Ernest Jones IV Undergoes Knee Surgery

The Seattle Times' Bob Condotta reports that Seattle Seahawks impending free-agent middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV (knee) had knee surgery shortly after the end of the 2024 regular season, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The surgery was a clean-up of his knee that isn't viewed as overly serious, and Jones could […]

Chargers Release Joey Bosa

The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Wednesday that they have released five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa. The Chargers decided Bosa's $36.47 million salary cap hit in 2025 wasn't justified for a declining pass-rusher that played in only 28 games over the last three seasons due to various injuries. By releasing him, the Bolts […]

Dolphins Restructure Bradley Chubb's Contract

The Miami Dolphins and two-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Bradley Chubb (knee) agreed on a contract restructure on Wednesday to reduce his base salary to stay with the team after missing all of last season due to a torn ACL in addition to damage to his meniscus and patellar tendon, sources tell FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. […]

Eagles Re-Sign Zack Baun To Three-Year Deal

The Philadelphia Eagles re-signed All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun to a three-year, $51 million deal on Wednesday that includes $34 million guaranteed at signing and an extra $1.5 million in incentives and escalators, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. After breaking out in his first year in Philly in 2024 and helping them win their second Super […]

Raiders Sign Maxx Crosby To Three-Year Extension

The Las Vegas Raiders signed All-Pro defensive end Maxx Crosby to a new three-year, $106.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, sources tell The Athletic's Tashan Reed. The deal includes $91.5 million guaranteed. Crosby was already under contract with the Raiders through the 2026 season, but his previous deal had no guaranteed money left. The new […]

Sam Hubbard Announces Retirement At 29

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard announced his retirement via X on Wednesday. The 29-year-old spent his entire seven-year career with the Bengals after being selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. Hubbard was a four-time captain and racked up 398 tackles (236 solo), 38.5 sacks, six forced […]

Cowboys, Osa Odighizuwa Agree To Four-Year Extension

The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa agreed on a four-year, $80 million deal on Tuesday that includes $58 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Agent Sam Leaf Ireifej negotiated the deal. The 26-year-old former third-round pick (75th overall) in 2021 out of UCLA was able to work […]

Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward, Abdul Carter To Meet With Browns

University of Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter will have a top-30 visit to the Cleveland Browns facility this week, a source tells The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot. The Browns will also have top-30 visits with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward and Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter this […]

Jets, Jamien Sherwood Have Mutual Interest In A New Deal

The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt reports that there is mutual interest between the New York Jets and linebacker Jamien Sherwood on getting a new deal done, potentially before Sherwood even hits free agency. Sherwood had a breakout season in 2024 in his first year as a full-time starter while filling in for the injured C.J. Mosley, […]

Sauce Gardner Expected To Reset The Cornerback Market

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner is expected to reset the cornerback market as the highest-paid player because the two-time All-Pro is arguably the league's best shutdown cornerback, sources told SNY's Connor Hughes. The Jets will also likely consider an extension for wide receiver Garrett Wilson soon, but sources agreed that Gardner's new deal is […]

Browns Continue To Insist They Won't Trade Myles Garrett

Both ESPN's Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler write that the Cleveland Browns continue to insist they aren't open to trading All-Pro pass-rusher Myles Garrett under any circumstances. And even if the Browns were open to trading him, they'd likely wait until after June 1, as a trade would jump Garrett's 2025 salary cap number from […]

Eagles Have Real Interest In Myles Garrett

The Philadelphia Eagles' interest in trading for Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass-rusher Myles Garrett is real, sources have told The Athletic's Dianna Russini. "Garrett could be this year's version of Saquon Barkley for Howie (Roseman)," one NFL general manager said. "He's an impact add and isn't a free-agent overpay. Howie's not afraid to try stuff, and […]

Cameron Jordan A Cut Candidate?

The New Orleans Saints are projected to be $50 million over the 2025 salary cap, so they are once again going to need to perform salary-cap gymnastics this offseason. Defensive end Cameron Jordan is a beloved and long-time member of the organization and has told ESPN's Dan Graziano he wants to finish his career in […]

Abdul Carter Won't Need Surgery

Doctors told Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter (foot, shoulder) he won't need surgery after additional scans on his right foot, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Carter, who is in play for the first overall pick in this year's NFL draft, isn't working out at the Combine this week in Indianapolis, but he will work […]

DeMarcus Lawrence Is 100 Percent Healthy

Dallas Cowboys impending free-agent defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence's (foot) agent, David Canter, said that his client is "100 percent" healthy this offseason. Canter also said that Lawrence hasn't considered retirement at all and plans to continue playing in the NFL. The 32-year-old veteran only played in four games in 2024 due to a foot injury […]

