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Wednesday morning the Buffalo Bills and pro bowl wideout Stefon diggs have agreed to a four year $96 million dollar extension, the 28-year-old wideout will be under contract through 2027. 

       After being traded to the Buffalo Bills two years ago Diggs has been nothing short of spectacular with Josh Allen, in his first season in Buffalo digs lead the NFL in receiving with 1,535 yards and his first all pro team honors with a pro bowl selection.

With Buffalo being the favorites to come out of the AFC Stefon will have his work cut out for him, Buffalo this offseason has been very aggressive with shelling out big money to Von Miller, Resigning Center Mitch Morse, adding D lineman DaQuan Jones and many other high impact players.

The New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles just shook up the first round of this upcoming NFL draft, with Phili having three first round picks it wasn’t a long shot that the Eagles were going to make a splash with those picks with a trade for a big named quarterback.

    Here’s a full breakdown of the trade:

    Eagles Receive 

• 2022 First rounder  #18
• 2022 Third rounder #101
• 2022 Seventh rounder #237 
• 2023 Saints First Rounder 
• 2024 Saints Second Rounder

    Saints Receive

• 2022 First rounder #16
• 2022 First rounder #19
• 2022 Sixth rounder #194

The Patriots traded for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker. Dolphins are sending veteran wide receiver DeVante Parker and a fifth round draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for a third round pick.

       The New Orleans Saints are bringing back veteran defensive back P.J Williams and are also adding former Houston Texans defensive lineman Jaleel Johnson on a one year contract.

       Frank Gore intends to sign a one day contract to officially retire as a San Francisco 49er. The league’s 3rd all time leading rusher will get his wish and officially retire as a 49er and will now join the 49ers front office. 

Former first round pick Jarred Davis is getting a second chance with his former team the Detroit Lions, the 2017 first round pick started 45 games in his four seasons but largely came up short for his first round potential.

After some offseason drama last year Dolphins star cornerback Xavien Howard was frustrated with the compensation he and the Dolphins had agreed to before his breakout season in 2020. It was reported the Dolphins and Howard could be moving in different directions sooner than later last season but the two sides managed to work it out.

Now being one of the top paid corners in the league Howard doesn’t have much to complain about with the Dolphins making big splashes this offseason with the Tyreek Hill trade and other big signings. Howard’s new deal is a five year 90 million with 50.691 million in new money that will give him an average of 25.345 million in the last 2 years of his five year contract.

The new middle linebacker is now joining a star studded team in Los Angeles, Wagner once competitors against Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey will now be joining them to wreak havoc in the league. Wagner’s new deal is very team friendly, consisting of a 5 year $50 million dollar deal worth up to $64 million with added bonuses and incentives.  

After being cut by the Seahawks at the start in free agency Wagner wasn’t in a hurry to sign with a team, after having meetings with the Rams and Ravens Wagner decided to stay in the NFC West and continue to chase a ring. With Seattle trading star QB Russell Wilson and cutting Bobby Wagner it was only a matter of time to see where he would land and now he’ll be battling his former team twice a year.

As the now former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bruce Arians will now be stepping down as the head coach and taking a role in the front office, now naming Todd Bowles as head coach, Bowles will now be getting a five year extension to now put him in line with other head coaches, Bowles was the defensive coordinator of the Bucs for the last couple years and was one of the highest paid D coordinators.        

With Arians out as head coach we can now look back at his time in Tampa Bay and many would say it was a success with winning a Super Bowl and finishing with a 80-48-1 record, Arians was mostly known for his “no risk it no biscuit” method. As Arians explained the reasoning for stepping down he said this “The simple answer is that I have accomplished more than I ever dreamed I could during this incredible coaching journey,” Arians said, in part. “Winning Super Bowl LV at our home stadium, with my mom and family in attendance, was really the last item I wanted to check off my career bucket list. For me, this is about more than just trying to add more wins to my coaching record.

“This team is in a much better place than it was three years ago due to Jason’s great work and the Glazer family’s commitment to winning. Before you start thinking this is about my health, don’t. This is the best I have felt in many years and I’m looking forward to helping this team continue winning through my new role.”

Arians continued to say: “I want to focus on what I can give back to this incredible game that has provided so much for me and my family. I really began thinking about my personal transition plan earlier this offseason. I wanted to ensure when I walked away that Todd Bowles would have the best opportunity to succeed. So many head coaches come into situations where they are set up for failure, and I didn’t want that for Todd. Tom (Brady)’s decision to come back, along with Jason and his staff doing another great job of keeping the core of this team intact during free agency, confirmed for me that it was the right time to pass the torch to Todd. I began conversations with Jason and the Glazer family a few weeks ago about a possible succession plan. Their understanding and support mean the world to me.”

