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The $45 million sum equates to $15 million per year. This is a homecoming for Kupp, who grew up in Yakima, WA and later attended Eastern Washington University. Reports consistently indicated that Kupp preferred to remain on the West Coast, with some journalists reporting that Seattle, specifically, appealed to him. It remains to be seen how the Seahawks will deploy Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, two slot-oriented players, but the coaching staff undoubtedly has a plan in mind. Kupp averaged 1.88 yards per route run across the full 2024 season. In 12 regular season games, he caught 67-of-97 targets for 710 yards and six touchdowns.

The Bengals’ front office may be able to free up enough cash, via Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins’ impending contract extensions, to keep Hendrickson in Cincinnati. This is a hugely positive development. Hendrickson totaled 162 quarterback pressures and 38 sacks over the last two seasons.

Pelissero noted that both deals could be completed “in the coming days.” Chase’s extension is the Bengal’s top priority, but Higgins, currently on his second franchise tag, should not be far behind. Chase is expected to be the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Myles Garrett recently took that crown with a four-year, $40 million deal. Higgins will likely top out at $30 million per year with fewer years in his deal than Chase.

Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the deal is worth “up to” $8 million. Fowler Jr. signed a one-year deal with the Commanders last offseason after spending two seasons in Dallas. He tallied 10.5 sacks and now returns to a Cowboys defense looking to replace pass-rush production following the departure of Demarcus Lawrence. Fowler Jr. was a successful part-time player in his previous Cowboys stint, totaling 10 sacks despite never playing more than half of the team’s defensive snaps in a game. He should start for Dallas this time around.

Per FOX NFL’s Jordan Schultz, Hunt can make another million dollars via incentives. The veteran back re-joined Kansas City early last season after Isiah Pacheco went down with a broken leg. Hunt was one of the league’s least explosive runners, but did get what was blocked more often than not, making him a high-floor option for a team that doesn’t place much emphasis on its ground game. Even when Pacheco returned, the Chiefs kept Hunt in a 1A role, giving him an average of 9.1 carries per game with Pacheco active. Kansas City also took a dart throw on Elijah Mitchell in free agency, putting another name in the mix for touches. This is shaping up to be one of the league’s least exciting backfield committees for fantasy purposes once again.

Schultz included Dallas Goedert in this report as well. While Goedert being a trade candidate is a surprise to some, the same can’t be said of Huff. Philly signed Huff to a three-year, $51.1 million contract last offseason after he totaled 10 sacks with the Jets in 2023. The Eagles never found much of a role for Huff and he notched just 2.5 sacks in 12 regular season games as a reserve pass-rusher. He was a healthy scratch for the Super Bowl. Huff is worth more to another team than he is to Philly and the contract will make getting him off the books a priority for the Eagles. While they aren’t likely to get much in return, the Eagles should be able to find a suitor for Huff at some point this offseason.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Goedert may not be back with the defending Super Bowl champs. While it doesn’t sound like the Eagles are dead set on moving on from the seven-year vet, they’re certainly not against it if it’s in their best interest. Goedert, 30, is entering the final year of his contract and carries a cap hit just north of $12 million next season. He posted a regular season line of 42-496-2 last season, but was limited to just 10 games due to a knee injury. The Eagles don’t have a tight end of note behind Goedert on the roster, but with this year’s rookie class expected to offer a handful of Day 1 or Day 2 guys, the Eagles could opt to move Goedert in hopes of getting younger and cheaper at the position next season.

For some perspective, Justin Jefferson’s cap number for the 2025 season, per Over the Cap, is $15.17 million. This report offers a little more insight into the reportedly “insane” amounts of money Kupp has been asking teams for during his team visits. Kupp, 31, remains a reliable receiver and great route runner, but there’s no denying his production has fallen off in a big way since his 2021 season where he nearly set the league’s single-season receiving yards record. Injuries have taken their toll on Kupp, who has missed 18 regular season games since 2022. Every team negotiating with Kupp is well aware of his injury history, which could further complicate these negotiations. The Seahawks, Saints, and Broncos seem like the three most likely players in the Kupp sweepstakes at this time, although the Cowboys are also rumored to be in the mix at some capacity. Howe reports Kupp is willing to take less money to play at “a preferred destination,” but any teams willing to meet his financial demands could have an inside edge to get a deal done.

Patrick can earn up to $4 million on his deal next season. The veteran receiver who missed all of the 2022 and 2023 seasons due to a torn ACL (2022) and torn Achilles (2023) played in 16 games last season for the Lions while making nine starts. Patrick posted a line of 33-394-3 in his return to action and will provide the Lions with some reliable depth in the receiver room, along with a big red zone target for Jared Goff.

Zappe spent a short time on the Chiefs’ practice squad before being signed to the Browns’ active roster in October. The former fourth-rounder threw for 170-1-2 on just 31 pass attempts last season, and has thrown for a career line of 2,223-12-14 over the last three seasons. He’ll now have a chance to compete with Gardner Minshew for the Chiefs’ QB2 job, but will likely have to settle for a spot on the practice squad when all is said and done.