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The Cowboys took care of a big piece of offseason business on Tuesday by signing defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwza to a contract extension and then they moved on to another one that will give them more money to spend in the coming days. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that they

Running back Saquon Barkley’s first season with the Eagles couldn’t have gone any better and he’ll be able to celebrate a new deal with the team along with a Super Bowl victory. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Barkley has agreed to a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension. Barkley signed

The Seahawks have moved on from four veteran players. Seattle announced on Tuesday that the club has released offensive tackle George Fant, safety Rayshawn Jenkins, outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones, and defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris. Jones appeared in all 17 games for Seattle last year with seven starts. He finished the

The Cowboys are keeping another one of their players from hitting the open market. Shortly after announcing that they reached agreement on a contract extension with defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa on Tuesday, the Cowboys announced that they are re-signing defensive back C.J. Goodwin as well. It’s a one-year deal for

The Titans are hiring Mike McCoy as senior offensive assistant, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. McCoy spent the past three seasons as the Jaguars’ quarterbacks coach. He was the head coach of the Chargers from 2013-16, going 27-37 with one playoff appearance. The Chargers hired him after the Broncos, with

Kicker Brandon McManus will be sticking around Green Bay for a while. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that McManus has agreed to a new contract with the Packers. It is a three-year deal worth $15.3 million with $5 million in guaranteed money. McManus signed with the Packers last October and

NFL free agency season is upon us, and refreshing the PFT rumor mill will be the best way to stay on top of all the news in free agency. Here’s what you need to know: What are the dates of NFL free agency? March 10: The “legal tampering” negotiation period

Since the Jets were going to cut receiver Davante Adams before next Wednesday, they gave him a head start on the open market. So he’s now a free agent for the first time in his career. And the betting favorite to sign him is the team that drafted him in

On Tuesday, the Cowboys signed defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to a four-year deal, in lieu of applying the $25.12 million franchise tag. In a highly unusual move, the terms released by the team differ from the terms leaked — undoubtedly by the player’s camp — to multiple reporters. So with

The Saints have moved on from one of their veteran offensive players. New Orleans has released running back Jamaal Williams, per the transaction wire. Williams, 29, had one year remaining on his contract, though he had no more guaranteed money left on his deal. He was slated to make $3.15

Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker strained a quadriceps during training and will not participate in the Pro Day on March 12, Jordan Reid of ESPN reports. Walker instead will hold a private workout for NFL teams on April 17. He is projected as a first-round draft pick. Walker measured 6 foot

The Cowboys signed offensive lineman Brock Hoffman on Tuesday, the team announced. Hoffman was an exclusive rights free agent. He will compete to replace right guard Zack Martin, who has retired from the NFL. Hoffman started seven games for Martin last season after Martin was lost for the season. He

The Browns have the second overall choice, so it makes sense that they will have the top draft prospects travel to Cleveland. The team will have cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter as one of their 30 visits. He will travel to the training facility this week, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com

A deal to make Bill Belichick’s North Carolina football program the centerpiece of this year’s offseason Hard Knocks was on, until it wasn’t. But it’s apparently not dead. Both Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com and Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com have mentioned the possibility of a UNC infomercial masquerading as a documentary

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders won’t be the only top draft prospect paying the Browns a visit this week. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that quarterback Cam Ward and defensive end Abdul Carter are also set to come to Cleveland to meet with the team. Both players are also set for

Davante Adams is no longer a member of the Jets. The team announced that Adams was being released on Tuesday and the NFL included the move on its daily transaction report, which means that Adams is now free to negotiate and sign with any other team. It’s not clear if

The Cowboys announced Tuesday that defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa has signed his four-year contract. Patrik Walker of the team website says it is a deal with a “max value of” $80 million, with $52 million guaranteed, which differs from initial reports that called it an $80 million deal with $58

The window has closed. The tags have been applied. All two of them. Although it seemed on the front end that zero franchise tags could be applied for the first time since 2001, the tagging of Chiefs guard Trey Smith and Bengals receiver Tee Higgins results in the lowest total

Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey underwent minor shoulder surgery, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports. He will be ready for the offseason program. In two seasons, Aubrey has made two Pro Bowls and was first-team All-Pro and second-team All-Pro. He has made 89.4 percent of his field goals, including

The franchise tagging deadline has passed and there are officially only two players who won’t hit the open market. Just Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Chiefs guard Trey Smith were tagged in 2025. Cincinnati and Kansas City have both indicated that the respective clubs are interested in retaining Higgins and

The deadline to use the franchise tag will pass without the Vikings using one on Sam Darnold. Reports in recent days indicated that the Vikings would pass on using the tag, which carries a $40.242 million guaranteed salary for the 2025 season. Multiple reports on Tuesday afternoon say that the

Football is going Hollywood. And Hollywood is going football. It’s a long-overdue you-got-your-chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter pairing. And the latest example of it comes from Skydance Sports signing 2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen to a comprehensive deal that will entail Allen developing (via Alex Weprin of the Hollywood Reporter) “scripted, unscripted, and branded

It looks like linebacker Jack Sanborn will get a chance to hit the open market. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Bears will not tender Sanborn a contract as a restricted free agent. Sanborn has appeared in 48 games and made 19 starts for the Bears over the last

The quarterback situation in Minnesota has accurately been described in recent days as “fluid.” There’s a reason for that. Per multiple sources who have interacted with the team in recent months, there’s uncertainty as to who’s running the show. It’s one of the potential byproducts of ownership living and working

Usually, NFL players sign two or three career contracts, at most. Some, like Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, do a few more than that. NFL teams do hundreds. They have the expertise. They know the markets, the precedents. More accurately, they know their players. It now appears that Stafford was never