Nine seasons after signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent, Adam Thielen was released by the team just over a week ago. Thielen was not out of work for long, however. The Carolina Panthers signed the wide receiver to a three-year, $25 million contract on Sunday. Thielen’s production has dropped significantly in recent years. Few would suggest that he is among the…...

The Chicago Bears have signed D’Onta Foreman to a one-year, $3 million contract. He’ll be paired with 2022 breakout Khalil Herbert to form a cheap and explosive backfield. Fresh off of their fleecing of the Carolina Panthers in the trade market, the Bears may have gotten the better of them at RB as well. While Miles Sanders and Chuba Hubbard should form a good lighting-and-lightning…...

After five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, including a 2022 season spent on the franchise tag, Mike Gesicki has found a new home for the 2023 campaign. Gesicki has signed a one-year, $9 million pact with the Dolphins’ fellow AFC Easters, the New England Patriots. This move reunites him with a coach that he has some history with, going back to Gesicki’s college days. Mike…...

Jamaal Williams has signed a three-year deal with the New Orleans Saints worth $12 million, with $8 million guaranteed. Williams is coming off a league leading 17-touchdown season on the back of 46 green zone touches (also the most in the league). Can he replicate this type of season in New Orleans? Williams’ Breakout Season Williams is moving to his third team since entering the…...

Miles Sanders has cashed in on a career year with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022 by signing a long-term free-agent deal with the Carolina Panthers. Sanders signed a four-year, $25m contract (which I’m absolutely positive is more like two years, then “we’ll see”) and heads to the NFC South after four seasons with the Eagles. Sanders never really became the superstar back the Eagles hoped…...

JuJu Smith-Schuster agreed to sign with the New England Patriots for a three-year, $33 million contract, $16 million of which is guaranteed. Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines the fantasy outlook for Smith-Schuster in 2023. After going to Kansas City on a one-year deal in 2022 and winning a Super Bowl, JuJu Smith-Schuster cashed in and signed with the New England Patriots on a three-year, $33 million deal…...

David Montgomery signed a three-year deal with the Lions worth $18 million. We saw what Jamaal Williams was able to do in this offense with a league-leading 46 green zone touches. Does Montgomery have the same sort of upside in Detroit? Montgomery was a highly sought after 2019 rookie pick due to the opportunity he was slated to have in Chicago as the only running…...

The Tampa Buccaneers have reportedly signed Baker Mayfield to a one-year $8.5 million contract with $4.5 million guaranteed. He’ll likely compete with Kyle Trask to be the starting quarterback as Tampa sets themselves up for an early pick in 2024. The Cleveland Browns selected Mayfield No. 1 overall in the 2018 draft but eventually soured on him after an injury-plagued 2021 season. They traded him…...

Allen Lazard has agreed to a four-year, $44 million deal with the New York Jets, $22 million of which is guaranteed. What does the move mean for the Jets and their bid to secure the services of Aaron Rodgers. Can Lazard thrive in a new-look Jets offense? Although the Packers and Jets appear to be engaged in a battle of brinksmanship when it comes to…...

After a season with the Cincinnati Bengals, tight end Hayden Hurst is set to return to the NFC South in 2023. The former first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens back in 2018 (picked before Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews, lest we forget) is signing a three-year pact with the Carolina Panthers. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Hurst hasn’t quite lived up to…...

After re-signing with the Seahawks on a one-year deal last year worth $5.75 million, Rashaad Penny has moved on from the team that drafted him in the first round and signed with the Eagles. Penny finished the 2021 season strong, averaging 17 carries, 117.7 rushing yards, and one touchdown per game during Weeks 13-18. Unfortunately, injuries hampered Penny again last year, though he remained efficient as…...

Jakobi Meyers agreed on Tuesday to a three-year, $33 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. He’ll reunite with head coach Josh McDaniels who was the offensive coordinator for most of Meyers’ time with the Patriots. Meyers will catch passes from the new Raiders quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. Blair Andrews wrote yesterday, before the Meyers signing, that Garoppolo could be a boost for the Raiders’ offensive…...

The Denver Broncos have reportedly signed Samaje Perine to a two-year, $7.5 million contract. Perine will now become one of the trendiest handcuffs in all of football as the backup for a recovering Javonte Williams. Few backs were mentioned more frequently than Samaje Perine on Stealing Bananas last year. The Bengals backup also became a weekly mention in the Zero RB Watch List, as Joe…...

Raheem Mostert returns to the Miami Dolphins on a reported two-year, $5.6 million contract with $2.2 million guaranteed and an additional $2 million available in incentives. Update: The Dolphins have reportedly also re-signed Jeff Wilson to a two-year contract with a maximum value of $8.2 million. My reaction has Mostert in the foreground but discusses the important context with Wilson throughout. Due to a mix…...

The Raiders wasted little time in replacing their long-time quarterback Derek Carr (now a New Orleans Saint). They all but signed Jimmy Garoppolo on the first day of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period. The deal will be official on Wednesday, but is apparently worth $67.5 million over three years. Is Garoppolo a suitable replacement for Carr? How will he fit in the Raiders’ offense? And…...