Adam Bogdan

Ben Brown can earn up to $800K in playtime incentives during the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

$100K for 40%,
$200K for 50%
$200K for 60%
$300K for 70%

He played in over 30% of the offensive snaps in 2025 so the above incentives are classified Not Likely to Be Earned in 2026.

The Vikings and TE T.J. Hockenson have agreed to terms on a restructured contract to keep him in Minnesota, per me and @tompelissero.bsky.social He had a $21.3M cap number and this saves about $5M in space.

Good. Smart stance to take.

Dan reported Patriots offered in 2025 Chris Godwin a multi-year $30M APY. Godwin was 29 years old at the time of the offer.

If signed in 2026 Alec Pierce could play three seasons for the Patriots before turning 29.

Glad the Patriots were outbid on Crosby. That would've been way too much to give up for him. Glad the Patriots got something for Bradbury. Opens up a need for IOL but it's a solid draft for centers and guards. Would imagine it also potentially opens up Wilson moving back to center.

Given that I would have released him several days ago I am giving the Garrett Bradbury trade a grade of A.

Crosby had his eye on the Cowboys, Ravens, and Patriots for weeks.

Baltimore makes a gigantic splash!

🚨 🚨 🚨

The Raiders are trading star edge Maxx Crosby to the Ravens for pick No. 14 and additional compensation, per me and @tompelissero.bsky.social. A blockbuster.

A new home for Crosby and a true rebuild for Las Vegas.

The Bills are releasing S Taylor Rapp, who started 24 games for Buffalo. A cap-clearing day.

Joe Mixon requested his release Thursday, per source, and was granted it today. The move saves the Texans $8 million against the cap.
https://nitter.net/adamschefter/status/2030020096630951944

Original post

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨🚨

Washington is re-signing WR Treylon Burks on a 1-year deal worth up to $4 million

Per Ian Rapoport

They'll keep doing this because suing them isn't going to cost them their own money, just taxpayers'. It's so infuriating. None of these things are getting charged to the orange turd, but to us.

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire . ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

Watching all these teams scramble to get under the cap by releasing quality players.

LT Taylor Decker requested and will be released by the Lions.

Status Update on potential Patriots RFAs

Alex Austin and Yasir Durant - Will not be tendered

Tommy Devito - Extended

Jack Gibbens and Jaquelin Roy - No reported news.

The Patriots avoid Tommy Devito becoming a RFA on the 11th and make him a possible trade target.

The Eagles and teams involved in A.J. Brown trade discussions want the situation resolved in the next couple of days so they can move on to the rest of their offseason planning and identify other players on their wishlists.

Awesome to see him stick around. Gotta love the vibes and the fact he has starting experience.

A DOJ source says FBI agents found the woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a child to be credible:

"They would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying."

The Philadelphia Eagles are holding firm on their steep asking price for A.J. Brown. While the New England Patriots have poked around on it, the Los Angeles Chargers are another team keeping tabs on the situation, per sources.

Maxx Crosby is drawing serious interest around the league. The Dallas Cowboys are closely monitoring the situation and remain very interested, while the Baltimore Ravens are also a team to watch. GMs believe the Las Vegas Raiders are willing to work on a deal.

Sources: Bears to release veteran linebacker Tremaine Edmunds The Bears are releasing linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, a source told ESPN, a move that creates $15 million in cap space for the team.

More about the Chicago Bears being set to release veteran linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, via @CourtneyRCronin:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48117116/bears-release-veteran-linebacker-tremaine-edmunds

Original post

Rap: C Tyler Biadasz to sign a 3-year, $30M deal with the Chargers.

Schultz: Tyler Higbee to sign a 2-year, $8M deal with the Rams.

Patriots meet with veteran OT Jedrick Wills ahead of free agency Wills sat out all of last season to recover from knee injuries.

The Patriots reportedly met with veteran OT Jedrick Wills ahead of free agency.

The most frequently run routes by the TEs who finished in the Top 10 in receiving yds (2025)

There. Is. A. Pattern. 👀

In terms of prioritization, value, and age, Pierce would be the guy I go all-in for. Hendrickson is nice, but I feel like an edge player in the draft is the better path at the moment.

"One week. Maybe a couple of weeks. Maybe a few months. Maybe my next term. Maybe never. But eventually...we may start winning."

Alright, I'm all in on Pierce. I've talked myself into it.

I just want people to realize that typically the risks in signing the most expensive wideout in this year’s 2026 FA class is not as risky as Steve and others believe.

Why?
1. Cap keeps on going up
2. Typical structure of a Patriots deal making it easy to get out of a deal in the latter years