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• Dynasty Fantasy Football Trading Post: Michael Penix

What can we expect from Michael Penix in his sophomore season?...2025
• Kirk Cousins is holding the Falcons hostage, and their inactivity is making it worse

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Falcons can’t make a decision on Kirk Cousins, and it’s going to hurt them. The Atlanta Falcons screwed this up royally. A year ago the organization decided to go all-in with Kirk Cousins, operating under the misguided belief that the team was simply a quarterback away from contending for a Super Bowl. Now they boast the league’s most-expensive backup, and it’s...2025
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• NFL rumors: QB Kirk Cousins remains in play for the Browns

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Browns still do not have a veteran starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins rumors continue For those who are scoring at home at the available options for the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job, you can go ahead and mark off Russell Wilson, as you have already heard. That list is pretty long from when the names were added one by one. RELATED: RUSSELL WILSON FINDS...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images There’s a reason why Shough is generating a buzz Some NFL quarterback prospects are heralded as future pros before they even graduate high school. Others, however, need time and opportunity for their talents to be recognized. Their paths can be long and winding as they pursue their dreams of playing in the NFL. Few can compare to the odyssey endured by Loui...2025
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• Falcons, Cousins playing games which might impact Browns, NFL draft

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kirk Cousins, Browns rumors seem like they’ve been going on for a year and are no closer to resolution The NFL’s offseason is a couple of weeks in and we are no closer to knowing who will start for the Cleveland Browns at quarterback for the 2025 NFL season. If the Browns had the top overall pick, and their pick of quarterbacks, that would be less of a concern. Vete...2025
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• Browns roster: Predicting how the Browns QB room will turn out

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Rumors about Russell Wilson, Cam Ward, Kirk Cousins, Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe for the Browns have swirled It feels like the QB carousel in Cleveland will never end. When the Cleveland Browns traded for quarterback Deshaun Watson, many thought the search would be over. It is not. Watson couldn’t recapture what he did in Houston and now the team is back at square ...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• Browns roster: Predicting how the Browns QB room will turn out
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• Can the Dolphins pass up on Michigan cornerback Will Johnson at No. 13?

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Miami has needs at safety and offensive line, but Johnson’s playmaking ability could be too good to pass up in the first round. The Miami Dolphins have drafted just one first-round cornerback since 2009 (Vontae Davis), but with the 2025 NFL Draft approaching, they may have a chance to change that. The Dolphins will need a new starting safety duo, and...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Joe Thuney became the NFL’s best value free agent signing of this decade

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, March 8 The latest NFL free-agency rankings: Which teams and players deliver the best value? | The Athletic Thuney produced by far the most total AV of any free-agent signing during the 2021 to 2024 window at 45. No other player was above 30. And there was no other player besides Thuney above 30 during the 2020 to 2023 windo...2025
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• Rams continue staying atop the veteran QB market

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Retaining Matthew Stafford was only right answer for LA Matthew Stafford sticking with the Los Angeles Rams was the only right answer for both parties. While Tom Brady unofficially began the great veteran quarterback movement of the 2020s, LA has further cemented its status atop the market by retaining Stafford. Signing or trading for veteran QBs is a c...2025
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• Bauer’s NFL First Round Mock Draft 1.0

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images How will the first round play out? With the NFL Combine taking place this week, I thought it was time to put together my first-round mock draft for all 32 teams. Round One #1 Jacksonville Jaguars (TRADE WITH TENN) Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images The Titans have said that they’re willing to listen whe...2025
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• The Linc - Eagles’ interest in a Myles Garrett trade is “real”

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 3/3/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Russini’s what I’m hearing: Garrett’s potential path to Philly, Stafford effect on QB market - The AthleticI’m told the Philadelphia Eagles’ interest in Garrett is real. As fearsome as Philly’s defense was in the Super Bowl, imagine adding the...2025
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• New York Giants want a veteran mentor QB — who fits the description?

