Bengals
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow has been fond of how the team has operated this season following his restructure and trade for DT Dexter Lawrence: “The front office has taken a lot of heat from the fans, the public, the media. We can put all of that behind us. They went and made it happen.” (Paul Dehner)
- Dehner believes the Bengals would have looked for a larger restructure on Burrow’s deal if they had another big move to make.
- As far as depth goes, Dehner expects Cincinnati to look to add at LB, CB or OT via a trade or free agency.
- Dehner also mentioned CB DJ Turner, DE Myles Murphy, CB Daxton Hill and RB Chase Brown becoming extension-eligible, who could dip into the cap space created.
- Overall, Dehner doesn’t see another big move happening despite the cap space, but rather just the Bengals keeping space for contingency plans and potential rollover for 2027.
Browns
Browns QB Shedeur Sanders said he isn’t focused on the competition between him and QB Deshaun Watson and said that he’s trying to improve on a daily basis and learn the new scheme.
“I think the way how y’all look at things is different than how we look at things,” Sanders said, via Akron Beacon Journal. “We look at coming to practice every day, being the best player we can be as an individual and as a good teammate. Y’all look at it as like a competition. That’s not really nothing I’m just focused on. I’m focused on developing as a player, like doing everything, getting as comfortable as I can in the offense in the scheme and playing with that confidence I had. So I think that’s all I’m really looking for and trying to improve every day, whether it’s mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually. I’m just trying to be a better person every day, and wherever that falls into place, it’ll fall into place.”
Watson added that HC Todd Monken has worked with a multitude of different quarterbacks, and his ability to relate to everyone holds merit.
“I think what makes him unique is that he’s worked with so many different guys,” Watson said. “So it’s not just a dual-threat guy or a pocket passer, whatever you want to categorize the quarterback. I think he’s just open to being able to relate to the players. And I think from my experience, when I’ve been around him the last couple of weeks, is that I think being at Georgia, being at the college level, you kind of got to be more player-led because those guys are really looking up to it. But when you get to this level, he can relate to everyone. He can communicate with everyone. He can socialize with everyone, and I think that’s been a plus for this locker room and team, especially the young guys.”
Steelers
Former Steelers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling said he wanted to continue his career in Pittsburgh but was unsure what QB Aaron Rodgers wanted to do, which led him to pursue other opportunities and eventually sign with the Cowboys.
“I was still interested in playing for Pittsburgh,” Valdes-Scantling said, via Steelers Wire. “But I was very adamant on I wanted to play with Aaron if I was going to go back to Pittsburgh because he’s one of my best friends that I’ve made in this league over my nine-year career now. He was still undecided if he was going to go back and play or if he was going to hang it up. So, I was like, ‘Let’s see what else is out there.’”
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