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Maxx Crosby | NFL Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com https://share.google/GXyH5xbPyNdujt6ZT $30 mil cap hit this year, signed through the 29 season, potential out clause in 28, $29, $26, $27 mil base salaries after this season, bonuses-$690 thousand, then 3 years of $782 thousand in roster bonuses. Yeah, restructuring is in need, lower that cap hit by converting his base salary into signing bonus, cap hit closer to vet min

The more I think about this the more I hate it. Hendrickson could have been had as a 2 year rental, maybe three. Sure he is older than Crosby, but just as productive. He may have cost a bit more, a bidding war with another team, but at least you had 2 of your best draft positions. This team has been notoriously bad at drafting in the 2nd. So now that defaults to their "best" draft position for the next 2 years. Sure, they might be able to swing trades and move back up into the low first, but how likely is that and how much draft capital will it cost?

Not sure I like this move, hate giving up that much plus the salary cap space. Sure, the Rams have made their hay with no 1st round picks for the past few years, but they draft well. The past few years this team has not drafted too well. Does this move mean Lamar is signing an extension? Has the front office changed their minds on building through the draft? So many unrestricted free agents on this team, so many holes to fill, so little cap space.

Browns restructuring Watson's contract, converting most of his $85 mil salary into a bonus, lowering his base salary for this year to just over $1 mil, saving them $36 mil in cap space this year. The remaining money dumped into void years from 27-29. What a mess they made. Raiders dumped Geno Smith, cost them a draft pick and $58 mil

Bears have money and need since their young center retired. Eric said they gave him a market set contract offer, so we shall see

Interesting signing as far as Lindy goes, from NFL dot com "The Chargers agreed to terms with center Tyler Biadasz on a three-year, $30 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported on Friday, per sources informed of the situation."

Josh Allen learned them, even improved his accuracy

This time for a cornerback, Trent McDuffie, who is in the last year of his rookie deal. They gave up "a 2026 first-round pick (No. 29), fifth- and sixth-round picks in this year's draft, and a 2027 third-round pick." To say that they are all in on a Super Bowl is quite ridiculous, Stafford is still good but should we forget his back issues just prior to the start of last season? Will they flare up again, only stay this time as they often do with age? One reason the Rams have been so good over the past 10 years or so is because they have hit on key draft picks, which has helped them pay for other players like Stafford, a left tackle, a defensive end, and of course, their stud defensive tackle who retired a few years ago. Drafting quality was the only way they were able to sustain winning after they gave up on 2 drafts to get Stafford. Yes, you can stick your hand in a basket with a rattle snake in it once and not get bit, do it twice, um, hope you have the anti-venom handy

No, clearly you missed my point, maybe I was not clear enough, sorry. My point, back then, many pundits, like you, said Young was a bust, his legs would not last. Back then, running qbs belonged in college, or Canada, see Warren Moon. Young's point about him self, when talking about Lamar, on ATH a year or two ago, was that Lamar, just like him, needed to learn the nuances of the pocket and use his legs as another dimension. This way, teams will in fact not have a spy because of the passing threat, there by opening lanes to exploit with his legs. Walsh taught Young that, Lamar is learning that, working on that right now. He clearly has been for the past 2 years or so. Maybe Monk got through to him or Young did, who knows. But I brought up Young because if he played today, on a bad team, you would call him a bust. As we see, he clearly was not, and no, this team should not give up on Lamar.

He was a running qb, who could throw, though his accuracy was in question. While he was on a bad Bucs team, he admits, openly, he needed to learn the way to play from the pocket and work on his passing. He tells it, the best thing to happen for him was to be traded to San Fran and be able to sit & learn. If you will step back you will clearly see Lamar trying to learn to do just that; be a pocket passer who can utilize his running ability. It doesnt happen over night. I have seen the improvement, I also see him struggling at times trying to do that.

I bet you said the same thing about Steve Young, when he was with the Bucs...

Again, why was he chased down? Because he rarely ran full speed last season. When he did, he darted in & out of possible tackles and went down to avoid hits, until his back injury. Why was he not running at full speed sideline to sideline? To give him self a chance at throwing deep. This goes back to my point; last season, for a reason we will not know, he was very hesitant, indecisive, on when to run even in making his reads. Why? Who knows, maybe still part of his learning to be a different type quarterback. Maybe because Bateman, who was nursing injuries, couldn't get separation and Flowers was double teamed. Don't get me started on the old man they brought in who hasn't been able to get separation on a route in five or 6 years. Why do you think KC let him go so quickly and easily.... So a lot went into last season's regression on offense, including the pass poor line play, all of which affects Lamar

I said it then, I will say it now. Lamar has been, clearly, working on becoming a pocket passer, primarily. We saw that the 1st year Monk was here, great competition % from the pocket, buying time, throwing on the run. The result? Top 5 offense in passing, in redzone in 90+ yard drives. But he will still leaving yards on field, either from not running or from holding the ball too long, getting sacked or throwing it away. He was clearly torn on when to take off and when to dump it down, often missing a wide open runningback in the flat. Shoot, his mother even went public telling him to run sooner. Last season, we do not know what the issue was, family life getting in his head, bad line, injuries, who knows, but he was clearly was not playing- throwing nor running- as he did previous years, especially the one before. Harbs blamed Monk, the Biscuit blamed all of them and here we are. I expect Lamar will have worked it out, the timing on running vs buying time, this season. Be more like other qbs in the league who can run, like Allen, but know when to...

