NFL Week 8 newest buzz, questions, information and fantasy suggestions

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season is right here, and insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano have been making calls to sources across the league for the most recent information and buzz on key conditions.

This week, they requested round about two struggling AFC East groups, the 0-7 Jets and the 1-6 Dolphins. Will there be adjustments in New York, beginning at QB? And what number of veteran Dolphins could possibly be dealt elsewhere between now and the Nov. 4 commerce deadline if the struggles proceed?

Jeremy and Dan additionally checked in on the resurgent Chiefs. Now that the offense is beginning to hum, what strikes might Kansas Metropolis make earlier than the deadline to arrange one other run to the Tremendous Bowl? Additionally they took a take a look at some attention-grabbing offseason quarterback contract conditions and the way groups would possibly navigate them.

It is all right here, as our nationwide reporters reply large questions and empty their notebooks heading into Week 8.

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What’s subsequent for the Jets?
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Extra notes for Week 8

Issues have gotten actually dangerous for the 0-7 Jets, who appear able to bench Justin Fields. What are you listening to about their outlook?

Fowler: Adjustments must be anticipated, however I do not imagine that presently applies to educate Aaron Glenn. The Jets did an exhaustive teaching search that landed on Glenn, one of the vital sought-after candidates within the 2025 cycle. It hasn’t labored to date, and he has had his share of miscues. However the Jets have remained aggressive regardless of their struggles at quarterback. 5 of their seven losses are by a mixed 19 factors, and the protection seems to be on the upswing after a sluggish begin. I am not placing the offensive struggles fully on Glenn.

On that notice, I am right here on the house owners conferences and Jets proprietor Woody Johnson sounds accomplished with the Fields experiment.

Graziano: Glenn is at the very least contemplating sitting Fields for Tyrod Taylor, since he addressed that matter straight at his Monday information convention. He mentioned he hadn’t determined but and wished to seek the advice of different coaches who’d handled comparable conditions. One of many points is that the 36-year-old Taylor clearly is not the long-term reply for this franchise, whereas Fields theoretically could possibly be if he cleans up a few of his points. If the Jets sit him for Taylor now, they’re successfully giving up on a quarterback to whom they assured $30 million within the offseason and indicating the seek for a long-term answer will choose up once more subsequent spring. That is a tricky solution to undergo the remainder of the season.

That is a great distance of claiming I am unsure what Glenn will resolve or, actually, what the precise reply is for the Jets. In the event that they preserve beginning Fields and he continues to look misplaced and overwhelmed, they danger shedding the remainder of the workforce. In the event that they sit Fields, they’ve determined earlier than Halloween that their most consequential offseason roster choice was a bust. Personally, I do not see the purpose of going with Taylor. They’re 0-7 and never making the playoffs. I might discover a solution to preserve Fields viable and get to the tip of the season so you will get a full-year pattern on which to evaluate him. After all, that is simple for me to say. The losses aren’t happening my report.

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Fowler: I’ve talked to a number of NFL coaches who imagine the Jets ought to have leaned closely into Fields’ working means earlier. He has rushed 42 occasions in six begins this season, averaging three designed rushes per recreation over his previous three. In Week 1, Fields had 9 designed runs, which helped the Jets to a 32-point outing. From 2022 to 2024, Fields averaged roughly 10 rushes per recreation as a full-time starter.

“That is what he is most comfy with,” an NFL assistant coach who has labored with Fields mentioned. “After which you’ll be able to throw him off play-action with extra success. I do not care when you use a high-school-style offense, however he must run.”

It is in all probability moot now. If Glenn desires to finally make a transfer, he ought to in all probability do it now. And Johnson scorching Fields publicly makes turning again to him a problem. Do not count on fireworks with Taylor at this stage, however he can at the very least function a rhythm-and-timing passing recreation.

Graziano: Yeah, I agree together with your concept that they should use Fields as a runner extra. That was robust to do in opposition to the Broncos, who restrict opposing speeding QBs higher than any workforce, however they need to have been capable of do it Sunday in opposition to the Panthers.

Fowler: With the commerce deadline lower than two weeks away, count on the Jets to contemplate dealing veterans to amass draft capital and construct for the longer term. Edge rusher Jermaine Johnson, nook Michael Carter II and working again Breece Corridor are among the many choices producing curiosity.

