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Beckham was a late addition to the practice report, failing to practice on Friday for the combination of reasons. He was held without a catch in Week 5, his first game off the PUP list. Beckham doesn’t need to be rostered in even the deepest of fantasy formats.

Boyd said Jones would make sense as a signing who could push Anthony Richardson in training camp and fill in for him should Richardson have yet another injury-marred season in 2025. Jones’ “abilities on the ground mean the offense won’t have to change much should Richardson miss more time due to injury,” Boyd said, adding Justin Fields could be another option for a Colts team hedging their bets on Richardson. Richardson is reportedly working with a biometrics coach to hone his throwing motion ahead of the 2025 season. Without a major leap in intermediate accuracy, Richardson could lose out to Jones after being benched for Joe Flacco in 2024.

Tolzien, 37, who played quarterback in the NFL from 2013 to 2017, will join Kellen Moore’s staff in New Orleans. Tolzien was on the Dallas coaching staff with Moore two years ago. In New Orleans, Tolzien will work with Derek Carr to implement Moore’s offense after he led the Eagles offense to a productive season that ended with a Super Bowl championship.

Rehkow, 25, signed with the Bengals as a free agent last July and appeared in all 17 games as a rookie. His gross punting average (49.1) and net average (42.9) each set a Bengals single-season record and led all rookies. In Week 1 vs New England, he set an NFL single-game record with 64.5 yards per punt (minimum four attempts), and set a team record for longest punt (80 yards). Prior to joining the Bengals, Rehkow signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released in June.

Harbaugh made the comments as several NFL teams vied for Deshaun Watson after he had been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct. Harbaugh’s comments have resurfaced in light of Ravens K Just Tucker being accused of misconduct by 16 massage therapists from eight different spas in the Baltimore area. We’ll see if Harbaugh and the Ravens stick by the zero tolerance policy as legal proceedings unfold. The team would absorb a $7.5 million salary cap hit if they were to release Tucker — the most accurate kicker in NFL history — before June 1. A post-June 1 release would create $4.2 million of cap savings and spread out the dead money over the next two years. Tucker, coming off the worst season of his career, has three years remaining on his current deal with Baltimore.

Morton, taking over for departed Detroit OC Ben Johnson — now Chicago’s head coach — said his prior experience with Goff would inform the direction of the team’s offense in 2025. “I think it’s big because it all starts with the quarterback,” said Morton, who worked as a Lions senior offensive assistant in 2022. “Just kind of knowing him — and when I was here, I was in the quarterback room. So, I have a feel of what he likes, what he doesn’t. That’s important as a play-caller.” Goff thrived under Johnson over the past two seasons: Only Brock Purdy and Josh Allen had higher drop back success rates, and only three QBs had a better drop back EPA than Goff. Morton is short on play calling experience; the Jets fired him after the 2017 season, his only year of play-calling experience. Whether Morton can continue putting Goff in favorable situations will loom large as the Lions enter 2025.

Ward appears unlikely to participate in the Combine, like other recent highly touted prospects primed to go in the first couple picks of the draft. Ward did, however, offer a warning to NFL teams who might pass on him because he sat out the second half of his final collegiate game. “You’re either going to draft me or you’re not,” Ward told the Associated Press Monday. “If you don’t draft me, that’s your fault. You’ve got to remember you’re the same team that’s got to play me for the rest of my career, and I’ll remember that.” Ward threw for 39 touchdowns and 4,313 yards for the Hurricanes last year, adding 204 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground. The QB-needy Titans, who have the first overall pick in the 2025 draft, seem like a likely landing spot for Ward.

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. Kelly served as a collegiate scout, assistant coordinator of pro and college scouting, and assistant director of professional personnel with the Broncos. He was also director of pro scouting and assistant director of player personnel for the Bears. That level of professional experience likely warrants another look by a different franchise.

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. 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. 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.