The Atlanta Falcons (currently -$5M of cap space) have been vocal about their intent to keep QB Kirk Cousins in 2025, despite the expectation that Michael Penix Jr. will take over the QB1 reins. Cousins is owed a fully guaranteed $27.5M for the upcoming season, with $65M of dead cap sitting on the deal. If he's on the roster March 16th, a $10M bonus for 2026 becomes fully guaranteed as well. Let's lay out a few options:

A Standard Pre-March 16 Trade
It seems unlikely, but if Atlanta can find a dance partner to take on Cousins' contract, the Falcons would take on a $37.5M dead cap hit in 2025, but free themselves of any salary owed. The acquiring team would take on:

2025: $27.5M (fully guaranteed)
2026: $45M ($10M guarantees March 16th)
2027: $45M

A Salary-Retained Trade (Pre-March 16)
A slightly more possible option is that the Falcons agree to eat a portion of Cousins' $27.5M salary in order to facilitate a trade. Anything more than $2.5M retained would result in Atlanta taking a cap loss on the move, but the juice still might be worth the squeeze when including less money paid out, and a draft pick coming back in return.

A Standard Post June 1st Release (Pre-March 16)
The Falcons will keep Cousins' $40M cap hit on the books into June, then take on dead hits of $40M for 2025, $25M for 2026.

A Conversion + Post June 1st Release (Pre-March 16)
The Falcons convert $26.245M of Cousins' salary into signing bonus, then designate him a Post 6/1 release. They carry his updated $19M cap hit into June, then take on dead hits of $19M in 2025, $46M in 2026.

The Post-March 16th Move
Everything jumps up by $10M (including the cash owed). A trade becomes even less likely (if not impossible), and the total dead cap now sits at $75M.

The Actually Keep Him Move
We'll play along here. The Falcons decide to keep Cousins as a backup/QB1 competitor, paying him the $27.5M in 2025, allowing the $10M in 2026 to vest. If they don't touch the contract any further (no cap conversions), it will hold $35M of dead cap after 2025, the cost to release the nearly 38-year-old before another $10M bonus becomes guaranteed in early March 2027. If the Falcons process any sort of conversion on Cousins' current $40M cap hit, it will increase this $35M dead cap hit respectively. 

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to make a significant move Thursday, releasing 9-year veteran edge rusher Joey Bosa out of the final year of his contract. LAC will take on an $11.1M dead cap hit, freeing up a whopping $25.36M of space for the upcoming season.

The Chargers now hold around $90M of Top 51 cap space, with 45 contracts on the books. They are largely expected to be active both in free agency and the trade market this month.

Bosa earned just under $143M through his nine seasons in SD/LA.

The following penalties were handed down following the COTA race this past weekend:

Austin Cindric
Fined $50,000 and docked 50 driver points for making contact with Ty Dillon.

Kyle Larson
Two crew members suspended for the next two Cup Series races for loss of wheel during the race.

The Philadelphia 76ers have a big dilemma on their hands. A 7-foot, 280-pound dilemma named Joel Embiid.

Or, if you prefer years and numbers: A four-year, $248 million dilemma named Joel Embiid.

By now, you know Embiid is out for the rest of this season. He’s got a chronic left knee issue. Embiid said it would not be corrected until he could have further surgery. Yet, for some reason, he continued to play for several more games. Eventually, the pain became too much. And after another week of obfuscation, Embiid was shut down for the season.

It was clear from watching him play this season, that things were never really right for the former MVP. Embiid looked like he was dragging his left leg up and down the floor. He’s so talented, that he was still putting up decent counting stats, but the efficiency and impact on both ends of the floor were basically gone.

Embiid put up his lowest points, rebounds and blocks since his shortened rookie season. What really took a hit was his efficiency. The Sixers center hit just 44.4% from the field, including only 29.9% on three-pointers. In addition, Embiid was averaging under a block per game for the first time in his career.

In a sad, but perfect, example of the eye test matching the stats, Embiid wasn’t the same guy.

When Joel Embiid was coming into the NBA, an often-made comp was to Patrick Ewing. Dominant, strong big man who could control the glass, protect the rim and score in a variety of ways on offense. Ewing was regularly billed as the best jump-shooting center (he didn’t take threes, because that wasn’t a thing for most centers when Ewing played) during his career. The same label has been applied to Embiid.