With Free Agency winding down teams around the league are starting to look into the draft, with some teams having a surplus of picks and other teams having a shortage of picks we will look into each NFC team’s biggest needs and predictions into what position they might actually draft. 

NFC East

• Dallas Cowboys 

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:DL

• Washington Commanders

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:QB

• Philadelphia Eagles

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:WR

• New York Giants

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

NFC West

• Los Angeles Rams

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

• San Francisco 49ers

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:DL

• Arizona Cardinals

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:WR

• Seattle Seahawks

Biggest Need:QB

Draft Prediction:QB

NFC North

• Green Bay Packers

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:WR

• Minnesota Vikings

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

• Chicago Bears

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

• Detroit Lions

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

NFC South

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

• New Orleans Saints 

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:QB

• Carolina Panthers

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

• Atlanta Falcons

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:QB

With Free Agency winding down teams around the league are starting to look into the draft, with some teams having a surplus of picks and other teams having a shortage of picks we will look into each AFC teams biggest needs and predictions into what position they might actually draft. 

AFC East

• Buffalo Bills

Biggest Need:RB

Draft Prediction:RB

• New England Patriots

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:CB

• Miami Dolphins

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

• New York Jets

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:S

AFC West

• Kansas City Chiefs

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction: WR

• Los Angeles Chargers

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

• Denver Broncos

Biggest Need:MLB

Draft Prediction:OL

• Las Vegas Raiders

Biggest Need:CB

Draft Prediction:CB

AFC North

• Cleveland Browns

Biggest Need:C

Draft Prediction:WR

• Baltimore Ravens

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

• Pittsburgh Steelers

Biggest Need:S

Draft Prediction:QB 

• Cincinnati Bengals

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:MLB

AFC South

• Indianapolis Colts

Biggest Need:WR

Draft Prediction:WR

• Tennessee Titans

Biggest Need:OL

Draft Prediction:OL

• Houston Texans

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

• Jacksonville Jaguars 

Biggest Need:DL

Draft Prediction:DL

Each team will be ranked in order of ceiling and floor for this upcoming season.

#1- Los Angeles Rams

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: Divisional Round

#2- Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender

Floor: Divisional Round

#3- Minnesota Vikings 

Ceiling: NFC Championship Game

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#4- San Francisco 49ers

Ceiling: NFC Championship Game

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#5- Green Bay Packers

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#6- Arizona Cardinals

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Playoffs one and done

#7- Philadelphia Eagles

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: Miss the Playoffs

#8- Dallas Cowboys

Ceiling: Divisional Round

Floor: Miss the Playoffs

#9- New Orleans Saints

Ceiling: 9-8 Record

Floor: 6-11 Record

#10- Washington Commanders

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: 6-11 Record

#11- New York Giants

Ceiling: 8-9 Record 

Floor: Top 3 draft pick

#12- Carolina Panthers

Ceiling: 7-10 Record 

Floor: Top 5 Draft Pick

#13- Chicago Bears

Ceiling: 7-10 Record 

Floor: Top 5 Draft Pick

#14- Detroit Lions

Ceiling: 6-11 Record 

Floor: #1 Draft Pick 

#15- Atlanta Falcons

Ceiling: 5-12 Record 

Floor: Top 3 Draft Pick

#16- Seattle Seahawks

Ceiling: 4-13 Record

Floor: #1 Draft Pick

Each team will be ranked in order of ceiling and floor for this upcoming season.

#1- Buffalo Bills

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs with a win

#2- Cincinnati Bengals

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender

Floor: playoffs with a win 

#3- Kansas City Chiefs

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#4- Denver Broncos 

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs with a win

#5- Baltimore Ravens

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#6- Los Angeles Chargers

Ceiling: SuperBowl Contender 

Floor: playoffs one and done 

#7- Indianapolis Colts

Ceiling: playoffs with a win

Floor: Playoffs 

#8- Tennessee Titans

Ceiling: playoffs with a win 

Floor: 2nd place in division 

#9- Las Vegas Raiders

Ceiling: Playoffs with a win 

Floor: 9-8 record

#10- Miami Dolphins 

Ceiling: playoffs one and done 

Floor: 8-9 record 

#11- Pittsburgh Steelers

Ceiling: playoffs one and done 

Floor: 9-8 record 

#12- Cleveland Browns

Ceiling: AFC Championship Game

Floor: 6-11 record

#13-  New England Patriots

Ceiling: Playoffs one and done

Floor: 6-11 record

#14- Jacksonville Jaguars 

Ceiling: .500

Floor: 5-12 record 

#15- New York Jets

Ceiling: .500

Floor: top 3 draft pick

#16- Houston Texans

Ceiling: .500

Floor: #1 draft pick