Steelers stadium dumping Heinz Field name plus cryptic Lamar Jackson message starts social media drama

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Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!I have to say, it's a miracle I even got a newsletter done today and that's because it's July 11. Usually on July 11, I spend 24 straight hours trying to score as many free Slurpees as po sible for 7-11 day, but today, I skipped the Slurpees so I could get the newsletter done.The only food news more surprising than me skipping Slurpee Day is that the stadium in Pittsburgh is no longer going to be known as Heinz Field.As someone who hates ketchup, I'm actually completely on board with this name change, even though the new name is kind of weird. We'll reveal the new name later on in the newsletter, plus we'll be taking a look at all the drama that stirred up over the weekend. As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. All you have to do is . Let's get to the rundown. 1. Today's show: Monday MailbagDuring the NFL offseason, we like to spice things up each week on the Pick Six Podcast by adding a listener mailbag every Monday. Our mailbag episodes are pretty simple: We read listener questions during the show and then answer as many of those questions as po sible. Questions can be about literally anything. I mean, in today's mailbag alone, someone asked us if NFL teams should start the proce s right now of tanking for Arch Manning. If we'll answer that, trust me when I Desmond Trufant Jersey say we'll answer almost anything.Anyway, if you want to submit a question, all you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts ( ) and leave a five-star review that includes your question.Here's one question Ryan Wilson and I answered in today's mailbag.Q: Do the have a legit chance to get to the Super Bowl this year? Lamar is poised for a huge bounce back, and I don't personally believe the receiver situation is as bad as it could be. is still elite and the defense should be much better. A:I actually think the Ravens are going to be good this year and that's mostly because they somehow managed to win eight games last season even though they were hit with roughly 412 injuries. If they can actually stay healthy this year, I feel like they could win 11 or 12 games. That being said, just because I think they'll be good doesn't nece sarily mean I think they're going to get to the Super Bowl. I mean, let's see them get to the AFC title game first. Over the past five years, this team has had a track record of no-showing for playoff games, so although I feel like they'll be a playoff team, I'm not so sure about the Super Bowl just yet.If you want to listen to the rest of the mailbag, . You . 2. The franchise tag deadline is Hunter Renfrow Jersey coming Friday, and things aren't looking promising for the four players still looking for long-term deals Earlier this year, there were a total of eight players hit with a franchise tag. Of those eight players, there are four who are still looking to negotiate a long-term deal, and time is running out. The franchise tag deadline is coming Friday (July 15), and if there's no long-term deal in place, then the player will be forced to play the 2022 season on the one-year franchise tag deal. Well, they won't be "forced" to. They could also pull a and not play at all, which I'm only bringing up because one of these situations is getting kind of ugly. With that in mind, here's a quick look at the situation each player is in, plus how much their one-year franchise deal will pay them in 2021.Players who have signed their franchise tag TE : $10.9 million.According , Gesicki and the Dolphins this offseason, which makes it likely that Gesicki will play out the 2022 season on the tag. The two sides could obviously get together this week to try and hammer something out, but right now, this seems to be trending toward Gesicki playing the season on a one-year deal. TE : $10.9 million.As recently as two weeks ago, we . Since then, it appears the two sides have taken baby steps toward coming to an agreement. According , the two sides will be very active in talks this week in hopes of getting a deal done.Since Shultz and Gesicki have both signed their tag, that almost certainly means they'll be reporting to training camp whether or not a long-term deal gets done. However, that's not nece sarily the case for our next two guys.Players who haven't signed their franchise tag S III: $12.9 million. Bates is hoping to land a long-term deal that will make him one of the highest-paid safeties in the NFL, but the Bengals don't seem to thrilled about the idea of giving him that much money. One thing that makes this situation even more complicated is the contract the just gave . His new deal will pay him $18.4 million per year for the next four years, and Bates will likely be hoping to get something in that neighborhood. According , the chances of a long-term deal getting done are bleak. OL : $16.6 million. After making , it would be a shock if the Chiefs weren't able to get a long-term deal done with their starting left tackle. According to NFL.com, conversations between Brown and the Chiefs are expected to heat up this week, so it won't be surprising if a deal gets done. As I noted earlier, Brown and Bates have NOT signed their franchise tag, which is kind of a big deal. If a player has NOT signed the tag, that means they're not under contract with the team, which means they can skip training camp without any penalty. This is more notable in Bates' situation, because there was he would rather sit out the season than play on the franchise tag. Sitting out a year destroyed Bell's career and I'm not sure Bates would be actually willing to do that, but it will be interesting to see if the Bengals are willing to call his bluff. If the players don't sign their tag, the team also has a nuclear option. For instance, if Bates refuses to report to training camp, the Bengals could rescind his tag, which would immediately free up $12.9 million in cap space. However, if the Bengals pulled that move, then Bates would become a free agent and at that point, he might be able to find a team to give him $18 million per year. (The same thing would apply to Brown if the Chiefs rescinded his tag.) Seeing a tag get rescinded would be a total surprise if it happened, but it has happened before. The when the rescinded franchise tag. 3. Lamar Jackson accidentally started some social media drama over the weekendThe Ravens quarterback Marcus Allen Jersey definitely raised