Which Team Has the HEALTHIEST Roster Construction in 2026?

Do you remember the chart your teacher used in health class to show that 50% of your food should be fruits and vegetables? Maybe you also remember that little tiny sliver showing fatty or sugary foods. Well, think of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's four-year, $168.6 million contract as a bowl of ice cream and Bo Nix's four-year, $18.6 million rookie contract as a plate of broccoli. The ice cream tastes great, but you'd feel pretty sluggish if you didn't have a whole bunch of broccoli to go with it. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen discuss which NFL teams are best balancing indulgent superstar extensions with vitamin-packed rookie contracts.

0:00 Welcome to the show
1:06 Guidelines
2:00 Some key ineligible players
3:39 Los Angeles Rams
9:25 Philadelphia Eagles
14:32 New England Patriots
19:49 Chicago Bears
25:20 Seattle Seahawks
29:48 Detroit Lions
33:42 Los Angeles Chargers
37:18 Cleveland Browns
40:30 Houston Texans
42:04 Green Bay Packers
45:41 Dallas Cowboys
46:59 Jacksonville Jaguars
48:29 Denver Broncos
53:14 Carolina Panthers
56:36 Tennessee Titans
1:01:10 Buffalo Bills
1:04:59 Washington Commanders

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