Graziano: I additionally agree that the Jets in all probability shall be lively sellers, so the group round Fields or Taylor from Nov. 5 on could possibly be a bit depleted. This all sounds very bleak, and I need to imagine the Jets’ entrance workplace and training workers are engaged on methods to make the second half of the season tolerable to get some actual evaluations of the roster. If they do not come out of Glenn’s first 12 months having recognized the gamers who’re and are not part of their future plan, then this actually could be a wasted season.

The Chiefs are again on observe. However might they get aggressive and add extra assist on the deadline?

Graziano: The Chiefs are virtually all the time lively on the commerce deadline. It appears they add a receiver most years. However assuming everybody stays wholesome, they appear to love what they’ve at that place. I additionally do not get the sense they’re determined so as to add a working again, as has been speculated by many on the skin because the season started.

If the Chiefs add on the deadline, I count on it to be on protection — possibly a veteran edge rusher — or probably the offensive line. Rookie deal with Josh Simmons’ scenario continues to be murky, and a few different linemen left Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Raiders due to harm. Nobody actually seen, because the Raiders weren’t placing up a struggle, but when guard Trey Smith’s again harm turns into one thing that causes him to sit down out time, that might be a tricky gap to fill for an offense that is actually beginning to click on.

Fowler: The accidents to Smith and proper deal with Jawaan Taylor appear minor, and I sense that Kansas Metropolis is comfy on offense. The Chiefs have lengthy been planning for a receiving corps of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown, so it is no coincidence that the trio amassed 18 of the workforce’s 34 passing targets Sunday, with Rice having 10 by himself. JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton are good complementary choices. Working again appears much less settled. However to your level, Dan, Isiah Pacheco is selecting up steam (108 yards on 27 carries the previous two weeks) and rookie Brashard Smith’s workload is slowly growing.

However I do assume the Chiefs might add defensive linemen. They’re depleted on the inside.

Graziano: They’ve added defensive linemen up to now (Melvin Ingram in 2021 a primary instance). That is the kind of transfer I might see. Since arriving in Kansas Metropolis, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has a powerful observe report of getting the protection into higher form because the season progresses and having it primed to do large issues within the postseason. So, he has earned a number of belief. However including personnel up entrance is rarely a nasty concept. How about the remainder of that protection?

Fowler: The Chiefs’ cornerback room is one to observe getting into the deadline. Free agent addition Kristian Fulton is a wholesome scratch. May they discover a means out of his two-year, $20 million deal? Rookie Nohl Williams is rising, and fourth-year participant Joshua Williams might have commerce worth.

Name it now: What number of Dolphins shall be traded earlier than the deadline?

Fowler: I will say two: a move rusher and one different. The Dolphins have Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb to deal, with Phillips having essentially the most commerce worth of Miami’s edge rushers. A number of personnel departments have been enamored along with his trajectory, which was derailed by harm. Miami does not seem prepared to offer the 2026 free agent an extension. It could possibly be much like Washington buying and selling Chase Younger and Montez Sweat on the deadline two years in the past.

The Dolphins are getting calls on extensive receiver Jaylen Waddle however haven’t got plans to commerce him at this level. That may all the time change, however with Tyreek Hill injured, Waddle is a constructing block who can translate to any offense, which helps for a workforce that seems headed for main transition. He is owed $36 million over 2025-26, which is affordable for high-end gamers at his place. Security Minkah Fitzpatrick can also be on my radar. So, whereas I am not so certain an entire house-cleaning is so as, it could shock me if the Dolphins stood pat. It is a workforce with roster issues, and people eight 2026 draft picks will not deal with all of them.

Graziano: I agree with you about Waddle, notably since his contract makes him a more durable to commerce. Jaylen Wright, who has slipped behind rookie Ollie Gordon II on the depth chart, is also a participant who strikes. There shall be groups focused on selecting up a working again, with the Chargers and Texans being two groups I’ve heard talked about. And there are certain to be others.