Aaron Rodgers talking to Zach Wilson in 2023. | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Can Aaron Rodgers do that? Russell Wilson? Kirk Cousins? The New York Giants are clearly on a two-pronged veteran/rookie path to solving their quarterback problem. It is likely that they will have both in place after the NFL Draft in April. Giants GM Joe Schoen was clear at the Combine that he expects whiche...2025
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• Falcons kick off the combine by insinuating Kirk Cousins is a liar

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This is a weird way to kick things off. There’s very definite soul searching to be done in the Atlanta front office. The organization’s all-in bid for a Super Bowl ring exploded in their faces with Kirk Cousins plummeting to earth, being benched, with the team left to pick up the pieces en route to an 8-9 record. Thankfully there are two silver linings to...2025
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• NFL combine: Falcons pushing back on Kirk Cousins’ availability, injury

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Browns have been linked to Kirk Cousins if he hits NFL free agency but Falcons pushing another narrative The Cleveland Browns are among at least six teams on the lookout for a starting-level quarterback this offseason. The Atlanta Falcons were in the same place last offseason and doubled up in NFL free agency and the NFL draft. The Falcons hope they have found thei...2025
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• The Bengals never belonged in the playoffs, regardless of what the Chiefs did

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Cincinnati only has itself to blame for its failures. Fans in Cincinnati were deep in their feels on Sunday afternoon with the Chiefs deciding to roll over, bench everyone of note, and let the Broncos into the playoffs as a result. It ensured the Bengals were left out of the picture, which naturally made Kansas City a point of blame. For some reason th...2025
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"The Falcons are comfortable moving forward with Kirk Cousins as their backup quarterback behind Michael Penix Jr."

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• Kirk Cousins is holding the Falcons hostage, and their inactivity is making it worse
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• NFL rumors: QB Kirk Cousins remains in play for the Browns
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• Falcons, Cousins playing games which might impact Browns, NFL draft
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• Browns roster: Predicting how the Browns QB room will turn out
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• Ed’s 7-round New York Giants mock draft: Taking the Shedeur Sanders off ramp

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images To find their quarterback, this is the road the Giants might need to take As a write this latest edition of my weekly seven-round New York Giants mock draft, Aaron Rodgers is still somewhere leaving the Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and maybe the Minnesota Vikings twisting in the wind. Russell Wilson and Joe Flacco have come and gone from East Rutherfo...2025
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• Falcons make Kirk Cousins decision, reportedly, but future up in the air

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Kirk Cousins trade rumors, specifically to the Browns, have been active since before the season ended The “will they or won’t they portion” of the Kirk Cousins situation is reportedly already decided but that doesn’t mean the saga is over. The Atlanta Falcons have been assumed to either cut or trade their prized free agent addition from the 2024 offseason since the...2025
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• Falcons prepared to squeeze the Browns for QB Kirk Cousins?

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Kirk Cousins rumors swirl as he’s not yet hit NFL free agency while the Browns still do not have a starting QB The Cleveland Browns quarterback situation is a mess. Everyone knows this. But things are beginning to sort themselves out, and clarity will begin to reveal itself very shortly. It will. It has to. RELATED: UPDATE ON RUSSELL WILSON VISIT He...2025
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• Can the Dolphins pass up on Michigan cornerback Will Johnson at No. 13?
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• Arrowheadlines: Joe Thuney became the NFL’s best value free agent signing of this decade
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• Falcons prepared to squeeze the Browns for QB Kirk Cousins?
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• New York Giants mock draft tracker: QB Jaxson Dart at No. 3?

Jaxson Dart | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Would the Giants really do that? Probably not, but one well-known NFL analyst did in his mock draft This week’s New York Giants mock draft tracker includes only mock drafts conducted from March 1 forward, accounting for the NFL Scouting Combine. Two interesting things happened as a result — Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter bec...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Will Matthew Stafford be back with the Rams

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Rams granted Stafford permission to speak to other teams but the team is prioritizing on bringing the QB back. Three years ago, the the Los Angeles Rams were hoisting the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LVI. The Rams had just traded for quarterback Matthew Stafford over the offseason and it immediately paid off. But fast forward to now and Stafford’...2025
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• Would Stafford save their jobs?

What does Malik Nabers have to do with the Giants potentially trading for Matthew Stafford? Matthew Stafford is a major topic of conversation three cities right now: Los Angeles, New York, and Las Vegas. Realistically, these are the three teams, that being the Rams, Giants, and Raiders, that have the highest odds of employing Stafford for the 2025 season. But to theorize which team is most likely ...2025
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• For New York Giants GM Joe Schoen, the QB courtship is just beginning

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The real in-person phase of scouting draft prospects is just getting started With two months to go before the 2025 NFL Draft, mock drafters, NFL analysts and New York Giants fans are pretty much dug in on their viewpoints of the quarterbacks in this year’s class. For Giants GM Joe Schoen, though, the courtship phase of the top quarterback prospects is jus...2025
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• Falcons kick off the combine by insinuating Kirk Cousins is a liar
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• NFL draft rumors: When teams and media seem to be working together (Opinion)

