Marcus Mariota, Raiders His only appearance last season – when he counted 314 yards, including 88 races, in the Raiders’ defeat of Week 15 to the Chargers – showed the tantalizing skills that led Tennessee to choose No. 2 Mariota in 2015. With $ 10.6 reasonable millions next season, Mariota may be able to enjoy that one game, and some untapped promise, at a better opportunity elsewhere.
Quarterbacks that hardly move, but who knows?
Derek Carr, Raiders To be clear, the Raiders showed no inclination to negotiate with Carr, who was the only defender of the regular season to beat duel Patrick Mahomes (and almost did it twice). But in a division ruled by Mahomes, and with newcomer Justin Herbert of the Chargers rising, the Raiders could be influenced to move Carr as long as they were guaranteed a definite upgrade. Aside from Watson, there are possibly not many of them available.
Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers The 49ers almost won a Super Bowl with Garoppolo and can be quite happy to try to reach another one again with him. But he has lost 23 games in the past three seasons and, according to overthecap.com, San Francisco could save $ 23.6 million by releasing or exchanging it. Will this be the end of the season for Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch to become younger in the position?
Drew Lock, Broncos The Broncos’ struggle to develop a successor to Peyton Manning most recently led them to Lock. His erratic second season suggested that he continues to lean on the team’s tall, armed quarterback scale more towards Brock Osweiler than John Elway, who chose Lock in the second round in 2019. Lock would be involved in any potential business for Watson, who can be seduced by Denver’s talent for reception.
Dak Prescott, Cowboys When healthy, Prescott is among the best defenders in the league. So there is a better chance that Dallas will attract Troy Aikman from retirement than to allow Prescott, recovering from an open fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, to go free. The Cowboys still hope to conclude a long-term contract with him before March 9, the deadline for applying a franchise brand, and if the sides do not reach an agreement, Prescott would play under the brand for the second consecutive season.
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers Roethlisberger, who will be 39 next month, told The Athletic that he would be happy to restructure a contract next season with a maximum value of $ 41.25 million. This could free up money to help the Steelers retain some of their 19 unrestricted free agents, but the gesture is debatable if they decide that the team’s long-term prospects are better without it.
Your Tagovailoa, dolphins It is possible that Miami, instead of using the third general choice to surround Tagovailoa with more offensive talent, may choose to write his replacement. But the only plausible scenario in which Tagovailoa is negotiated in this off-season involves Texans, who would almost certainly require their inclusion as part of any Watson package.