The Miami Dolphins are having a yard sale and WR Jaylen Waddle is heading to a new team. It was announced yesterday that the Dolphins were sending Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a 1st, 3rd, and 4th round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Waddle will be fondly remembered here and hopefully he continues […] The Miami Dolphins are having a yard sale and WR Jaylen Waddle is heading to a new team. It was announced yesterday that the Dolphins were sending Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a 1st, 3rd, and 4th round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Waddle will be fondly remembered here and hopefully he continues to succeed in Denver. This trade has left the Dolphins with a mess at the wide receiver room. Look for the team to add a couple players in the draft next month. You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below. Dolphins Running Backs Examining the Chances of Achane Following Waddle Out of MiamiThe Miami Dolphins made a big trade Tuesday and the question is whether their star running back could be next Dolphins Wide Receivers Why the Waddle Trade Was a Big Winner for DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins sent speedy wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a first-round pick and more Dave Hyde: New GM got it right in trading Waddle as Dolphins stockpile picksLet’s start with the two premium draft picks from Denver. They’re worth more for what the Miami Dolphins need than Jaylen Waddle and the $67 million owed him. Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ new regime continues housecleaning from old regime with Waddle tradeAnother one bites the dust. Phinsider News You May Have Missed Grading Dolphins free agency – The Splash Zone 3/17/26Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. 2026 NFL mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah projects Miami Dolphins two first round picksTaking a look at Daniel Jeremiah’s first-round projection following the Miami Dolphins’ trade of Jaylen Waddle. BREAKING: Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle to BroncosJaylen Waddle has been traded to the Denver Broncos. Miami Dolphins Discussion: Missed Opportunity EditionWe ask Miami Dolphins fans which player the team should have made a better effort in signing during free agency. See More:
Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle to Broncos – The Splash Zone 3/18/26
Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle to Broncos – The Splash Zone 3/18/26
The Miami Dolphins are having a yard sale and WR Jaylen Waddle is heading to a new team. It was announced yesterday that the Dolphins were sending Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a 1st, 3rd, and 4th round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Waddle will be fondly remembered here and hopefully he continues […] The Miami Dolphins are having a yard sale and WR Jaylen Waddle is heading to a new team. It was announced yesterday that the Dolphins were sending Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a 1st, 3rd, and 4th round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Waddle will be fondly remembered here and hopefully he continues to succeed in Denver. This trade has left the Dolphins with a mess at the wide receiver room. Look for the team to add a couple players in the draft next month. You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below. Dolphins Running Backs Examining the Chances of Achane Following Waddle Out of MiamiThe Miami Dolphins made a big trade Tuesday and the question is whether their star running back could be next Dolphins Wide Receivers Why the Waddle Trade Was a Big Winner for DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins sent speedy wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a first-round pick and more Dave Hyde: New GM got it right in trading Waddle as Dolphins stockpile picksLet’s start with the two premium draft picks from Denver. They’re worth more for what the Miami Dolphins need than Jaylen Waddle and the $67 million owed him. Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ new regime continues housecleaning from old regime with Waddle tradeAnother one bites the dust. Phinsider News You May Have Missed Grading Dolphins free agency – The Splash Zone 3/17/26Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. 2026 NFL mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah projects Miami Dolphins two first round picksTaking a look at Daniel Jeremiah’s first-round projection following the Miami Dolphins’ trade of Jaylen Waddle. BREAKING: Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle to BroncosJaylen Waddle has been traded to the Denver Broncos. Miami Dolphins Discussion: Missed Opportunity EditionWe ask Miami Dolphins fans which player the team should have made a better effort in signing during free agency. See More:
Rams are Super Bowl favorites, but is that ideal?