Now, their careers appear to be taking the same tragic turn. After an injury-filled rookie season, Ewing began a run of All-Star and All-NBA appearances that lasted for decade, but sadly, an NBA title eluded the Knicks big man. Then injuries hit again.

Over the final three seasons of his Knicks career, Ewing regularly missed time. Then he finished his career with two forgettable and somewhat injury-plagued seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic.

By the end, Ewing couldn’t really move or jump. He was still semi-effective because he had that nice touch on his shot and he was strong enough to hold his position on defense. But he was no longer much of a defensive presence, the rebounding was down and ability to dominate games in the paint was gone.

Sounds familiar, right? Sadly, this could be where we’re headed with Joel Embiid. One major difference? Ewing wrapped up his career as a role player making role player money. Embiid hasn’t even started his next max contract yet.

The Contract

Joel Embiid is currently wrapping up his third NBA contract. Embiid signed a four-year, Designated Veteran Extension that was set to run from 2023-24 through 2026-27. Embiid ended up cancelling out his player option on that final season to sign a new three-year Veteran Extension that will run from 2026-27 through 2028-29. All total, here’s what Embiid is owed over the next four seasons:

• 2025-26: $55,224,526 (final season of current contract)
• 2026-27: $59,539,200 (first season of three-year Veteran Extension)
• 2027-28: $64,302,336
• 2028-29: $69,065,472 (player option)
• Total: four years, $248,131,534

We’re going to go ahead and include that player option as being picked up as we do any future analysis of Embiid’s situation. He’ll turn 35 years old during the 2028-29 season and barring something unexpected, he’s almost guaranteed to pick up that option.

It’s worth noting that the 2026-27 season is based on Embiid maxing out at the 35% of the cap marker. There’s always the possibility that the cap comes in slightly lower than 10% growth in each of the next two seasons, but that seems unlikely.

Another point worth noting: There are no protections for Philadelphia in Embiid’s current deal or his previous deal. Embiid’s rookie scale extension famously had several benchmarks, that if missed could have allowed the 76ers to get out of the contract relatively free and clear. Those protections don’t exist on Embiid’s current contract, nor his extension that starts in 2026-27.

Last, but not least, point worth noting: Embiid is one of three max players on the Sixers books through at least the 2027-28 season. Paul George and Tyrese Maxey are both on maximum contracts for the next three seasons too. Here’s what the trio of Embiid, George and Maxey combine for against the projected cap for each of the next three seasons:

• 2025-26: $144,849,376 against a projected cap of $154,647,000
• 2026-27: $154,436,100 against a projected cap of $170,112,000
• 2027-28: $164,471,286 against a projected cap of $187,123,000

Essentially, even with projected cap growth outpacing salary growth, the Embiid, George, Maxey trio takes up the entire salary cap by themselves. Factor in other players, roster minimums and draft picks, Philadelphia will be over the cap and working around the luxury tax and tax aprons for the next few years with these three on the roster.

And that leads us to the decision points for the Sixers.

Trade Options

Philadelphia could look at all of the above and say that they and Joel Embiid have fought the good fight together, but now it’s time to go their separate ways. In that case, the Sixers could search out trade options for the big man.

Going that route opens up a couple of questions: Can Philadelphia trade Embiid? And who would trade for an injury-prone max contract center in today’s apron-fearing, perimeter-based NBA?

The first one is easily answered. There are no restrictions for the 76ers to trade Joel Embiid. He doesn’t have a no-trade clause of any kind. He’ll be trade-eligible by the offseason. That’s the easy part.

The harder part is finding a team who would take on Embiid and his massive contract. But the old saying in sports comes into play here: It only takes one…we’ll let finish that quote yourselves.

Some team, maybe even a few of them, will convince themselves that they, and their medical staff, can get Embiid right. They’ll look at it as maybe even stealing a former MVP and a regular All-Star on the cheap, in terms of trade capital.

In addition, there are a couple of teams who might look at their cap sheet and roster and will decide that they can deal with it if Embiid misses time. Maybe those teams are deep enough that they can manage the big man through the season by playing him 45-50 games a year.

Finally, there might be a team or two who are stuck enough that taking a chance on Embiid isn’t any bigger of a gamble than being a perennial lottery team anyway.

Without getting into specific trade ideas, we’ll probably have plenty of time for that over the next couple of years, someone would trade for Joel Embiid and the nearly $250 million he’s owed. It only takes one, after all.

