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  • CAR Linebacker
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    Panthers selected Kentucky LB Trevin Wallace with the No. 72 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
    Wallace (6’1/237) was considered the 17th-best linebacker in the nation from the 2021 recruiting cycle, chose Kentucky over several notable offers from blue blood schools seeking his verbal.The Wildcats wasted little time trusting Wallace in high leverage snaps as a true freshman, logging 241 snaps with 32 tackles, 4.0 TFL and a 47.2 defensive grade, receiving All-Sec Freshman Team recognition for his contributions. His play crested in 2023 with 80 tackles, 5.5 sacks and a 93% tackle efficiency rate. Despite making an indelible impact on the UK defense, Wallace allowed a 90% completion rate in coverage and received a middling 61.1 PFF overall grade in 2023. When it was time to show the NFL what he can do, Wallace delivered a 97th percentile 4.51s 40-yard dash, 37.5” vert (91st%) and 10’07” broad jump (96th%). He also tossed up 20 reps of 225-pounds at his pro day workout, which was the second-most from the 2024 LB group, for a scintillating 9.34 RAS. A twitchy accelerator who flies to the ball with bad intentions and bolts to the sideline in a moment, Wallace has the dimensions and profile of a 6’011/238 thumper, but the speed of a smaller coverage-oriented rover. He throws his hat into the ring on run plays quickly and with malice. However, he can be manipulated by misdirections and counters a little too easily and is a liability in coverage having allowed a career 84% completion rate. A third-year early declaration with verifiable physical gifts, Wallace is raw but has legitimate starter upside with proper coaching.
  • IND Quarterback #5
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    Colts coach Shane Steichen said Anthony Richardson had no known history of back issues when the team drafted him in 2023.
    Richardson recently referenced having back issues since he was young, but that was apparently news to the Colts. Steichen also said Richardson is not expected to require surgery, and that his recent spasms flareup is a short-term issue. Alrighty then. It would certainly appear there is a disconnect between coach and player. How severe is unclear. With both Steichen and Richardson at a crossroads, the Colts are set to be one of the offseason’s most fascinating teams.
  • IND Head Coach
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports “the feeling is” Colts head coach Shane Steichen will be back in 2025.
    Schefter noted that it also feels like there will be changes within the organization. He named GM Chris Ballard as a potential candidate before mentioning assistant GM Ed Dodds as a potential replacement. Steichen has failed to make much of the oft-injured Anthony Richardson, leading many to believe the team will move on from him after two losing seasons. That doesn’t appear to be the case. It’s possible the Colts go in a different direction at quarterback next year, giving Steichen a shot to show his worth sans Richardson. Either way, he is definitively on the hot seat heading into 2025.
  • ESPN’s Adam Schefter said he’d “expect some teams” to call and inquire about Texas coach Steve Sarkisian.
    Texas has made the College Football Playoff each of the last two years after hiring Sarkisian away from his job as Alabama offensive coordinator. Sarkisian has NFL OC experience as well, as he coached the Falcons in 2017 and 2018 after Kyle Shanahan was hired away by the 49ers. Sark’s offense has been up-and-down this year at times at Texas, but he’s lost a ton of NFL talent and Quinn Ewers has not exactly delivered him exemplary quarterback play. He’d be an interesting hire for a team looking to help build an offensive culture.
  • NE Cornerback #0
    Patriots declared CB Christian Gonzalez, TE Hunter Henry, RB JaMycal Hasty, G Lester Cotton, G Sidy Sow, and TE Mitchell Wilcox inactive for Week 18 against the Bills.
    Gonzalez and Henry are both dealing with injuries and will miss the season’s final game. The Bills will be resting many of their top offensive playmakers, so the loss of Gonzalez shouldn’t be a huge issue on Sunday. One name not listed here is Joe Milton, who is active on Sunday and could see additional reps if the team wants to limit Drake Maye’s potential injury risk. A loss for the Patriots would secure them the top pick in the NFL draft, so there’s some thought that seeing what Milton looks like in game action could be of interest to them this weekend.
  • NE Head Coach #51
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter said he is leaning toward the belief that the Patriots will fire head coach Jerod Mayo.
    Schefter noted a shift in the organization over the past 30 or so days. Despite Mayo being Bill Belichick’s hand-picked successor and recently having buy-in from owner Robert Kraft, the Pats’ late-season collapse has turned the tides against Mayo. New England’s last win came in Week 10 against Chicago. Now the only thing they have to play for is the No. 1 overall pick, which they are currently in line to secure this weekend. With Drake Maye looking as good as promised and the first pick potentially in hand, starting over with a new head coach makes sense for the Pats as they look to find their footing in their post-Belichick, post-Brady era.
  • LV Head Coach
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce has had “regular conversations” with Raiders own Mark Davis about the future of the organization.
    The Raiders’ lack of a viable starting quarterback, per Schefter, is not considered Pierce’s fault. Pierce, meanwhile, is confident he will return in 2025 for another season at the helm in Vegas. Pierce’s Raiders in 2024 have been solid on defense, allowing the eighth fewest yards and ranking 20th in yards per play allowed entering Week 18. They have been awful on offense, with only the Browns sporting a lower EPA per play than Vegas through Week 17. Schefter’s report suggested Pierce could get one more shot to turn things around in 2025.
  • NE Tight End #85
    Patriots declared TE Hunter Henry inactive for Week 18 against the Bills.
    Henry was questionable all week with a foot injury but his absence is a bit of a surprise. Henry will finish the year with 66 catches for 674 yards, both career-highs. He had just two touchdowns on the season, but was the Patriots leading receiver. He has two more years on his contract, but his base salary jumps up to $6.5 million next year, which could make for an interesting discussion in the offseason. Without Henry in the lineup today, there will be extra opportunities for seventh-rounder Jaheim Bell and Jack Westover to make an impression for 2025.
  • DAL Quarterback #16
    Cowboys declared QB Will Grier, LB Damone Clark, DE Earnest Brown, T Chuma Edoga, TE Princeton Fant, DE Tyrus Wheat, DT Justin Rogers inactive for Week 18 against the Commanders.
    It is a low-impact inactives list for the Cowboys in Week 18. Dallas has been eliminated from playoff contention and will look to impact the Commanders’ playoff seeding with a win this week. Grier will serve as the emergency third quarterback, having just been signed to the active roster this past week.
  • CHI Running Back #20
    Bears declared RB Travis Homer, OG Teven Jenkins, S Elijah Hicks, LB Noah Sewell, DT Zacch Pickens and DB Ameer Speed inactive for Week 18 against the Packers.
    26-year-old Homer went from competing for Bears’ passing-down work to missing the final three games of the season with a hamstring issue. Not the best way for a special teamer to head back to free agency, especially since Chicago is once again experiencing turnover with its brain trust.
  • NYG Quarterback #12
    Giants declared RB Dante Miller, CB Greg Stroman, CB Dee Williams, LB Micah McFadden, C John Michael Schmitz, OT Evan Neal, and QB Tim Boyle inactive for Week 18 against the Eagles.
    The Giants are at “full strength” entering their season-finale against the Eagles and will face a plethora of Philly’s backups. Rookie Malik Nabers is sitting on 104 receptions for the season and is hoping to finish the year with the rookie receptions record that is currently held by Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (108), who will play later in the day. Outside of that, there is little for this team to play for in Week 18.