NFL Notes: Buccaneers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Redskins

Buccaneers

Chiefs

  • Chiefs GM John Dorsey reiterated that Alex Smith will be the teamโ€™s starting quarterback for the 2017 season. (Pete Sweeney)
  • When asked about RB Jamaal Charlesโ€˜ future with the team, Dorsey said: โ€œHeโ€™s working like the dickens to get himself ready for 2017. Weโ€™ll see what happens in March, but right now I see him as a Chief.โ€ (Terez A. Paylor)
  • Joel Corry says that the Chiefs could afford to re-sign both free agent S Eric Berry and DT Dontari Poe if they cut QB Nick Foles and RB Jamaal Charles, which would free up $16,937,500 of cap room. Then they would have to sign him to contracts that include low first-year cap figures.

Dolphins

  • Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes that while Miami TE David Njoku would be โ€œvery temptingโ€ for the Dolphins in round one, he gets the sense that linebacker and defensive end are priorities for the team.
  • Jackson does, however, say that the Dolphins are expected to add a tight end at some point this offseason.
  • In regards to veteran DT Earl Mitchell, Jackson reports that thereโ€™s some internal support keeping him.

Redskins

According to Mike Jones of the Washington Post, Redskins president Bruce Allen is โ€œbreathing downโ€ GM Scot McCloughanโ€™s neck after the teamโ€™s lack of success in free agency and the limited results from the past two draft classes.

Jones says that Allen wouldnโ€™t allow McCloughan to speak to reporters at the Senior Bowl and wonโ€™t permit him to do his interview session with reporters at the combine either. Allen reportedly wants McCloughan โ€œcompletely locked in on talent evaluationโ€ this offseason.

Depending on how things go for Washington in 2017, itโ€™s possible that QB Kirk Cousins, HC Jay Gruden and McCloughan could all be elsewhere in 2018. This is assuming that Cousins isnโ€™t signed to a long-term deal, but it appears as though there is a lot of pressure for the Redskinsโ€™ decision-makers.

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