Official 2026 Free Agency/Offseason/Non-Draft Thread

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Guess Schefter shouldn't have been chuckling at the asking price.

That machismo ain’t willing to do whatever it takes for insider info, à la Dianna Russini

[Joemailman]

Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II passed his physical with the Cincinnati Bengals and has signed a one-year, $28 million extension, the Win Sports Group told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.

Lawrence, acquired by the Bengals from the New York Giants for the No. 10 pick in this week's draft, is now under contract with Cincinnati for the next three seasons.

[pbmax]

Guess Schefter shouldn't have been chuckling at the asking price.

[Fritz]

Yeah, so much for a later second-round pick and a fifth being enough to land that guy.

Tenth overall pick, and now you've got to give the guy an even bigger contract? That's a lot to give up. Are the Bengals really that close that this move makes any sense at all?

[jklowan]

Overpaid, but not surprised.
This is just the Bengals being the Bengals as an organization.

Glad it was not us

[Teamcheez1]

Overpaid, but not surprised.
This is just the Bengals being the Bengals as an organization.

[Joemailman]

Albert Breer
@AlbertBreer

Full terms of the Giants/Bengals deal ...

• Bengals get: DT Dexter Lawrence.

• Giants get: 10th overall pick.

No other picks involved. Cincinnati gets its guy. New York is now picking fifth and 10th overall on Thursday night.

[bobblehead]

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/g...an-you-thought

Dexter Lawrence anyone? A 2nd and a 5th is what Schefter thinks it will cost. That and a new contract; Jordan Davis in Philly is the new benchmark there ($26 mil APY).

It would be a win now move by a GM that lived off his predecessors success but only is able to get a 7 seed with a roster he has held together by trading the future. What could possibly go wrong??

[Joemailman]

Lawrence had the worst stats of his career last year. But I've also heard he may have been the most double-teamed DL in the NFL. Lawrence, Javon Hargrave and Devonte Wyatt would be quite a trio on the DL.

[Fritz]

I don't know. He's 28 years old, but nose tackles can be effective into their early to mid-thirties, I think. But do you want that big of a contract hanging around your neck? And for that price, could you trade one of your fifths to move up a bit in the second round and grab a nose tackle in this draft who would be younger and cheaper and maybe, maybe, have some upside?

Hell, I don't know. What say you?

[pbmax]

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/green-bay-packers-news/81682/the-price-for-a-dexter-lawrence-trade-might-be-cheaper-than-you-thought

Dexter Lawrence anyone? A 2nd and a 5th is what Schefter thinks it will cost. That and a new contract; Jordan Davis in Philly is the new benchmark there ($26 mil APY).

[pbmax]

The Green Bay Packers have hired LSU Director of Athletic Performance Jake Flint to be their assistant strength and conditioning coach, per NFL reporter Aaron Wilson.

Flint is a longtime staff member of LSU head coach Brian Kelly, first joining his staff in 2007 at Cincinnati before spending 12 years with him at Notre Dame and later joining the Tigers in 2021.

Hopefully he wasn't involved with Risk Management with scissor lifts.

[Joemailman]

The Green Bay Packers have hired LSU Director of Athletic Performance Jake Flint to be their assistant strength and conditioning coach, per NFL reporter Aaron Wilson.

Flint is a longtime staff member of LSU head coach Brian Kelly, first joining his staff in 2007 at Cincinnati before spending 12 years with him at Notre Dame and later joining the Tigers in 2021.

[bobblehead]

I think Willis has a lot yet to prove. Can he do well beyond the limited game plans used for him in Green Bay? I don't know, but just as with most still unproven QBs, the odds are that he will not. He has proven to be an effective backup already, however; so, I expect a decent career for him in that way, at least.

He came in relief 2x using the same gameplan Love used. The Baltimore game wasn't limited at all

[bobblehead]

In five years, I expect Jordan Love to be the starting QB in Green Bay, and Malik Willis to be a journeyman starter/coveted backup on his 4th or 5th team. I can even see him back in Green Bay at some point in his career as a highly paid backup QB.

Interesting. So you don't think the elite mobility and arm talent he displayed here translates? This isn't Matt Flynn type talent we are talking about. I would even say his tools are in a different world than Matt Hasselbeck. Then it simply comes down to his brain which didn't seem to bad either.