# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/441 "2026-07-25T21:07:25Z")
> **[San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffered significant... - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/contributor/adam-schefter/7a684cd291e49)** > > Read the breaking news story from the ESPN contributor Adam Schefter “Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs, his hand, needed over 40 stiches in his face and suffered a severe concussion…” ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/442 "2026-07-26T00:30:09Z")
It took eleven days for the news to get out? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/443 "2026-07-26T00:36:06Z")
Makes one wonder if there are revelations to come about the crash (e.g. DUI) ---
**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:** [July 26, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/444 "2026-07-26T00:49:12Z")
Makes one wonder, though I would have to think that, if someone involved in the crash were charged with DUI, (a) such charged would have happened already, and (b) it would have made the news (especially if it were Shanahan). As the article notes, NFL teams – including coaches – are on their “summer break” right now (the few weeks in between minicamps and the opening of training camps); with no “in the office” time for coaches, that may have made it easier for the news to stay silent for a while. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/445 "2026-07-26T04:13:15Z")
To be fair, Adongo _did_ overstay his visa, and has been arrested several times and suffers from mental health issues. > **[NFL News: Former Indianapolis Colts Player Deported By ICE](https://sportsnaut.com/nfl/nfl-news-indianapolis-colts-daniel-adongo-ice-deportation)** > > NFL News: Daniel Adongo, a former NFL player with the Indianapolis Colts, was deported by ICE. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/446 "2026-07-28T16:04:44Z")
More on Kyle Shanahan, and the injuries he suffered in the car crash two weeks ago. > [@](#): > > Kyle Shanahan nearly lost an eye as a result of his car crash earlier this month, according to Chris Simms, who is close friends with the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers) coach. > > Shanahan [suffered multiple injuries](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49446662/49ers-shanahan-limited-camp-car-accident) from the two-car crash on July 14, including cuts to his face that required more than 40 stitches, sources told ESPN. > > Simms, who has been friends with Shanahan since the two were college teammates at the University of Texas, said Monday that he received a text message from Shanahan’s wife notifying him that “Kyle’s been a part of some horrible accident.” Shanahan’s wife also sent several photos of her husband’s injuries to Simms and his wife. > > “When you first see it, and it’s fresh, and some of the cuts are still wide open, I mean, it’s jarring – it’s jarring,” Simms [said on “PFT Live.”](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chris-simms-shares-some-details-about-kyle-shanahans-injuries) > > “He was this close to maybe losing his right eye, right? The scar is so big right here. So all that stuff was just crazy to see, and of course, I was thinking of my friend. But yeah, it’s tough.” > > Sources told ESPN that Shanahan also broke his nose, three ribs and his hand, and suffered a severe concussion when he collided with an SUV in Palo Alto, California, near his home. > [@](#): > > Simms said Shanahan is still “battling” the concussion, which is giving him issues, but added that the longtime coach knows the accident “could have been a lot worse.” And, related to: > [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Makes one wonder if there are revelations to come about the crash (e.g. DUI) > [@](#): > > Shanahan, 46, was hospitalized after the accident, while the other driver suffered no injuries. Palo Alto police said there was no evidence that either driver was impaired and that both cooperated with police. No one was cited in the collision. > **[Kyle Shanahan nearly lost eye in car crash, says friend Chris Simms](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49470176/kyle-shanahan-nearly-lost-eye-car-crash-says-friend-chris-simms)** > > Kyle Shanahan nearly lost an eye as a result of his car crash earlier this month, according to Chris Simms, who is close friends with the 49ers coach. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/447 "2026-07-28T16:18:17Z")
I am genuinely happy to hear that (the “not impaired” part, not the “almost lost an eye” part). ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/448 "2026-07-28T17:22:01Z")
I used to work in Palo Alto, on Hamilton Ave three blocks from the street the accident happened on - Alma St. That street is a nightmare, IMHO. It’s an arterial with two lanes in each direction, but in the section downtown it has small streets ending into it every block (on one side only) with only a couple having signals. Inattentive speeders all the time. I avoided it like the plague. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/449 "2026-07-28T21:43:59Z")
Brandon Aiyuk’s latest two social media posts, just maaaaybe referencing Shanahan’s crash: > “You can’t win the race if you crash out” > > “Keep yo head up and stay in yo lane, you gone win” Classy. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/450 "2026-07-28T23:29:59Z")
Kyle Shanahan talked to reporters today, and gave an account of the crash, as well as taking responsibility for it: > [@](#): > > “I hit her,” Shanahan said Tuesday. “I don’t know why it was reported that way [on the collision report database]. The police report doesn’t say that.” > [@](#): > > “I was going 20 miles an hour,” Shanahan said. "I was not on my phone, but I dropped my phone and it was stuck in my seats. It’s on my lap and it slid off. And I went down to look for it and took my eyes off the road for two seconds. And as I was coming up, the airbags hit me in my face, and they broke my nose. And then they said the visor really gashed me. … I took my eyes off the road looking for my phone, and my car veered into someone. > **[Kyle Shanahan says car crash was his fault, accident report was wrong](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49471218/kyle-shanahan-car-crash-fault-accident-report-wrong)** > > 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to make clear he was at fault for the car accident that left him with serious injuries two weeks ago. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/451 "2026-07-28T23:33:44Z")
