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More teams made tender/non-tender decisions on restricted and exclusive rights free agents today. Here are the latest updates: RFAs Tendered: Carolina has tendered Mays with an original-round tender worth $3.26MM. A former sixth-round draft pick, the third-year center will be able field offers from the rest of the league. If

The Las Vegas Raiders were one of the teams most in need of a quarterback heading into the 2025 offseason, and they are working to fill that gap by striking a trade with the Seattle Seahawks for Geno Smith on Friday night. In exchange for Smith, the Raiders are sending

The reunion between running back Gus Edwards and Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman was a short-lived one as the team informed Edwards today that he would be released, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This leaves Los Angeles without its top two rushers from 2024 as J.K. Dobbins‘s one-year deal expires next

The NFL quarterback carousel is picking up its pace. Friday night, another domino fell, sending the free-agent pool into a frenzy. The Seattle Seahawks traded QB Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick at the 2025 NFL Draft. Smith will reunite with his former

Rumored to be still looking into trades after the Matthew Stafford push failed, the Raiders have found a solution. Pete Carroll will be reuniting with a QB — just not via free agency. Rather than a Russell Wilson signing, the Raiders are trading for Geno Smith, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports.

Like Bobby Wagner, Lavonte David is coming back for a 14th season. The Buccaneers are re-signing their standout linebacker, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler reports. Tampa Bay and David are in agreement on another one-year deal; this one will be worth $10M, per Fowler. The all-time Bucs great will see $9M guaranteed on this

With today’s decision to trade veteran quarterback Geno Smith to Las Vegas, the Seahawks have shifted their focus at the quarterback position. According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, Vikings pending free agent passer Sam Darnold is the new target to lead the offense in Seattle in 2025. Darnold’s market

Bosa is a Defensive Rookie of the Year winner, a five-time Pro Bowler and a four-time double-digit sack player, but he has played in only four playoff games in his nine-year career. The 29-year-old deserves to play on a Super Bowl contender for the first time, and his personality would

March 7th, 2025 at 5:42pm CST by Sam Robinson Like Bobby Wagner, Lavonte David is coming back for a 14th season. The Buccaneers are re-signing their standout linebacker, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler reports. Tampa Bay and David are in agreement on another one-year deal; this one will be worth $10MM, per

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski both said during the NFL Scouting Combine that the club isn’t trading pass-rusher Myles Garrett after Garrett made it clear in February he wants to play for an advertised championship contender.  It appears the Browns are quite serious about holding onto Garrett

Contrary to what most expected coming out of the 2024 season, Falcons GM Terry Fontenot has held the line on keeping Kirk Cousins as a backup. This would mean taking on another $10MM (via a roster bonus due in less than two weeks) on a player due a fully guaranteed

Efforts to trade Jonathan Allen came up short. As a result, the veteran defensive tackle is now set to become a free agent. The Commanders have informed Allen he will be released, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. This move will give him a small window of opportunity to test his market

The Buccaneers did not see their Joe Tryon-Shoyinka first-round pick pay off, and the 2021 draftee is close to hitting free agency. As the Bucs prepares a pass-rushing plan for 2025, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler connects Khalil Mack to the team. Also mentioning the Bears (a previously noted Mack suitor), Fowler

While it seemed earlier this winter that the San Francisco 49ers could announce at any time that they had locked quarterback Brock Purdy down via a lucrative contract extension, there’s no indication the two sides are close to an agreement.  For a piece published on Friday, 49ers/NFL insider Michael Silver

Although many big-name receivers are available in free agency, Chris Godwin is probably the top prize — now that Tee Higgins is again out of play. PFR’s No. 7 free agent in this year’s class, Godwin is indeed expected to draw major interest. Leading the way in cap space, the

The Titans’ top edge-rusher for nearly his entire career, Harold Landry is now available in free agency. After giving Landry permission to seek a trade during Combine week, the Titans are cutting him, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. Landry joins Joey Bosa and Jonathan Allen as standout pass-rushers cut this week. A year younger than

The Titans’ top edge rusher for nearly his entire career, Harold Landry is now available in free agency. After giving Landry permission to seek a trade during Combine week, the Titans are cutting him, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. Landry joins Joey Bosa and Jonathan Allen as standout pass rushers cut

