2026 NFL Cuts/Signings/Trades/FA Thread
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Genghis Khan
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My guess is he won't be very good next year. And at his age it's not worth waiting 2 years for him to get back to 100%.
@ the hyphen getting the shoe.
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True but for the record that story about Waddle is a made up "joke" from a parody Twitter account.
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He confirmed in another Tweet, so there.
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According to Grok...
"This post from parody account @AdamFerrellNFL
fabricates a rumor that Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle demanded a trade after real releases of edge rusher Bradley Chubb and WR Tyreek Hill on February 16, 2026, to satirize Miami's salary cap purge.
The claim gained viral traction with over 20,000 likes but was quickly debunked; Waddle responded directly on X denying it, and outlets like Sporting News and CBS Sports confirmed it as fake news from the account's humorous "insider" style."
And by the way, the poster has "NFL parody" in his bio, and has obviously made up nonsense posts in his history, such as the following.
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As an aside, I hate these parody accounts. They must get popularity from people believing it's real because they're never remotely funny.
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The posts from this one aren't funny, but the dumb shits that fall for the ruse are the amusing part.
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I know I'm just asking for disappointment again. Hell we all look at Nakobe Dean in free agency as a pie in the sky. He falls 87th on the list. So why bother? Well we might as well dream that Dallas will participate in free agency before reality hits. So for fun, here is the Athletic's top 150 free agents. Let's dream a little before we just keep Pickens and Williams and sign some guys 3 weeks into free agency.
2026 NFL free-agency rankings: Trey Hendrickson, Daniel Jones, Kenneth Walker lead top 150
By Daniel Popper
Feb. 18, 2026 4:30 am CST
Welcome to The Athletic’s top 150 free-agent rankings for 2026.
At the close of the regular season, close to 600 players were set to hit unrestricted free agency when the new league year begins on March 11. That number has already begun to fluctuate, and it will continue to do so. Some players will not hit the market because they sign contract extensions with their former teams. Others, like George Pickens, will be franchise-tagged (which is why he doesn’t appear below). Some players who are under contract will become available when they are cut for cap savings.
These rankings are based on all available players. A few notes on methodology before we dive in.
Available unrestricted free agents were scouted and then graded on a 2.0 to 8.0 scale. Grades were primarily based on performance on tape, but they also included factors such as age, upside, public injury information and positional value. For reference, a 5.0 grade represented an average starter at a specific position. The lowest grade for a player in these rankings was 4.3. The highest was 7.3.
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Contract projections are based on positional market assessments and expected production over the length of the deal. The contract projections are for total base values. For instance, Los Angeles Chargers defensive lineman Teair Tart was a pending unrestricted free agent before he signed an extension in January. That deal is worth up to $37.5 million over three years, including all incentives. The base value that hits the cap, however, is $30 million over three years. Our projections are for base value against the cap, not max value including incentives.
Ages are as of the projected 2026 season opener on Sept. 9. All statistics are courtesy of TruMedia and apply to the 2025 regular season unless otherwise noted. Snap rates represent players’ share of their team’s offensive or defensive snaps. Penalties include declined and offsetting fouls. Pressure figures are from Pro Football Focus via TruMedia. Splash plays include: sacks, tackles for loss, pressures leading to a throwaway, run and pass stuffs, interceptions, forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, passes defended and stops on third and fourth down. Run stuffs are any tackle on a run play for exactly zero yards.
Team 49ers Bears Bengals Bills Broncos Browns Buccaneers Cardinals Chargers Chiefs Colts Commanders Cowboys Dolphins Eagles Falcons Giants Jaguars Jets Lions Packers Panthers Patriots Raiders Rams Ravens Saints Seahawks Steelers Texans Titans Vikings
Position C CB Edge G IDL LB QB RB S T TE WR
2026 NFL free-agency rankings: Trey Hendrickson, Daniel Jones, Kenneth Walker lead top 150
By Daniel Popper
Feb. 18, 2026 4:30 am CST
Welcome to The Athletic’s top 150 free-agent rankings for 2026.
At the close of the regular season, close to 600 players were set to hit unrestricted free agency when the new league year begins on March 11. That number has already begun to fluctuate, and it will continue to do so. Some players will not hit the market because they sign contract extensions with their former teams. Others, like George Pickens, will be franchise-tagged (which is why he doesn’t appear below). Some players who are under contract will become available when they are cut for cap savings.
These rankings are based on all available players. A few notes on methodology before we dive in.
Available unrestricted free agents were scouted and then graded on a 2.0 to 8.0 scale. Grades were primarily based on performance on tape, but they also included factors such as age, upside, public injury information and positional value. For reference, a 5.0 grade represented an average starter at a specific position. The lowest grade for a player in these rankings was 4.3. The highest was 7.3.
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Contract projections are based on positional market assessments and expected production over the length of the deal. The contract projections are for total base values. For instance, Los Angeles Chargers defensive lineman Teair Tart was a pending unrestricted free agent before he signed an extension in January. That deal is worth up to $37.5 million over three years, including all incentives. The base value that hits the cap, however, is $30 million over three years. Our projections are for base value against the cap, not max value including incentives.
Ages are as of the projected 2026 season opener on Sept. 9. All statistics are courtesy of TruMedia and apply to the 2025 regular season unless otherwise noted. Snap rates represent players’ share of their team’s offensive or defensive snaps. Penalties include declined and offsetting fouls. Pressure figures are from Pro Football Focus via TruMedia. Splash plays include: sacks, tackles for loss, pressures leading to a throwaway, run and pass stuffs, interceptions, forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, passes defended and stops on third and fourth down. Run stuffs are any tackle on a run play for exactly zero yards.
Team 49ers Bears Bengals Bills Broncos Browns Buccaneers Cardinals Chargers Chiefs Colts Commanders Cowboys Dolphins Eagles Falcons Giants Jaguars Jets Lions Packers Panthers Patriots Raiders Rams Ravens Saints Seahawks Steelers Texans Titans Vikings
Position C CB Edge G IDL LB QB RB S T TE WR
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I wonder what they'd take in return.
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Normally we put the trades in the NFL and Cowboys stuff threads, but I am open-minded and not stuck in my ways. We will post the trades in here from now on.
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Your sobriety has brought us closer and closer together.
