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The new league year, and free agency, doesn’t officially get underway until Wednesday, March 11 at 4:00 PM ET, but the legal tampering window opens on Monday, March 9 at 12:00 PM ET. Teams throughout the NFL aren’t waiting for those important dates to make moves, however, and there have already been several trades, cuts, […]
It took a while to learn some meaningful details about the New England Patriots’ first external free agency signing of the month, but we now know that edge Jesse Luketa has joined them on a one-year deal worth $1.145 million. Based on that information as well as what we know about him as a player, […]
Alright, the Green Bay Packers finally filled one of the expected holes going into the offseason. At the combine, general manager Brian Gutekunst stated that the team needs to add competition at “inside linebacker” and the secondary. On Saturday, the Packers traded starting nose tackle Colby Wooden, going into the final year of his rookie […]
Last season, the pass rush of the Dallas Cowboys was always a day late and a dollar short. While the team showed some flashes between the veteran play of Jadeveon Clowney and the quick development of rookie Donovan Ezeiruaku, the lack of a consistent squeeze on opposing quarterbacks became a glaring issue by season’s end. […]
‘Snoop’ is staying in Baltimore! The Ravens are signing Tyler Huntley to a two-year contract to keep the battle-tested backup quarterback from hitting free agency, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal has a base value of $5 million and can reach $11 million with incentives, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. Huntley, 28, has […]
Ahead of the NFL’s free agency effectively kicking off on Monday, teams are finalizing offseason attack plans. The Kansas City Chiefs are no exception. On Saturday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that the Chiefs do not plan to make a restricted free agency offer to guard Mike Caliendo. Caliendo signed with the Chiefs in 2022 as […]
Record 7-8. Change on 2025: +0.5. 5-inning record: 4-10-1. The streaking Diamondbacks continued – and not in a good way. After winning five spring games in a row, they have now dropped four on the trot. They had the lead here early, courtesy of a first-inning home-run from catcher Gabriel Moreno, and Kohl Drake made […]
The New England Patriots have started making moves in preparation for free agency, including signing their first external player. Outside linebacker Jesse Luketa joined the team on a one-year contract earlier this week. While no money associated with the pact was initially reported, we have since learned that its value is $1.145 million. Digging a […]
I realize that it’s a big mistake to overreact to Spring Training performances and I don’t intend this to be that, but I think there’s a legitimate question as to who the St. Louis Cardinals should put on their opening day roster as their starting right fielder and who should start the year in Triple […]
The San Francisco 49ers were never going to let kicker Eddy Pineiro test the market. Not after what he did for them in 2025 and how he saved their special teams units. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 49ers and Pineiro reached an agreement on Saturday that will keep Pineiro around for another four years […]
Caveat Emptor: Your venerable Cardinal chronicler takes no responsibility if what you read makes zero sense, nor for any of the typos which may be contained herein. My fingers have the hippy hippy shakes. I have skipped a light fandango, turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor to get to my keyboard. I am exhausted. I am […]
The Seattle Seahawks are going to lose some top free agents in a matter of days. This isn’t a guess, this is reality for a Super Bowl champion in a league with a hard salary cap. Kenneth Walker III, Riq Woolen, and Rashid Shaheed figure to be the top three likely exits, with Josh Jobe, […]
Live from Delaware, it’s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT). For those in Daylight savings areas in the US, we’ll be time traveling forward, losing an hour to gain more in light advent. NFL teams are also practicing addition by subtraction with many teams releasing or […]
The Green Bay Packers have traded defensive tackle Colby Wooden for former Indianapolis Colts off-ball linebacker Zaire Franklin, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Packers started Wooden as their starting nose tackle in 2025, following the trade of Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys, after Wooden previously played a three-technique earlier in his Green […]
Sean McVay has been the offensive play caller for the Los Angeles Rams since he became their head coach in 2017, and in that time he’s helped lead some of the best offenses in the league (including in 2025), however the head coach earlier this week indicated that calling plays, is “not necessarily” a requirement […]
Free agency is just around the corner. It’s the first big step for teams toward the 2026 season. Hope is renewed and dreams are hatched as players who have expiring contracts start moving to other teams. The Dallas Cowboys, like every other team, will pursue external free agents, but will also try to keep some […]
For all intents and purposes, NFL free agency starts on Monday, when the early negotiation window opens. But if we’re really being honest, there have already been initial inquiries made between teams and agents through various channels for weeks, if not months, because once that window is cracked (11:01 am CT), the league insiders will […]
Omar Marmoush scored twice as Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 3–1 at St James’ Park to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals after overturning an early deficit.
Bengals Let Hendrickson Walk as Franchise Tag Deadline Passes The Cincinnati Bengals did not place the franchise tag on defensive end Trey Hendrickson ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported, clearing the way for the four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher to enter free agency for the first [...]
The National Hockey League’s trade deadline for the 2025-26 campaign has come and gone, seeing our Winnipeg Jets become sellers for the first time in a while. General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff ended up shipping out a few veterans in Logan Stanley , Luke Schenn , & Tanner Pearson for packages that included a couple of player and picks. Both skaters acquired from the Buffalo Sabres are going to make their debuts for the True North franchise tonight when Winnipeg squares off against the Van...
Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber is reporting that the Green Bay Packers have re-signed Nick Niemann, a special teams ace on the roster, on a one-year deal. This news comes on the heels of the Packers trading for former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin, who is now expected to be the team’s starting Mike linebacker in […]
The Mets came from behind to defeat the Cardinals 3-2 in Kodai Senga’s first Grapefruit League outing. The Mets take on the Yankees at Clover Park at 1:10pm EDT tomorrow afternoon. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward!
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the quarterback market, once again, as their only two quarterbacks under contract for 2026 are Mason Rudolph and Will Howard. Aaron Rodgers remains non-committal on his future, and with the Steelers in need of a quality quarterback in order to be real competitors, it’s highly unlikely they will sit and […]
Seattle faces another team defined by their keeper and little else.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, the Indianapolis Colts are trading former NFL All-Pro starting linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Colby Wooden: It comes after an initial national report that the Colts were shopping Franklin to other NFL teams earlier this week. With Colts longtime general […]