Waive and Stretch

More than a few times while talking about Joel Embiid, someone has asked “Could Philly just waive and stretch him?”

Let’s say the 76ers decided to just press the red button and activate the nuclear option this offseason, they could attempt to waive and stretch Embiid. That would take the $248 million that Embiid is owed and spread that out over a whopping nine seasons at approximately $27.6 million per season. 

Quick explainer: The stretch provision takes the money owed to a player and spreads it evenly over a number of years that is twice the years remaining on the contract, plus one additional year. In Embiid’s case, the player option on his final season would be exercised. That would give him four years and $248 million on his contract. That would be stretched over nine seasons at $27.6 million per season.

Now, forget all of that.

Teams aren’t allowed to waive and stretch a player if the amount of the player’s stretched salary will exceed 15% of the salary cap for the season the player is being waived.

If this was to happen this upcoming season, 15% of the projected cap is $23.2 million. So, no dice there, as Embiid’s stretched salary amount would be more than 15% of the projected cap. The same would be true of the 2026-27 season too.

If Embiid is still on the roster, and things are so bad that Philly can’t trade him and they need to waive and stretch the big man, the earliest they could do that would be ahead of the 2027-28 season.

But it won’t ever get that far. If things are that bad, there’s an outside chance another option will have come into play before the summer of 2027.

Medical Retirement

If it’s believed at any point that Joel Embiid can no longer play, the 76ers could petition the NBA for an injury exclusion due to a medical retirement. In his case, Embiid would continue to receive his full salary, but Philadelphia would see his contract fully removed from their books moving forward.

If things got to this point, the Sixers would waive Embiid and his entire contract would stay on their books. At a point that is one year from his last NBA game, Philadelphia could then petition for an injury exclusion. (There’s also a clause where if the player plays 10 games or fewer in a season, the can back-date things back to the previous season’s final game played.)

From the point where the team petitions for the injury exclusion, the NBA and NBPA would jointly select a doctor/physician, or they would convene the Fitness to Play panel, to review the player’s injury history and the medical case. That doctor/physician or the Fitness to Play panel would then determine if the player’s injuries will prevent them from playing again.

If the finding is that the player can no longer play, then the contract is immediately removed from the team’s cap sheet. If the team is still over the cap following removal of the player’s salary, they are still over the cap. They don’t get an exception to replace the player.

A few more notes:

• If the player beats the odds and returns to play, his salary is put back on the team’s cap sheet (through the terms of the original contract), provided that the player plays in 25 games in any one season after the exclusion was approved.
• If the injury exclusion is approved, the player cannot re-sign with that team. The team also cannot re-acquire that player via trade or waivers.
• An injury exclusion can be sought only during the terms of the original contract. If the player was waived and stretched, the team must petition for the injury exclusion during the terms of the original contract, not the years that the salary was stretched over.
• If the player makes it back to play, but then is unable to play in the future, the team can reapply for a subsequent injury exclusion for the remainder of the contract. The process would be exactly the same as the original petition.

To be abundantly clear: There is no indication that the 76ers or Embiid are anywhere near this point. All statements from the team, and all reporting from both the team and player sides, are that Embiid intends to return to play. We are simply laying this option out as one Philadelphia could take at some point over the next four years.

Summary

The Philadelphia 76ers are in a tough spot with Joel Embiid, just as Embiid is in a tough spot with his own career. Yes, Embiid could simply walk away, the Sixers could apply for the injury exclusion and everyone sort of wins. Embiid still gets paid and the 76ers get out of the contract.

But it’s not nearly that simple. Embiid wants to play. No matter how much criticism you might want to lay on the guy, Embiid has worked very hard to play. He played in the Olympics when he probably shouldn’t have. He played through injuries this season when he definitely shouldn’t have. Given there is an option to get paid to not play and Embiid hasn’t taken it, it’s clear he wants to play.

Beyond that, Philadelphia clearly wants their All-Star center on the floor. We can argue if they’ve handled Embiid well (the argument here would be that they haven’t in recent years), but the Sixers aren’t trying to get him off the roster. If they were, they wouldn’t have continued to give him maximum contract extensions.

For now, the plan seems to be for Embiid to get further surgery or to rehab with the idea to be back at some point next season. Ideally, this process will start ASAP and Embiid will be ready close to the start of next season. However, it does seem like all parties involved are invested in getting this right this time around. If the rehab process lasts into next season, so be it. There’s a lot more at stake here than some regular season games.

