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Ousted from the roster at last cuts, the Jets announced a plethora of releases and IR placements today and brought back Griffin. After the trade of Christopher Herndon, the Jets tight end room is: Tyler Kroft, Trevon Wesco, the also newly-signed Daniel Brown, and Griffin. Kroft is the likely starter but his limited pass-catching abilities could leave the door open for Griffin to get some work on receiving downs. Regardless of their split, neither New York tight end projects to have any relevance in fantasy unless Zach Wilson comes out of the gates slinging it. The Jets also signed safety Sharrod Neasman.

Summers is entering his seventh season as a pro and has contributed primarily on special teams. He totaled the second-most tackles (29) and defensive snaps (113) of his career and will likely continue in his special teams role next season.

Sneed played just five games for the Titans in 2024 as he struggled with a quad injury that eventually landed him on injured reserve. The big-money 2024 acquisition will be Tennessee’s No. 1 corner in 2025 provided he’s healthy.

Henry, 31, continued to play like one of the top running backs in the league in his first season with the Ravens. He fell just shy of the second 2,000-yard season of his career but averaged a career-best 5.9 YPC while also leading the league with 16 rushing touchdowns. Henry only has one year left on his current deal, and he’s bound to slow down at some point. But he’ll again be expected to shoulder the load in Baltimore’s backfield next season and could be worth keeping under contract after the 2025 season if he continues to play at a high level.

Not exactly re-assuring news for Hall in re-draft leagues this year. The Lions, of course, managed to create fantasy value for both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs. But it is much harder to reliably project a back for fantasy points if they don’t get a full slate of touches. It sounds like both Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis could be factors in the Jets backfield. Hall is entering the final year of his rookie deal and the way Glenn presents this, it sounds more like he’s the head of a committee than a true three-down back this year.

Harbaugh is fresh off signing a three-year extension of his own. Now, the long-time coach is on record saying a new deal could be in the works for Jackson “sooner or later.” Jackson signed a five-year, $260 million contract extension in 2023 and is under contract through the 2027 season. That said, with a league salary cap that is likely to see a continued increase in the coming seasons, the Ravens would be wise to give Jackson a new deal before his current one nears expiration. Jackson, 28, is a two-time MVP who nearly won a third MVP after a 2024 season in which he threw for 4,172-41-4 while adding another 915 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. His 2026 cap number balloons to $74.650 million, but that number can likely be reduced with a new deal, creating added incentive for the Ravens to get something done.

“He’s just too good of a player,” Harbaugh added. The Ravens have said all the right things on keeping Andrews this offseason despite a trade making some sense. It’s possible Baltimore works out an extension. With Isaiah Likely in the final year of his rookie contract, it’s also possible that Baltimore simply lets Andrews play out the final year of his contract and then works to re-sign the younger Likely. Either way, with the threat of a trade seemingly gone, Andrews remains a TE1 for fantasy purposes heading into the draft.

Walker has had 20.5 sacks the last two years and started all 34 games for the Jaguars after being the No. 1 overall pick in 2022. A fifth-year option pickup is all but assured at this point. From there, the Jaguars have some space to negotiate with as they’ll hold his rights for the next two years. Walker remains an obvious piece of the Jaguars core even if the defense has underachieved in back-to-back seasons.

“We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole. (It) was an entire organization decision and it ends with Dee and I, so hold us accountable,” Haslam continued. How we’re supposed to be holding an NFL owner accountable aside, we’ve heard all offseason that the Browns would likely never let Watson play another meaningful snap. The owner talking about Watson in the past tense is truly confirmation that this is over. Cleveland would roll out Kenny Pickett as their starter if the season started tomorrow, but thankfully for them, it doesn’t.

Williams overcame disappointing 2022 and 2023 campaigns to finally put together a strong season in 2024. The former first-round pick caught 58 passes for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 17.3 YPR — the fourth-highest YPR amongst receivers with 50 or more targets. Williams will have a chance to duplicate that success next season and can then play out the 2026 season on his fifth-year option if the Lions prefer to see a bit more out of him before signing him to a long-term deal. Williams is an explosive playmaker who turned in six top-24 PPR performances last season. As long as he continues to share the field with Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta, Williams will likely remain a boom-or-bust fantasy option.

Ehlinger will compete with Jarrett Stidham for backup duties this offseason. The former sixth-round pick has spent his entire four-year career with the Colts, appearing in eight games while throwing for 573-3-3 in those games. He’s no lock to make the 53-man roster.