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There's mistakes that I made that I won't replicate going into this season. The tags are an option. Ideally, we'd find a way to get a deal done and keep Breece around. We've been going through that process and are still doing so. We have a week to find out if we can't get to an agreement which way we'll go with that tag.

I had a great talk with Jody the other night and she's like, 'Let's go for it, let's rip it.' It's just business as usual for us. Business as usual and all football. No, I had a great talk with Jody the other night and she's like, 'Let's go for it, let's rip it.' It's just business as usual for us.

This ranking is based on each player's value to a new team, tying in what he brings on the field and his current contract situation. It is not a ranking of the players most likely to be dealt (though we did include a rough estimated percentage chance for each of the 15 players to change teams).

The Cowboys are primarily there to evaluate and interview players for the 2026 draft, where they hold two first-round picks, but there will be much more going on than that. The Cowboys will meet with agents for their upcoming free agents, including Pro Bowl wide receiver George Pickens. The new defensive staff, led by coordinator Christian Parker, will meet with prospects and also put together its playbook.

Another NFL season, another massive quarterback question looms for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since Ben Roethlisberger's retirement in 2022, the lack of stability at the position has become a frustrating tradition for the organization that hasn't won a playoff game in a decade. This time around, there's an extra layer of déjà vu as the Steelers once again await a decision from Aaron Rodgers about his future.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan was enduring one of the lowest and loneliest points of his life -- recovering from three broken vertebrae in his neck that he suffered during a preseason game after a promising rookie season -- when Mike Evans, the Bucs' all-time leading scorer, gave him a much-needed boost. "I think he helped me understand my worth as a receiver, and he was able to teach me that it's OK to make mistakes," McMillan said.

Putting aside the Crosby trade rumors for now, here's a list of expected free agent edge rushers: Trey Hendrickson, Odafe Oweh, Jaelan Phillips, Khalil Mack, K'Lavon Chaisson, Boye Mafe, Joey Bosa and Jadeveon Clowney. The main thing that impresses me is the variety. Oweh, Chaisson and Mafe are speed artists who can create pressure fast. Guys like Mack, Clowney and Kingsley Enagbare (Packers) are all hitters in the running game.

"He just did a phenomenal job," Macdonald said Thursday while sitting next to Fleury inside the team's headquarters. "I think his vision and what he believes in offensively ... was aligned with how we want it to. The principles and philosophy on how he goes about his business and how he coaches and what he wants from our offense, he took it straight out of our culture graphic."

The new head coach of Eureka (Ill.) College finished the football team's laundry earlier in the day. He vacuumed the coaches' offices. The financial-aid office is closed for the weekend, so he didn't constantly deal with players' paperwork, like on most days. So, he sat at a school wrestling match, representing his Division III football program, as he talked. "I don't know anything about wrestling," Dion Jordan said. "I'm still adapting to it all - the small town, the Midwest, the cold."

We always have hopes to make it to the Super Bowl, and if not that, at least make the playoffs, and we didn't get either.

FRISCO, Texas -- Acquired at the trade deadline with the hope of shoring up the linebacker spot, veteran Logan Wilson was waived by the Cowboys on Friday. The move saves the Cowboys $6.5 million in salary cap space. In seven games, Williams was credited with 28 tackles and a forced fumble, but he started just once. Despite the struggles at the position and the defense in general, the Cowboys kept Kenneth Murray Jr. as the starter over Wilson.

Last season, the 29-year-old was one of the worst starting cornerbacks in the league with 27 tackles and one interception in nine games, before suffering a torn left ACL. [Marshon] Lattimore still has one year left on his contract, but there's no guaranteed money, so the Commanders could easily cut him. If he wants to continue playing in the NFL, he would be better off putting his time in Washington behind him.

David Blough might have an already established relationship with Jayden Daniels, but the Washington Commanders' new offensive coordinator is not going to give his quarterback an easy ride. This is all about pushing forward toward a common goal. The scheme will change, and Blough will leave no stone unturned in his quest to maximize the elite traits Daniels has at his disposal.

It's officially the offseason, with franchise tags, the NFL Scouting Combine, free agency and the NFL Draft playing out between now and the end of April. The 49ers are already getting lots of advice on how they should go about the process of remaking their 2026 roster coming off a 12-5 season plus a wild-card playoff win. I'll go the opposite route and suggest what the 49ers shouldn't do, rather than what they should:

For one major transaction between Roseman and Adam Peters, it fell firmly in the Washington Commanders' favor. And they're going to be paying for it even when the player in question isn't even under contract in 2026. It didn't take long to realize that Jahan Dotson wouldn't be part of Washington's plans under the new regime. The wide receiver couldn't firmly establish himself, and he didn't look like a great scheme fit under offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Peters recognized this quickly,