Edmunds is under contract for the 2026 season, entering the final year of the four-year, $72 million deal he signed in 2023. But with no guaranteed money remaining on the contract and the Bears needing financial flexibility, this move doesn't come as a surprise. From a production standpoint, Edmunds delivered another statistically strong season in 2025. He recorded his eighth straight 100-plus tackle campaign and his third consecutive triple-digit season in Chicago.
We're approaching the start of free agency, and the Falcons have many looming questions to address. Kevin Knight is joined by Tre'Shon Diaz to discuss Atlanta's biggest offseason priorities, including what to do with Kyle Pitts, the top needs in free agency, and how to navigate the salary cap. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of The Falcoholic Live! You can also listen to all of our video shows in an audio-only podcast format, available on all your favorite podcast platforms
Check the math. The numbers don't lie, even if NFL general managers occasionally do. The 49ers are currently carrying more than $110 million in dead money on their books. That's salary cap space allocated to players who are currently doing anything but playing for San Francisco this season. In the NFL, $110 million in dead weight isn't a hurdle; it's a tombstone.
The Dallas Cowboys made two trades before Tuesday's deadline and acquired both Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals as well as Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets. It was a big day to say the least. While the Cowboys traded away Micah Parsons a week before the season began, and not in the lead up to the deadline, that was obviously a big deal that re-shaped the makeup of the team.
Their upcoming busy offseason is just one of the many reasons why the Lions wanted to finalize the deal they completed last week with standout Aidan Hutchinson. The organization wanted clarity on Hutchinson's contract numbers, it wanted to structure the deal with cap flexibility to re-sign its other key players, and it knew the challenges ahead. With Hutchinson now signed to a four-year, $180 million extension that includes $141 million guaranteed, the Lions can begin preparing for another challenging offseason.
We've had years here where it's been all draft-focused for a couple of years and then, at some point, you have to reset. When you go and you make aggressive moves like we had made for a few years, you have to reset again and start it over because it's just not sustainable the way the contracts are with players and what they're making now.
The Miami Heat traded Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a top-55 protected 2026 second-round pick, effectively dumping his salary.
