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Koo is getting $11.5 million guaranteed. He was set to be a restricted free agent, but the Falcons are instead locking him up through his age-32 season. Koo is now the league’s second-highest paid kicker at $4.85 million per year, trailing only Justin Tucker at $5 million. Koo bounced around the league a bit with the Chargers and Patriots before settling in with the Falcons in 2019. He’s been dynamite in Atlanta, drilling 92.6% of his field goals, going 87-of-94 in three years, and 95.1% of his extra points in that span. He’s also 13-of-14 on field goals of 50-plus yards. Koo deserves the pay day.

The state reportedly purchased Burnham Yard, a former rail yard, four years ago for $50 million. The Broncos are also “exploring other areas, including a 36-acre Denver Water campus located close to Burnham Yard.” Properties in Lone Tree and Aurora are also reportedly up for consideration.

Both Rodgers and OC Arthur Smith are students of “Matt LaFleur’s Shanahan-style offense,” so the two should theoretically gel well, conceptually. Rodgers is well past his prime, however, and DeFabo believes Metcalf’s speed could help alleviate age-related concerns. Though Metcalf performed poorly on slant routes last year, he has generally performed very well on them throughout his career. On qualifying routes, he’s caught 75-of-109 targets for 844 yards and six touchdowns while averaging more than 2.55 yards per slant-route run in 4-of-6 seasons.

This is slightly new wording on Mixon’s injury. It was previously said that he should be “ready for training camp.” Wilson also adds that Mixon “aggravated” the “foot and ankle” injuries he dealt with last year. Only an ankle-related issue had been mentioned earlier this month and it was initially thought to be an isolated event, unrelated to past issues. As long as Mixon does indeed return during training camp, he should have ample time to ramp up for light work in preseason play and Wilson did say that Mixon is “moving well now” in his “protective brace.” There is no reason to panic, but following Mixon’s rehab closely is worthwhile.

In the 2024 regular season, Kelce was on the field for the third-highest snap count (939) and ran the fourth-most routes (575) of his career, so this is good news for fantasy purposes. Reid acknowledged Kelce is “getting older” and that he is willing to “be the bad guy in some cases” by pulling Kelce off the field when he needs to. While Kelce is a longshot to finish as the overall TE1, he seemingly remains a safe bet to produce a top-12 positional finish. Monitoring his participation in training camp will give us more information.

The Chiefs’ 2025 first-round pick participated in offseason practices and minicamp, which are noncontact events. The offensive line is currently three-deep at offensive tackle, with free agent-signee OT Jaylor Moore penciled in at left tackle and incumbent OT Jawaan Taylor in place at right tackle. Simmons has a chance to supplant Moore at some point this season and will hopefully become a fixture on Patrick Mahomes’ blindside. He suffered a torn patellar tendon in his final college season.

Burks is now able to run routes, roughly seven months removed from ACL reconstruction. While this is a positive step, the Titans currently have 13 wide receivers on the roster and the Titans declined to exercise Burks’s fifth-year option. Burks will have to earn a roster spot this summer. June best ball drafters should avoid him at this time.

Through five NFL seasons, Ward has rushed 22 times for 92 yards and caught 6-of-7 for 52 yards and one touchdown. He is a capable special teams contributor and may be able to find a spot on an NFL roster this season.

In each of the last two UFL seasons, Cannella has finished top six across all positions in targets, receptions and yards, most recently catching 44-of-57 targets for 470 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 1.61 yards per route run. Two days ago, The Athletic’s Zac Jackson said he believes rookie TE Harold Fannin Jr. has had “an impressive start” in minicamp but is “considered more of a long-term project than an immediate contributor.” The 28-year-old Cannella should not be expected to regularly score fantasy points this season. He was likely signed to provide reliable receiving depth behind David Njoku. Should Njoku miss time, Cannella could be viable as a streaming TE1. The Browns released TE Tre’ McKitty in a corresponding move.

Per 49ers.com, Hampton was voted the “analytics person most likely to become a general manager” in a 2024 NFL-wide survey. Hampton joined the 49ers front office in 2003 as a football operations intern and held the director of football administration and analytics role from 2010-2019. In 2017, he served as a member of the committee that hired head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. The 49ers also promoted RJ Gillen to assistant general manager, Tariq Ahmad to vice president of player personnel and Matt Ploenzke to vice president of football research and development.

This is not the type of update we were hoping for. Sanders’ consecutive speeding violations are issues of their own. His failure to appear in court creates more concerns. If Sanders is unwilling to handle himself professionally and respectfully, both on and off the field, it will be difficult for a franchise to trust him. This is doubly true for a Browns organization that is ostensibly seeking a fresh start following the Deshaun Watson era.