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The Texans are keeping Dameon Pierce and Cam Akers as backup options for Joe Mixon. British Brooks made the roster as the team’s fullback. Taylor will be a candidate for the team’s practice squad.

The team parted ways with former strength and conditioning coach Jeremy Scott and hired Hingst to fill the position Monday. Hingst has a long history of strength and conditioning coaching positions in the NFL having previously served in the same position for the Eagles from 2013 to 2020 and the Vikings the previous four seasons.

Kelly had been in the position for the Raiders for three seasons and recently interviewed for the Jaguars’ general manager position before being let go by the Raiders. He worked his way through multiple organizations before his most recent position, having served as a collegiate scout, assistant coordinator of pro and college scouting, and assistant director of professional personnel with the Broncos, director of pro scouting and assistant director of player personnel for the Bears, and his most recent position with the Raiders. That level of professional experience likely warrants another look by a different franchise but Kelly currently finds himself on the job hunt.

According to Florio, this news comes from a source with “direct knowledge of the situation.” Reports of the Steelers reaching out to the Jaguars surfaced last Thursday, but little news has materialized on the topic since. Days after the Jaguars said any notion of trading Lawrence was “ridiculous,” Florio’s report eliminates any possibility that a call was ever made. Regardless, the Jaguars seem intent on staying with Lawrence, which makes sense from an organizational team point and a financial one, as a trade of Lawrence would result in a $100 million dead cap hit while also costing them $83 million against the cap, per Over the Cap. It’s probably safe to assume this is the last we hear of this story.

Hurney served as an advisor with the team in 2024 after being carried over from the Ron Rivera regime. Hurney, who turned 69 in December, was hired as the Commanders’ executive VP of football/player personnel in 2021 and relegated to his advisor role after the team went out and hired a new coach and general manager last offseason. With his contract now expired, Hurney is no longer with the Commanders and is free to sign with any team who may be interested in his services.

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.”