Vikings Signing Eric Kendricks To Five-Year Extension

The Minnesota Vikings are signing linebacker Eric Kendricks to a five-year, $50 million extension, according to a source. Kendricks will receive $25 million guaranteed. Kendricks is a strength for Minnesota's defense and has recorded 100-plus tackles each of the last two years. He also had 92 tackles in his rookie season in 2015. Kendricks added […]

Seahawks Re-Signing Austin Davis

The Seattle Seahawks are re-signing quarterback Austin Davis, according to a source. Davis will receive the veteran's minimum after serving as Russell Wilson's backup in 2017. The Davis signing will not end the team's talks with free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, however. As of now, Davis will compete with Stephen Morris for the right to hold […]

Jets Re-Sign Neal Sterling

The New York Jets re-signed restricted free-agent tight end Neal Sterling to a one-year deal on Monday. Sterling is mainly a special teams asset and led the team with 26 special teams tackles. On the offensive side, he had just six catches for 82 yards in 11 games last season and made just one start. […]

Dolphins Sign Gavin Escobar

The Miami Dolphins signed free-agent tight end Gavin Escobar to an undisclosed deal on Monday. Escobar was a former second-round pick by the Cowboys and was released by the Browns last week. He caught only 30 passes for 333 yards and eight touchdowns in his four years in Dallas, mainly backing up Jason Witten. Escobar […]

Damiere Byrd Signs Tender Offer

Carolina Panthers exclusive-rights free-agent wide receiver Damiere Byrd signed his one-year tender offer on Monday. Byrd had only 10 catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns in eight games played in 2017 and is more of a special teams asset for the Panthers. You can avoid him in all fantasy drafts this fall.

Adam Humphries Signs Tender Offer

Tampa Bay Buccaneers restricted free-agent wide receiver Adam Humphries signed his one-year tender offer on Monday to remain with the team. Humphries had a career-high 61 catches for 631 yards and one touchdown in 2017, and he's expected to compete with Chris Godwin for slot duties in 2018. Humphries could become relevant in deeper leagues […]

Willie Snead Reports For Workouts

New Orleans Saints restricted free-agent wide receiver Willie Snead reported for offseason workouts Monday, but he hasn't signed his tender offer yet, according to sources. Snead was suspended to start last year and just never got on track after that, catching a career-low eight passes for just 92 yards and no scores in only 11 […]

Spencer Ware Expected To Return From Injury

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said running back Spencer Ware (knee) is expected to be back from his injury but said, "you never know." It's not a ringing endorsement for a player that injured his PCL and MCL last season, and he may be late to training camp. Ware didn't play at all […]

Bills Re-Sign Nick O'Leary, Logan Thomas

The Buffalo Bills re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent tight ends Nick O'Leary and Logan Thomas to one-year deals Monday. O'Leary, 25, caught 22 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns in 15 games for Buffalo last year, mainly service as a blocker. Thomas caught just seven balls for 67 yards and a touchdown in 12 games. As […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 18

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a […]

Bills Sign Jeremy Kerley

The Buffalo Bills signed free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Kerley to a one-year deal Monday. The 29-year-old caught 22 passes for just 217 yards and a touchdown in eight games with the Jets in 2017 and is pretty much just a depth addition for the Bills. He's expected to compete for the slot receiver role in […]

Bills Satisfied With Zay Jones

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott said the team is "satisfied" with wide receiver Zay Jones. "We all agree we need to move forward, and I'm excited about the future for Zay," McDermott said. Jones was arrested in March for vandalism after a bizarre scene at his hotel, but charges were dropped and Jones isn't […]

Kelvin Benjamin Taking Part In Offseason Workouts

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin (knee), who had surgery in the offseason, took part in the start of voluntary offseason workouts on Monday. While Benjamin likely isn't 100 percent, it's a great sign that he'll be able to participate full in organized team activities, barring any setbacks. Benjamin disappointed fighting through injuries in six […]

Broncos Releasing C.J. Anderson

The Denver Broncos plan to release running back C.J. Anderson on Monday, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Anderson had his first career 1,000-yard season in 2017 and was the team's leading rusher last year. With Anderson out of the picture, Devontae Booker and De'Angelo Henderson should be expected to split up the workload in […]

Tom Brady Not Expected To Participate Regularly In Offseason Program

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn't expected to participate regularly in the team's offseason program, in the opinion of ESPN's Jeff Darlington. Brady is planning to spend more time with his family and body coach Alex Guerrero. It's not uprecedented for Brady to do this, as he did something similar in 2008, 2009 and […]

