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Even though there’s tons of uncertainty surrounding the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers, there’s one key decision that seems very clear. From the moment the Steelers traded for DK Metcalf, George Pickens’ days in Pittsburgh became numbered.  While some insiders are saying they haven’t heard anything definitive about the Steelers’

Matt Milano‘s missed time over the past two seasons has led to speculation about his future. The All-Pro Bills linebacker remains in the fold for now, but 2025 now represents his walk year. Milano and the Bills worked out a restructure earlier this month, as detailed by Over the Cap.

It’s now clear that former Minnesota Vikings backup quarterback Daniel Jones signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts in free agency largely because Jones believes he can win the Indianapolis starting job from 2023 first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson this coming summer.  During a recent chat with Mike Sando

Jeff Okudah is set to play for a fourth career team in 2025. The former third overall pick has agreed to a one-year deal with the Vikings, per his agent (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Okudah had other options on the table, per Schefter, but this move will allow him to return

Recently signed Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols previously shared a locker room with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wasn’t shy about recruiting Rodgers to join him in Pittsburgh.  With Rodgers seemingly waiting to hear back from the Minnesota Vikings, longtime Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward went a different route while speaking

In the wake of the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, it remained unclear if Brandon Graham would retire. As expected, though, the 15-year veteran has elected to hang up his cleats. Graham announced during a Tuesday press conference that he is retiring. This past summer, he indicated the 2024 campaign would be his

Aaron Rodgers’ two-year New York Jets tenure included the future Hall of Famer missing just about the entire 2023 season due to a torn Achilles, the in-campaign firing of head coach Robert Saleh this past fall and the 2024 Jets going 5-12 before the club officially showed Rodgers the door

After he was limited to just four games in 2024, C.J. Mosley was seen as a strong cut candidate. The veteran linebacker was indeed released last week, making him a free agent for the second time in his career. Mosley joined the Jets on a $17MM-per-year pact in 2019, but the first

Mark Kaboly of “The Pat McAfee Show” is among Pittsburgh Steelers insiders who think Pittsburgh will hold onto wide receiver George Pickens for at least one more season. Pickens was the subject of trade rumors before the Steelers gave fellow receiver DK Metcalf a five-year contract worth $150M as part of acquiring

The 49ers’ secondary has witnessed plenty of turnover during free agency, and another new face is incoming. Veteran corner and special teams ace Siran Neal is finalizing a two-year deal with San Francisco, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports. Neal has spent his entire career in the AFC East to date, playing

Whispers seem to be growing louder, suggesting that the Tennessee Titans will hold onto the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft to take Miami quarterback Cam Ward and that the Cleveland Browns will make Colorado signal-caller Shedeur Sanders the second choice. It’s no secret that Sanders “hit the wrong

This will be a three-year, $90M pact, Schefter adds. The top of the CB market sat at $25M annually when Jaycee Horn recently signed his Panthers extension, but Stingley has sailed past that AAV mark. The latter’s deal includes a whopping $89M guaranteed. Clarifying the matter of locked in compensation,

As of the afternoon of St. Patrick’s Day, stories continued to link former New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants. For a piece published Monday, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated shared that one unnamed AFC executive “whose team played the Jets

While most mock drafts still have Dallas taking Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty with the 12th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, one draft expert has it taking a record-breaking tight end instead. In his latest mock draft for Pro Football Focus, John Kosko predicts the Cowboys will select

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

The early portion of the new league year often represents a key checkpoint with respect to future guarantees vesting. In the case of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, much of his 2026 compensation has now been locked in. [RELATED: Cardinals Add QB Jacoby Brissett] By virtue of remaining on Arizona’s roster past

Multiple NFL insiders previously noted that the New Orleans Saints could still trade Derek Carr later in the offseason even though the club recently restructured the quarterback’s contract.  On Monday, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated shared why it’d now “be awfully tough for the” Saints to part ways with Carr

The Texans have restructured a number of deals in recent days to clear up some cap space for the 2025 league year. First, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports that the team converted $12.33MM of Nico Collins‘ 2025 salary into a signing bonus and added two void years to the

As had been expected for at least a week, the Atlanta Falcons began Monday with quarterback Kirk Cousins still on their roster even though Cousins’ 2026 roster bonus became fully guaranteed. Cousins, of course, lost the starting job to Michael Penix Jr. late last season. On Monday, ESPN NFL insider

Two of the Bengals’ major offseason priorities have been taken care of. Wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins each have new deals in hand, and their respective futures are no longer in doubt. The same is not true for edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, but that could soon change. While Joe Burrow has publicly campaigned for all three

Many assumed that wide receiver Allen Lazard and the New York Jets would be broken up by now considering the club parted ways with both fellow receiver Davante Adams and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Lazard’s former Green Bay Packers teammates, earlier in the offseason.  On Sunday night, Pro Football Talk’s Mike

As the Giants continue to wait out the remaining veteran quarterback market, another potential target has emerged. Jameis Winston will visit New York tomorrow, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The Giants are among the teams whose plans under center depend in large part on what Aaron Rodgers decides to do in 2025.

Some members of the NFL community remain convinced that the Pittsburgh Steelers acquiring wide receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks and giving him a five-year contract worth $150M will result in Pittsburgh trading wideout George Pickens before the 2025 season gets underway.  During an appearance on Pittsburgh sports radio station 93.7

For the second time this offseason, the cornerback market has been reset. Derek Stingley Jr. has agreed to a record-breaking extension, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This will be a three-year, $90MM pact, Schefter adds. The top of the CB market sat at $25MM annually when Jaycee Horn signed

Many are now convinced that the Tennessee Titans will hold onto the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft so they can grab Miami quarterback Cam Ward.  With that said, multiple Cleveland Browns reporters raised eyebrows when they recently predicted that Cleveland could pass on Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and either trade down

Almost immediately after the news broke that the New York Jets planned to replace Aaron Rodgers with former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields via free agency, some suggested that adding Fields to the roster could help the Jets sign wide receiver Garrett Wilson to a contract extension since the two