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Chargers, First-Round RB Omarion Hampton Agree To Deal

May 19th, 2025 at 2:48pm CST by Adam La Rose

Omarion Hampton is the latest first-round pick from last month’s draft to agree to terms on their rookie deal. The Chargers’ top pick is on the books, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. The move is now official, per a team announcement.

As Schultz notes, Hampton’s four-year pact is worth $17.77MM. It includes a $9.56MM signing bonus. Like with all Day 1 picks, the Chargers will have the opportunity to pick up Hampton’s fifth-year option and in doing so keep him under team control through 2029.

The North Carolina product was long seen as one of the top prospects in a deep 2025 RB class. Hampton led the ACC in rushing during his sophomore campaign en route to first-team All-Conference and All-American honors. He did the same last year and along the way upped his touchdown total to 40 in three seasons. Across each of the past two campaigns, Hampton averaged 5.9 yards per carry despite logging a heavy workload both times.

As a result, it came as no surprise when he joined Ashton Jeanty in hearing his name called on the opening night of the draft. Hampton – who was long connected to the Broncos at No. 20 given their well-known desire to add in the backfield – remained on the board past Denver’s first selection. In the end, he was selected 22nd overall.

The Bolts inked Najee Harris to a one-year, $5.25MM deal in free agency, bringing in the former Steelers first-rounder as a candidate to handle lead back duties. Harris remained durable and consistent during his four years in Pittsburgh, but it did not come as a surprise to see him depart on the open market. A lack of efficiency and explosive runs have been a source of criticism throughout Harris’ career, and a Day 1 rookie addition certainly leaves the door open to his workload being lower on his second team than it was on his first.

The Chargers were one of two teams to apply the rarely-used UFA tender this offseason, and as a result they will be eligible to receive a compensatory pick if another team signs J.K. Dobbins before July 22. The team will retain exclusive negotiating rights with the former Ravens second-rounder if he remains unsigned after that date. Dobbins handled starting duties upon reuniting with offensive coordinator Greg Roman in 2024, but with Hampton in place it will be interesting to see if he takes part in a follow-up Los Angeles campaign.

Today’s news leaves second-round receiver Tre Harris as the only member of the Chargers’ draft class without their rookie deal in hand. Taking care of that will still leave the team with plenty of cap space for late-offseason moves.

Ravens, Derrick Henry Agree On Extension

May 19th, 2025 at 2:00pm CST by Sam Robinson

MAY 19: Henry’s deal is now official, and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio notes it includes a signing bonus of $11.75MM. The pact also contains $1MM roster bonuses for the next two years, with 2025’s guaranteed. Henry’s base salaries for this year ($1.26MM) and next ($1.3MM) are fully locked in, as is a $9.7MM option bonus for the 2026 campaign.

A decision will need to be made by the Ravens ahead of the 2027 season, one in which Henry’s $11MM salary is not guaranteed. When speaking publicly on Monday after signing the deal, he declined to say whether or not he intends to continue playing by that point (h/t ESPN’s Jamison Hensley), but for at least two more years Henry’s future is assured.

MAY 14: The Ravens’ rumored Derrick Henry extension will come to pass. After a dominant Baltimore debut, extension discussions began. Weeks later, the All-Pro back is now signed beyond 2025.

Baltimore will extend Henry on a two-year, $30MM deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Henry will see $25MM fully guaranteed. Delivering a monster age-30 season, Henry is now signed through 2027. This deal certainly puts the former Titans star on track to finish his career as a Raven.

Previously attached to a two-year, $16MM deal, Henry entered the 2024 free agency period with mileage concerns. Those helped keep his previously full guarantee ($9MM) low. As Saquon Barkley ($26MM) and D’Andre Swift ($14MM) received far more lucrative at-signing numbers last year, Henry did not receive comparable interest. The Ravens had targeted the likely Hall of Fame-bound back before the 2023 trade deadline, however, and they kept that interest in pairing him with Lamar Jackson a year later. Henry rewarded the AFC North team, helping it claim another division title.

Henry became only the second running back this century to gain at least 1,900 yards and fail to land a first-team All-Pro nod, joining ex-Packer Ahman Green (2003). It took a historic Barkley stampede to deny Henry that. Henry, however, led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns during his 1,921-yard rampage.

