A lot has changed over the past several years for . Following his rookie season with the , Watt recalls not being noticed when walking through Pittsburgh with his older brother.J.J. was recognized by seemingly everyone, while the Steelers' young pa s-rusher walked in anonymity."We're walking, and I see my jersey hanging on a restaurant wall," T.J. said during with on the "All Things Covered" podcast. "My brother is getting noticed like crazy and nobody is saying anything to me. He's like, 'I can't believe that nobody here in Pittsburgh recognizes you. It's so wild to me.' I was like, 'I haven't made my mark yet.' It was after my rookie year. Stuff like that has definitely changed."T.J. acknowledged that this is no longer the case in Pittsburgh, as he has become one of the marquee faces of one of NFL's most popular franchises.
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Marquise Blair Jersey been the challenge for myself, to be smart with my body and to listen to my body and understand that this is a long season, and I want to be here for the stretch run that we're in right now." Watt said he used last year's Defensive Player of the Year runner-up as motivation for this season. He has found a healthy way to push himself while not adding unnece sary pre sure."Early on in my my career, I would look at those individual awards and would set individual statistical goals," Watt said. "The longer I've been in, the more I realize that you don't need to add any more pre sure to yourself. Be healthy and put in absolutely everything you have into preparing for games and everything will take of itself. Winning means everything, especially late in the season. We're trying to make a playoff push, and the best way I can help this team win games is by making plays, and that's what I need to continue to do to if we want to get to where we want to be." "Every single time I've been there I've left more motivated than when I walked through the doors." is no stranger to awards shows & unfortunately no stranger to snubs at this point.Voters do the right thing and pick the correct DPOY this year! Bryant McFadden (@BMac_SportsTalk) Speaking of extra pre sure, the thought could be that Watt and his teammates are trying to make sure that is able to go out in a positive way if this is indeed his final season with the Steelers. Watt, however, said that there has been no talk about Roethlisberger's future inside the facility. "It's not something that's been talked about. I don't even know if it's true, to be honest with you," Watt said
Walter Jones Jersey of reports that Roethlisberger is likely playing his final games with the Steelers. "These are all make-or-break games, regardle s of any situation. We know how important he is to this team and has been for decades now. We just want to continue to move in the right direction here, and we feel best with him at quarterback, obviously, because he's one of the best to do it."While this may be his final season with Roethlisberger as a teammate, Watt will continue to be coached by Mike Tomlin, who is one win away from setting the NFL record for most consecutive non-losing seasons to start a career."He's just so commanding," Watt said of Tomlin, who earlier this year . "When he walks in a room, everybody shuts up. His, 'Good evening.' That deep voice, just very commanding. You want to run through a wall after every meeting, just the way that he dictates to the whole meeting room the plan. 'This is how we're going to do it. These are the guys we need to attack, etc.' It's like, man, this guy really knows what he's doing. He believes in all of us no matter what the circumstance is. Just a guy that I love playing for."
No market inflates quite like the quarterback market in the NFL. If you're an above-average starter, you're going to get paid. If you're a superstar, odds are you'll soon be the richest player in league history.This offseason alone has proven as much: the extended for an average of $50 million per year despite him approaching 39; the and extended and with top-10 deals, respectively, despite their lack of playoff succe s; and the committed a record $230M in fully guaranteed money to as part of a blockbuster trade, even while the former star faced 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct.The NFL Players A sociation has championed Watson and Cousins in recent years for netting fully guaranteed deals. But an old funding rule, woven into the NFLPA's collective bargaining agreement with the NFL, could soon dictate that only certain teams are able to compensate QBs as such. More specifically, only the richest NFL owners might be able to afford the best QBs.The NFL's salary cap, which prevents teams from spending over a certain amount on player salaries each year, is partially in place to maintain competitive balance acro s the league. And it does help; consider that rebuilding teams like the , , and Texans are projected to have some of the most money to spend in 2023. But the dynamic changes when you're committing monstrous sums of guaranteed money over four, five, six or, in the rare case of the ' , 10 whole seasons.
