NFL Player News

Love, the 2017 Heisman runner-up and Doak Walker award winner as the nation’s top running back, tore his ACL in Stanford’s regular season finale in 2019 and has struggled to return to form ever since. Washington took a flyer on him in the fourth round that year but have yet to see him take the field following multiple setbacks. 24 in July, Love is facing long odds to make an active roster out of camp.

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.”

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

The 31-year-old up-and-coming offensive mind gets a couple of new titles in Minnesota after serving as an offensive assistant for the Saints in 2024. He’ll replace Grant Udinski, who was hired by the Jaguars as their offensive coordinator earlier in the coaching cycle.

Hilton took to X to post his thoughts on his status with the Bengals Monday, saying, “New opportunities always present themselves,” also including the ‘prayer hands’ emoji. The now 30-year-old cornerback understand the present situation in Cincinnati, with the team likely focused on wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and edge Trey Hendrickson, the latter receiver of which saw the team utilize the franchise tag earlier in the day. Hilton still has the ability to be an above average slot corner at his advanced age but remains unlikely to be a true difference maker on the perimeter at this stage in his career.

We’re having a hard time believing Dart will go that high, but it should be noted that he seems to have the most helium among the army of sourced writers of the non-Cam Ward/Shedeur Sanders quarterbacks. Rich Cimini reported the Jets — Rick Spielman in particular — were infatuated with Dart earlier this offseason. Given the scarcity at the position, it probably can’t be entirely ruled out that Dart goes in the first round. We’d bet on him being a Day 2 pick at this point.