After the Eagles rewarded last year’s first-team All-Pro RB with a deal that included $36MM fully guaranteed, the Ravens will give their bulldozing starter a guarantee near the top tier at the position. Henry’s $25MM ranks behind only Barkley’s number and Ashton Jeanty‘s rookie contract among locked-in money at the position. It provides the 10th-year veteran considerable security for 2026, providing a clear sign the former Heisman winner will play beyond this season.

This Ravens decision represents a tremendous commitment to a player who is 31 and has logged 2,355 career carries — most among any back on a current roster. Henry has a 639-carry edge on Joe Mixon, who sits in second among active RBs. Henry has now secured two big-ticket extensions during his career. This one, despite Henry’s age, nearly eclipses his 2020 Titans accord in guarantees. That deal, agreed to at the 2020 franchise tag deadline, brought $25.5MM locked in.

Though, Henry needed to sign for four years to secure that number. The Ravens are authorizing this lofty guarantee over two based on his status as one of the most reliable RBs in NFL history. Henry has six 1,000-yard seasons on his resume; last year’s showing checked in nearly 400 yards clear of every non-2020 slate for the former rushing champ. Since he gave way to DeMarco Murray early in his career, all six have come since 2018.

Joining Barkley in making a significant difference for his team as a 2024 free agent signing, Henry will have a chance to move the Ravens back to a Super Bowl over the next two seasons. Baltimore is still taking a risk by making such a lucrative 2026 commitment for a player at Henry’s age, but the team is betting on the durable — save for a 2021 foot injury — back continuing to pound away. This durability has allowed Henry to accumulate more than $74MM during his career; Wednesday’s agreement will push that number to the $100MM doorstep.

Precise details of Henry’s new contract are still being reported, but it should reduce his 2025 cap hit, which was originally just under $13MM. That will give the Ravens some more breathing room with the salary cap as they finish signing their 2025 draft class and make their annual summer veteran additions, which could include a safety after Ar’Darius Washington‘s torn Achilles.

As for cashflow, Henry will received $14MM in 2025 and $11MM in 2026, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, representing all of his fully guaranteed money He’ll be due another $12MM in cash in 2027, which is essentially a team option year since none of his salary is guaranteed.

By then, Henry will be 33 years old, far past the retirement age for most NFL running backs. If he and the Ravens have captured their elusive Super Bowl win by then, he could hang up the cleats and start preparing his Hall of Fame acceptance speech. If not, he may run it back in Baltimore for one last shot at a Lombardi before he retires.

Nikhil Mehta contributed to this post.

Steelers Informed Mason Rudolph Of QB Plan During Free Agency

May 19th, 2025 at 1:15pm CST by Adam La Rose

Once it became clear neither Justin Fields nor Russell Wilson would return to the Steelers in 2025, the team pivoted to other options at the quarterback spot. One of those was a reunion with Mason Rudolph.

The former third-rounder drew interest from the Giants in free agency, but before a visit could be arranged he signed a two-year, $7.5MM deal to return to Pittsburgh. That pact came against the backdrop of the Titans showing interest in a 2025 arrangement after he played there last year, but Rudolph’s preference was to re-join the team that drafted him.

Owner Art Rooney II made it clear this offseason that Pittsburgh would target a starting-caliber passer in this year’s draft or the 2026 event, and of course for much of the spring the possibility of an Aaron Rodgers signing has loomed over the organization. Rudolph has been made aware of the team’s plans under center throughout this process, though. The 29-year-old declined to get into specifics about conversations he had on that front, but Rudolph made it clear he knew competition would be coming after he signed.

“I assumed they were going to sign people and add to the roster because they always go to training camp with four quarterbacks,” the Oklahoma State product said (via Mark Kaboly of the Pat McAfee Show). “I knew that going in. I am going to respect the privacy of what [general manager] Omar [Khan] told me specifically. That’s for him to decide when, or whatever, they add a fourth.”

Rodgers and Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin have remained in contact, and in the middle of the draft Rooney repeated his confidence that the four-time MVP will eventually sign. The latest development on that front saw the end of May floated as a potential deadline, and if Rodgers is in place by then (or later), he will take on starting duties for 2025. Until and unless that happens, however, Rudolph is atop the depth chart with the backing of Tomlin and Co. to handle QB1 duties if needed.