Beyond this season, it’s anyone’s guess. If Embiid is able to get moderately healthy and return to being a productive (if no longer dominant) player, then the Sixers will be happy to have him in the fold.

If Embiid can’t return to form, then we start to consider trade options. If he can’t get moderately healthy, then we look at the other options we laid out. But those are 2026 questions. For now, all anyone can do is hope that Embiid can get right and get back to being himself again for next season. Any course of action from there will be determined down the line.

The Bengals have another hole to fill this offseason, as 29-year-old DE Sam Hubbard announced his retirement from the NFL today. Hubbard spent all 7 of his pro seasons in Cincinnati, collecting $35.6M across that span.

He was scheduled to earn $9.6M in 2025, the final year of his contract. Instead, Cincy takes on a $2M dead cap hit, freeing up that $9.6M for the upcoming league year.

The Chicago Bears continued their early push toward fixing Caleb Williams' offense line, agreeing to a trade that will bring in Joe Thuney from Kansas City. Chicago will send back a 2026 4th Round pick, taking on a 1 year, $16M remaining contract for the 4-time All-Pro.

$2M of Thuney's salary is set to become fully guaranteed on March 14th, however it is largely expected that he and the Bears will negotiate an extension that provides both a pay raise, and ample guarantees. The 32-year-old carries a 2 year, $42M valuation in our system currently.

For Kansas City, they free up $16M of (much needed) cap space, taking on a $10.9M dead cap hit per the move. The Chiefs now head toward free agency with around $500,000 of Top 51 room.

Spotrac's MLB Offseason recap series continues with a look at the NL East that features a billion dollar Mets winter, notable additions for the Phillies, a bit of a purge for Atlanta, and continued rebuilding for Washington & Miami.

Atlanta Braves

The Braves won 89 games in 2024, good enough for 2nd in the NL East. They held MLB's 4th ranked tax payroll at $276M, putting them well over the second threshold last season. They enter 2025 a little lighter on the books, projecting toward a $229M Opening Day payroll, $12M or so under the first threshold.

2025 Projections

93 wins, 1st in the NL East

Notable Subtractions

Quite a few notable names left Atlanta this winter, factoring into the decrease in payroll to start the upcoming season.

(C) Travis d’Arnaud
(OF) Ramon Laureano, Adam Duvall, Whit Merrifield
(3B) Gio Urshela, Brian Anderson
(SP) Max Fried, Charlie Morton, Griffin Canning
(RP) AJ Minter, John Brebbia, Luke Jackson

Notable Additions

Despite a long list of subtractions, Atlanta treaded lightly both in free agency and in the trade market, a rare occurrence for this front office. Profar (3 years, $42M) figures to be the opening day left fielder/leadoff man, but all other additions here are slated for depth roles out of the gate. The Braves spent $43.6M in free agency this season, 18th in the league.

Via Free Agency
(OF) Jurickson Profar, $14M
(OF) Bryan De La Cruz, $860k
(RP) Connor Gillispie, $820k

Via Trade
(SS) Nick Allen

Prospects/Farm System

The Braves' farm system currently ranks 28th according to Baseball America, led by top prospect Drake Baldwin (C) and AJ Smith-Shawver (RHP). Atlanta has promoted or traded most of their top prospects in recent offseasons, putting their MLB in division/league contention, but thinning out their minor league system for a few years.

Top 100 Prospects
(C) Drake Baldwin, (SP) Cam Caminiti

2025 Storylines

• This has been one of the highest projected rosters on paper for years, but injuries & early postseason exits continue to haunt Atlanta. Will this be the year it all comes together?
• OF Ronald Acuna Jr. and SP Spencer Strider are both on their way back from significant 2024 injuries. They should be able to rejoin the team by Early May, giving Atlanta another boost.
• 2024 Cy Young Winner Chris Sale refound his old self after years of consistent injuries. Was it a fluke, or is he a legitimate SP1 for this team again in 2025?

Miami Marlins

The 62-win Marlins finished last in the NL East last season, carrying a $121M tax payroll (27th in MLB). They've dialed things back even more this winter, projecting toward a league-low $80M payroll for the upcoming season.

2025 Projections

70 wins, 5th in the NL East

Notable Subtractions

Jesus Luzardo's trade to Philly could prove to be one of the bigger moves of the offseason, while Jake Burger figures to be the everyday 1B on a loaded Texas roster for 2025.

