NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal - Murray to Minnesota and Best Fits for Remaining Free Agents

Episode Date: March 13, 2026

Gregg Rosenthal and Nick Shook react to Kyler Murray signing a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Gregg and Nick also take a look at the news from around the NFL including Maxx Crosby staying with the Raiders, Tyler Linderbaum and other Raiders free agency signings talking about playing with Crosby, Malik Willis talking about getting his shot as a starter with the the Dolphins, Brian Thomas Jr.'s market, Alvin Kamara's future with the Saints and more! Plus, the guys give you their best fits for free agents still looking for a team including Stefon Diggs, Kirk Cousins, and Jauan Jennings. NFL Daily YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nflpodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Really wins. Open your free IHeart radio app, search 40s and free agents, and listen now. Welcome to NFL Daily, where I'm ready to be heard by the Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings. I'm Greg Rosenthal back in my garage for the first time since Sunday night when I talked to Nick Shook, and we got a whole new league since then, and we got good timing like we've had all week long by getting Kyler Murray to the Vikings into the show. Nick shook. Kyler decided to not consider a backup choice or, you know, playing for the Rams or some backup place

where he could mess around for a year. He decided to take the potential starting job that was right in front of him and signed during his visit to Minnesota. Are you as excited as I am? Well, I think I'm more of a hater because yesterday, was it yesterday? Everything's blurring together. Kyler was officially released by the Cardinals that was yesterday

and immediately the reports came out that yes, the Vikings are the favorites to land in but he is considering other teams 24 hours later he is a Viking the team announced it right after it was reported at what point did you sleep and at what point did you consider the other teams why did we include that in there? We knew we were going to Minnesota

of course you're going to go there and compete for the starting job and take it from JJ McCarthy and revive your career under Kevin O'Connell. I love the fit but But why do we do these, the semantics of it all? Why do we do that? Well, because other teams probably were interested. Jordan, you know, mentioned the Rams as a possibility, and then I saw that out there in some other spots.

And look, you don't know what it's like, Shook. Neither do I, really. Although I have interviewed, I think, to be looking up into the eyes of Kevin O'Connell, and Kyler Murray definitely is that. And listening to KOC, say whatever magical words he says to quarterbacks that just makes them all fall in love with him and want to be coached by him. Marry your eyes at their feet. Right. You don't know what it's like to be there in person

talking to that man. And then once that happens, it's over. And that's when he agreed. So whatever plans you had before that, it's over. Kevin O'Connell closes the deal. So you're saying he's charismatic. Some might even say seductive on a football side. Hmm. Interesting. I just mean he has a way because he he is that quarterback who didn't have the career that he wanted despite being a third round draft pick by the Patriots. And he certainly has a way, I think, of making quarterbacks feel like he's going to maximize their skills. And so let's get into the fit because I'm going to operate like he's the starting quarterback. We'll be talking about it plenty, I'm sure, between now and September. The Vikings aren't just going to announce him as the starting

quarterback. He is only making $1.3 million. That's the minimum because the Cardinals are paying him $36 million, you know, to not play for them. And so because of the offset language, you know, he just gets this small amount from Minnesota. So usually I look to the money first and the money doesn't really tell us much. I just look to the experience that Kyler Murray has and the fact that they gave him a no tag agreement on this contract, which is really interesting. And I think a concession to him. And I just think in any fair competition, he is likely to win the job. Now, there has been some thought that maybe it's like not the best fit in the world. J.J. McCarthy, not great throwing over to the middle of the field. What's been the biggest criticism of Kyler Murray in his career,

not throwing over the middle of the field? What do you think about how Kyler fits with this roster and with what Kevin O'Connell wants to do? I think that we get a more evolved product at quarterback, but not necessarily that much different from McCarthy because of what you just said. Kyler, who has proven that he has the talent to succeed in the NFL, but has been inconsistent, does not overcome adversity at times, but is a better passer, a more natural passer, a more accurate passer than J.J. McCarthy has proven in his short time in the NFL. You know what's a problem when your coach is talking about, again, marrying your eyes with your feet throughout your second season as you struggle with accuracy.

And it's kind of chaotic in the pocket for J.J. at times, just because, his form is not his fundamentals are not there whereas kiler has it he's had that for a long time that's been one of his strengths it's just the matter of does he not try to put the team on his back does he get in the third and long and just chuck up a prayer like can he be put into a system that that gives him more advantageous opportunities and then he doesn't have to be that guy because we saw glimpses of this i mean i still think back a couple of years ago when they obliterated the rams and kailers running all over the field and just putting the entire los angeles defense you know in a pretzel um that's the the potential of him and i think if you pair

him with the right coach. I think Kevin O'Connell is. Oh, and by the way, Justin Jefferson's on that team. T.J. Hawkinson took a pay cut to come back. This is a team that is still ready-made in a number of ways to be successful, that this can be the piece that then brings you back up to contender status, which is what they certainly weren't with their many issues at quarterback last year. I just think about how they won 14 games with good quarterback play in 2024, Sam Darnold. And then I think about how they won nine games last year with really poor quarterback play. And I don't think it's crazy for Vikings fans and people like myself that just want to watch good football to think, yeah, they're a contender. They're a contender in the NFC North because we've already seen this team.

And I know they had to cut Jonathan Allen and Hargrave and Harrison Smith might be retiring. It's not everything's not the same on defense. It's hard to keep that group together. But we've seen good quarterback play. This team is going to be a playoff team. And the funny thing is how Kyler Murray has just been lumped in with like kind of these afterthoughts and castoffs. And I sometimes think people kind of got to remember what Kyler Murray's done in his career. He was the offensive rookie of the year, his first year, you know, throw in for almost 4,000

yards as a rookie. And he was up and down, but he was a very productive player. And then in his year's 23 and 24 seasons, they were a solid team, like they're a 500 team or better. They were good, actually, his third year. He was 9 and 5 when they were the starter. And he's running for 800, 700 yards. He's throwing, you know, an extremely productive player.

