NFL Rumors: Davante Adams, Kirk Herbstreit, and NFL Overtime

It’s the final day of February and we are on the cusp of the NFL Combine which opens on Tuesday. In addition, NFL free agency kicks off in just over two weeks on March the 16th with the “legal tampering” period beginning 48 hours prior to that.

One of the biggest storylines so far this offseason has been the future of both Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. The Packers have been working to get under the cap while also needing to retain Adams, arguably the best receiver in the game. Not surprisingly, that is where we start in this edition of NFL Rumors on Full Press Coverage.

WR Davante Adams – Free Agent

Rumor: If Adams hits free agency, the Raiders, Broncos, Chargers, and Jaguars are expected to make a run at the wide receiver, per Tony Pauline.

The Packers have been working overtime to fix their less-than-ideal cap situation and despite creating millions in cap space over the past week, they are still not in a great position to re-sign All-Pro wideout, Davante Adams, who, if he hits free agency will have quite a number of suitors and per the PFN report, several teams are already chomping at the bit. Three of the four teams have franchise quarterbacks in place while the Broncos have been linked to Adams’ current quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, for quite some time. Now, there is not guarantee that Adams and Rodgers are a packaged deal if he chooses the Broncos, however, given their current quarterback situation, if Adams does land in Denver, it wouldn’t be shocking to see SOME move happen under center.

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Amazon – Kirk Herbstreit

Rumor: Amazon is eyeing ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit for the lead analyst role on Thursday Night Football, per Andrew Marchand.

The NFL commentator carousel continues to turn. Over a week since ESPN landed Troy Aikman for their Monday Night Football broadcast, Amazon looks to be zeroing in on a current ESPN talent for Thursday Night Football. Per the report in the NY Post, Herbstreit’s contract with ESPN, where he is their lead college football analyst, would allow him to work NFL games for another network. Whether the process is as smooth as that, remains to be seen but it would be a huge boost to the Thursday Night Football product. Amazon reportedly tried to lure Sean McVay from the Rams but to no avail. This would be a pretty good backup plan for the network.

NFL Overtime Rules

Rumor: Colts submit a proposal to guarantee each team an overtime possession, per Judy Battista.

Rich McKay, chair of the NFL’s Competition Committee, says no question proposed changes to OT will be brought up, with teams proposing changes for playoffs only, and for regular season & playoffs. Committee discussion later this week. Level of support for change unclear.

— Judy Battista (@judybattista) February 27, 2022

The NFL overtime rules are once again in the headlines following the Chiefs and Bills epic divisional-round matchup this postseason. After a back-and-forth final few minutes, the Chiefs won on the very first possession of overtime, causing an uproar from Bills and Chiefs haters alike. Now, naturally, those same people ignore the very next week where the Chiefs lost in overtime after, once again, receiving the ball first. Nevertheless, this seems like an issue that just won’t go away until it is finally changed, even if it doesn’t really need changing. Last season, the Ravens proposed changes to the overtime format but to no avail. Will this season be different?