NFC East

The Philadelphia Eagles are confident after adding receiver A.J. Brown in the offseason.

"We all feel like we're on an all-star team, so we feel great," running back Miles Sanders told Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports. "We feel unstoppable; I'm not gonna lie. The vibes are great, always have been. Nick Sirianni is doing a great job just keeping the vibes right, the chemistry good. We compete a lot in practice. But we've gotta see. It's gonna come down to camp, taking it day-by-day, putting everything together."

There is some exciting talent on the Eagles offense, starting with dynamic quarterback Jalen Hurts. Sanders gives the team a versatile weapon out of the backfield, while DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert have the potential to be elite pass-catchers. After trading for Brown during the 2022 draft, the Eagles could be dangerous next season.

That said, the Eagles' only offensive Pro Bowler last season was center Jason Kelce.

Sanders was inconsistent last season and had only 912 yards from scrimmage in 12 games. Smith and Goedert have promising futures but have yet to hit 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Brown is the only proven skill player, and even he had an up-and-down 2021, totaling 869 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games.

After going 9-8 last season, the Eagles are seemingly far from "unstoppable."

Despite the high hopes, Philadelphia will hope this doesn't go the same way as Vince Young declaring the Eagles a "dream team" before finishing 8-8 in 2011.

The Washington Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract extension worth as much as $71 million, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Schefter also noted the contract includes a $28 million signing bonus, "the largest given to any wide receiver, and also has 76.4 percent of the new money in deal guaranteed." The deal will make McLaurin one of the top five highest-paid wide receivers, per Schefter.

Washington selected McLaurin with the 76th pick in the 2019 NFL draft out of Ohio State. He immediately became the team's top wideout during his rookie year with 58 catches for 919 yards and seven scores.

The former Buckeye then paced the 2020 NFC East champions with 87 catches for 1,118 yards and four touchdowns in 2020. He followed that up with a 77/1,053/5 stat line in 2021.

McLaurin was entering the final year of his rookie deal, but Washington has now locked him up long-term.

It wasn't a surprise to see that happen, especially after head coach Ron Rivera made it clear he wanted to see McLaurin stick around when speaking with Ben Standig of The Athletic in February.

"We have a tremendous amount of interest in making sure these guys are with us going forward," Rivera said regarding McLaurin and defensive lineman Daron Payne.

Other teams were looking at McLaurin as a potential trade candidate if extension talks broke down, per Standig on April 4.

"Meanwhile, teammates are eyeing how the organization handles one of the faces of the franchise," Standig wrote. "Other teams are monitoring in case an opening to acquire McLaurin emerges."

McLaurin sat out of offseason team activities as contract talks were ongoing, per Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post on May 23.

Rivera spoke briefly on the matter the next day:

Ultimately, McLaurin is staying in Washington for a while. It's especially important to keep McLaurin in Washington for quarterback Carson Wentz, who arrived via trade from the Indianapolis Colts this offseason. Having a top target can only help the transition as the team looks for its first playoff win since 2005.

After a third straight losing season with the New York Giants, quarterback Daniel Jones said the lack of success "weighs on me a great deal," per Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.

Jones discussed the pressure he is under heading into his fourth season:

"When you put a lot of time and effort into something and you don’t see the results, I think that’s tough when you’re doing anything. Playing football in the NFL, playing football in New York, I think there’s a heavy weight to that. I and the whole team feel that and we’re working as hard as we can to avoid being in this situation in the future. Yeah, it weighs on me heavy."

The No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft has just a 12-25 record as a starter, while the Giants finished 2021 in last place at 4-13. The organization has just one playoff appearance since 2011.

Jones has also struggled on an individual level, throwing just 21 touchdown passes in the last two years combined after totaling 24 as a rookie. The Giants offense ranked 31st in both points scored and total yards in 2021.

With Jones now in the final year of his rookie contract after the Giants declined his option, the pressure will only grow.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that he does not "have the authority" to remove Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders.

Goodell's comments come after he was asked whether or not Snyder would be removed as an NFL owner during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing regarding the Commanders' alleged toxic workplace environment and the league's investigation of the matter.

An anonymous NFL owner told USA Today's Jarrett Bell last month that owners were "counting votes" to remove Snyder as owner of the Commanders. Removing Snyder as an owner would take 24 votes among league owners.

Another anonymous owner said there was "growing frustration" about the situation. But when Goodell was also asked last month if he sensed frustration among the owners regarding Snyder, he responded:

"No, I don't. ... Let's wait and get the facts," Goodell said at the time.

Goodell was asked to appear at the Oversight Committee's hearing to answer questions about the NFL's investigation into the Commanders' toxic workplace environment, which resulted in the league fining the organization $10 million.

Snyder was urged to appear at the hearing either in person or virtually, but he did not testify on Wednesday. Karen Patton Seymour, Snyder's attorney, previously told the committee he would be traveling out of the country because of "a longstanding Commanders-related business conflict" and would not be able to attend, but the committee responded saying the hearing would go on with or without him.

Since Snyder did not appear at Wednesday's hearing, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney announced Wednesday that he will be subpoenaed to testify next week, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The Oversight Committee has been investigating Snyder and the Commanders' workplace culture since October. Snyder is also being investigated on allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct.

In addition, the Commanders are being investigated by the Virginia attorney general's office for financial improprieties. The franchise allegedly withheld security deposits from season-ticket holders and had two accounting books to avoid sending money to the league's revenue-sharing pool.