if you look at his stats, it actually doesn't look very inconsistent. What is inconsistent, to your point, is these streaks during seasons. He can look like an MVP level player for a while, and he's playing on so much instincts and maybe not having the feel of the position that then he goes into a slump for a month, and you hate that, not knowing what you're getting week to week out of your quarterback. But overall, what you've gotten is a starting freaking quarterback that shows a lot of talent. And I think guys like Sean McVeigh and Kevin will kind of look at a talent like that and think, yeah, that's not in the bucket of the J.J. McCarthy's right now or a Gino Smith or any of these other guys that are available. Like that's something exciting we can build an offense around. And now he has

the whole offseason to build that offense. Yeah, I mean, I just think about the hero plays, or not the hero plays, but the great moments for him. I also think about when they came back from injury, what was it, 2024. And the Cardinals were a much better team down the stretch because he was in there. This is, it's funny. You said he gets lumped in with some of the, you know, afterthought quarterbacks and I think it's largely a product of timing like he gets lumped in with two up because they both were right by their team that's the best example from you those are not the same quarterbacks by any stretch of the imagination you would not be fired up if you were a viking fan and you found out you were getting to a tongue of i low to compete with j j

mccarthy you'd be accepting that oh god well we're going to get average or worse unless jj jay takes a big step this is better than that by many strides but i also think about how at certain times Kyler is just not as consistent, streaky like you said, of a quarterback throughout his career.

I believe that situation matters a lot. Let's go into the last two seasons with Kyler. This past season, he basically needed to prove that he could still be the Cardinals quarterback.

The year before it was, oh, I'm going to run more, I'm going to run less. That's been like the annual thing is I'm going to do more of this or more of that and change my play style. What if you could just be yourself in a system

that actually fits you or is it better compliments you? I believe that he was in a bad situation in Arizona back to the end of the Cliff Kingsbury era, and that if you put him in the right situation, he will be much more, much closer to the number one overall pick that you thought you were getting in Arizona than what he's been over the last few years. But I don't think the streakiness will ever go away. I think that's just part of his game, kind of like it is with Baker Mayfield.

I think that's fair, and I think the rushing question is a big one. Did not run that much last year relatively. Actually, the last few years have been pretty consistent in terms of yards per game. He's still a six yards per carry runner as a pro, and I think as he gets older, 29 years old, obviously not the biggest guy. He has done a good job avoiding hits, but probably he's going to run less and how does he transition as he gets older. But I just think of the talent and the situation around him. Here's the situation.

If the defense plays to its potential, and they do have some questions. I like the James Pierre pickup, by the way, a cornerback. I never mentioned that on the show. They have some questions. But if they can stay anywhere near where they've been the last couple of years, that's going to make a quarterback look better. You have Justin Jefferson at receiver. You have Jordan Addison at receiver.

You have one of the better-looking offensive lines the Vikings have had over the last few years. Brian O'Neill and Christian Derosai, you hope you get healthier seasons out of those two. T.J. Hawkinson is back, Aaron Jones is back. Like, it's not all perfect. I need Kevin O'Connell to actually have a good running game instead of just talking about it,

which has been the case. But overall, there's a lot of support where if he's just average, I'm into it. I think it's going to be a fun team. And I just think about what's going to be watchable. The Vikings are going to be in prime time. You know they are. So give me some Kyler versus Caleb.

Kyler versus Jordan Love or the Lions. Like it's just going to be better for us, I think, to be watching these games, whether he ends up driving Vikings fans crazy or not. And I think as we kind of tie a bow on this segment here, and this news. I think back to our friend of the show, Justin Jefferson, and what he talked about with us on Radio Row, in which he admitted that he was frustrated last year

and that him and J.J. McCarthy had a lot of work to do in the offseason, but he also kind of pointed toward, like, JJ has a lot of work to do too. Justin Jefferson's got to be really excited to play with Kyler Murray in 2026, and I'm excited to watch it. Yes, that is a great point to make. And not only am I happy because of the entertainment value, this was a hit on the matchmaker game.

If you've been listening to our podcast, it's a big contest, a big prize, a $25 gift card to Amazon, two minutes and 47 seconds uninterrupted to talk about what they want on the show, which I kind of take advantage of almost every time that I speak and potentially some chicken wings. So right now I have a one match advantage. There are a couple players hanging out there, but this could be decisive. Let's get to Max because he's led every show. We spent like 20 minutes on Max and Trey on Wednesday show. It won't be that long this time.

But to kind of close the book, at least for now, it was very interesting to see the Max Crosby tweet that said he is back. Everything happens for a reason. Believe nothing you hear in half of what you see. I'm a raider. I'm back. Run that. You know what. That quote, believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.

I will owe you a beer the next time I see you, Shook, if you can tell me where that comes from. I have no idea, but he definitely cribbed it from somewhere. Well, I figured it was like John Sina or something like that, but no, it's on point. It's from Edgar Allan Poe. Quote the Raven, Nevermore. On point, on topic.

Max Crosby, like, sending little messages. through his tweets. And I think this actually was newsworthy. He went to the Raiders facility on Wednesday, already started talking to people inside the building. The reporting from NFL Network and other insiders are that right now, the plan is to keep Max Crosby as a member of the Raiders. I think it makes sense for both sides right now.

And part of the reason I think it makes sense is the report, Indicates look the Raiders were trading him in large part because Max Crosby was banging a drum so hard to get out now after everything that happened Happened and he still has some time to get healthy He kind of made it clear to the Ravens that he would be all in now on coming back maybe that's because of all the players that they added Maybe it's just because this was an unfortunate week maybe it's because he's not healthy Maybe it's just the Raiders aren't going to be able to get the right price for him and he feels like this is a sign either way it sounds at least for now like he is off the trade block. I liken this to when you have a breakup and you're out there on the market again and you get a feel for what the new experiences might be.

And then you kind of circle back and you're like, you know what, maybe what was out there, the grass wasn't always greener. Maybe I actually kind of liked what I had before because Max Crosby coming back to the Raiders after they traded him away and essentially granted his wish, doing an about face of sorts and being like, you know what? I got burned by another team. Let me go back to the team that didn't necessarily burn me. Maybe I should value them more. I'm ready to do it. But I think a lot of it really had to do with how they operated this week in free agency. If you look at their depth chart, just on the defensive side alone, you got four new starters.

