Aaron Rodgers' Return? Trent Williams Standoff? & More Lingering Questions After Free Agency

Free agency is, for all intents and purposes, over. Sure, meaningful players like Jauan Jennings and Taylor Decker are still out there, but the vast majority of the player movement for the 2026 offseason has happened. So what questions still remain now that all 32 teams have spent most of their money? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen raise some big ones on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
1:56 Los Angeles Chargers edge depth
2:26 Joey Bosa, Jadeveon Clowney, AJ Epenesa
3:24 Chargers other depth issues
4:22 Seattle Seahawks running back
4:32 Emanuel Wilson
5:29 Seahawks draft picks
6:15 Zach Charbonnet
8:19 What’s left of the trade market?
8:29 Maxx Crosby
8:39 Lukas Van Ness
8:50 Van Ness & Chargers
9:49 Dexter Lawrence II
10:22 Jalen Carter
10:32 Keon Coleman
11:04 Jesse Bates III
11:44 Bates & Seahawks
11:54 Bates & Chargers
12:27 Quentin Johnston
13:10 Anthony Richardson
13:20 Richardson & Los Angeles Rams
14:54 Richardson & Dallas Cowboys
15:04 “We have Anthony Richardson at home”
15:27 Chicago Bears pass rush
16:24 Shemar Turner
17:04 Crosby & Bears
17:14 Kayon Thibodeaux, Van Ness & Bears
18:41 Bears restructure candidates
19:41 Why didn’t any young QBs get traded?
19:54 Tanner McKee, Spencer Rattler, Will Levis
20:40 Rattler & Cowboys
20:52 Arizona Cardinals QB trades
22:14 Green Bay Packers backup QB
22:56 Cincinnati Bengals backup QB
23:53 Baltimore Ravens center
24:21 Lloyd Cushenberry III
24:43 David Njoku & Ravens
26:04 “That’s my emotional support Durham Smythe”
26:45 Jauan Jennings & Ravens
27:39 Most interesting free agents left
28:27 Jawaan Taylor
28:37 Stefon Diggs
29:15 Detroit Lions defensive line
30:56 Trent Williams & San Francisco 49ers standoff
32:11 Denver Broncos without John Franklin-Meyers
32:56 Kansas City Chiefs pass catchers
35:51 Who is playing QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
36:25 Kirk Cousins & Steelers
36:49 What if Malik Willis had signed with Steelers?
39:43 Rattler & Steelers
40:10 Aaron Rodgers & Steelers
41:08 Buffalo Bills defense
41:20 Bengals linebackers
41:39 Cowboys linebackers
41:59 Bobby Wagner
42:12 DeMarvion Overshown
42:49 Jonathan Greenard market
43:12 Should Minnesota Vikings actually trade Greenard?
44:11 Washington Commanders receivers
44:22 Brandon Aiyuk & Commanders
44:55 Hunger Games: NFL edition
45:35 “I am the idiot” - Robert Mays

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