In 2023, a Kenny Pickett injury opened the door for Rudolph to take over starting duties; he remained in that role even after Pickett was healthy down the stretch and through the wild-card round. Rudolph’s three interception-free starts helped get Pittsburgh into the postseason, although he struggled during the team’s loss to the Bills (during which he did throw a pick). Still, that showing gave Pittsburgh confidence in reuniting with him for at least a backup role in 2025.

The Steelers drafted Will Howard in the sixth round last month and still have Skylar Thompson in the fold in advance of training camp. Rodgers could join that group, but even if that does take place Rudolph will not be caught off guard.

Bengals Hosting DT Montravius Adams

May 19th, 2025 at 11:14am CST by Adam La Rose

Montravius Adams saw his tenure with the Steelers come to an end last month. The veteran defensive tackle may be able to remain in the AFC North for 2025, however.

Adams is visiting the Bengals today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The 29-year-old joined the Steelers midway through the 2021 campaign and remained in place for three full seasons after that. Over that span, Adams made a total of 46 appearances including 21 starts.

In 2023, the former third-rounder logged a snap share of 48%; his playing time notably dropped last season, though. Adding along the defensive line was seen as a priority for Pittsburgh leading up to the draft, so it came as no surprise when the team selected Derrick Harmon 21st overall. The Steelers then added Yahya Black during the fifth round, something which pointed further to Adams’ roster spot being in jeopardy. He was released shortly after the draft with one year left on his pact.

The Bengals invested along the defensive front during the draft in the form of first-rounder Shemar Stewart, but he will aim to provide the team with needed help along the edge. In terms of interior linemen, Cincinnati has the likes of veteran B.J. Hill and 2024 selections Kris Jenkins and McKinnley Jackson in the fold. Hill will be expected to remain a full-time starter next season, while each of the latter two could see an uptick in usage. As a veteran of 101 combined regular and postseason games, Adams could offer depth to a Bengals team which ranked 19th against the run last year.

Adams has recorded only 2.5 sacks during his career, but he has operated as a consistent run-stopping presence along the way. The Auburn product has not been connected to any suitors prior to today, and at this point in the offseason he should not command a notable free agent pact. With over $26MM in cap space, the Bengals could certainly afford a one-year flier on Adams.

CB Damon Arnette Drawing NFL Interest

May 19th, 2025 at 10:35am CST by Adam La Rose

Damon Arnette‘s last NFL action came in 2021, and a number of legal issues since then appeared to close the door to a return. The corner has spent this spring in the UFL, though, and his performances have led to interest from NFL suitors.

Arnette was cut by the Raiders midway through his second season in the NFL. That move came in response to a video which showed him threatening a person while brandishing a handgun; the former first-rounder was also the subject of multiple lawsuits at the time. He briefly saw time with the Dolphins before inking a futures deal with the Chiefs. Kansas City released Arnette immediately after his arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, however.

In May 2023, the Ohio State product was indicted by a grand jury on assault with a deadly weapon and firearm-related charges. Arnette disputed the allegations and ultimately reached a plea bargain agreement which included 50 hours of community service and $2K in fines. After his attempts to play in the UFL last spring were denied, Arnette has been granted the opportunity to do so in 2025, finding success with the Houston Roughnecks.

“With coaches, I feel like I’ve proved a complete turnaround,” the 28-year-old said (via Aaron Wilson of KPRC2). “All the coaches that have been with me right now, I feel like their words would be more valuable because I’ve said a lot of things in the past… I found professionalism and a calm state of mind. I feel like I’m the best version of myself that I’ve ever been.”

Wilson notes “several” NFL teams have contacted the Roughnecks about Arnette in the wake of his strong play, which has included 18 tackles, five pass deflections and one interception (returned for a 51-yard touchdown) through seven games so far. Given his age and the value of corners, a market could exist once the UFL season ends shortly. It seemed for multiple years as though Arnette would not have a future in the NFL, but that could soon change.

Eagles To Bring Back Joe Douglas

May 19th, 2025 at 9:49am CST by Adam La Rose

Joe Douglas saw his tenure as the Jets’ general manager come to an end midway through the campaign. The veteran executive will be back in a familiar place for 2025, though.