And it's an area that they desperately needed to address as well as overpaying. We can all admit, overpaying for Tyler Lindelbaum to shore up the center position. And you hope that you have a better, more complete team now. So it's a little bit more attractive for him to come back. And plus he doesn't have to move. He doesn't have to pack of stuff. Go back to the house he already knows. Right.

could kind of prove to the rest of the league in Vegas that he's the guy that he used to be and see how this season goes. And I could see him kind of embracing just the storyline. He's always seemed a little bit like a WWE superhero, like larger than life character. He's kind of writing the story about himself as he's making it happen. And when I saw that tweet, shook, I kind of thought, this is, this is kind of perfect. If he's, you know, he's making it happen. And when I saw, you're writing the Max Crosby story, like the crowd pop that he's going to get in Vegas, if he has an awesome season for the Raiders, it'll be a little legendary that he went, like, it'll be one of the first things you think about and it'll make him even more like Mr.

Raider. I can totally, I can just totally see it all. I can envision the, but God, that's Crosby's music and he comes out in the crowd roars. I can see them doing this honestly, like, not to the same degree, but, you know, when they announce the team out of the tunnel in their first game at home. where he's the last guy out of the tunnel and the smoke's going off. And the crowd rises to their feet and they applaud him because despite all of the difficulties that they've endured over the last few months or even the last few years,

and at the end, they're all in this together. And this is their leader. This is their hero, the guy that they wanted. And he has recommitted himself to the Raiders, which always makes a fan base feel appreciated. I'll look forward to more reporting on what went down between him and Mark Davis and everything that he's going to say, because if I hear that there is kind of a promise that, like, okay, let's just, we're back in this together for this season,

then I'll put my thoughts aside that, like, hey, some team could come calling on draft day or they could come calling in August and things would change. But I think if they kind of spoke to each other, they've had a long enough relationship, I'll believe that that's sticking. You mentioned going out kind of into the marketplace, like, you know, a significant other,

and then realizing maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be, do you have any personal experience with that? I mean, maybe, but we'll keep that off show, off record for now. Too late now. Everybody's had an experience. Everybody's understood what's going on, what's out there, and where they can be better. So we'll leave it there. You mentioned Linderbom and him joining the Raiders.

Of course, it was a lot of money. They did the whole graphics thing on Thursday. Linderbombs in the building. that is like a thick-necked man, him and John Spitech, you know, shaking hands. And he just paints the picture of an Iowa center. Let's listen to Tyler Lindabramm talk about what he wants to do as a member of the Raiders. You know, as offensive linemen, you know, that's this got to be our bread and butter is to be able to run the football. It helps things set up for different things for success.

You know, the O-line play, it's a mindset. It's having the right attitude of, you know, determination of what we're trying to do to the defense and takes all five guys being on the same page. So I'm super excited to get with the guys in the building and kind of work towards, you know, our goals. That's a thick with a double-C young man there. He makes your neck look small.

I mean, that thing's enormous. Yeah, he's got a, he's got F1. neck. And I also would love to see him in a shirt and tie because I want to know what's collar sizes. It's got to be like at the end of the spectrum there just to fit in there. It's crazy. And I thought it was interesting seeing the response in Baltimore losing Linderbaum. You see Kyle Hamilton, you know, with the like crying emoji, you know, seeing this picture up about the Raiders. You see different former teammates that are really sad to see him go. And I think that's gotten lost a little bit in the shuffle here, how much the Ravens are going to miss him.

and how much they now have a hole in their roster without him. You mentioned all the players that are now going to be playing around Max Crosby. Let's listen to Quay Walker, talk about why he came to the Raiders and what he thinks possibly about his new teammate. Having him and Quitty, the ball probably going to come out fast. So it kind of helps us on the back end, I'll say, versus the run as well. Those are two guys that can do a lot, especially with him.

his athleticism is so much that he can do and the intensity that he play with. Honestly, I just love his play style and I can't wait to play alongside him and honestly just to match his energy day in and day out. That's all I got to say. I think Max Crosby, his name and his play

speak for itself. Quay Walker, like he's fired up. He wasn't probably expecting to play with Max Crosby. But it really does sound like the opportunity to play with his old college teammate Quay Walker with Nekobo Dien was a big reason why he ended up going to the Raiders.

Yeah, reuniting two Georgia guys that were stars for the Bulldogs. Makes a lot of sense as you try to reconstruct a defense. And the funny thing is they both signed. It was both reported about the same time, almost as if it was a weird package deal of free agency additions. I think it was. I think it was him making a decision at the last second because it sounded like the Cowboys offered Nikobe Dean at least more money.

But Quay Walker was already like in first. And he was like, no, I want to go there. Eric Stokes is there, just resigned too. And it sounded like it just felt comfortable for him. following the old Howie method, just pile up a bunch of Georgia Bulldogs and a bunch of guys that teams have spent high picks on. Now, Dean wasn't a first round pick, but Walker was, Eric Stokes was, and, you know, high picks, guys that they value. And it makes sense because, like, you need to accrue talent. And so you go and accrue proven talent. And, but again, I think

Crosby is the piece that really attracts everybody more than anything. And obviously, it didn't happen in that order, but now that this is the reality that they exist in, it just makes it that much more interesting and exciting. But I will say this. I love the black and white monochrome approach to their attire as they're joining the silver and black. Quay Walker's T-shirt there. This is why you should watch on YouTube. Are Taltese coming back? That looked like it was like halfway to a Talti. Like it's 2003 again. Them franchise boys are blowing up the top floor. Explain it to this old man. What's a T-Tor? A massively oversized T-shirt that was in in the early 2000s. Oh yeah. That's, it's back. Honestly, I think it's coming from

from Japan and Asia. Because that's been... Yes. That's been the style for years. And the youngans, we're bringing it all back. Like the huge baggy pants, it's all coming back to late 90s, early 2000s. I love it. A big baggy pant doesn't always look the best on like a short guy, but I'll do it anyways.

Doesn't look good on me either. Better than tight jeans. All right, let's go through some of the moves that happened since we last taped. in their smaller nature, but I find a lot of them really interesting. Keaton Mitchell, the former Ravens running back, who was non-tendered by Baltimore, gets $5 million guaranteed to go to the Chargers. That amount of money actually opened my eyes.

I mean, that's more than some other running backs out there in this market and showed that there was real competition for Keaton Mitchell, and an interesting piece there to kind of add to a young backfield behind their first round pick from a year ago. It also fills out a backfield with a bunch of different running backs of various archetypes. Like you have Hampton who's explosive but also big. You got Kamani Vidal who's a bowling ball, you know, powerback style.

