Episode 529 — July 18, 2025 Were you too busy to keep up with the past couple of days of Pittsburgh Steelers news and don’t know where to start? I’ll catch you up on “The Depot 180.” From player news to the transaction wire, I will get you up to speed in a quick three-minute […]

The Ohio State product marks the final signing in the 2025 Patriots draft class.

The last unsigned selection from the 2025 New England Patriots draft class has reached the books.

The organization agreed to terms with running back TreVeyon Henderson on Friday, as reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson. The No. 38 overall pick moves forward with a four-year, fully-guaranteed contract.

The seal on selections from the second round began to break over the course of the week, long after the Houston Texans set a new precedent with wide receiver Jayden Higgins in May. And from...

The New England Patriots reached agreement on a fully-guaranteed deal with rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

It’s a good thing they did, too…

The NFL as a whole has seemingly avoided a major issue, as the majority of second-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft who remained unsigned as some teams started reporting to training camp, almost all started putting pen to paper on Thursday and Friday.

Henderson became the 18th second-round pick to agree to terms on a contract across the two-day stretch, and the fifth to get his money fully guaranteed. Cleveland Browns...

No. 39 pick Luther Burden is signing a 100% fully guaranteed rookie contract with the Bears, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, becoming the latest pick in the history of the draft to do so.

News of Burden’s deal came two hours after No. 37 pick Jonah Savaiinaea received a fully guaranteed contract from the Dolphins, continuing a cascade of second-round pick signings as teams being to gather for training camp. Burden, once a projected first-round pick, will still secure a fully guaranteed rookie deal after falling into the second round.

All eyes will now turn to No. 40 pick Tyler Shough....

The New England Patriots have signed second-round RB TreVeyon Henderson to a fully guaranteed rookie contract, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

New England has now signed all 11 of their picks from the 2025 NFL Draft.

RdPickPlayer****Pos.****Note14Will CampbellOTSigned238TreVeyon HendersonRBSigned369Kyle WilliamsWRSigned395Jared WilsonCSigned4106Craig WoodsonSSigned4137Joshua FarmerDTSigned5146Bradyn SwinsonEDGESigned6182Andres BorregalesKSigned7220Marcus BryantOTSigned7251Julian AshbyLSSigned7257Kobee MinorCBSignedHenderson, 22, earned third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024, first-team All-Big Ten in 2023, and second-team All-Big Ten in 2021.

The Patriots used the No. 38 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Henderson. He’s projected to sign a four-year, $11,131,116 contract with a $4,735,357 signing bonus.

During his four-year college career with...

George Pickens had his ups and downs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, to say the least. There were outstanding catches and other great moments sprinkled in there, but also plenty of frustrating moments, too. According to Steelers beat writer Mike DeFabo, Mike Tomlin deserves some blame for the way things went down. “When it came to […]

Watt’s deal is guaranteed through 2027. He’s under contract through 2028.

The Steelers put an end to their biggest remaining offseason storyline on Thursday, signing star outside linebacker T.J. Watt to a three-year, $123 million extension.

The contract’s per-year average is $41 million, $1 million more than Myles Garrett’s deal, making Watt the current highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

As with every contract, the details tell the full story. Per a report from Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Watt’s deal is structured as follows (cap numbers per Over the Cap):

2025: $4 million base salary, fully guaranteed — $23.4 million...

The NFLPA is without a leader as training camps get underway, with Lloyd Howell having stepped down as executive director following a bombshell investigation.

Howell is under scrutiny, as investigators have discovered that he was charging the association for visits to the strip club. Documents show he charged the players’ union for two trips, including a car ride to Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami costing $738.82 and a “player engagement event” at Magic City in Atlanta that cost $2,426.

The former NFLPA leader allegedly encouraged staff to file similar payments, including one $736 VIP section booking.

The disclosure stems from documents...

The 2025 NFL Draft was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the end of April. Since then, OTAs and mandatory minicamps have started, and training camp is on the docket. We have steadily been hearing about different rookies signing their contracts. One of the latest ones was the Miami Dolphins’ second-round pick Jonah Savaiinaea out of Arizona.

The Dolphins are signing Savaiinaea to a fully guaranteed four-year contract worth $11.3 million with a $4.9 million signing bonus, NFL reporter Mike Garafolo reported on Friday. Savaiinaea can officially report to training camp after missing the rookie report date earlier this week....

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 offseason practices concluded in the middle of June, and next up is the team’s annual training camp, which gets underway next week at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Ahead of that, we will preview the team’s offseason roster, three players at a time. This Steelers roster preview, which includes an outlook […]

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Welcome back to BTSC’s Friday night open thread:

1. The big news of the last 24 hours is that T.J. Watt and the Steelers have reached an agreement on an extension that, at least on paper, keeps him with Pittsburgh through 2028. What are your initial reactions to the news? Personally, I’m glad to see the two sides get this done before camp, and I’m glad that Watt should have a decent shot at getting to retire a 1-team player.

2. Speaking of single team players, are there any young Steelers you think have a...

Bryan Braman’s legendary speech ahead of Super Bowl 52 has gone viral following his tragic passing on Thursday.

Sean Stellato, the agent of Bryan Braman, informed KPRC 2 in Houston of the former linebacker’s passing. Braman, who was only 38, died from what was described as a “rare and aggressive form of cancer.”

Stellato told KPRC2 that Braman was surrounded by family and friends when he passed away. A GoFundMe page had been set up to help Braman’s recovery, and over $90,000 was raised.

Bryan Braman signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He helped...