The Los Angeles Rams have emerged from losing their most recent game by quickly becoming next year’s Super Bowl favorites. As fans is that where you’d rather be, as the favorites, or do you prefer to be under the radar and strike teams from the shadows like the 1999 Rams? Does pre-season perception of quality […] The Los Angeles Rams have emerged from losing their most recent game by quickly becoming next year’s Super Bowl favorites. As fans is that where you’d rather be, as the favorites, or do you prefer to be under the radar and strike teams from the shadows like the 1999 Rams? Does pre-season perception of quality have any impact on a team’s actual Super Bowl chances? To be marked on an opposing team’s calendar as “the biggest game of the year”? Or is it just media fluff to fill the NFL news cycle while teams are rebuilding? The Rams were already among Super Bowl favorites before trading for Trent McDuffie and holding onto the 13th pick in the draft, but that move and the addition of Jaylen Watson has L.A. even further ahead of the competition. Or so that’s what they’re saying. Holding onto most, if not all of their important players from last season’s 12-5 team with an appearance in the NFC Championship game hasn’t hurt either. Do you believe the Rams are the team to beat? Is it even close? And would you rather be the favorites or the underdogs? I’ll post some prompts in the comments section below. Post your own answers, reply to other answers, and share with the rest of the community how much you think it matters: Favorites, Underdogs, or Who Cares? See More: Los Angeles Rams Odds
A Dubious Distinction for the Vikings’ 2022 Draft Class
The book officially closed on the Minnesota Vikings’ 2022 NFL Draft class on Tuesday, and not in the way anyone might have imagined it would have when Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell put together their first group of draftees a little less than four years ago. With running back Ty Chandler officially agreeing to a […] The book officially closed on the Minnesota Vikings’ 2022 NFL Draft class on Tuesday, and not in the way anyone might have imagined it would have when Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell put together their first group of draftees a little less than four years ago. With running back Ty Chandler officially agreeing to a deal with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday afternoon, not one member of the team’s ten-man 2022 draft class got themselves a second contract with the Vikings. They’re not all out of the league or anything, mind you. But not one of them will suit up for the Vikings again after their rookie deals expired. Let’s review the group, shall we? S Lewis Cine – Cine, the team’s first-round pick, broke his leg four games into his rookie season while playing punt coverage. He then appeared in just seven games for the Vikings in 2023, including being a healthy scratch on several occasions, before being one of the team’s final cuts in 2024. CB Andrew Booth Jr. – Booth played in just six games in his rookie season for the Vikings, and followed that up by playing all 17 games in his second year. He was then traded to the Cowboys for Nahshon Wright. He appeared in seven games for the Cowboys and was out of the league in 2025. G Ed Ingram – Ingram started 32 out of 34 possible games at guard for the Vikings in his first two seasons. He then got benched midway through the 2024 season in favor of Dalton Risner. Before the 2025 season, the Vikings traded him to the Houston Texans for a sixth-round pick. Ingram then went on to play well enough for the Texans to earn himself a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension, because of course he did. LB Brian Asamoah – Asamoah played primarily on special teams for the Vikings, never playing more than 11% of the defensive snaps in any of his three seasons with the team. He was waived by the Vikings in August of 2025, and made stops in Tennessee and Las Vegas before landing in Cincinnati, where he played the final four games of last year. CB Akayleb Evans – Evans appeared in ten games as a rookie, and followed that up with a second season that saw him start fifteen games. He was then waived halfway through his third season and was picked up by the Carolina Panthers. He’s still in Carolina, as he signed a one-year deal to stay with them just before free agency started. DL Esezi Otomewo – Otomewo appeared in five games for the Vikings in his rookie season. He was then waived the next year and spent all of 2023 on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad. He spent 2024 in Jacksonville, and then moved on to the Pittsburgh Steelers this past season on a one-year deal. He signed another one-year deal with Pittsburgh just before free agency started. RB Ty Chandler – One of just two members of the Class of 2022 to even make it through his entire rookie deal with the Vikings. He appeared in just three games in his rookie season and three games this past season, but played in all 17 games in both 2023 and 2024. He just signed with New Orleans, as we mentioned above. OT Vederian Lowe – Lowe appeared in four games for the Vikings as a rookie in 2022, and was then traded to the New England Patriots in 2023 for a sixth-round pick. He appeared in 42 games for the Patriots with 25 starts (and even caught a touchdown pass), and signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency last week. WR Jalen Nailor – The other player from the 2022 class to make it through his rookie deal, Nailor was a productive third receiver for much of his time with the Vikings. He agreed to a three-year, $35 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders during the “legal tampering” period of free agency. TE Nick Muse – Muse caught one pass for the Vikings in three seasons, spending most of his time bouncing back and forth from the practice squad to the active roster. The Philadelphia Eagles then signed him to their practice squad, and he was there when they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. (Hey, at least one guy from this draft class got himself a ring.) He’s bounced around to several practice squads since then, and was last with the New York Jets. So that’s it, ladies and gentlemen. . .the sad, awful story of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2022 draft class. It’s pretty bad. I’m not sure if it’s the absolute worst in Vikings’ history from a productivity perspective, but it has to be right down near the bottom. See More: Minnesota Vikings News
Chiefs stick to offense at No. 9 in Daniel Jeremiah’s latest mock draft
The major action of NFL free agency has passed, and football fans are now officially in countdown mode towards the 2026 draft, which begins on Thursday, April 23rd. The Kansas City Chiefs have become one of the mock-draft universe’s favorite teams with an arsenal of picks towards the top of the order. In Daniel Jeremiah’s […] The major action of NFL free agency has passed, and football fans are now officially in countdown mode towards the 2026 draft, which begins on Thursday, April 23rd. The Kansas City Chiefs have become one of the mock-draft universe’s favorite teams with an arsenal of picks towards the top of the order. In Daniel Jeremiah’s “mock draft 3.0” for NFL.com, the team uses picks No. 9 and No. 29 to go in a different direction than the status quo. Pick 9Utah, OL, JuniorKansas City ChiefsSpencer Fano — Fano can start immediately at right tackle and eventually kick inside to guard if necessary. The Chiefs will have excellent information on him because of Andy Reid’s relationship with former Utah head coach (and former BYU teammate) Kyle Whittingham. Pick 29 — Tennessee, CB, Sophomore (RS)Kansas City Chiefs (via LAR)Colton Hood The Chiefs land one of the most complete cornerbacks in the draft. Hood can cover and play the run, filling a big void in a secondary that is being rebuilt. My analysis Jeremiah predicts the Chiefs finding a way to immediately boost the offense without the luxury of Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love or Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate on the board; heck, even after Miami right tackle Francis Mauigoa is taken at pick No. 3 as the first offensive lineman selected. Even with the draft’s top two defensive backs available — Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane — Kansas City picks an immediate starter at right tackle, in Jeremiah’s eyes. Fano was the Utes’ starting right tackle for the last two seasons following a year as the primary left tackle in 2023. According to Pro Football Focus premium stats, Fano enters the NFL with 1,616 collegiate snaps at right tackle and 543 at left tackle. Fano is coming off one of the cleanest pass-blocking seasons of any lineman in college football. Over 382 pass-blocking snaps, he did not allow a sack or quarterback hit by PFF’s evaluation. The five total pressures Fano allowed in 2025 were the least of any FBS offensive tackle with at least 300 pass-blocking snaps. In the previous season, he was docked for just allowing one sack and 13 other pressures. He was penalized nine times over those two years. Despite standing at nearly 6 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, Fano registered arm length (32 1/8 inches) shorter than the deal-breaking threshold the Chiefs have seemingly held the roster-building strategy to under head coach Andy Reid. These are the pre-draft measurements of the notable starting tackles in recent franchise history: Starting left tackle Josh Simmons: 33-inch arms Right tackle Jawaan Taylor: 35-1/8 inch arms Left tackle Donovan Smith: 34-3/8 inch arms Left tackle Orlando Brown Jr.: 35-inch arms Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz: 33-1/2 inch arms Left tackle Eric Fisher: 34-1/2 inch arms It’s hard to imagine the organization taking the risk of selecting an outlier with such a high pick, especially considering Fano is already being considered for a move to guard, as Jeremiah points out. As for Kansas City’s selection at pick 29, Colton Hood is one of the youngest prospects in the class after turning 21 years old on February 23. Still, Jeremiah looks at him as an all-around cornerback despite just two years of real playing time in college over three years and three different schools. He finished at Tennessee, where he proved his importance in coverage. For the Volunteers’ defense, Hood was exclusive to covering routes on pass plays; he recorded just one pass-rush snap in 2025, despite recording the second-most defensive snaps on the team (774). That being said, Hood never appeared to shy away from being