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The Opening Drive–June 24, 2024–Solomon Wilcots & Mark Dominik

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8:27: Julian Edelman on “The Herd”, bad look for Aaron Rodgers to be absent from minicamp 9:40: Omar Khan 1- from 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh

TOPICS:

NFL Owners have discussed QB Salary Cap: Proposal was rejected during last CBA

• -  League used Trevor Lawrence’s new deal to stop and think about how much teams are

  paying their QBs.
  - Base salary of $1.5 mill, last year of his rookie contract and is playing his 5th year

  in 2025. He won’t even touch that money from the extension until 2026.
  - By 2030 when his contract expires, there will be a new CBA and Jax will most

  likely be under.
  - His contract starts to impact every other QB in the league that performed better

  than him, wondering as to why they aren’t being paid as well as him.

• -  However these discussions have been happening since the 2020 CBA

- Changes made in the 2021 season: 17 game regular season, increase of playoff games

Julian Edelman calls out Aaron Rodgers for his no-show during mandatory mini camp.

• -  If they start 4-0 then no one will bat an eye, however if they get off to a bad start, the

  criticism will continue to pile up.

• -  Aaron should have gotten on the podium and announced this to not only the media but

  the entire Jets organization far in advance to clear up any confusion.

  READ:
  8:40–Sleep Number

  Breece Hall is excited to see where he stands as a top NFL RB compared to CMC?
  - Along with Aaron Rodgers’s ability to go vertical, he has the potential to be a

  gamechanger.
  - If the running game is effective, it breaks the passing game wide open.
  - Hall will have a much greater workload than previous years, if he can remain healthy, he

  will be a threat.
  - His productivity will impact all sides of the offense

  Kansas Governor signs bill enabling enticement of Chiefs & Royals with new stadiums.

- Missouri in need of more time, however the team will remain in Kansas City, just on the

other side of the state border.

Expectations for Eagles Defense in 2024: 3rd Def. Coordinator in one year: Vic Fangio

• -  Drafted heavy in the secondary, brought over Bryce Huff, things they needed to focus on

• -  Devin White didn’t show up in Tampa’s run game the last couple seasons, Eagles hope to

  utilize him.

• -  Running game defense was only component above league average

• -  Coordinators philosophy must line up with players skill sets in order to keep the integrity

  of the system

NFL tweak rules for players returning from Injured Reserve.

• -  If a team doesn’t bring back 8 players during the regular season, the rest will carry over

  to the playoffs

• -  Helps with roster flexibility for the duration of the season/post-season.

• -  Helps promote the best possible product on the field at all times

• -  Now up to two players can go on injury reserve before the 53 man roster is set

• -  Practice squad expansion to 17 players (one additional international player)

  Steelers GM Omar Khan maintains contract negotiation policy.

  • -  All decisions made by GMs impact every single person involved (players, coaches,

    agents, managers)

  • -  Important to uphold this rule and handle all business before the season starts

  • -  Policy tries to limit all distractions during the season to maintain harmony in the locker

    room and front office, focus on football
    Barry Sanders health scare during “Fathers Day” Weekend.

    Breaking News: “The Packers board of directors voted unanimously this morning to approve Ed Policy as the franchise’s new president and CEO.”

  • -  One-time AFL executive, currently chief operating officer and general counsel

  • -  Been with Packers since 2012

  • -  De-facto owner due to the unique ownership of the organization

Who will win, Raiders QB1 Job: Gardner Minshew or Aiden O’Connell?

• -  “It’s Aiden O’Connell’s job to lose”

• -  Minshew is there in case he can’t get the job done, O’Connell had a great end of his

  season, projected to increase productivity with new weapons around him.

  Kyler Murray & Marvin Harrison Jr expect to take the Cardinals offense to the next level.

  • -  AZ picks up Trey Benson at RB and continues with Trey McBride at TE

  • -  7 players selected in the top 100 of the 2024 draft

- If OL shows up and can protect Murray, the passing game will open up in order for him to use these weapons around him​.