March 8, 2026
The NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports that right now, the momentum "seems to have stalled" in trade discussions surrounding Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver
A.J. Brown. However, it's not for lack of creativity on general manager Howie Roseman's part, as Garafolo explains that Roseman has floated the idea of doing half of a deal now and the other half after June 1, which would help Philly's salary cap picture for the 2026 season. Meanwhile, Josina Anderson has reported that the New England Patriots are currently telling the Eagles that they are not giving up a first-round pick for Brown, per a league source. The Eagles have "floated" a first-rounder, a second-rounder, and a player asking price to the Pats in exchange for Brown. The 28-year-old wideout, who had a fourth straight 1,000-yard season in 2025, is under contract through 2029 and carries a salary cap hit of just under $24 million for 2026.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Mike Garafolo
March 8, 2026
The Green Bay Packers and offensive tackle Sean Rhyan reached an agreement on Sunday on a three-year, $33 million contract extension with a maximum value of $39 million, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The deal includes an $11 million signing bonus and prevents Rhyan from reaching the free-agent market. The 25-year-old former third-round pick by the Packers in 2022 out of UCLA is expected to open the 2026 season this fall as the team's starting center after taking over the position last year when Elgton Jenkins suffered a season-ending leg injury in November. Rhyan has started 28 of the 47 games he's appeared in over his four NFL seasons, with 28 of those starts coming in the last two years. The 6-foot-5, 321-pounder will take on a bigger role for the Packers' offensive line moving forward.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
March 8, 2026
The Indianapolis Colts acquired defensive tackle Colby Wooden from the Green Bay Packers on Saturday in exchange for linebacker Zaire Franklin, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Wooden was the 116th overall pick in the fourth round by Green Bay in 2023 out of Auburn. The 25-year-old has totaled 87 tackles (45 solo), half a sack, nine tackles for loss, seven QB hits, and three pass breakups in 47 regular-season games (17 starts) in his three NFL seasons. The Colts will be hoping that Wooden continues to improve after posting a career-best 50 tackles (26 solo), six tackles for loss, and a pass breakup in 17 regular-season games in 2025. For now, Wooden can be ignored in IDP fantasy formats as he gets set to enter his first year with the Colts' defensive line.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
March 8, 2026
The Buffalo Bills re-signed center Connor McGovern to a four-year, $52 million deal on Saturday, sources told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. McGovern will receive $32 million guaranteed. McGovern previously played left guard, but he has served as Buffalo's starting center in each of the last two seasons. Getting the 28-year-old locked up long-term was a huge priority for the Bills this offseason, and now they can focus on other needs as free agency officially kicks off on Wednesday. The former third-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 out of Penn State was a first-time Pro Bowler in 2024 in his second year in Buffalo. He has started 78 of the 94 games he's appeared in over the course of his six-year career, including all 49 games in his three seasons with the Bills. Retaining McGovern is good news for quarterback
Josh Allen and the rest of the offense going into the 2026 campaign this fall.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
March 8, 2026
The Los Angeles Rams and cornerback Trent McDuffie reached an agreement on Sunday on a record four-year, $124 million contract extension that includes $100 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Rams just acquired McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a first-rounder and more draft capital recently and have now made him the highest-paid corner in league history. It's a pretty big statement from a Rams team that was a serious contender for the Super Bowl title last year before falling short to the division-rival and eventual Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship tilt. L.A.'s secondary definitely needed some upgrades, and they now have it in the 25-year-old McDuffie, a former first-rounder and All-Pro.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
March 8, 2026
The Denver Broncos and tight end
Adam Trautman agreed to an undisclosed three-year deal on Sunday to keep him off the open market next week, according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. Trautman will stick around in Denver in 2026 for his third year with the team after also playing for head coach Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints in the first three years of his NFL career. The 29-year-old former third-rounder by the Saints in 2020 out of Dayton will not be on the fantasy radar again this fall after catching 20 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown on 23 targets in 17 regular-season games for the Broncos in 2025. Trautman has provided Denver with valuable tight end depth, but he's caught only 55 passes on 80 targets for 587 yards and six touchdowns in his 51 games with the team over three seasons.
--Keith HernandezSource: The 33rd Team - Ari Meirov
March 8, 2026
The Indianapolis Colts re-signed kicker
Blake Grupe to a one-year deal worth up to $1.4 million on Sunday, league sources told James Boyd of The Athletic. Grupe was cut by the New Orleans Saints last year after starting the year 18-for-26 on his field-goal tries and making all 15 of his extra-point attempts through 11 games played. The 27-year-old Notre Dame product then latched on with the Colts and kicked for them for five games, going a perfect 11-for-11 on field goals and 10-for-10 on his extra points. The strong finish to the 2025 season led to Grupe getting another shot as Indy's starting placekicker to begin the 2026 campaign this fall. Grupe has made 81.9% of his 105 career field-goal attempts (19-for-27 from 50-plus yards out) over three NFL seasons with the Saints and Colts. Fantasy managers in standard 12-team leagues should have better options at the kicking position this fall.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - James Boyd
March 8, 2026
CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones thinks it would be a surprise if the Jacksonville Jaguars traded wide receiver
Brian Thomas Jr. this offseason, considering how the Jaguars' offense flourished down the stretch last year. There have been rumors that the Jags could look to move Thomas after a very disappointing sophomore season in 2025, but the team still values the 2024 first-round pick. The 23-year-old former 23rd overall pick out of LSU made a name for himself immediately in his rookie year and was a Pro Bowler, catching 87 of 133 targets for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns in 17 regular-season games. Thomas only caught 48 passes in 2025 for 707 yards and two touchdowns on 91 targets in 14 regular-season games. If he stays in Jacksonville, Thomas could be a rebound candidate for fantasy managers in 2026, although it won't be easy with
Jakobi Meyers,
Parker Washington, and former Heisman Trophy winner
Travis Hunter (knee) taking targets away in the passing game.
