WR Miles Boykin Retires
Roughly eight years after entering the NFL, Miles Boykin will turn his attention elsewhere. The veteran wideout announced his retirement on Instagram Wednesday. 
“I’m beyond grateful for the sport of football!” Boykin wrote. “Thanks to my coaches, teammates, and fans for their support. My family and friends, I appreciate your constant encouragement. This sport has taught me so many lessons and I don’t know where I would be without it!
I’m excited for this new chapter in my life and can’t wait to see where it takes me!”
Over the course of his three-year college career, Boykin emerged as an intriguing receiver prospect based on his combination of size and speed. A strong junior campaign ultimately resulted in the Ravens trading up to select him in the third round of the 2019 draft. Boykin operated as a key figure on Baltimore’s renovated receiving corps during his first two seasons, but he not develop as hoped.
Across 40 regular-season Ravens games, Boykin managed seven touchdowns but recorded only 33 receptions. In April 2022, the Notre Dame product was waived. The Steelers put in a claim and set up a two-year Boykin run in Pittsburgh. During his time with a second AFC North franchise, Boykin played sparingly on offense but established himself as a core special teams presence. After a one-year Steelers pact expired following the 2023 campaign, he did not see any further action in the regular season.
Boykin saw time on the practice squads of the Giants, Seahawks and Bears during recent years. He could have spent this coming summer once again competing for a roster spot, but he will instead turn his attention to post-playing pursuits at the age of 29. In all, Boykin made a combined total of 77 combined regular and postseason appearances from his time in Baltimore and Pittsburgh. He amassed roughly $7MM in career earnings.
Lamar Jackson Participated In HC, OC Search Process; Ravens Extension Still Being Targeted
With much of their coaching staff now in place, attention in the Ravens’ case will increasingly turn toward free agency. Several internal decisions will need to be made, and working out a new Lamar Jackson extension remains a priority. 
Since Jackson’s 2023 extension was signed, this offseason has loomed as the logical point for a new pact to be worked out. 2026 is scheduled to include a $74.5MM cap charge in his case without an adjustment of some kind. A restructure could be an option, but flattening that cap figure by means of an extension prior to the start of free agency is still seen as Baltimore’s goal.
Any thoughts about a potential Jackson trade can be put to rest, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo notes (video link). A swap would of course come as a major surprise with Jackson being on the books for another two years. The franchise once again illustrated how central the two-time MVP is in a number of areas of its operation during recent weeks. Jackson took part during the first (virtual) round of head coaching interviews, per Garafolo. He also confirms the Ravens’ offensive coordinator search included input from Jackson.
Baltimore took the route many expected by hiring Jesse Minter as head coach. The highly-acclaimed defensive mind will calls plays on that side of the ball, leaving much on the shoulders of his first OC. Declan Doyle departed Chicago after a one-year Bears stint. The 29-year-old did not call plays while working under Ben Johnson, and the ability to do so with the Ravens drove his decision to head to Baltimore. Needless to say, the connection between Doyle and Jackson will be something to watch closely as the 2026 season plays out.
Immediate success will be the expectation for Minter and the rest of his staff as Baltimore looks to return to the postseason next year. A clean slate on the health front will be a major goal for Jackson, who missed four games in 2025 and was limited in others while dealing with various injuries. By the time his age-29 campaign begins, another new contract at or near the top of the quarterback market could very well be in hand.
Ravens Promote Anthony Levine To Special Teams Coordinator
Jesse Minter‘s Baltimore arrival will lead to one of his former DB charges being promoted to a coordinator role. Anthony Levine, who played under Minter during the new HC’s first Ravens stint, will take over as Baltimore’s special teams coordinator.
Levine served as Baltimore’s assistant ST coach last season and served in that capacity with the Titans from 2023-24. This will be the former 12-year NFL DB’s first shot to lead a special teams department.