The Las Vegas Raiders clearly didn’t want to wait until free agency to improve their quarterback situation, as they heavily pursued Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams before those sides agreed to a reworked contract for the 2025 season.  On Friday, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported

Travis Kelce‘s future was a talking point leading up to Super Bowl LIX, and that remained the case after the game. It was learned during last week’s Combine, however, that the future Hall of Famer will remain with the Chiefs for at least one more season. “I love playing,” Kelce said

With the new league year kicking off March 12, NFL teams are already deep into planning for the offseason. Here are five moves the Cincinnati Bengals should make in the coming months: 1. Keep WR Tee Higgins, sign WR Ja’Marr Chase to an extension Higgins was set to become the

Efforts to trade Jonathan Allen came up short. As a result, the veteran defensive tackle is now set to become a free agent. The Commanders have informed Allen he will be released, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. This move will give him a small window of opportunity to test his market before the

Some assumed shortly after it was learned on Thursday that the Cleveland Browns had once again restructured the contract for Deshaun Watson that they could soon pursue a big-name quarterback in free agency such as Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings. In his latest The Land on Demand article, Browns

Another major piece of business has been taken care of by the Bills in the lead-in to free agency. Terrel Bernard is the latest in-house player on the team to land a lucrative new deal. The third-year linebacker and the Bills have agreed to terms on a four-year extension, NFL Network’s Ian

Shortly after the Los Angeles Rams confirmed that quarterback Matthew Stafford will remain with the club through at least the 2025 season, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that Stafford took less money than what the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders “proposed paying him as part of a trade” to

March 7th, 2025 at 8:27am CST by Adam La Rose Derrick Barnes was on track for free agency but that will no longer be the case. The fourth-year linebacker has agreed to remain in Detroit for the foreseeable future. Barnes and the Lions have a three-year deal in place, as first

Happy birthday to Pittsburgh Steelers legendary running back Franco “Sting Bee” Harris, who would have been 75 years old today.  Harris rushed for 12,120 yards over 13 NFL seasons and is the owner of the record for most all-time rushing yards in the Super Bowl with 354. With that being

As the Bengals — perhaps at their quarterback’s urging — have changed their messaging on Tee Higgins, a tricky situation emerged due to Ja’Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson also being in contract years. With Joe Burrow on a top-market deal, it appeared something had to give. Right now, it looks

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun was rewarded on Wednesday for an outstanding season, and at least one of his teammates saw it coming. The Eagles on Wednesday re-signed Baun to a three-year, $51M contract. Baun is now one of the highest-paid linebackers in football. Brandon Graham had a feeling Baun

Although this offseason may not see the volume of wide receiver contracts 2024 brought, a number of high-profile wideouts are either available in trades or in free agency. None of those options has put together a season like Cooper Kupp‘s top showing, but injuries have prevented the Rams standout from

Talk of a potential DK Metcalf trade has taken place this offseason, and his situation saw a notable development Wednesday when a request to be moved emerged. Further details on the financial motivation behind the move have emerged. Metcalf — who has one year remaining on his pact — is

More teams made tender/non-tender decisions on restricted and exclusive rights free agents today. Here are the latest updates: RFAs Tendered: Non-tendered: ERFAs: Tendered: One of four Luther Elliss sons who has made it to the NFL, Christian joins Kaden and Jonah in being active players. Christian Elliss turned in his

Brandon Graham has not confirmed his retirement just yet, but if the longest-tenured player in Eagles history wants to keep playing, he appears to need another lengthy rehab process. After making it back from a Week 12 triceps tear to play in Super Bowl LIX, Graham is believed to have

Brandon Graham has not confirmed his retirement just yet, but if the longest-tenured player in Eagles history wants to keep playing, he appears to need another lengthy rehab process. After making it back from a Week 12 triceps tear to play in Super Bowl LIX, Graham is believed to have

Each week, Yardbarker is monitoring the 2025 NFL Draft, scheduled April 24-26 in Green Bay.  From a Colorado quarterback to an LSU offensive lineman, here are five players we are tracking:  Is Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders no longer a QB1 candidate? Sanders (6-foot-1, 212 pounds) didn’t work out at the 2025