Douglas is returning to the Eagles, Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. He will do so in a senior scouting role, per the report. Prior to taking on GM duties in New York, Douglas worked in the Eagles’ front office from 2016-19.

That stretch included time as Philadelphia’s VP of player personnel and thus as a key assistant to general manager Howie Roseman. After working together to build the franchise’s first Super Bowl-winning team from 2017, the pair will be reunited for 2025. This move comes in the wake of multiple notable departures in the Eagles’ front office.

Anthony Patch ended his lengthy stint as Philadelphia’s senior director of college scouting earlier this month when he joined the Raiders’ front office. The Eagles’ scouting department experienced another loss shortly thereafter when senior director of scouting Brandon Hunt also elected to head to Vegas. Douglas will aim to help replace those two upon reuniting with Roseman as the Eagles look to defend their second Super Bowl title.

The Jets won seven games on three occasions during Douglas’ tenure at the helm, but they posted an overall record of 32-68 and missed the playoffs ever year of his time in New York. Misses at the quarterback position played a key role in the team’s struggles over that stretch, which saw head coach Robert Saleh dismissed shortly before Douglas was. A new regime is now in place for the Jets, but to little surprise Douglas will continue his career in a familiar setting.

49ers, LB Fred Warner Nearing Extension

May 19th, 2025 at 9:00am CST by Adam La Rose

In an offseason which has seen a number of defensive departures in particular, the 49ers have managed to keep a pair of key contributors on the other side of the ball in place well beyond 2025. Tight end George Kittle, and shortly thereafter, quarterback Brock Purdy have signed long-term extensions this spring.

Many have pointed to Fred Warner as the next logical candidate for a new deal as a result. The All-Pro linebacker did not appear to be close to an agreement on that front last month, but that seems to have changed in the wake of the Kittle and Purdy pacts. Team and player are “very close” to an extension, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Two years remain on Warner’s current deal, a big-ticket extension he inked in 2021. None of his outstanding base salaries are guaranteed, though, and the 28-year-old is set to carry cap charges of $29.17MM and $26.71MM as things stand. Lowering those totals would be a welcomed development for San Francisco as the team’s financial outlook shifts with Purdy no longer representing a quarterback bargain. Warner’s next pact should allow him to become the league’s highest-paid linebacker once it is in place.

The top of the position’s market stands at $20MM per season as a result of the deal Roquan Smith signed shortly after being acquired via trade by the Ravens in 2023. A number of other notable extensions have been worked out since then, but Warner’s AAV ($19.05MM) still ranks second. A third 49ers pact would no doubt check in at a higher rate given the rise in the salary cap and the four-time Pro Bowler’s continued high level of play during his time in San Francisco.

Warner has recorded between 118 and 137 tackles during each of his seven years in the NFL, and with seven interceptions across the past three years he has proven to be a playmaker against the pass as well as the run. The former third-rounder will be expected to remain a foundational member of the 49ers’ defense in 2025, a year in which several starters – including fellow linebacker Dre Greenlaw – are no longer in the fold. Having missed only one game so far in his career, durability is not a concern in this case.

Recent comments made by Warner indicated he would not engage in a holdout at any point in the offseason, a positive sign with respect to the status of his contract talks. Given the latest update, it would come as no surprise for a deal to be in place in the near future.

Aaron Rodgers To Sign With Steelers By End Of May?

May 18th, 2025 at 10:27pm CST by Rory Parks

It has long seemed like a foregone conclusion that, assuming Aaron Rodgers chooses to play in 2025, he will suit up for the Steelers. A report from earlier this week indicated Pittsburgh was still optimistic it would get a deal done with the future Hall of Famer, and signs continue to point in that direction.

Rodgers’ biographer, Ian O’Connor, recently appeared on 93.7 The Fan’s The PM Team and predicted the 41-year-old would put pen to paper by the end of May (h/t Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk). Although he declined to disclose the personal issues that Rodgers himself has cited for his delay in signing with a club, O’Connor does not believe those issues – which pertain to a member of Rodgers’ inner circle – would preclude him from playing football.