This move comes after the Ravens saw their previous ST coordinator, Chris Horton, follow John Harbaugh to the Giants. The Ravens initially blocked Horton from making that lateral move, but after Minter’s hire, they allowed it. Minter looks to have had Levine in mind when permitting Horton to leave.
Levine, 38, played 10 seasons in Baltimore, arriving after time on Green Bay’s practice squad from 2010-12. He served as a perennial special teams ace for the Ravens, beginning his career on the team’s Super Bowl XLVII-winning team (this came two years after logging practice squad time for the 2010 Super Bowl-winning Packers). Starting only five games over the course of his career, Levine played at least 70% of the Ravens’ ST snaps in seven of his 10 seasons. The former UDFA signed four Baltimore contracts from 2012-20 and finished his career at 34 in 2021.
The Buccaneers interviewed Levine for their STC post last month. Mike Vrabel had hired him in Tennessee in 2023, after Levine had spent his initial post-retirement year as a Ravens staffer. Brian Callahan changed up his ST staff last year, hiring John Fassel as STC and moving on from Levine. The Ravens rehired him soon after his Nashville exit, and that move will lead to a promotion a year later.
Horton had served as Baltimore’s ST coordinator from 2019-25, serving as Levine’s coach from 2019-21. Levine intercepted two career passes and tallied three sacks during the 2017 season, serving as one of the Ravens’ ST cornerstones along with Justin Tucker and Sam Koch during his career. Minter added his OC from outside the organization, hiring Declan Doyle from the Bears, but has turned to familiarity at DC (Anthony Weaver) and STC. Weaver returns to Baltimore after two years as Miami’s defensive play-caller.
Chargers’ Khalil Mack, Odafe Oweh To “Be In Demand” This Offseason
While free agent Trey Hendrickson and likely trade target Maxx Crosby will lead the class of available edge rushers this offseason, a pair of Chargers pass rushers also shouldn’t lack for suitors. According to Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom.com, Chargers edge rushers Khalil Mack and Odafe Oweh will “be in demand” this offseason.
While pass-rush-needy teams will surely take whatever reinforcement they can get, the two teammates may have different experiences in free agency. Mack, of course, has spent 12 years in the NFL, and while it’s been close to a decade since he won his Defensive Player of the Year award, the veteran continues to produce. While the former Raiders star failed to match that production in Chicago, he has had a few standout moments during his stint with the Chargers. This includes a 17-sack campaign in 2023, but Mack otherwise averaged around six sacks per season during his other three years in Los Angeles.
Thanks to a six-year, $141MM extension with the Bears that temporarily made him the highest-paid defender in NFL history, Mack has never truly experienced free agency. He inked a one-year, $16MM extension with the Chargers last offseason, and there’s a chance he may have to settle for another short-term deal following a 12-game showing in 2025.
Oweh, meanwhile, just completed his rookie contract. The former first-round pick spent the first four-plus seasons of his career with the Ravens, where he often found himself serving in a part-time role. Despite only getting into about 60 percent of the Ravens defensive snaps during his tenure with the team, Oweh still managed to compile 23 sacks with the organization, including a 10-sack performance in 2024.
The 27-year-old got into a career-low 45 percent of Baltimore’s defensive snaps in 2025 before he was shipped to Los Angeles in October. The impending free agent had a productive few months with his new squad, compiling 7.5 sacks and 13 QB hits in 12 games (two starts).
The two edge rushers will have a natural suitor in the Chargers, as La Canfora notes that the organization will be active trying to retain “at least one of them.” Another not-so-surprising suitor will be the Ravens, as La Canfora notes that new head coach (and former Chargers defensive coordinator) Jesse Minter are expected to “heavily pursue” the free agents.
Final 2026 NFL Draft Order
With Super Bowl LX in the books, the full 2026 NFL draft order has been set. Free agency is not far away, but attention will increasingly turn to April’s event as the offseason progresses.
