2025 NFL offseason: Projecting bold moves in free agency, draft - ESPN

This looks like a big offseason for bold moves, because some teams have already made major decisions. Trade or cut Cooper Kupp? That's happening. Trade Deebo Samuel Sr.? Also happening. Cut Aaron Rodgers? Done.

Below, I suggest a bold move for each team to make over the next two months. Some of these are realistic and others are more far-fetched, but each would provide a significant change. Which teams need to cut former stars to move forward? How should teams use their top draft picks? Where should the top free agents sign? All of these and more are included.

Moves are suggested for each team independently, which is why certain players are suggested as trade or free agency targets for multiple franchises.

To explain moves for several teams, we use my DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) metric, which takes every play during the season and compares it to a baseline adjusted for situation and opponent.

Let's start with how Buffalo could help out its reigning-MVP quarterback and go through each division:

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Blow the Bengals out of the water with a Tee Higgins trade offer

Originally, my advice to Buffalo was just to sign the receiver. Now that the Bengals are planning to give Higgins the franchise tag for the second straight offseason, the Bills need to produce a trade offer so strong that the Bengals don't want to turn it down.

Higgins was set to be the best free agent wide receiver, by far. He had 73 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. He ranked 12th in my DYAR metric despite playing only 12 games. He ranked 24th in