Happy Thursday, everyone! John Breech is off work and potentially studying Joe Burrow’s latest fashion habits, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest, right here in the Pick Six Newsletter.
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1. Tua talks: Dolphins not offering top-level deal?
Tua Tagovailoa
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Tua Tagovailoa admitted this spring that he’s growing impatient in contract negotiations with the Miami Dolphins. Weeks later, the two sides don’t appear any closer to a long-term deal. ESPN reports that Miami has yet to offer Tagovailoa an extension “in the Jared Goff or Trevor Lawrence ballpark.” Both Goff and Lawrence recently landed contracts averaging at least $53 million per year, and Tagovailoa hinted strongly at wanting similar compensation in his last public comments: “The market is the market,” he noted. Talks are still ongoing, however, and could ramp up as training camp draws closer.
2. QBs set to improve: Kyler Murray top-10 material?
Some quarterbacks are poised for a step forward in 2024 due to coaching changes; think Justin Herbert, who will be working under Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Chargers. Others are primed for more success thanks to revamped supporting casts. And one of those signal-callers could well be Kyler Murray, as Douglas Clawson argues in his rundown of 2024 breakout candidates:
The upside is still there for Kyler Murray. He was 12th in EPA per play last year and one of four players with 200 passing yards and 30 rushing yards per game, along with Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts. He developed instant chemistry with Trey McBride,…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-06-27 16:59:42
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