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward and the push for QBs going high in the NFL draft We are just days away from the kickoff of the NFL combine and the real start of the NFL offseason. Despite that, NFL rumors have been flying since before last season even ended. As always, including with the Cleveland Browns, what is true or not about the rumors ends up not matterin...2025
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• Abnormal year of running back success has brought more heat to the Cowboys approach to free agency

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Running back has been a complicated position for the Cowboys in recent years. The offseason for the Dallas Cowboys is often filled with frustration for fans because of the way they go about building their roster. The front office’s approach consists of the following strategies: Selectively decide which of their free agents to keep Make low-cost investments i...2025
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• Here’s how well Bo Nix was protected and how well he handled being pressured

Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports How well did Bo Nix get protected and how well did he handle pressure as a rookie passer? Bo Nix dropped back to pass 641 times as a rookie. He threw the ball 567 times, was sacked 24 times and scrambled 50 times. His 50 scrambles were the third most in the NFL behind only Jayden Daniels (73) and Caleb Williams (51). Fellow rookie Drake Maye (45) also scrambled ...2025
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• NFL rumors: QB Kirk Cousins remains in play for the Browns
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• For New York Giants GM Joe Schoen, the QB courtship is just beginning
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• The Atlanta Falcons’ best fits for their 2025 NFL Draft needs

Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Falcons were on the verge of making the playoffs last season. What do they need to get them over the hump? The 2024 Atlanta Falcons might possibly have been the most Atlanta Falcons’ team ever. The high moments with QB Kirk Cousins coming early had people believing that this would be the team that finally brought Atlanta back to the...2025
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• Biggest questions (and potential answers) for the Ravens’ 2025 offseason

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Ravens are entering the 2025 offseason with multiple major roster needs and a tight salary cap. Here are the biggest questions facing general manager Eric DeCosta The Ravens are entering the 2025 offseason with the same primary task as the last few: retaining key players while adding enough talent to put the roster over the top next...2025
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• Fixing the Giants: Which door should New York open to find a quarterback?

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images This is the biggest decision of the offseason for the Giants The New York Giants’ search this offseason for a quarterback could lead them to jump down whatever rabbit hole exists behind a number of doorways. Let’s take a look at some of them. Door No. 1 This is the fun, sexy option that will keep fans and media members talking about the Giants’ quarterback ...2025
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• NFL draft: Browns drafting a QB just to draft a QB is flawed

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images NFL draft grades on Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders or Jalen Milroe should make the Browns decision With the Cleveland Browns owning the 2nd overall pick in the NFL Draft, people are discussing what they should do when pick #2 arrives on draft night. Some are in the camp of drafting a quarterback (the team needs one) with Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders or Miam...2025
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• All things being equal, draft an experienced quarterback

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Either that, or let them sit and learn before seeing the field As the New York Giants and their fans burn for (seeming) eternity in quarterback hell, watching Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels carve up the Detroit Lions defense to reach the NFC Championship Game, “How can we get one of those?” is the question of the day. It’s been the question ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Once again, Patrick Mahomes could block other quarterbacks from winning their first Super Bowl

Photo by Handout/Kansas City Chiefs via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, January 10 The latest Four Fun Story Lines Heading Into the NFL Playoffs | SI Will a post-2018 quarterback finally win the Super Bowl? One of my favorite random fun facts about the NFL right now is that no quarterback drafted in 2018 or after has won the Super Bowl. This is not a commentary on the quality of...2025
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• Cowboys listed as betting favorite on one site to be WR Tyreek Hill’s next team

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Offseason rumors are once again a thing. Does the NFL betting market know something about the Cowboys offseason plans that we don’t? This is the question just days into the unceremonious start of said offseason for the Cowboys, arriving here by missing the playoffs with a 7-10 record and ending the year on a two-game losing streak. Dallas has serious wor...2025
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• Falcons GM explains shocking selection of Michael Penix Jr. that left Kirk Cousins 'disappointed'

Atlanta shocked the football world on draft night...2024
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• 2024 NFL Week 16 QB Power Rankings: Packers' Jordan Love cracks top five, Michael Penix Jr. debuts at No. 24

Assessing every team's starting signal-caller...2024
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• 2024 NFL Draft grades: Falcons pull off stunner by going Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 to sit behind Kirk Cousins

Here's what Atlanta is getting in the former Washington QB...2024
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• Falcons surprise, select QB Penix with No. 8 pick

The Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday....2024
• Penix says he's healthy, set to be franchise QB

Washington quarterback Michael Penix says he has proven he is healthy and is ready to be an NFL franchise QB....2024
• Not a draft shock? 3 teams tried trading into top 10 for Michael Penix Jr. before Falcons took QB, per report

