The Audible: JSN's Mega Deal, Pickens' Future, Jeremyah Love's Draft Range & Ty Simpson Hype Check
The Audible
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🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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🔥 Description
On this episode of The Audible, Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom dig into a huge week of storylines shaping the 2026 NFL landscape — starting with the new contract for Seahawks WR Jaxson Smith‑Njigba. What does JSN's monster deal mean for the next wave of young receivers looking to cash in, especially George Pickens, who's angling for his own long‑term payday.
The fellas also dive into the 2026 NFL Draft, spotlighting Jeremyah Love, the consensus No. 1 running back in the class. Could he really fall out of the top 10, or is his talent too rare for teams to pass on. Then it's time for a reality check on Ty Simpson, the Alabama quarterback generating big buzz despite fewer than 10 college starts. Is the hype justified, or is the NFL projecting too much on traits and not enough on tape.
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🔥 In this episode:
JSN's new contract and what it means for WR market dynamics
How George Pickens' negotiations could shift after Seattle's deal
Jeremyah Love's draft range — top‑10 lock or potential slider
Is Ty Simpson getting too much hype based on tools over production
How these storylines shape early 2026 fantasy and NFL expectations
Drop your thoughts in the comments and tell us which storyline has the biggest long‑term impact on the league.
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| 0:00.0 | We are here for you. It is the audible Cicillami and Sigma Bloom talking about Jackson Smith and Jigba. |
| 0:06.3 | Holy what? Being the highest paid receiver in the National Football League, when Seattle chooses to move on from Kenneth Walker, there's a reason why. |
| 0:16.5 | Because they want to pay JSN, Bloom. |
| 0:18.4 | And Devin Witherspoon, who also had his fifth year option picked up. |
| 0:21.9 | Surely that's going to come. |
| 0:24.6 | So, you know, this is a team that has their priorities in order. |
| 0:28.3 | And this is smart. |
| 0:30.2 | This is what smart teams do. |
| 0:32.9 | See, we talk about how much things have changed in the 21 years. |
| 0:36.8 | We've been doing the audible in the NFL. |
| 0:39.0 | Here's one thing that has always been and continues to be. |
| 0:43.0 | Teams get more bang for their buck when they extend their own talent at market rates |
| 0:50.2 | before their walk year. |
| 0:52.8 | The good organizations know this. |
| 0:55.4 | You're going to get more bang for your buck, keeping a player in your franchise that you |
| 1:02.1 | already know and you've developed and they've developed as a football player to fit in what |
| 1:05.9 | you do. |
| 1:06.8 | Then you do spending it on free agents who, with the exception of when teams get in a big bad |
| 1:12.4 | cap situations are hitting free agency because the team is saying the team that sees them every day |
| 1:17.8 | says if this is what they're going to get paid we say no thanks okay so jsn at 42 million dollars a year |
| 1:24.6 | resetting the wide receiver market within two years, this is going to look like |
| 1:29.2 | a bargain. No. And the other thing is, you know, these years are tacked on after his fifth year. |
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