Ross Tucker

Tucker

Host at Ross Tucker Football Podcast

Former NFL player now @RossTuckerPod, @GoBigRecruiting, @MyFrontPageGift & a bunch of media gigs like @CBSSports, @Eagles, @AudacySports, @Westwood1Sports, etc.

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Articles

2025 NFL Draft QB Study: Quinn Ewers Enters Unique Boom-Or-Bust Year

Jun 17, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Ian Valentino |Marcus Mosher |Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker

We continue to look at the top 2025 quarterback class names throughout our summer scouting series. With the 2025 quarterback class looking less defined at the top than a tremendous 2024 crop that produced six first-rounders, there's room for familiar names and newcomers to make waves this fall. One of the highest-profile quarterback prospects in the nation is Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns.
NFL QB Deep Dive: Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence Earned New Contract But Needs More Help

Jun 14, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker |Marcus Mosher

Trevor Lawrence is now the league's highest-paid quarterback. The $55 million per year average on his five-year/$275 million contract extension matches the deal given to Joe Burrow last offseason. However, the guarantees on the Lawrence deal fall a bit below Burrow’s. The size of the deal isn’t the point or really much of a surprise.
Why Is There No Interest in Free-Agent Safety Justin Simmons?

Jun 7, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker |Ian Valentino

Justin Simmons remains a free agent. Of our top 100 free agent list from earlier this offseason, Simmons is the second-highest-ranked unsigned player. The first is Connor Williams, who suffered a torn ACL in December. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, described the injury as “significant” while noting that Williams would recover before he signed with his next team.
Dallas Cowboys Stars Should Be Insulted By Team's Negotiation Tactics

Jun 7, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Ross Tucker |Ian Valentino |Marcus Mosher

I have no idea what the Dallas Cowboys are doing. Does anybody at this point? They are embroiled in contract disputes, or at least contractual situations, with their three best players. With the salary cap growth we’ve seen in today's NFL, that is almost hard to do, yet somehow, they’ve pulled it off. Without diving too much into the minute details, here is where everything stands:Star WR CeeDee Lamb is scheduled to play on his fifth-year option for $17,991,000.
The Tight End Revolution: Rethinking Offense in the NFL's 12-Personnel Era

May 31, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker |Marcus Mosher |Ari Meirov

A true pass-catching tight end can change an offense. When those players hit, they instantly become a value that lasts long-term into second and third contracts. Because an exceptional tight end can change an offense, teams have put considerable resources into finding one. Despite the position's historical slow burn for development, we've seen at least one first-round tight end in six of the past eight drafts.
How Will Players View an 18-Game NFL Regular-Season Schedule?

May 31, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Ross Tucker |Marcus Mosher |Ari Meirov |Dan Pizzuta

The NFL is going to have an 18-game regular season. That feels inevitable at this point. It will take some time to sort out questions such as when and how, not to mention myriad details. However, the why is pretty obvious and is the answer to most questions when it comes to business in general and the NFL in particular: money.
How a Player’s Situation Can Alter Their NFL Career

May 24, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Ross Tucker |Jeff Diamond |Dan Pizzuta

My go-to response when I meet someone who asks me some variation of the questions “What’s the NFL really like?” or “What’s one thing about playing in the NFL most people would never know?” is:NFL careers are much more circumstantial than most people realize.
Cincinnati Bengals Are NFL's Top Candidate to Go From Worst to First in 2024

May 22, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Jeff Diamond |Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker

The Houston Texans were the NFL’s most surprising team last season when they made the leap from 3-13-1 and the bottom of the AFC South in 2022 to being division champs at 10-7 in 2023. Every year, there’s a team that emerges from the depths of the NFL. It may not seem right to include the Cincinnati Bengals in the discussion of teams with the best chance to go from worst to first in their division this coming season.
2024 NFL Schedule Release: Predicting Every Team's Win-Loss Record

May 15, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Marcus Mosher |Dan Pizzuta |Ross Tucker |Jeff Diamond

The NFL released the full 2024 schedule Wednesday night, and it's never too soon to look at each team's opponents and predict win totals. Here is our best guess for each team's projected win-loss total, along with their over/under win total via DraftKings Sportsbook. It’s hard to imagine the Buffalo Bills not winning double-digit games every year with Josh Allen under center. Since 2019, the Bills are 58-24 with Allen under center — not bad.
How Team Executives Approach NFL Schedule Release

May 15, 2024 | the33rdteam.com | Jeff Diamond |Ross Tucker |Greg Cosell

During my NFL management career, the schedule release was the true signal to me that the new season was fast approaching. Free agency was largely concluded, the draft was done and the offseason program was in full swing in mid-May. At this point in the year, OTAs are beginning, and most teams held minicamps for rookies last weekend. The mandatory June minicamp is a few weeks away.