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Rotoworld Football Show – Fantasy Football

Falcons to release Kirk Cousins, Franchise Tag candidates + Will Eagles trade A.J. Brown?

Rotoworld Football Show – Fantasy Football

NBC Sports, Pat Daugherty, Kyle Dvorchak, Denny Carter

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) and Denny Carter break down a busy week of NFL news, beginning with Kirk Cousins’ release from the Falcons and Kyle Pitts’ impending franchise tag. How good was Cousins in 2025, and where might he end up? Is Pitts a fantasy bust waiting to happen as the Falcons change QBs? Next, they break down George Pickens’ expected franchise tag, Javonte Williams’ new deal, the Chiefs’ reported Travis Etienne interest and much more. That includes items on A.J. Brown and Malik Willis. To end the show, they take a look at Denny’s recent article on quarterback luck, both good and otherwise. Is Trevor Lawrence primed to take another step forward in 2026? 

(2:00) – Pat and Denny reflect on the Winter Olympics on Milan Cortina

(6:45) – Top Headlines: Falcons plan to release Kirk Cousins and franchise tag Kyle Pitts, Cowboys to apply franchise tag on George Pickens

(24:30) – RB Roundup: Cowboys sign Javonte Williams to 3-year extension, potential Travis Etienne-Chiefs pairing in free agency

(35:45) – More News & Notes: Howie Roseman opens door to trading A.J. Brown, more reports of Dolphins’ interest in Malik Willis, Najee Harris nears return from Achilles injury

(46:40) – 2025 QB Luck: Trevor Lawrence and Jayden Daniels as “unlucky”, while Brock Purdy and Daniel Jones were “lucky” last season

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Rode World Football Show to Tuesday, February 24th,

0:20.2

2026, Patrick Dardyy joined by denny carter

0:23.4

you know it's hard to believe the paint is barely dry on super bowl lx and the NFL off season is already

0:29.0

beginning in earnest franchise tags are flying rumors are flying at the nflbine which is going on all week

0:35.9

free agency is in two weeks denny and kirk cousins be officially joining them, a move we thought was going to happen. He'll be hitting the open market after being released by the Falcons, not being released by the Falcons, because they didn't even have that option. He was going to be a free agent. Was Kyle Pitts, but he won't be leaving the Falcons at all. The reports, it's not official yet.

1:12.2

He will be franchise tagged. It's been trending that way for some time. Same with George Pickens in Dallas, where he appears like he's going to get the franchise tag. Jivante Williams, also in Dallas was set to be a free agent. He will not be a free agent. Mutual Chiefs, Travis E.T.N. interest. the Eagles finally admitting, like, well, in my trade, AJ Brown, you know, we'll see. We're listening. Well, really, yeah, they're

1:17.4

there. I feel like they're not even going as far as to say we're listening. They're saying,

1:20.9

you know, it's crazy world. Things happen. They're finally propping the door open for an AJ Brown

1:26.3

trade. More, more overwhelming

1:29.9

belief, Denny, quote unquote, that the dolphins would like to sign Malik Willis. I just wonder

1:35.5

if they can even afford this. We'll talk about this could be a cursed pairing. Najee Harris,

1:39.8

remember him. He's sort of back. And then luck and bad luck. Never go away. Danny Carter wrote about it.

1:46.2

Which quarterbacks were lucky or unlucky this season. We'll get to that. To end the show,

1:51.1

but I said it was hard to believe that the NFL offseason is already beginning, Denny. It's even

1:55.1

harder to believe for me that the Winter Olympics are over. It becomes, it is like, it's like losing like a, like a,

2:03.3

like a close friend or something when they disappear on that Monday. It's like I watched them 24 hours

2:09.5

a day for the whole fortnight. Yeah. And I miss them. This is what I wouldn't give as I put on social

2:16.0

media for one more heat of a sport that I didn't understand.

2:19.4

Which is why, you know, you called me on Monday morning and you said, Denny, can you please record yourself running through the snow as fast as you can?

2:29.0

Yes, yes.

2:30.0

I mean, to nowhere in particular, there's no stopping point.

2:32.9

Just run until you drop.

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