Franchise Tag A Possibility For Orlando Brown

The Kansas City Chiefs traded a first-round pick, among other selections, for impending free-agent left tackle Orlando Brown, and the Chiefs are highly unlikely to allow him to be a one-season rental as part of an overhauled offensive line to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes. As such, Brown is expected to return as the team's starting […]

Patriots Can't Afford To Lose J.C. Jackson

New England Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson leads the league with 25 interceptions since 2018, and he also led the NFL with 23 passes defensed in 2021. He wasn't great in the wild-card playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills, but Jackson will have a big market if he reaches free agency next month. The Patriots would […]

Harold Landry Could Receive The Franchise Tag

Tennessee Titans impending free-agent outside linebacker Harold Landry is coming off a career-high 12-sack season in 2021, and he'll be in high demand if he reaches free agency. A long-term deal for Landry may be more difficult after the massive deal that pass-rusher Bud Dupree got last year, combined with the fact that the Titans […]

Jessie Bates Should Be A Priority For Bengals

Locking up impending free-agent free safety Jessie Bates should be a priority for the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason, just behind rebuilding their offensive line. Bates is third among all safeties with 406 tackles since 2018. He didn't have an excellent regular season in 2021, but Bates led all players with six passes defensed and earned […]

Davante Adams A Candidate For The Franchise Tag

Green Bay Packers impending free-agent wide receiver Davante Adams is the top free agent at any position this offseason after coming off a career-high 1,553 receiving yards. Adams has led the NFL in catches (432), receiving yards (5,310) and touchdowns (47) since 2018. The franchise tag especially makes sense if quarterback Aaron Rodgers goes elsewhere, […]

Micah Parsons Played Through Knee Injury

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (knee) said he played all of his outstanding rookie year with a knee injury that he suffered in training camp. It didn't seem to slow him down, as he had 13 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and 30 QB hits in 16 starts on his way to winning Defensive Rookie […]

No Decision Yet From Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not yet made a decision on what he plans to do in 2022, but he posted a lengthy message on Instagram on Monday night in which he thanked "the men I got to share the QB room with everyday" and "my teammates, past and current." Rodgers won his […]

Steelers Plan To Tender Dwayne Haskins

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said the team plans to place a tender on impending restricted free-agent quarterback Dwayne Haskins. "Dwayne will be a restricted free agent, and I'm sure we'll decide to tender him at some point. So we have Dwayne and we have Mason," Colbert said. The tender they put on him […]

Jarvis Landry Wants To Stay In Cleveland

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said that he would "like to stay" with the team but added that he's confident he can still contribute for another team in "winning a championship." Landry battled injuries mostly all of last season, beginning with a knee sprain suffered in Week 2. The 29-year-old pass-catcher finished with 52 […]

Texans Could Add Elite QB This Offseason

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills had one of the better rookie performances at his position last year, despite being a third-round pick. But with Deshaun Watson asking to be traded among legal issues that include more than 20 civil and criminal complaints of alleged sexual misconduct, head coach Lovie Smith hinted that the Texans could […]

Xander Bogaerts As Consistent As They Come

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had another extremely productive year in 2021, finishing with a .295/.370/.493 slash line, 23 home runs, 79 RBI, five stolen bases and 90 runs scored in 144 games (603 plate appearances). A bout with COVID-19 and a wrist injury in the second half of the season slowed him down […]

Manny Machado Coming Off Fifth All-Star Season

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado will make $30 million in 2022 in the fourth year of a 10-year, $300 million deal. Machado earned his fifth All-Star selection, and first as a Padre, last year after hitting. .278/.347/.489 with 28 home runs, 106 RBI, 92 runs scored, 12 steals, 63 walks and 102 strikeouts […]

Zack Hess To Miss All Of 2022

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Zack Hess (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery in late January and will miss the entire 2022 season. Hess was a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft and pitched for High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie last year, going 2-5 with a 3.42 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 69 strikeouts and 35 walks in […]

Steelers Plan To Add QBs This Offseason

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said the team will add quarterbacks this offseason after Ben Roethlisberger retired. "We know we're going to add to the position. I can't tell you how at this point. We will go to camp with four. If we had to start today with Mason Rudolph as our starter, let's […]

Rams Expected To Hire Liam Coen As Offensive Coordinator

The Los Angeles Rams are expected to hire University of Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen as their new offensive coordinator. Coen will be replacing Kevin O'Connell, who was hired as the Minnesota Vikings new head coach last week. Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson is also expected to return to the Rams as […]

