Ari M

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The Matthew Stafford contract extension from last week gave him a $5M raise for this season.

There was also $50M added for 2027, but none of it is guaranteed until March of next year. And with Ty Simpson now on the roster, that���s a notable detail.

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There’s a very real scenario where Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby is on an NFL team for training camp via the NFL Supplemental Draft.

It’s a fascinating situation, and we should have an answer very soon.

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🚨 Top 10 remaining NFL offseason storylines:

FULL VIDEO + TIMESTAMPS👇
0:18 - Intro
1:39 - Topic #1: (Eagles)
6:05 - Topic #2 (Vikings)
11:53 - Topic #3 (Big Money)
14:28 - Topic #4 (Lamar Jackson)
20:56 - Topic #5 (Cardinals)
26:22 - Topic #6 (QBs)
28:58 - Topic #7 (Brendan Sorsby)
34:58 - Topic #8 (Free Agency)
37:15 - Topic #9 (Injured stars)
40:40 - Topic #10 (18th game?!)

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🚨 NFL Spotlight with #Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter!

FULL VIDEO + TIMESTAMPS👇
0:18 - Intro
1:52 - Start of interview
2:48 - The name “Jim Bob Cooter”
5:13 - Choosing football over baseball
7:10 - From Tennessee QB to NFL coach
9:16 - Breaking into the NFL in 2009
12:04 - Learning from Tom Moore
14:15 - Working with Peyton Manning
21:11 - Coaching Matthew Stafford, Kellen Moore & Dan Orlovsky in Detroit
25:45 - Becoming Lions OC + Calvin Johnson’s sudden retirement
28:25 - Adapting as a coach
30:35 - Philly in 2021 with Shane Steichen → Colts OC
32:18 - Reliving the Colts’ 8-2 start + Daniel Jones’ toughness
36:12 - Inside the wild Philip Rivers signing
39:23 - Who’s next for NFL Spotlight?

NFL Spotlight is a show where we spotlight people around the NFL who deserve more recognition. If there’s someone you think we should feature, my DMs are open.

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It’s one of the bigger “what ifs” in Super Bowl history...

#49ers S Ji’Ayir Brown talks about the freak injury to Dre Greenlaw in the Super Bowl vs. the #Chiefs and the impact it had on the team:

“He is the spark plug. He’s the engine. … It drained us. I think if Dre Greenlaw played that game, the Chiefs never pass the 50-yard line. Honestly.”

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🚨 “NFL Spotlight” with #49ers S Ji’Ayir Brown — a true overlooked success story:

FULL VIDEO + TIMESTAMPS👇
0:22 - Intro
1:50 - Start of interview
2:39 - “Tig” nickname
4:57 - High School career
6:56 - Lackawanna College journey
11:51 - Meeting Jaquan Brisker
14:14 - Penn State experience
15:26 - Reflecting on being the 87th pick
17:29 - Joining the 49ers + welcome to the NFL moment (George Kittle)
20:50 - Becoming a rookie starter in big games
23:45 - Super Bowl INT vs. the Chiefs
25:15 - Dre Greenlaw’s Super Bowl injury
28:33 - Excitement for DC Raheem Morris
31:03 - Off-field work + “Motivation to the Trenches” foundation
34:45 - Who’s next for NFL Spotlight?

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I took #Lions CB Terrion Arnold down memory lane during our interview this week, reminding him how he nearly quit football in high school after suffering a broken ankle.

Here’s his story:

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Terrion Arnold says there was a RB at Alabama who tried to truck Brian Branch during a drill where you’re not supposed to hit anyone...

Branch told him: “Remember that.”

Next time they ran it, Branch knocked him out. 🤯

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🚨 “NFL Spotlight” with #Lions CB Terrion Arnold!

