The New England Patriots will not pursue a trade for Lamar Jackson, a source told Jeff Howe of The Athletic. 

The Baltimore Ravens placed the $32.4 million franchise tag on Jackson.

If the Patriots signed Jackson to an offer sheet, they would ship their next two first-round draft picks to Baltimore if the Ravens didn’t match the terms. The Patriots would also have to sign Jackson to a long-term contract. Jackson is seeking a fully guaranteed deal.

New England will start Mac Jones at quarterback in 2023, but Bailey Zappe will push Jones.

Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon is rejecting the idea that he's actively shopping Derrick Henry.

The New York Jets and Green Bay Packers continue to negotiate a trade centered around Aaron Rodgers.

According to a report, the sticking point in talks currently is that the Jets want some protection in case Rodgers doesn't play in 2024.

The report states that the Jets want the Packers to send them a 2025 draft pick in case Rodgers decides to retire after the 2023 season.

With the move long expected, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is eager for the team to finalize a trade with the Green Bay Packers for Aaron Rodgers.

"Well, you know, I think we're anxious. We're anxious," Johnson said. "I guess, as we look forward, we're optimistic. But we have a plan, so we're willing to stick with our plan. And I don't think anybody is hyperventilating at this point."

The two teams are in regular contact but haven't been able to agree on trade compensation.

At the very least, the Indianapolis Colts will consider trading for Lamar Jackson.

Jackson revealed on Monday that he requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens earlier this month.

Chris Ballard confirmed the team's interest in the quarterback at the NFL's annual league meeting, saying that Indianapolis has to consider all options to fix the position, which has been in flux since Andrew Luck's retirement in 2019.

Jackson was given the nonexclusive franchise tag by the Ravens but is free to negotiate with other teams.

"Anytime a special player is available, which he is, you've got to do the work," Ballard said. "I'm not going to get into deep discussions on where it's at or what we're doing or what we might do. But what I'll tell you is he's a really good player, really special player. But you never know how any of this will work out."

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday that he has been unsuccessful in his attempts to reach out to Aaron Rodgers since their final meeting in January, shortly after last season.

Gutekunst's comments come less than two weeks after Rodgers told Pat McAfee that the Packers were not direct with him about their intentions and how he fit into their plans for the 2023 season.

"I was really looking forward to the conversations with Aaron to see how he fit into that," Gutekunst said. "Those never transpired. So there came a time where we had to make some decisions, so we went through his representatives to try to talk to him [about] where were we going with our team. At that point, they informed us that he would like to be traded to the [New York] Jets."

Gutekunst said he was under the impression that after the end-of-season meetings were concluded they would talk again, when both sides had a chance to assess the situation.

"Our inability to reach him or for him to respond in any way," he said, "I think at that point, I had to do my job and kind of reach out [to other teams] and understand that a trade could be possible and see who was interested."

Lamar Jackson has announced he requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens on March 2nd.

On March 7, the Ravens placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Jackson after the sides were unable to reach a new deal after 25 months of negotiations. Jackson can negotiate with other teams and if he signs an offer sheet, the Ravens will have five days to match, or they will receive two first round picks as compensation. 

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The Denver Broncos are low on draft capital but they won't be trading either of their starting outside receivers to accumulate picks, coach Sean Payton said Sunday from the annual league meeting in Phoenix.

Amid trade rumors involving Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton, Payton acknowledged to NFL Network that the Broncos have received trade interest in both players but said Denver has no plans to trade either player.

"I see and read just like everyone else does. Then occasionally, when someone really crowds the plate, I throw a fastball right at their chin, and they back up, and they're like, 'All right.' And so, I haven't thrown any fastballs lately, but we're not trading those two players," Payton said.

The Indianapolis Colts haven't ruled out having discussions with Lamar Jackson, according to a source.

However, the team has not taken any substantive steps regarding Jackson and it is unclear whether it intends to do so. 

"When you're changing quarterbacks every year, it's tough," Chris Ballard admitted after last season. "It's tough on everybody."

The New York Jets have traded Elijah Moore to the Cleveland Browns.

The Jets sent Moore and their 2023 third-round pick (No. 74 overall) to the Browns for their second-round pick (No. 42). New York now has two second-round picks this year.

New York followed the trade up with a contract agreement with Mecole Hardman. The wide receiver will receive a one-year deal worth up to $6.5 million, according to a source.