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White continues to get a mixture of carries and passing-down usage behind Bucky Irving, running 11 routes on 25 snaps. He had a 39-yard rush to open the second quarter, the second-longest rush of his career and the Bucs’ second-longest run of the season. White also eclipsed 4,000 scrimmage yards for his career with 60 total yards in this game. The Bucs’ usage of their backs is frustrating for fantasy purposes. White has the No. 2 role and rotates in for pure passing situations, making him a risky FLEX play for Week 17 against the Dolphins.

DeVito spent all of last season with the Patriots but never took a snap for the team. The former UDFA served as the team’s QB3 behind Joshua Dobbs and will likely have a chance to compete with Dobbs for the team’s QB2 spot now that both are slated to return in 2026. For his career, DeVito has thrown for 1,358-8-3 on 222 passes while completing 65.3 percent of his attempts.

This comes from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. In hopes of getting under the cap before the start of the new league year, the Vikings will restructure the deals of both Jefferson and LT Christian Darrisaw, likely by converting portions of their base salaries into guaranteed money. The Vikings rank last in the league in available cap space, per OverTheCap.com, and will likely restructure a few more deals in the coming days to get to a point where they have money to spend in free agency.

Just days after the team opted not to tender Moody as a restricted free agent, they have now re-signed him for next season before the start of free agency kicks off next year. Moody was 18-of-20 on field goal attempts last season for the Bears and Commanders after going 1-for-3 in Week 1 for the 49ers. The former third-round pick only attempted two field goals from 50-plus yards last season, and will likely find himself in a kicking competition later this summer.

To be clear, the Raiders have not confirmed that they will be taking Mendoza No. 1 overall in next month’s draft. That said, Russini notes that “if the Raiders continue to lean toward” selecting him, their preference is to not start Mendoza immediately. It’s an interesting point to consider, especially with the recent release of Geno Smith, that now puts the Raiders firmly in the market for a veteran QB when free agency officially kicks off next month. Mendoza has 35 college starts under his belt and is fresh off leading Indiana to a national championship and a 16-0 season. It’s not uncommon to hear teams say they don’t want to hand a job a rookie QB, even one that is expected to go No. 1 overall, so we wouldn’t read too much into this until teams start reporting to mini-camp and later training camp.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first to report the move. Smith’s release will clear $8 million in cap space for the Raiders, but the team will also take on $18.5 million in dead money. Smith, like former head coach Pete Carroll, is officially one-and-done with the Raiders. The coach and QB joined forces after a four-year stint in Seattle that saw Smith rebuild his career under Carroll, but they were unable to enjoy similar success with the Raiders. Smith went 2-13 as a starter in Vegas while throwing for 3,025 yards, 19 touchdowns and a league-high 17 interceptions. Smith, 35, should have plenty of suitors around the league as a veteran who could serve as either a bridge for a younger QB, or as a short-term fix for one season for teams hoping to land a franchise QB in what projects as a strong 2027 draft class.

While the Patriots, Chargers, and Ravens all remain teams to watch as potential suitors for Brown, the fact that no team has submitted an official offer is notable. The Eagles’ asking price for Brown, who turns 29 in June, is reportedly high, and they aren’t expecting to come down from it. While it seems like the Eagles are willing to trade Brown, their high asking prices continues to suggest they would prefer to keep him barring a “godfather offer” coming across the table. Russini later added that whatever happens with a trade, the Eagles and teams interested in Brown hope “the situation (is) resolved in the next couple of days.”

It was reported on Thursday that the Cowboys “thought they were close” to landing Crosby before other teams came out of the woodwork. That said, the Cowboys, who are curiously interested in a star pass rusher, have not been completely deterred from their efforts to land Crosby. Rumors of multiple first-round picks being offered for Crosby suggest the Raiders could get close to what they hoped for when it was reported they wanted a “Parsons-like trade package” in exchange for his services. Russini also reports the Ravens are “a team to watch” as trade negotiations continue to unfold, while adding the belief is that the Raiders “are willing to work on a deal” to trade the five-time Pro Bowler.

According to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns will officially lower the $80.716M cap hit on Watson’s contract for this season. ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi reports the move will free up nearly $36 million in cap space. The 30-year-old QB is in the final year of a record-setting contract he signed with the Browns in 2022, but is expected to get a chance to compete with Shedeur Sanders, along with whoever else the Browns bring in, for the starting job this offseason. Watson has played in just 19 games for the Browns in his three seasons with the team, throwing for a pedestrian 3,365-19-12 while going 9-10.

Russini reports that the Eagles are “holding firm on their steep asking price” for Brown, who has been linked to the Patriots and Ravens as the “most likely” trade targets. The Eagles would reportedly like a first-round pick in exchange for the star receiver, and now with the Chargers reportedly in the mix, we could see multiple negotiations take place before a deal is or isn’t made. As a receiver who plays primarily on the outside, Brown would fit nicely with the Chargers and Ladd McConkey, who has played 66.7 percent of his snaps from the slot since 2024. Currently holding the No. 22 overall pick in this year’s draft, the Chargers have the inside edge on the Patriots as far as this year’s first-round picks are concerned, but it will likely take multiple picks to get the Eagles to bite on a trade.

While there has been some speculation that Murray and the Jets could join forces this offseason, the soon-to-be free agent, unsurprisingly, may prefer to go to a team that hasn’t been in rebuild mode for the last decade plus. Things will likely move quickly for Murray once he officially hits the open market, but we now have multiple reports linking the former No. 1 overall pick to the Vikings if there is mutual interest on both sides. Murray would have ample weapons to work with in Minnesota, and QB whisperer Kevin O’Connell would have yet another reclamation project who he hopes can elevate the Vikings in what has become a highly-competitive NFC North.