COMBINE STORYLINES: Kirk Cousins to be Released, Breece Hall Staying With the Jets & more!

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

NFL Scouting Combine rumors heat up as Kirk Cousins prepares to hit free agency, sparking debate over which team will land the veteran quarterback and whether any franchise will offer more than $10 million for his services. Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down the quarterback carousel, discuss potential fits for Cousins—including the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, and Indianapolis Colts—and weigh the financial implications of his next deal. The conversation shifts to rapid-fire updates from Indianapolis as Breece Hall's expected franchise tag with the New York Jets raises questions about roster strategy and long-term value. The duo tackles Maxx Crosby trade speculation with the Las Vegas Raiders, explores the complex Trent Williams cap situation in San Francisco, and unpacks injury and workout news on top NFL draft prospects like Jordan Tyson and Rueben Bain. Will any of these stories reshape the team-building landscape ahead of the NFL Draft?

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0:00.0	The NFL scouting combine is rolling and the storylines abound.
0:05.5	We're going to break down the biggest news out of Indy today on the Locked-on
0:09.3	NFL scouting podcast.
0:15.7	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:24.5	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:30.3	What's better than this?
0:31.9	It's guys, being dudes here on the Locked-on NFL Scouting podcast.
0:36.3	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network for the draft dudes. I'm Joe Marino from Lockdown Bills. He's Kyle Crabs, some Lockdown Dolphins, and we are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the NFL. We want to issue a big thank you. Shout out and welcome to our everydayers. Those of you who never miss a single
0:54.2	episode, we appreciate y'all being here very, very much. Joe, happy Wednesday to you
1:00.4	here on the program. It is 6 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25th. I just got done here in
1:09.1	Indy last night with the last bit of head coach and GM availability.
1:15.7	I had a chance to hear from a lot of folks across the league.
1:17.9	A lot of news came out as a result.
1:20.3	And we're going to react to a lot of it, as much of it as we possibly stuff into a 30-minute program here.
1:26.6	Starting first and foremost with a new quarterback face that is indeed going to be landing
1:33.4	himself a new home in Kirk Cousins.
1:37.0	Yes, Kirk Cousins going to be released, meaning he will have the opportunity to play
1:43.6	for a new football team, the
1:45.4	Falcons moving forward with Michael Pennix and whatever else they add. But it's going to be
1:52.5	interesting to think about what's next for Kirk Cousins. It's not going to be with Kevin
1:56.7	Stefansky in Atlanta, which kind of talk yourself into maybe there, but now he hits the market.
2:02.8	And the needs are out there, right?
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