Cooks, Thielen, Gardner-Johnson, Tunsil, Love, Seumalo, Williams

New WRs in Dallas and Carolina + Lions make a splash on defense  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ March 20, 2023 [Sign up]( [Legit Football]( Together With: Stathead [Run Your Pool](  Cooks [Brandin Cooks] Texans traded Brandin Cooks to the Cowboys Details: The Cowboys are [sending]( a 2023 fifth-rounder (No. 161) and a 2024 sixth-rounder to the Texans for Cooks. Contract: Dallas will pay $12 million of Cooks’ $18 million salary. Houston will pay the remaining $6 million. Profile: Cooks caught 53 of 69 passes (76.8% catch rate) for 550 yards and 3 touchdowns in ten games last season. Impressive: The 29-year-old has topped 1,000 receiving yards in every season in which he’s appeared in at least 15 games. Fit: Cooks will strengthen a Cowboys’ receiver unit that includes CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert, and Simi Fehoko. What's Next? The Cowboys will now turn to needs at tight end, defensive tackle, running back, and offensive guard. - Dallas will [meet]( with RB Ronald Jones, LB Travin Howard, and OL Chuma Edoga today. Odell: With the Cowboys out of the receiver market, Odell Beckham’s list of suitors may be down to the Chiefs, Ravens, and Jets. Image: George Walker/Icon Sportswire Thielen [Adam Thielen] Panthers signed Adam Thielen Details: The contract is [worth]( $25 million over three years. $14 million is guaranteed. Profile: Thielen caught 70 of 107 targets (65.4% catch rate) for 716 yards and 6 touchdowns last season. - The 32-year-old is a 2x-time Pro Bowler (2017 and 2018). Fit: Thielen figures to be a security blanket for the quarterback Carolina selects with the No. 1 pick. - He joins a receiver unit that includes Terrace Marshall Jr., Laviska Shenault Jr., and Shi Smith. Image: Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire Gardner-Johnson [Chauncey Gardner-Johnson] Lions signed S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Details: The contract is for one year and is [worth]( $8 million ($6.5 million guaranteed). Profile: Gardner-Johnson totaled 67 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass deflections across twelve games with the Eagles last season. Makeover: Gardner-Johnson is the third defensive back the Lions have added this offseason. - Detroit signed CBs Cameron Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley last week. Improve: The trio should improve a Lions’ secondary that ranked 30th in passing yards allowed in 2022. Impact in PHI: The Eagles have now lost both starting safeties from last season — Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps. Howie Roseman will replenish the position via free agency, a trade (Kevin Byard?), or the draft. Image: Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire Tunsil [Laremy Tunsil] Texans made LT Laremy Tunsil the highest-paid OL in NFL history Details: The Texans have [signed]( Tunsil to a three-year extension worth $75 million ($50 million guaranteed). Profile: Tunsil — a 3x Pro Bowler — allowed one sack on 1,061 snaps last season. He earned a strong 80.0 PFF grade. Highest: The 28-year-old is now the NFL’s highest-paid offensive lineman at $25 million per season. - The next closest is Trent Williams at $23 million. Smart: Tunsil, who represents himself without an agent, is positioned to sign another mega-deal a few years from now. Solid: The Texans’ starting offensive line is set at left tackle (Tunsil), left guard (2022 first-rounder Kenyon Green), right guard (Shaq Mason), and right tackle (Tytus Howard). - The team still needs to find an upgrade at center. Image: John Rivera/Icon Sportswire Love [Julian Love] Seahawks signed S Julian Love Details: The contract is [worth]( $12 million over two years. Profile: Love led the Giants with 124 tackles last season. He totaled 2 interceptions and 5 pass deflections. - Love was also one of the Giants’ top special teams contributors. Fit: The 24-year-old joins a safety group that features Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, and Ryan Neal. - Adams is recovering from a severe quad injury and may not be available for the start of the season. - Love will likely see some playing time at nickel cornerback. Exciting: With lots of depth at safety and an emerging superstar cornerback in Tariq Woolen, the Seahawks’ secondary seems likely to soar in 2023. Image: Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire Seumalo [Isaac Seumalo] Steelers signed G Isaac Seumalo Details: The contract is [worth]( $24 million over three years. Profile: Seumalo allowed one sack on 1,135 snaps last season. He earned a solid 75.2 PFF grade. - The 29-year-old ranked 15th among all guards in pass-block win rate and 20th in run-block rate. Fit: Seumalo will replace Kevin Dotson (65.4 PFF grade) at left guard or James Daniels at right guard (66.9 PFF grade). - The Steelers’ offensive line ranked 14th in sacks allowed last season. Jurgens: The Eagles will replace Seumalo with 2022 second-round pick Cam Jurgens. Image: Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire Williams [Jonah Williams] Bengals OT Jonah Williams is generating trade interest Background: Williams requested a trade out of Cincinnati on Thursday night — shortly after the Bengals signed Orlando Brown to a four-year, $64 million contract. - Brown will be taking Williams’ spot at left tackle. - Williams does not want to move to the right side. Interest: According to Ian Rapoport, a trade could [happen]( soon, as other teams are interested. - Williams, the No. 14 pick of the 2019 draft, struggled last season (allowed 12 sacks). Teams? The Colts and Bears are in need of a left tackle. Image: Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire More News - [Falcons]( signed WR Mack Hollins - [Titans]( to sign CB Sean Murphy-Bunting - [TE Foster Moreau]( visited with the Saints and Bengals - [Bucs]( signed DT Greg Gaines - [Chiefs]( signed S Mike Edwards - [Vikings]( signed DL Dean Lowry - [Patriots]( released DB Jalen Mills Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2022 Legit Football. All rights reserved. 710 Main Street South #572, Southbury CT 06488