The 2024 regular season is rolling into Week 10. The next week of preparation for the Steelers is underway following the bye week as they prepare to head to Washington with head coach Mike Tomlin taking to the podium to address in the media for our beloved Tomlin Tuesday  before the Steelers made any trades…. read more

On the afternoon of November 5th news broke that the Cleveland Browns traded 32-year-old defensive end Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions. Detroit was in the market for a pass rusher after losing defensive end Aidan Hutchinson for the 2024 season due to injury. The Lions receive Za’Darius Smith and a 2026 7th round draft… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers were active on the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, and while this was expected no one truly knew what the team would do. It was assumed the Steelers would acquire a wide receiver, which they did, but would they make more than one trade? Indeed the Steelers did make multiple moves on Tuesday,… read more

Garrett has been a cornerstone for the Browns to build on since being drafted first overall in 2017. His presence and contribution have been invaluable to an organization continually lacking foundational stability ever since Michael White was mayor. And like the White administration, the 2024 NFL trade deadline has come and gone and not enough… read more

In order to determine what an NFL player’s trade value would be, first a baseline must be established. Garrett is the Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023 season, so comparisons are difficult to come by; players of such a stature aren’t traded and for good reason — usually. But when the Raiders traded… read more

In looking at previous transactions to ascertain an accurate projection for trade value, it’s important to take all facets of a circumstance into consideration. Both Khalil Mack and Jalen Ramsey were unhappy in their state of affairs, and both received record-setting contracts from their new clubs. Neither left a mess of already paid money on… read more

Garrett’s current contract has been on the books for several years with the Browns. It was also restructured in 2023. Teams restructure contracts to create cap space in the current league year. This works by treating base salary (which would be due weekly across an entire season) as bonus money, because while bonus money is… read more

ESPN’s Mike Tannenbaum proposed that the Lions should offer Cleveland three firsts, a 2026 second and running back Jahmyr Gibbs for Garrett. Roundly and in near unison the rest of the panel ridiculed this asinine suggestion by a seemingly incoherent former GM of the Jets and Dolphins who routinely makes clear his evident lack of… read more

Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books. With all games complete, Steel Curtain Network’s survivor league has almost concluded, but continues on for another week. One big question as things got going was how many contestants were entered. With all of league one being filled with 100 contestants, league two capped… read more

The Houston Texans fell to 6-3 with their 21-13 loss to the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Joe Mixon had a big night for the Texans rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Stroud threw for 191 yards but did not throw a touchdown. Tank Dell had six catches for 126 yards…. read more