Seattle Seahawks RB Thomas Rawls has the talent to be the team’s starting running back, but he will have to compete with several other running backs for the job, according to general manager John Schneider.

Arizona Cardinals WR JJ Nelson averaged 27.2 yards on 11 catches as a rookie in 2015. Head coach Bruce Arians stated it is a goal of his to get Nelson on the field more often next season.

Washington Redskins impending free-agent QB Kirk Cousins remains in discussions with the team regarding a long-term contract, although the side appear to have reached an impasse. General manager Scot McCloughan remains optimistic and has said it isn’t a foregone conclusion the Redskins would have to apply the franchise tag on Cousins by the March 1 deadline.

Washington Redskins impending free-agent QB Kirk Cousins remains in discussions with the team regarding a long-term contract, although the side appear to have reached an impasse. General manager Scot McCloughan remains optimistic and has said it isn’t a foregone conclusion the Redskins would have to apply the franchise tag on Cousins by the March 1 deadline.

Oregon QB Vernon Adams Jr. said he watched the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season when San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly was at the helm and could call out 80-90% of the plays he saw that Oregon runs.

Footballguys View: Adams is short (5’11”) in an era when the NFL is more open to short quarterbacks. He also could be an instant hit a la Wilson if he goes to San Francisco where he would have the drop on two quarterbacks that are new to Kelly’s system.

Oregon QB Vernon Adams Jr. said he watched the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season when San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly was at the helm and could call out 80-90% of the plays he saw that Oregon runs.

Footballguys View: Adams is short (5’11”) in an era when the NFL is more open to short quarterbacks. He also could be an instant hit a la Wilson if he goes to San Francisco where he would have the drop on two quarterbacks that are new to Kelly’s system.

Carolina Panthers DE Mario Addison (shoulder) recently underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. He played with the injury for the majority of the season, yet was able to accumulate six sacks working mostly as a sub-package rusher.

Carolina Panthers DE Mario Addison (shoulder) recently underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. He played with the injury for the majority of the season, yet was able to accumulate six sacks working mostly as a sub-package rusher.

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson guaranteed that the Browns will come out of this year’s draft with a quarterback. He did not specify who it would be or when they would draft one, however.

Footballguys View: This is the coach that paid a first and second round pick for Carson Palmer in Oakland, so who knows what he is thinking here. A closer glance at the top 2016 draft quarterbacks reveals that fans might be best off hoping for that quarterback to be a later pick than the Browns first-round selection at #2.

Pittsburgh Steelers TE Jesse James could replace TE Heath Miller as the starting tight end, but general manager Kevin Colbert said the Steelers have options to replace the retired Miller. Part of those options is to use other players more. ‘That tight end, I don’t know how big of a part [of the offense] they will be,’ Colbert said. ‘It depends on their abilities and their ability to contribute within our group.’

Footballguys View: Practice squad tight end Xavier Grimble, who Kevin Colbert said the teams liked today, could even figure into this thing by the time the season rolls around. The pass offense is so potent that any competent player could be fantasy relevant in an all or nothing position in fantasy football these days.