Big stories of the NFL 2026 offseason, from Garrett to Kelce - ESPN

More than five months have passed since the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots and Bad Bunny took the stage at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. Since then, roughly a thousand offseason storylines have played out — many of which you might have forgotten.

Not to worry.

With training camps opening across the NFL, here's your cheat sheet to get you ready for the 2026 regular season. We're here to catch you up on the flurry of blockbuster trades, the massive coaching turnover and, per usual, what's up with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Rarely will we witness an NFL trade as seismic as the deal that sent all-everything pass rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns to the Los Angeles Rams in June. After multiple seasons of speculation about Garrett's future, and one year after he signed a four-year contract to remain in Cleveland, the two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year was on the move. The trade included multiple high draft picks and also sent standout edge rusher Jared Verse to the Browns.

But that wasn't the only trade that will help shape the 2026 season.

The long-expected A.J. Brown deal finally happened, with the star receiver traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Patriots. Dexter Lawrence II, one of the NFL's more unblockable defensive tackles, was part of another huge trade, with the New York Giants sending him to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Denver Broncos added a big offensive player, trading for former Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Buffalo Bills traded a second-round pick to the Chicago Bears to pair receiver D.J. Moore with quarterback Josh Allen, and the Rams acquired former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie in a major deal.

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