some eyebrows over the weekend with his social media activity, even though he's now saying he didn't actually mean to raise any eyebrows.Here's :Jackson changes his Twitter header and Instagram profile picture to a photo that says 'I need $.' Jackson is currently in the middle of a huge contract negotiation with the Ravens, and when someone in a huge contract negotiation goes on social media and insinuates they need money, most people are going to interpret that as the player saying that the team needs to pony up and pay them, and that's how most people interpreted Jackson's actions over the weekend. (You can .)Jackson says his new photo had nothing to do with his contract negotiations. "I don't know why people are blowing it up," Jackson . "I just saw . They just take anything that's posted on social media and just blow it up, and try to think for you. I don't take it too seriously. They're making it seem like I'm talking to the Ravens when I'm not. Our contract discu sion is going on already. But it ain't about that though."Why Jackson doesn't think the photo was a big deal. The photo Jackson used on social media is from the 2001 movie "How High," and apparently Jackson had just watched the movie, which is why he posted the photo. (You can see the clip ).Jackson doesn't plan on holding out of training camp. The Ravens QB is currently headed into the final year of a rookie deal that will pay him $23 million in 2022. Jackson is hopeful an extension will get done, but he's not counting on it. "I'm not going to say 'yeah' right now. Hopefully. But it's God's timing." The QB also added that if a deal does NOT get done, he won't hold out of training Jim Plunkett Jersey camp. "I don't have that on my mind."The moral of the story here is that if you're in the middle of contract negotiations with your team and you post a picture that includes the words "I need $," there is a 99.8% chance that people will think that negotiations are going badly. 4. Three teams that helped their QB the most this offseason and three that helped the leastIt's not easy being an NFL quarterback, but things can become slightly easier when your front office does everything in its power to build around you. For some quarterbacks around the NFL, that happened this offseason. However, for a few other quarterbacks, they weren't so lucky because their front office didn't really add any help. So which quarterbacks got the most help this offseason? CBSSports.com's Bryan DeArdo took a look at the three teams who helped their QB the most this year and the three team who helped their QB the least.Let's check out his list:Three teams that helped their QB the mostBengals. . Dolphins.Three teams that helped their QB the leastRavens. Packers. Chiefs. If you want to check out DeArdo's entire story, .5. Ranking divisions by wide receiversAfter the arms race that went on in the AFC West this offseason, it definitely now feels like that division will be toughest one in football in 2022. Not only do the four AFC West teams have the best overall rosters, but that division also has the best group of receivers. At least that's the conclusion Jared Dubin came to today when he ranked all eight divisions based on how good the receivers are in that division. Here's a look at how his rankings broke down along with a short list of some of the best receivers in each division: 1. AFC West (Davante Adams, , , , )2. NFC West ( , , , , , , )3. AFC North( , , , , , )4. NFC East ( , , , , )5. AFC East (Tyreek Hill, , , , )6. NFC South ( , , , , )7. NFC North ( , , )8. AFC South ( , , , , )If I had a vote on this, I probably would have put the NFC West on top, but I don't have a vote on this. Maybe next year they'll let me vote. That being said, I do mostly agree with how the Dubin's ranking. If you want a full explanation for his ranking, Dubin's entire story. 6. Rapid-fire roundup: Heinz Field getting a new nameIt was a wild weekend in the NFL, and since it's nearly impo sible to keep track of everything that happened, I went ahead and put together a roundup for you.The Steelers' stadium will no longer Ray Guy Jersey be known as Heinz Field.After 20 years, Heinz Field is going to have a new name. According to Andrew Fillipponi in Pittsburgh NFL Las Vegas Raiders Jersey , the building will now be known , which doesn't quite roll off the tongue in the same way. For .Five-time Pro Bowler gets arrested over the weekend. Free agent offensive lineman was for allegedly trying to bring a concealed weapon into the airport. The five-time Pro Bowler was arrested after security found an unloaded gun in his luggage, . Brown is due in court on Aug. 3 for a hearing on the misdemeanor charge. Brown spent the past four and a half seasons with the , but is now a free agent.Condoleezza Rice joins ownership group. New Broncos owner Rob Walton that the former Secretary of State has joined his ownership group. Although Rice is a huge fan, she does have plenty of ties to Denver having attended both high school and college in the city.Tony Romo wins American Century Championship.The biggest celebrity golf tournament in the country was held over the weekend and CBS' Tony Romo . Romo held off Joe Pavelski and Mark Mulder to win the American Century Championship for the third time. Adam Thielen (fourth), Aaron Rodgers (ninth) and Marshall Faulk (10th) were the only other golfers with NFL ties to finish in the top-10.Packers could pa s as NFL's all-time winningest team.The Bears have more wins than any other NFL team, but that's something . Heading into the 2022 season, the Bears have 783 wins in franchise history while the Packers have 782. If the Packers win in Week 1 and the Bears lose, that would set the stage for a Week 2 showdown between the two teams where the winner would be the current record-holder. No one is better than the Bears at blowing a lead and they're about to blow this one, which they've held for decades.Today is the due date for court briefs in the case. The NFL and NFLPA have a deadline of today to turn in their briefs for the Watson hearing. This is mostly notable, because once the briefs are in, that means judge Sue Robinson will have all the information she needs to make a decision. Basically, this deadline means that the door will be opening for her to make a decision. There's been multiple reports that the decision is expected to come before the Browns start training camp on July 27, which means the decision window would seem to be anywhere between tomorrow (July 12) and July 26.
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