Archives for March 2022

Tight against the salary cap, the Cowboys are shedding contracts this offseason. They’ve already cut Greg Zuerlein and Blake Jarwin, and bigger moves are coming, with Amari Cooper and La'el Collins among the players under contract who are likely on the way out, and Randy Gregory, Michael Gallup, Connor Williams, Leighton Vander Esch and Jayron [more] … [Read more...] about Ezekiel Elliott’s $18.2 million cap hit looms large as Cowboys cut costs elsewhere

The Falcons have reduced quarterback Matt Ryan‘s record cap hit of $48.66 million. The Packers presumably will chop down quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘s $46.66 million cap number, once a new contract is “signed.” Then, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be the purple-rinded cheese that stands alone, with a one-year cap number of $45.166 million, via spotrac.com. [more] … [Read more...] about Barring a trade or a new contract, Kirk Cousins will enter 2022 with the highest cap hit

The big broadcasting news on Friday came from Joe Buck bolting Fox for ESPN. Elsewhere in football-booth bingo, Amazon officially has hired Kirk Herbstreit to work with a play-by-player to be named later on Thursday Night Football. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that the Herbstreit deal is done, and that he’ll continue [more] … [Read more...] about Kirk Herbstreit officially joins Amazon for Thursday Night Football

Now that the Washington Commanders have found their quarterback for the 2022 season, it’s time to turn to free agency and address some other areas of concern. One such area is at linebacker. It’s troubling that Washington has a hole at linebacker, considering the team spent a first-round pick on Kentucky linebacker Jamin Davis in 2021. Davis played in 16 games as a rookie, … [Read more...] about 7 linebackers the Commanders should target in free agency

It feels like the Washington Commanders have been searching for a free safety for 15 years. Washington has tried it all, from drafting players, signing free agents, converting former cornerbacks, etc., to no avail. Washington entered the 2022 offseason with safeties Kam Curl and Landon Collins. Unfortunately, both players were better suited to play strong safety, leaving … [Read more...] about Commanders 2022 free agency preview: Washington should bring Bobby McCain back