He wasn’t on his phone, but he dropped his phone. Okay. At least he’s taking overall responsibility for it, so kudos for that. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/452 "2026-07-28T23:46:37Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > He wasn’t on his phone, but he dropped his phone. Okay. Totally plausible. Sometimes I get in my car for a longish drive, then decide I want to mute it because I don’t want it to distract me. I pull it out and push the mute button. I don’t even need to take my eyes off the road, and I’m not looking at the screen (it will pulse to confirm it’s muted). I don’t think that counts as “operating a phone”. I don’t know if that’s what he was doing or if he was doing something substantial. I will say that I’ve dropped my phone while driving before (again, not using it, just slipping it into my pocket from where it was sitting on the seat next to me in that case) and I was sure not to get it until I was done driving because that’s insanely dangerous. The fact that it was a phone seems unimportant to me; it could have been a pair of sunglasses he was trying to put on to protect against glare, and it wouldn’t have been any different. What matters is that having a personal object on your floorboard doesn’t justify the reckless act of taking your eyes off the road while driving. Grabbing something from the floor takes more than the split second it takes to, say, change a radio station. Bad judgement on his part and good for him that he admitted it. (Though a lawyer would probably have warned him to keep his mouth shut.) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/453 "2026-07-29T00:53:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Bad judgement on his part and good for him that he admitted it. (Though a lawyer would probably have warned him to keep his mouth shut.) I agree with all this. But he’s got gajillions of dollars, so he can easily afford to settle any legal issue that might arise from him being forthright. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/454 "2026-07-31T17:37:45Z")
Packers’ career rushing leader Ahmad Green revealed he has Parkinson’s disease: > **[Packers career rushing leader Green reveals Parkinson's diagnosis](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49488047/packers-career-rushing-leader-green-reveals-parkinson-battle)** > > Ahman Green, 49, the Green Bay Packers' career rushing leader, revealed that he has Parkinson's disease. Less well loved 😉 Brett Favre also has been diagnosed with the disease. Brian ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/455 "2026-07-31T17:42:14Z")
Tony Romo on leave from CBS after his arrest for suspected DUI in Wisconsin. It looks like they may have him back in the booth since they didn’t fire him outright but despite being more than a month out from the season, CBS has announced JJ Watt will fill in as lead analyst with Jim Nantz to start the season, so they’re going to have him miss some time. Possibly they’re waiting for his court appearance in late September before making a more permanent decision > **[Tony Romo placed on leave by CBS Sports following arrest](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49496985/tony-romo-placed-leave-cbs-sports-following-arrest)** > > CBS Sports has placed NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave following his arrest last week on suspicion of driving under the influence. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/456 "2026-07-31T17:43:38Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Packers’ career rushing leader Ahmad Green revealed he has Parkinson’s disease: (Ahman, not Ahmad; I suspect you got auto-corrected.) Green is only 49, but as the article notes, he has been dealing with the symptoms for several years, and already reports that his short-term memory is “trash.” I’ve had a lifelong love of football, and the Packers, but every new story like this chips away at that more. The sport just takes too deep of a toll on its players. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/457 "2026-07-31T18:00:45Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Possibly they’re waiting for his court appearance in late September before making a more permanent decision Yeah, they’re going to have to see if this is a case where a celebrity declares that they’ve made mistakes, need to turn their life around, and goes into rehab before eventually coming back. Or if this is a person throwing their television career away. The outcome of the court case should have a lot to do with that. We do live in a time when someone like Romo could fall back on being a content creator and still have a career with that. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/458 "2026-07-31T18:05:47Z")
He doesn’t really need a ‘career’ at all at this point. Any more than Tom Brady or any former franchise QB of the modern era does. But he does seem to genuinely enjoy football so NFL color commentary was a good way to stay a part of the game in more than a superficial way. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to have hurt anybody or caused any property damage ---
**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:** [July 31, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/459 "2026-07-31T18:19:20Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > He doesn’t really need a ‘career’ at all at this point. Any more than Tom Brady or any former franchise QB of the modern era does. Sure, he has so much wealth and fame he could just retire and probably do anything he wants at this point. As you say, it’s more about what he wants to do, how he enjoys spending his time, and potentially whatever legacy he might have. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644/460 "2026-08-01T00:33:48Z")
New thread for training camps and the preseason here: > [@NFL 2026 Training Camp and Preseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-training-camp-and-preseason-thread/1032067): > > With training camps open, and the first preseason game - the Hall of Fame Game - only six days away, it’s time for the preseason thread. Two wide receivers signing new contracts: Saints WR Chris Olave signed a four-year extension, worth up to $132 million, which keeps him from playing this season on his fifth-year option. Deebo Samuel comes back to the 49ers, after one season with Washington, on a one-year deal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-offseason-thread/1027644.md?page=22)