On Thursday, September 4th, the 2025 season of the NFL begins and teams are making the final adjustments to face a tough season that will end on February 8th with Super Bowl LX in San Francisco.
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All teams have one preseason game left, in which they will likely rest their starters, and then on August 26 they must submit the official rosters with the 53 players who will face the regular season.
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Despite the little time left, there are still relevant doubts, such as the situation of Micah Parsons in Dallas and Trey Hendrickson in Cincinnati. Among the doubts that have been clarified in recent days is the decision of Indianapolis and Cleveland to nominate their starting quarterbacks.
Is Micah Parsons leaving the Cowboys?
Things are going from bad to worse in Dallas with the most important news of this NFL preseason: the decision of Micah Parsons, one of the best defenders in the league, to request a transfer from the Cowboys. The defensive end is in the fifth and final year of the rookie contract he signed and will earn $24 million this season, therefore, Dallas is not obligated to transfer him.
The player wants a renewal and a much larger contract, but the Cowboys have not even approached to talk, so everything is heading towards a painful divorce through a trade.
Veteran Joe Flacco will be the starter for the Browns
The historic Cleveland team is full of controversies and lacking victories, and this season seems to be heading in the same direction with a team full of doubts. The main one was resolved when they announced veteran Joe Flacco, who returned to the team after a year with the Colts, as the starting quarterback to begin the season. The 40-year-old veteran thus displaced Kenny Pickett, the backup at the Eagles who arrived this year; Dillon Gabriel, the rookie third-round pick; and Shedeur Sanders, the rookie fifth-round pick who has generated a lot of media attention.
Gabriel and Sanders had their chances in the first two preseason games, but it was not enough to prevent coach Kevin Stefanski from making the logical decision. Now it remains to be seen whether Gabriel or Sanders will make the regular season roster or be cut.
Daniel Jones took the starting position from Anthony Richardson in the Colts
Anthony Richardson’s stock, fourth pick in the 2023 Draft, has dropped very quickly: he went from being a sensation player to one who doesn’t convince, to the point that Daniel Jones, who was cut last year from the Giants, took over the starting QB position for this season. The decision was announced by head coach Shane Steichen, who said, “Daniel is our starting quarterback for the season. I don’t want to limit him, I trust in his abilities.”
In any case, in Indianapolis they still trust Richardson in the long term and are betting that he can still learn more from the most important position in American football.
When will Aaron Rodgers debut with the Steelers?
The oldest player in the NFL signed with Pittsburgh what should be his last contract as a professional, as he announced that this would be his farewell season. However, he has only been seen in black and gold during training sessions, as he has not played in the preseason exhibition games and it is possible that he will not play in the remaining games. Therefore, his debut with the historic franchise would be in the first official game of the 2025 season, on September 7 against the Jets, the team where he couldn’t shine in two years and who chose not to renew his contract in February.
Will Kirk Cousins continue with the Falcons?
In Atlanta, they are clear about two things: that Michael Penix Jr. (eighth pick in the 2024 Draft) will be the starter and that veteran Kirk Cousins is in the second year of a very expensive four-year contract worth a total of $180 million. The rest are just doubts. The biggest one is whether some desperate team will make a good offer to acquire Cousins’ rights. The good thing for the Falcons is that the veteran QB has a low profile, has not caused any issues due to his uncomfortable situation, has helped Penix Jr. in his development, and has looked very good in the preseason.
What will the Bengals do with Trey Hendrickson?
Cincinnati’s defensive wing is in the final year of his contract, which will pay him $16 million, and he does not want to play for that amount. Furthermore, in the last few hours, it has been reported that he is not even interested in renewing with the team and wants to leave for any event.
The problem for the Bengals is that if their defense was 25th out of 32 teams in 2024, without one of their stars they risk allowing more points than last season. There is already interest in Hendrickson from the Las Vegas Raiders.
Who will be the starting QB for the Saints?
The 2025 season for the New Orleans team seems to be marked as a transition period since QB Derek Carr announced in May that he was retiring from the NFL due to a shoulder injury, and now the position will be contested by Spencer Rattle (fifth-round pick in the 2024 Draft) and Tyler Shough (second-round pick in the 2025 Draft). The advantage seems to be on Rattle’s side, who started six games last year, although many are betting that Shough could take over the position in the second half of the regular season. However, everything indicates that the Saints will select their future quarterback in the 2026 Draft.
Will Caleb Williams be able to adapt to Coach Ben Johnson’s scheme in Chicago?
The Chicago Bears are the team of dreams in the preseason and disappointments in the regular season. This is what happened last year after selecting Caleb Williams with the first pick in the Draft. They have now renewed hopes with the hiring of Ben Johnson, the genius behind the Lions’ offense, as head coach. In a tough NFC North Division with Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota, Chicago knows they are not favorites to make the playoffs, but they at least hope that Williams will develop his supposed potential under Johnson’s guidance.
The problem is that during the preseason, Caleb’s game has raised several doubts.
Will the Jaguars use Travis Hunter on both offense and defense?
Travis Hunter was the second pick in the last Draft, but he was unanimously considered the best player in the class of 2024, due to his unusual ability in Colorado to shine as a cornerback and as a receiver. The big question in the preseason was whether the Jaguars would take advantage of that talent or have him focus on one position, and so far everything points to him having a dual role in the regular season. In his only preseason game so far, Hunter had 12 snaps as a WR against the Steelers and 8 on defense as a cornerback. This even distribution of roles has also been maintained in training.
Can Dart take Wilson’s spot on the Giants?
The Giants made a textbook decision: they signed veteran Russell Wilson for one year and then selected Jaxson Dart in the first round of this year’s Draft. The plan is clear, for Wilson to start in 2025 and for the former Ole Miss player to develop without rush under the wing of a quarterback who won a Super Bowl (with Seattle). However, Dart has performed so well in the preseason that it has led several people to wonder if he is not ready to start immediately or at least in the second half of the regular season.