The NFL’s new league year has nearly arrived, officially starting at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Teams have already been allowed to negotiate with representatives of free agents as part of the legal tampering window, and many of the top players have already reached agreement on contracts.
Aaron Rodgers, however, is still available. After the New York Jets officially waive him, he might be looking at Steelers or bust when it comes to starting for a playoff contender in 2025.
Daniel Jones is off the board, as the former Giants first-round draft pick is reportedly signing a one-year, $14 million deal with the Colts. DeAndre Hopkins struck a one-year deal with the Ravens, and Joey Bosa reached a one-year deal with the Bills on Tuesday night, too.
Monday was a busy day for high-profile QB movement. Sam Darnold, who is No. 1 on Frank Schwab’s top 25 overall free-agents list, reportedly agreed to a three-year, $100.5 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks, while the New York Jets are reportedly signing Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 million deal with $30 million guaranteed. And the Cleveland Browns acquired Kenny Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a fifth-round pick.
Stay updated with all the latest news and analysis below, and find a team-by-team free agency breakdown here.
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Bears dominating offseason again, this time through trenches
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Bills, DT Larry Ogunjobi agree to 1-year, $8.3 million deal: Report
The Bills are boosting their interior defensive line, reaching agreement on a one-year, $8.3 million contract with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Incentives could increase the deal’s value up to $10 million.
Ogunjobi, 30, compiled 41 total tackles, 1.5 sacks and five tackles for loss with the Steelers last season. In eight NFL seasons, he has twice notched five or more sacks, with a career-high in seven in 2021 with the Bengals. Ogunjobi played his first four pro seasons with the Browns.
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Chiefs restructure contracts of Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones
The Chiefs have made some accounting moves to clear cap space for their free agent signings.
Per ESPN, the AFC champions restructured the deals of stars Chris Jones and Patrick Mahomes to create nearly $50 million in space.
A Mahomes restructure seemed inevitable as soon as the season ended. The malleable 10-year, $450 million deal he signed ahead of the 2020 season has already been redone multiple times, both to give Mahomes a raise in guaranteed money and to clear cap space for the team. Mahomes was set to have a cap charge of over $66 million in 2025.
Jones signed a five-year deal with $95 million guaranteed over the first three years before the 2024 season. His cap number was set to go up to $34 million in 2025.
The Chiefs have been fairly busy in free agency so far, signing former 49ers OT Jaylon Moore, ex-Chargers CB Kristian Fulton and re-signing LB Nick Bolton and WR Hollywood Brown. The Chiefs also franchised OG Trey Smith in the hopes of a long-term deal. Smith has already signed his $23 million franchise tender.
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Joey Bosa to the Bills
Nearly a week after he was released by the Los Angeles Chargers, Joey Bosa is headed across the country. Bosa struck a one-year, $12.6 million deal with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday night, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The five-time Pro Bowler had been with the Chargers since they selected him with the No. 3 overall pick in 2016 when they were still in San Diego. He had 22 total tackles and five sacks last season.
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49ers land Demarcus Robinson
After dismantling a good chuck of their roster, the 49ers landed a new wide receiver on Tuesday night. The team struck a two-year, $9.5 million deal with Demarcus Robinson, according to multiple reports.
Robinson had a career-high 505 yards and seven touchdowns last season, his second with the Rams.
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Cowboys reach deal to bring back P Bryan Anger
The Cowboys are keeping their special teams specialists together. Hours after news broke the Dallas had reached a deal with All-Pro return specialist KaVontae Turpin, ESPN reported that punter Bryan Anger is returning on a two-year contract.
Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported.
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Titans keep spending, add S Xavier Woods
One of the more active teams in free agency moved again with a two-year, $10 million deal for former Carolina Panthers safety Xavier Woods, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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Ravens bring in DeAndre Hopkins
The Baltimore Ravens are adding DeAndre Hopkins to their wide receiver corps on a one-year, $6 million deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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Ty Johnson reportedly returning to Bills on 2-year deal
Johnson emerged last season as a good RB2 with James Cook in Buffalo’s offense, and now he’ll be back, per ESPN.
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Report: S Ashtyn Davis staying in AFC East
Davis is finalizing a deal with the Dolphins, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The 28-year-old spent the first five years of his career with the Jets.
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Report: Dolphins signing WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
It’s a two-year, $6.5 million deal with $3.2 million guaranteed, per NFL Network. Westbrook-Ikhine became a starter for the Titans and started nine of the last 11 games this past season, recording career highs with 497 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Report: Jacoby Brissett signing with Cardinals
After starting last season as QB1 in New England, Brissett is heading to Arizona, per ESPN. He’ll reunite with offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, who was his quarterbacks coach in Cleveland.
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Punter news! Johnny Hekker reportedly agrees to 1-year deal with Titans
Hekker, a four-time All-Pro, has a fully guaranteed deal with Tennessee, per ESPN. He’ll reunite with his first pro special teams coach, John Fassel.
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Micah Parsons seems to be enjoying the 49ers’ dismantling
The 49ers have ended the Cowboys’ season twice in the past four years. Soon, they’ll have to pay Brock Purdy a huge quarterback contract, which limits their ability to address other areas of the roster. (Our own Charles Robinson wrote on this yesterday.)
Dallas star Micah Parsons, who’s extremely online and also in line for his own monster extension, is having some fun watching it happen.
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Saints add Chiefs S Justin Reid
The Kansas City Chiefs are losing a significant piece of their defense, while the New Orleans Saints are again spending money they might or might not have. Safety Justin Reid reached a three-year, $31.5 million deal with New Orleans, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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Falcons reportedly signing Leonard Floyd after 49ers cut him
Floyd didn’t have to wait long to find a new home.
The Falcons are reportedly signing the pass rusher to a one-year, $10 million deal, per NFL Network.
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Cowboys reportedly signing pass rusher Payton Turner
It’s a one-year, $3 million deal, per NFL Network, for Turner, who’s 26 years old and was a first-round pick of the Saints in 2021. He’s struggled with injuries in his NFL career, though he did play 16 games this past season.
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Report: CB Mike Hughes returning to Falcons
Hughes has spent the past two seasons in Atlanta, and will soon be signed for three more in an $18 million deal, per ESPN.
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Zay Jones returning to Cardinals
Wide receiver Zay Jones is returning to the Arizona Cardinals on a one-year contract worth $4.4 million.
The Cardinals announced the deal on Tuesday. Jones, 29, caught eight passes for 84 yards in 11 appearances in his first season with the Cardinals in 2024.
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Running back Jeremy McNichols returning to Commanders on 1-year deal
Running back Jeremy McNichols and the Washington Commanders have agreed to a one year contract, NFL Network reports.
Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported. McNichols, 29, will return to Washington after his first year with the team in 2023 as a backup.
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Saints, TE Juwan Johnson agree to $30.75M deal
The New Orleans Saints and tight end Juwan Johnson have agreed to a three-year, $30.75 million contract with $21.25 million guaranteed, NFL Network reports.
The deal includes escalators that could increase the total value to $34.5 million. Johnson, 28, has played his entire five-season NFL career with the Saints as a part-time starter. He caught 50 passes for 548 yards and three touchdowns last season.
