😮💨 Still recovering from last week’s news. Do the Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown trades to the Rams and Patriots change how you feel about the 2026 NFL season?
🫡 Russell Wilson officially retires
As mentioned last week, Russell Wilson took a CBS Sports job on The NFL Today. But he also revealed that he is indeed officially retiring from the NFL, sharing a nice video thanking the game.
Wilson is currently the only player in NFL history to hit 35,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career.
🔒 Plethora of extensions
The Falcons extended WR Drake London on a massive four-year, $141 million deal making him the third highest paid WR in the league—behind only Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ja’Marr Chase.
Packers extend Christian Watson again: Green Bay is signing the big-play WR to a four-year, $110.5 million contract.
Steelers lock in two players: Pittsburgh signed EDGE Nick Herbig to a four-year, $100 million deal and extended TE Darnell Washington for four years, $42 million. The Steelers also signed LB Jamin Davis and TE Robert Tonyan.
EDGE Derick Hall signed a three-year, $42 million extension with the defending champion Seahawks.
The Broncos gave All-Pro CB Patrick Surtain II a pay raise despite the contract extension he previously signed just kicking in this season.
🩼 Injury updates: Micah Parsons’ status
Packers star EDGE Micah Parsons won’t play until at least mid-October this season as he returns from an ACL tear.
Parsons says the Packers have a strict nine-month rule for ACL tear recoveries, particularly those with additional damage (Parsons also had a meniscus procedure).
He previously said he wanted to be ready for Week 1 but more realistically around Week 3.
Instead, Parsons is set to begin the season on the PUP list, meaning he’ll miss at least the first four games of the year.
The Packers’ opponents for Week 5 and Week 6? The NFC North rival Bears (10/11) and his former team the Cowboys (10/18). We’ll see if Parsons is good to go for one of those matchups.
49ers TE George Kittle says he’s “on track” and hopes to be ready for Week 1 in his recovery from a torn Achilles despite tearing it in January.
Lions rookie WR Kendrick Law is out for the season with a torn ACL.
The 2026 NFL season will be underway in just three months. Our initial 2026 season statistical projections are out. We recommend following out rankings above all else, but the projections are another tool to utilize. They’ll be tweaked as the summer progresses, but here is the initial top five—which further confirms Lions star Jahmyr Gibbs as our No. 1 overall player while projecting a top-10 season all-time:
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs: 418.1 half PPR points
Bills QB Josh Allen: 392.24 half PPR points
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: 380.28 half PPR points
Falcons RB Bijan Robinson: 371.5 half PPR points
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: 369.46 half PPR points
📰 More NFL news and notes
Reunion: The Chiefs brought back CB L’Jarius Snead, who was with the team from 2020-2023.
Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper pled not guilty to domestic violence charges, with a motion hearing set for July 6.
“Not anywhere close to what we were thinking.” Entering a contract year, Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield says he and the team are far off on an extension and that he’s going to stop negotiating at the start of training camp.
Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett, who is seeking a new deal, is reporting to mandatory minicamp to avoid fines.
The Bears appear genuinely set to move to Indiana, announcing that they are advancing with developing their new stadium in Hammond, Indiana.
Caleb Williams is the cover star of Madden NFL 27, recreating Michael Jordan’s iconic jump for the cover.
Other Sports Updates
😳 Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby was ruled eligible to play in 2026 by a district judge in Lubbock County, Texas despite gambling on the sport—a ruling 40-year lawyer Tom Mars said he’s “never been as shocked and surprised by.”
👏 Phillies SP Cristopher Sánchez’s scoreless innings streak ended at 50.2 innings—the fifth longest since 1893 when the current mound distance was set.
🎾 Alexander Zverev won the French Open for his first major title.
⚾️ Yankees star Aaron Judge will miss four to six weeks with a stress fracture on his rib.
🎮 College Football 27 cover: Kewan Lacy, Malachi Toney, and Dante Moore lead the standard edition of the game, while Indiana HC Curt Cignetti is among those on the deluxe edition.
🐴 Golden Tempo won the 128th Belmont Stakes.