Zach Banner Jersey Salary cap or not, it's po sible, if not probable, that certain NFL owners won't just be uncomfortable but to properly keep up with the market for long-term QB deals. Here's why: the aforementioned funding rule requires teams to pay a portion of guaranteed contracts in advance, via an escrow account, with a third party temporarily holding funds until they are to be paid to the player. This practice was established, , at a time when NFL owners weren't nearly as wealthy as they are today, and it was po sible that a franchise could've run out of money to fulfill future guarantees.This is why, PFT posits, recent extension with the contains a reported $70M le s in total guarantees than the Watson deal: "For Watson," Mike Florio writes, "Browns owner Jimmy Haslam must deposit $169M into an escrow account by March 31, 2023. ... (That's) quite po sibly a check that Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill can't afford to write." CBS Sports' Joel Corry, a former NFL agent, , noting that "a fully guaranteed contract
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The 2022 NFL offseason is in full swing. Several big-name quarterbacks found new homes ahead of the kickoff of the legal tampering period Monday, but now dozens of notable veterans are actually hitting the market, free to negotiate with other teams. From blockbuster moves to bargain-bin shopping, we've got you covered below with a running tracker of every team's 2022 additions, including external signings and trade acquisitions: QB(2 years, $7.5 million)RB (3 years, $21 million)TE (3 years, $31.65 million)TE (1 year)DL (1 year)LB (3 years, $12 million)LB (1 year)Vikings LB CB (2 years)LS (1 year)P (1 year)Raiders QB (2 years)RB (2 years, $10.5 million)Bears RB (1 year)OL (1 year)Bears OT (1 year)Bears DB (1 year)DT (1 year)Giants OLB (1 year, $3.5 million)CB (2 years, $11 million)CB S (1 year)K (5 years, $24.25 million)FB (3 years, $11.25 million)Jets OT (3 years, $15 million)Vikings DT (3 years, $16.5 million)Saints S (5 years, $70 million)QB (via trade)Falcons QB (1 year)Dolphins RB (1 year)Jets WR (1 year, $4 million)Titans OG (1 year)Dolphins OL (1 year)Buccaneers TE (1 year, $3.5 million)Commanders DT(2 years)Cardinals DT (1 year)Raiders LB (1 year)Rams OLB (6 years, $120 million)CB (3 years, $10.9 million)Titans RB (1 year, $2 million)Browns WR (1 year)WR (1 year)Rams OG (3 years, $29.25 million)Ravens C (1 year)Commanders DT (1 year, $5.9 million)DE (2 years, $5.5 million)Jaguars OLB (2 years)Raiders LB (1 year, $2.6 million)CB (3 years, $35.1 million)CB (1 year)Vikings S (3 years, $15.75 million)K(2 years, $4.5 million)Rams P (3 years, $7.6 million)Titans FB (1 year)WR (1 year, $6 million)Packers WR (1 year)OL (1 year)Packers OG (2 years, $8 million)Chargers DT (2 years, $12 million)Colts DE (2 years, $10
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For the most part, the 2023 NFL free agency period has come and gone. There are still some quality players out there waiting for new contracts, and some trades may materialize in the lead-up to the 2023 NFL Draft, but much of the moving and shaking that teams will do this offseason to position themselves for next year has already been done.After three weeks of free agency signings, it's time we take stock of what each team has gained and lost, roster-wise, and grade their performance during the early portion of the player-acquisition phase of the offseason. Throughout this week, you've seen us take a look, division by division, and what has been done. We're finishing up that exercise today, and below, you'll find out grades for the NFC West.Players lost: WR , WR
Jason Taylor Jersey Chosen "Robbie" Anderson, TE Max Garcia, LG , RG , ED , IDL , IDL , IDL , IDL , CB , P Players added/retained:QB , RB , WR , WR , RG , RG , RT , IDL , IDL , IDL , LB , LB , LB , CB , CB , K Arizona's roster still has some serious i sues. A lot of the players the Cardinals "lost" are either retirees (Green, Watt) or
Raheem Mostert Jersey players who still have not signed elsewhere, but seeing both Zach Allen and Byron Murphy leave the building left new head coach Jonathan Gannon with a defense that is almost entirely bereft of talent. Gannon brought linebacker Kyzir White along with him from Philadelphia, as well as wide receiver Zach Pascal, but most of the other additions and retentions here are not high-impact players. This is a team that badly needs to stockpile draft picks and think about how best to surround (who seems likely to mi s at least part of next season, if not all of it) with talent. Because what they did during the Steve Keim and Kliff Kingsbury era ain't it. Players lost:QB , RB , WR , RG , ED , IDL , IDL , LB , CB , CB , S , S , K , P , LS Matthew OrzechPlayers added/retained:TE , C , RG , IDL Michael Hoecht, IDL , CB There has been a serious talent drain here, and it might not be over with. The Rams are clearly retooling, if not outright rebuilding. In Floyd, Robinson, Gaines, Wagner, Ramsey, Long, Rapp and Scott, the Rams are down EIGHT players who at one time or another have been significant contributors or outright stars on their defense. And they did not do all that much to replace that group of players. Among the offensive lo ses, only Edwards feels like one of great significance, but even he played only four games last season. Much as was the case for Arizona, none of the players the Rams have added or retained via free agency or trade feels like a major piece.