The top of the first-round order is not subject to much in the way of speculation. The Raiders own the No. 1 selection and are widely seen as the landing spot for Fernando Mendoza, the lone quarterback regarded as a first-round lock at this point. How other QB-needy teams positioned throughout the order operate over the coming weeks – knowing there is a lack of high-end prospects this year – will make for an interesting storyline around the league.
This year’s NFL Combine will begin on February 23. Events such as the Senior Bowl have already taken place, leaving the Combine as the next major checkpoint in the evaluation of top prospects. Teams will begin arranging ‘Top 30’ visits with several players of interest relatively soon during the build-up to the draft. This year’s event will take place in Pittsburgh from April 23-25.
Pending the inevitable trades which will shake up the order, here is a final look at how things stand leading up to Day 1:
- Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)
- New York Jets (3-14)
- Arizona Cardinals (3-14)
- Tennessee Titans (3-14)
- New York Giants (4-13)
- Cleveland Browns (5-12)
- Washington Commanders (5-12)
- New Orleans Saints (6-11)
- Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)
- Miami Dolphins (7-10)
- Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)
- Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
- Baltimore Ravens (8-9)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
- New York Jets (via Colts)
- Detroit Lions (9-8)
- Minnesota Vikings (9-8)
- Carolina Panthers (8-9)
- Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
- Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
- Cleveland Browns (from Jaguars)
- Chicago Bears (11-6)
- Buffalo Bills (12-5)
- San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
- Houston Texans (12-5)
- Los Angeles Rams (12-5)
- Denver Broncos (14-3)
- New England Patriots (14-3)
- Seattle Seahawks (14-3)
NFL Coaching Updates: Steelers, Slowik, Falcons, Ravens, Cowboys
Mike McCarthy‘s new coaching staff in Pittsburgh continues to fill out as a couple more expected hires were reported this week. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported that Texas Tech outside linebackers coach C.J. Ah You is expected to head to the NFL for the same job with the Steelers, while Jonathan Jones of NFL on CBS relayed the expectations that Derius Swinton II would be hired as senior special teams assistant.
A former NFL defensive end who appeared in 33 games with the Rams, Ah You turned to coaching following the end of his playing career. Apart from a brief stint in the XFL, Ah You has only coached at the collegiate level. He started as a special teams quality control coach at his alma mater, Oklahoma, before heading to a defensive line coaching job at Vanderbilt. Following his XFL gig, Ah You spent a year as a QC analyst at USC before landing in Lubbock in 2022. The Red Raiders finished the 2025 season with the sixth-most sacks in the country, and top pass rushers David Bailey and Romello Height made strong cases to be Day 1 picks.
Swinton heads to Pittsburgh after a three-year stint in Las Vegas, where he weathered the turnover of three different head coaches. Swinton has twice served single-season tenures as a special teams coordinator and was named to the interim role in Vegas last year after Tom McMahon‘s exit. He won’t be asked to fill the role of coordinator in Pittsburgh, but his experience after having worked in nine different NFL systems could be valuable to the Steelers in 2026.
Here are a few other coaching updates from around the NFL:
- Per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Jets are expected to hire Ryan Slowik to the position of safeties coach. Having coached on and off in the NFL since 2005, Slowik has only held position coaching roles in five seasons. He served as outside linebackers coach of the Cardinals in 2012, held the same position in Cleveland in 2016, and was named to the same role with the Dolphins in 2023 before moving the defensive backs coach/pass game specialist for the past two seasons in Miami. As second year head coach Aaron Glenn continues to rework his coaching staff, he’ll trust his secondary to Slowik and defensive backs coach Chris Harris.
- Zenitz of CBS Sports also reported yesterday that the Ravens are hiring Patrick Kramer to a role on their offensive staff. The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec clarified that Kramer’s role will be as a quality control coach. Zrebiec also reported that Rick Minter, the father of the team’s new head coach, will also join Baltimore’s staff after serving as a defensive consultant for the Chargers. Joining both Minters in the move, per Zrebiec, will be Christina DeRuyter. She worked in Los Angeles last year as the team’s director of football logistics.
