Month: March 2025

The Cincinnati Bengals have committed to their offensive core by signing wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to record-breaking contract extensions. These extensions make both men among the highest-paid players at their position. Chase agreed to a four-year, $161 million contract with $112 million guaranteed. This deal makes him

Nearly six years after winning a national championship at LSU, cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and his college teammates are making major coin in the NFL. On Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted the Houston Texans and Stingley agreed to a three-year, $90M extension with $89M guaranteed. The deal makes him the

Less than a week into the official start of free agency, teams have gobbled up most of the top players. Yardbarker NFL writers assess how each team in the NFC has fared so far. (2024 regular-season records are in parentheses). NFC East DALLAS COWBOYS (7-10) | Grade: D | Dallas

Another Texans cornerback move has been worked out, this time in the case of an outside free agent addition. Ronald Darby has agreed to a one-year Houston deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The pact is worth $2.5MM, Schefter adds. Darby joined the Jaguars on a two-year contract last offseason, but he

Less than a week into the official start of free agency, teams have gobbled up most of the top players. Yardbarker NFL writers assess how each team in the AFC has fared so far. (2024 regular-season records are in parentheses.) AFC East BUFFALO BILLS (13-4) | Grade: A | The Bills

The Eagles will look to a former Giant to help fill their edge rush void. Azeez Ojulari is heading to Philadelphia, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. This will be a one-year deal worth $4MM, Fowler adds. Ojulari played out his rookie contract with the Giants, who held onto him despite interest at the

One of the biggest questions coming into the NFL offseason was if the Cincinnati Bengals would be able to keep both of their star wide receivers – Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. That answer came on March 16. The Bengals reportedly agreed to four-year deals with the pair, making Chase

Travis Homer is sticking in Chicago. The running back is re-signing with the Bears, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Homer is inking a one-year, $2MM deal. The 26-year-old has spent the past two seasons in Chicago, appearing in 26 total games. He’s emerged as a key special teamer for the

Myles Garrett recently signed a massive contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, and the new deal may offer a strong hint about the direction of the NFL. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reviewed a copy of Garrett’s new four-year, $160M contract and found an interesting clause. Garrett will be

Kentavius Street is set to spend at least another season in Atlanta. The Falcons announced that they re-signed the free agent defensive lineman. Street was traded from the Eagles to the Falcons during the 2023 campaign. At the time, he was expected to be a temporary replacement for Grady Jarrett,

Winning back-to-back Super Bowls is tough. The Kansas City Chiefs were able to do it and they almost succeeded in their goal of a historic three-peat, but in the way was a tough Philadelphia Eagles team hell-bent on revenge from Super Bowl LVII. Now it’s the Eagles trying to win

Today’s minor moves: Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Las Vegas Raiders New Orleans Saints New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers The Raiders are retaining a key rotational cornerback in Darnay Holmes. After spending the first four seasons of his career with the Giants, the former fourth-round pick joined

Aaron Rodgers has been in no rush to sign with a new team in free agency, and it sounds like it could be quite a while longer before the star quarterback makes a final decision about his future. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants both reportedly want Rodgers to

One of the more notable moves during the opening stages of free agency was the trade sending Laremy Tunsil from the Texans to the Commanders. The move came as a bit of a surprise, especially as Tunsil represented one of Houston’s only reliable lineman following a 2024 campaign where C.J. Stroud finished

A new mock draft has the Tennessee Titans taking a quarterback, but it’s not Miami’s Cam Ward. In his latest mock draft, Pro Football Focus’ John Kosko  had the Titans trade the No. 1 overall pick to the New York Giants and move to No. 3, selecting Ole Miss QB

Juan Thornhill will remain in the AFC North for 2025. The former Browns safety has agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report. Thornhill recently visited the 49ers, as noted by Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. Instead of taking a deal with San

Lane Johnson is now on the Eagles’ books through the 2027 season. The team announced that they’ve signed their long-time lineman to a one-year extension. The one-year extension is worth $25M, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Johnson still had two years remaining on his previous pact. Schefter notes that the Eagles

Lane Johnson is now on the Eagles’ books through the 2027 season. The team announced that they’ve signed their long-time lineman to a one-year extension. Johnson still had two years remaining on his previous pact, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter notes that the Eagles will be paying the lineman an extra

To the surprise of some based on how the franchise has operated in the past, the Cincinnati Bengals stepped up with a financial commitment to winning. On Monday, the Bengals reportedly agreed to new deals with both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, keeping Joe Burrow’s top targets in Cincinnati for

MARCH 17: As expected, no trade partner was found in Bradbury’s case. As a result, Pelissero and Rapoport report he has been released with a post-June 1 designation. This move will create $5.25MM in cap space (which will not be available until after that date) while generating a dead money charge

The New England Patriots have the luxury of having a young franchise quarterback and another intriguing option behind him. The team does not appear eager to disrupt that arrangement, either. Quarterback Joe Milton has been suggested as a potential trade target for teams in need of a long-term quarterback. Milton

After agreeing to a pay cut last offseason, Ronnie Stanley delivered a strong campaign and set himself up for a healthy free agent market. The Pro Bowl left tackle wound up re-signing with the Ravens before the start of the league year, however, a move he spoke about on Monday. “I was

The 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the postseason tournament in January as champions of the NFC South, and they then held a fourth-quarter lead over the Washington Commanders in the wild-card round of the playoffs before Washington rallied from behind to earn a 23-20 win.  While speaking with the JoeBucsFan

Emmanuel Ogbah has spent the past five years in Miami, but he is among the free agents still on the market at this point. Efforts to continue his Dolphins tenure have not yielded traction so far. During his latest appearance on WSVN-7 Fox, agent Drew Rosenhaus noted (via Barry Jackson of

Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones left the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent earlier in March to sign with the Indianapolis Colts so he can compete with 2023 first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson for the Indianapolis starting job later this summer.  However, the fact that the Vikings may