NFL Player News

26-year-old Greenlaw remained one of the 49ers’ defensive linchpins in 2023 before his freak Super Bowl injury running onto the field against the Chiefs. Greenlaw had previously battled Achilles issues in 2023. Greenlaw has no guaranteed money remaining on his contract, but injury guarantees should cover for his $8.1 million salary for 2024. The former fifth-round pick turns 27 in May. He will be highly questionable for Week 1, though we can continue to see condensed Achilles return timelines.

Jones is entering the final year of a three-year deal he snagged in the 2023 offseason and the Seahawks would save $11.57 million in cap space in 2025 by releasing the veteran. The veteran defensive lineman has been a bit of a disappointment for Seattle, finishing with decent PFF pass rush grades of 65.9 and 65.1 over the past two seasons while notching only eight sacks. Dugar writes that Jones “might be the team’s fifth-best pass rusher when everyone is healthy.”

Good luck, folks. Garrett has made it clear that winning has become a top priority late in his career and said earlier that he’s willing to do “whatever it takes” to facilitate a trade. While a hefty new contract could persuade him to stay, it wouldn’t change the fact that Garrett would be heading into his ninth season with a team that’s in near rebuild mode after going 3-14 last season. By the time the Browns are prepared to compete — in a challenging AFC North, nonetheless, it’s possible Garrett’s prime years are well behind him. A trade still sounds like his best bet if he hopes to play for a contender. Whether or not the Browns will oblige, however, is to be determined. To date, the team has expressed no interest in trading him.

“The ties to Frisco, Texas, and the need for an immediate impact running back would probably be too much for Jerry Jones to pass up. Dallas doesn’t have enough playmakers on offense,” Machota adds. With Brian Schottenheimer at head coach, the running game should be an obvious focus for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones likes to repeat things that he believes worked, and the Ezekiel Elliott pick “worked” in his mind. So, yeah, this passes the smell test for us as well. Jeanty is widely expected to go in the top 20 picks and should be one of the first names off the board in fantasy rookie drafts in 2025.

The Chargers badly needed a field-stretching weapon after releasing Williams last offseason and never truly found one. Popper points out that Williams has a “built-in rapport with quarterback Justin Herbert from their four seasons together.” Williams would be a cheaper option than someone like Tee Higgins, who even if he is franchise tagged could be available in a trade. Williams could be a candidate for a rebound season after a whirlwind year where his one-year deal with the Jets evaporated and he found himself in Pittsburgh at the trade deadline.

Tell us how you really feel, Garrett. Wilson was a rumored trade target at one point in-season, though he refused to comment on if he’d request a trade publicly. “It became obvious to some players last season that Rodgers was favoring Adams over Wilson in the passing game,” Cimini writes. Some players probably include Wilson, who seemed quite unhappy with Rodgers often as the team floundered. We’re probably not completely out of the woods on Wilson as trade target this offseason, but at least there won’t be something actively driving him to text the front office every day.

Nussmeier was tagged as a “person of interest” by Rapoport last week and will interview with the Saints for their offensive coordinator vacancy under Kellen Moore. Nussmeier has been Moore’s quarterbacks coach in several stops (Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia) and would be an obvious candidate for an elevation here to keep working with the new Saints head honcho. Rapoport says that Nussmeier is a “top candidate.”

Rapien reports that “Higgins’ camp expects to get tagged at this point,” which would keep the fifth-year receiver from hitting the free agent market. He also adds that this time, the decision to tag Higgins “feels different,” while adding “the Bengals plan to sign the star receiver to a long-term deal,” per his sources. While we don’t know when a deal could come, it sounds like Joe Burrow’s offseason lobbying has been heard by the Bengals’ front office, who have several big-name players to work out deals with. In addition to Higgins, the Bengals need to get Ja’Marr Chase’s contract figured out this offseason, and Burrow has also lobbied for the team to bring back tight end Mike Gesicki. Teams can tag players starting on February 18th at 4 p.m. EST. It’s possible we’ll know more on this decision in the next 24 hours.

A rare 53-man addition this early in the offseason. Wolford worked with the Buccaneers and then-offensive coordinator Liam Coen before being released at last cuts last offseason. He was added to the Jaguars practice squad in December as the team prepared to shut down Trevor Lawrence for the remainder of the season. It’s a vote of confidence from Coen in Wolford to put him on the active roster at this stage of the game, even if Wolford is eventually forced back into the familiar role of practice squad work. The team also signed Louis Rees-Zammitt to the active roster.

As Pompei points out, Dean’s $15.2 million cap hit ranks as the eighth-highest among all corners for next season. His production has never been that of a top corner, and now it may cost him a job in 2025. Dean’s release would free up $11.2 million in cap space for the Bucs, who currently have just north of $2.2 million in available cap heading into next season. Dean earned a 74.9 PFF coverage grade last season while picking off one pass and breaking up five more. He’ll turn 29 next season and could still have a solid market if he and the Bucs were to part ways in the coming weeks.

Rodrigue characterized the situation as “fluid,” noting that the sides met before the Super Bowl and that there wasn’t much progress after their opening conversations. The sides are expected to talk again in “coming weeks.” Rodrigue also notes that if there is a difference between the Rams and Stafford, it would “likely” be that the Rams “don’t want to make a significant financial commitment to a veteran quarterback whose long-term future or durability they can’t be certain about.” Stafford remains the most talented quarterback that is theoretically available this offseason. It sure sounds like the Rams want to continue to give the 37-year-old band-aid contract upgrades rather than having a huge deal on the books to work through in the near future. Rodrigue also notes that “trade speculation has only increased as the offseason has continued.”