(3B) Jake Burger
(2B) Vidal Brujan
(SP) Jesus Luzardo
(RP) Matt Andriese

Notable Additions

Not much to talk about here. Quantrill should fill in the back of the starting rotation, but 2025 is about clearing out space to let more than a few young players (most of whom were aquired in recent trades) stretch out at the MLB level and try to find their sea legs. The Marlins spent $3.5M total in free agency, 29th in MLB.

Via Free Agency
(SP) Cal Quantrill $3.5M

Via Trade
Minor Prospects

Prospects/Farm System

The Marlins' farm system currently ranks 21st according to Baseball America, led by top prospect Thomas White (LHP). Front office changes have slowed development of this pool from various avenues, and a few rough drafts have set things back a bit, but there are glimmers of hope (and a Sandy Alcantara trade) still yet to come.

Top 100 Prospects
(SP) Thomas White, (SS) Starlyn Caba, (SP) Nobel Meyer

2025 Storylines

• It's Year 2 of this new front office and the band-aid appears to be almost totally ripped off. Will Miami trade SP Sandy Alcantara and complete the ordeal?
• Focus has clearly been placed on the next few drafts, which must be successful in order to get this organization engaged in spending again.
• Will the league allow Miami to bottom out for multiple years?

New York Mets

The Mets put together a blazing second half to finish 2024 with 89 wins, tied for 2nd in the NL East. They posted a league runner-up $347M tax payoll, though $92M of that stemmed from retained/dead salary. New York finds themselves in similar waters to start 2025, projecting toward a $324M payroll, 2nd in MLB.

2025 Projections

86 wins, 3rd in the NL Eeast

Notable Subtractions

Severino is the splashy loss here, signing an historic 3 year, $67M deal with the Athletics. Martinez, Iglesias & Raley all remain available at the time of this piece.

(DH) JD Martinez
(OF) Harrison Bader
(SS) Jose Iglesias
(SP) Luis Severino, Jose Quintana
(RP) Brooks Raley

Notable Additions

Manaea returns to the rotation, while Holmes & Montas come in as replacements for Severino & Quintana. Alonso's return could be short-lived (opt-out after 2025), while Soto's contract ($765M) built a mountain on top of the previous highest paid player mountain. The Mets spent over $1B in free agency, 1st in MLB.

Via Free Agency
(OF) Juan Soto, $51M
(SP) Sean Manaea, $25M
(1B) Pete Alonso, $27M
(SP) Clay Holmes, $12.6M
(SP) Frankie Montas, $17M
(RP) AJ Minter, $11M

Via Trade
(OF) Jose Siri

Prospects/Farm System

The Mets' farm system currently ranks 12th according to Baseball America, led by top prospect Jett Williams (SS). Many of the notable young players in the system battled injuries in 2024, so the upcoming season will be both about rehabilitation & development. With that said, there are 3-4 bats, and 3-4 college-drafted arms nearing promotion in the coming months.

Top 100 Prospects
(SP) Brandon Sproat, (SS) Jett Williams

2025 Storylines

• Soto's addition will be judged daily, but the 26-year-old has managed expectations about as well as any star MLB in recent memory. The Mets boast one of baseball's best Top 3 in Lindor, Soto, & Alonso.
• Free agent losses and early injuries have put a lot of pressure on Clay Holmes to be a Day 1, top of the rotation success. Is he up for the challenge?
• Starling Marte & potentially Jeff McNeil pose buried contracts on an otherwise locked-in Mets roster. Is there a trade or two forthcoming out of Queens?

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies won 95 games in 2024, good enough to secure the NL East division while carrying a 7th-ranked $264M tax payroll. Philly found themselves squarely over the 2nd tax threshold last season, and may find themselves in deeper waters this season. Philadelphia currently projects toward a $302M Opening Day payroll, 3rd-most in MLB.

2025 Projections

87 wins, 2nd in the NL East

Notable Subtractions

Hoffman and Estevez are notable losses, but Philly's bullpen has been its achilles heel for the better part of the decade. It's clear that the organization is willing to make this a revolving door situation until they land on something that works.

