Which team has the healthiest roster construction in 2026?
About this episode
The episode discusses which NFL teams have the best balance between superstar contracts and rookie deals.
Do you remember the chart your teacher used in health class to show that 50% of your food should be fruits and vegetables? Maybe you also remember that little tiny sliver showing fatty or sugary foods. Well, think of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's four-year, $168.6 million contract as a bowl of ice cream and Bo Nix's four-year, $18.6 million rookie contract as a plate of broccoli. The ice cream tastes great, but you'd feel pretty sluggish if you didn't have a whole bunch of broccoli to go with it. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen discuss which NFL teams are best balancing indulgent superstar extensions with vitamin-packed rookie contracts. 0:00 Welcome to the show 5:05 Los Angeles Rams 10:51 Philadelphia Eagles 15:55 New England Patriots 21:15 Chicago Bears 26:55 Seattle Seahawks 31:25 Detroit Lions 35:22 Los Angeles Chargers 38:52 Cleveland Browns 42:10 Houston Texans 43:39 Green Bay Packers 47:20 Dallas Cowboys 48:35 Jacksonville Jaguars 50:37 Denver Broncos 55:16 Carolina Panthers 58:44 Tennessee Titans 1:03:18 Buffalo Bills 1:07:11 Washington Commanders Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshow…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Mays
Guests: Derrik Klassen, Dave Helman
Topics covered
- NFL roster construction
- team analysis
- player contracts
- superstar extensions
- rookie contracts
- team balance
Keywords
- NFL
- roster construction
- contracts
- superstars
- rookies
- team balance
- analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Athletic
Places: Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers
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