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Ranking NFL\u2019s top 10 instant impact rookies for 2025: Travis Hunter, James Pearce Jr. high on list, RB No. 1 | CBS Sports<\/p>\n

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8. <\/strong>Ashton Gillotte, EDGE, <\/strong>Chiefs<\/p>\n

Gillotte is simply one of those defensive linemen that produces. He\u2019s not a freakazoid athlete. He doesn\u2019t have outstanding measurables. He just learned how to defeat blocks efficiently while getting upfield \u2014 or bending the corner \u2014 in college, and that nuance is rarely seen in trench prospects.<\/p>\n

At Louisville, Gillotte pieced together back-to-back seasons with more than 55 quarterback pressures on 363 and 373 pass-rushing opportunities respectively. At a hair under 6-3 and 264 pounds with shorter arms, he demonstrates a unique bend of speed-to-power conversion, an occasional flash of bendiness, and he plays with the pedal to the floor on every snap. Kansas City needed a secondary outside rusher beyond George Karlaftis, especially given the lack of development for Felix Anudike-Uzomah. Gillotte won\u2019t be earning Defensive Rookie of the Year consideration in his debut campaign. He\u2019ll be a steady producer from the jump as a rotational piece who can hold up against the run and flash as pass rusher without much attention on him in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

NFL Draft 2025\u2019s best undrafted free agent fits: One player to watch on each roster | The Athletic<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs: <\/strong>Esa Pole, OT, Washington State<\/strong><\/p>\n

A former basketball player who never played a snap of high school football, Pole (who learned the game from his older brother, Toni, a former Washington State defensive lineman) is a natural mover on the outside. His pass-protection instincts are better than what he can offer as a run blocker right now, but the 6-5, 323-pounder hasn\u2019t come close to his ceiling yet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2025 NFL Draft: Ranking all 32 rookie classes; plus, overall grades, favorite picks and Day 3 sleepers | NFL.com<\/p>\n

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13 – <\/strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

SLEEPER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jalen Royals, wide receiver.<\/strong> Just a well-rounded wideout with great YAC-ability, Royals caught 21 touchdown passes in his final 19 games at Utah State. Andy Reid will enjoy scheming up ways for Patrick Mahomes to utilize this new toy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Around the NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n

NFL trade predictions for Kirk Cousins and George Pickens, plus more players on the block | SB Nation<\/p>\n

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Kirk Cousins to the Steelers<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh has a lot<\/em> of work to do on offense if they want to achieve anything this season. Right now nobody has a worse quarterback room in the NFL \u2014 which consists of Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, and Skylar Thompson.<\/p>\n

At some point this team needs to cut bait with the idea of signing Aaron Rodgers and go in a different direction, and Atlanta is the perfect partner to make a deal. Kirk Cousins showed at the start of last season that there\u2019s gas left in the tank, and his arm strength makes him a better match with D.K. Metcalf than Rodgers would be.<\/p>\n

There were two main blockers to getting a deal done prior to June 1st. Pittsburgh wanted to keep its draft picks in a deep class like 2025\u2019s, and the Falcons didn\u2019t have much leverage with Cousins\u2019 immense salary. Now this becomes a possibility for Atlanta to get something<\/em> in return.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jalen Ramsey-Rams reunion coming? Trade talks with Dolphins for star CB \u2018ongoing,\u2019 Sean McVay says | CBS Sports<\/p>\n

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Big reunion coming? Rams coach Sean McVay addressed that possibility this week.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>He is a total stud,\u201d McVay said of Ramsey, via ProFootballTalk. \u201cAnd you look at \u2014 obviously he has continued to play at a really high level. He and I have kept in great touch even since we ended up trading him to Miami. Special competitor, great person, great father.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so there are a lot of layers when you\u2019re talking about a player of his caliber, all right, with regards to the contract, the compensation that they would be looking for in exchange for receiving a player of his magnitude. And so those conversations are ongoing as I\u2019m sure they are with multiple teams. And we\u2019ll see, but we\u2019re never gonna shy away from opportunities to increase the competitiveness of our roster or add great players as long as it fits within the framework of everything that an acquisition like that would entail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Phil Simms\u2019 No. 11 to stay retired with Giants amid Abdul Carter search | ESPN<\/p>\n

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First, Lawrence Taylor. Now, Phil Simms.<\/p>\n

For Abdul Carter, the toughest part about being in the NFL might be finding a uniform number.<\/p>\n

Carter\u2019s hopes of bringing the famed No. 56 of Taylor out of retirement were rebuffed last weekend by the Hall of Fame linebacker, who respectfully urged the New York Giants rookie to make his own mark instead.<\/p>\n

Simms then entered the picture when he said on FanDuel TV that he would be open to unretiring his No. 11 so that Carter, or fellow Giants first-round pick Jaxson Dart, could wear it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told some of my friends and people around me, \u2018I\u2019d let him have it in a second. Can you just help it a little or make it better?\u2019\u201d Simms said. \u201cI think it would be a lot of fun. It wouldn\u2019t bother me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter, who wore No. 11 at Penn State, seemed keen on the idea, writing on social media: \u201cIt would be an HONOR.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Colts GM Had Refreshing Take on Being Patient With QB Anthony Richardson | SI<\/p>\n

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Indianapolis did sign veteran Daniel Jones and draft Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard this offseason, but general manager Chris Ballard made it clear that the team does believe in having patience with the quarterback position. Ballard just also feels adding competition will allow both Richardson and Jones to improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompetition brings out the best in everybody,\u201d Ballard said on the Rich Eisen Show<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re so impatient nowadays, we have zero patience with players. If they\u2019re not, especially the quarterback position, if they\u2019re not a superstar right away, they\u2019re a failure. Which I disagree with. They\u2019ve got to work through their struggles, and they have to fail, and they have to get up, and have to get better from it. I think we have two guys that are an example of that had moments of success but also had some struggles. To watch both Anthony and Daniel compete against each other is going to be good for both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In case you missed it on Arrowhead Pride<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alex Smith says Chiefs \u2018reaping rewards\u2019 of Patrick Mahomes\u2019 redshirt<\/p>\n

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But his former teammate Alex Smith doesn\u2019t travel in those circles. As far as he is concerned, Mahomes is still the league\u2019s top dog in one critical category \u2014 and perhaps not the one you might think.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s the best quarterback in the NFL at the line of scrimmage \u2014 when you talk about making protection adjustments [and] getting to the right play,\u201d Smith said in an interview on \u201cThe Rich Eisen Show\u201d that aired on Thursday. \u201cBut the problem is [that] he\u2019s so good at [improvising] that I think it gets the attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, he told Eisen that while Mahomes was a rookie backup during Smith\u2019s final season with the Chiefs in 2017, it wasn\u2019t immediately apparent that the former Texas Tech gunslinger was ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard when you\u2019re a backup quarterback,\u201d explained Smith. \u201cYou\u2019re on the scout team, [so] you don\u2019t get a lot of reps to shine. As quarterbacks in practice, we wear this bright yellow jersey; you\u2019re kind of untouchable. [But] there was no thing early on that he did that made you think, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s got it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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