It’s been a pretty crazy start to the offseason thus far, and we’re just a week into the new league year. For years, the AFC North has been viewed as the toughest and most physical division in football. 2025 seemed like an anomaly, as the division produced just one playoff team and only one franchise above .500, leading to a coaching change for three of the four teams. Baltimore, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh have all entered a new coaching era, with the three essentially in different stages on their hunt for a Lombardi.
A full week into free agency and just weeks away from the draft, let’s take a look at how the AFC North stacks up.