And then you've got Mitchell who's a home run hitting, you know, speedster. A guy that, you know, in Baltimore at his best was capable of hitting home runs, but never saw a ton of carries. The most he saw was actually this past season at 59 attempts for 341 yards in a touchdown. It was curious when they didn't tender him, but the Ravens feel like they're making a shift in how they're approaching a lot of their roster. So for him to get to the open market, it's the perfect fit for the Chargers to go add another running back because we know that the Chargers want to run the football so much that they went out and quickly added Charlie Colar as a high quality blocking tight end as well. So it's clear what they want to do. We've already known this from the last couple of years and they're just investing further in it.

Yeah, when I talked about the Chargers on our previous show, I kind of forgot to mention that they signed Cole Strain. gave him a bunch of money, the former dolphin. So it's interesting that Mike McDaniel, you can see his influence. It really looks all about the running game, and he loves speed when it comes to the running game. Let's talk about the Bengals who made a couple moves. On Thursday, they signed Jonathan Allen, the longtime Washington player who spent last year in Minnesota. Two years, $28 million, plenty of guaranteed money. They also extend their tackle Orlando Brown, their left tackle there, through $20,000.

2028. So he gets a two-year extension. He was not a free agent, but they extend him out. He represented himself, by the way. You know all the agents who get the credit on those tweets? How about Orlando Brown negotiating contract by himself? A little surprise to me,

they're spending this much money on Jonathan Allen, both Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave, who are in their 30s and had one disappointing season in Minnesota. Each got released by the Vikings, kind of in cat moves, but they also didn't do much there. And they both got raises. Big names, I guess, still get paid on the open market.

You know, I think that they have entered the rare air of official bag getters, especially Hargrave. But Allen now, too, I mean, he had a three-year, $51 million deal with the Vikings that was terminated in 2020, after the 2025 season, so after one year. But he was a four-year, $72 million guy in Washington. That was his second contract signed. And now he's getting another, you know, nice little bag. So he's going to end up with a pretty high career earnings total.

The Bengals, I gave them some pop on day one of free agency because I really liked the two moves that they made. And that was Brian Cook, the safety and Boye Amafé. And then they literally didn't make any other moves until this one. And this is just like a lot of bunny when they have so many needs. I would have preferred to see them spread this out a little bit. And I know that they'll sign some players throughout free agency, but they're still very old school where they front load everything because they're trying to get to a salary cap floor.

And they desperately need linebacker help. I think they need to take more shots on their defensive line instead of putting it all in like an aging defensive tackle. They need help in the secondary. I think they need a third receiver. They could use some interior offensive line depth. It's just a lot. So we'll see. I'm not going to grade them right now.

But this was a curious contract to me. I did see a report, by the way, by Jordan Schultz. I haven't seen it out here elsewhere, that Cater Kohoo is going to the Chiefs. A guy I wanted to make sure to get into my top 100 because of all the re-signings, he ended up around 80 or in the 70s. Good slot cornerback, and I kind of like that mix

with him and Steve Spagnolo. The Chiefs have not done a lot this offseason, and they have a lot of holes, so I'm still concerned. But the moves that they have made, I have enjoyed between this and Kenneth Walker, especially. Yeah, Kohu, I was actually trying to pair him while working on that piece beforehand and then was running through some depth charts and saw him appear on the chief steps chart. And I was like, wait, what? And that's what led me to discover the report that you just mentioned. He was the guy that

a lot of teams, you know, a lot of people saw as like a pretty, like a really good and surprising good cornerback a couple of years ago. And then he missed his whole last season due to injury. It's almost like he just fell off the table and out of the consciousness because he didn't play this year. So a savvy pickup for them. For a chief team that has lost a good amount of players in the secondary this offseason, I was immediately pairing them with the best available defensive backs. So to see him go there made a lot of sense, good pickup for them. Yeah, I liked it a lot. I also like the commander's pickup of Rashad White, who's a really good pass protecting back, a really good receiver. He played receiver in college. He's a fine running back. He's not

incredibly explosive. He's almost like the third down version of, like I, who am I trying to compare it? Maybe like a Kyron Williams or even a James White. Like, you're not going to get like the long speed, but he's not similar to Kyron Williams, but I mean like the third down version where you're not going to get like the plus 25 plays. But I really like him a lot. And it, it continues a theme that I've enjoyed this commandos offseason between the kind of the mid-tier There's been some signings I don't really love. Adafayou cost a lot of money. Charles Menehu didn't make sense.

But they're doing what I'm asking for, which is just make a lot of moves and volume and especially younger players. And Rashad White, I think, fits that need. He'll probably be their backup. I don't know who their starter is going to be. Maybe it's Jeremiah Love in Commander's fans' dreams if he fell to number seven.

But I think Rashad White will be a nice number two. And the Commandos fans are thirsty. You know how I know that? Shook, because I put out a video that I love. like their off-season moves, and it's gone crazy. And that's how you know, like, the fan base is just ready. Just say something nice about us, and we got, we got, like, you know, thousands of likes on that. They're like in the desert.

They just want a drop of water to keep them alive and keep them hopeful going into the next year. And you know what? They could be a team that makes a big jump from one year or the next because it was so disappointing last year. And they also didn't have Jay and Daniels healthy. They still have holes to fill, though. And they still have the most cap space in the NFL at 66 million, according to over the cap. as we record this show.

I mean, I'm looking at, you know, slot receiver, one of the offensive line spots. What are you doing with Zach Ertz? I know you added Chig O'Konkwo, but Zachertz was a surprisingly big part of your offense over the last year and a half, two years. You added, what, five different starters defensively, but you still have depth guys that are on their way out.

What are you going to do with this larger picture? But I do agree with a lot of these additions. You overpay for OA, based on the seven and a half sacks you got with the chargers, whatever. You add Chase-on, who I think was a savvy pickup on a one-year, deal because then you're like, all right, look, he's coming off of his career year. Can he do it again for us? It's low risk. Leo Chenal, guy who's proven in Kansas City, Nick Cross, proven from Indianapolis. You just kind of keep going step by step and filling these little bit holes,

but because they have so much that they still need to address, it's good to have the cap space because like you said, you don't know if White will be the starter. You got Bill Kroski Merritt back there. You got a bunch of other guys that are all free agents as well. So you still need to add to the groups on both sides of the ball, but it's good work on their part. I think they're now entering the draft without like, screaming huge needs where they just feel totally desperate. Their defense looks so much better on paper than it did a week ago. I think they can be competitive again right away.

