Rozeboom and Chanel: Our ILB free agent wish list?

[Bear Hands]

*Chenal

You fashion forward huddlers have some fancy autocorrect going on lol.

He makes a lot of sense for more than a few reasons.  I've mentioned it before- he'd be the defensive FA that I would target if he fits with what we want.  

 

[ForJimmy]

9 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

*Chenal

You fashion forward huddlers have some fancy autocorrect going on lol.

He makes a lot of sense for more than a few reasons.  I've mentioned it before- he'd be the defensive FA that I would target if he fits with what we want.  

 

Now I'm just picturing Rozeboom wearing some designer clothing playing LB.  

[Soul Rebel]

I'm not too familiar with Chenal so this might be a lazy question.....

Would a Chenal signing be any similar to us giving Turk a big contract? An under appreciated fringe starter in KC that teammates and front offices love and envision them taking off in a new city.

[Bear Hands]

1 hour ago, Soul Rebel said:

I'm not too familiar with Chenal so this might be a lazy question.....

Would a Chenal signing be any similar to us giving Turk a big contract? An under appreciated fringe starter in KC that teammates and front offices love and envision them taking off in a new city.

He was more of a role player behind two studs in Bolton and Tranquill but managed to get more snaps in and impressed a lot. 1 injury in 4 years which closed him up in December.

Definitely a guy who was touted early on looking to become a starter for a team. Good setup for us. And him, Turk and Tillis overlapped/should know each other. Could be a pulling factor, who knows. 

 

[Jay Roosevelt]

22 hours ago, Bear Hands said:

*Chenal

You fashion forward huddlers have some fancy autocorrect going on lol.

He makes a lot of sense for more than a few reasons.  I've mentioned it before- he'd be the defensive FA that I would target if he fits with what we want.  

 

I don't know, from the looks of things...

[Jay Roosevelt]

I say bring in either Chenal or Bush in free agency and then draft another LB in the 1st or 2nd round.

[Soul Rebel]

23 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

He was more of a role player behind two studs in Bolton and Tranquill but managed to get more snaps in and impressed a lot. 1 injury in 4 years which closed him up in December.

Definitely a guy who was touted early on looking to become a starter for a team. Good setup for us. And him, Turk and Tillis overlapped/should know each other. Could be a pulling factor, who knows. 

 

Nice! 

I'm always open to 25-year old players from SB winning franchises that are stuck behind strong veterans. 

[bythenbrs]

1 hour ago, Soul Rebel said:

Nice! 

I'm always open to 25-year old players from SB winning franchises that are stuck behind strong veterans. 

Not a bad pond to fish in, that's for sure...

[MHS831]

On 1/26/2026 at 3:01 PM, Aussie Tank said:

Id be happy with Chanel and a highly drafted rookie 

Me too--and I really like the ILBs in the draft.  My only concern is this:  Edge and OT are $20+m in free agency and their isnt much there--I think we have to go OT / Edge in the first two round--and possibly WR in round 3...ILB and S are available in free agency and their price tags are much lower.  We have to re-sign Nijman, I would think, maybe BC, and I think we will let Mays walk.  So I dunno.  Makes my brain hurt.

[MHS831]

4 hours ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

I don't know, from the looks of things...

That is a deal breaker, for sure.  maybe he lost a bet...

[TheSpecialJuan]

5 hours ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

I don't know, from the looks of things...

[Panthero]

On 1/26/2026 at 1:45 PM, MHS831 said:

It is the topic we have put off talking about-for obvious reasons.  Since I try to throw stuff out there to discuss (mainly to pick your brains to see if my thinking is way off base or on point) I decided to talk about free agents on our roster and decide whether we should try to re-sign them or not. 

First, Rozeboom is 28 years of age (in his prime).  He had his best year at Carolina in 2025--for that reason, he might be inclined to stay if we give him an offer.  Will he want a starter's contract?  His PFF score was a 47. That could be the rub. He probably feels that he should be rewarded based on his 2025 performance (I think he is credited with 122 tackles, 2 sacks, a forced fumble, etc) I figured his asking price for a new contract would be around $6m per, but one source said $3m.

I noticed this about his play when observing.  He is often the last person to take a step after the snap.  That could mean that his coaches were correcting a habit like taking a false step.  No step is better than a false step.  However, Luke was stepping before the snap on many occasions, and the difference is not really the number of tackles, but where (in relation to the LOS) they took place.

I think Wallace and Rozeboom (if we can get him for $4m or under) would be adequate depth.  I think we need a free agent to add to the room, a player like KC's Leo Chanel.  KC is in cap hell, and Chanel was not a 3-down LB.  Here, he would get paid, join an ascending team, and start.  

Our LBs with Chanel (PFF SCORE 75 on 440 snaps) would be Chanel, Rozeboom, Wallace, Cherelus, and Martin-Scott.  I am guessing the cost of free agency would be about $10-12m for Chanel and Rozeboom.  If we did this, we might be OK at ILB, although I really like some in the draft. 

Personally,  I think we need a stud starter, but Chanel is 25 and could be that person. 

I like how OP is being reasonable on the free agents. Not just reaching for the absolute cream of the crop guys.