Not long after teasing a potential retirement from the NFL, free agent wide receiver recently of his multiple off-field i sues, with the apparent intent to resume his playing career. Now, with training camps about to open league-wide, an official Cam Bedrosian Jersey suspension for Brown could be imminent -- and also pave the way for the former star to sign with the .That's , who reported Monday that "word from the on Brown" could be approaching, along with renewed interest in the wideout from the Seahawks:Rumblings around the league Sunday said Brown could get word this week. If he's Rod Carew Jersey cleared -- or if the suspension is short -- expect to again also hear rumblings about Seattle po sibly pursuing Brown. is known to be advocating for Seattle to try to sign Brown -- the two have worked out together this summer in southern California.Neither the notion of an impending suspension announcement nor the Seahawks' rumored interest are new. CBS Sports NFL Blake Parker Jersey insider Jason La Canfora told CBS Sports Radio on Monday that he suspects the league will of "some period of time" for Brown Kole Calhoun Jersey ahead of Week 1. And Wilson, Seattle's star quarterback, has been linked to Brown before, with in May that Wilson "would love" to team up with the ex-Steelers standout. Still, the ongoing speculation suggests the Seahawks are, in fact, weighing the po sibility of adding Brown, even if the WR is unavailable for the start of the season. Seattle's also been tied to , who finished 2019 with the Cody Allen Jersey club and is working to be reinstated from an indefinite suspension of his own, and is believed to be in the market for WR help.
Agents Take 10 key contract-related take
Money was flying fast and furious at the beginning of free agency when it was a seller's market. With over $1 billion of collective salary cap space, some NFL teams spent like money was burning a hole in their pockets. Predictably, teams began exercising more fiscal restraint a couple of days into the free agent signing period. Nearly all of the consensus best players available when free agency started are off the market. Most notably, edge rusher and quarterback remain unsigned.Here are a 10 contract related thoughts and key takeaways relating to free agency and the early part of the 2020 offseason.1. Quarterback Musical ChairsDemand is typically greater than supply when it comes to starting quarterbacks Jay Bruce Jersey and the open market. The opposite occurred in free agency this year when an unprecedented number of starting quarterbacks had expiring contracts. With quarterbacks , , and initially on the trading block, it was inevitable that there were going to be more quarterbacks than starting jobs available.As expected, stayed put by re-signing with the . did so as well with the four-year, $118 million deal containing $91 million in guarantees ($62 million fully guaranteed) he received from the .The biggest domino to fall was ending his 20-year tenure with the to join the . Brady's move has left Jameis Winston, who had been Tampa Bay's signal caller since being 2015's first overall pick, without an obvious landing spot as a starter. He could be looking at becoming one of the league's highest backup quarterbacks like 2015 second overall pick , who received a two-year, $17.6 million deal (worth up to $47.5 million through incentives and salary escalators) from the .With Saints backup quarterback taking a three-year, $63 million Jeurys Familia Jersey deal ($33 million fully guaranteed) from the , 2015 MVP Cam Newton became expendable. He was subsequently released. The Panthers picked up $19.1 million in salary cap space by parting ways with Newton. reunited with head coach Frank Reich in Indianapolis. Reich was offensive coordinator with the , where Rivers just left after 16 years, in 2014 and 2015.The Patriots and Chargers don't appear to be in the market for established veteran starting quarterbacks after losing Brady and Rivers respectively. That's bad news for Newton in particular.2. Baffling Bill O'BrienTrades may very well be Bill O'Brien's Achilles heel in Houston. He waited too long to maximize edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney trade market last year by dealing him after the July 15 deadline for franchise players to sign long term deals. O'Brien neglecting to get a new deal in conjunction with offensive tackle trade from the right before the start of the 2019 regular season was also a mistake. The might as well as give Tunsil a blank contract and have him fill out it in when trying to extend him given the leverage handed to him through the lack of a new contract and the trade compensation, which was e sentially two first-round picks and a second-round pick.O'Brien may have outdone himself in trading three-time first team All-Pro wide receiver to the . The Texans received running back , a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick in exchange for Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-round pick. Johnson's last highly productive season was in 2016 when he led the NFL with 2,118 yards from scrimmage and 20 touchdowns.Inexplicably, O'Brien didn't make the Cardinals eating a portion of Johnson's fully guaranteed $10.2 million 2020 base salary a requirement for the trade to be completed. This shouldn't have been a foreign concept to O'Brien because the Texans converted $7 million of Clowney's $15 million 2019 salary Darryl Strawberry Jersey into signing bonus to facilitate his trade to the last year.Hopkins wanting an upgraded contract although he has three years remaining and a deteriorating relationship with O'Brien may be mitigating factors but the return pales in comparison to what the got from the for , an inferior wide receiver. The Bills gave up a 2020 first-round pick, a 2020 fifth-round pick, a 2020 sixth round and a 2021 fourth-round pick to get Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round pick.Another dynamic is it was fairly well known in NFL circles that the Bills were looking to improve at wide receiver. It's fair to wonder whether O'Brien placed a call to the Bills before making the trade considering that former Texans general manager Brian Gaine, who was ousted by O'Brien last June, is now a front office executive in Buffalo.3. GainsThe raised some eyebrows in 2018 by dramatically resetting a steadily declining running back market when Todd Gurley had two years remaining on his rookie contract. Gurley signed a four-year, $57.5 million contract extension. The Rams released Gurley last week before his $5 million 2020 base salary and $5 million roster bonus in 2021 became fully guaranteed.Gurley didn' Steven Matz Jersey t end up playing any of his new contract years since his four-year extension ran from 2020 through 2023. He gets $34.5 million from the 2018 contract thanks to his $7.55 million third day of the 2020 league roster bonus being fully guaranteed last March. If the Rams had let Gurley play out his rookie contract, he would have made $11,949,978 in 2018 and 2019. Gurley is $22,550,022 better off from signing the extension than having his rookie contract expire. It's a small consolation for the Rams that $2.5 million of Gurley's $7.55 million roster bonus is subject to an offset, which will come from the one-year deal reportedly worth $6 million he quickly signed with the . 