And these are mostly guys in their 20s that can be part of their team for two to three years instead of just like a one-year deal. Speaking of redone deals, Landon Dickerson did a restructured contract. The Guard for the Eagles, it's a two-year deal where he takes less money. only mentioning this on the show because they're just up to stuff. Dallas Goddard's still hanging out there. They might redo his deal. They're trying to lower their numbers.

It's why I have a show on the books for tomorrow, Shook, is because I just feel like something's going to pop here. There's still a few big moves to happen, and I think the Eagles are one of the teams that could possibly do it. Maybe it's a Jonathan Grenard trade, and they're trying to clear spots for it. We'll see. Let's go to Arizona, where I just, wanted to circle back on these stories that went out, including from NFL networks, Tom

Belcero, that Jacoby Brissette was going to be the clear QB1 and that Gardner Minch is going to be the clear QB2. And this, there was multiple reports about this. And then Jacobi Brissette was contacted, or maybe it was his agent. And he was like, well, that's news to me. No one's talked to me about that. Meanwhile, they also, in their media room, Chuck, took down Kyler Murray's picture and put up a Jacoby Brissette picture. Yeah. And it wasn't the media that did that. It was the team.

And it's a big photo of him getting interviewed by Laura Rutledge after Monday night football. And it just immediately reminds me of the whole Kyler Murray story, too, where they're like, yeah, we're talking to Kyler all the time. And Kyler's like, nobody's talk to me. And now it's happening again with Jako. Like, what is happening in Arizona? I just wanted to mention that. State Farad Stadium, the House of Lies, I guess. Like they're just putting small fibs out there trying to look like they got everything under control

when they maybe aren't as under control as they like us to believe. I mean, look, when you go into a new season and you got Jacoby Preset, as much as we love Jake Briscuit, and you have Gardner Minshu as your other option, neither are overly inspiring. But Jacoby did do a better job with his offense last season than Kyler did. Obviously, it's a whole new regime in terms of coaching staff. How do they fit that in? Is this the bridge to whatever lies ahead?

Do you draft the quarterback as well as a developmental guy? None of it is awe-inspiring or overly optimistic, but at least you have options. I guess I'll leave it at that. Okay. The keyword that you just said might have been lies. I just feel like there's up. Why are all these lies? Why are you, and if you're not lying about Jacoby being QB1, why haven't you talked to him

about it? That is some bad communication. Maybe it's one of those things where they're like internally, they're like, all right, he's QB1 and then they're just like said in that. We'll tell him eventually. But right now we have more work to do. My theory is that they're still open to trading him, and they're saying that he's QB1 to make it seem like for a not. You know, levered.

They're in the middle of talking to him, and maybe it's with the Jets. I don't know who it would be. But it's just been, this has been happening too much in Arizona over the last few years. I did like Isaac Siamalu, who was the free agent guard they signed. Good, good solid pickup. and he did his press conference and they asked him, well, why did you choose to come to Arizona? And he started the answer by just going,

well, the money was good. And that's like, finally, thank you. And then he like knew how that would sound. And he went on to like, I want to win football game. And he went on to all that stuff. It's like, yeah, they offered me the most money. So I did like a couple of free agent pairings before free agency started for NFL.com and one of them was Samalo.

And it was, I paired him with the Browns. And I just thought if any, if he's going to, cash in one more time. It's going to be with a bad team that needs offensive line help. And I'm thinking like Browns, Cardinals, like that all fits the same mold. So good on him for being honest. He's like, hey, look, I think he's 32 years old. I'm trying to get my bag. I got my bag. I'm happy about it. Let's go play football. Right. It really is going to be his last contract. And you know, the Browns did hand out those contracts for a couple guys. Elton Jenkins, who I think was like a fantastic value, but gave him a lot of money and Titus Howard. And they've

Now, they've got four-fifths of an offense flying. Let's take a quick break. We'll come back a couple more stories. Mike Evans, Malik Willis, in their introductory pressers, and then a fun little segment where we pair some players off back in a minute. I'm Luke Wilson. Join me each week for Film Never Lies. Since retiring from the NFL, I've had a lot of my mind,

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but that's not what we're going to talk about right now. We're going to talk about Malik Willis at his introductory press conference as a real deal. I don't know if we want to call him a franchise quarterback quite yet, but we're going to call them a starting quarterback. I don't think I put a timeline on it. I think it happened when I was prepared. I think when I came in the league, I wasn't prepared. And that's not a knock toward my coaches or myself.

That's just what it was coming from the system I came from. And I've had a chance to learn the last four years since I've been to the league and went through four different offenses and seen a bunch of different defenses. And I just think I've grown a lot and I'm grateful for the opportunity once again. He sounded really grateful, yeah, throughout the press conference for the chance that he's going to have. And it's great. This is how it's supposed to work at quarterback in some levels. Like the guys who are supposed to be projects land eventually with the right coach that can help develop him.

And I'm excited to watch him play for the dolphins. I really think it's a good move for them, not just because I ranked him number one overall, but because it has flexibility. Like if he does great, great. And if he's somewhere in the middle or below, like they'll be still looking at. young players in the draft next year. Yeah, it was the right fit for them, given that they had to shed so much salary cap space this offseason

and really have nothing else to work with after making a couple of additions. It gives you a short-term answer with an aspiring franchise quarterback who may or may not actually become that. With a lot of upside, a lot of potential displayed in the brief appearances he's made for the Packers, we obviously look back at that game against the Ravens as his best performance, one that really proved that he has these talents that we saw coming out of Liberty and that he can apply them in the NFL level. But now it's about doing it over the full season.

And what's the group around you like? Because so many of these quarterback moves, whether it's rookies coming out of the draft or it's free agent additions like Willis, who's coming into a starting job for the first time, it really depends on what's around you. You have the best center in the NFL and Aaron Brewer. That's a big boost for you,

but they still have other areas that they need to address. Half of their offense in the passing game last year ended up relying on Darren Waller. Like, that's not good enough. Like, we can't rely on that alone. So they have other moves. or at least additions that they need to make either in free agency or in the draft to be able to to improve this situation around him.

But more than anything, good for him to have the opportunity. Yeah, the situation is rough. I mean, they don't have a second or third receiver right now. You mentioned Waller. He's a free agent. They've lost some free agents at tight end. And in general, I know they brought back Greg Dulcich. It is not a great looking group next to him, but him and Devon A. Chan together should be fun.