To be fair, not the entire game, usually it is only a handful of plays that doom him, his fumbles, or holding the ball too long, or bad passes. But he does eventually play better, it is just usually too late and leads others to make mistakes as well.. As oldno said, it could be the coaching.

I would suspect, though do know for certain that it is standard language; teams like to keep as much control over a contract/player as they can away with. I don't know why he would not want to be here, 2, almost 3 maps, playoffs almost every year he has been here. The year before last the only thing to stop them from going to the Super Bowl was themselves with turnovers.

They mean years past that. They don't want to do that because he would no longer be under contract after the 28 season, so all of that money pushed into those years would become dead cap money. By the 27, 28 season, even under this current deal, he is still under contract until then, so conceivably, they can use those years and just restructure/sign a new deal before the end of the 28 season and absorb those cap hits into the new deal

That will come in handy. Here is a blurb from ESPN in the current Lamar contract; interesting https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48045815/2026-nfl-combine-latest-buzz-news-rumors-free-agency-draft-qbs-trades-offseason

He has had a full year to heal and get stronger. Given his performance at the combine, I would say his foot is fully healed. Now, a lot depends on how it feel the day after doing the work out, but he would be my first choice at 14

Some player coverage at the combine Banks didn't need to finish the on-field workouts to rank as one of Thursday's winners. The 6-foot-6, 327-pound defensive tackle wowed with a 32-inch vertical jump and a 5.05-second 40. Banks missed most of last season because of a foot injury, but his upside is through the roof. He could have moved into the first round with his times Thursday. -- Miller https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47978529/2026-nfl-combine-top-draft-prospects-workouts-risers-40-every-position

I'm sure the Chargers, Bozeman retired, will make him a higher offer. Bullock did pretty well both at guard and center, so...

Minter https://www.youtube.com/live/qqO1Sdgpny0?si=RlZcIbMlV2usPMBV

"That salary disparity would also be in play for the franchise tag, but DeCosta said on Tuesday that the Ravens are willing to make Linderbaum the highest-paid center in the league. He told reporters that the team has offered Linderbaum a “market-setting” deal as they try to hold onto the three-time Pro Bowler."

Eric's Eric DeCosta's 2026 NFL Scouting Combine Press Conference | Ravens Press Conference https://share.google/5BzWzhfZesnMbmUEZ

They will be on the you tube shortly after I'm sure. I'll keep am eye out, thanks for the heads up

"We certainly have rushers, right?" Weaver said. "I think it took a hit with losing Madubuike. I think we all know the effect that losing him had on this defense, but from a talent standpoint, we certainly have some dudes that can get there." Weaver, new Head Coach Jesse Minter, and the entire defensive staff are eager to work with players to help them realize their full potential as pass rushers. Jones, Tavius Robinson (4.5 sacks), and Mike Green (3.5) are the returning sack leaders from last season. All have room to grow, and both Minter and Weaver have strong track records helping players develop. Under Minter, former Raven and pending free agent outside linebacker Odafe Oweh came to life for the Chargers after the Ravens traded him. He had 7.5 sacks for Los Angeles in 12 games during the regular season and added three more sacks during a playoff loss to the New England Patriots. In five games with Baltimore in 2025, Oweh had zero sacks. At his most recent press conference, Minter was asked about his approach to helping Oweh blossom. "I think we just created an environment for him where he played with a lot of confidence," Minter said. "We simplified some things that we were asking him to do. We allowed him, at times, to have a little more freedom as a pass rusher." Oweh may never reach free agency if the Chargers re-sign him, and he's also being mentioned as a potential candidate to be placed under the franchise tag. However, no matter who the Ravens pursue, Baltimore's pass rush will have a different look under Minter, including some new personnel. Several key members of the front seven are set to become free agents, including Kyle Van Noy, Dre'Mont Jones, and David Ojabo. The Ravens may acquire a new pass rusher or two via free agency or trade, and they've had past success signing veterans like Van Noy, Jadeveon Clowney, and Justin Houston. Meanwhile, the Ravens will have a keen eye on edge rushers at next week's NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Pass rushers who have been linked to Baltimore in recent mock drafts include Keldric Faulk of Auburn, Cashius Howell of Texas A&M, and Akheem Mesidor of Miami. This year's class is loaded with intriguing edge rushers, which works to the advantage of the Ravens, who hold the No. 14 overall pick. https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/pass-rush-ravens-improve-how-draft-travis-jones-jesse-minter-scheme-anthony-weaver