Thomas Morstead Jersey They're going to be counting on , and returning to full health for most of their improved performance in 2023, a suming those guys remain on the team. There's a lot of work to do to get back to the Super Bowl-caliber team they were for most of the Sean McVay era prior to last season.Players lost:QB , RT , RG , ED , ED , ED , IDL , IDL , LB , CB , S , S , K Players added/retained:QB , LT , LT , LG , C , WR , TE , ED , IDL , IDL , IDL , IDL , LB , CB , CB , S , LS , K Before really going through and cataloguing who the Niners have signed and lost, I was ready to give them an A grade here. But then I realized exactly how much talent had walked out the door. They have a replacement or two for Garoppolo in and , brought in Feliciano to replace Brunskill and Oliver to hopefully help replace Moseley. Losing Omenihu, Ebukam and Willis is hopefully
Nat Moore Jersey mitigated by the addition of Hargrave, even if that changes the look of the defense a bit. But there's still some adding to do on the back end of the defense, with Al-Shaair and Ward being the most obvious guys for whom the Niners will need to find adequate replacements. They're not nearly in crisis mode on defense, obviously, but there's a little bit more work to be done than what I had initially thought. San Francisco should again be one of the best teams in the NFC, but this year's roster does look a bit thinner at certain spots than it has been in recent years -- at least at the moment. Players lost: RB , RB , WR , C , RG , IDL , IDL , IDL , IDL L.J. Collier, LB , S Johnathan AbramPlayers added/retained:QB , QB , LG , C , IDL , IDL , IDL , LB Bobby Wagner, LB , LB , LB , CB Mike Jackson, S , S , K With breaking out last season and still in town to work in some obvious pa sing situations, the Seahawks were just fine letting both Penny and Homer leave. They shuffled some things along the interior offensive line and brought in a big upgrade on the interior defensive line by adding Jones in free agency, and they completely overhauled the linebacker room, which probably needed to be overhauled -- especially with working his way back from a torn ACL. I love what they did in bringing back Jackson, who had a terrific 2022 season, and supplementing the safety room with Love, who brings needed versatility on the second level of the defense. But the structure of the Geno Smith contract is really what puts this offseason over the top for me. Geno got paid, and deservingly so, but Seattle did not tie itself to him for all that long, and has the ability to move on if it finds
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DeShawn Williams Jersey I'm serious. "I've heard from too many insiders, too many sources," Davis . "It makes too much sense for us (Broncos) not to get Aaron Rodgers. That's the talk of Denver."I hear the daily talk on radio and that is the most likely scenario for the Broncos. It helps Nathaniel Hackett is the head coach now.'' The Hackett connection is interesting, since Rodgers had arguably his
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Amari Cooper Jersey we make it through next week's draft." Brown i s kind of redoing the agent proce s, and where we are right now and in addition to the trade with our cap and having flexibility now, it allows us to take a step back and get through this draft," Veach said. "We certainly anticipate that once the draft is over
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