0:40- Intro
2:38 - Start of interview
3:45 - Basketball background
4:45 - Choosing DB
5:57 - Where his confidence comes from
7:52 - Almost quitting football
15:29 - Choosing Alabama
24:34 - Relationship with Nick Saban
26:13 - Draft night in Detroit
29:00 - Adjusting to living with snow
30:32 - Lions training camp intensity
32:14 - Having his own podcast
34:58 - Community work
37:14 - Who’s next for NFL Spotlight?

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The #Chiefs getting CB Mansoor Delane, DT Peter Woods, and DE R Mason Thomas feels like three potential immediate-impact players for a defense that desperately needed to get younger and add serious reinforcement.

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The #Browns were able to draft 4 players many viewed as potential 1st-round picks (Fano, Concepcion, Boston, and McNeil-Warren), while also adding two 2027 4th-round picks during the draft, giving them 10 total picks next year.

The picks. The process. I loved all of it.

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#Falcons have hired #Eagles Senior Vice President Bryce Johnston as SVP of Football—essentially their lead contract negotiator and cap strategist under GM Ian Cunningham, as @MikeGarafolo said.

I had him on “NFL Spotlight” last year. Get to know him here: https://t.co/B6owMUTkIa

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Malik Nabers speaking his mind and being authentic is a good thing — and something we should want players to do.

Nabers will learn more about roster building and NFL business as time goes on, but I really hope this doesn’t make him afraid to speak openly going forward.

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🚨 My top takeaways and storylines from the 2026 NFL Draft:

FULL VIDEO + TIMESTAMPS 👇
0:07 - Start of show
1:47 - Cowboys draft and offseason
5:57 - Browns’ smart approach
9:33 - Ty Simpson
17:00 - Jets’ future is shaping up well
20:22 - How the Titans shook up the draft
22:46 - Chiefs draft
29:11 - Steelers learn a lesson
36:16 - Seahawks go RB, lessons from 2014
41:41 - George Pickens tag situation
46:51 - Jeremiyah Love in Arizona
50:51 - Bengals defense
53:35 - Why Malik Nabers being authentic is good
56:34 - Early OROY and DROY picks

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The #Giants are big fans of Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson...

He might not make it to No. 10, and if that’s the case, I believe there’s a real internal debate about just taking him at No. 5.

Let’s go over the situation:

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The more this draft process has played out, the more it feels like Oregon S Dillon Thieneman could go higher and higher. I have him at No. 12 to Dallas.

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🚨 My first and ONLY mock draft is up!!

Dig in!

Timestamps:
0:07 - How I do my mock
2:08 - Pick 1: Raiders
2:50 - Pick 2: Jets
4:28 - Pick 3: Cardinals
7:56 - Pick 4: Titans
9:26 - Pick 5: Giants
14:36 - Pick 6: Browns
17:03 - Pick 7: WSH
18:31 - Pick 8: Saints
19:42 - Pick 9: Chiefs
22:07 - Pick 10: Giants
23:28 - Pick 11: Dolphins
25:14 - Pick 12: Cowboys
27:03 - Pick 13: Rams
28:39 - Pick 14: Ravens
30:13 - Pick 15: Bucs
31:39 - Pick 16: Jets
32:51 - Pick 17: Lions
34:25 - Pick 18: Vikings
37:00 - Pick 19: Panthers
38:18 - Pick 20: Cowboys
39:23 - Pick 21: Steelers
41:19 - Pick 22: Chargers
42:42 - Pick 23: Eagles
44:42 - Pick 24: Browns
46:40 - Pick 25: Bears
49:51 - Pick 26: Bills
50:49 - Pick 27: 49ers
52:12 - Pick 28: Texans
54:00 - Pick 29: Chiefs
55:15 - Pick 30: Dolphins
56:27 - Pick 31: Patriots
58:06 - Pick 32: Seahawks

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Auburn DL Keldric Faulk is a defensive prospect who has garnered more and more buzz as the draft process has gone on.

“He’s the youngest player on our entire board, but is probably one of the top 3 football characters in the entire draft,” one evaluator said.