The Minnesota Vikings experienced tremendous success with Aaron Jones sprinting out of the backfield, but there's a good chance he departs in NFL free agency.
Just days after finding their new head coach, the New York Jets have found their new general manager. According to a CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones the Jets will hire Denver Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey to fill the role.
The running game in Minnesota has been lackluster for the past two seasons. Last year, running backs Alexander Mattison and Cam Akers had their moments, but overall failed to fill the shoes left
Darren Mougey, a longtime Broncos scout and executive who became their assistant GM in 2022, is the new general manager of the Jets.
The Broncos followed that with extensions for rush linebacker Jonathon Cooper and left tackle Garett Bolles. And this offseason, the biggest moves the Broncos could make might very well be extensions for two players: defensive end Zach Allen and rush linebacker Nik Bonitto.
After struggling to run the ball this season, the Denver Broncos could try acquiring a Pro Bowl running back this offseason.
More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.
Sean Payton has been nominated for Coach of the Year after leading a team with a 5.5 over/under win total to a 10-7 record. Denver reached the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2015 despite carrying the largest dead money salary cap hit in NFL history, and Payton did it with a rookie quarterback.
To that extent, ESPN's Benjamin Solak recently named former Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones as an " ideal fit " for the Broncos — assuming he reaches the open market.
In this episode of Football 301, hosts Nate Tice and Matt Harmon dive into the aftermath of Wild Card Weekend, offering every team that took an L in the Wild Card round both a full postmortem and a potential offseason plan.
The Minnesota Vikings are predicted to lose running back Aaron Jones to the Denver Broncos once NFL free agency hits in March.
Either Cleveland’s Myles Garrett or Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt could become just the sixth player in NFL history to win at least two AP Defensive Player of The Year awards. Then there’s Eagles linebacker Zack Baun,