Myles Garrett "Not Open" To A Contract Extension

According to a league source, Cleveland Browns four-time All-Pro pass-rusher Myles Garrett is "not open to" a contract extension with the team. Garrett has made it clear that he has no intention of sticking around in Cleveland after formally requesting a trade in the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX in early February. Competing […]

Bills Expect Matt Milano To Return In 2025

Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano has had two long-term injuries over the last two years, which puts him in the conversation as a potential salary-cap casualty this offseason, but the Bills are expecting him back in 2025. Milano suffered a torn biceps before the 2024 season but was able to rehab and return by the […]

Buccaneers Giving Lavonte David More Time To Make A Decision

Sources told Josina Anderson that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers met with linebacker Lavonte David's agent on Wednesday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and "it was a positive conversation." The Buccaneers are still willing to give David plenty of time to make a decision on whether he wants to continue his career. Additionally, other NFL […]

Abdul Carter Close To Full Health

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter (shoulder), who will not work out at the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis due to a shoulder injury that he suffered late last year, said he is close to being 100 percent healthy. Once he's cleared, Carter plans to do a battery of workouts at Penn State's Pro […]

Giants To Pick Up Kayvon Thibodeau's Fifth-Year Option?

ESPN's Dan Graziano thinks it feels like the right move for the New York Giants to pick up linebacker Kayvon Thibodeau's fifth-year option for 2026, which would guarantee him $16.06 million, feels like the right move. New York took Thibodeaux fifth overall in the 2022 draft out of Oregon, and he has shown some flashes, […]

Micah Parsons Could Become Highest-Paid Defensive Player In The NFL

ESPN's Dan Graziano writes that Dallas Cowboys All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons, who is heading into his fifth-year-option season in 2025, might end up being the highest-paid defensive player in the league whenever he signs a contract extension. Because that distinction could also be made for a few other players as well, Graziano thinks the Cowboys […]

Packers Open To Trading Jaire Alexander

The Green Bay Packers have had trade conversations involving Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander and are willing to trade him this offseason, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The 2018 first-round pick out of Louisville has spent his entire professional career with Green Bay, racking up 287 tackles (240 solo), 12 interceptions, 70 passes defended, […]

Harold Landry Granted Permission To Seek Trade

The Tennessee Titans are permitting outside linebacker Harold Landry to seek a trade, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The 28-year-old has two years remaining on his current deal with Tennessee, but there are no more guarantees on his contract. Since being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Landry has racked up […]

Eagles Will Make "Concerted Effort" To Keep Zack Baun

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said at the NFL Combine on Tuesday that the team will make a "concerted effort" to re-sign impending free-agent linebacker Zack Baun this offseason. "We didn't do any deals during the season, which probably could have prevented some of these problems, but we just didn't feel like the timing […]

Chargers Could Retain Joey Bosa

Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz said he feels it's realistic to keep linebacker Joey Bosa at his $36.4 million salary cap number in 2025. "I know he wants to retire a charger. .. I'd love for him to retire a Charger. I love Joey -- the teammate, the competitor," Hortiz said. Bosa is […]

Raiders Want To Keep Maxx Crosby Long Term

New Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek said on Tuesday at the NFL Combine that the team wants to keep All-Pro pass-rusher Maxx Crosby in town long term. The 27-year-old four-time Pro Bowler is entering the final two seasons of a four-year, $94 million deal but has run out of guaranteed money on his […]

Packers Could Reach Extension With Quay Walker

The Athletic's Matt Schneidman says not to be surprised if the Green Bay Packers reach a contract extension with linebacker Quay Walker this offseason. The deadline to exercise fifth-year options is coming soon, and picking up Walker's fifth-year option would result in a guaranteed salary of around $16.5 million in 2026, according to Over The […]

Browns Still Not Interested In Moving Myles Garrett

In a media availability at the 2025 NFL Combine, Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said the team has not changed its stance on not wanting to trade defensive end Myles Garrett. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft requested a trade this offseason, citing wanting to compete for a Super […]

Commanders Grant Jonathan Allen Permission To Seek Trade

The Washington Commanders have permitted defensive lineman Jonathan Allen to seek a trade, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. The two-time Pro Bowler is entering the final season of his deal with Washington and has no guaranteed money left on his contract. Allen has spent his entire career with Washington since being selected in the […]

Extension Could Be Coming For T.J. Watt

The Pittsburgh Steelers made All-Pro pass-rusher T.J. Watt the highest-paid defensive player in the league before the 2021 season at around $28 million per year, and ESPN's Dan Graziano suggests the best way for the Steelers to knock down Watt's team-high $30.4 million salary cap number in 2025 is to give him an extension as […]