### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/441 "2023-05-25T08:40:27Z")
As someone who’s had a snowball fight in Wrigley field in April, a toboggan is not out of the question in Green Bay.
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### Author:  [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/442 "2023-05-26T15:26:40Z")
Auto-correct gives Bears receiver Dante Pettis the worst nickname imaginable for an NFL player:
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/443 "2023-05-26T15:30:21Z")
I actually laughed out loud.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/444 "2023-05-26T17:09:00Z")
Cardinals release DeAndre Hopkins. All about the $$$
> **[Cardinals release WR Hopkins after 3 seasons](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37734842/cardinals-release-wr-deandre-hopkins-three-seasons)**
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> The Cardinals have released wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins following a three-year run in Arizona.
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/445 "2023-05-26T17:36:21Z")
He wasn’t going to have a good year in Arizona anyways, with Kyler being hurt, and even when he comes back, he’s still Kyler.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/446 "2023-05-26T17:39:04Z")
Now that is somebody the Giants need.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/447 "2023-05-26T17:57:46Z")
My first thought was the Dolphins as a team needing an extra piece
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/448 "2023-05-26T18:09:55Z")
Don’t the Dolphins already have the top wide receiver duo in the league?
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/449 "2023-05-26T19:26:43Z")
Exactly. One more weapon for Tua.
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### Author:  [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/450 "2023-05-26T23:36:22Z")
The Patriots are (or should be) desperate for a top tier WR, but I’m not sure Hopkins fits well in their system.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/451 "2023-05-27T00:08:08Z")
I think wide receiver is one of the last things the Dolphins need. What they really need is a quality veteran backup quarterback. As much as I root for Mike White, I’m skeptical that he’s the answer when Tua goes down for the playoffs.
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### Author:  [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/452 "2023-05-27T00:26:39Z")
> [@EllisDee](#):
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> …wide receiver is one of the last things the Dolphins need. What they really need is a quality veteran backup quarterback. As much as I root for Mike White, I’m skeptical that he’s the answer when Tua goes down for the playoffs.
The reporters for the Dolphins noted White’s noodle arm when he first appeared for OTA’s. It doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
But the biggest holes on the team are at inside linebacker and on the offensive line.
Wideout is a place where the team feels good, although adding another weapon like Hopkins would be ridiculous (I doubt the salary cap would work, though).
As it is, the team is excited about the playmakers it has. Rookie running back Devon Achane is small but another really fast player, and could be a weapon for the offense.
Oh, and Tua is noticeably thicker than before, and his passes have more zip. Hopefully, the off-season conditioning (including martial arts training) will pay off and he can endure a full season.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/453 "2023-05-27T00:33:53Z")
> [@Moriarty](#):
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> Tua is noticeably thicker than before
That’s good news. He’s one of those guys where I start getting nervous watching him play. Extra size should help.
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/454 "2023-05-28T16:20:10Z")
Not sure if this deserves its own thread or not, but apparently Will Ferrell has been cast as John Madden in an upcoming biopic of the man:
> **[Actor Will Ferrell to portray John Madden in upcoming movie, according to report](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/05/27/will-ferrell-john-madden-movie/70263377007/)**
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> Will Ferrell is slated to star as John Madden in an upcoming movie about the Hall of Fame football coach and broadcaster, according to a report.
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### Author:  [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/455 "2023-05-29T21:35:48Z")
[Frank Caliendo](https://youtu.be/VdNjGoTAsPU) would have been a better choice.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/456 "2023-05-30T07:17:07Z")
> [@Akaj](#):
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> Auto-correct gives Bears receiver Dante Pettis the worst nickname imaginable for an NFL player
Not an auto-correct. The Twitter “source” is a known goofball. Still kinda funny.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/457 "2023-06-03T17:22:29Z")
The Bears, who have appeared to have been all-in on moving to northwest suburban Arlington Heights, including buying the old Arlington Park property, and beginning demolition of the racetrack there this week, are now publicly indicating that they are also entertaining other possibilities, particularly west suburban Naperville.
This all stems from a tax re-assessment of the Arlington Heights property by the Cook County assessor, which increased the assessment (and, apparently, the tax bill) by a factor of five. Naperville, OTOH, is in a different county (DuPage), and one assumes that any other towns with which the Bears talk would also be outside of Cook County.
> **[Bears say Arlington Park no longer ‘singular focus’ for new stadium](https://wgntv.com/sports/bears-report/bears-meet-with-naperville-as-arlington-park-no-longer-singular-focus/)**
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> The Bears closed on the purchase of the Arilngton Park property in February and have already begun some demolition on the surrounding buildings.
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### Author:  [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/458 "2023-06-03T20:57:34Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> The Bears, who have appeared to have been all-in on moving to northwest suburban Arlington Heights, including buying the old Arlington Park property, and beginning demolition of the racetrack there this week, are now publicly indicating that they are also entertaining other possibilities, particularly west suburban Naperville.
In my head that went down very much like this:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJpTTIEySo)
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### Author:  [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/459 "2023-06-05T18:47:57Z")
To me it feels like leverage. A message to Arlington Heights to cut the shit and play ball.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-off-season-thread/979801/460 "2023-06-05T18:58:21Z")
> [@Airbeck](#):
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> To me it feels like leverage.
Oh, no doubt, though I’m not sure how much of it is being applied to the city of Arlington Heights, versus the Cook County Assessor.
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