In a blockbuster offseason swap, Green Bay added Micah Parsons from Dallas in return for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark. Chicago answered by upgrading the line with Drew Dalman, Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, setting the stage for a fierce NFC North rivalry as Week 14 at Lambeau approaches. Dalman’s outlook centers on one-week-at-a-time focus while facing Parsons looms large.

Between Parsons’ disruptive edge and Chicago’s revamped interior, the Bears’ protection game and run approach could reshape the NFC North landscape. Rosters will be evaluated well before their next big clash, underscoring a season’s winding arc toward Green Bay-Chicago clashes.

Falcons' 2025 dead-money total climbs to about 12.59M after a recent wave of roster cuts, with Grady Jarrett accounting for a team-high 4.125M in dead money. Jarrett’s move to Chicago produced cap relief but left Atlanta thinner up the middle while a larger ledger of veteran cuts lurks. Drew Dalman joined the Bears, Easton Stick and Nikola Kalinic appear among the dead-money hits, and Morgan Fox looms as a key on-field implication. With a week until the season opener vs. Tampa Bay, Atlanta pares the 53-man roster and refines its depth chart, a scenario that matters for fantasy angles in this NFC South clash.

Atlanta bolsters its interior by signing Jake Hanson at center and Ronnie Harrison at safety, expanding veteran depth on the 90-man roster. To make room, the Falcons released Michael Gonzalez and placed Grayland Arnold on reserve/injured list, setting up Ryan Neuzil to potentially step in for Drew Dalman. Hanson’s presence adds starting experience behind Neuzil, while Harrison provides a seasoned safety option as camp begins. The move signals a measured, competition-driven approach to fill key roles before the season.

Hanson, a 28-year-old with stints in Green Bay and New York, brings 30 NFL games and seven starts to a position group that needs reliable depth. Harrison, also 28, has 84 games and 48 starts since 2018, giving the Falcons a veteran floor at safety. The roster shuffle continues Atlanta’s trend of layering depth with AFL-level experience, improving the building blocks around the offense’s core and the defense’s secondary.