Kevin Kiermaier To Have Surgery, Out Around 12 Weeks

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (thumb) will undergo surgery to fix a torn ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. It's a tough blow for the Rays and any Kiermaier owners. It's the third straight season that he will miss significant time due to injury. He broke […]

Giants Unlikely To Take QB At No. 2 Overall

It appears unlikely that the New York Giants will draft a quarterback second overall. By the end of their process of evaluating the top QB prospects in the draft class, the body of work of Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen is not commensurate with what the Giants require the No. 2 […]

Reuben Foster Won't Take Part In Offseason Workouts

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster will not take part in team activities as his legal matters play out. "As previously stated, his future with the team will be determined by the information revealed during the legal process." Foster is facing three felonies and may soon be released by the 49ers after a dispute with […]

Demar Dotson Had Surgery On Knee

Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Demar Dotson (knee) had surgery last week to fix a torn meniscus in his knee, according to sources. He will miss organized team activities and minicamp, but the thought is that he'll be good to go for training camp this summer. Dotson went on Injured Reserve late last year with […]

Kerwynn Williams Signing With Chiefs

Free-agent running back Kerwynn Williams is signing a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, according to a source. Williams had a career year in Arizona with both David Johnson and Adrian Peterson getting injured, rushing 120 times for 426 yards and one touchdown. In KC he'll have to compete with Charcandrick West, […]

Rob Gronkowski Won't Attend Start Of Offseason Workouts

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will not attend the start of offseason workouts on Monday, according to a source. The big tight end is still considering whether he'll play in 2018, but he has had "good communication" with the team. It's believed that Gronk is committed to playing another season, but 2018 could […]

Khalil Mack Won't Come Cheap

The Oakland Raiders remain confident that they will reach a long-term extension with defensive end Khalil Mack, and a new deal could be around $120 million over six years. NFL Network's Steve Wyche reported that a deal could include $65 million in guaranteed money. Mack's fifth-year option accounts for $13.86 million against this year's salary […]

Ameer Abdullah Could Be Traded During Draft

Detroit Lions running back Ameer Abdullah is a candidate to be traded during this year's draft, and he's more likely to be moved than Theo Riddick because Abdullah is in the last year of his deal and his role is less defined after the team signed LeGarrette Blount in free agency. The Lions are also […]

Mason Rudolph Tied To Patriots

Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph is increasingly being tied to the New England Patriots, who may see him as the perfect protege to Tom Brady. New England has picks Nos. 23 and 31 after trading receiver Brandin Cooks to the Rams. With Brady still showing effectiveness at 40 years of age, Rudolph obviously wouldn't have […]

Lamar Jackson's Draft Stock Falling

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson's draft stock is falling, and NFLDraftScout.com's Rob Rang has Jackson projected to go 15th overall to the Arizona Cardinals in his latest mock draft. “Look, there is no getting around it, the question with (Jackson) is intelligence,” another scout said. If Arizona doesn't take him in the first round, there is […]

Baker Mayfield In Top-Five Conversation

Most scouts and pundits are focusing on Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, USC's Sam Darnold and UCLA's Josh Rosen as the "big three" quarterbacks likely to earn top-five selections in the draft, sources say that Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield remains in the conversation because he's head and shoulders above every other passer in this class in […]

Kenyan Drake Adds Weight

Miami Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake said that he added five to 10 pounds since the season ended as he prepares for a bigger workload in 2018. “So I’m about 215 right now,” Drake said, speaking before the Dolphins Cancer Challenge Celebrity Golf Tournament. “I know as I run around I’ll probably lose that weight. […]

Dez Bryant Unlikely To Land With Jets

ESPN New York's Rich Cimini doesn't see free-agent wide receiver Dez Bryant landing with the New York Jets. The Jets currently have 17 receivers on roster, and Bryant will turn 30 in November and has been on a three-year decline. He has caught just 49.7 percent of his targets, the worst catch percentage in the […]

Giants Not Expected To Pursue Dez Bryant

The New York Giants are unlikely to pursue free-agent wide receiver Dez Bryant, in the opinion of SNY's Ralph Vacchiano. However, Bryant seemed intent on staying in the NFC East in order to face the Cowboys twice a year after his release. The Giants don't have enough current salary cap space to take on Bryant, […]

Four Teams Could Show Interest In Dez Bryant

The Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers are four teams that could show varying degrees of interest in free-agent wide receiver Dez Bryant. With the Cardinals, the issue would be money. In Baltimore, the Ravens continue to seek additional receiving help even after signing Michael Crabtree. In Green Bay, Bryant would […]