Daily Slop – 16 Mar 25 – The Eagles are loaded with picks in the ‘25 & ‘26 drafts

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Commanders 2025 free agency tracker: Offseason moves, signings

Noah Brown, WR

Brown is returning to the team on a one-year deal.

What it means: Brown provides quality depth and a potential starter for the Commanders. He did a nice job for them after joining the team as a waiver claim the week before the season opener. In 11 games, he caught 35 passes with one touchdown. He was on pace to set a career-best in catches (he ended up eight shy) before injuring his kidney. He has good size at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds — something Washington needed — and plays physical. He’s a good third option along with Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel.

What’s the risk: None. The deal is only worth up to $4.5 million. Despite his production Brown again finished on injured reserve and has missed a combined 13 games the past two seasons. The Commanders could add another young outside receiver as insurance. But as long as Brown stays healthy he should deliver for them again.

Sheldon Day, DT

Day returns to Washington on a one-year deal.

What it means: Depth. Day was part of Washington’s defensive line rotation last season as a fourth tackle. He finished with a career-high 24 tackles and 12 solo tackles. Washington also has added defensive tackle Goldman — who is at least 30 pounds heavier so would play a different role. The Commanders starters are expected to be Daron Payne and Newton. They also signed Kinlaw, who can play inside but might also play some outside. At 6-foot-1, Day is a little shorter than most inside but can use his quickness to help against the run.

What’s the risk: None. He’s not expensive, nor is he guaranteed a roster spot. Day has played with five other franchises, so he is used to earning a spot, and this summer will be no different.

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Sports Illustrated

New Commanders CB discusses franchise turnaround and QB Jayden Daniels

Jonathan Jones is coming from a winning organization with a top quarterback, and believes the Washington Commanders can be one as well.

For a player on the Patriots’ roster it was probably not even a thought that he’d ever play here, something new Washington cornerback Jonathan Jones admitted in his introductory press conference with the local media.

“I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t think that would even be a part of the plan. Just seeing the turmoil that was going on here and just everything that this organization had to deal with,” Jones shared. “Just seeing how quickly it turned around, I think was one of the biggest surprises to me of just how quickly they were able to get in good people, good staff…everyone here from the scouts, everyone had to play a part in turning this place around and they’ve done a good job of it.”

Now that the turnaround is in progress, Super Bowl winners are more likely to want to play for the Commanders. A big part of that, of course, is quarterback Jayden Daniels. Despite being a defensive player, Jones knows how important it is to have that guy on the other side of the roster, something he learned as teammates with Tom Brady during his final years with the Patriots.

“It brings a lot of confidence. It brings a confidence to a team, to a defense. Your goals kind of shift,” Jones said. “Sometimes on defense, you’ll feel like you’re trying to win the game (and) that it has to be on you, and you’ll shift to a point to-there are certain teams around this league-we were that in New England for a while, Kansas City, whereas the defense, your job is like, let me just get the ball back to our offense, to the quarterback, and then if they have the ball on the last drive, we know we’ll win that game. And so it gives a lot of confidence to a defense when you have a player like that.”

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Commanders.com

Commanders acquire T Laremy Tunsil

From 2019-2024, Tunsil played for the Houston Texans where he started in 81 games and earned Pro Bowl honors in each season. In 2024, Tunsil registered an 89.1 pass block grade from PFF among all offensive tackles. He also had a pass block win rate of 93 percent on 411 total snaps, tied for the seventh best among all offensive tackles, per ESPN analytics.

Since 2022, Tunsil has earned a 91.7 pass blocking grade (second among all offensive tackles) and allowed a presser rate of 3.1 percent, the third best among all offensive tackles.

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NFL Network’s Rhett Lewis on Washington’s Acquisitions, Trades & 2025 Draft | Get Loud | Commanders

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Eagles projected to have max number of compensatory picks in the 2026 NFL Draft

Howie Roseman and his staff are going to have SO much draft capital the next couple years.

With the news that the Eagles have also lost Mekhi Becton in free agency, they are now projected to have maxed out their compensatory picks potential in the 2026 NFL Draft. The max limit is four in any one draft, and with Becton signing with the Chargers on a two-year, $20 million deal, they’ve added their last one.

In addition to their four future comp picks, they also have an extra pick thanks to the Jets trading for Haason Reddick — a move that didn’t work out that well for New York, but the Eagles at least got something out of the deal.

