# NFL 2026 Offseason Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [February 13, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644 "2026-02-13T18:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/321 "2026-06-01T21:16:11Z")
In the second blockbuster trade of the day, the Eagles are – as has been expected all off-season – shipping wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots, for a first-round pick in 2028 and a fifth-round pick in 2027. > **[Eagles agree to trade A.J. Brown to Patriots for 2 draft picks](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48937845/sources-eagles-agree-trade-aj-brown-patriots-2-picks)** > > The Eagles are trading star wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a first-round draft pick in 2028 and a 2027 fifth-round pick. And, the Giants have brought back WR Odell Beckham Jr. OBJ is now 33 years old, is ten years removed from his last Pro Bowl appearance, and has only played in 9 games in the past two seasons – and none in 2025, when he was a free agent, and was suspended for part of the season for PEDs. > **[Giants sign Beckham, Smith-Schuster, Berrios to bolster WR room](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48939355/giants-sign-odell-beckham-jr-bolster-wr-room)** > > The New York Giants have signed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the team announced Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/322 "2026-06-01T21:24:11Z")
I hear Jerry Rice might be available. I give him better odds than OBJ of having one solid game left in the tank ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/323 "2026-06-01T21:26:08Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > I give him better odds than OBJ of having one solid game left in the tank Completely agree. The ESPN article notes that the Giants have several injured WRs, and I imagine that this is a low-risk move for the team, giving them another warm body for training camp and pre-season games, and giving Beckham a chance to show that he has anything left. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/324 "2026-06-01T22:19:38Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > I don’t know if Stafford now gets that honor. > > Funny enough, Stafford already has, just 4 years ago. But he wasn’t the first. Tom Brady did playing for Tampa Bay in 2021. Thanks. I’ve learned not to trust my memory on such things. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/325 "2026-06-01T22:38:09Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Rams draft Ty Simpson and decide it’s better to go back to not having 1st round picks. Ouch, just ouch! Maybe it’s to placate Stafford. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/326 "2026-06-01T22:39:19Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Funny enough, Stafford already has, just 4 years ago. But he wasn’t the first. Tom Brady did playing for Tampa Bay in 2021. Prior to those two, there was a not-quite corner case, in Super Bowl XIX. It was played at Stanford Stadium, and won by Joe Montana’s 49ers; it’s located in the Bay Area, so it was played in the 49ers’ home market (more or less), but it wasn’t their actual home stadium. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/327 "2026-06-01T22:53:52Z")
If you want to count playing in the home market, then I think Super Bowl XIV was the first. It was between the Rams and Steelers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, not too far from LA’s home stadium. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/328 "2026-06-02T23:00:43Z")
Seems like a win/win. Rams, in “win now” mode, get possibly the best football player on the planet at a reasonable price, both in terms of cap hit and draft capital. The first round draft pick next year will likely be in the mid to late 20s. The Browns, who are chronically in “win few” mode, get a younger and cheaper (for a year or so), with a stud pass rusher coming into his prime, and a first round pick next year and a couple more thrown in. And Garrett had been unhappy there (didn’t effect his performance much, though). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/329 "2026-06-02T23:51:35Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > And Garrett had been unhappy there (didn’t effect his performance much, though). He’s a real professional, which is another reason why he was coveted so much. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/330 "2026-06-03T19:50:20Z")
Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons, who suffered an ACL tear in mid-December, is likely to not return to play until sometime in mid-October, at the earliest. He had surgery on the knee on December 29th, and revealed today that the surgery also involved a procedure on the meniscus. The expectation is that he won’t be cleared to return to football practice until the nine-month mark post-surgery, which would be in late September. It seems likely that he’ll start the season on the PUP list, which would rule him out from even practicing for the first four weeks of the season. > **[Packers' Micah Parsons won't return until at least mid-October](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48958480/packers-micah-parsons-return-least-mid-october)** > > Packers star Micah Parsons said he won't be making his 2026 debut until at least mid-October as he continues to recover from a torn ACL as well as a torn meniscus. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/331 "2026-06-04T03:13:53Z")
Russell Wilson announced today that he’s retiring from the NFL, to take a job with CBS as an analyst on _The NFL Today_. > **[Russell Wilson confirms he's retiring from NFL, joining CBS](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48960076/russell-wilson-confirms-retiring-nfl-joining-cbs)** > > Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Wednesday that he's retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/332 "2026-06-04T03:40:36Z")
I can’t see how this will work out well. That guy has the on-screen personality of drying paint. Have you ever seen his advertising campaign with Subway? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/333 "2026-06-04T05:12:51Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > That guy has the on-screen personality of drying paint. I enjoyed watching him on TV for years in a Seahawks uniform. Out of that uniform, he’s as entertaining as an office memo about fonts. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/334 "2026-06-05T16:43:06Z")
The Bears are – maybe – a step closer to moving over the state border, to Hammond, Indiana. The Illinois state legislature adjourned from its “spring session” this past Sunday without successfully passing either of two bills which would have provided the Bears with tax breaks to build a new stadium in northwest suburban Arlington Heights, on property which they have owned for several years. Today, the team announced that its board of directors has voted to advance their stadium development in Hammond, though an exact site has yet to be determined. Back in February, the Indiana legislature passed a bill to provide tax incentives for a Bears stadium. AIUI, unless Illinois calls for a special session of its legislature to revisit the Bears’ situation, they will not convene again until next January. > **[Bears edge closer to move for new stadium in Northwest Indiana](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48976141/bears-edge-closer-move-new-stadium-northwest-indiana)** > > The Bears took a significant step towards leaving Chicago on Friday after the team's Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance their stadium development plans in nearby Hammond, Ind. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/335 "2026-06-05T16:44:14Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Bears are – maybe – a step closer to moving over the state border, to Hammond, Indiana. Maybe as a backup plan, they can play in MetLife Stadium. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/336 "2026-06-05T17:28:25Z")
Will they change their name to the Hammond Organs? Could make for an interesting mascot. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/337 "2026-06-05T17:29:26Z")
Hammond Cheese Sandwiches 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/338 "2026-06-06T03:08:07Z")
I love this name so much. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/339 "2026-06-07T01:43:20Z")
Until the Raiders moved to Vegas it always amused me that the 49ers home was further from San Francisco than the Oakland Raiders. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/340 "2026-06-09T17:58:19Z")
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