The Vikings and Patriots reached out to the Chargers about QB Justin Herbert‘s availability, according to Adam Schefter. Schefter added that the response was “very quickly, ‘a flat no.‘” Herbert, 26, was taken with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft by the Chargers. He signed a four-year, $26,578,754 rookie contract that included a $16,890,003 signing bonus.  The Chargers picked Herbert’s fifth-year option for the 2024 season before signing him to a five-year, $262.5 million extension.  In 2023, Herbert appeared in 13 games for the Chargers, completing 65.1 percent of his ..read more

Michael Penix Jr. Pro Football Network’s Adam Caplan says there’s a lot of steam around Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. as a potential first round pick. He’s talked to teams that think organizations looking to replace their incumbent veterans will either try to trade up from the second round or trade down in the first round to snare Penix.  Draft According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, multiple teams are looking to get into the top half of the draft “knowing there is a drop off in talent” after picks 12-15 on team’s boards.  Per ESPN’s Matt Miller, “don’t be surprised” i ..read more

Broncos Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reports the Broncos have done work on potential trades up and down the board in round one. According to Breer, “the connections to Oregon’s Bo Nix have persisted.” Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports has heard from multiple teams in the top 10 that the Broncos have inquired about a trade-up. However, teams picking at No. 12 overall have also said Denver has shown possible interest in moving down. Jones says that unless the Broncos can get a quarterback in a move-up, a tradeback for more picks and players would be their preference. According to Jones, Nix con ..read more

Broncos Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer mentions the Broncos have called around about trading down from the No. 12 pick in the first round.  Chargers Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer thinks the chances of the Chargers trading down goes up a lot if the Cardinals stay put one pick ahead of them at No. 4 overall.  Breer adds not to discount an offensive lineman for the Chargers at No. 5 overall, with Notre Dame LT Joe Alt the favorite. He adds there’s some buzz between the Chargers and Alabama RT JC Latham, perhaps in a trade-down scenario.  The Athletic’s Daniel Popper belie ..read more

In an interview with Justin Melo, South Carolina WR Xavier Legette revealed that he has visited with 14 different NFL teams. The full list from Legette includes:  49ers Broncos Buccaneers Chargers Chiefs Colts Eagles Jaguars Lions Packers Ravens Steelers Texans He has also had a visit with the Carolina Panthers, which would make it fourteen total visits for him so far. He is currently projected to be a first or second-round pick in the draft this week. Teams can host up to 30 players for interviews and medical evaluations at their own facilities, with players who live or go to college ..read more

Broncos At the start of voluntary offseason workouts, Broncos WR Courtland Sutton is not with the team despite having two years left on his extension. Denver GM George Paton isn’t worried about Sutton’s absence. “It’s 100 percent voluntary,” Paton said, via Gabriel Parker of the Denver Post. “It’s the first week of the offseason program. Sean [Payton] has talked to Courtland. I’ve talked to Courtland. He’s in a good place and we’ll just leave it at that.” Chargers The Chargers currently sit fifth overall for the upcoming draft, and they will be one of the first teams to pick that doesn’t need ..read more

Broncos Broncos HC Sean Payton on the draft: “You’d say it sure looks like we have to draft a quarterback. It has to be the right one.” (Chris Tomasson) Payton added they spent two hours one night last week studying analytics to “increase our batting percentage in the draft process.” (Tomasson) Denver GM George Paton on trading future first-round picks to move up: “If it’s the player you think can change the landscape, like a quarterback, then you do what you have to.” (Zac Stevens) Tennessee RB Jaylen Wright took an official visit with the Broncos. (Ryan Fowler) The Broncos held a virtual pr ..read more

Broncos The Broncos will be looking for a quarterback at some point in the draft after releasing QB Russell Wilson this offseason. Denver GM George Paton loves this upcoming class but won’t reach and force something just to fill a need. “One thing we know, we’re going to get a really good player at 12,” Paton said, via ESPN’s Jeff Legwold. “We’ve had teams call to move up, we’ve had teams call to move back, we have flexibility. But we do know at 12, if we stand pat, we’ll get a really good player.” “What you don’t want to do is force it. Otherwise we’ll be in this position next year and the ye ..read more

According to Ian Rapoport, the Chargers brought in free agent WR DJ Chark for a visit on Thursday.  The Chargers could clearly use receiver help after cutting Mike Williams and trading away Keenan Allen. Chark is among the best available options, but has largely been a deep threat during his NFL career.  Chark, 27, was a second-round pick by the Jaguars out of LSU back in 2018.  He signed a four-year, $4,447,229 contract with Jacksonville that includes a $1,314,349 signing bonus. Chark was testing the market for the first time in his career when he agreed to a one-year, $10 mil ..read more

49ers 49ers placed OT Isaac Alarcon on the exempt/international player list. Browns Browns signed G Germain Ifedi. Chargers Chargers signed RB J.K. Dobbins. Chargers placed DT Basil Okoye on the exempt/international player list. Commanders Commanders reinstated DE Shaka Toney from the suspended list. Dolphins Dolphins signed LB Cam Brown. Packers Packers signed OT Andre Dillard. Texans Texans placed OT Kilian Zierer on the exempt/international player list. Vikings Vikings waived OT Coy Cronk with a non-football injury designation.  The post NFL Transactions: Thursday 4/18 ..read more