Author: Jordan Sigler

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Jordan Sigler is a sports journalist. He writes about sports for Wisconsin Sports Heroics, ChiCitySports, and Gridiron Heroics. His craft has been nationally syndicated for Yardbarker and MSN

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could lose a cornerback The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enjoyed tremendous success in the previous three seasons. The Buccaneer quickly became must-watch television when quarterback Tom Brady came to Tampa Bay and immediately won a Super Bowl. However, Brady’s retirement has caused the team to go into rebuild mode. A top cornerback could be carnage in the Buccaneers’ offseason. According to Rick Stroud with TampaBay.com, the Buccaneers are not expected to apply the franchise tag to cornerback Jamel Dean. Using the franchise tag on Dean would cost the Buccaneer about $18 million next season. https://twitter.com/NFLSTROUD/status/1633132826735304704 Dean had…

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The New England Patriots working on an extension The New England Patriots were close to making the playoffs in 2023. But the team fell short in quarterback Mac Jones’ second season. The team made critical changes to the structure of the coaching staff for next season. Now the team is working on assembling a competitive roster for 2023. According to Mark Daniels with Mass Live, the Patriots are working on a new contract with cornerback Jonathan Jones. https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1633127555145555968 The team would have until 4 pm Tuesday to apply the franchise tag to Jones. That appears unlikely to happen. Jones is…

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The Philadelphia Eagles have some free-agent candidates The Philadelphia Eagles had a stacked team for the 2022 season. The team had pretty good returns for their roster, going to the Super Bowl last season. However, the team came up just short to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now the team is in jeopardy of losing a few key pieces from that team to free agency this offseason. As of mid-February, the Eagles had 19 players expected to hit free agency. Some of the top names included Javon Hargrave, Fletcher Cox, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Jason Kelce, and Brandon Graham. The team is also…

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The Cincinnati Bengals are working to sign a safety The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense got them pretty far into the playoffs again last season. They’re trying to keep the unit together for next season by signing a vital part of the defense to a long-term deal. A new report puts the Bengals’ starting safety’s future with the team in jeopardy, as the team has no plans to use one remedy to keep him. According to Tyler Dragon with USA Today, the Bengals are planning to work with Jessie Bates to see if they can reach a long-term deal by the start…

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Geno Smith’s new contract explained The Seattle Seahawks came into the offseason unsure about their quarterback situation. The Seahawks considered taking a quarterback in the first round of this year’s draft. News broke Monday the Seahawks were keeping the quarterback that led the team to the playoffs last season. More details have emerged Tuesday as to what is in Geno Smith’s new contract. According to Mike Garafolo with the NFL Network, Smith will have a base value of $25 million for each of his three seasons with the Seahawks. $40 million of that will be fully guaranteed at Smithh’s signing.…

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The Atlanta Falcons to sign linebacker Tuesday The Atlanta Falcons headed into the offseason trying to get better after a 7-10 regular season. The NFC South is a winnable division for the Falcons next season if they make a few moves. The Falcons will have a new starting quarterback next season, although the team doesn’t have a definitive starter yet. The Falcons needed to sign one linebacker this offseason before they hit free agency. According to Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network, Falcons will sign linebacker Lorenzo Carter to a two-year deal on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1633092053000175619 Carter had five sacks, 28 stops,…

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Aaron Rodgers speaks to the New York Jets Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst indicated last week at the NFL Scouting Combine the team had not held discussions with Aaron Rodgers following his darkness retreat a couple of weeks ago. It appears some discussions have taken place between the two parties. Over the weekend, NFL insiders suggested Rodgers had limited options for 2023; he recently visited about one of them. According to Trey Wingo, the Packers gave Rodgers permission to talk to the New York Jets about a potential trade this offseason. Rodgers met with the Jets on Monday.…

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The Jacksonville Jaguars will keep Evan Engram The Jacksonville Jaguars were expected to do what they needed to do to keep tight end Evan Engram on the team. The Jaguars are trying to maintain stability in the offense for Trevor Lawrence’s third season in Jacksonville. The team went from 3-14 in 2021 to winning the AFC South division and a Wild Card game in 2022. According to Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network, Lawrence will have Engram back as a target for the 2023 season. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1632830547641741313 Engram had a major role in the Jaguars’ offense last season. He finished the…

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The Las Vegas Raiders keep a key player The Las Vegas Raiders will have one of their key offensive players for the 2023 season. The Raiders lost their best long-term offensive player, Derek Carr when they released the 2022 Pro Bowl quarterback this offseason. Carr signed a contract with his new team, the New Orleans Saints, on the same day the Raiders applied the franchise tag on their current best playmaker. According to Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network, the Raiders applied the franchise tag to Josh Jacobs. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1632854482693267458 The team could not agree for the long term before Tuesday’s…

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The Kansas City Chiefs might lose an offensive lineman The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl by being the better football team in the trenches. The Chiefs were able to sack the Philadelphia Eagles twice. The Eagles, which had the most sacks in the regular season, were not able to sack Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes one time in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs might be unable to retain a key player from the Chiefs offensive line for next season. According to Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network, the Chiefs will not apply the franchise tag to left tackle Orlando…

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