Welcome to the Friday version of the Choose Six publication, and let me begin issues off right here by saying that I hope you loved the quiet a part of the NFL offseason, as a result of it is formally over. 

Beginning in March, the NFL offseason will likely be ramping up into excessive gear and that will likely be beginning with the NFL mix subsequent week. After the mix, we’ll be heading straight into free company and after that, we’ll be heading straight into the draft. The offseason is sort of crazier than the precise season. Possibly the offseason needs to be referred to as the season and the season needs to be the offseason. I will name Roger Goodell to see what he thinks about that change. 

Anyway, with the mix beginning subsequent week, we’ll be previewing it on in the present day’s podcast. Plus, we’ll be having a look on the state of affairs in Arizona, the place Kyler Murray and the Cardinals have apparently put all of their drama behind them. To be sincere, although, that state of affairs seems like an episode of “The Bachelor” the place one aspect would not wish to give the opposite aspect a rose, however then they notice there are not any different choices on the market, in order that they begrudgingly hand over the rose. 

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1. Right this moment’s present: NFL mix preview

The NFL mix will likely be unofficially kicking off on Monday when quarterbacks, tight ends and receivers all begin displaying up in Indianapolis. You will not see any exercises on tv till March 3, however many gamers will likely be displaying up within the days earlier than that (When you’ve ever questioned how the mix works, the gamers arrival date is predicated on their place group. Quarterbacks present up first on Monday with the primary wave of gamers, then particular groups gamers and defensive backs present up on Thursday with the ultimate wave of gamers). 

With all of that in thoughts, we did a preview of the mix for in the present day’s podcast, which featured Will Brinson getting the lowdown on this 12 months’s occasion from CBSSports.com draft analyst Josh Edwards. 

• QB hand dimension goes to be a sizzling matter. The mix is the one week per 12 months the place an individual’s hand dimension is talked about nonstop and there is really a great purpose for it. Quarterbacks get the scale of their hand measured and this 12 months you are seemingly going to listen to loads about Kenny Pickett’s small arms and this is why: Quarterbacks with small arms virtually by no means succeed within the NFL. “Kenny Pickett’s hand dimension goes to be a speaking level as a lot as I hate it. His hand dimension will likely be south of 9 inches and there’s no historical past of quarterbacks having success at that dimension,” Edwards stated.
• Edwards is worked up to observe EDGE rushers do the 3-cone drill. “I wish to see 3-cone drills from the sting rushers, particularly Aidan Hutchinson and George Karlaftis. I feel 4.57 seconds is the quickest time by an edge rusher taken within the first spherical. Kayvon Thibodeaux might prime that this 12 months.”
• Commerce rumors will seemingly be sizzling and heavy subsequent week. When you love NFL rumors, then you are going to love subsequent week. With each NFL GM in the identical metropolis together with a whole bunch of brokers, the NFL mix is a breeding floor for commerce talks, so do not be stunned should you see lots of rumors and hypothesis about present gamers popping out of the mix. 

To take heed to in the present day’s episode — and to listen to every part that guys needed to say concerning the mix — remember to click on right here. You can even watch in the present day’s episode on YouTube by clicking right here. 

2. One free agent each NFL workforce ought to prioritize signing

With NFL free company proper across the nook, CBSSports.com’s Jordan Dajani determined to make an inventory of 1 free agent that every NFL workforce ought to prioritize signing this offseason. If groups are good, they will take heed to Dajani’s suggestion. 

Dajani made a free agent suggestion for every of the NFL’s 32 groups, however we’re solely going to cowl 5 of them right here: 

• Bengals: Brandon Scherff. “The Bengals have a necessity for among the best offensive guards within the sport and the cash to pay him.”
  
• Broncos: Chandler Jones. “With Von Miller gone, Denver might select to throw cash at a brand new star pass-rusher to pair reverse of Bradley Chubb, and Jones is likely one of the finest within the enterprise.”
• Raiders: Davante Adams. “Adams and Derek Carr dominated at Fresno State, and if there is a quarterback he would wish to play with that is not Rodgers, it must be the man quarterbacking for the Silver and Black. Adams is likely one of the finest receivers within the NFL and the Raiders want a brand new No. 1 exterior menace.”
  
