The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL The Jets-Titans trade, the Malik Willis market, and the rest of the news from combine week
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Feb 27, 2026 A lively roundup of combine-week headlines, including the player-for-player swap that shook up two defenses. They track the surprising Malik Willis market and which teams could actually pay big for a quarterback. Conversation jumps to the wider QB carousel, potential Murray and Richardson moves, cap-driven roster decisions, and trade chatter around stars like A.J. Brown and Max Crosby.
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Willis Market Says More About QB Desperation
- The Malik Willis market signal shows teams' quarterback scarcity more than Willis's standalone value.
- Reporting of $30M/year offers reflects rising second‑chance QB prices driven by recent successful one‑year revivals.
Avoid Long High‑Cost Bets On Reclamation QBs
- Be cautious committing huge multi‑year money to reclamation QBs because it can steal a future rookie QB's contract window.
- Teams should prefer one‑year or low‑dead‑money deals to preserve 2027 draft flexibility.
Cardinals Are Best Clean Fit For Willis
- Arizona is the most plausible clean landing spot for Malik Willis because trading Kyler Murray could free cap and roster structure.
- Cardinals have specific offensive pieces that ease a transition to a mobile QB.