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Welcome to the Monday edition of  Victor Martinez Jersey the Pick Six newsletter!I was going to start off today by bragging about my bracket, but I think I actually set it on fire two days ago, so let's move on. I'm never filling out a bracket again. The NCAA tournament is too unpredictable.The only thing more unpredictable than the tournament is the , who pulled off their SECOND trade in five days over the weekend when they acquired from the . When it comes to NFL free agency, there was actually a lot of action over the weekend, and we'll be covering it all here.There will also likely be some action today, and you can keep track of it as it happens by .As always, please tell everyone you know to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is with them. All right, let's get to the rundown.From now until the start of the 2023 NFL Draft, the first day of every week here will be known as Mock Draft Monday. What this means is that , our senior NFL Draft analyst, will be unveiling his latest mock draft.If you're wondering how the first week of free agency might impact this year's draft, Wilson has the answer for you in his latest mock. In one of the biggest twists, not only does Wilson still have the Raiders drafting a quarterback -- despite the signing of -- Nick Castellanos Jersey  but he also has them trading UP to grab that QB.With that in mind, here's a look at his first 15 picks:1. B ( )2. TexansB ( )3. :EDGE . (Alabama)4. B ( )5. L ( )6. Raiders (mock trade with the )B ( )7. Lions (mock trade with the Raiders):EDGE ( )8. :CB ( )9. :OT Paris Johnson, Jr. (Ohio State)10. L ( )11. :OT ( )12. Texans:EDGE ( )13. : OT (Georgia)14. :CB Joey Porter, Jr. ( )15. :WR ( )If you want to see how the rest of the first round pans out in his mock, then be .When it comes to actually signing players, Detroit Tigers Jersey  the Cowboys haven't done much of anything in free agency, but they have still managed to make a splash by pulling off multiple trades. The  when they added in a trade with the Colts. The Cowboys then pulled off another trade Sunday when they acquired Brandin Cooks from the Texans.Here's :Cowboys receive:Brandin CooksTexans receive:2023 fifth-round pick (161st overall) and a 2024 sixth-rounderOther notable parts of the deal:The receiver is owed $18 million in 2023, but the Cowboys won't be on the hook for all of that. According , Cooks agreed to restructure his contract as part of the deal. The Texans are going to pay $6 million of his salary in 2023 and will be paying the rest.If you feel like Cooks gets traded all the time, you're not crazy. Since Cooks' rookie year in 2014, this marks the FOURTH time he has been traded, which is tied with Eric Dickerson for the most times a player has ever been traded in NFL history. (You can .) Niko Goodrum Jersey  Cooks started his career in , then got traded to the Patriots, who eventually traded him to the . After a stop in L.A., he was traded to before finally being dealt to Dallas. Cooks isn't even 30 years old, so there's plenty of time for him to break Dickerson's trade record.TRADE GRADESIf there's a trade in the NFL, we almost always hand out grades. The Cooks deal was no exception.Josh Edwards put on his profe sor hat and handed out grades to Mikie Mahtook Jersey  each team. Here's what he came up with:Cowboys grade: A.Texans grade: D+.You can check out Josh's .There were a lot of interesting moves made over the past week around the NFL, so Jared Dubin decided to take a look at some of the most fascinating ones.After going through the most intriguing signings on the offensive side of the ball Friday, Dubin went through every signing on the defensive side of the ball to come up with a list of the most intriguing additions.Here are three names who made the cut on his list: to the . to the . to the Panthers.If you want to check out every intriguing defensive addition who made .Someone might want to let the and know that free agency is happening, because those are the only two teams that have not signed a single external free agent yet. The good news for Matt Moore Jersey  those two teams -- and every other team -- is that there are still plenty of players left on the market.If you want to know who the best player is left at each position, you're in luck, because we've got that exact list today courtesy of Jeff Kerr.Here's a look at the best player still available at several different positionsB: (tagged by Ravens, but teams can negotiate with him)RB: WR: TE: EDGE: LB: CB: K: If you want to check out the best remaining free agent at each position, you .We have officially hit the halfway point of the XFL season. The eight teams in the league just finished Week 5 of their 10-week season. Through five weeks, there's only one team that still remains winle s, and that's the poor Orlando , who lost again over the weekend.Here are some of the highlights from each of the Week 5 games: Sea Dragons 21-14 over Houston Roughnecks.Going  Christin Stewart Jersey into Week 5 of XFL action, there were only two undefeated teams left (D.C. and Houston), but that number is now down to one after the Roughnecks got upset by the Sea Dragons. Despite trailing, 15-0, through three quarters, Houston actually had a chance to win in the fourth quarter. The Roughnecks drove down to Seattle's 27-yard line with five seconds left, but the game ended when was picked off on the final play. The Sea Dragons were able to win this game despite the fact that QB threw three interceptions.D.C. Defenders 28-20 over St. Louis BattleHawks.The Defenders (5-0) are now the final remaining unbeaten team in the XFL after topping the BattleHawks. The star of this game for DC was running back , who gashed up the BatteHawks defense for 218 yards and three touchdowns on just 23 carries (Smith had a 70-yard TD run that you ). Smith did get some help from a Defenders defense that forced two turnovers while also sacking BattleHawks QB A.J. McCarron four times.Vegas Vipers 35-32 over Orlando Guardians.The winle s Guardians had a chance to pick up their first victory of the season, but QB Quinten Dormady lost a fumble on a fourth-and-15 onside kick play in  Spencer Turnbull Jersey the waning minutes. Dormady's fumble overshadowed an impre sive performance by the QB that saw him go 22 of 25 for 256 yards and two touchdowns. This was a true QB duel, which we haven't seen very often in the XFL this year. Vipers QB was as good