Offseason report cards for all 32 NFL teams: Our g...

playWill the Steelers win more games than the Cowboys? (0:47) Free agency is done, the draft is behind us, and we're through the flurry of post-June 1 trades. It's time to hand out 2026 offseason grades for every NFL team. We'll evaluate the actual decisions each team has made during the offseason. This is not a measurement of talent gained or lost. That's a valid exercise, but a different one. For example, the Raiders have unquestionably improved their roster between the Super Bowl and now. But did they make good team-building choices to get there? I have doubts. Similarly, we are only measuring decisions made this offseason. So while the Jets added a ton of talent in the draft, that extra draft capital stemmed from choices made at last year's trade deadline. But essentially everything else counts: signings, trades, cuts, firings, hirings, etc. Player evaluation, contracts, draft pick compensation and contending time horizons all come into play. Let's dive into the decisions each team made during the 2026 offseason, starting with some retooling from a recent Super Bowl champion. Here's all 32 offseason report cards. Jump to a team: ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND JAX | KC | LV | LAC | LAR | MIA | MIN NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF SEA | TB | TEN | WSH Biggest move: Trading WR A.J. Brown Move I liked: Signing CB Riq Woolen Move I disliked: Extending DT Jordan Davis As is often the case, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was busy in the trade market this offseason. That meant the long-awaited and finally consummated Brown deal to the Patriots, netting Philadelphia a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Losing Brown is a short-term knock, but it became clear his time as an Eagle was up and Philadelphia was able to flip him for a first-round selection -- which comes with years of expected value -- before Brown's decline really set in. The Eagles prepared for the loss of Brown by trading fifth- and sixth-round picks for Dontayvion Wicks and selecting Makai Lemon in the first round of the draft. I particularly like the Wicks acquisition. The former Packer has a 69 open score over the past three seasons -- well above average -- and perhaps has not fully realized his upside. The Eagles made another critical acquisition I was a fan of in trading for edge rusher Jonathan Greenard. High-end veterans have become so inflated on the trade market lately that I rarely believe the acquiring team is the winner in deals like this -- but the Greenard trade was an exception. The Eagles land a player whose sack production was down (only three sacks in 12 games last season) but who consistently wins on a down-to-down basis (his 23.3% pass rush win rate at edge would have ranked fourth had he qualified). He fills a need after Philadelphia lost Jaelan Phillips in free agency, which will likely net them a third-round compensatory pick next year per OverTheCap.com. The Eagles also one of my favorite free agency signings of the offseason, nabbing Woolen for one year and $12 million. Woolen is not considered among the game's best corners despite metrics that suggest elite-level play. Over the past four seasons, Woolen ranks first among all cornerbacks with at least 500 coverage snaps in air yards allowed per coverage snap, just ahead of new teammate Quinyon Mitchell and Pat Surtain II. My lone critique was the three-year, $78 million extension for Davis, which was a bit rich for a nose tackle. Davis is a good player against the run, but I need more pass rush to justify that type of contract. Biggest move: Hiring Mike McDaniel as offensive coordinator Move I liked: The McDaniel hire Move I disliked: Not spending more at guard The Chargers' biggest, and arguably best, move this offseason was not a player transaction. It was bringing in McDaniel, the former Dolphins coach, as their new offensive coordinator to replace Greg Roman, who was fired after last season. The McDaniel acquisition brings new hope for an offense that could be exceptional with quarterback Justin Herbert at the helm behind perhaps the best tackle duo in the game in Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater -- if they can stay healthy. While it didn't work out for McDaniel in Miami, no one has forgotten the heights he brought that offense to early in his tenure -- and with a less talented quarterback, too. On the field, the Chargers spent money to retain some high-end veterans. They inked Derwin James Jr. to an extension that looks expensive for a safety or nickel at first glance given that it's technically worth $25.2 million per year, but that number is buoyed by non-guaranteed money in the back half of the contract. James is still at the top of his game and allowed 0.6 yards per coverage snap last season, best among all nickels. Odafe Oweh, who delivered sacks for the Chargers after a midseason trade from Baltimore, departed in free agency (which should net them a fourth-round compensatory pick,

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