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"(Donovan) McNabb is my guy,” Frazier said. It doesn’t help Christian Ponder’s chances that he struggled for most of the preseason. McNabb has been a nightmare behind an offensive line that can’t pass protect, completing just 55.6 percent of his passes with a 5.93 yards-per-attempt average through two games. He’s got a date with the ferocious Lions front seven next on the docket.

That would seem to make sense considering the franchise currently finds itself in the midst of a multi-year rebuild, with numerous needs up and down the roster. The team holds the No. 4 and No. 35 overall picks in this year’s draft, keeping their options plentiful as they look to alter the trajectory of a small market team. There have been whispers around the league that the Titans could be targeting RB Jeremiyah Love in the first round, something that seems a bit absurd on the surface considering the presence of both Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears. On the other hand, an impact defender like EDGE Reuben Bain Jr makes a lot more sense on paper. Either way, Borgonzi appears to be keeping his hand close to the chest as we inch closer to the draft.

Gutekunst declined to put a timeline on Parsons’ return, but he said the team is hopeful for a quick recovery for their star pass-rusher, who was injured in Week 15 last season. Injuries aside, things were going about as well as the Packers could have hoped for Parsons when they went out and traded for him last offseason. He amassed 12.5 sacks in the 14 games he appeared in while posting 41 tackles in total along with 12 TFLs. Given the timing of his injury, it wouldn’t be surprising if Parsons were sidelined at the beginning of camp and/or the regular season but it sounds like everything is moving in the right direction.

The other two that Sullivan named were LB Jordyn Brooks and OG Aaron Brewer. Sullivan said that he hopes to secure extensions for all three players in the future, and called Achane a “priority” deal he hopes to get done. This should lay to rest any trade talk surrounding Achane, who was rumored to be available despite the team denying any interest in dealing him. The Dolphins are in a complete rebuild mode after taking on more than $170 million in dead cap this season to part ways with key players from the previous staff. Achane, who totaled 1,838 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns last season, will be a key player in Bobby Slowk’s offense next season, and at only 24 years old, will be well worth the extension he has coming his way as he enters the final year of his rookie deal.

Allegiant Stadium was the host site for Super Bowl LVIII for the 2023 season and will again host the league’s championship game in 2029. At Monday’s league meetings, owners approved the decision to name Vegas as the site for Super Bowl LXIII. Only 10 cities have ever had the chance to host more than one Super Bowl per Statista.com, with next year’s game set to take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Addison is hoping for a bounce-back season after a down 2025 saw his receiving totals (42-610-3) feature career-lows across the board. Of course, not all of Addison’s struggles can be blamed on him, as the Vikings were forced to navigate one of the worst quarterback situations of the season with J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz, and Max Brosmer all taking turns under center last season. Addison has a career line of 175-2,396-22 in his three-year career and has been a serviceable WR2 opposite Justin Jefferson. Now under contract through 2027, the team will get some additional time to look at him before deciding if he’s worth a long-term extension.

Mougey said “things are in a good place” with Hall, who he hopes to sign to a long-term extension this offseason. Mougey is in his second season as the Jets’ GM and opted to franchise tag Hall this offseason in hopes of working out a deal, but there’s some belief that Hall would prefer to play elsewhere than spend the remainder of his prime years with the Jets. Hall rushed for 243-1,065-4 last season while playing in one of the league’s worst offenses, and has already endured four difficult seasons with Gang Green. If he and the Jets can’t agree to a long-term deal, he will likely play out 2026 on the tag with hopes of being a free agent next offseason.

Hunter underwent surgery to repair the LCL in his right knee after suffering a non-contact knee injury in practice. Coen didn’t put a timeline on when we could see the two-way star back in action, but did say there’s “an unspoken understanding” that the team needs help at corner, and that Hunter is expected to help more on the defensive side of the ball. Given the current state of the Jaguars’ receiving corps, there’s certainly no need to force Hunter on the field on offense outside of select packages, but we’ll get a better sense of how much action he could see on offense once camp starts up.

Brooks missed all of 2025 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL he suffered in 2024. It was the same ACL he also tore in 2023 during his final season at Texas, making for a long recovery for the former second-round pick. Assuming he can stay healthy, Brooks will have a chance to compete with Trevor Etienne and AJ Dillon for touches behind Chuba Hubbard, and could make for an interesting late-round stash in fantasy drafts if he were to win the backup job. The RB2 job behind Hubbard will be one to monitor throughout training camp until somebody separates themselves from the pack.

Gutekunst said the team has “discussed a lot of those options” at backup, with Cousins presumably being one of many names the team has tossed around. Cousins is familiar with head coach Matt LaFleur, as the two spent time together from 2012 to 2013, when both were in Washington. LaFleur was Cousins’ QB coach during that two-year span, and the familiarity with LaFleur’s offensive system would make for an easy transition for Cousins, who seems more likely than not to land somewhere as a backup in the coming weeks/months. With Malik Willis now and Miami, Cousins would make a ton of sense for a team in need of a seasoned vet.

“No concerns at all for OTAS,” Penner said of the matter. Nix suffered a broken ankle in the Broncos’ divisional round win over the Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs and was sidelined for the AFC Championship Game. Penner’s comments align with previous remarks from GM George Paton that the QB1 should be ready to go come May, which is a good sign with a month still left to go.