NFL News/Rumors - Post NFL draft

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Here we go post the draft

 

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Giants release DL DeMarvin Leal

49ers sign FA S Patrick McMorris

OT Donovan Smith has retired - 8 seasons in Tampa Bay, last year with Chiefs

Mike Tomlin joining Football night in America crew

Steelers re-signing DL Dean Lowry

Roger Goodell admitted an 18 game season isn't inevitable

Buffalo invited Jermaine Burton to their rookie try out camp

Saints sign LB Anfernee Jennings

Pittsburgh set the record for attendance for the draft with 805,000

Jerry Jones catching grief for making an intra-divisional trade with the Eagles. Don't pick up the phone if Howie is a calling folks....

GM Lynch says the 49ers have no intention of releasing Brandon Aiyuk any time soon - he wants some trade capital......

 

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Packers - lost in the shuffle - extended WR Jayden Reed for 3yrs $50.25 million, also looking to extend WR Christian Watson

Bills GM said he shut down teams looking to deal for Keon Coleman - they plan to keep him - like anyone really wanted him......

Saints plan to release WR Samori Toure

 

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A man in Kentucky laughed so hard at a botched Younghoe Koo FG last season that it triggered a seizure, sending him to the hospital, where doctors discovered a tennis-ball-sized brain tumor.

The tumor was removed and was deemed not cancerous. The man believes that missed kick saved his life.

 

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George Pickens still has not signed his FT tender

Jordan Addison had his 5th year option exercised

Dallas signing MVS to a 1 year

Seattle has released Cam Akers

 

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Saints waive RB Evan Hull and WR Elijah Cooks

49ers sign RB Sincere McCormick

Eagles exercise 5th year options on Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith

Falcons have hired former Eagles exec Bryce Johnston to handle salary cap and contract negotiations

Cowboys have signed WR Tyler Johnson and LB Curtis Robinson to 1 year deals

Patriots have cut WR John Jiles and TE Marshall Lang

Browns agree to sign FB Michael Burton

Falcons release P Trenton Gill

Buccaneers exercise 5th year option on Calijah Kancey

Bengals are still mulling on 5th year option for Myles Murphy

 

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Steelers have placed the rare right - of - first-refusal tender on Aaron Rodgers. Meaning he can only accept a 10% raise off of last year's salary, which for him would mean $15 million. This also gives the Steelers the right to match any offer sheets from other teams.
Another condition is once training camp starts Rodgers could ONLY sign with Pittsburgh.

Per Schefter at ESPN

 

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Ravens have signed QB Diego Pavia to a 3 year deal

Dean Lowry DL is no longer re-signing with Pittsburgh as was reported last week

Patriots cut Elijah Mitchell RB

Bo Nix has a "clean up procedure" on his injured ankle

Titans executive Chad Brinker leaving the team

Eagles cut TE Jaheim Bell

Lions exercise the 5th year option on Jahmyr Gibbs, but decline Jack Campbell's

Patriots exercise 5th year option on Christian Gonzalez

Russell Wilson seen visiting the Jets.......

Chargers exercise 5th year option on Quentin Johnston

Steelers release QB/WR John Rhys Plumlee

Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks says he is almost 100% after multiple ACL tears - expected to have no limitations for off-season work

 

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Rob Gronkowski getting inducted into the Patriots hall of fame

NFL was pushing to update TV deals, but the momentum has stalled per reports

Justin Simmons is retiring

Giants have agreed to terms with DL Shelby Harris

Next major event for NFL is 2026 schedule release - sometime in May per reports

Dolphins looking to play Kadyn Procter at OLG

 

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Pickens signs his FT

 

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Giants agree to terms with DT Leki Fotu

Vikings sign FA DL Eric Johnson

Dolphins part ways with executive Champ Kelly, hire Josh Scobey - Kelly was interim GM when previous GM was fired, so this makes sense to me

Seahawks sign TE Harrison Bryant

Bills sign FB Ben VanSumeren to a one year deal

Houston signs LB Azeez Al-Shaair to a 3 year $54 million extension

Chiefs waive RB ShunDerrick Powell

Lions sign LB Joe Bachie and DL Jay Tufele

Jets will NOT exercise 5th year option on Mazi Smith

Colts are preaching patience on trade of Anthony Richardson

Panthers have officially exercised the 5th year option on Bryce Young - it was reported to be the plan, but team hesitated for a bit

Vikings have officially launched the search for a new GM

Jets have exercised the 5th year option on Will McDonald

Reports out that Deshaun Watson is leading candidate as #1 QB in Cleveland - lord have mercy.....

Ravens GM is actively looking for centers - lost Linderbaum in FA, and weren't willing to pick one in this draft nor trade up to get one either

Reports are Ian Rapoport will sign an ESPN contract - he was NFL network, which was acquired by ESPN and his contract was expiring

Jason Licht say Bucs will get to new contract for Baker Mayfield at some point.....

 

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Seattle is experimenting with moving WR Tyrone Borden to CB - he is 6 foot 5 inches

Goodell stated Cleveland might be a future Superbowl target with new stadium coming

Steelers decline 5th year option on OT Broderick Jones

Minnesota per reports the clear favorite to host the 2028 draft

Colts decline 5th year option on Anthony Richardson

Denver S Devon Key signs ERFA tender

Niners Shanahan says Kittle has a shot to play week 1

Niners also waive DB Tre Tomlinson

Austin Ekeler has been fully medically cleared to play - still an FA

Raiders release LB Jamin Davis

Titans exercise 5th year option on OL Peter Skoronski

Colts make 4 cuts - DE Villami Fehoko, LB Joseph Vaughn, OL Bill Murray, OL Jack Wilson

Packers exercise 5th year option on Lukas Van Ness

Lots of teams signing draft picks - Ravens have almost all compete. Eagle sign 1st rd pick Lemon

Saints CB Martin Emerson says he is fully cleared from his torn achilles

QB P.J. Walker announced his retirement

Ravens sign Calais Campbell to one year deal

Bengals decline 5th year option on Myles Murphy

Darius Slayton has had abdominal surgery on core muscle and will hopefully be ready for start of camp

Browns having a ground breaking celebration on Thursday for new stadium

 

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WR Chase Claypool is working out at Green Bay rookie try out

Russell Wilson may end up with CBS if he stops playing

Cincinnati has lead for 2029 NFL draft