Not seeing their Will Levis plan work out, the Titans have to chart a path to finding a better option. The team has an interesting dilemma, holding the No. 1 overall pick in a draft not flush with QB talent. In fact, teams may be determining only one passer will

Christian Kirk will not be released after all. The Jaguars are moving on from the veteran wideout but will do so via trade instead. Kirk is heading to the Texans, as first reported by Dianna Russini of The Athletic. Houston will send Jacksonville a 2026 seventh-round pick, she adds. Kirk will not

Bobby Wagner‘s reunion with Dan Quinn will last another year. After being on three teams from 2022-24, Wagner is staying in Washington. The Commanders have a deal in place with the future Hall of Fame linebacker, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report. The contract includes $8MM guaranteed and can

The New York Giants are in need of a starting quarterback. Fans and pundits expect general manager Joe Schoen to draft a rookie signal caller in April but one report suggests signing a well-known veteran could be plan A. NorthJersey.com’s Art Stapleton told “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday that

Christian Kirk will not be released after all. The Jaguars are moving on from the veteran wideout, but they will do so via trade instead. Kirk is heading to the Texans, as first reported by Dianna Russini of The Athletic. Houston will send Jacksonville a 2026 seventh-round pick, she adds. Kirk

On Thursday, the Browns moved under the 2025 salary cap when they restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s contract. Now, they must find a quarterback with their savings. ESPN NFL insider Field Yates reported that Cleveland shaved roughly $36 million off Watson’s 2025 cap number with the restructure. Watson entered Thursday with

The Chargers gave Joey Bosa a pay cut last year, but the sides did not work out another such arrangement. As a result, Bosa has become a high-profile free agent. As the Chargers already announced the cut, Bosa can sign before the legal tampering period begins. One obvious suitor looms

After experiencing just one winning season in six years with the Las Vegas Raiders, most people wouldn’t have blamed Maxx Crosby for looking towards greener pastures. But the Raiders made the pastures plenty green in Sin City, signing the four-time All-Pro pass rusher to a three year, $106.5 million contract

The Texans’ defensive line could feature a number of different faces in the near future. At least one in-house option will be back for 2025, however. Kurt Hinish has agreed to a one-year deal to remain in Houston, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports. The contract has a base value of $1.8MM,

The Washington Commanders are bringing back one of the anchors of their defense as they look to replicate their success from 2024. Veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner agreed to a new one-year deal with the Commanders on Thursday, according to Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Media. Wagner will earn

Michael Wilhoite‘s recent arrest will lead to his dismissal. The Broncos fired their two-year outside linebackers coach, 9News’ Mike Klis reports. A former NFL linebacker, Wilhoite had also been on the Saints’ staff under Sean Payton. The team announced the firing, which comes after an arrest for suspicion of second-degree

Joey Bosa is a big name based on his reputation alone. There’s also the fact that he’s the brother of Nick Bosa, who has averaged 13 sacks a season since he was drafted No. 2 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in 2019. Joey did it first, of course. He

This year’s salary cap spike left the low-end RFA tender north of $3MM. Some teams are passing on paying role players that salary. The Falcons are among them. Atlanta is not tendering RFAs Dee Alford and Nathan Landman, according to Fox Sports’ Greg Auman. The low-end tender will cost $3.26MM,

The decision to release Engram came a day after the team announced it planned to release wide receiver Christian Kirk, whose $24.089 million 2025 cap number was Jacksonville’s highest. However, instead, the Jaguars agreed to send Kirk to the division-rival Texans for a 2026 seventh-round pick. The transactions leave Jacksonville

In a rather complex position as the 2024 league year winds down, the Bengals appear to have established their priority regarding their extension candidates. Tee Higgins, who had previously been expected to depart in 2025, has taken the spot behind Ja’Marr Chase. Trey Hendrickson is now talking to other teams

Don’t be surprised if the Denver Broncos add a veteran to their receiving corps when free agency starts on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. In his free-agent predictions published Thursday, The Athletic’s Mike Jones had the Broncos signing wide receiver Amari Cooper. “The Broncos badly want a veteran wide receiver