Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I hope everyone has a peaceful day, because this is it: This is the calm before the storm in the NFL. Starting next week, NFL free agency will be kicking off, and things will be getting wild. Although free agency doesn’t technically start until Wednesday (March 12), the legal tampering period starts Monday (March 10) at noon ET, and that’s when the nonstop craziness will likely start.
1. Bold predictions for free agency: Aaron Rodgers lands in AFC West
We’ve been making predictions all week about what’s going to happen in free agency, but we haven’t made any BOLD predictions, which is going to change right now, because that’s what we’re going to do today. Garrett Podell came up with several bold predictions for free agency, and we’re going to check out three of those below.
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Aaron Rodgers signs with Raiders. “After the New York Giants whiffed on trading for Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers emerged as a natural fallback option…”
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Packers trade for DK Metcalf. “The 27-year-old has one year remaining on his three-year, $72 million extension, and he would also like a new deal…”
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Browns DON’T trade Myles Garrett. “On paper, it would make sense for the Browns to shop around the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year for a stockpile of draft picks…”
For full predictions, see here.
2. AFC Matchmaker: One free agent who makes sense for each AFC team
Tyler Sullivan went through every team in the AFC and came up with one free agent who they should sign, so let’s take a look at a few of the names on his list.
- Jets: QB Justin Fields.
- Patriots: OT Ronnie Stanley.
- Bills: OLB Khalil Mack.