• Patriots: Chris Godwin. “Keep in mind final 12 months when Invoice Belichick dominated free company from the leap? These strikes definitely labored out. The one place the place he underwhelmed a bit was broad receiver. If the Patriots wish to be Tremendous Bowl contenders, Mac Jones wants a real No. 1 broad receiver.”
  
• 49ers: Stephon Gilmore. “Gilmore performed simply eight video games for the Panthers in 2021, however recorded two interceptions, two passes defensed and was named a Professional Bowl alternate. He is clearly a prime participant on this ‘class’ and can receives a commission, however the 49ers ought to prioritize him.”

If you wish to to take a look at Dajani’s suggestion for every workforce, remember to click on right here. 

3. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals seem to have made amends; not a lot for Russell Wilson and the Seahawks

There isn’t any division within the NFL that does social media drama fairly just like the NFC West. They’re the Actual Housewives of the NFL. The offseason began with drama between Kyler Murray and the Cardinals and though it seems they’ve now patched issues up, there now may be some drama between Russell Wilson and the Seahawks. 

Let’s begin with the Murray state of affairs: 

• Murray and the Cardinals seem to have made amends. Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill informed Arizona Sports activities 98.7 FM that he really talked to Murray LAST NIGHT, “I spoke to him final evening. We have had good conversations nonstop” Bidwill stated. “I feel there was lots of interpretation round [the social media scrubbing] that is inconsistent with the conversations.” The truth that Murray is answering the proprietor’s telephone calls looks as if a great factor for the Cardinals. 
• Two sides now engaged on a brand new contract. In accordance to NFL.com, each Murray and the Cardinals are comfy making a future collectively and so they’re now engaged on a contract. What this implies is that the Cardinals will seemingly train Murray’s fifth-year possibility earlier than the deadline in Might and than the 2 sides will work on a contract extension. 
• Murray and the Cardinals seemed to be on the rocks earlier this month. After Murray scrubbed his Instagram account of all Cardinals pictures, some took that to imply that he did not wish to be in Arizona, however apparently, all of us interpreted that incorrectly. 

As for Wilson, his state of affairs would not appears as severe. Nonetheless, he did scrub his Twitter profile and it now not mentions the Seahawks. That being stated, his profile by no means actually talked about the Seahawks within the first place. There was just one image and it was his profile image. Wilson’s profile used to function him in a Seahawks uniform, however he modified it to a highschool image that options him posing together with his dad, so that does not look like an enormous deal, however who is aware of. Additionally, it is in all probability price declaring that Wilson did go to highschool close to Washington, D.C., which suggests Commanders followers are in all probability now going to be satisfied that Wilson needs to play for them. 

4. AFC East workforce wants: Dolphins ought to search offensive line assist

Over the subsequent week, we’ll be protecting the offseason wants for every NFL division and in the present day, we’ll be going over the AFC East. 

With that in thoughts, Tyler Sullivan went via each workforce within the division and made an inventory of their greatest wants that they should fill this offseason. 

BILLS
High-five wants (in no specific order): CB, WR, OL, DT, RB 
Tyler’s take: One of many extra notable conditions price following in Buffalo this offseason is the restoration of Tre’Davious White, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear in late November. Some insurance coverage within the secondary as he works his method again might show to be a difference-maker for Buffalo within the early goings of the season. Alongside the entrance seven, the Payments ought to look so as to add some our bodies that may cease the run, as they have been ranked because the Thirteenth-best unit at stopping the bottom sport final season.

PATRIOTS
High-five wants: CB, WR, LB, OL, NT
Tyler’s take: Whereas the workforce did add broad receiver expertise like Kendrick Bourne and Nelson Agholor final 12 months, the offense remains to be missing a transparent No. 1 possibility together with a real slot receiver, particularly with Jakobi Meyers set to hit restricted free company. Given how New England’s offense has operated through the years, that want for a slot receiver may very well be a extra vital place to fill. 

