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If you aren't already following @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social rectify that immediately. Her deep dives are fantastic and so well reported.

05.03.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OpenAI and…the United States Military…are teaming up to notify YOU that your son has been KILLED IN ACTION. Click here to speak with your son via AI one last time

05.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1749    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 19
Laughing Nick Caserio

Laughing Nick Caserio

haha, imagine what it would be like to lose a trade on value to brandon beane...

05.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alright, yeah, nice business for the Bears here. Understand what Buffalo is doing too but think they paid a slight premium.

05.03.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think $7MM rules out anything but I’d be surprised if he was on their list

05.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Other Trent?

05.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, also keep in mind that what the Texans traded for Montgomery morphed from "a fifth" to "a fourth, a seventh, and a player" in the span of like 25 minutes.

05.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Once again, do not put in the papers that I was mad with my role and that transition-tagging Daniel Jones does nothing for me. (www.indystar.com/story/sports...)

05.03.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's officially holding on for the actual compensation to have a take on the trade while the compensation keeps not being posted with every refresh szn.

05.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Luther Burden stocksπŸ“ˆπŸ“ˆπŸ“ˆπŸ“ˆ

05.03.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Classic "swing tackle if we draft someone, possible starter if we don't" contract.

05.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adjusted Games Lost 2025: No Team Suffered Like the Cardinals A look at our Adjusted Games Lost injury numbers for 2025 shows the Cardinals came close to the all-time record, as did the Lions on defense.

Sure, the 49ers had a ton of injuries in 2025. But things were even worse for their division rivals the Arizona Cardinals, who combined the hardest schedule in the NFL with a near-record total of Adjusted Games Lost to injury trailing only the 2021 Ravens.

ftnfantasy.com/nfl/adjusted...

05.03.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

It definitely feels like a very Mougey thing to do.

05.03.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Though Miami has tried, the Dolphins have been unable to find any takers for Tua Tagovailoa and his contract. 

One high-ranking team executive told CBS Sports he had considered taking on Tagovailoa if the Dolphins would send a first-round pick to take on the freight of his contract. It is the type of deal the NFL frowns upon and something that has only been done at that level with Brock Osweiler. The odds have been overwhelmingly in favor of the Dolphins exercising Tagovailoa's 2026 option at some point 10 days after the start of the league year and then releasing him as a post-June 1 designation. That will spread the $99 million dead cap hit over two seasons and make Tagovailoa free to sign somewhere on the veteran minimum.

Though Miami has tried, the Dolphins have been unable to find any takers for Tua Tagovailoa and his contract. One high-ranking team executive told CBS Sports he had considered taking on Tagovailoa if the Dolphins would send a first-round pick to take on the freight of his contract. It is the type of deal the NFL frowns upon and something that has only been done at that level with Brock Osweiler. The odds have been overwhelmingly in favor of the Dolphins exercising Tagovailoa's 2026 option at some point 10 days after the start of the league year and then releasing him as a post-June 1 designation. That will spread the $99 million dead cap hit over two seasons and make Tagovailoa free to sign somewhere on the veteran minimum.

Dying to know which team with cap space this is. (Jonathan Jones' CBS insider notebook.)

05.03.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ran into a major roadblock teaching my two-year-old about Ninja Turtles β€” every time Krang comes on the screen he says β€œWe don’t want to see Krang,” and begs me to turn it off.

05.03.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

How to win in November

04.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10633    πŸ” 2957    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 38

It is. And he loves stringing the Steelers along until they have no other options. What's weird is how much the Steelers love it, too.

04.03.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Incredible fumble by the Colts to watch this guy turn into the receiver he was last year and let him hit free agency so they could transition tag Daniel Jones With One Healthy Achilles.

04.03.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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David Montgomery, Tytus Howard, and everything after The Texans had a Joe Mixon-sized hole last season that they never fixed, and trading for David Montgomery fills it in. As good as last year's team was, Woody Marks simply wasn't ready (or able) to be...

Just some quick thoughts on the David Montgomery and Tytus Howard trades.

man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/david-montgo...

04.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 NFL Draft: Wide Receiver Production in Context Looking at how college receivers performed in the context of their offenses can point out promising prospects such as Bryce Lance and Brenen Thompson.

Hey! We ran a guest column from @danpizzuta.bsky.social on FTN looking at his Target Yards Added stat for WR prospects in this year's draft.

ftnfantasy.com/2026-nfl-dra...

04.03.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I think McDuffie is a different class from those type of corners, which makes it fascinating that they still moved on from him. Especially after drafting him that high in the first place.

04.03.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to not like that value for the Chiefs; also weird to see the Chiefs giving up a good player in the present.

04.03.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Montgomery, Tytus Howard, and everything after The Texans had a Joe Mixon-sized hole last season that they never fixed, and trading for David Montgomery fills it in. As good as last year's team was, Woody Marks simply wasn't ready (or able) to be...

Just some quick thoughts on the David Montgomery and Tytus Howard trades.

man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/david-montgo...

04.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's the full 3 minute pelican delay so you can have closure (h/t @sickoscommittee.org)

04.03.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 15

Ever read a sentence that feels like you're having a stroke

04.03.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1061    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 2

"The CIA conspired to make me less cool than I was when I was 25" is the most succinct Gen X manifesto I've ever heard

04.03.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7405    πŸ” 1505    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 72

It’s March 3 and I already never want to read or hear another word about Ty Simpson until after the draft

03.03.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
But there's no big name coming to help stabilize either position, Sullivan said. Miami will have to focus on the secondary waves of free agency and the draft to fill out its roster holes.

"We're going to have to allocate every avenue of player acquisition as we build this thing out, especially Year 1," Sullivan said. "We're not going to be big shoppers in free agency, but we'll have an opportunity to add a role player, too, that can come in and help us win. And we have the draft, and then we're going to have the undrafted free agency process where we're going to have to sign a big class.

"Then we're going to have the 53-man roster cut, and then you got practice squad steals -- we're going to have to churn this thing, and we only have eight picks as it stands today. We're going to have to be very creative in the way we go about finding pieces."

But there's no big name coming to help stabilize either position, Sullivan said. Miami will have to focus on the secondary waves of free agency and the draft to fill out its roster holes. "We're going to have to allocate every avenue of player acquisition as we build this thing out, especially Year 1," Sullivan said. "We're not going to be big shoppers in free agency, but we'll have an opportunity to add a role player, too, that can come in and help us win. And we have the draft, and then we're going to have the undrafted free agency process where we're going to have to sign a big class. "Then we're going to have the 53-man roster cut, and then you got practice squad steals -- we're going to have to churn this thing, and we only have eight picks as it stands today. We're going to have to be very creative in the way we go about finding pieces."

Rarely do you see a new regime come into the combine talking about practice squad steals.

03.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think what bothered me the most about it was how geeked he was about the job they did at the combine. Like buddy, if that's a performance worthy of praise...

03.03.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

is that even legal in indiana?????

03.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0