Mike Evans in San Francisco should be fun. I really was taken by his press conference. It really sounded like he was dead set on leaving the Bucks, that it was maybe more Mike Evans' decision than it was the Bucs decision. Let's listen to him doing his own research. Actually, well, first off, I did my research on a lot of teams that I was looking at. I was looking at, you know, contenders, guys with good quarterbacks, obviously. So I was looking at here, Buffalo Bills, you know,

teams that needed a number one raw receiver. But when I got on, I like this place, this is my number one spot on my own. And then I talked to John and Kyle, and it solidified it for me. If I'm a Bills fan like Eric Roberts, I'm not feeling great listening to that, especially after we just gave $29 million guaranteed

to Bradley Chub, which the longer I've sat with it feels like one of the worst contracts in free agency. Should have just broke out the bag for Mike Evans, who clearly was. wasn't getting monster offers and try to change his mind. You got Josh Allen, close that deal, you know? Well, let's think about it.

Like, if your priorities as a receiver are good quarterback, winning team, like contender, good coaching staff, all those boxes are checked in San Francisco. One of those boxes are checked in Buffalo because you have a new head coach in charge who used to be the play caller and you are a contending team, but you have a new coaching staff. So that kind of takes away some of the contending team. It's a contending team.

It's a check and a half. You know, like if it's an ex, it's a one line instead. of both lines of the X. So yeah, I would choose San Francisco too. The idea that he said I am, I feel like they were a piece away and I am that piece, which first off, confidence meter through the roof. Good for you, Mike Evans. You've earned that right to say that.

But I also would like to see him stay healthy throughout a season because the downside to the Niners and their reputation over the last few years is that they get hurt almost more than any team in the NFL. And Mike Evans' reputation for as great as he is and how he'll be in Canton one day is that tricky hamstring always pops up. And then last year, you added in the concussion and the broken clavicle and, you know, it ended up being a pile of injury. So he's got to stay healthy. They got to stay healthy to really maximize this. It makes a lot of sense when you compare it

against the bills. But I'm also like, was the situation in Tampa that bad that it drove you? Like, San Francisco is where I want to go after so many years in Tampa. Yeah, there was something that he also said about the fans. And I think Buck's fans are in their feeling saying like this almost feels like shot. at the Bucks. I don't think it's about that. I think it's about a guy who's done everything you can possibly do in his career with the Bucks and is still playing at a high level and it felt like the Bucks are just running back and just wanting a new challenge maybe to motivate himself.

That's what it sounded like. Like, hey man, putting myself in an uncomfortable new situation that this is going to make me be more motivated instead of just doing the same thing year after make me more excited, not unlike what Tom Brady once did, you know, when he went from New England to Tampa. Although that wasn't exactly his choice. It was more that Bill Belichick was a stiff. At the time, I thought was a good decision. It wasn't. Drake Greenlaw is also coming back to the 49ers, $7.5 million.

If that's actually $7.5 million, I'm stunned considering his injury history. Obviously, he adds some hoodspots to that defense and some hitting. but considering how little he's played over the last couple years, he's kind of been erratic even when he has played. That seems like an emotional contract that they gave him. Speaking of emotions, I might be a little teary-eyed on the Alvin-Kamara retirement day if that's coming soon.

Is it coming soon, Kellynne Moore? Let's ask him. Is your expectation right now that Alvin's a part of the three-warning to purchase? Yeah, we'd like to go through that process, certainly. And so we feel, obviously we know album means a lot to us. You know, again, this is a, we're three days in this thing. We've signed Travis and we'll go through that process. Is you considering retirement?

I'm not going to get in all that stuff. I haven't had those conversations in any way. It's Kelly Moore so bad at lying. I give him credit for it. Did you see that look? Oh, that look was so telling. Oh, he froze for about half a second. And he was like, oh, God, what do I say?

Non-answer. definitely considering retirement. Also, the first question was, do you expect him on the team? And his answer was, whoa, we're really looking forward to going through that process. You're looking forward to going through the process of figuring out that whether he's on the team, what's there to look forward? Anyways. That's like looking forward to jury duty.

Like, just figure it out. I think they have, and they're being respectful to Camara, who's probably going to want to announce it on his own timeline, or maybe isn't totally sure, but is leaning that way. and they did all this contract chicanery that helped make that a little easier. James Gladstone of the Jaguars spoke about Brian Thomas Jr. on Thursday, and he said, we haven't gotten an offer for him. There hasn't been a lot of dialogue on that front. And we don't really have any action on that front and said his only concern here

was Brian Thomas Jr. reading all these potential reports. There's been so many different reports, a little too noisy. John Shipley, who does a great job on s.i. dot com covering the jaguars believes that look the the price for brian thomas junior would be very high for them to actually let go of them and and so that's why it seems like from the outside the team's trying to shut it down all that said you know you get closer to the draft and that high price actually happens i'm i'm still on the lookout these quotes to me do not necessarily shut down a potential trade no but logically i don't think a trade makes a ton of sense

because he's still in a rookie contract. This is a team that's very up against it in cap space. In fact, they're in the negative right now, according to over the cap. They haven't made really any moves. They've added Chris Rodriguez to their backfield. That's about it. So they seem like a team that's pretty content with what they have and they're willing to run it back. So why move a guy that's not costing you a ton of money on a rookie deal,

who has the potential to be like a legitimate star receiver had an incredible rookie season, took a step back last year, but aims to get back on track. He struggled with drops early. He also struggled with injuries later. They found him a better role. he started to flourish in the second half the season as they went on their hot streak. I just don't see any point in trading him

unless you're getting an absolute godfather offer. It just doesn't make enough sense. How about a first and a third? Would you do a first and a third for? No. I would. If I was the Jaguars. What are you replacing him with?

Or a good player in a second or whatever. I don't know if he is a perfect fit there and that's great value. I love Brian Thomas Jr., though, so I'm just trying to wish it happening to go to a team that I want to see them on like the New England Patriots. I thought he gave him a third year.

Give him a third year. Yeah, I should have mentioned when we talked dolphins. I just thought this was interesting, just for people following this stuff. Tua's release will cost the dolphins $43.8 million on the cap next year. So they did not decide to take all of it this year. They really couldn't, but they also picked up an option bonus in his contract that made it so that they were pushing a little more into next year. So it's $55 million on the cap this year and then 43.8 next year.

