Given his substantial cap hit if traded before June 1 the Rams would have to eat to move Stafford, the receiving team may have to pitch in some extra money to make the deal work. If Stafford is traded after June 1, then the money is extremely easy to work around.

Plus, the Bengals’ big plans, suitors for the No. 1 pick, officiating tweaks and the buzziest topics at NFL combine week.

Rodgers will become a free agent after the New York Jets release him. Jets general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn addressed the team’s mutual decision and insisted the franchise’s goal was to win now despite moving on from a four-time NFL MVP who had a disappointing two-year stint in New York.

The Cleveland Browns are in the market for Matthew Stafford despite Deshaun Watson's albatross contract, which feels like a direct plea to Myles Garrett.