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#kirk-cousins-cap

The Bears' total is set at 9.5 wins, which is about where I'd expect it to be after last season. A schedule featuring nine games against seven teams that oddsmakers project to have winning seasons makes for what looks to be a grueling test for Chicago's football team.

Aaron Jones Sr. has restructured his deal with the Minnesota Vikings and won't be released, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday. His new one-year deal is for $5.6 million, including $5 million guaranteed.

He's a surefire Hall of Famer who protects the franchise quarterback, and right now, he's got the front office by the throat. His agent is even playing games—why else do you think ESPN representative regurgitation machine Adam Schefter tweeted out that the Niners and Williams were in an impasse on Tuesday, roughly 90 minutes before Niners' general manager John Lynch spoke to the media at the NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis?

The Vikings entered the offseason roughly $43 million over the NFL's $301.2 million cap, and before Saturday's agreement, Hockenson was set to have the highest cap number for an NFL tight end this season ($21.3 million). He signed a four-year, $66 million contract extension in August 2023 but tore multiple ligaments in his right knee four months later.

Multiple sources said that defensive coordinator Brian Flores' unusual decision to let his contract lapse, before signing a new deal that will pay him more than $6 million per season, was based in part on his unease with the direction of the front office. When asked last month if he wanted to remain with the Vikings, Flores noted that he loved working for the Wilfs and with O'Connell, and loved living in Minnesota, but did not mention Adofo-Mensah.

Daronte Jones becoming the next Washington Commanders defensive coordinator represents a journey into the unknown for the coach and the franchise. But if this move brings the desired improvements, it will only mean good things for the team's ambitions moving forward. Head coach Dan Quinn couldn't be accused of being scared to try new things this offseason. He could have kept the status quo, hiring guys he knows and trusts, heading into a make-or-break campaign for his job aspirations.

The NFL's Most Valuable Player award will very likely come down to Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Even if you agree that they were the two most valuable players in the league this season -- spoiler alert, I do not! -- there are several interesting questions beyond those two. While the NFL's MVP almost has to be a quarterback,

But he endured, holding on to execute in the critical moments, as he had done against the Houston Texans the week before. New England's victory over Denver came down to two plays. The arm was off the table in the wind and snow, so Maye's athleticism came to the fore with a 28-yard scramble up the middle as he sensed the orange sea parting just enough for him to dart the Patriots into chip-shot territory and a 10-7 lead in the third quarter.

SEATTLE -- After the Los Angeles Rams' 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game, quarterback Matthew Stafford declined to answer if he would be back next season. Stafford, 37, just completed his 17th NFL season. He is under contract through the 2026 season after he and the Rams agreed to a reworked contract last February. "I can't generalize six months of my life ten minutes after a loss," Stafford said. "So I appreciate the guys in this locker room a whole hell of a lot. Everybody that helped me and helped our team be the success that we were this year. And that's all I'll answer for you."