4. Veteran Quarterback Discounts , who is 38, set the older quarterback market last April when the gave him a two-year, $68 million extension where $37.5 million was fully guaranteed. His contemporaries didn't follow his lead contractually. Drew Brees gave the Saints a slight break financially for the first time in 2018 when he signed a two-year, $50 million contract. His new deal with the Saints is for the same amount, another $50 million over two years.It shouldn't come as a surprise that Tom Brady didn't leverage the Chargers and Buccaneers against each other for top dollar. Brady hasn't been interested in getting top dollar since becoming the NFL's highest-paid player in 2010 with a four-year extension averaging $18 million per year. He signed a fully guaranteed two-year, $50 million deal with the Buccaneers. Incentives make the deal worth as much $59 million.Rivers took a fully guaranteed one-year, $25 million deal from the Colts. , his backup, was scheduled to play out his rookie contract with a $2 million 2019 base salary remaining when he signed through the 2020 season Michael Conforto Jersey for a total of $30 million over the two years shortly after quarterback surprisingly retired last preseason. That makes Bri sett's deal a one-year extension for $28 million (i.e.; the new money over the new contract years).5. When $100 Million Is Really $40 MillionThe devil is in the details with NFL lucrative contracts because the money isn't fully guaranteed as in and the . sig
2020 NFL Draft Heres why Bill OBrien was
Bill O'Brien has shown this offseason he's never been afraid to pull the trigger on a trade, even if the deal greatly favors the other team. The 2020 showed how furious O'Brien can get when a deal falls through, as evidenced late in the third round Friday night.ESPN showed a Tim Tebow Jersey frustrated O'Brien yelling at someone acro s the room when the camera panned to the when it was their turn to make a selection. As it turns out, the Texans were victims of the backing out of a deal ( ).The video starts with O'Brien on the phone and ending a conversation. O'Brien takes a pause, clearly showcasing frustration. Then he puts both his hands Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey up and yells to someone off camera with a few choice words (which aren't said on the broadcast as ESPN's Trey Wingo is talking), but it's pretty obvious O'Brien is frustrated. "Siri, show me a video of a good head coach who soaked up all the power to become an omnipotent football czar only to become completely overwhelmed in his duel roles" Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) The Texans had a deal with the Lions for the No. 90 pick in the third round (Houston was trying to trade down Tug McGraw Jersey and acquire more picks), but the Lions pulled out of the deal at the last second. Clearly, that frustrated O'Brien and the Texans, who ended up selecting Florida outside linebacker with the pick. Greenard is expected to help a Texans pa s rush that finished tied for 26th in the Matt Harvey Jersey with 31 sacks last season. A component with "marker-draft-tracker-nfl" slug not found to render the marker. (Slug not found) Houston has five picks remaining in the draft, but three of those are in the seventh round. The Texans have just one fourth-round selection (No. 111) and one David Wright Jersey fifth-round selection (No. 171), so it's hard to fault them for wanting to acquire more picks. If only O'Brien didn't send a second-round pick to the for earlier this month and threw in a fourth-round pick in the deal.
2020 NFL Free Agency Texans wish Johnath
The and are moving on after nine seasons, the franchise announced in a statement Wednesday. Joseph, who was scheduled to hit the free agent market, made two Pro Bowls with the Texans and started 128 out of 133 games with the team.The Texans released a statement on Joseph's departure:"Johnathan has been a Julio Teheran Jersey consummate profe sional, team captain and one of the leaders of our defense for the past nine years. It is rare for a player to sustain such a high level of play for over a decade and that says so much about him and his dedication to the game. He is an exceptional teammate, mentor, husband, and father. His impact on and off the field makes him quite po sibly the most celebrated free agent signing in franchise history."The entire Atlanta Braves Jersey Houston Texans organization thanks Johnathan for the contributions he's made to our team and the Houston community. We wish him and his family all the best as he pursues free agency." Joseph played in 14 games (11 starts) for the Texans last season at 35 Kurt Suzuki Jersey years old. He had 51 tackles, 13 pa ses defensed and an interception as opposing quarterbacks recorded a 94.9 pa ser rating when targeting him. Joseph allowed 64.1% of pa ses thrown his way to be caught, giving up two touchdowns.Joseph, who will be 36 in April, has played 14 Tyler Flowers Jersey seasons in the . A first-round pick of the in 2006, Joseph has racked up 755 tackles, 194 pa ses defensed and 31 interceptions in his career while playing in 200 games, starting 186 of them.Joseph managed to record 17 interceptions and 118 pa ses defensed in his nine years with the Texans. Even in his mid-30s, Joseph has proven he can still start for a , but will likely have Dansby Swanson Jersey to wait until the second wave of free agency to get that opportunity. The Texans have just Andre Johnson and Bob McNair in their "Ring of Honor." There's an excellent chance Joseph will join them someday.