Author: Jackson Loschko

NFL teams had until May 2 to exercise or decline the 5th-year options of the 1st-round picks from the 2021 NFL Draft. If a team trades for a player, the team acquiring that player is responsible for deciding on their 5th-year option. How are the 5th-year options calculated? The 5th-year options are determined based on four tiers. They include basic, playtime, multiple Pro Bowls, and one Pro Bowl. The 33rd Team goes into further detail. Here are the results. 5th-Year Option Tracker. Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence: Exercised. Denver Broncos QB Zach Wilson: Declined. Dallas Cowboys QB Trey Lance: Declined. Atlanta Falcons…

NFL teams had until May 2 to exercise or decline the 5th-year options of their first-round pick/s from the 2021 NFL Draft. The 5th-year options are determined based on four tiers. They include basic, playtime, multiple Pro Bowls, and one Pro Bowl. The 33rd team goes into further detail. The New Orleans Saints drafted a defensive end 28th overall and had a decision to make. The New Orleans Saints had until Thursday to exercise or decline his 5th-year option. Since Payton Turner was a 1st-round pick and has played three seasons, his contract includes a 5th-year option worth $13.387 million,…

NFL teams have until May 2 to exercise or decline the 5th-year options of their first-round pick/s from the 2021 NFL Draft. The 5th-year options are determined based on four tiers. They include basic, playtime, multiple Pro Bowls, and one Pro Bowl. The 33rd Team goes into further detail. The Kansas City Chiefs did not draft a player in the first round that year, but since they traded for a former first-rounder from the New York Giants, they had a decision to make. The Kansas City Chiefs have until Thursday to exercise or decline their wide receiver’s 5th-year option. Since…

The Indianapolis Colts drafted Kwity Paye 21st overall in the 2021 NFL draft because they felt he was talented and had a good character. “It’s easy to draft talent. That’s not hard to do,” Ballard said. “But to draft talent with character, that’s difficult. That doesn’t always come together. And we’ve been really fortunate around here to be able to do it as part of who we are and what we look for, and our scouts do a tremendous job vetting each and every player and we have a very strict criteria of what we’re looking for.” Paye, so far,…

After allowing the 6th-most pressures and the 3rd-most sacks last season, the Carolina Panthers overhauled the offensive line in the offseason by signing Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt and releasing their starting center, Bradley Bozeman. The Panthers replaced Bozeman with one of their guards and plan on converting him to center. The Carolina Panthers converted their offensive lineman from guard to center. The Panthers plan on converting Austin Corbett from guard to center for the 2024 season. Corbett has yet to record a regular-season snap at center in his six-year career but played in 203 preseason snaps in his rookie season…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Joe Tryon-Shoyinka 32nd overall in the 2021 NFL Draft because they felt he could be a reliable replacement for Jason Pierre-Paul and believed he had the highest ceiling of any player available. “Well, it’s because he may have the highest ceiling of any player they could have picked at that spot last night. Tryon is long, lean, quick, and explosive. At 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, Tryon ran a 4.5 second 40-yard dash even without having played football since 2019. His hand skills are among the best in the class, his two-step burst is eye popping,…

NFL teams have until May 2 to exercise or decline the 5th-year options of their 1st-round picks from the 2021 NFL Draft. The values are based on four tiers, including the player making multiple Pro Bowls, one Pro Bowl, or having significant playing time. If they don’t meet any requirements, they get placed into a separate tier. The 33rd Team goes into further detail. The Arizona Cardinals have made their decision. The Arizona Cardinals have made their decision. Zaven Collins had a 5th-year option worth $13.251 million for the 2025 season. The Cardinals declined his 5th-year option. General Manager Monti…

The Jacksonville Jaguars traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to the New England Patriots for Mac Jones. Since Jones was a 1st-round pick, his contract includes a 5th-year option of $25,664,000 for the 2025 season with a May 2 deadline. The Jaguars have made their decision. The Jacksonville Jaguars have made their decision. The Jaguars declined Mac Jones’ 5th-year option, making him an unrestricted free agent in 2025. Jones has struggled in the last two seasons. Mac Jones could not return to rookie season form. After having an impressive rookie season, Jones would struggle in his last two seasons. He struggled…

The Denver Broncos traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to the New York Jets for Zach Wilson and a 2024 seventh-round pick. The Jets also agreed to eat $2.75 million of his $5.5 million salary as part of the trade. The Broncos head coach explained why they traded for Wilson. The Denver Broncos head coach explained why they traded for Zach Wilson. Sean Payton explained why they traded for Wilson. “There were a number of veteran quarterbacks that signed contracts and yet, we saw talent with a player who just three years ago, was the No. 2 overall pick in the…

The San Francisco 49ers’ depth at running back outside Christian McCaffrey has been unsteady over the past few seasons. Elijah Mitchell had an excellent rookie season but has battled injuries, causing him to miss 24 out of 51 regular season games in his first three seasons. He has also been inconsistent in the past two seasons, rushing for 560 yards in 16 games. Jordan Mason has been reliable in his first two seasons, rushing for 464 yards, but underutilized in San Francisco, representing 82 (8%) snaps in 2022 and 99 (9%) in 2023. The 49ers addressed the position in the…