Month: April 2025

Trent McDuffie and George Karlaftis are targets for Chiefs extensions. One or both could be worked out as early as this offseason, but in any case their futures for the next two years are clear. Kansas City will exercise the fifth-year option in both of these cases, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders falling to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft before the Cleveland Browns traded up to grab him with pick No. 144 gave the league a significant springtime television victory.  On Monday night, Browns insider Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland/The Land on Demand suggested that team owner Jimmy Haslam

The addition of a quarterback via the draft added to the logjam at the position for New Orleans. The team’s depth chart has now be thinned, however. Ben DiNucci announced on Tuesday he has been released. The 28-year-old joined the Saints in December in the wake of Derek Carr getting injured.

Previous reports suggested that Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough could be selected during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, even though he suffered serious injuries each college season from 2021 through 2023 and turns 26 years old this coming September.  After the New Orleans Saints grabbed Shough in the second round

Matt Gay‘s time as a free agent has not lasted long. The veteran kicker has agreed to a deal with the Commanders, per his agents (via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network). This will be a one-year deal worth $4.25MM fully guaranteed. That figure represents the highest locked-in total for a

While stories linked Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, Pickens remained with the Steelers through the completion of the player-selection process.  During a Monday appearance on Pittsburgh radio station 102.5 WDVE, Steelers reporter Gerry Dulac of

Once the draft concludes, movement often takes place amongst NFL front office and scouting personnel. In the case of the Titans, an addition is set to be made in the scouting department. With Dan Saganey‘s Browns tenure coming to a close, he is headed to Tennessee. Cleveland’s former player personnel

Anthony Belton is a big man, and that’s exactly why the Green Bay Packers selected him with the 54th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Packers made a huge splash in Round 1 by selecting Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden. It was the first time since 2002 that Green

Weeks before the Tennessee Titans grabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward with the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker suggested that Ward and 2023 second-round selection Will Levis could compete for the team’s starting job this summer.  Nevertheless, some were surprised that Tennessee

Extension talks with George Kittle have produced an agreement. The All-Pro tight end announced during an appearance on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast that he has signed a new deal. This will be a four-year pact, per Kittle. The deal is worth $76.4MM in total and includes $40MM in guarantees. The latter

It appears the Pittsburgh Steelers’ belief that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will soon join the organization resulted in the club waiting until the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft to grab Ohio State signal-caller and developmental prospect Will Howard.  On the latest edition of his “NFL Daily” podcast, analyst Gregg Rosenthal

Kenny Pickett is on his third career team, and he could find himself on the move again next offseason. The former first-round quarterback will head into next season as a pending free agent. The Browns will decline Pickett’s 2026 fifth-year option, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. That comes as no

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders falling all the way to the fifth round before the Cleveland Browns traded up to select him with the No. 144 overall choice became the biggest story of the 2025 NFL Draft.  For a piece published Monday, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman shared why noteworthy members of the

The Cowboys were widely expected to add to their wide receiver room this offseason, but they didn’t sign any major free agents or draft a single player at the position. Dallas would have drafted Tetairoa McMillan with the No. 12 pick if he was available, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer, but

The Saints have not waited long after the draft to add to their pass rush. Chris Rumph signed with New Orleans on Monday, per a team announcement. Rumph entered the NFL as a Chargers draftee, and he played out his rookie contract in Los Angeles. The former fourth-rounder played 37 games

Leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, numerous stories linked the Cleveland Browns with Shedeur Sanders out of Colorado, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough among quarterback prospects.  Thus, many were shocked when Cleveland drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel at pick No. 94. The Browns then made

The Seahawks are making a bit of history with their fifth-year option decision. They will exercise Charles Cross‘ 2026 option, per NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, moving into uncharted territory for a team draft pick. This is not the first time the Seahawks have exercised a fifth-year option, as they moved Noah

Some understandably assumed after the Cleveland Browns grabbed Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel with the 94th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft that the Browns would eventually name either veteran Joe Flacco or 2022 first-round selection Kenny Pickett their 2025 Week 1 starter.  However, the situation changed after the Browns traded up to select

The NFL may never see a fifth-round pick overshadow its draft again, but it certainly happened this past weekend. Shedeur Sanders‘ fall to No. 144 perplexed most, but it came after rumblings of the QB’s stock having tumbled ahead of the selection event. Countless instances of players with criminal backgrounds

For a piece published late Sunday night, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor made note of the Pittsburgh Steelers “passing on a quarterback four times before finally selecting 24-year-old developmental prospect Will Howard out of Ohio State in the sixth round” of the 2025 NFL Draft. She wrote that the move suggested that, for individuals

The Commanders’ five-pick haul did not include a defensive end, and the ascendant team may still have work to do at the position between now and Week 1. Big names had been on the team’s radar leading up to the draft. In addition to pursuing Trey Hendrickson, the Commanders looked

After spending the weekend sorting through each team’s draft class, Yardbarker NFL writers have so many questions. Was RB Ashton Jeanty a smart pick for the Raiders? Did the Ravens nail the draft (again)? Does the Bengals’ top pick have high bust potential? Here are draft grades for all 16

Entering the draft, the Browns were among the teams seen as a logical landing spot for a rookie quarterback. The team did wind up adding at the position, although not in the way they (or many others) anticipated. Cleveland declined to draft a signal-caller until late in the third round

The Packers are signing former No. 8 overall pick Isaiah Simmons, per FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz. Simmons will head to Green Bay after two years in New York. Not coming especially close to living up to his draft slot, Simmons still maintained his status a role player for the Giants. This

The Bills hosted Elijah Moore on a visit Monday. Soon after, the Browns became the first team to unholster the UFA tender since the Chiefs and Ravens did so in 2022. Cleveland brought the seldom-used tender out for Moore, ESPN.com’s Field Yates reports. This will include a potential Moore signing

Where will cornerback Jalen Ramsey play in 2025? Dolphins general manager Chris Grier discussed a Ramsey trade over the weekend after he previously confirmed the organization intended to deal the three-time All-Pro on April 15. “Whenever it happens, we will make the deal at the appropriate time,” Grier said, per

Here are Monday’s minor moves: Carolina Panthers Claimed (from Raiders): CB M.J. Devonshire Signed: LB Mapalo Mwansa (International Pathway Program) Green Bay Packers New England Patriots The Raiders’ Tom Telesco-led regime chose Devonshire in last year’s seventh round. After seeing no game action as a rookie, Devonshire will vie for