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    • Tracking to be Chicago's QB2
      Following the selection of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams, Bagent is viewed as the favorite to open the season as the Bears' primary backup quarterback, USA Today's Vincent Parise reports.

      Advice: With Justin Fields traded to the Steelers earlier in the offseason, it leaves Bagent and Brett Rypien behind Williams. There's a chance Chicago adds an experienced veteran to what is currently a pretty young quarterback room, but Bagent showed well enough as a rookie last year to enter 2024 with a chance to claim backup duties. Bagent went 2-2 in four games as a starter, completing 65.7 percent of his passes for 859 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions and adding 109 rushing yards and two additional scores on 23 attempts. Rotowire.com Today, 2:58 pm
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    • Joined by first-round rookie QB
      Cousins (Achilles), who signed a four-year deal with Atlanta in March, is slated to be joined in the team's QB corps by Michael Penix, who was taken with the No. 8 overall pick in Thursday's NFL draft, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

      Advice: Despite the franchise's surprising decision to select Penix, Cousins, who is rebounding from an Achilles tear that he sustained Oct. 29, remains locked in as the Falcons' No. 1 QB for the foreseeable future. Regarding that topic, GM Terry Fontenot noted Thursday, "Kirk Cousins is our quarterback. We're very excited about Kirk, very excited about this team. (With) Michael Penix we're talking about the future. The draft is you look at the future and you look at big picture." In terms of his injury recovery, Cousins relayed last month that he's progressing well and is "optimistic that (he) can be full speed at practice before (the Falcons) break for the summer." In any case, barring any setbacks, Cousins -- who turns 36 in August -- is entrenched atop Atlanta's depth chart, with Penix providing the team with both an insurance policy for the veteran signal-caller, as well as a potential successor down the road. Rotowire.com Today, 2:26 pm
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    • Schultz: BUF/NE ‘unlikely’ to trade for Deebo
      Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz says the 49ers “have listened to calls” for Deebo Samuel but that the Patriots and Bills are “highly unlikely to trade for him.”

      Advice: The Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi reported earlier that the Bills and Patriots both had interest in Samuel, but Schultz’s sources don’t think either team will move to close a deal for the All-Pro receiver. The 49ers clearly aren’t opposed to shopping Samuel, but the price will have to be right if they’re going to break up a star-studded receiving corps that could very well make another run at a Super Bowl title next season. It’s still possible a deal for Samuel gets done at some point in the very near future, but the buyers may not come in the form of the Bills or Patriots. Rotoworld Today, 2:16 pm
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    • Bumps down the depth chart
      With the Panthers' selection of Xavier Legette with the No. 32 overall pick Thursday night, Mingo is pushed down the wide receiver depth chart, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

      Advice: Carolina has made it a point to upgrade its wideout room this offseason, first trading for Diontae Johnson before then trading up into the final pick of the first round for Legette. Adding those two to veteran slot man Adam Thielen pushes both Mingo and Terrace Marshall down in the pecking order for targets. Mingo -- who is bouncing back from a late-season foot issue -- started 14 of 15 games he appeared in as a rookie, but he posted an uninspiring 43-418-0 receiving line on 85 targets. He was one of the least productive starting receivers in the league in 2023. Rotowire.com Today, 12:59 pm
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    • Drawing interest from Pats, Bills
      The Patriots and Bills have interest in trading for Samuel, Michael Giardi of Boston Sports Journal reports.

      Advice: There's been a lot of trade chatter around Samuel's teammate, Brandon Aiyuk, but Giardi reports Samuel is "more likely to be traded" and has a couple interested suitors in Buffalo and New England. Both offenses are in dire need of wideout help, and the Bills (33rd overall) and Patriots (34th) hold picks atop the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. Samuel has two years left on his contract but has been more prone to injuries throughout his career, missing six regular-season games and parts of several others across the last two seasons. Aiyuk, meanwhile, is coming off a career year and a second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season. The Niners used their first-round pick Thursday night on Florida WR Ricky Pearsall, further fueling trade chatter on the team's veteran wideouts. Rotowire.com Today, 11:20 am
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    • Report: Patriots, Bills have interest in Deebo
      The Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi reports the Patriots and Bills are interested in acquiring Deebo Samuel.

      Advice: The smoke that the 49ers are preparing to deal one of Samuel or Brandon Aiyuk is thickening instead of dissipating, and the Bills have a key piece of trade ammunition after modestly trading down on Thursday and acquiring the No. 33 overall pick. The Pats select at No. 34. At this point, it is beginning to appear likely that Samuel has a new home in the next couple of hours, but the all-in 49ers could maintain trade discipline and hold onto both wideouts with an eye toward a “last dance"-style run with this skill group in 2024. Rotoworld Today, 11:01 am
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    • Zeke returning to DAL is ‘increasingly imminent’
      The Dallas Morning News’s Michael Ghelken reports Ezekiel Elliott signing with the Cowboys is “increasingly imminent.”

      Advice: Ghelken noted that Dallas drafting a running back would not change the team’s interest in bringing back Zeke. The former and soon-to-be Cowboy has already visited Dallas this offseason. The Cowboys running back room is currently headlined by Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn. Though all signs point to them drafting Texas running back Jonathon Brooks, Zeke may be viewed as a better option to back Brooks up based on his experience and pass-blocking abilities. Brooks would still be the top rookie back in dynasty circles if Dallas drafts him, though Zeke could vulture a few touchdowns at the goal line. Rotoworld Today, 10:10 am
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    • Set to compete with Maye
      Brissett is in line to compete with newcomer Drake Maye for the Patriots' starting QB job ahead of the upcoming NFL season, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

      Advice: Given that New England selected Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, it's only a matter of time before the North Carolina product is installed as the team's starter. That said, it's possible that the rookie begins the season as Brissett's understudy, with coach Jerod Mayo noting Thursday of the Patriots' signal-caller situation that "at the end of the day, our philosophy is the best players will play. We will compete and the best player will start." Brissett rejoined the franchise that drafted him in 2016 on a reported one-year, $8 million deal, providing New England with an experienced option who can either helm the offense until Maye is deemed ready to do so, or alternatively serve as quality backup and mentor to Maye, who doesn't turn 22 until Aug. 30. Meanwhile, 2022 fourth-rounder Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke are also on hand to provide the Patriots with QB depth ahead of training camp. Rotowire.com Today, 9:49 am
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    • Report: Pats had trade talks for Deebo Samuel
      CBS Sports’s Josina Anderson reports the Patriots had “preliminary trade discussions” surrounding Deebo Samuel prior to the draft.

      Advice: Both Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk have been the subject of trade discussions throughout the offseason. With the first round over, Aiyuk now seems less likely to be on the move, though Andeson didn’t say if the discussions were ongoing. With first-round rookie Ricky Pearsall now on the roster, the 49ers have some flexibility to move Samuel. The Patriots, on the other hand, are desperate at wide receiver. They are currently slated to pair rookie quarterback Drake Maye with Demario Douglas and Kendrick Bourne. Rotoworld Today, 8:07 am
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