The Denver Broncos have one of, if not the best secondary in the National Football League. It’s loaded with top-tier starters and boasts quality depth. Every key starter is slated to return for the 2026 season. However, the future in the Broncos’ defensive backfield is far less certain with a handful of players scheduled to hit free agency after the end of the 2026 season.

Two of those are cornerbacks Riley Moss and Ja’Quan McMillian. Moss and McMillian have been an integral part of Denver’s defensive efforts over the past two seasons. In an ideal world, the Broncos would find...

The Saints reportedly made a contract offer to re-sign veteran DE Cameron Jordan to an extension back in May, but he has yet to sign. When speaking to reporters on Wednesday, HC Kellen Moore said their offer “remains on the table” and that the defensive end still has to navigate his decision.

“The offer’s there for a reason,” Moore said, via Mike Triplett.

Back in May, Luke Johnson wrote that he believes New Orleans had an offer on the table for Jordan for a while. The veteran made it clear in March that he plans on playing in 2026....

Colts WR Alec Pierce underwent ankle surgery in late March and was given a 4-6 month recovery timetable. When speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Pierce indicated that he is targeting a return sometime in training camp, per James Boyd.

It’s an encouraging sign that Pierce will be available for Week 1 and that his recovery won’t linger into the regular season, especially after the organization made a costly investment in the receiver.

Indianapolis re-signed Pierce to a four-year, $116 million deal this offseason. The contract is worth $29 million per season, and includes $84 million in guarantees, $60 million...

The NFLPA released the top-50 player sales list for the period from March 2025 through February 2026. The San Francisco 49ers were the most-represented team with five players.

No. 12: Christian McCaffrey
No. 18: Brock Purdy
No. 23: George Kittle
No. 25: Fred Warner
No. 48: Nick Bosa

Trent Williams would be listed if people bought jerseys for offensive linemen. Still, those names shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions had four players in the top 50, while the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Giants each had three players listed in the...

The best thing Fernando Mendoza said during Tuesday’s press conference for the Las Vegas Raiders came at the very end, and I’d bet most of the room let it slide right past.

Somebody asked Mendoza how he plans to keep the summer break from going to waste, and he laid it out. The rookies are in the building through June 23rd, and he said he’s all in. He’s sticking around Las Vegas after that to get a better feel for his new home. Then came the important part: he mentioned, almost in passing, that he’s putting his plan together “with...

During an appearance on Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig peeled back the curtain on the moment he found out that the Steelers were giving him a four-year, $100 million contract extension.

“I was in meetings, and we had a team meeting, and I walk out of position meetings and Matty upstairs was like ‘Omar [Khan] wants to see you.’

“I don’t know if it’s happening or what’s going on, and then my agent start[s] calling me. And then at that point, the light bulb kind of went off,” Herbig said. “Go to Omar’s...

If you spend any time in any online space related to books or writing online, you know there’s a slow-rolling literacy crisis going on in America. Fewer and fewer people are reading for enjoyment, and even fewer seem to be comprehending what they’re reading.

Based on the online discussion around Christian Watson’s contract, I’d gently suggest the innumeracy crisis is even worse.

People seem to genuinely have no idea what Watson’s deal actually looks like in context, what he’s actually getting, or why the Packers might be interested in giving him such a deal in the first place.

I can...

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The Daronte Jones Effect: Why 2026 May Be Mike Sainristil’s Year

The headline numbers from Sainristil’s sophomore season are rough and there’s no way to spin them otherwise. A 52.7 overall PFF grade ranked 96th among 114 qualified cornerbacks. His coverage grade of 52.1 ranked 98th....

Seven months since he tore his Achilles last November, Bills outside linebacker Michael Hoecht participated in individual drills at minicamp Tuesday (via Sal Capaccio of WGR 550). That’s a good sign for Hoecht as training camp approaches, though it is uncertain if he will be ready by then.

“[The athletic trainers and medical staff] really don’t want me to put timelines on it, but I’m going to put as much effort, I can’t put a timeline onto it, but I can put as much effort as possible into it,” Hoecht said last week (via Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN).

Hoecht...

The Chicago Bears are ready to claw their way back to the playoffs in 2026. Chicago made some solid moves this offseason and should be in the hunt for the NFC North crown this fall. It would certainly help if one of their best defenders can play at an elite level this season.

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson put on a show at Chicago’s first mandatory minicamp practice of the offseason. Johnson made multiple plays that should remind fans about his elite potential when healthy.

“Cornerback Jaylon Johnson came away with two interceptions, including one during the two-minute drill, and registered...

By now, all Buffalo Bills fans know this — whether it be from visceral memories or from completed research they’ve read — the team’s defense flopped in playoff defeats during the Sean McDermott era.

As yet another reminder of those infamously disappointing defensive showings — in Buffalo’s eight playoff losses from 2017 through 2025, the opposition averaged a higher points-per-drive (3.83)… than the 2007 Patriots.

For an entire unit to make its opponents more efficient than the 16-0 (and ultimately 18-1) Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker Patriots hints at drastic problems at every level.

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The Ravens are entering a pivotal season. Owner Steve Bisciotti made it clear earlier this year that he is running out of patience for the team to win another Super Bowl, which would be his second and their first with Lamar Jackson.

Baltimore is trying to transition into a new era of stars on both sides of the ball. Their offense...