This isn't really breaking news. I just wanted to spell it out how disastrous that freaking contract was. And as it currently stands, they have three starting jobs filled by players who are free agents on the defensive side and three starting jobs filled by players who are free agents on the offensive side. And they haven't made many moves and they don't have cap space to work with because they are taking that huge hit with Tua, which says they were so done with him

that they were willing to kill a good portion of their cap not only this year, but next year too, just to move on and try to start anew with a different quarterback. And you know what? John Eric Sullivan, Jeff Hathley, I tip my cap to you because that takes a lot of courage

and the acceptance that you're probably not going to be that good immediately when you take over your new team. And they're not getting rid of players just to get rid of them. They're going to build around the good players that they have. I've liked everything that I've heard out of Miami. I just think it's going to take some time. I think when I looked at their roster, Josh Norris sent out a tweet that, like,

they still have six open starting jobs. And I went and looked at it, and I would approximate it at more like eight to nine. So this is a team that even if Malik Willis plays well, should be in the mix for a top five pick. A quarterback can only do so much. But you never know. Some quick nuggets, the Ravens Cut Cooper Rush,

that was kind of a failed backup quarterback signing a year ago. The Falcon signed Ebson Ebukom, who can still rush the power. a little bit. Bryce Huff is retiring. You know, just a couple of years removed from a big contract from the Eagles was with the 49ers last year. He's only 27 years old, but the game not in him anymore.

And Tony Dungee is officially out at Football Night in America and NBC. They're making some changes to that group feels overdue. Always thought Tony Dungey was overrated on TV, which feels mean to say. Yeah, it didn't really make a lot of sense behind the microphone. Grab bag here, though. I'm going to start with Rush real quick. That fit never made sense. When they added him, it didn't make sense.

When they relied on him, when Lamar went down, it didn't make sense. And when Tyler came in and was superior to him, it even made less sense. This makes this move. Yeah, you can see this coming from a mile away. Tyler Humphi. He's the man. Yeah. Snoop.

Evacom had a pretty productive career over multiple stops. I'll always remember. I know he's obviously with the Falcons now, but I remember the role he played with the Rams. Don't forget those Rams defenses when he made a difference for them back in the day. Yeah, Samson. This is where we are. I said his name wrong before.

And they're going to need extra edge rushers because I don't think James Pierce is going to be playing football for them anytime soon. Maybe at all. All right, let's do a rapid fire segment. It is time for charging into the off season presented by Apple Card for all your game day purchases. Nick, you have a piece coming up on NFL.com.

The best fits for remaining free agents. Little did you know we would use that on the podcast as well and get the segment sponsored. Let's go back and forth. It's the same number. Only two players left of my top 40 overall. I think we're down to about 25 to 30 players overall are left from my 101. And the majority of those are like 85 to 101. But we're going to try to find the spiciest meatballs we can get and connect some players and teams here. Okay. So we'll start here. We'll go safety. We'll go Jaquan Brisker. I obviously lean on your top 101 to find some candidates here.

And I believe that despite the fact that they don't have any money, the Minnesota Vikings are in the market for safeties. Harrison Smith, you know, moving on there. Brisker is a player who I thought did a really good job for the most part in his time in Chicago and would be a value addition to a defense. Like Minnesota, he's still out there. We're obviously on the tail end of the first wave. Doesn't mean that you still can't get your money.

but I think they might be able to come in at a semi-affordable rate to add to that defense. They already added James Pierre at cornerback, so they are focusing some attention to it. They have needs over multiple spots. They don't have the cap space to work with right now, but they can do some gymnastics to make it work. So I like that pairing first. He would be really fun in a Brian Flores defense. Yeah. I hate it for him.

I had him ranked in the number 45 once all the re-signings happened on the final list. So he's one of the higher players left on my list. kind of regret ranking him that high. It's really about the concussions why I don't think he's going to get much money, why he hasn't had much of a market. And it really, it's just so unfortunate for him that it's costing him obviously time and health, but also financially here as a free agent. All right, I will throw out one.

Let's go Stefan Diggs. Can you just see him as a member of the Baltimore Ravens? I had a hard time because he's like a top of my list. And I'm thinking like, God, what teams need receivers? And then I'm like, oh my God. I know they just got DJ more, but would they entertain the idea of a reunion in actual? No, I think that's possible, right? So yes, the Baltimore Ravens makes the most sense.

I can definitely see that being a fit, natural progression. I had to like think about it for a second. I was like, wait, has he already been on the Ravens? Because the Texans and the Patriots, like he had some moments against the Ravens. I just can absolutely see that. For what it's worth, Elliot Wolf, the nominal Patriots GM, although I kind of believe it's Mike Ravel said on Thursday, they would not rule out bringing Stefan Diggs back at a reduced rate.

But I think I'll be able to do better financially than whatever the Patriots probably would be willing to pay him. All right, give me another pairing. Another pairing we have here. Let's go offensive line. Wyatt Teller, a guy who has had a lot of success over the seven years with the Browns. In fact, I was with the Browns when they acquired him. And it was just like a throwaway trade.

They're like, what? It was day three pick for Wyatt Teller. and we're like, we never heard of this guy. And then he gets in the building and you kind of understand, oh, as he starts to play, oh, this guy's, this guy's legit. Like, they got a steal here. And obviously he forms, you know, a great career with the Browns and gets the accolades and everything else. But he is at that age point now and he's been battling some injuries and some inconsistencies

over the last year and a half, two years, where you think his market value has dropped a little bit. He posted a goodbye to Cleveland before, I think even March began because he knew he was going to, you know, test the market and they weren't interested in keeping him, bringing him back. So let's put him with a team. that could use an experienced guard along their front five. Let's send him to Tennessee who needs to replace an older guard, Kevin Zitler. Throw Teller in there, replace him. He's got him by like five years younger.

Why not make that work and use a little bit of your cap space on it? It's funny. Those are the two highest ranked remaining guards on my list. The only two guards remaining still on my list is Wyatt Teller and Zitler, who's a little lower. Maybe I had them a smidge high. but if he can just start for a team at a solid enough level, that that's very valuable.

I don't know if Kirk Cousins is at that point in his career anymore, but I do like that mix of him with the Raiders. The more I thought about it, like Kirk was always the shining star, the apple in Kyle Shanahan's eye. He always wanted to get Kirk back. And, you know, who was with Kyle Shanahan for many years? and I believe, you know, is one of the reasons why Clint Kubiak is a head coach right now.