Both means, this Dolphins season has not gone the way in which anybody hoped it could and there is a number of chatter about important change, which we touched on on this area final week. In the event that they’re looking forward to subsequent 12 months as a reset/rebuild state of affairs, they will take heed to calls on virtually anybody. My greatest query is what they will do at quarterback. Tua Tagovailoa has $54 million in assured cash coming in 2026 and appears to have regressed considerably. Can Miami rebuild round him with any diploma of confidence? Is there a glimmer of an opportunity that the Dolphins might package deal him with a draft choose and get a workforce to commerce for him?

Commerce-deadline speak is straightforward once we simply take a look at guys whose contract conditions make them expendable for a workforce going nowhere. However I might like to know what occurs in the event that they resolve to blow issues all the way in which up.

Fowler: Observers can see the place that is in all probability headed with coach Mike McDaniel barring a turnaround, however the Tagovailoa dialog is extra layered. Buying and selling that contract does not appear possible. Miami can work across the wage cap, however the assure is an albatross. No workforce desires to soak up a fraction of that as a result of they do not need to (assume Russell Wilson in Denver two years in the past). Any type of launch triggers a $54 million payout, minus offsets.

What made Tagovailoa productive — and what McDaniel helped convey out of him — was processing and decision-making. He thinks by the sport properly and throws with anticipation. He is lacking that contact proper now, and after inserting teammates straight below a teal-and-orange-colored bus in a post-Week-6 information convention, it is truthful to wonder if he has misplaced the belief of the locker room, too. His teammates actually performed Sunday’s recreation as if he had.

And it wasn’t way back — August 2024 — when Tagovailoa aired out Brian Flores in what felt like a payback try. So Tagovailoa is a quarterback who’s regressing, has handled earlier concussion accidents and has publicly divulged what occurs behind the scenes in an NFL locker room a number of occasions. However that is the period of reclamation challenge quarterbacks, and Tagovailoa has had stretches of excessive effectivity. Perhaps Miami runs it again with him. What’s the most suitable choice for Tagovailoa and the Dolphins shifting ahead, Dan?

Graziano: Given the contractual dedication they’ve made to Tagovailoa, the most suitable choice is to get him enjoying the way in which he did when McDaniel first arrived. If the coach cannot make that occur, it stands to cause they might search for a substitute. If that involves move, the Dolphins have main selections to make about Tagovailoa and the course of the franchise. A brand new coach in all probability would have some say within the choice on whether or not to maintain the quarterback or take the dead-money hit.

But when Tagovailoa remains to be there subsequent season and McDaniel just isn’t, a brand new coach could be tasked with discovering a solution to maximize his skills the way in which McDaniel did initially. And when you’re doing this dance for the second time in 4 years, possibly it is not the coach who’s the issue.

What’s the most attention-grabbing looming offseason quarterback contract scenario?

Graziano: The primary identify I considered was Lamar Jackson. Due to the bonus construction within the extension he signed two years in the past, Jackson’s cap quantity balloons to $74.5 million in 2026. Certain, the Ravens might do a restructure and knock that quantity down into the mid-$30 million vary. However restructures simply push a cap problem into future years, and also you marvel if the higher route is a brand new deal, particularly if Jackson is uncomfortable making much less per 12 months than guys reminiscent of Trevor Lawrence and Tagovailoa.

Sooner or later, Baltimore goes to need to do one thing with Jackson’s deal. However there are a variety of things that make this case much more attention-grabbing. First is the truth that the Ravens are 1-5 and Jackson has sat out the previous two video games due to a hamstring harm. They hope to have him again this week, although that is not a certainty after he sat out Monday’s follow. The schedule eases within the second half of the season, but when the Ravens do not recuperate and at the very least make a run on the division title, how does that have an effect on their main participant personnel selections shifting ahead?

The second factor is that Jackson nonetheless does not have an agent, which has made negotiations tough up to now. If the Ravens need to renegotiate to get subsequent 12 months’s cap quantity down however Jackson does not care to, there is no middleman to work out these variations. I think about this all works out ultimately, because it did final time. However you may keep in mind it bought dicey the final time and clearly might once more for quite a few causes.

Fowler: Contemplating only a few folks on the planet can do the issues Jackson does (if any), the Ravens ought to get forward of the quickly ballooning quarterback market each time possible. His worth went up after Baltimore managed solely 13 factors in two video games with out him.