Vikings Hire Wes Phillips As Offensive Coordinator

The Minnesota Vikings hired former Los Angeles Rams passing-game coordinator Wes Phillips as their new offensive coordinator on Sunday, according to sources. Minnesota also hired Matt Daniels as their new special teams coordinator. Phillips was with the Rams since 2019 and served as the pass-game coordinator and tight ends coach last season. He started his […]

James Bettcher Hired By Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals have hired San Francisco 49ers senior defensive assistant James Bettcher as their new linebackers coach. Al Golden, who was Cincy's linebackers coach in 2021, left to become the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. Before his stint with San Francisco, Bettcher was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 2018 and […]

Mason Rudolph Currently The Team's Starting QB

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said that quarterback Mason Rudolph is currently penciled in as the starter. "If we started a season today, Mason would be our starter. He's 5-4-1 as a starter. We're excited to see what's next for Mason," Colbert said. Ben Roethlisberger is retired, but Rudolph could face competition from Dwayne […]

Nick Foles A Cut Candidate

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles is a cut candidate this offseason. Foles will carry more than $7 million in dead money in 2022 if he's released, but the Bears will save $3 million and can turn the page on an expensive third-stringer. Defensive lineman Eddie Goldman is another cut candidate for the Bears, and his […]

Justin Fields' Development A Priority For Bears

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy vow to create an offense that plays to quarterback Justin Fields' strengths. First of all, the Bears need to upgrade their offensive line to help better protect Fields, who took nine sacks in his first NFL start against the Cleveland Browns in Week 3. […]

Max Scherzer Heading Into His 15th Season

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who is heading into his 15th major league season at the age of 37 in 2022, plans to be ready whenever the season begins. Scherzer's average fastball velocity when he debuted in 2008 as a 22-year-old was 94.6 mph, and his average fastball velocity last year was 94.4 […]

Brandon Woodruff Has Turned Into An Ace

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff has improved in three straight seasons. Woodruff allowed two runs or fewer in 22 of his 30 starts in 2021 to finish fifth in the National League Cy Young voting. From April 7 to June 11, Woodruff went 5-2 with a remarkable 1.25 ERA, .138 opponent's batting average and […]

Jose Ramirez Continues To Get Better

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez continues to be one of the best all-around players in baseball after posting an .893 OPS with 36 home runs and 27 stolen bases in 152 games in 2021. Ramirez made his third All-Star team, and Cleveland made the no-brainer move to pick up his $12 million option for […]

Bo Bichette Having Normal Offseason

Despite Major League Baseball's lockout since early December, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette said his ramp-up before spring training has been largely unchanged. Bichette has been getting swings in a batting cage and at a local high school field with teammates Danny Jansen, Teoscar Hernandez and Santiago Espinal. He has also worked closely with […]

Mookie Betts Looking To Bounce Back In 2022

Despite making his fifth All-Star team in 2021, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts had a disappointing season by his standards, mainly due to injury. But even in 122 games played, Betts was productive, slashing .264/.367/.487 with 23 home runs, 58 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 93 runs scored in 550 plate appearances. The hip […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Ascends To Top Of 1B Ranks

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke out in 2021 and finished second in American League MVP voting by tying for the league lead in home runs (48). He also ranked sixth in batting average (.311), sixth in RBI (111), third in hits (188), third in on-base percentage (.401) and second in OPS […]

Trea Turner A Priority Extension Candidate For Dodgers?

The Los Angeles Dodgers will make it a priority to sign shortstop Trea Turner to a contract extension, in the opinion of The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. Turner is under contract for the 2022 season, but after that he'll become a free agent. The 28-year-old led all position players in Wins Above Replacement (6.9) last year […]

Jacob deGrom Extension Unlikely To Happen Soon?

SNY's Andy Martino doesn't think the New York Mets and starting pitcher Jacob deGrom will work out a contract extension anytime soon, if at all. deGrom has an opt-out clause in his contract after the 2022 season, and it wouldn't surprise anyone around the team if he exercised it. For the Mets, there's no real […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. The Consensus No. 1 Overall Fantasy Pick

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is the consensus No. 1 overall pick in the first round of fantasy drafts in 2022. Shoulder issues limited the superstar to 130 games in his first All-Star season in 2021, but Tatis still managed to hit .282/.364/.611 with a .975 OPS, a league-leading 42 home runs, 97 […]

Matthew Allan Had Another Surgery In January

New York Mets top pitching prospect Matthew Allan (elbow), who had Tommy John surgery last May, had another operation to fix a nerve issue in his arm in January. Allan was the team's third-round pick in the 2019 MLB draft, and he posted a 2.61 ERA and 1.45 WHIP with 14 strikeouts and five walks […]