Tyler Conklin believes there's "plenty of room" for Dalvin Cook in the New York Jets' backfield if his former teammate is interested in signing to play with the team.

Cook was released by the Minnesota Vikings earlier this month.

Robert Saleh didn't dismiss the idea of the Jets' interest in Cook earlier this month when he said the team would "turn the stones over on that one," while ultimately saying the decision would be Joe Douglas to make.

"There's plenty of room. We've got room for whoever wants to come help us win a Super Bowl," Conklin said. "Me and Dalvin were basically locker mates my first couple years, and he was an awesome guy. I reached out to him because I was just curious, like are the rumors true? Is this actually possible?

"That'd be a special backfield with Breece [Hall] and Dalvin and the rookie (Israel Abanikanda) and whatnot, Mike Carter. I don't know. That's a lot of running backs, but I think that'd be special, especially in this outside zone scheme."

ESPN's Bill Barnwell ranked all 32 NFL teams in terms of the strength of their wide receivers, tight ends and running backs, which is headlined by the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers ranked third in 2022 and then upgraded by trading for Christian McCaffrey to join their core of Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk.

The Cincinnati Bengals are ranked second, down first first a year ago.

The Philadelphia Eagles jumped from eighth to third. 

Full Rankings
1. 49ers
2. Bengals
3. Eagles
4. Seahawks
5. Chargers
6. Vikings
7. Cowboys
8. Dolphins
9. Jaguars
10. Falcons
11. Raiders
12. Browns
13. Steelers
14. Saints
15. Ravens
16. Lions
17. Bears
18. Buccaneers
19. Chiefs
20. Bills
21. Commanders
22. Jets
23. Rams
24. Broncos
25. Colts
26. Patriots
27. Giants
28. Packers
29. Titans
30. Cardinals
31. Panthers
32. Texans

Despite public disinterest in doing so, the New York Jets are preparing to appear on this year's edition of "Hard Knocks," according to a report.

Robert Saleh indicated earlier this month that the team was not interested in welcoming HBO and NFL Films to document their run-up to the 2023 season. 

The Jets are one of four teams eligible to be selected according to the league's criteria, which excludes teams with first-year coaches and recent playoff contenders.

Aaron Rodgers spoke at a psychedelics conference in Denver on Wednesday.

During the conference, Rodgers made a pitch for such substances to be legalized.

"Is it not ironic that the things that actually expand your mind are illegal and the things that ... dumb you down have been legal for centuries?" Rodgers said. "We've got to change that. We've got to change that. It's through awareness and education."

The quarterback has been open about his use of ayahuasca in the latter stages of his career.

ESPN ranked the Kansas City Chiefs first in the NFL in terms of having the best core five players on their roster. Kansas City's core consists of QB Patrick Mahomes, TE Travis Kelce, DT Chris Jones, C Creed Humphrey and G Joe Thuney.

The Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills comprise the remainder of the top-5.

1. Chiefs
2. Bengals
3. Eagles
4. Dolphins
5. Bills
6. Cowboys
7. Chargers
8. Jets
9. Ravnes
10. 49ers
11. Browns
12. Jaguars
13. Vikings
14. Seahawks
15. Giants
16. Saints
17. Raiders
18. Lions
19. Steelers
20. Broncos
21. Rams
22. Titans
23. Panthers
24. Packers
25. Bears
26. Buccaneers
27. Patriots
28. Commanders
29. Texans
30. Colts
31. Falcons
32. Cardinals