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NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks

WEDNESDAY 2/24 - Big Ben is expected to return to the Steelers and the franchise tag window opens

NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks

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Sports, Football

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Ben Roethlisberger is willing to adjust his contract to return to Pittsburgh for the 2021 season. Dallas wants to do a long term deal with Dak Prescott, but is willing to franchise tag him for a second straight year. Super Bowl champion Chris Godwin has a decision to make as free agency approaches. New Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot says all options are on the table with the 4th overall pick in the draft. Bills cornerback Josh Norman gives his thoughts on his future in with or without Buffalo and Alex Smith revealed his return to the starting lineup "threw a wrench" in the teams plans.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human.

0:07.8

Hey, what's up, everybody? I'm Will Selba. And these are your good morning football headlines from NFL Network.

0:13.2

All right. So let's start with the big news concerning Big Ben yesterday. It looks like Ben Rotherzberger is going to be Pittsburgh's starting quarterback

0:21.7

for the 20-21 season. All right, you can exhale Steelers fans. NFL Network said Didi Kinkabwala

0:28.7

spoke with his agent Ryan Tolner, who expressed confidence Rothesberger will restructure his contract.

0:35.1

Now, according to the website, over to cap.com, Big Ben has a

0:39.0

cap figure of $41.3 million this upcoming season. He led the Steelers to 11-0 start,

0:45.5

where the team lost four of his final five games down the stretch, including that home

0:50.6

playoff loss in the wildcard round to the Browns. Well, yesterday the franchise and transition tag period window officially opened up and a number of star players could get tagged.

1:03.0

According to NFL Network C& Rap report, the Cowboys are very confident quarterback Dak Prescott's rehab,

1:09.0

stemming from multiple surgeries on a fractured

1:12.2

ankle he injured back in October.

1:15.2

Dallas wants to do a long-term deal with him.

1:18.1

Last year, he played out of the franchise tag for $31.4 million.

1:22.1

So the question is, would they franchise tag him for a second consecutive season?

1:27.9

They had until March 9th to make that decision.

1:31.5

Meanwhile, Buccaneers star wide receiver, Chris Godwin,

1:34.1

is also a candidate for the franchise tag.

1:37.0

The Super Bowl champ appearing on the Pat McAfee show yesterday saying,

1:40.1

quote, I want to be in Tampa, but at the end of the day,

1:43.8

I want to get paid too.

1:46.5

Atlanta has a new head coach, former Titans Offensive Coordinator, Arthur Smith,

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