June 9, 2025
The Buffalo Bills have signed free agent defensive lineman Marcus Harris to an undisclosed contract. Maddy Glab of BuffaloBills.com reported the news. Defensive tackle Devin Brandt-Epps was released in a corresponding move. Harris was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2024 draft, but spent last season on the New England Patriots' practice squad. In five seasons of college ball (Auburn, Kansas), he notched 126 tackles (74 solo), 11.5 sacks, and 31.5 tackles for loss (47 games). The 24-year-old joins a revamped Bills' defensive front alongside former Pittsburgh Steelers starter Larry Ogunjobi, Casey Rogers, and second- and fourth-round rookies TJ Sanders and Deone Walker. Harris will compete for a spot on the roster.
--Alex CiullaSource: Maddy Glab
June 9, 2025
ESPN's Ben Baby reports that the Cincinnati Bengals are releasing linebacker Germaine Pratt ahead of the team's mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. Cincinnati drafted Pratt with the ninth pick in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, and he's appeared in 15 or more games in each of his six seasons, including 34 straight starts over the previous two. The 29-year-old tallied a career-high -- and team-leading -- 143 tackles (80 solo) in 2024, with two picks, two forced fumbles, and two recovered fumbles. Pratt formally requested a trade back in February, but after the Bengals could not find a suitable partner, they decided to cut ties with him. It seems favorable that he'll draw interest from another linebacker-needy organization.
--Alex CiullaSource: Ben Baby
June 9, 2025
The Athletic's Dianna Russini reports that the Atlanta Falcons expect quarterback
Kirk Cousins to be present for the team's mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. Cousins was absent for the Falcons' voluntary OTAs in late May. Russini also noted that the 36-year-old still prefers "to be traded to a team where he could start." He'll enter 2025 as a backup for the first time since 2014, playing second fiddle to second-year signal-caller
Michael Penix Jr. The list of teams that might trade for him is dwindling with the Pittsburgh Steelers' recent acquisition of veteran QB
Aaron Rodgers, leaving the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings as the only likely candidates. Still, Cousins' contract poses an issue, forcing Atlanta to absorb a sizable amount. He projects to be a high-end backup as of now and wouldn't be worth selecting in drafts later this summer until that changes.
--Alex CiullaSource: Dianna Russini
June 9, 2025
New York Jets second-year wide receiver
Malachi Corley (undisclosed) has been banged up with an undisclosed injury during voluntary organized team activities. The new coaching staff has a vision for what role Corley can play in the offense, but it will be hard to carry out those plans until he can get back onto the field, according to head coach Aaron Glenn. The 23-year-old was taken in the third round (65th overall) last year out of Western Kentucky, but he had a minimal role in his first year in the NFL, catching three of six targets for just 16 yards in nine games played (one start). There's opportunity for Corley and others to have bigger roles this year behind WR1
Garrett Wilson, but Corley will need to get healthy first in what is expected to be a run-first offense under Glenn. For now, Corley is off the fantasy radar in standard 12-team fantasy leagues.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Zack Rosenblatt
June 9, 2025
The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt writes that New York Jets tight end
Jeremy Ruckert has shown progress as a pass-catcher this offseason. Ruckert was teammates with new quarterback
Justin Fields in college at Ohio State, so he's been seeing a heavy workload during organized team activities. Still, Ruckert has plenty to prove coming off three disappointing seasons to start his NFL career, including regressing as a run-blocker last year. "I think he can help us in the passing game, he'll be a really good blocker," had coach Aaron Glenn said. "There's some technical things he can improve on." The 24-year-old former third-rounder (101st overall) in 2022 is still searching for his first NFL touchdown and has caught just 35 of 52 targets for 264 yards in his three seasons. With the Jets taking
Mason Taylor in the second round of this year's draft, Ruckert's path to fantasy value is even more of an uphill battle.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Zack Rosenblatt
June 9, 2025
The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt reports that New York Jets rookie second-round tight end
Mason Taylor is starting to make waves during offseason workouts and looks like the tight end most ready to make an impact in the passing game for the Jets. However, if he's going to be on the field more than the team's other TEs, Rosenblatt thinks he needs to show more as a blocker. "I think he's been doing an outstanding job," head coach Aaron Glenn said. "It's not just the pass-catching — that's what you guys see. But it's the blocking that really gets me going." The 21-year-old was a three-year starter in the SEC and could make an immediate impact for the Jets and fantasy managers as a starter sooner than later in his rookie season. Taylor has a real opportunity to see significant targets behind receiver
Garrett Wilson, although New York's offense could lean on the ground game.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Zack Rosenblatt
June 9, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver
Chris Godwin said that the New England Patriots offered him $30 million per year on a multi-year deal in free agency this offseason. However, Godwin turned down the Patriots to re-sign with the Buccaneers for $22 million per season. The 29-year-old was on pace for a career year in 2024 through the first seven weeks of the season before suffering a season-ending dislocated ankle. In addition to the Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers were another team interested in signing him this offseason. There are multiple reasons why fantasy managers should be skeptical of Godwin in 2025, with the biggest one being his recovery from his serious ankle injury. Additionally, he might not have the same volume with offensive coordinator Liam Coen now gone and
Jalen McMillan and rookie first-rounder
Emeka Egbuka in the fold.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Henry McKenna
June 9, 2025
The Green Bay Packers are releasing star cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) on Monday, sources tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The Packers were open to bringing Alexander back in 2025, but the two sides were unable to work anything out, and the two-time Pro Bowler will now hit the open market. The move to release Alexander will save the Packers around $17.1 million of the $24.6 million salary cap hit that he carried for this season. The 28-year-old defensive back missed time last year with a knee injury and has only played in 14 total games over the last two seasons, which was a big part of the reason the Packers are moving on. He's still on the right side of 30, though, so Alexander could bounce back as one of the better corners in the league if he's able to get healthy again. Alexander shouldn't linger too long on the open market before finding employment elsewhere.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
June
8,
2025
KPRC
2
Sports'
Aaron
Wilson
reports
that
Houston
Texans
running
backs
Joe
Mixon
(ankle)
and
Dameon
Pierce
(undisclosed)
are
both
expected
to
be
ready
for
the
start
of
training
camp
in
late
July.
read more...
June
8,
2025
Former
Jacksonville
Jaguars
wide
receiver
Gabe
Davis
is
scheduled
to
visit
with
the
New
Orleans
Saints,
according
to
NFL
Network's
Ian
Rapoport.
Davis
also
recently
visited
with
the
Pittsburgh
Steelers
and
New
York
Giants.
He
has
plenty
read more...
June
8,
2025
According
to
Ian
Rapoport
of
the
NFL
Network,
free
agent
running
back
Nick
Chubb
is
anticipated
to
sign
with
the
Houston
Texans
on
Monday,
assuming
all
goes
well
with
his
physical.
The
2018
No.
35
overall
pick
read more...
June 8, 2025
The Houston Texans are eyeing free-agent running back
Nick Chubb to bolster their RB room behind
Joe Mixon this year, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. "I was told that he's hoping to sign here soon, and maybe he gets something done before a minicamp gets into a team. Four-time Pro Bowler," Fowler said. It's unlikely that Chubb re-signs with the Cleveland Browns after they drafted multiple running backs in April.
Dameon Pierce, the backup to Mixon in Houston, had just 293 rushing yards and two touchdowns in 2024. A gruesome knee injury has kept Chubb to 10 games the last two years, but he did rush for 1,525 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2022. The 29-year-old averaged a career-low 3.3 yards per carry in eight games in 2024, though, and there are valid concerns about whether he can ever be explosive as he once was before his knee injury.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
June
8,
2025
Denver
Broncos
quarterback
Bo
Nix
threw
the
second-most
touchdown
passes
by
a
rookie
QB
in
NFL
history
last
year
and
could
make
even
more
progress
in
2025,
as
he
feels
much
more
comfortable
in
his
read more...
June 8, 2025
ESPN's Jordan Raanan writes that New York Giants veteran quarterback
Russell Wilson has been a natural mentor for all of the team's QBs this offseason, including rookie first-rounder
Jaxson Dart. After signing in late March to a one-year deal in free agency, Wilson has quickly established himself as a leader and respected voice in the locker room. "I've always viewed it as you're always trying to be the best version of you, and then you're always giving back to everybody else," Wilson said. The 36-year-old organized a dinner this week with the QBs, O-linemen and running backs and also put together throwing sessions this offseason in various cities. While all of Wilson's reps this spring have come with the first-team offense and he will be the starter in Week 1, there will be plenty of pressure on him to perform well and to hold off Dart in 2025 after a disappointing 2024 campaign in Pittsburgh.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN New York - Jordan Raanan
June 8, 2025
As the Miami Dolphins and star cornerback Jalen Ramsey continue to work on a trade, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Ramsey isn't planning on attending mandatory minicamp this week, according to sources. Nothing is imminent on a Ramsey trade, but the 30-year-old seven-time Pro Bowler appears likely to be playing for a different team come Week 1 this fall. It's not a money issue, but rather a relationship issue with the Dolphins. A return to the Los Angeles Rams is possible for the former fifth overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders could also be in play to land Ramsey. In his second year with the Dolphins last year, Ramsey had 60 tackles (39 solo), a sack, six tackles for loss, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups in 17 starts.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
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