July 19, 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals and second-round linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. agreed to a four-year rookie deal on Saturday with almost 80 percent fully guaranteed at signing, sources told FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. It is the first time in NFL history that the 49th overall pick has had guarantees in Year 4 of his contract. Knight is now under contract just in time for the team's rookies to report to training camp on Saturday. The 24-year-old from South Carolina stands at 6-foot-2 and 245 pounds and is expected to compete for playing time in his first year in the NFL next to linebacker Logan Wilson. After drafting Knight in the second round back in April, the Bengals released Germaine Pratt to free up a spot.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
July
19,
2025
Chicago
Bears
tight
end
Cole
Kmet
was
initially
taken
aback
when
the
team
took
rookie
Colston
Loveland
in
the
first
round
in
April,
but
now
he's
beginning
to
buy
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July 19, 2025
The Green Bay Packers placed linebackers Quay Walker (undisclosed) and Collin Oliver (undisclosed), offensive lineman John Williams (undisclosed) and defensive back Micah Robinson (undisclosed) on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list on Friday. Running back
Amar Johnson (undisclosed), offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins (undisclosed) and kicker
Alex Hale (undisclosed) were placed on the Non-Football Injury list. Despite playing a career-low 13 games in 2024, Walker managed 100-plus combined tackles for the third straight year to begin his career. He also had 72 solo tackles, 2.5 sacks, and nine tackles for loss. The 25-year-old is heading into the final year of his current deal after the Packers didn't pick up his fifth-year option, and when he does return to the field this summer, he'll be competing with Edgerrin Cooper.
--Keith HernandezSource: PackerReport.com - Zach Jacobson
July 19, 2025
The San Francisco 49ers placed safety Malik Mustapha (knee), defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (undisclosed), offensive lineman Andre Dillard (undisclosed) and linebacker Curtis Robinson (undisclosed) on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list on Friday. Additionally, offensive lineman Ben Bartch (undisclosed) and safety George Odum (knee) were placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury list. Although there is no timetable for his return, the 23-year-old Mustapha is probably not going to be ready for the start of 2025 regular season after tearing his ACL in Week 17 of last year. When he's fully recovered from his knee injury, he figures to be a starting safety for the 49ers defense. It's unclear what Gross-Matos is dealing with, but he did miss a big chunk of time in 2024 with a knee injury. All players can be activated from the PUP and NFI list at any time during camp.
--Keith HernandezSource: 49ers.com
July 19, 2025
Wide receiver
Richie James announced on X on Friday that he is retiring from professional football. "It took time but i have come to realize I am retired from the NFL. Seventh round out of MTSU. I feel like I was just a ballplayer to last that long. Unfortunately, my knee never healed properly. I was playing hurt since 2022. Oh well. I gave everything I got to the game of football," James wrote. The 29-year-old was originally selected 240th overall in the seventh round by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2018 NFL draft out of Middle Tennessee State. He played the first three years of his career in the Bay Area before joining the New York Giants in 2022. James last played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023. He will finish his five-year career with 105 catches on 143 targets for 1,372 yards and seven touchdowns in 66 regular-season games (15 starts).
--Keith HernandezSource: Richie James
July 18, 2025
New England Patriots running back
TreVeyon Henderson signed his four-year rookie deal on Friday. According to Aaron Wilson, Henderson will get a fully guaranteed contract. The second-round rookie has reportedly looked good in practices, which is raising his draft stock. Henderson figures to split up the backfield duties with
Rhamondre Stevenson to begin the season. The potential is certainly there for Henderson, but he's unlikely to be a workhorse back with Stevenson healthy. There should still be high-end RB3 value with Henderson likely getting involved in the passing game as well.
--Andy WebbSource: Aaron Wilson
July 18, 2025
Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Christian Watson (knee) has been placed on the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday. This was expected to happen given the fact Watson tore his ACL in Week 18 of last year. Normally, this kind of injury takes around 10-12 months of rehab before getting back on the field. He posted a video earlier this summer of him running routes, but he's still not close to being ready to play. It's unclear at this point how much the Packers are going to get from Watson this season. Without Watson available,
Jayden Reed,
Matthew Golden, and
Romeo Doubs figure to be the primary wideouts to begin the season.
--Andy WebbSource: Zach Jacobson
July 18, 2025
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
Ricky Pearsall (hamstring) has been placed on the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday. The second-year wideout tweaked his hamstring in late-May. The hope is that Pearsall would be ready to return by training camp, but the 49ers don't want to push it. Pearsall missed time in the summer last year due to a hamstring injury. When healthy, Pearsall figures to be an important part of the 49ers offense to start the season. Fellow wideout
Brandon Aiyuk (knee) has also been placed on the PUP list on Friday. Also,
Jauan Jennings is uncertain to suit up as he wants a new contract or to be traded. Pearsall might find himself being a top wideout alongside
Demarcus Robinson and
Jacob Cowing early in the season.