Here’s a current look at the Eagles’ 2026 NFL Draft picks:

• Round 1
• Round 2
• Round 3
• Round 3 (from Jets — Haason Reddick trade)
• Round 3 (projected comp pick — Milton Williams)
• Round 4
• Round 4 (projected comp pick — Josh Sweat)
• Round 5
• Round 5 (from Texans — C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade)
• Round 5 (projected comp pick — Mekhi Becton)
• Round 6 (projected comp pick — Isaiah Rodgers
• Round 7

The exact 2025 NFL Draft order was finalized earlier this week. The Eagles currently have eight picks there.

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Big Blue View

It’s time for the Giants to sign Russell Wilson and be done with the Aaron Rodgers nonsense

It’s time for GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll to be realistic.

Matthew Stafford was never coming to the Giants. In their desperation to find a big-name quarterback who could help them keep their jobs, Schoen and Daboll allowed the Giants to be used by Stafford in an effort to get the deal Stafford ultimately wanted — and got — from the Los Angeles Rams.

Now, the Giants are waiting … and waiting … and waiting some for the attention-loving Rodgers to make a decision.

Why would Rodgers choose the Giants, 3-14 last year and 9-25 the last two seasons, anyway?

The most recent reporting from The Athletic is that Rodgers wants the Minnesota Vikings — if they want him.

Wilson is not, and never has been, quite the player that Rodgers is still capable of being. He is still far superior to anyone the Giants had at quarterback last season. He seems to want the New York/New Jersey market.

Wilson is said to be “ready to sign,” but how long will he be willing to play second fiddle while the Giants and Steelers wait on Rodgers?

Wilson gives the Giants what they need — better quarterback play that they have had the past couple of years and someone who seems willing/able to help mentor a young quarterback for the future.

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Falcons keep Kirk Cousins on roster through Saturday, allow 2026 $10 million bonus to become guaranteed

Atlanta kept the quarterback on its roster through Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, meaning his $10 million roster bonus for the 2026 season has become fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

The deadline to avoid that amount being locked in for Cousins in the future could have potentially led the Falcons, who are going forward with Michael Penix Jr. as QB1, to release the veteran.

But Atlanta’s messaging has remained clear throughout the offseason; the latest decision is firmly in line with the team’s approach. Plus, the guarantee is still subject to offset language and could transfer partially or fully to another team rostering Cousins in 2026, per Pelissero.

Depending on how the QB carousel continues, another team might come calling and present enough value for the Falcons to move on — regardless of the additional $10 million newly added to the gobs of money Atlanta paid for Cousins in the first place.

Should a quarterback-needy club strike out on remaining veteran signal-callers like Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, or fail to land a prospect it believes in during April’s draft, the options at QB drastically narrow moving forward.

An injury in training camp could also press someone to attempt a trade for Cousins.

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The Athletic (paywall)

The Aaron Rodgers waiting game: Two QBs, three teams wait on Kevin O’Connell and Vikings’ call

Three days after becoming a free agent, Aaron Rodgers remains a quarterback without a team. As the four-time MVP ponders his next move, one thing has become clear: The person who currently holds the biggest sway over his playing future is Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell.

After conversations with more than a dozen league sources, this is where Rodgers, the Vikings and two other teams courting the 41-year-old quarterback — the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers — stand.

Rodgers is hoping to sign with the Vikings, who went 14-3 in 2024 before suffering a first-round playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Rams. Meanwhile, the Vikings have been strongly weighing the possibility of pursuing Rodgers as a replacement for 2024 starter Sam Darnold, who signed a three-year, $100 million free-agent deal Wednesday with the Seattle Seahawks.

Rodgers, in the wake of his release by the New York Jets, is seeking an annual salary in the same general range as Darnold’s — though that’s not expected to be a major stumbling block. O’Connell, the reigning NFL coach of the year, must decide whether he’s committed to bringing in the future first-ballot Hall of Famer, while considering the effect such a move could have on the growth of second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the 10th pick in the 2024 draft. To be sure, pursuing Rodgers would be an organizational decision, but O’Connell is the person with the most on the line, and it will only happen if he’s comfortable with the scenario.

Rodgers has been targeted by the Steelers and Giants but has essentially put both teams on hold while he waits for clarity regarding the Vikings’ situation. If Minnesota ceases to be an option, it’s also possible that Rodgers will turn down both the Steelers (a 2024 playoff team) and Giants and instead opt for retirement.

The bottom line: There are a lot of people waiting on Rodgers’ decision. And Rodgers, at least for now, is waiting on O’Connell.

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