or other non-quarterback, into trading up so as not to miss out on their preferred high-end prospect. Brinker also stated new general manager Mike Borgonzi will have the final say on what the Titans ultimately choose to do with the pick.

Zaccheaus went down with the groin injury early in Washington’s Divisional Round win over the Lions. he did eventually return in the second half, though the veteran wideout was not targeted once over the final 30 minutes. With Dyami Brown breaking out in the playoffs, Zaccheaus appears to be relegated to WR3 duties heading into the Conference Championship Round.

Ertz played through the rib issue last week after receiving a light workout in practice. He will do so again this time around. The veteran tight end caught all five of his targets and scored in Washington’s upset over the Lions and will be heavily involved in the team’s passing attack on Sunday. He remains in the DFS mix as a value play at tight end for the final main slate of the season.

Williams is a veteran of the coaching ranks, joining the Raiders in 2012 before stints with the Dolphins, Titans, and Lions. He held the the title of defensive line coach in all four spots and added assistant head coach to his resume under Mike Vrabel, now the Patriots’ boss, in Tennessee. Williams was also listed as the run game coordinator in Detroit. The Lions gave up the fifth-fewest rushing yards to opponents this season despite getting hit with a slew of injuries. Vrabel now has both of his coordinators set with Josh McDaniels reclaiming the title of offensive coordinator in New England.

The Jags finally cut ties with GM Trent Baalke after seeing the biggest names of the coachcing cycle take jobs elsewhere. Waugh will be tasked with picking through the leftovers to replace Doug Pederson. The team will almost certainly let the new head coach pick his general manager, meaning Waugh isn’t long for this job. Waugh was hired by Baalke as an assistant general manager in 2022.