(OF) Austin Hays
(RP) Jeff Hoffman, Dylan Covey, Carlos Estevez

Notable Additions

Romano figures to open the season as the 9th-inning closer, while Kepler should begin the year as the Opening Day left fielder. Luzardo is the big get this offseason however, as a potential top of rotation arm now joins the Phillies as their #5 starter. The Phillies spent $22.5M in free agency, 21st in MLB.

Via Free Agency
(OF) Max Kepler, $10M
(RP) Jordan Romano, $8.5M
(RP) Joe Ross, $4M

Via Trade
(SP) Jesus Luzardo

Prospects/Farm System

The Phillies' farm system currently ranks 20th according to Baseball America, led by top prospect Andrew Painter (RHP). This is a balanced, albeit not jaw-dropping group of players. But Painter is yet another top arm ready to make an impact at the MLB level. Philadelphia boasts a rotation of riches right now.

Top 100 Prospects
(SP) Andrew Painter, (SS) Aidan Miller, (OF) Justin Crawford, (C) Eduardo Tait

2025 Storylines

• Is a Romano/Strahm/Kerkering backend of the bullpen a recipe for success? If it doesn't look great early on, don't be surprised to see the front office actively try to bring in competition.
• Notable expiring contracts: J.T. Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suarez leave a few question marks as we approach opening day. Suarez likely needs to play out a great 2025 to garner extension discussions, but Schwarber and Realmuto should be locked in before April.
• Philly currently projects to eclipse the 4th tax threshold in 2025. Will they manuever a bit in-season to get themselves under this top-tier?

Washington Nationals

The Nationals finished 4th in the NL East last season, posting 71 wins against 22nd ranked $140M tax payroll. Despite a good amount of additions this winter, Washington will open up 2025 with a slightly less $134M projected payroll.

2025 Projections

72 wins, 4th in the NL East

Notable Subtractions

Patrick Corbin spent 7 years in Washington, reeling in over $128M over that span. He remains a free agent this winter, while Robert Garcia joins the Rangers on a pre-arb deal.

(SP) Patrick Corbin
(RP) Robert Garcia

Notable Additions

Washington added new blood to the rotation, while Paul DeJong (3B) Josh Bell (DH) and Nate Lowe (1B) figure to be in the Opening Day lineup. The Nationals spent $44M in free agency, 17th in MLB.

Via Free Agency
(SP) Michael Soroka, $9M
(SP) Trevor Williams, $7M
(1B) Josh Bell, $6M
(RP) Jorge Lopez, $3M
(SS) Amed Rosario, $2M
(3B) Paul DeJong, $1M

Via Trade
(1B) Nate Lowe

Prospects/Farm System

The Nationals' farm system currently ranks 14th according to Baseball America, led by top prospect Dylan Crews (OF). Crews is a lock to make the Opening Day roster, which should balance out this system a little bit, though there are a few arms ready to figure into the mix that could quickly turn Washington's tide.

Top 100 Prospects
(OF) Dylan Crews, (P) Travis Sykora, (P) Jarlin Susana

2025 Storylines

• 25% of the Nats 2025 payroll stems from Stephen Strasburg's retained salary. Another $35M is slated to hit their 2026, further hampering their ability to rebuild.
• A resolution on the team sale could be around the corner, and should reignite this front office.
• There are half a dozen prospects looking to crack this starting lineup in 2025. How many can prove their worthy of being a part of the future core?

The New Orleans Saints began their push out of negative cap space, releasing RB Jamaal Williams. The nearly 30-year-old was set to earn $3.15M in 2025. Instead, the Saints take on a $2.34M dead cap hit, freeing up $1.59M of space.

The Edmonton Oilers acquired F Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins in a 3-team trade that incldued 7 pieces in total. Frederic brings over an expiring contract with $527,076 of cash remaining in 2024-25. Both Boston (50%) & New Jersey (25% agreed to retain a portion of his $2.3M cap hit, lowering it to $575,000 for the remainder of the season.

Full Trade Details

Oilers Receive
F Trent Frederic
F Max Jones
F Petr Hauser

Bruins Receive
2025 2nd Rd Pick
2025 4th Rd Pick
D Max Wanner

Devils Receive
F Shane Lachance

The Green Bay Packers extended kicker Brandon McManus to a 3 year, $15.3 million contract Tuesday, locking in the pending free agent before the start of the league year. The 33-year-old will secure a $5M signing bonus (the only portion of contracts the Packers regularly guarantee).

At $5.1M per year, McManus is now the 10th highest average paid kicker in football.