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  • JAX Front Office
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    Jaguars hired Tony Boselli as their Vice President of Football Operations.
    Boselli played seven seasons for the Jaguars and is a member of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. The former left tackle has assisted in the Jaguars’ latest coaching and GM search and is expected to form a “football leadership unit” consisting of himself, head coach Liam Coen, and a general manager who has yet to be named. The expectation is that all three will report directly to owner Shad Khan, who is hoping this latest round of front office turnover will last more than two seasons. Boselli has never held an official front office position but has worked closely with the organization for years.
  • BUF Front Office
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    Jaguars will interview Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray for the team’s general manager vacancy.
    Jacksonville will look to fill its GM opening in the coming days, interviewing Gray along with 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams. Gray has functioned in his current role for three years and has been with Buffalo since 2017. Last month he interviewed for the Titans general manager vacancy.
  • SF Coaching Staff
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports 49ers assistant head coach Brandon Staley is a “leading candidate” to become Saints defensive coordinator.
    New Saints head coach Kellen Moore reportedly has strong interest in bringing in Staley as the team’s defensive coordinator. Staley flamed out as Chargers head coach after three seasons, going 24-24 and heading one of the NFL’s worst defenses. Staley spent the 2024 season as an assistant to Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan. As head of the Saints defense, Staley would take over a unit that last year ranked 19th in EPA allowed and 18th in offensive success rate allowed. The Saints pressured the passer at the 11th lowest rate in 2024.
  • NO Head Coach
    Saints hired Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the team’s head coach.
    Two days after Moore and the Eagles dominated the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Moore, 36, gets his first crack at a head coaching gig. The Eagles reportedly expected Moore to be a short-term OC, especially if he had immediate success with Jalen Hurts and the Philly offense. He did just that in 2024: The Eagles were eighth in total yards and seventh in points, ranking sixth in EPA per play and first in rush EPA thanks to Saquon Barkley’s massive campaign. In New Orleans, Moore will have to figure out how to make it work with Derek Carr at the helm and an aging Alvin Kamara in the backfield. Moore’s ability to manipulate defenses and create space for his playmakers will be put to the test in 2025 and beyond.
  • SF Quarterback #13
    49ers owner Jed York said he wants Brock Purdy “to be here for a long time.”
    “Brock is just a tremendous human being,” York said, effusive in his praise of Purdy, the final pick in the 2022 draft who has thrown 51 touchdowns and 23 interceptions over the past two regular seasons. “I’m looking forward to a long-term partnership.” The Athletic reported last week that Purdy, 25, could fetch upwards of $55 million per year in a new deal with San Francisco. That amount would make Purdy among the five highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL. Niners general manager John Lynch has all but confirmed Purdy will be the team’s QB for the foreseeable future. Since the start of the 2023 season, Purdy leads all NFL quarterbacks in passing success rate and drop back EPA.
  • CIN Wide Receiver #5
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter believes the Bengals could apply the franchise tag to Tee Higgins before trading him this offseason.
    The Bengals, with about $46 million in salary cap space this offseason, will have a range of options in handling Higgins’ contract situation over the next few months. The team would use the tag on Higgins and guarantee him $26 million for the 2025 season — likely less than he would get on the open market. The Bengals could also tag Higgins, then trade him, receiving draft compensation in exchange for the dominant boundary wideout. It seems unlikely Higgins will remain in Cincinnati with the Bengals working on a record-breaking long-term deal for Ja’Marr Chase, though Joe Burrow has said he would rework his contract to help retain Higgins.
  • DAL Coaching Staff
    Cowboys hired Steve Shimko for their quarterback coach vacancy.
    Shimko served as the team’s offensive analyst in 2024 and will get an in-house promotion to quarterbacks coach, marking the final offensive hire of this coaching cycle for the retooling Cowboys. Shimko worked with new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer with the Seahawks during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
  • DAL Coaching Staff
    Cowboys hired Ken Dorsey as pass game specialist.
    Dorsey was being considered for the then-vacant offensive coordinator position in Dallas before ultimately being hired as a pass game specialist. Dorsey served as the offensive coordinator for the Bills and Browns the previous three seasons and will now settle for a less prominent role for the Cowboys. He’ll join Brian Schottenheimer’s staff. Dorsey is someone with the recent passing game bonafides that Schottenheimer could use as a sounding board.
  • DEN Linebacker #49
    Broncos LB Alex Singleton (knee) has resumed running.
    Singleton suffered a torn ACL in Week 3 but has vowed to be ready by the start of training camp. The 31-year-old linebacker is in the final year of a three-year, $18 million deal he signed in 2023, and totaled 31 tackles and three interceptions in the three games he appeared in last season. Assuming he’s at full health in 2025, his return will be a welcomed one by a Broncos defense that finished third in points allowed last season.
  • SF Wide Receiver #1
    NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco lists the Bills, Chargers, Commanders, Steelers, and Texans as best fits for a Deebo Samuel trade.
    These are all teams that check the competing for a title, obvious wideout need, and/or ties to former 49ers personnel boxes. Maiocco writes that Samuel produces better in zone coverage. For a team like the Bills or Chargers, he’d add on to their run-game structure by giving them an ancillary runner and end around threat out of the backfield. It’s likely that these teams will all be bandied about as destinations for Samuel, Cooper Kupp, and most of the other big names on the market outside of Tee Higgins this offseason.
  • Patriots released OL Chukwuma Okorafor.
    Okorafor was placed on the exempt/left squad list in Week 2 of this season after starting New England’s first game and never returned to the Patriots. He is free to sign with a team immediately after being released. Okorafor started 48 games in three seasons at tackle for Pittsburgh from 2020-2022 before becoming a part-time player in 2023. Entering his age-28 season, it’s possible he catches on elsewhere in 2025.