Baker Mayfield’s scenario additionally intrigues me. He is due $43 million in money in 2025, but there’s an argument he is underpaid. Mayfield, a 2027 free agent, is producing at a excessive clip regardless of important accidents at offensive line, working again and extensive receiver. Not many quarterbacks are throwing the ball with extra confidence. The Bucs and Mayfield will play out the season and may work on an extension after that. The Bucs are projected to have round $48 million in 2026 cap area, which they’ll simply decrease by transforming Mayfield’s $52 million hit.

Either side are pleased with this association. Mayfield has proof of idea, which suggests his per-year common ought to in all probability have a “5” in entrance of it. The wild card is the Glazer household, which hasn’t all the time spent large cash on gamers. However Mayfield might look so as to add a tax on this deal, resulting from leverage and the below-market deal on which he is presently enjoying.

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Graziano: Talking of below-market offers, I will throw it again once more to the QB extension class of 2023 and convey up Jalen Hurts. He went first that offseason, earlier than Jackson, Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert bought their offers. Consequently, all of these guys make greater than Hurts. Since signing that deal, Hurts has gone 32-12 and gained a Tremendous Bowl MVP. Hurts is signed by 2028, with $51.5 million absolutely assured for 2026, so there may not be a necessity to debate an extension this coming offseason. However he is additionally the Eleventh-highest paid quarterback within the league by common annual wage, behind a number of guys who’ve achieved quite a bit lower than he has.

I would not be stunned to see the Eagles deal with this case subsequent spring or summer time. I would be stunned if Hurts wished to go first this time, slightly than wait to see what occurs with Jackson and others.

Fowler: How Hurts performs over the subsequent 10 video games plus the playoffs might decide the trail ahead there. If he catalyzes one other deep playoff run, the Eagles could be good to strategy him. His passing from the pocket has been erratic, to make certain. However all he does is win, and he is a plus within the toughness and intangibles classes.

We can also’t neglect about Matthew Stafford, who’s owed $40 million in 2026, the final 12 months of his deal. That quantity just isn’t assured proper now however locks in on the fifth day of the brand new league 12 months. The Rams and Stafford appear to be doing this yearly dance wherein they contemplate options earlier than returning to one another. Stafford commerce buzz dominated the final mix, however he in the end didn’t wish to depart the Rams. The scenario might attain a boiling level once more this offseason if Stafford continues to play lights out. His deal in all probability must be addressed in some kind however each events have performed this completely, making a generally uneasy however in the end flourishing relationship.

What else are you listening to this week?

Graziano’s notes:

• I do not imagine it is a certain factor that Lamar Jackson returns from his hamstring harm to play in opposition to the Bears on Sunday. Jackson has missed the previous two video games, and the Ravens have been hoping he might return after their Week 7 bye. However they held a post-bye-week follow Monday, and Jackson didn’t participate in it. I’ve had a few conversations with folks accustomed to this case that led me to imagine Jackson would possibly miss one other recreation whereas recovering from the harm and return in Week 9 in opposition to the Dolphins. Keep watch over the harm studies over the subsequent couple of days for indicators come what may. Monday wasn’t an official follow, so the Ravens weren’t required to problem an harm report.

• The Bengals are hoping their commerce for quarterback Joe Flacco can save their season, however the deal additionally would possibly make Flacco some extra cash. I bought my arms on a replica of Flacco’s contract and checked out the motivation clauses. One in all them is a per-game incentive bonus that may pay him $75,000 for each recreation wherein he performs at the very least 50% of his workforce’s offensive snaps and the workforce wins the sport, however that does not kick in till the fourth such prevalence. Flacco has gained one recreation with the Browns and one up to now with the Bengals.

So for instance, for instance, the Bengals win six extra video games wherein Flacco performs at the very least half of their offensive snaps (bringing his whole to eight for the season). He would earn an extra $375,000 ($75,000 every for Video games 4-8 that meet the circumstances). If the Bengals win their remaining 10 video games and Flacco performs in at the very least half of their offensive snaps in all of them, he’d earn an extra $675,000. Flacco’s contract additionally says he could make as much as $3 million in further incentives tied to enjoying time and success. If he performs between 60% and 69.99% of his workforce’s offensive snaps, he will get a $500,000 bonus. If he performs between 70% and 79.99%, that bonus will increase to $1 million. And if he performs 80% or extra, it goes as much as $1.5 million.

