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Grubb, who coordinated a Washington Huskies offense that was among the best in college football over the past two seasons, has been effusive with his praise of Smith, 33, during spring and summer practices, calling Smith “an elite quarterback.” “He has the traits to be able to push the ball down the field, quick release to get accurate, underneath throws and great understanding of the protection scheme,” Grubb said. “That’s one of the biggest assets: You come in and you have a guy like Geno that can execute your protection and scheme and take care of himself.” Dugar said Grubb believes Smith is “gifted enough, mentally and physically, to unlock everything Seattle wants to accomplish.” Rotoworld’s Denny Carter recently wrote about why Geno is among the league’s most underrated signal callers.

Bradberry, who missed the entire 2024 season with an Achilles injury, is expected to be ready for OTAs. Entering his age-32 season, Bradberry could be a rotational player in the Buffalo secondary if he signs with the contending Bills. He would join a Buffalo defense that Pro Football Focus graded as last season’s second worst coverage unit.

Ravens senior special teams coach Randy Brown has traveled across the country in recent weeks scouting incoming kickers as Justin Tucker’s 2025 status remains in question. Sixteen massage therapists from Baltimore-area spas have accused Tucker of sexual misconduct. Tucker, 35, has denied the allegations as the league investigates. “Obviously, there are a lot of layers to that whole conversation, but it’s something we would have to do no matter what,” head coach John Harbaugh said. “At this point in time, you have to look. You always have to do your due diligence, so we will be prepared to do that on draft day if we feel like we need to and if the right guy is there.” The Ravens are the only team in the NFL to never take a kicker in the draft. That could change this year: The team is holding a private workout for Florida State’s Ryan Fitzgerald, who made all 13 of this field goal attempts last season and is widely expected to be the first kicker off the draft board.

Goedert has been rumored to be headed out of Philadelphia this offseason. A trade before the 2025 season starts is possible, but Roseman made it clear that their dealings with Goedert would not impact the draft. He said, “the way we look at the draft is it’s a separate entity to anything else that’s going on.” The Eagles have been one of the better drafting teams under Roseman and the philosophy of best player available seems to be holding true. It is unlikely Goedert will be dealt during the draft and the Eagles will only add a tight end if the draft capital makes sense.

Golden was already reported to visit the Buccaneers, Cowboys, and Packers last week. He has since also visited the Lions, Texans, Chargers and Broncos. The Lions and Texans don’t need a WR1 but could use an additional wideout for their offenses and the 21-year-old Golden offers speed and vertical ability. Meanwhile, the Chargers can insert Golden on the outside with Ladd McConkey in the slot to stretch the field with Mike Williams back in Los Angeles. The Broncos recently signed Courtland Sutton to an extension, but Golden would add another outside target for Bo Nix’s growth. Several teams are evaluating Golden as his rising draft stock sits squarely in the first round.

They also brought in Central Florida RB RJ Harvey, not to be confused with PJ Harvey. Nine of Pittsburgh’s top-30 visits were spent on running backs. We’re starting to believe they might be serious about drafting a running back this year. Henderson has previously visited the Cowboys, Bengals and Panthers. He’s been tied heavily to the Raiders as well as Chip Kelly, Vegas’ offensive coordinator, coached the Buckeyes offense this past season. Henderson is an explosive scat back and that would make him an interesting fit with the Steelers as he would seem on paper to replicate what Jaylen Warren already brings to the table.

“Some league sources believe that Dart to L.A. is a strong possibility based on a combination of mutual interest, fit and breadcrumbs,” Leonard continues. While the Rams aren’t exactly in a position of short-term need at quarterback given their investments in Matthew Stafford and Jimmy Garoppolo, the year-to-year nature of Stafford’s contract means we can’t dismiss the idea of them investing in a new quarterback. Dart has generally been regarded as the third quarterback in the draft behind Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders, though it’s possible that someone like Tyler Shough rises past Dart in the process. It wouldn’t be completely surprising if both Dart and Shough sneak into the bottom of the first round, where the Rams pick at 26th overall.

Silverstein’s sources add that the Packers were close to dealing Alexander near the start of free agency, but that the combination of “trade compensation and Alexander’s willingness to alter his contract to fit the other team’s salary cap have made it difficult to close a deal.” We’ve been blurbing about Alexander’s situation all offseason and nothing has changed to this point. If the draft passes without a trade, we’re likely headed to a place where the Packers would be more compelled to release or keep him than trade him.

“I can tell you this, Mark Andrews is a warrior. He’s a great player and we’re in the business of keeping as many great players as we can,” DeCosta continued. It’s a bit of a departure from John Harbaugh saying he “fully expected” Andrews to be here in late March. Reading between the lines, it sounds like Andrews may be available in a trade but that nobody has really given the Ravens an offer they’d consider feasible. We’d bet on Andrews returning still, but it is noteworthy that DeCosta wouldn’t commit to it.

“Either a) he legitimately is like my shoulder has reached a point where I think I’d rather take care of it than play this season or ... b) it’s some sort of threat, like we asked for you guys to release us, you didn’t, we were upset when you just restructured the contract instead of trying to work out a release, so now here’s another path for us not showing us, and maybe now we’ll force a release,” Triplett continued. “I don’t know how there’s any resolution from this,” Triplett added. The Athletic’s Diana Russini added that she believes Carr does not want the “Kirk Cousins treatment” where a team is not committed to him long-term. Triplett and Nick Underhill believe that Carr wanted out and was very upset when the Saints restructured his contract and forced him to stay. It sure feels like Carr is intent on not playing for the Saints this season.

Henley had surgery to repair a torn labrum that he played through for the final four months of the season. Henley told ESPN’s Kris Rhim that he expects to be “100 percent” before training camp. If for whatever reason Henley is slow coming back it could be an opening for 2024 third-rounder Junior Colson.