the point of contact for a ballcarrier. He finished with 20 “Stops” — a tackle PFF categorizes to cause a failure for the offense on the given play — and had the second-most of the non-linebackers for Tennessee. Over 52 passes thrown to his coverage responsibility, only 28 were completed (54% catch rate). Quarterbacks registered a 70.8 passer rating when targeting Hood, and he allowed just one touchdown over 12 games. Measuring in over 5 feet 11 1/2 inches tall and 193 pounds, Hood stood out at the NFL Scouting Combine by posting an official 40-yard dash time of 4.44 seconds, then following it up with elite results in the explosive drills: 40 1/2 inches vertical jump and 10 feet 5 inches in the broad jump. With only one year as a full-time starter under his belt, the redshirt sophomore is clearly profiling as a high-upside pick to be worthy of consideration in the back end of Day 1. Without a deep-dive evaluation, there is a lot in his resume that points to Hood being a stylistic replacement for the departed All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, although he manned the slot for just 13 of his 774 snaps in 2025. See More:
L.A. Rams News: Team can go offense or defense with 13th pick
The Los Angeles Rams (on paper) strengthened their defense and special teams this offseason, and many would consider those two areas the biggest weaknesses of the Rams, now that those issues have been sured up (again, on paper), the team has flexibility with what to do with their first-round pick. They could go upgrade any […] The Los Angeles Rams (on paper) strengthened their defense and special teams this offseason, and many would consider those two areas the biggest weaknesses of the Rams, now that those issues have been sured up (again, on paper), the team has flexibility with what to do with their first-round pick. They could go upgrade any of their positions, they could take someone to develop (not sure that makes as much sense in 2026 for L.A.), they could trade back for more picks. Once again, like last year, the Rams have put themselves in a position to move like water. They can target who they want, or they can let the board come to them, maybe both? We have some time before the draft, but as long as L.A. still has that 13th pick come draft day, expect all sorts of rumors and guesses as far as how the Rams will draft or what they may use that pick for. Happy Tuesday, thank you for checking out Turf Show Times and comment on whatever you want! Rams give Matthew Stafford another weapon in Mel Kiper Jr.‘s new mock draft (ramswire) “As a result, their roster holes are shrinking by the day, leaving wide receiver as the team’s top remaining need. Luckily for them, there’s still the draft, and the Rams hold the 13th overall pick – a prime spot to add a playmaker. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released a new mock draft on Tuesday after the first wave of free agency, and he has the Rams taking Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson at No. 13.“ Rams sign ILB Grant Stuard to two-year deal (therams.com) “Stuard, 27, most recently played for the Lions, making 19 total tackles while playing in all 17 regular season games last season. He was also a standout on special teams for Detroit, posting a career-best 83.0 special teams grade according to Pro Football Focus. Prior to that, he spent three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, producing 58 total tackles while starting in 51 of 53 regular season games.“ Random Ramsdom Fandom: “Adams is the perfect fit for the team and his leadership is underrated. I know Father Time gets everyone but he’s not done yet. He wanted to play 2 more years and is getting his wish. HOF WR no doubt but I think he comes to ball out this season and is more motivated than ever because of the rumor” -Jballa2005 “I think looking at Adams you’d have to ask a few questions: “Do the Rams need the cap space that he creates? As of now they don’t. If they trade for a better player than they might, but at the moment they are in a healthy position with the cap so there’s no need to shop him. With some players it could be the future cap space that is enticing, but since they don’t get any future cap savings this is not the case. Do the Rams get better by trading him? I think at this point the answer is no. The impact he had in the Redzone was drastic last year. The amount of attention he garnered on the goal line was crazy. Teams would often double team him as the season went on, making the box that much lighter. This freed up a lot of space for Williams and Corum to work. It wasn’t a coincidence that the amount of FGs increased when Adams went out injured. As of now, trading him makes the Rams worse. Can they get a replacement? They could attempt to in the draft, but this is no guarantee. Also, they don’t need to free up cap space to replace him in this way. Whomever they pick at 13 will virtually cost them the same on their rookie deal and they have plenty of space for their draft class. There is not an upgrade with the existing free agents. There are only two scenarios that make sense to trade Adams. One, they get a godfather offer from a team that is so good that they can’t turn it down. Two, they trade for an upgrade at the position and need the cap space his trade would create. At the moment, neither are true, and one was only possible if an AJ Brown trade happened. This is probably why the Rams even explored the possibility. That doesn’t seem to be happening now, so trading him away would create an unnecessary massive hole in the offense that was number one in the league last year with Adams on the field. Do the Rams need to find an eventual replacement? Yes, as Adams isn’t getting younger, but trading him away doesn’t help with that. It only makes the Rams a worse team in 2026, with minimal to no benefit beyond this season.“ -KYRamFan See More: Los Angeles Rams News