Lastly, if he meets any of these circumstances and his workforce makes the playoffs, these bonuses above would double. So, for instance, if Flacco performs in 75% of the workforce’s offensive snaps and the Bengals make the playoffs, he’d get a $2 million bonus.

• Whereas I used to be down this rabbit gap, I additionally checked out Mac Jones’ incentives in his take care of the 49ers. He is already cashing in. His deal says that he will get an additional $100,000 for each recreation wherein he performs at the very least 25% of the offensive snaps and the workforce wins — however provided that the workforce wins 4 such video games. Sunday’s victory over the Falcons was the fourth recreation this season the Niners have gained wherein Jones performed at the very least 25% of their offensive snaps, which suggests Jones pocketed $400,000 because of that win. He may also get one other $550,000 if he performs in at the very least 50% of the workforce’s offensive performs this season and the 49ers make the playoffs.

• The Cowboys have had inside discussions a couple of attainable extension for receiver George Pickens, to the purpose the place they have been inspecting the rosters and cap conditions of groups like Cincinnati, Miami and Philadelphia, who’re all paying a number of high-end receivers. (The Cowboys already pay CeeDee Lamb $34 million per 12 months.) I do not assume something will get accomplished on this till after the season, however Dallas has been pleased with Pickens since buying him in an offseason commerce with Pittsburgh, and it’s at the very least contemplating what it could appear like to maintain Dak Prescott’s extensive receiver tandem collectively.

• With the Cowboys’ protection struggling, coach Brian Schottenheimer (who oversees the offense) spent extra time than common within the defensive assembly rooms final week with coordinator Matt Eberflus and the defensive coaches. Gamers felt an additional power with Schottenheimer within the room. “He is our chief,” linebacker Marist Liufau instructed me. “So having him within the room, you are feeling his presence for certain. It elevates all people within the room. He is all the time telling us the reply is within the mirror, so simply drilling down on that, actually being detailed about our course of, from the note-taking, to the interplay in workforce conferences, each single element, actually.”

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The Cowboys’ protection seemed totally different Sunday. Normally a zone-heavy workforce below Eberflus, they performed man protection on greater than 50% of their defensive snaps and used extra five-man pressures than common in a 44-22 victory over Washington. Lots of that may have been made attainable by the truth that the Commanders had been enjoying with out their prime three extensive receivers, nevertheless it was a optimistic signal nonetheless of the type of adaptability Dallas will want if it desires its shaky protection to have the ability to assist its elite offense the remainder of the way in which.

Fowler’s notes:

• Matt Bowen and I went deep on 25 commerce candidates in the present day, together with intel, workforce suits and the chance every participant is definitely dealt. One participant not in our prime 25 was Las Vegas edge rusher Maxx Crosby, however a tweet from Trey Wingo bought my consideration: He advised the Cowboys is likely to be .

My understanding of the scenario is the Cowboys are on the hunt for an impression defensive participant and have reached out to groups all through the league — doubtless all of them — to gauge curiosity with quite a few gamers, Crosby presumably being one. So sure, I believe there’s curiosity. My sense is that Dallas could be fairly stunned if the Raiders really moved on from Crosby, with whom proprietor Mark Davis has a deep affection. The Cowboys — armed with two first-rounders in 2026 and 7 picks in whole earlier than compensatory picks — even have seemed into Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, whom the Bengals do not plan to deal. A number of different edge rushers shall be out there leaguewide, so count on the Cowboys to get entangled in varied talks.

They’ve proven an eagerness to commerce for gamers on rookie offers, which labored out nice with Pickens, who’s having a contract 12 months for the ages. Pickens is pulling off fairly the upset after the Steelers moved on. Pickens by no means had steady quarterback play in Pittsburgh, however he does now. The Cowboys have seen that Pickens and Lamb have good chemistry as bookend receivers. And one individual with the workforce in contrast him to Dez Bryant — extremely gifted and generally a distraction, however in the end manageable. For Pickens, that is good firm. Bryant made three Professional Bowls in eight seasons with Dallas.