--Andy WebbSource: Adam Schefter
July
18,
2025
San
Francisco
49ers
wide
receiver
Brandon
Aiyuk
(knee)
has
been
placed
on
the
active/physically
unable
to
perform
list
on
Friday.
This
isn't
shocking
news
given
Aiyuk
is
still
recovering
from
ACL
and
MCL
tears
from
October
of
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July 18, 2025
According to Adam Schefter, the Chicago Bears and wide receiver
Luther Burden III have agreed on a four-year deal. The second-round pick will get a four-year, $10.9 million contract that is fully guaranteed. This is the first time in NFL history that the 39th overall pick has secured a fully-guaranteed deal. Burden has been off to a slow start as he missed spring practices due to a soft tissue issue. Head coach Ben Johnson isn't concerned and believes Burden will be fine in time for training camp. Burden figures to serve as the No. 3 wideout behind
DJ Moore and
Rome Odunze. The Bears have a handful of options on offense, so Burden might get lost in the shuffle during his first year in Chicago.
--Andy WebbSource: Adam Schefter
July 18, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson has already said that he will not play on his current contract, and NFL Network's Tom Pelissero does not believe Hendrickson will report to training camp next week. Pelissero also thinks that Hendrickson will miss preseason games if he doesn't have a new deal, and he wouldn't be surprised if he sits out regular-season games. The 30-year-old has been a Pro Bowler each of the last four years and has back-to-back seasons with 17.5 sacks for the Bengals. Hendrickson is due $15.8 million in base salary for the 2025 campaign, but he's seeking a multi-year commitment from the Bengals and has so far been very disappointed with their efforts to re-sign him. He's only going to dig in even more after seeing the Pittsburgh Steelers make pass-rusher T.J. Watt the highest-paid non-quarterback this week.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
July 18, 2025
When asked to pick an offensive player who needs to step up in 2025, Tampa Bay Buccaneers new offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard named wide receiver
Jalen McMillan on The Ronde Barber Show. McMillan came on strong to close out the 2024 season with
Chris Godwin (ankle) injured, but he'll have plenty of competition for playing time with
Mike Evans, Godwin and rookie first-rounder
Emeka Egbuka in the receivers room. The 23-year-old finished his second NFL season with 37 catches for 461 yards and eight touchdowns. In the final five games, he had 24 receptions, 316 yards and seven touchdowns. "I think that where (McMillan) left last season and the progress he showed on and off the field, and you could see that carry over into the spring with not having Chris out there and bringing Emeka along and him showing Emeka the ropes," Grizzard said.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Ronde Barber Show
July 18, 2025
The Detroit Lions placed defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike (undisclosed) on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list on Thursday, which means he will be forced to miss at least the first four games of the 2025 regular season this fall. The Lions re-signed the 27-year-old interior defensive lineman to a one-year deal in the offseason. Despite having spinal-fusion surgery, Onwuzurike started in 10 of his 16 appearances with the Lions last year and finished with 28 total tackles, 1.5 sacks and a career-high 13 QB hits. The former second-rounder (41st overall) in 2021 out of Washington played a career-high 594 defensive snaps last year, but now he's just trying to get healthy and return to play in Week 5. When Onwuzurike does return to the Lions in the middle of the season, he'll likely be in a rotational role on the D-line.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com
July 18, 2025
The Seattle Seahawks and second-round safety Nick Emmanwori reached an agreement on Thursday night on a fully guaranteed rookie contract, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Emmanwori becomes the first player in NFL history drafted 35th overall to receive a fully guaranteed contract. Seattle traded up 17 spots to take Emmanwori, who was a three-year starter at South Carolina that impressed during the scouting combine back in February. The Seahawks plan to use the 21-year-old defensive back at nickelback in 2025 in his first year in the NFL, with Julian Love and Coby Bryant serving as the team's starting safeties. In addition to Emmanwori, the Seahawks also reached an agreement with rookie tight end
Elijah Arroyo, who was taken 50th overall in the second round back in April.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Adam Teicher
July 18, 2025
The Seattle Seahawks signed second-round tight end
Elijah Arroyo to a four-year, $8.813 million deal on Friday, including $6.872 million guaranteed, according to his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Shawn O'Dare. Arroyo was the fifth tight end off the board in April's NFL draft at 50th overall. The Seahawks still have
Noah Fant at tight end, but they'll feature a new offense in 2025, and Fant has just one touchdown catch in the last two years in Seattle. The 22-year-old Arroyo could be involved in the passing attack in his first year in the NFL if he can avoid anymore knee injuries, something that plagued him in college. He has good size (6-foot-5, 250 pounds) and speed and could be the team's top pass-catching tight end by the end of the 2025 campaign. Arroyo won't be drafted in most single-year fantasy leagues, but he's a name to keep track of.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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