Report: Colts sign former Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt to one-year deal
The Indianapolis Colts are signing former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt to a one-year deal. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was first to report the move. Taylor-Britt, a former second-round pick in 2022, spent his first four seasons with the Bengals. In his four seasons with Cincinnati, the 26-year-old cornerback appeared in 38 games and recorded […] The Indianapolis Colts are signing former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt to a one-year deal. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was first to report the move. Taylor-Britt, a former second-round pick in 2022, spent his first four seasons with the Bengals. In his four seasons with Cincinnati, the 26-year-old cornerback appeared in 38 games and recorded 151 solo tackles and 7 interceptions. The move for Taylor-Britt makes sense for the Colts for a number of reasons. For starters, Indianapolis’ cornerback room dealt with a number of injuries last season — specifically to starters Sauce Gardner and Charvarius ‘Mooney’ Ward. Ward appeared in only 10 games during the 2025 season after suffering three separate concussions — two of which landed the star cornerback on injured reserve. Gardner, meanwhile, suffered a calf strain and appeared in only 4 of the team’s final 8 games last season. Additionally, Taylor-Britt knows current Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo quite well, as the former Bengals cornerback played under him during his first three seasons in the NFL (2022-2024). Reuniting Taylor-Britt with Anarumo makes a lot of sense from a schematic perspective. More specifically, Taylor-Britt found success under Anarumo as a man coverage corner, allowing just 30 catches on 68 targets for 518 yards and 3 touchdowns. Taylor-Britt also tallied 5 pass breakups, 4 interceptions and had an 11.7 forced incompletion percentage during that span, too, per Zach Hicks of Locked On Colts/Colts on SI. Taylor-Britt joins a Colts cornerback room that is semi-crowded. Currently, Indianapolis’ cornerback room consists of the aforementioned Gardner, Ward, veteran Kenny Moore II, second-year corners Justin Walley and Johnathan Edwards, as well as Jaylon Jones and Mekhi Blackmon. But given the number of injuries the Colts dealt with at cornerback last season, having extra insurance at the position — especially in the form of a player who is very familiar with the team’s defensive scheme — is something that could be beneficial to the team in the future. See More: Indianapolis Colts News
Why did Green Bay Packers move on from Las Vegas Raiders’ free-agent signing Quay Walker?
One of the Las Vegas Raiders’ biggest moves of free agency was signing former Green Bay Packer linebacker Quay Walker. To get to know Walker better and give Raider Nation an idea of what he brings to Las Vegas, Silver and Black Pride reached out to our friends at Acme Packing Company, and Justis Mosqueda […] One of the Las Vegas Raiders’ biggest moves of free agency was signing former Green Bay Packer linebacker Quay Walker. To get to know Walker better and give Raider Nation an idea of what he brings to Las Vegas, Silver and Black Pride reached out to our friends at Acme Packing Company, and Justis Mosqueda was kind enough to answer a few questions about the linebacker. Q: What would you say are Walker’s biggest strengths and weaknesses? A: He’s been a very good run plugger for the last two years. Former Packers’ linebackers coach and run game coordinator Anthony Campanile sort of changed him in that aspect before taking the defensive coordinator job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. As far as a weakness goes, I think it’s his coverage skills by far. Keep him in the box and fitting the A gap instead of having to play sideline to sideline, and the Raiders should be good. Q: While the Packers didn’t pick up Walker’s fifth-year option, back in July, general manager Brian Gutekunst indicated that he was working on giving Walker a contract extension. Why did that never happen, and why did the organization allow the linebacker to hit the open market? A: They disagreed on pricing. The Packers tried to get something done several times. There were reports that Green Bay would get into the low double digits ($10 million to $11 million) on his APY, but they weren’t willing to get to the number he got. I think Quay’s camp was hoping for $15 million per in free agency, which is probably why he waited out there for a bit before eventually signing with the Raiders. Q: Walker was known for being a good athlete when he was coming out of Georgia, but he seemed to struggle in coverage as a Packer. Given his physical abilities, what would you say are his biggest issues in that area of the game? