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  • CIN Guard #67
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    Bengals selected North Dakota State OT Cordell Volson with the No. 136 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
    Volson (6'6"/315) was a three-year starter for the Bison, mostly at right tackle. He was an FCS first-team All-American in 2021 and posted fantastic PFF grades the past three years. He’s a powerful run blocker with a mean streak, a prime example of a mauler. He excels the most when he can fire forward and just start moving people aside in a power run game before bursting upfield and hitting the second level. Volson shows good straight-line explosion to do those things but is very limited laterally, and both his agility drills ranked below the 20th percentile. His thick build and strength allow him to jolt defenders when he gets his hands in the right place, and he’s definitely not easy to move in pass protection. Unfortunately, his lack of fast feet means skilled and speedy rushers will cause him fits, which is why many project a move inside, where his power and finishing in the run game will be better utilized.

  • PIT Wide Receiver #10
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    Steelers GM Omar Khan said he has “a lot of confidence” in Roman Wilson.
    Wilson was, per Khan, “in position to play if we needed him to in the postseason.” After Pittsburgh used the 84th overall pick on Wilson, he was essentially redshirted, playing just five offensive snaps all season. He remains a dynasty consideration on a wideout depth chart that has little of fantasy note besides George Pickens. But we’re going to need to see more than this small amount of offseason hopium on Wilson to see him as fantasy-relevant in redraft leagues.
  • SEA Front Office #73
    Jason Peters retired from the NFL after 21 seasons.
    Peters just turned 43 years old and was on Seattle’s practice squad as recently as last year. Fittingly, the NFL lifer will be joining the Seahawks’ front office as an assistant to vice president of player affairs Mo Kelly. Seahawks GM John Schneider made the announcement at the NFL Combine. Peters entered the NFL as a UDFA and quickly worked his way into the Bills’ starting lineup. He eventually made his way to Philly where he became a Super Bowl champion. Peters ended his career with two First-Team All-Pro nods and nine Pro Bowl appearances.
  • MIA Tackle #72
    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Terron Armstead will take a pay cut to the league minimum while he decides if he wants to play in 2025.
    In other words, Armstead was set to make $28.6 million, and now has gifted roughly half of that to the Dolphins in cap space by cutting his salary down. Armstead, who turns 34 in July, has been a warrior in playing through frequent injuries with the Dolphins the past three years. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters earlier today at the NFL Combine that the team is “operating as though we’re moving on” from Armstead. Patrick Paul will be in line to start at left tackle if Armstead hangs it up.
  • SEA Quarterback #7
    Seahawks GM John Schneider said the team will meet with Geno Smith’s agents this week to begin talks on an extension.
    Smith got the “our guy” vote from Schneider, as well. It’s been obvious for some time that the Seahawks feel that Smith is a locked-in QB1, and he played well in spite of a shaky offensive line in front of him in 2024. Smith will be an interesting negotiation. Using Baker Mayfield’s recent three-year, $100 million contract as a guidestone in negotiations makes sense. But Smith will turn 35 in October, and most quarterbacks don’t continue to play at their prime level as they hit their mid-30s. How long the sides want to commit to each other for will be an important question for the tenor of the negotiations.
  • CLE General Manager
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter said he’s “confident in” the Browns selecting a quarterback at No. 2 overall.
    “Because they have to,” Schefter added, “because logic dictates that, because common sense dictates that.” It’s not been an uncommon sentiment from Browns beat writers this past month. The Browns enter this offseason with negative cap space, ahead of only the oft-cap beleaguered Saints. They’ve been linked to Kirk Cousins because he’ll be playing on an offset deal, like Russell Wilson did last year, if he’s released. That means he’d cost the Browns the league minimum. A Cousins-Cam Ward/Shedeur Sanders pairing would be a reasonable conclusion, giving Cleveland some short-term comfort to break in a rookie. If the Browns are determined to not adjust Deshaun Watson’s contract again, they truly lose a lot of their ability to create short-term cap space. What Schefter is selling makes sense to us.
  • FA Running Back #24
    Browns GM Andrew Berry said he expects free agent RB Nick Chubb to “hit the market.”
    Berry said the team will meet with Chubb’s reps, so it’s possible the two sides can come to an agreement on a new contract. However, the fact that they are letting him test the waters of free agency means bringing him back isn’t a top priority. If other teams aren’t willing to pay much for a 29-year-old running back coming off multiple season-ending injuries, the price could be low enough for Chubb to stay in Cleveland. He has also told reporters he hopes to stay with the Browns, meaning a hometown discount might be on the table. Chubb struggled in 2024 after suffering a catastrophic knee injury early in the 2023 season. He ran for 332 yards at a dreadful 3.2 yards per carry before a broken foot ended his season early. It’s unclear if Chubb will be able to return to form in 2025.
  • CAR Cornerback #8
    Panthers GM Dan Morgan said the Panthers are negotiating an extension with CB Jaycee Horn.
    It was listed as a “top priority” for the Panthers by beat writers in January. It seems that Carolina wants to operate with urgency as Horn enters his fifth-year option season, perhaps because lowering his cap figure will help the team spend more in free agency. Horn has been injury-prone in his first four years in the league, but has played up to his lofty draft position when healthy more often than not.
  • CAR Wide Receiver #17
    Panthers GM Dan Morgan said WR Xavier Legette underwent foot surgery.
    Legette briefly popped up on the injury report with a toe issue in the middle of the season but didn’t miss any time because of it. It’s unclear if this procedure is related to the toe injury. Legette dealt with a wrist injury late in the year as well. It was expected to require surgery as well. Morgan noted that he did not end up needing surgery on his wrist. Legette is expected to resume running sooner rather than later. The health issues exacerbated a frustrating season for the rookie wideout. Legette averaged a dreadful 5.9 yards per target and fell just short of 500 yards through the air. A quick recovery and a healthy offseason are hopefully what he needs to turn the corner in 2025.
  • LV Defensive End #98
    Raiders GM John Spytek said he envisions Maxx Crosby being a Raider for “a long time.”
    “And I think that’s what he wants too,” Spytek followed. Crosby has no guaranteed money left on his contract and had season-ending ankle surgery, but has been one of the NFL’s most impactful defenders when healthy and is only entering his age-28 season. He finished 2024 with 7.5 sacks in 12 games. The direction the Raiders have seemed to take since Pete Carroll and Spytek took over in January is one of winning in the short-term, and it would be surprising if they let Crosby go under those circumstances.
  • FA Defensive Back
    Browns GM Andrew Berry said the Browns view Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter as “a receiver primarily.”
    Berry called Hunter “a bit of a unicorn” and noted that he can play both cornerback and wide receiver at a high level. The Browns, who hold the second overall pick, are in a prime position to draft Hunter in two months. If they do, it looks like he would open the year as Cleveland’s No. 2 receiver opposite Jerry Jeudy. Even if receiver is his primary role, we would still expect him to get some reps at cornerback as a rookie.