--Keith HernandezSource: CBS Sports - Jonathan Jones
March 8, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs impending free-agent tight end
Travis Kelce appears "motivated to return" for a 14th NFL season, based on conversations that The Athletic's Dianna Russini has had with several teams. The Chiefs are "very much" in the mix to re-sign the three-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro tight end. The 36-year-old veteran has contemplated retirement for the second straight offseason, and although nothing is official, all signs have pointed towards Kelce returning in 2026, most likely back in KC. The 11-time Pro Bowler was the TE4 in half-PPR scoring in his 13th NFL season last year with 76 receptions on 108 targets for 851 yards and five touchdowns in 17 starts. Kelce has not had 1,000 receiving yards since 2022, but he proved last year that he can still be very valuable for fantasy football purposes, even if his ceiling isn't as an elite high-end TE1 anymore.
UPDATE: Kelce's representatives are "expected to talk to multiple teams" when the legal tampering period begins on Monday, per The Athletic.--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
March 8, 2026
The Arizona Cardinals and two-time Pro Bowl running back
James Conner (foot) agreed to a restructured contract on Sunday that will keep him with the team in 2026, sources told Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Conner played only three games in 2025 due to a foot injury that required season-ending surgery, but he'll be back with the Cardinals this year at age 31.
Trey Benson (knee) also missed most of the year due to injury, which gave more opportunities to both
Michael Carter and
Emari Demercado. Carter led the team with only 333 rushing yards and one touchdown on 92 rushing attempts over 13 games, while Demercado had 312 yards and no touchdowns on the ground in 13 games. Conner could be the favorite for RB1 duties again in 2026, but on the wrong side of 30 in an offense that could have issues at the quarterback position, the upside for Conner probably won't really be there.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
March 8, 2026
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler writes that Seattle Seahawks impending free-agent running back
Kenneth Walker III "seems to be the market-setter as it stands" at the RB position this offseason. Jacksonville Jaguars RB
Travis Etienne Jr. will also have a very strong market. Some teams around the league are setting the market's ceiling at around $12 million. Fowler adds that Walker will consider the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, and Tennessee Titans. Depending on price ranges, it wouldn't be a surprise if the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs also check in on Walker, the Super Bowl LX MVP. Even though last year was Walker's only full season in his four years in the NFL, the 25-year-old's stock is up after a strong finish in last year's postseason. Walker's 2026 fantasy value will depend on his landing spot, but fantasy managers must remember that the former second-rounder was splitting touches pretty evenly with
Zach Charbonnet during the regular season. Walker finished with his second 1,000-rushing season in 2025 but found the end zone a career-low five times in 17 starts.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
March 8, 2026
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler expects the Las Vegas Raiders to make a run at Seattle Seahawks impending free-agent wide receiver
Rashid Shaheed, "depending on how the dominoes in the receiver market fall and the price point." New Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak "loves" Shaheed after working with him in the second half of last year, after the Seahawks acquired him in a midseason trade with the New Orleans Saints. However, Fowler points out that Vegas' bigger need is the offensive line. The Raiders could definitely use some upgrades at the wideout position for their expected new franchise quarterback in Indiana QB
Fernando Mendoza, especially after trading
Jakobi Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2025. Shaheed, 27, only had 15 catches on 26 targets for 188 yards and no touchdowns in nine regular-season games in Seattle, although he does also have electric special teams capabilities as a return man. Shaheed is going to be a boom/bust WR4/flex in fantasy wherever he lands.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
March 8, 2026
Barring a last-minute deal with the Indianapolis Colts, wide receiver
Alec Pierce is set to reach free agency when the NFL's legal tampering window opens on Monday, and according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, he could fetch at least $27 million on the open market. The top option in an otherwise underwhelming free-agent class, Pierce is likely to draw interest from the Patriots, Commanders, and Titans, driving his price up. One of the premier downfield threats in the league, Pierce made a career-high 47 catches for 1,003 yards in 2025. Turning 26 in early May, he hits free agency at the perfect point in his career and will receive nothing less than a top-of-market deal.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Jeremy Fowler
March 8, 2026
Wide receiver
Romeo Doubs is set to hit free agency for the first time in his career after talks with the Green Bay Packers were unable to result in a new deal, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Amidst an underwhelming free agent class topped by the soon-to-be 26-year-old
Alec Pierce, the market for Doubs is expected to be robust. He has averaged over 50 receptions for almost 700 yards and six touchdowns over the past three seasons and profiles as a WR2 or 3 on most offenses, utilized primarily along the boundary over the course of his four-year career. While he has struggled with untimely drops, his 5.2% drop rate in 2025 was the lowest of his career, while 66.3% reception rate marked a personal best.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Jeremy Fowler
March 8, 2026
New England Patriots quarterback
Drake Maye finished his sophomore season with 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns, tacking on an additional 450 yards and four scores on the ground on his way to finishing second in a historically close MVP race. However, his performance dipped substantially during a four-game postseason run against a murderer's row of defenses. Heading into year three, he will be without his leading receiver from 2025, following the recent release of 11-year veteran
Stefon Diggs. The Patriots have been tied to several of the top names on the receiver trade and free-agent markets, but unless they can add a notable player to the room, the current group could struggle against upper-echelon defenses. With a first-place schedule and a larger target on his back, Maye has a tough road ahead to repeating his 2025 success.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
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