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 10: Quay Walker #7 of the Green Bay Packers returns an interception for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the second half at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Getty Images A: Awareness of what the defensive structure is trying to do. A lot of times, he wouldn’t get enough depth in his zone, but generally, he covers grass a lot, instead of reacting to the route combinations that are coming his way. That sort of makes him an easy target. Q: During his introductory press conference, Walker seemed to take a shot at the Packers by saying that he thinks the Raiders/defensive coordinator Rob Leonard will use him “the right way”. How did Green Bay use him, and what would you say is the “right way” to maximize his skill set? A: I think he’ll probably want to be blitzed more so he doesn’t have to cover, if I had to guess. Otherwise, he played as a spot-drop zone Mike linebacker for Jeff Hafley and the quarters system under Joe Barry. The only thing he really hasn’t done is be a blitzer, so I’m guessing it’s that. Q: How is Walker as a leader/teammate, and what type of person is he off the field? A: I don’t think he’s a bad kid or anything, but Packers fans will point to the multiple ejections. The first was for shoving an opposing coach, and the second was for shoving an opposing trainer in an elimination game. See More: Las Vegas Raiders Free Agency
Vikings Sign P Johnny Hekker to One-Year Deal
With Ryan Wright departing for New Orleans early in free agency, the Minnesota Vikings needed a punter to fill out their group of specialists, and they added one with quite the résumé on Tuesday night. Per numerous sources, the Vikings have agreed to the terms of a one-year contract with punter Johnny Hekker. At one […] With Ryan Wright departing for New Orleans early in free agency, the Minnesota Vikings needed a punter to fill out their group of specialists, and they added one with quite the résumé on Tuesday night. Per numerous sources, the Vikings have agreed to the terms of a one-year contract with punter Johnny Hekker. At one point in time, Hekker was considered the best punter in the National Football League. After going undrafted out of Oregon State in 2012, he signed with the (then) St. Louis Rams and spent the first ten seasons of his NFL career with the team. During his time with the Rams, he garnered six All-Pro nods, four of them First-Team (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) and two Second-Team (2014, 2018). He was also a four-time Pro Bowler and holds the NFL record for the highest net punting average in a season, with 46.0, setting that record in 2016. That was good enough to get him named as the punter on the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team. After he left the Rams, he moved on to the Carolina Panthers for three seasons before spending this past season with the Tennessee Titans. In 2025, he had a 40.3 yard net punting average (Wright was at 44.5, for comparison) and landed just over 28% of his punts inside the 20-yard line. He has the most punts of any currently active player in the league with 1,041. And for those of you who are interested in that sort of thing, he’s also completed 15-of-26 passes in his career for 193 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Even with Hekker’s impressive résumé, I would expect the Vikings to at least bring in some competition for him in training camp. What does everyone think of the Vikings bringing Johnny Hekker on board? Let us know in the comments! See More:
Detroit Lions sign EDGE D.J. Wonnum
It was only a matter of time, but the Detroit Lions have finally signed an edge rusher during the 2026 free agency period; multiple sources are reporting that the Lions have agreed to terms with D.J. Wommun on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million. A fourth-round pick (No. 117 overall) in the 2020 […] It was only a matter of time, but the Detroit Lions have finally signed an edge rusher during the 2026 free agency period; multiple sources are reporting that the Lions have agreed to terms with D.J. Wommun on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million. A fourth-round pick (No. 117 overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Wonnum worked his way into their edge rotation as a rookie. Wonnum would go on to start 31 games for the Vikings over the next four seasons, then departed for the Carolina Panthers in 2024. Over the last two seasons, Wonnum started 23 of 24 games. Wonnum has registered 30 sacks and averaged 32.1 pressures per season (roughly two-and-a-quarter pressures per game) in the span of his career. At 6-foot-5, 258 pounds, Wonnum has shown the range to line up with his hand in the dirt or standing up on the edge, while also pushing inside on pass-rushing downs. He has a solid, long frame and possesses a variety of pass-rushing moves in his tool bag. While not a flashy signing, Wonnum has plenty of starting experience and can function as a rotational piece on the edge for the Lions in 2026. He’ll likely need to be paired with another veteran free agency pass rusher or a rookie from the 2026 NFL. Draft. See More: