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Roger Goodell and Josh Harris attended an informal meet and greet hosted Mayor Muriel Bowser to discuss their stadium project.
Goodell and Harris met privately with Mendelson and mingled with all but one of the council’s members in the mayor’s ceremonial room [demonstrating] the extent of the NFL commissioner’s personal investment in expanding the football league’s footprint in the District.
Goodell, Harris and Bowser came to the Wilson Building after an Oval Office news conference blocks away at the White House, where they joined President Donald Trump in announcing D.C. as the location of the 2027 NFL draft.
But the deal to bring the NFL to the RFK site is far from done, several council members said. Mendelson said he remains wary of allocating public money for a stadium and is waiting to see more details. However, he gave some indication that a stadium may be in the city’s future during a news conference on Monday.
“I expect something will go forward,” Mendelson said. But, he added, he anticipates that the council will make changes to the deal.
The only council member not in attendance at the reception was Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1), who said Tuesday that she “wasn’t making a statement” with her absence and that she simply had other commitments. But she said she is still staunchly opposed to a stadium, preferring that D.C.’s dollars and land be used for other priorities.
Who will be this season’s Tyler Owens and Colson Yankoff, undrafted free-agent signings who make the 53 and contribute? — Tim F.
Going off confirmed sources and other reports of expected UDFA signings, here’s a name:
Ja’Corey Brooks, WR, Louisville. The projected Week 1 roster with six receivers — five roster locks plus ex-Dallas Cowboy Michael Gallup — includes only two who play on special teams (Lane and Luke McCaffrey). That factor might create an opening for Dane Brugler’s WR36.
Brooks, a former Alabama transfer and five-star high school recruit — only Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-rounder Emeka Egbuka ranked higher among receivers in the 2021 class — blocked a punt in each of his three seasons with the Crimson Tide and has experience as a kick and punt returner.
This 6-foot-2 target also offers red zone height and catch radius. His breakout 2024 season (61 receptions for 1,013 yards and nine touchdowns) occurred under Louisville coach Jeff Brohm, who coached Washington assistant and former NFL quarterback David Blough at Purdue.
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