TRENCH DOMINANCE: NFL Teams READY to Target and SIGN Top Offensive & Defensive Line Free Agents

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4.6 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

NFL teams with deep pockets might be in for disappointment—this year’s free agent market for offensive and defensive linemen is thinner than expected. Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs scrutinize the trenches, spotlighting possible big earners like Tyler Linderbaum, Rasheed Walker, and Jalen Phillips, and debating which linemen are worth a lucrative extension versus a riskier reclamation project. Will teams target young upside swings like Zion Johnson, Dylan Parham, or Trevor Penning, or lean on seasoned vets hoping for a resurgence? Free agency buzz heats up with debate over franchise tags, re-signings, and how salary-cap giants like the Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders can maximize limited options. The conversation covers potential shifts for teams like the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens, hidden value among backup linemen and versatile interior players, plus which edge rushers—from Boye Mafe to Odafe Oweh—could command top dollar. Are extensions the real headline of the offseason?

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0:00.0	football games are still one in the trenches, so let's explore the potential of the free agent
0:06.2	market on the O-line and D-line today on the Locked-on NFL Scouting podcast.
0:15.7	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football
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0:36.5	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network. We're the draft dudes. I'm Joe Marino from Lockdown Bills. He's Kyle Crabs from Lockdown Dolphins. And we are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the league. I'm a locked on the lockdown NFL scouting podcast with the draft dudes. We want to ask you a big thank you.
0:54.3	Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
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0:59.0	we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
1:02.0	Joe, happy hump day to you.
1:04.3	It's Wednesday, February 11th.
1:06.4	We are doing the trenches today on the show for a free agency preview.
1:10.9	We are looking at both sides of the ball.
1:14.8	And I think there's an important disclaimer for us to get into.
1:20.0	All right.
1:21.4	We've looked at both sets of free agency.
1:24.5	And usually you can look at free agency a month out and get pretty excited
1:29.7	about what it could look like. And then teams start using the franchise tag or they start
1:35.8	resigning their players and the pool kind of whittles. So how's this for throwing cold water
1:41.9	on a show before you even start? Are you Are you excited about skill players or the back seven in free agency this year?
1:51.3	Modestly, I think it's kind of lean.
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