February 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams quarterback
Matthew Stafford (back) will not require offseason surgery for a herniated disc in his back, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Stafford's availability for the start of the 2025 season was in question due to his back injury, but not only was he ready, but he played at an MVP level, throwing for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns, and only eight interceptions in the regular season. It was something that the Rams managed throughout the year. The 37-year-old veteran is still on the fence about his playing future, but he's leaning towards returning for an 18th NFL campaign in 2026. If Stafford does return, he'll have QB1 expectations from fantasy managers with both receivers
Puka Nacua and
Davante Adams returning. However, there will also be considerable injury risk for a player at his age near the tail end of his career.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
February 2, 2026
Denver Broncos passing-game coordinator
Davis Webb reached an agreement with the team on Monday to become their offensive coordinator, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. Webb interviewed for three head-coaching jobs and also had other offensive-coordinator opportunities this cycle, but he chose to stick around in Denver under head coach Sean Payton. He'll be taking over the OC job from Joe Lombardi, who was fired following the team's AFC Championship game loss to the New England Patriots. It's a promotion for Webb, a former backup QB in the NFL, although Payton will most likely continue to call plays for the Broncos' offense in 2026. The Broncos retaining Webb is excellent news for the entire offense, particularly quarterback
Bo Nix (ankle).
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
February 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said on Monday that he has "no reason to believe" that wide receiver
Davante Adams won't be back in 2026, according to ESPN's Sarah Barshop. Adams signed a two-year, $44 million contract with the team in March of last year, so the 33-year-old is under contract with the team through the 2026 campaign. In his first year in L.A. while working with McVay and quarterback
Matthew Stafford, Adams showed he still has it, catching 60 of his 114 targets for 789 yards and a league-high 14 touchdowns in only 14 regular-season games. He wasn't all that efficient and took a back seat to star wideout
Puka Nacua, but the six-time Pro Bowler was Stafford's go-to target in the red zone. Adams finished as the WR8 in half-PPR scoring. With Nacua not going anywhere as the target hog in this offense, Adams will be a regression candidate if he's unable to find the end zone as he did in 2025. There's also the chance of Adams' value tanking if Stafford retires this offseason.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
February 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said on Monday that he doesn't have a timetable for when quarterback
Matthew Stafford will make a decision about his future, but McVay is "hopeful" that the QB will return for his 18th NFL campaign in 2026, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN. The Rams' head coach said he thinks Stafford "deserves as much time as he needs" to make a decision and said he doesn't "get the sense that (Stafford) wants to let it drag on either." "I'm keeping my fingers crossed." The 37-year-old is under contract through the 2026 season after he agreed to a reworked contract last February. He had the best season of his career in 2025 and is the odds-on favorite to be named MVP after leading the league in passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46). Durability will be a concern if Stafford returns for another season, but he proved last year that he still has what it takes to be successful with a strong supporting cast on offense.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
February 2, 2026
The Baltimore Ravens are expected to hire Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver as their defensive coordinator, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. Weaver worked for the Ravens under former head coach John Harbaugh from 2021 to 2023 in assorted roles, including assistant head coach. In his return to Baltimore, Weaver will be working under first-year head coach Jesse Minter, who was previously the DC for the Los Angeles Chargers. With Minter being a defensive-minded head coach, Weaver might not be in line to call plays on the defensive side of the ball with the Ravens in 2026. Baltimore's defense was in the middle of the pack during the 2025 season with 23.4 points allowed per game. They allowed 354.5 total yards per game, which was the ninth-most in the NFL. Shoring up the secondary will be a point of emphasis for Weaver, as the Ravens' D gave up the second-most passing yards per game (247.9).
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
February 2, 2026
Dallas Cowboys club officials have held preliminary contract-extension talks with pending free-agent running back
Javonte Williams, but talks are on hold until Williams finalizes hiring an agent, according to The Dallas Morning News' Calvin Watkins. The Cowboys have already made it clear that re-signing Williams will be a top priority this offseason after he had a career year in his first season in Dallas in 2025. After four seasons with the Denver Broncos, Williams set career highs across the board with the Cowboys, carrying the ball 252 times for 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns in 16 starts. He added 35 receptions on 51 targets for 137 yards and two more scores. Williams finished as the RB11 in half-PPR scoring as Dallas' unquestioned lead back all year long. He finished the year on Injured Reserve due to a shoulder injury, but Williams should be fully healthy by the start of the 2026 campaign. If he returns to Dallas, which is expected, the 25-year-old will be a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 target in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Dallas Morning News - Calvin Watkins
February 2, 2026
The Dallas Cowboys have not held any contract talks with wide receiver
George Pickens' agent, two people briefed on the situation told Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News. It's not concerning that the Cowboys haven't talked to Pickens about an extension yet, and they have expressed a desire to re-sign Pickens since the 2025 season ended. The 24-year-old broke out in his first year with Dallas, setting career highs in catches (93), receiving yards (1,429), and touchdowns (nine), to earn his first Pro Bowl nod. People close to Pickens were hopeful for a contract worth at least $30 million per season after the Cowboys acquired him from Pittsburgh last offseason, but after the big year he had in 2025, that average salary figure will most likely rise. If a long-term deal isn't worked out, the Cowboys can place the franchise tag on Pickens, starting Feb. 17. Most likely, Pickens will remain in Dallas for at least one more season on the franchise tag, where he'll be an early-round fantasy pick as a WR1.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Dallas Morning News - Calvin Watkins
