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Sam Robinson
5:04
Hey everybody, happy Sunday. Let's get started!
Philly Phanatic
5:12
How do you see the Wicks trade playing out? Will the Eagles be able to get a new WR1 after Brown gets traded?
Sam Robinson
5:12
Philly Phanatic, this looks like a pretty good trade for the Eagles. I was a bit surprised to see Wicks go for more on a one-year extension than Christian Watson, but the latter was coming off a recent ACL tear. Wicks is 24 and has two 400-plus-yard seasons -- including a 581-yard rookie year -- as an auxiliary wideout in Green Bay. ESPN's Open Score metric also graded the 206-pound wideout fourth among all pass catchers in 2024.

Wicks has just one 60-target season (2024), so there should be room for growth. His skillset complements DeVonta Smith. With Marquise Brown here now, more fuel is certainly on the fire of an A.J. Brown move. Even with familiarity with new OC Sean Mannion, Wicks pairing with Smith is far less scary than A.J.-DeVonta.

A first- or second-round WR pick should still be squarely on Philly's radar regardless of this trade. That said, I still find it interesting the Eagles are willing to give up on a 29-year-old No. 1 target and take on big dead money (even after June 1)
Jungle Jim
5:16
If the Bengals draft Delane, would that mean only one of Dax Hill or DJ Turner would be getting a new contract?
Sam Robinson
5:16
Jungle Jim, yes, I think that is safe to assume. We cannot be positive either will be extended if the Bengals draft a first-round corner. But I certainly wouldn't expect both to, especially given the commitments Cincy has made on offense. The Boye Mafe and Bryan Cook signings also point to this being an either/or situation between Hill and Turner -- at best. I would try to extend one of them before the season starts.
walterj23
5:24
Hoping the Steelers go for a WR for their 1st round pick at 21 . Which WR would still be on the board at 21 ?
Sam Robinson
5:24
Walterj, the only two certainties to be off the board by then are Tate and Lemon. This latest Jets-Omar Cooper smoke (and the Indiana WR's apparent rise during the pre-draft process) has me wondering if just one of the Cooper-Denzel Boston-Jordyn Tyson trio will be available.

I will offer, however, that two of the Cooper-Boston-Tyson-KC Concepcion quartet will be available at 21.
Sports Guy
5:33
What kind of trade value does Kenny Moore have?
Sam Robinson
5:33
Sports Guy, the Colts really held on for a while to their core, but this offseason has seen some major changes. The Colts are now down to just one 2018 draftee left (Quenton Nelson), and Moore -- a first-year Chris Ballard add -- looks set to depart. Mo Alie-Cox is still hanging around, though. Not a great time to trade Moore, as he is going into his age-31 season.

Moore is on an affordable deal in the grand scheme (the slot CB market remains undervalued), but he is still due $9.4MM in base salary in the final year of his 3/30 deal. I don't see him fetching more than maybe a sixth-rounder, and a pick-swap deal like the Colts needed to settle for with Pittman may be necessary.

The Bills-Raiders' Taron Johnson trade is a good comp since they are roughly the same age (Johnson is a year younger) and on near-equal contracts. Johnson went for a sixth/seventh pick swap. Even if Moore was better at his peak, the Colts won't do much better than that this year.
Roger
5:40
Hey Sam, good article on Ty Simpson. Care to make a prediction on who will draft him and which round? Thanks.
Sam Robinson
5:40
Hey Roger, thank you. It really is rare for teams to double up on QBs in consecutive early rounds, raising the stakes for a Simpson move. I do think the Jets could buck the trend if they are the Simpson team due to having so many draft assets in 2027. The other teams linked to him, though, are not as fortunate. Unless one of them lands the No. 1 pick after drafting Simpson, history points to that team avoiding a 2027 QB move.

I will stick with my Cardinals projection. I don't see how Monti Ossenfort can feel too comfortable, and it would be difficult for a GM to go down without ever grabbing his own QB. We saw this play out with the Giants, when they were stuck with Dave Gettleman draftee Daniel Jones and Joe Schoen attempted to trade up for Maye before finally making a move by coming up for Dart last year.

Like the 2025 Giants, the Cards hold Nos. 3 and 34 overall. They won't use the 3 pick to trade down for Simpson, but I'll predict they do follow NYG by moving up from 34 and taking the draft's QB2
Unclemike1526
5:52
Do you think the Bears will move any of the following players for picks and Cap Space? Kmet, Gordon, Dexter or Swift? Thanks.
Sam Robinson
5:52
UncleMike, this is still probably something we need to monitor. Chicago is last in cap space (at barely $200K; that is rather interesting given Caleb Williams' rookie $) and needs more room to sign draft picks. The team also created some needs in free agency via losses, and someone will need to replace Moore.

The Bears keeping both Swift and Kmet seems like a luxury. Swift was traded during the 2023 draft -- from Detroit to Philly -- and Ben Johnson probably provided input then. Still, the Swift-Monangai pair was effective enough it would help the team by running it back.

Kmet, though, is not justifying his deal and is a clear second TE option. The Bears could save $8.4MM by trading him during the draft ($10MM after June 1), and this is a more coveted position than RB. At 27, Kmet is an interesting trade chip who could very well be moved (as some TE needs still exist around the league).
Sam Robinson
6:02
I will add the Bears getting a back they like in the draft could certainly change Swift's fate, reopening the trade window.
We will call it there for today. Have a good night, everybody!
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