Too Deep 96
Too Deep 96 #1: Travis Hunter Breaks the Draft
There hasn't been an NFL prospect like Hunter in half a century. But please, keep nitpicking his footwork or whatever.
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Too Deep 96
Read My Draft Coverage or I Sic This Dog on You!
A sneak preview of the Too Deep 96! Plus ... Pat McAfee says dumb things, and a bonus essay about department store shopping in 2025.
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NFL Free Agency Grades: Everyone Tried Their Very Best!
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Saints
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Broncos
Grudging Enthusiasm About Select Teams: NFL Free-Agent Foreplay Day 2
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Seahawks
Free-Agency Foreplay Day 1: The Patriots Way is Overspending
The Bears reinforce their offensive line (again), the Jets embark on a rebound romance, the Seahawks replace Geno with Gen2.0, and much more during Days -1 and 1 of consensual canoodling.
free agency
100 NFL Free Agents in 2000 Words
Too Deep Zone won't waste your time with a long free agent preview. Here's the short-and-sweet skinny on everyone from Ronnie Stanley to Sam Darnold to [insert over-the-hill WR here].
Seahawks
Howie Roseman's Delivery Service*
The Eagles lock down Saquon Barkley and Darius Slay, the Chiefs choose Trey Smith over Joe Thuney, and other notes from a frenetic NFL Wednesday.
Bengals
The Brock Purdy Depravation Experiment and Other Terrible Ideas
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Broncos
Wild Frogs, Starbucks Brawls and Duck Tales: the 2025 NFL Combine Forty Awards!
Anyone can tell you who ran the best 40. Only Too Deep Zone spotlights the Best Tattoo, Best Bling, Worst Drip and Dumbest Conversation About Ducks.