- The Falcons announced that they have hired Matt Jones to the position of assistant offensive line coach. Jones comes over from Tennessee, where he started as an assistant offensive line coach in 2023 before moving to offensive assistant for the past two years. Jones will work under new offensive line coach Bill Callahan who retained Jones on the Titans’ staff when he became the team’s head coach.
- Lastly, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, the Cowboys have hired Robert Muschamp as a defensive quality control coach. The nephew of Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, the younger Muschamp worked most recently as a defensive quality control coach with the Chargers, specifically working with outside linebackers.
Ravens Expected To Hire Marcus Brady To Offensive Staff
The Ravens continue to work on filling out their coaching staff under new head coach Jesse Minter. One of the newest updates comes from Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports who reports that Chargers offensive pass game coordinator Marcus Brady is expected to join Baltimore’s offensive staff. 
Brady’s road to the NFL was an intriguing one. After wrapping up his collegiate playing career at Cal State Northridge, Brady went undrafted in both the NFL and CFL in 2002 before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. He played seven years in the CFL before immediately shifting to a coaching role in 2009. By 2012, he had become an offensive coordinator and spent six seasons as an OC in Canada. After winning the Grey Cup in 2017, Brady finally got an opportunity in the NFL.
Brady’s first NFL job came in Indianapolis under then-head coach Frank Reich. He spent a year as assistant quarterbacks coach before being named to quarterbacks coach the next year. When Nick Sirianni departed for the head coaching job in Philadelphia two years later, Brady was promoted to offensive coordinator, though Reich was calling plays. After Reich was fired midseason, Brady was let go, as well, and he rebounded quickly, landing with Sirianni as an offensive assistant for the Eagles.
Brady has frequented offensive coordinator interviews over the years. In 2024, the Chargers considered him for their OC position before hiring him to his most recent role. Last year, he interviewed for the OC jobs in New England and Tampa Bay, and the Chargers interviewed him again this year before hiring Mike McDaniel. Now expected to depart, Brady will likely hold the same offensive pass game coordinator title in Baltimore.
Looking to fill out another position on the offensive staff, the Ravens are also expected to hire Broncos pass game specialist Zack Grossi to be their tight ends coach, per Zenitz. Baltimore recently signed veteran tight end Mark Andrews to a three-year extension, meaning he will get a chance to enhance his numbers as the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions (484), receiving yards (5,952), and receiving touchdowns (56). The rest of the room is currently a bit of a mystery as Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar are both set to hit free agency. Grossi was diagnosed with cancer partway through the Broncos’ 2024 campaign and declared cancer-free eight months later.
On the defensive side of the ball, Zenitz reports that Baltimore is hiring Duke assistant coach/defensive ends coach Harland Bower to serve as their new outside linebackers coach. In 2024, the Blue Devils finished sixth in the NCAA in sacks (43) and third in tackles for loss (116). Their sack numbers dipped a bit in 2025, but they finished strong in tackles for loss once again, ranking 11th in the nation with 93. He’ll be in charge of coaching up a position group that underperformed for the Ravens in 2025. Veterans Kyle Van Noy and Dre’Mont Jones, as well as David Ojabo, are headed for free agency, but young pass rushers Tavius Robinson, Mike Green, and Adisa Isaac all return in 2026.
Lastly, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, senior defensive assistant/secondary coach Chuck Pagano will not be retained on Minter’s staff in Baltimore. The former Colts head coach came out of four years of retirement to rejoin John Harbaugh‘s staff for the 2025 campaign, but with Harbaugh now departed, he’ll take his leave now, as well.
2026 NFL Offseason Outlook Series
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This post will be updated as more Outlooks are published.
AFC East
- Buffalo Bills
- Miami Dolphins
- New England Patriots
- New York Jets
AFC North
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Tennessee Titans
AFC West
NFC East
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
NFC North
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
NFC South
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West
- Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
Ravens Add Lou Esposito, Israel Woolfork To Staff
Jesse Minter continues to shape his first coaching staff in Baltimore. On defense, the Ravens have hired Michigan defensive line coach Lou Esposito for the same role, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reported earlier tonight that the two sides were close.