February 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Rams signed head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead to contract extensions on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Both McVay and Snead were previously extended after winning Super Bowl LVI. McVay was hired as the head coach in 2017, while Snead has been the GM since 2012. Since 2017, the Rams have compiled a 92-57 regular-season record, which ranks fifth-best in the NFL. McVay and Snead enter 2026 tied with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach, and San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch for the longest-tenured active head coach-GM pairing. Since McVay was hired in 2017, L.A. has made the playoffs seven times, playing in three NFC Championship games and two Super Bowls. McVay became the winningest head coach in Rams history last year.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
February 2, 2026
The National Football League announced on Monday that the New Orleans Saints will be the "home" team for the first-ever NFL game in Paris, France, during the 2026 regular season this fall, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The game will be played at the Stade de France, France's national stadium. New Orleans was granted international marketing rights in France in 2023, and owner Gayle Benson, linebacker Demario Davis, and team officials visited Paris last summer to grow the team's brand. The Saints' opponent for the game in Paris will be announced when the NFL reveals its full schedule in the spring. The NFL will have eight international games in the 2026 season, with three of them set to be played in London/United Kingdom.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
February 2, 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers are interviewing New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach Scott Tolzien on Monday for their offensive-coordinator job, a source told Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. The 38-year-old former QB played for new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy in Green Bay and also coached with him in Dallas. Tolzien spent the last week as the American team's offensive coordinator at the Senior Bowl. Before joining the Saints' coaching staff in 2025, he spent the last five years working for the Cowboys, first as an assistant coach and then as the QBs coach in 2023 and 2024. If Tolzien were to land the job in Pittsburgh, it would be his first time as an OC in the NFL, which means that McCarthy would likely be the one calling the offensive plays. There are a lot of question marks about Pittsburgh's offense for 2026, especially at the QB position.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
February 1, 2026
Carolina Panthers running back
Chuba Hubbard's RB15 finish in 2024 made him a popular early-to-mid-round pick in 2025, but after missing time and ceding primary early down work to a more efficient
Rico Dowdle upon his return, he finished as the RB40. Dowdle, who was on a one-year deal, has been vocal about wanting to be featured as a lead back, but whether he returns to Carolina or not, it's unlikely that Hubbard will again see the type of volume that made him a fantasy league-winner in 2024. Hubbard's usage in the passing game has ranked among the least efficient in the league over his five-year career, and his near-300 touches in 2024 came largely as a result of the unexpected absence of second-round pick
Jonathon Brooks, who could be back to fight for a starting role in 2026. Regardless of who Hubbard finds himself sharing a backfield with next season, the 27-year-old has likely seen the last of his bell-cow duties.
--Patrick McGrathSource: RotoBaller
February 1, 2026
The San Francisco 49ers are working to make former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris their next defensive coordinator. Morris is expected to replace former coordinator Robert Saleh, who was hired as the Titans' head coach shortly after the 49ers' season-ending loss to the Seahawks in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Seahawks were able to score over 30 offensive points in that game after Saleh had managed to pull the best out of an injury-depleted unit for most of the season. Morris' defenses have finished near the middle of the pack statistically in each of his two seasons in Atlanta, but he made a concerted effort to dial up the pressure in 2025. The Falcons' 33.4% blitz rate trailed only the Vikings, while only the Broncos registered more than Atlanta's 57 quarterback sacks. Assuming returns to health from All-Pros Fred Warner and Nick Bosa, the 49ers' defense could improve drastically in 2026.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Adam Schefter
February 1, 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders intend to make Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their next head coach. Las Vegas can't officially hire the 38-year-old Kubiak until after Super Bowl LX, but reports indicate that he intends to work out a deal after interviewing with the Raiders this week. The Seahawks' 28.4 points per game in 2025 were the third most in the league, and Kubiak's creative use of All-Pro wide receiver
Jaxon Smith-Njigba helped to make him an Offensive Player of the Year nominee while leading the league in receiving yards. While the personnel cupboard in Las Vegas is drastically more bare than the Seahawks roster that Kubiak takes into the Super Bowl, the Raiders hold the first overall pick in the NFL draft and are expected to pair Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza with their new offensive-minded head coach.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Bobby Kownack
February 1, 2026
The Arizona Cardinals are working to finalize a five-year deal to make Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur their next head coach. LaFleur has spent the past three seasons as the offensive coordinator in Los Angeles after two years in the same position with the New York Jets. The Rams led the NFL in both offensive yards and scoring in 2025, and LaFleur's presence in Arizona will unquestionably boost the fantasy stock of most Cardinals offensive weapons, assuming he's able to find a suitable answer at the quarterback position. With earlier reports that the Las Vegas Raiders are close to naming Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as their next head coach, all 10 head coaching vacancies have now been filled before the 2026 season.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Adam Schefter
February 1, 2026
The Philadelphia Eagles had a scare recently when defensive coordinator Vic Fangio informed the team that he was retiring from coaching, multiple sources told Jimmy Kempski of Philly Voice. Fangio was then convinced by the team's brass to stay for at least one more season in 2026. For now, Fangio is still the team's DC, but that could change. When the Eagles were unsure if Fangio would return, they reached out to former DC Jonathan Gannon to gauge his interest in a return. Gannon eventually landed the DC job with the Green Bay Packers. The Eagles were also planning on checking on the availability of disgruntled Cleveland Browns DC Jim Schwartz, who was also a former DC for the Eagles. Fangio reportedly also retired after Philly won the Super Bowl last year. The 67-year-old helped lead an Eagles defense in 2025 that ranked fifth in points allowed and 13th in total yards allowed.
--Keith HernandezSource: Philly Voice - Jimmy Kempski
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