DOLPHINS
High-five wants: OL, RB, TE, WR, QB
Tyler’s take: Miami has rolled out one of many worst offensive traces within the league for the previous few years and now enters an offseason the place it has the capital to repair that drawback. It has the cap house to assault this want on the highest stage, concentrating on the likes of deal with Terron Armstead and/or middle Ryan Jensen in the event that they hit the open market. The Dolphins additionally have to carry aboard a legit operating again.

JETS
High-five wants: CB, WR, OL, TE, S
Tyler’s take: As New York continues to set its basis, it ought to look so as to add top-tier expertise on the broad receiver and cornerback positions, particularly. The Jets ranked useless final within the NFL in DOVA towards the cross and gave up roughly 260 passing yards per sport, which was the third-most of any workforce within the NFL in 2021.

If you wish to see the complete clarification for every workforce’s wants, then remember to click on right here. 

5. Rating each QB within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame

After the Rams gained the Tremendous Bowl, one of many hottest debates within the days after the sport was whether or not Matthew Stafford had completed sufficient to be a Corridor of Famer, which then led to a debate about whether or not he had a greater resume than every other QB within the Corridor of Fame, which then led to Bryan DeArdo’s determination to rank each QB within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. 

So should you’re questioning why you are studying a rating about Corridor of Fame quarterbacks in February, that is why. With out additional ado, this is DeArdo’s rating. Nonetheless, since we solely have a lot house, we’re solely together with the highest 10: 

1. Joe Montana
2. Peyton Manning
3. Johnny Unitas
4. Brett Favre
5. Dan Marino
6. John Elway
7. Otto Graham
8. Sammy Baugh
9. Terry Bradshaw
10. Roger Staubach

Additionally, should you’re questioning who’s on the underside of the listing, the reply is Bob Waterfield, who simply occurs to be a former Rams quarterback. 

Anyway, if you wish to see DeArdo’s full listing of Corridor of Fame quarterbacks, then remember to click on right here. 

6. Fast-fire roundup: Eric Bieniemy is returning to Kansas Metropolis

It has been a busy 24 hours within the NFL, and because it’s practically inconceivable to maintain observe of every part that occurred, I went forward and put collectively a roundup for you. 

• Eric Bieniemy anticipated to return to Chiefs. Bieniemy’s contract expired on the finish of the 2021 season and for the previous three weeks, he is mainly been unemployed. Nonetheless, that modified on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Chiefs. Bieniemy has been engaged on a collection of one-year offers in Kansas Metropolis as a result of either side assumed he’d finally be leaving for a head teaching job, however that merely hasn’t occurred but. 
• Sean Payton in negotiations with Fox. With Troy Aikman on his method out at Fox, the community wants somebody to exchange him and it appears like they are going after the previous Saints coach. Based on Entrance Workplace Sports activities, Fox is engaged on a take care of Payton that will workforce him up with Joe Buck on Fox’s No. 1 NFL saying workforce. 
• Panthers signal tight finish to three-year deal. Though free company hasn’t began, groups are free to re-sign their very own gamers and that is precisely what the Panthers did in the present day once they inked Ian Thomas to a three-year contract price as much as $16.5 million. In accordance to NFL.com, the deal consists of $8 million in assured cash. 
• Ravens re-sign Tony Jefferson. The veteran security will likely be returning to Baltimore for no less than yet one more 12 months after re-signing with the Ravens. The 30-year-old solely performed in 4 video games with the Ravens final 12 months, however a kind of got here in Week 16 when he led the workforce in tackles in a loss to the Bengals. 
• Fired Bears GM lands with Falcons. After getting fired in Chicago, Ryan Tempo wasn’t out of a job for lengthy. The previous Bears basic supervisor has been employed by the Falcons as a senior personnel govt on the workforce’s scouting employees. 
• Former Oilers receiver Ken Burrough dies at 73. Throughout an period when receivers weren’t placing up  large numbers, Burrough was a star for the Oilers. Throughout his profession, Burrough completed with a top-four receiving whole 3 times, together with a 1975 season the place he led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,063. The receiver spent 12 seasons within the NFL after being drafted by the Saints with the tenth general decide in 1970. After one 12 months with the Saints, Burroughs would play his ultimate 11 seasons with the Oilers. This is a enjoyable reality about Burrough: He was the final participant within the NFL to put on No. 00. For extra particulars on his profession, remember to click on right here.