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NFL execs choose their favorite offseason moves: W...

ESPN · Jun 16, 2026, 12:28 PM

Key takeaways

  • Most teams have packed up for the summer, while nearly a dozen others will finish up minicamp this week.
  • This is the ideal time to take stock of the splash moves that defined the past five months.
  • A few more deals were made soon after, with one of the best pass rushers of all time headed west.

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Most teams have packed up for the summer, while nearly a dozen others will finish up minicamp this week.

This is the ideal time to take stock of the splash moves that defined the past five months. Since late February, when league executives huddled in hotel lobbies and convention center hallways at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, we've seen several non-quarterback stars moved for hefty draft capital.

Bold selections were made during April's draft. A few more deals were made soon after, with one of the best pass rushers of all time headed west. ESPN talked to league scouts, executives and coaches about their favorite offseason moves after the dust settled. Some answers were predictable and others surprising.

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