• Talking of Pickens, the Steelers are patiently surveying the extensive receiver commerce market. Right here are some things to remember on that entrance. One, opponents for receiver assist would possibly show scarce. Groups usually window-shop however in the end stand pat. The Giants come to thoughts right here. They might use assist for Jaxson Dart, however a number of groups I’ve spoken to imagine the Giants would favor to maintain their draft picks as a workforce nonetheless in transition. There’s all the time a shock workforce lurking, and maybe the Giants find yourself being that, however Pittsburgh can afford to attend this out and see who will get determined.

Two, Pittsburgh does not wish to jeopardize what it has going at the price of making a splashy receiver commerce. The mix of DK Metcalf, an awesome trio at tight finish (Pat Freiermuth, Jonnu Smith, Darnell Washington) and a gradual working recreation is working proper now. Las Vegas’ Jakobi Meyers is a perfect match as a result of he is adaptable. He generally is a dependable No. 2 or a high-volume goal if wanted. However the Raiders are one of many groups giving blended alerts on whether or not they would really execute a deal, which complicates the market. They don’t seem to be the one ones.

• Jets proprietor Woody Johnson acknowledged the plain: Aaron Rodgers is prospering in his first 12 months since leaving New York. Rodgers is 4-2 with the Steelers after a 5-12 stint in New York. You realize who else was 4-2 as a Steelers starter? Justin Fields, who’s 0-6 because the Jets’ signal-caller. “I by no means look again,” Johnson mentioned. “You must look ahead in soccer. Even if you reduce gamers, they could possibly be Corridor of Famers. You by no means know. Aaron is enjoying nice now. He is in a scenario that is working for him.”

In equity to Johnson, Rodgers is shifting higher than he did in New York. Some with the Jets felt Rodgers was compromised for a couple of six- to eight-week stretch in 2024 due to harm. He is now wholesome and a full two years faraway from his left Achilles tear. By the tip of 2024, nonetheless, Jets coaches noticed a quarterback on the rise. In typical Jets style, one other workforce reaps the advantages. In actual fact, Rodgers’ stint in Pittsburgh has gone so properly that the workforce might rethink its 2026 quarterback plans. The Steelers will scour the draft marketplace for the QB of the longer term, for certain. They’re already doing so. However when you ask folks with the workforce whether or not they’d entertain the notion of Rodgers within the black-and-gold in 2026, the reply could be a convincing sure. He has maintained his elite means to throw the soccer.

Now, it is a lengthy season, Rodgers is 41 and what he does subsequent 12 months is anybody’s guess. I actually do not assume any sweeping determinations have been made. However the marriage has been a profitable one for each events, and maybe that continues past this season.

• The Titans aren’t panicking about Cam Ward’s struggles by seven video games, however they want extra from him. Ward has proven the power to tug off tough throws. He’ll squeeze the ball into nearly any window. Ward seems for these throws as a result of that fearless nature bought him this far, so there is a conviction that comes with that. The place the Titans are working with Ward is taking the layups when they’re there. He is making the sport more durable than it must be in some instances. Simply because he can make a throw doesn’t suggest he ought to bypass the simple yards out there elsewhere.

Additionally, some with the Titans really feel Ward is at his finest when he can play sooner, generally going no-huddle, making him much less robotic. That requires the power to unfold issues out with ability gamers. However the ability positions are problematic for Tennessee. That additionally requires, , getting a primary down or two. All of that is making for a protracted season for Ward. The expertise and work ethic are simple, which ought to result in good issues. However he is additionally on tempo to throw 10 landing passes over a 17-game span. It is actually robust to have success that means.

• No workforce has been extra knocked by harm than the Buccaneers, who’ve a Week 9 bye. Many with the Bucs have a easy objective in thoughts: Deal with enterprise vs. the Saints at dwelling, then get proper popping out of the bye for the stretch run. Shedding Mike Evans (collarbone) is brutal, however the Bucs do not need to overreact with a splash commerce on the place. Emeka Egbuka is a starter, Tez Johnson is rising and Chris Godwin Jr. shall be again. Additionally trending positively for the second half of the season: proper deal with Luke Goedeke.