Thank you! I really looked for a Vea trade, but I can't get there for an acquiring team for what I think he's going to cost. Giving up (mid-round?) draft capital for the right to extend a declining 31-year-old nose tackle is not something I think really any team should do.

Vincent Valentine@badboyjm.bsky.social · 5h ago

1. I like that Thibodeaux trade for the Pats 2. Quentin Johnston having the second highest vertical route percentage in the NFL is actually insane given what he's good at. That number is gonna drop significantly with McDaniel 3. No trade scenario with Vita Vea? Good read 👍

It's fake trades day! I proposed five deals to happen this training camp: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Proposing five big trades during 2026 NFL training camps

NFL rosters are mostly locked in for 2026, but we crafted five potential win-win deals teams should consider making before Week 1.

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In March I launched RotoHound, a free site for analyzing your fantasy baseball teams. Since then, 551 people have imported 1,387 leagues. The most-used feature is the trade analyzer, which evaluates thousands of trades and highlights ones that improve both teams' projected standings. rotohound.com

The Raiders are hiring Tom Henehan as a Football Data Science Assistant, per source. Henehan previously worked in financial trading.

The Titans hired Bennie Contrino from the Panthers as their new Director, Strategy & Analytics. Contrino was with the Panthers for seven years, most recently as Football Analytics Manager.

Offseason report card! I analyzed and graded the decisions every team made this offseason. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

2026 NFL offseason grades: Draft, trades, more moves by team

We handed out NFL offseason evaluations to all 32 teams, factoring in things such as signings, extensions, trades, draft picks and hirings.

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Big move over the weekend, with Healy becoming the latest front office member with a quant background to reach AGM title. He's well respected around the league in analytics circles. Here's a line from my analytics staffer survey in 2024:

Tom Pelissero@tompelissero.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Vikings plan to name Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner as assistant general managers in the coming days. Two key additions for new GM Nolan Teasley’s staff.

The Cowboys promoted John Park to Vice President, Football Strategy & Operations. Park is a longtime key figure in football analytics, working for the Colts from 2016-2023 before joining the Cowboys.

Toughest 4-game stretch this season, per FPI? Broncos Weeks 3-6. vs. Rams @ 49ers @ Chargers vs. Seahawks

How did the Myles Garrett trade affect the Rams' projections? From SportsCenter this morning:

Even though the Bengals technically have the easiest schedule, the Lions' schedule is more impactful to winning their division. That's because the entire AFC North has easy schedules. But the rest of the NFC North all have strength of schedules in the top 16.

Seth Walder@sethwalder.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Easiest 2026 schedules, per FPI: 1. Bengals 2. Lions 3. Saints 4. Browns 5. Ravens Hardest 2026 schedules: 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Dolphins 4. Cowboys 5. Seahawks

Easiest 2026 schedules, per FPI: 1. Bengals 2. Lions 3. Saints 4. Browns 5. Ravens Hardest 2026 schedules: 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Dolphins 4. Cowboys 5. Seahawks

ESPN's Football Power Index is out! The Rams are No. 1, the Seahawks are No. 4 and the Patriots are...No. 14! Projections, most likely Super Bowl matchups and more in today's story: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

The pass rush win rate legend gets paid! Maybe they’ll even let him play now

Adam Schefter ... Mirror@adamscheftermirror.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edge Nick Herbig and the Pittsburgh Steelers reached agreement today on a four-year, $100 million dollar extension that includes $42 million guaranteed per @MikeGarafolo and me. The deal was negotiated by Joe DiBenedetto, Andy Simms and Ken Sarnoff of @1OF1FOOTBALL. Original post

The Dolphins made several analytics promotions, including multiple in high-level roles: Max Napolitano was promoted to Vice President, Football Administration and Strategy. Ella Summer was promoted to Director, Football Analytics. Rachael Kaplan was promoted to Football Analyst.

My grades and analysis for the Myles Garrett trade are up! It's Browns fans who should be celebrating: this is a heck of a return for Garrett. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

The Bills promoted Cole Jacobson to Football Analyst, per source. Buffalo hired Jacobson as a Football Research Assistant in 2025.

Rams Scouting Analyst Grant Hizer is no longer with the team, per sources. Hizer joined Los Angeles in 2025.

The Cowboys promoted Piper Hampsch to Strategic Football Analyst and Shane Hauck to Data Scientist, per source. Both had been Strategic Football Fellows in 2024 and Senior Fellows in 2025.

The Raiders are hiring a Football Data Science Assistant: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

The Cowboys hired Nick Fullerton and Vincent Etherton as Strategic Football Fellows. Fullerton previously worked as an NFL Next Gen Stats research analyst. Etherton was a data analytics assistant for Princeton football while a student there.

49ers Football R&D Analyst Meredith Manley is no longer with the team after opting to leave at the conclusion of her contract, source confirms. Manley had been with the 49ers since 2022 and worked for the Arizona Cardinals before that.

Titans Director of Football Research and Development Sarah Bailey is out, per source. The Titans hired Bailey from the Rams in 2023. Tennessee recently promoted Bryce Wasserman to Football Counsel/Head of Football Research.

Our NFL Draft Simulator has flipped over to 2027. Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning, Dante Moore and three Jets first-round picks. espnanalytics.com/draft-sim/

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ESPN Analytics' free NFL Mock Draft Simulator allows you to be the General Manager (GM) of any team for the NFL Draft.

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The Cowboys hired Sathya Balakumar as a Football Data Engineer, per source. Balakumar had been a software engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

The Ravens recently hired Kenan Clarke and Eliana DeTata as Coaching Analytics Fellows, per source. Clarke previously worked for the Raiders. DeTata was previously a football analyst as a student at Michigan.

The Colts hired Sam Swift as a Football Data Analyst. Swift previously interned for the Bills and most recently was a recruiting assistant at the University of Iowa while a grad student there.

Our engineer Ben Tiemeyer has been in the lab and cooked up this very nice NBA Draft lottery simulator that updates the odds after each pick. Plus, it let's you roll the draft order you just simulated right into a draft simulation! espnanalytics.com/nba-draft-lo...

Sometimes it’s hard to know if a selection is an “actual” reach or if the league was simply higher on the player than the outside world realized. So for these six players, I asked!

I asked 5 front office members about where these players were selected. Keylan Rutledge Jadarian Price De'Zhaun Stribling Nate Boerkircher Marlin Klein Caleb Douglas Were they: A. Not a reach. League liked them more than outside. B. Light reach C. True reach. Most teams had not in same ballpark.