Atlanta wasn't the only team high on Penix...2024
• Why Washington can win College Football Playoff to become national champions

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Don’t sleep on the Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff. Although considered the underdog in what will be the last of the four-team College Football Playoff, Washington is a battle-tested, undefeated team who will face off against Texas in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Huskies, representing the Pac-12 conference (RIP), are loaded with offens...2023
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• POLL: Giants’ fans say it's time to draft a quarterback

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Most Giants fans are ready to draft a quarterback highly It’s safe to say that things haven’t gone the New York Giants way to start the 2023 season. Rather than building on their playoff win in 2022, the Giants are sitting at 1-4 and could be 1-5 soon. It’s too soon to write the season off yet. But as losses and injuries are piling up, f...2023
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• Fantasy Football ‘24: The biggest hits and misses

This call gets a Lambeau Leap! | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Looking back at 2024 prognostications: the good, the bad, and the ugly! The 2024-25 NFL regular season came to an end on Sunday night, with the Lions blowing open a close game against the Vikings in the second half, and taking home the NFC North crown, together with the No. 1 seed in the conference. Is it me, or did t...2025
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• Panthers vs. Falcons Start-Sit and DFS Advice for Bryce Young, Michael Penix Jr., and Others
Here's all the fantasy football advice you need in Week 18 to determine whether you should start or sit these players in the Panthers vs. Falcons matchup....2025
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• 12 Thoughts on the Seahawks’ improved performance, plus a shout-out to the Huskies

A collection of FTR thoughts that weren’t turned into their own articles ... I wasn’t planning to write another 12 Thoughts column quite so soon, but . . . Between the Seattle Seahawks thrilling overtime win over the Detroit Lions, the disappointment-turned-excitement of the PM slate of games, and a couple of follow-ups from the last 12 Thoughts article . . . I have some thoughts. Thought No. 1 ...2023
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• NFL rumors: QB Kirk Cousins remains in play for the Browns
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• Falcons make Kirk Cousins decision, reportedly, but future up in the air
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• Falcons prepared to squeeze the Browns for QB Kirk Cousins?
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• Kirk Cousins rumors: Falcons intent on keeping QB as backup, despite veteran's desire for starting opportunity

Atlanta is rolling with Michael Penix Jr. as the starter...2025
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• Can the Dolphins pass up on Michigan cornerback Will Johnson at No. 13?
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• Arrowheadlines: Joe Thuney became the NFL’s best value free agent signing of this decade
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• Rams continue staying atop the veteran QB market
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• Bauer’s NFL First Round Mock Draft 1.0
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• Do teams believe Falcons could keep Kirk Cousins as backup for Michael Penix Jr.?

Penix is now atop the depth chart after the 2024 first-round draft pick replaced the veteran in the lineup this past December....2025
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• NFL rumors: QB Kirk Cousins remains in play for the Browns
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• 2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Tyler Shough, Louisville
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• Browns roster: Predicting how the Browns QB room will turn out
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• The Linc - Eagles’ interest in a Myles Garrett trade is “real”
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• Giants news, 2/17: Mock draft, 2025 turnaround, more headlines

New York Giants headlines for Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View 4-round New York Giants mock draft, 1.0: A quarterback, and a lot of defense Is a 2025 turnaround by the New York Giants possible? 33rd Team predicts top 2025 free agent contracts: Which players fit the Giants? Big Blue View mailbag: Evan Neal, void years, bridge QBs, more Can Joe Schoen work (cap) magic t...2025
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• Fixing the Giants: Which door should New York open to find a quarterback?
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• All things being equal, draft an experienced quarterback
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• Does he fit the mold as a Sean McVay QB?

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Should the Rams draft Quinn Ewers in 2025? The Los Angeles Rams don’t know yet where they will be picking in the first round, but for now most expect Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers to be available when they are on the clock. As Matthew Stafford inches closer to 40 (he’ll be 38 when next year’s Super Bowl happens), could Ewers be Sean McVay’s developmental pro...2025
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• Falcons GM explains shocking selection of Michael Penix Jr. that left Kirk Cousins 'disappointed'
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• Report: Seahawks tried to trade up for Michael Penix Jr

Aaron E. Martinez / USA TODAY NETWORK Penix went to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 overall. The first surprise of the 2024 NFL Draft was the Atlanta Falcons drafting former Washington Huskies star quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No. 8 overall pick. Penix’s stock rose considerably in recent weeks to the point where there was confidence that he’d be taken in the first round, but not nece...2024
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