Florio previously expressed his belief, supported by a source who knows Rodgers but who has no specific knowledge of the current situation, that the eccentric signal-caller may have wanted to avoid being a distraction by signing a contract with the Steelers but remaining away from the team for the early stages of the club’s offseason program as he sorts out his personal matter. Of course, given Rodgers’ status and the coverage that constantly surrounds him, the fact that he has not signed a contract at all is its own form of distraction. Still, it is fair to conclude that officially joining Pittsburgh and not reporting during the first phases of the offseason – which Rodgers has openly opposed anyway – would have invited even more scrutiny.

“I just think verbally, behind the scenes, not that he guaranteed it, but he’s told [the Steelers], ‘Listen, I’m gonna play for you. I just don’t want to go there and then miss part of mandatory minicamp because of my personal issues. I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be solved by the end of May, at least in my satisfaction where I can give you my all,'” O’Connor said (via Ross McCorkle of SteelersDepot.com).

Florio believes O’Connor was referring to the offseason program in general and not mandatory minicamp specifically, as mandatory minicamp does not take place until June 10. Florio also believes there is a good chance Rodgers will have signed with Pittsburgh by next week, as OTAs get underway on May 27.

Outside of the quarterback position, the Steelers have a playoff-worthy roster and did not select a signal-caller in this year’s draft until they added Ohio State’s Will Howard in the sixth round. As such, the runway is very much clear for Rodgers to come aboard and supplant Mason Rudolph as Pittsburgh’s QB1.

O’Connor, who interviewed 250 people for his book Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers, believes Pittsburgh is the “perfect place” for Rodgers to finish his playing career.

“It may be me as an optimist, but I think this is gonna work out,” O’Connor said. “Do I think the Steelers will win the Super Bowl next year? No. But if you told me 11-6 with at least one playoff victory … I think that’s realistic.”

Rodgers has never been linked in any meaningful way to the Saints this offseason, and that did not change after it became clear Derek Carr would retire, per NOLA.com’s Jeff Duncan. New Orleans will conduct an open competition between second-round rookie Tyler Shough and holdovers Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener as it seeks its starting quarterback for 2025.

First Round Fallout: Giants, Dart, Sanders, Steelers, Broncos, Alexander

May 18th, 2025 at 10:20pm CST by Rory Parks

The Giants, heavily connected to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders throughout the pre-draft process, used the No. 3 overall in last month’s draft – a pick once seemingly ticketed for Sanders – on Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter. The club ultimately got the player it hopes will become its franchise passer when it struck an agreement with the Texans to trade up from No. 34 to No. 25 and select Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart.

A recent episode of Giants Life, which is worth a watch for any NFL fan and for Giants fans in particular, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the trade-up with Houston materialized (video link). As New York GM Joe Schoen confirms, rival teams knew that Big Blue, after having used its first selection on a non-quarterback, was still in the market for a QB. As such, when the draft proceeded to the No. 18 pick (at which point the Seahawks were on the clock), Schoen began getting calls from other GMs looking to trade down to No. 34.

When the draft moved into the 20s, Schoen himself became proactive and began making calls to determine who was interested in trading down. As Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post observes, Schoen believed he could swing a deal with the Broncos to acquire Denver’s No. 20 overall pick, which would have allowed him to leapfrog the Steelers and their No. 21 choice. Schoen knew Pittsburgh was in need of a quarterback as well, though he had intelligence indicating the team was also looking to trade back, which suggested the Steelers were not prepared to take a signal-caller at that point.

He nonetheless considered offering the Steelers the same deal that apparently had been discussed with multiple clubs. However, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Giants were banking on the belief that Pittsburgh would select a defensive player with the No. 21 pick, thereby obviating the need to trade for No. 20 or No. 21. This is despite Schoen’s concern, as he voiced in Giants Life, that the QB-needy Browns or Saints could also move back into the first round (though he knew division rivals Pittsburgh and Cleveland would not come together on a trade of that magnitude). Fowler also says New York did not want to part with its No. 65 selection, which the Texans were willing to exclude from a trade package.

Ultimately, the Giants and Texans agreed to a trade that sent the Nos. 34 and 99 picks of the 2025 draft, along with a 2026 third-rounder, to Houston in exchange for the No. 25 pick and the right to select Dart. As Schoen admitted, no one will remember the third-round picks that went to the Texans if he got the Dart pick right. Interestingly, right before Houston GM Nick Caserio called Schoen to formally accept the deal, it looks as if Schoen received a call from Rams GM Les Snead. Los Angeles originally held the No. 26 pick, one spot behind the Texans, so Schoen naturally put Snead on hold to talk to Caserio and finalize a trade. Ultimately, Snead found a taker for his No. 26 selection, which he dealt to the Falcons in exchange for a package fronted by a 2026 first-rounder.

