Official 2024 Other NFL Teams News Thread

[Joemailman]

Thought we could use a thread about other teams now that the off season is over.

Dallas in the news a lot these days. Mike McCarthy, Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons all in the last year of their contracts.

Mike McCarthy views being a lame-duck coach as a “challenge.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seems to view it as an opportunity.

This is the third consecutive time the Cowboys have let their head coach play out his contract. Jason Garrett’s Cowboys went 12-4 in 2014 in the final year of his contract and despite a playoff loss to the Packers, the Cowboys gave Garrett a five-year, $30 million deal. That contract expired after an 8-8 season in 2019, and the Cowboys parted ways.

If McCarthy gets a contract extension, it will mean the Cowboys played well in 2024.

Jones offered two words when asked why McCarthy didn’t get a contract extension after a third consecutive 12-win season.

“Green Bay,” Jones said, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News.

[Joemailman]

Lions kicker Michael Badgley suffered a torn hamstring in practice. He was in competition with Jake Bates, who had a big year with the UFL's Michigan Panthers. James Turner, who was signed in May by the Lions as an UFA before being waived, is on the Packers roster.

[Fritz]

Now that the Pack has released James Turner, I 'd guess the Loins will pick him up again.

Won't Davante Adams be traded at some point here? The Raiders don't seem to have much going for them, so how long before the Jest and the Loins get into a bidding war??

[Joemailman]

Now that the Pack has released James Turner, I 'd guess the Loins will pick him up again.

Won't Davante Adams be traded at some point here? The Raiders don't seem to have much going for them, so how long before the Jest and the Loins get into a bidding war??

Lions have the cap room to make the trade. Jets barely do. But Davante's cap hit goes up to 35 million next year, so nobody is going to trade much for him without a renegotiated contract.

[MadtownPacker]

Heard the Jets quarterback was eye rolling his teammates because they arent synchronized on offense.

[Fritz]

Heard the Jets quarterback was eye rolling his teammates because they arent synchronized on offense.

Dude must have amazing eye muscles at the end of training camp ever year.

[Joemailman]

Bears signed DJ Moore to 4 year, $110 million dollar extension with $82.6 million guaranteed.

[Fritz]

Bears signed DJ Moore to 4 year, $110 million dollar extension with $82.6 million guaranteed.

Weird. I get that they want Williams to have someone solid, a vet, to be a security blanket, but how does this help a team that's probably two or three years away?

[Joemailman]

Weird. I get that they want Williams to have someone solid, a vet, to be a security blanket, but how does this help a team that's probably two or three years away?

He still had 2 years left on his contract. Bears probably wanted to get him extended before his market value got too high.

[run pMc]

That's a 3rd contract for Moore though, isn't it? A four year extension on a deal with 2 years means he's signed for 6 years.. which puts him at 33 when it expires. I dunno, he's a good player and in a few years that might look like a cheap contract, but I doubt he sees the end of that deal. 3rd contracts to WRs are a little iffy IMO, especially for 25M+ per.

yes, I just like crapping on the Bears. Still feels like a weird thing to do. You already have Rome on a rookie deal and 2 years left on DJ's deal. Don't understand the urgency -- when his current deal is up he'd be 29 and WRs in their 30's fade fast.

[smuggler]

Very few players ever see the final year of their contracts, unless they are extended. It is a bit strange they extended him before next offseason, but no one ever accused the Bears FO of being world beaters.

[MadtownPacker]

Just another day in da bears front office…

[Fritz]

Both the Vikes and Bears are having what I can only describe as strange offseasons.

[Fritz]

I just read that the USFL kicker the Loins signed - Jake Bates? - had a rough few days of practice. Maybe he can get on the horn with Anders Carlson and they can hash it out.

[Joemailman]

Za’Darius Smith had to be carted off the field after going down during a goal line drill. There’s been no word about the nature of the injury that Smith suffered.

Edit: Reports now are that it's a knee contusion.