While Esposito doesn’t have any direct ties to Baltimore, there are some indirect connections to the staff and the organization. When Minter joined the Chargers following a two-year stint as Michigan’s defensive coordinator, Esposito caught on with the program as the DL coach. During Esposito’s time at Michigan, he worked under former Ravens DC Wink Martindale, who has spent the past two years in the same role with the Wolverines.
This will represent Esposito’s first NFL gig. He’s had a long career coaching in the college ranks, including multiple stops at Western Michigan. Following a three-year stint as Davenport’s head coach, he spent seven years as the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan. In Baltimore, he’ll be working under long-time defensive line coach Anthony Weaver.
On the other side of the ball, the Ravens have landed on Lamar Jackson‘s new positional coach. Schefter reported yesterday that the Ravens have hired Israel Woolfork as their new QBs coach. Woolfork spent the past three seasons coaching Kyler Murray in Arizona, and he got a career year out of Jacoby Brissett this past season. He was a candidate for the Buccaneers offensive coordinator job earlier this offseason, and the Cardinals blocked him for a handful of interviews. Ultimately, he’ll head to Baltimore to coach a former MVP.
With Woolfork brought aboard, Tee Martin will not be returning to Baltimore for the 2026 campaign, per Jordan Schultz. Martin spent the past three seasons as the Ravens QBs coach, and he spent two years before that coaching Baltimore’s wideouts. The 47-year-old built a strong relationship with Jackson during his tenure with the organization, but Minter and new OC Declan Doyle decided to bring in their own QBs coach.
AFC Staff Notes: Texans, Titans, Ravens
Here’s a look at the latest coaching staff updates from the AFC:
- The Texans recently moved on from tight ends coach Jake Moreland, assistant linebackers coach Ben Bolling, and offensive assistants Patrick Reilly and Mike Snyder, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 (links: 1, 2). They subsequently brought in James Ferentz as their tight ends coach and Alex Ward (not to be confused with the Raiders’ long snapper) as an offensive assistant. An NFL offensive lineman from 2014-23, Ferentz spent his first two years with the Texans. He immediately became the Giants’ assistant offensive line coach after his playing career ended. After two seasons in New York, he’s moving back to Houston to work with tight ends. Dalton Schultz, the Texans’ top TE, finished with a career-high 82 catches in 2025.
- The Titans have hired Cade Knox as their offensive assistant/game management, Paul Kuharsky reports. The Harvard alumnus held a similar position from 2022-25 with the Giants under head coach Brian Daboll, who’s now the Titans’ offensive coordinator. Knox will replace Rob Riederer in Tennesee and assist with timeouts and challenges.
- Nebraska hired Miles Taylor as its safety coach last month, but he’s already leaving for a promotion. The Ravens are hiring Taylor, per Sean Callahan of On3. He’ll serve as their assistant defensive backs coach, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic adds. Taylor spent 2025 as a coaching fellow with the Chargers. New Ravens head coach Jesse Minter was the Chargers’ defensive coordinator then. A few weeks after the Chargers’ season ended, Taylor and Minter are reuniting in Baltimore.
- The Chiefs recently requested an interview with Raiders running backs coach Deland McCullough, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. McCullough, who’s coming off his first year with the Raiders, previously coached Chiefs running backs from 2018-20 under offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. While Bieniemy left the organization in 2023, he became Kansas City’s OC again last month. That could open the door for McCullough’s return.
- The Jaguars interviewed Bills assistant offensive line coach Austin Gund for their run game coordinator opening, per Jordan Schultz. The Jags went on to hire Brian Piccuci instead, leaving Gund’s future up in the air. Gund has assisted along the Bills’ offensive line since 2023, but O-line coach Aaron Kromer retired after the season. The Bills replaced Kromer with Pat Meyer, and it’s now unclear if Gund will return in 2026.