Dunleavy highlighted the portion of Schoen’s war room conversations in which he told head coach Brian Daboll, “you guys are convicted in [Dart]. You believe in him. We did the process. He checked all the boxes. Let’s roll the dice.” That exchange leads Dunleavy to believe the Dart pick, as previously reported, was indeed driven by the coaching staff.

Earlier reports also indicated Daboll was one of the coaches who did not see eye-to-eye with Sanders, and while the Giants reportedly still would have entertained a trade-up for Sanders if Dart had been taken off the board, multiple Daboll-Dart connections formed in the run-up to the draft. It became clear that Dart was Daboll’s preferred target, and Sanders himself acknowledged that he “didn’t hit it off with Giants coaches,” according to Fowler.

The No. 65 pick that the Giants did not want to include in a trade-up maneuver was used to select Toledo defensive end Darius Alexander. Though New York had already added the high-ceiling Carter to a group that includes Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, the club further leaned into its defensive front with Alexander, whom many scouts viewed as an ascending prospect. One team source told Fowler, “when you think of the New York Giants, you think of how they are built up front.”

Seahawks GM Discusses D.K. Metcalf Trade

May 18th, 2025 at 10:14pm CST by Rory Parks

In March, the Steelers and Seahawks swung a blockbuster trade in which Seattle sent two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver D.K. Metcalf to Pittsburgh in exchange for a package headlined by a second-round pick. The Steelers and Metcalf hammered out a lucrative extension upon completion of the trade, a transaction that precipitated a later deal that saw the Steelers send former WR1 George Pickens to the Cowboys.

Seattle, meanwhile, will move forward with 2023 first-rounder Jaxon Smith-Njigba and free agent signee Cooper Kupp at the top of its depth chart. In a recent interview on The Rich Eisen Show, ‘Hawks GM John Schneider indicated Smith-Njigba’s breakout 2024 campaign informed the Metcalf trade to a degree, but it was ultimately Metcalf’s desire for a new employer that carried the day (video link).

Seemingly confirming recent reports that the trade request Metcalf made shortly before the Steelers deal is not the first time the Ole Miss product asked out of Seattle, Schneider said, “DK and I had very open conversations the last couple years about his future, and what that looked like and what he wanted. … And it was apparent that he wanted to move on” (h/t Mike Masala of Sporting News).

The conversations between the long-term GM and Metcalf picked up again following this year’s scouting combine.

“And so, when we got back from the combine, we had some real, clear, direct conversations,” Schneider added. “And at that point, we decided it was probably best for both of us to move forward.”

Metcalf, 27, was entering the final year of the three-year, $72MM deal he signed in July 2022, and in light of the exploding wide receiver market, it was a given that he would soon be receiving a new contract and a significant raise. It was the Steelers who authorized a four-year, $132MM accord – thus topping Metcalf’s previous AAV by $9MM – but Schneider says finances also took a backseat to the simple fact that Metcalf wanted out.

“No, it really wasn’t [salary-related], and it was interest[ing] because it wasn’t like animosity either,” Schneider said. “It was like, he really, really wanted a fresh start. And it’s not like we went into the offseason thinking this would be a possibility, but he was just, he was pretty dug in on it.”

It seems clear that Schneider was willing to go into the 2025 season with Metcalf and Smith-Njigba as his top WR tandem and only parted ways with the former due to the player’s wishes. Initially reported to be seeking a package including a first- and third-round choice, Schneider eventually lowered his demands and settled for the second-rounder and a Day 3 pick swap. He ultimately packaged Pittsburgh’s second-round choice (No. 52 overall) with his original third-round pick (No. 82) as part of the deal to acquire No. 35 from the Titans, which he used to select South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori.

In addition to Kupp, the Seahawks signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency and added rookie wideouts Tory Horton and Ricky White on Day 3 of the draft. That group will be tasked with replacing Metcalf’s production, which amounts to a per-season average of 77/1,108/8 over the course of his six-year career. 

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