It's Kyle Shanahan. You know, he spent all those years in San Francisco. I just feel like he would work perfectly in that system. I think he'd have to adapt to the world where he would be Fernando Mendoza's caddy, but would be a good 1B, and they could even pretend like, hey, we're going to start the season with Kirk Cousins. And for whatever reason, they just want Mendoza to wait. Either way, I just like it. I think he's ready to go into.

his mentor phase. And if he needed to step in, I could act, I thought he played pretty well at the end of last season. I ranked him ahead of Aaron Rogers on my rankings. And in that system

with Clint Kubiak, I think it'd be fine. I think I had him right behind Rogers, although I don't have it up in front of me right now. I agree with the sentiment that you just expressed there. I don't know if I like the idea

of him in a Raider uniform for whatever reason. It just doesn't feel like it fits. Yeah, that's a good call. But it just doesn't, right? Like Raiders uniform is silver and black, intimidating. Kirk Cousins is not intimidating.

but he does deserve a job as a backup. And I thought as a backup who could push somebody for a starting job, you know, if they have a young guy that's, you know, maybe coming off of injury like the Atlanta situation or whatever. I think at this point his best market now is as a plus backup. And it would make a ton of sense to do exactly what you said, even if I don't like it visually. However, I am getting tied Detmer to Tim Couch vibes. And maybe that's just me exposing some of my personal sports trauma. from when I was a child.

Hopefully it didn't go that poorly. Yeah, it would be like Mr. Rogers getting traded to the Raiders. You know, if Mr. Rogers was alive. Yeah. And a football player. Won't you be my... A lot of imagination that needs to go on? There you go.

What is that Mr. Rogers documentary? Did you ever see that? I did. And I didn't realize he came from such wealth. Which... Won't you be my neighbor? Connects to Kirk Cousins. Classic.

Baggetter. Classic. Classic making me cry on an airplane type of movie. There's just like, there's that one scene, there's a couple scenes. And Eric chimes in that Mendoza is very much Kirk Light. So they are kind of like two versions of the same. Oh my God. Oh my God.

Same guy. Yeah. Oh, this makes too much sense. They can basically walk through casinos shielding themselves from the horrors of people passing out. The worst city to put them in. Papers for prostitutes. All right.

They're the card clickers, right? On the street. Just don't walk down the strip, guys. All right, let's wrap up quickly. One more each. Let's go. What was my next one? My last one here was America's heel.

Joanne Jennings, still out there, still available, looking to get some money. And I have two options here. I know that kind of breaks the rules, but I have two options. Because, let's just say this. Juan, I'd like to send you to the AFC West. Okay?

Now, you have two choices here. You can go play for a team that may or may not have its superstar quarterback to start the season, but you understand that if everything goes right, you'll be in contention and you'll play for a coach who knows how to scheme you open. That's Kansas City.

We can send him to Kansas City, or we can send you to their rival who occupies SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles Chargers, and you can fill the place left vacant by Keenan Allen if the Chargers decide to not obtain him because he's a free agent. Let's fill out the receiving corps

with Quentin Johnston, Juwan Jennings, and Ladd-McConkey and give Justin Herbert options, and hopefully, maybe, just maybe, with the new offensive coordinator now in charge, they'll be able to scheme them open and you'll be able to reap the rewards. Yeah, I like the chargers in terms of the fit. It feels like they're playing the compensatory pick game or something

and not trying to pay too much money. It is surprising. Kendrick Bourne got a contract before Joanne Jennings. Kendrick Bourne is playing for the Cardinals. Next year, it's probably just a financial thing. I mean, I would throw out the other AFC West team we keep talking about the Raiders, if only because that would put me over the top

to winning our matchmaker free agency game we played on the show last week because I had Joanne Jennings to the Raiders. But I don't think that makes sense anymore because they gave Jalen Naylor that money. They're probably not going to give it to another guy who mostly plays on the inside. I went with the next highest player ranked on my board

other than Kyle, Kyler Murray right now, which is Rashid Walker, the tackle of the Packers. I'm going to put them to the Lions. They're familiar with him from the division. They really don't have a left tackle. And one of the reasons why Walker's market maybe hasn't developed is there really aren't that many spots available right now for a starting left tackle. He could go to Carolina kind of to fill in for Ikea Conmu, who's coming off of a really

serious injury, but they already have their quote-unquote franchise left tackle. You know, the Steelers, would they ever want to replace Broderick Jones, who's not 100%. The Browns still need a left tackle, so they could just like keep spending. But there aren't really a lot of great fits. I just want the Lions to be decent. And I think Walker, you know, now he'll have to bring his money demands down a little bit. And maybe that he could be affordable for like a one year deal. Go to Detroit and try to just beef up your value.

There are a lot of layers here because I turned to your top 101 to kind of assemble what I want to do with best remaining free agents and their fits. And Walker is one of three guys that I don't have paired as of now among like 20 guys, which will obviously pare down because some of these guys will sign and will reduce it to a pool of about 10, right? you got Walker there, you got Stefan Diggs, which we already worked through, and you got John Taylor. And it just speaks to what you just said, which is that there aren't that many tackle spots available in the NFL right now. It makes sense to go with a guy who is

ideally in the prime of his career, who got a lot of buzz as a desired candidate without necessarily having all the tape in the world to back up how much, how highly people were treating him going into free agency. He was a top target for teams that needed offensive linemen, and yet he's still out there, which speaks to me a difference in perceived market value versus actual market value, which is often driven by need. And with the lack of spots available, that value is going to come down. So I like that pairing a lot because they obviously need to figure out what they're going to do now that they parted ways with Taylor Decker. And so it makes sense. In fact, some of these other guys that I've considered on this list, another offensive line, and we talked about Zitler

earlier, right? I had him going to Detroit. Just throw veterans that are experienced because last year, what did they deal with a lack of depth? And they got caught, you know, kind of with their pants down with a lack of depth and a lack of experience guys that were able to step in when injuries occurred. So why not add veterans, a mix of veterans and guys with potential to potentially just in total solve your problem up front. Yeah, they signed Larry Borum from the Dolphins who's kind of a journeyman. They have Giovanni Manu, who they took in the fourth round a couple years ago, but hasn't looked great when he's played. I don't love entering the draft kind of needing a left for a team that good.

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