2026-27 NFL Thread

[Pakuni]

No but everyone knows they don't want to be there. The NFL doesn't want them there either. There won't be Super Bowls or Final Fours in Hammond.

Or restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, $750k townhouses,$2,700 a month apartments, etc.
Even if the stadium deal is slightly worse for the Bears, the comparative value of the surrounding development more than makes up for it.

[Jockey]

Maybe Chicago can get an expansion franchise when they add 2 new teams.

[MU82]

Maybe the Packers will finally get lucky

Maybe they'll get to play against 52 backup QBs next season.

[Shaka Shart]

Maybe they'll get to play against 52 backup QBs next season.

If it's the packers backup though it's gonna be the second best qb in the division

[wadesworld]

If it's the packers backup though it's gonna be the second best qb in the division

Bruh. That's been Tyson Bagent for a couple years now.

[PointWarrior]

and injured division rivals down the stretch, and in the playoffs, and a deer in the headlights QB in the Superbowl...

Maybe they'll get to play against 52 backup QBs next season.

[MU82]

and injured division rivals down the stretch, and in the playoffs, and a deer in the headlights QB in the Superbowl...

Exactly. 17 lucky wins.

I guess your pledge to show the champs respect if they beat the Rams has gone by the wayside, but that's OK. I get what it's like to be bitter about another team's championship success when the team I root for chokes and disappoints - again.

[Uncle Rico]

and injured division rivals down the stretch, and in the playoffs, and a deer in the headlights QB in the Superbowl...

Take the banner down, Seattle.  Packer fans have spoken. 

Anyone hear any news on a new sled hill?

[pbiflyer]

If anything this is just going to get the Illinois politicians more annoyed.

They could get Tom Crean to explain why the stadium should be in Hammond.

[MU82]

Businessman Todd Boehly, who owns about 20% of the Dodgers, and (along with business partner Mark Walter) major stakes in Chelsea football and the Lakers, is reportedly interested in buying the Seahawks.

Whoever buys the team is expected to pay more than the record $6.05 billion that the Commanders went for 3 years ago.

[Uncle Rico]

Businessman Todd Boehly, who owns about 20% of the Dodgers, and (along with business partner Mark Walter) major stakes in Chelsea football and the Lakers, is reportedly interested in buying the Seahawks.

Whoever buys the team is expected to pay more than the record $6.05 billion that the Commanders went for 3 years ago.

They have as many Super Bowl victories as the Packers since the merger.  Makes you think.

[WhiteTrash]

Businessman Todd Boehly, who owns about 20% of the Dodgers, and (along with business partner Mark Walter) major stakes in Chelsea football and the Lakers, is reportedly interested in buying the Seahawks.

Whoever buys the team is expected to pay more than the record $6.05 billion that the Commanders went for 3 years ago.

Investing in Seattle? Good businessmen know when to zig when others zag.

[JWags85]

Mahomes signs an extension to add 2 years onto his existing 6 year deal at just over $60MM per year, total deal value now over $500MM.

Obviously he's still an elite top 5 QB, but kind of wild timing given he'll be 5 years past his last MVP and last All Pro nod, 4 years since his last Pro Bowl, and coming over the 2 worst seasons of his career PLUS a major knee injury.

[Hards Alumni]

I think that run will be the last of Pat and Andy, if not sooner. With Kelce retiring next year, their window will be closing.  Even their current team is a shell of the Super Bowl years.  They'll always be good with PM behind center.

In all, I think the additional years are fine, because they're not guaranteed.

[MU82]

Interesting graphic I saw on The Athletic:

[jesmu84]

https://x.com/i/status/2065485315335139690

[MU82]

https://x.com/i/status/2065485315335139690

Classic.

[Dish]

With all the talk about the Bears potentially moving, I'm surprised no one here has mentioned the possibility of Congress dismantling the Sports Broadcasting Act, which potentially would be devastating for the Packers. That threat has been simmering for a few months now, and ironically Scott Fitzgerald (House-WI) has been leading the House subcommittee on the matter. For a variety of reasons, no team in professional sports in the US benefits from the SBA more than the Packers (I don't think that's bad/wrong either, it just is what it is).

Also to be clear, teams like Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis would also be effed if the SBA was dissolved.

[The Sultan]

With all the talk about the Bears potentially moving, I'm surprised no one here has mentioned the possibility of Congress dismantling the Sports Broadcasting Act, which potentially would be devastating for the Packers. That threat has been simmering for a few months now, and ironically Scott Fitzgerald (House-WI) has been leading the House subcommittee on the matter. For a variety of reasons, no team in professional sports in the US benefits from the SBA more than the Packers (I don't think that's bad/wrong either, it just is what it is).

Also to be clear, teams like Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis would also be effed if the SBA was dissolved.

Dish, as I understand this, they feel that the NFL is in violation of the SBA because of them moving to more streaming. It feels like the Packers are fighting back as part of a coordinated move as part of the NFL's broader effort to fight adjustments to the SBA.

I would also argue that the Packers at one point would have been screwed without the SBA, but the fanbase is pretty enormous right now and would do just fine.

[Jay Bee]

Makes him a top 20 paid reciever.  I hope part of the contract is that Christian's dad has to shut down his twitter account.

I think he's a receiver. Nonetheless, I like that GB inked this deal. Dude sucks.

[GB Warrior]

Dish, as I understand this, they feel that the NFL is in violation of the SBA because of them moving to more streaming. It feels like the Packers are fighting back as part of a coordinated move as part of the NFL's broader effort to fight adjustments to the SBA.

I would also argue that the Packers at one point would have been screwed without the SBA, but the fanbase is pretty enormous right now and would do just fine.

Agree but they've also had a 3+ decade run of success. I think the value of the SBA to a team like the Packers is girding them against any sort of downturn.

[Dish]

Dish, as I understand this, they feel that the NFL is in violation of the SBA because of them moving to more streaming. It feels like the Packers are fighting back as part of a coordinated move as part of the NFL's broader effort to fight adjustments to the SBA.

I would also argue that the Packers at one point would have been screwed without the SBA, but the fanbase is pretty enormous right now and would do just fine.

There's certainly grandstanding going on in some capacity here (I'll leave that comment alone).

The Packers have an enormous fanbase, but that doesn't translate if they were on an island and had to come up with a local media rights deal to be self sufficient as their lead revenue stream. I would venture to guess any SBA change would prohibit a team doing their own streaming regional network (if you will).

Do I think a national shared media rights deal is going away completely? No, I certainly do not. I may be a Bears fan, but forcing Green Bay to move would be a gargantuan disaster.

[Pakuni]

NFL says thanks, but no thanks, to Brendan Sorsby.

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
The NFL has informed teams that it will NOT be holding a Supplemental Draft, meaning Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will not be eligible to enter the NFL in 2026.
The CBA allows the league to decide whether to hold a Supplemental Draft, and this year, it won't.

[The Sultan]

I mean, that's pretty damn funny.

[Pakuni]

I mean, that's pretty damn funny.

What are the odds, right?