NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, March 11

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  • NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order

Arizona Cardinals

SIGNINGS

  • OL Trystan Colon is re-signing on a one-year, $1.75 million deal that includes $450K guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. Pelissero adds that the contract is worth up to $2 million with incentives.
  • DT Justin Jones has agreed to terms on a three-year, $30.1 million deal, NFL Network’s Peter Schrager reported.
  • LB Mack Wilson has agreed to terms on a three-year, $12.75 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • CB Sean Murphy-Bunting has agree to terms on a three-year, $25.5 million deal with the Cardinals, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source.

Atlanta Falcons

SIGNINGS

  • QB Kirk Cousins has agreed to a four-year deal with the Falcons, his agent announced. The deal is worth $180 million, including $100 million guaranteed and a $50 million signing bonus, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

Buffalo Bills

SIGNINGS

  • LT Dion Dawkins is signing a three-year extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • DE A.J. Epenesa is re-signing on a two-year deal with a maximum value of $20 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • DB Cam Lewis has agreed to terms on a two-year deal to stay in Buffalo, the team announced.

Carolina Panthers

SIGNINGS

  • G Robert Hunt is signing a five-year, $100 million deal with the Panthers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported, per a source.
  • G Damien Lewis is expected to sign a four-year, $53 million deal, Rapoport reported, per Lewis’ agents.
  • CB Troy Hill is re-signing with Carolina, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.
  • LS J.J. Jansen has re-signed, the team announced.

TRADES

  • LB Brian Burns is being traded to the Giants, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported. Carolina will receive a second- and fifth-round draft pick from New York.

OTHER NEWS

  • S Vonn Bell has been informed he will be traded or released, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

Chicago Bears

SIGNINGS

  • RB D’Andre Swift has agreed to terms on a three-year, $24 milllion deal with the Bears, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.

Cincinnati Bengals

SIGNINGS

  • RB Zack Moss is signing a two-year, $8 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • RB Trayveon Williams has been re-signed on a one-year deal, the team announced.
  • TE Drew Sample re-signed on a three-year extension, the team announced. Pelissero reported the deal is worth $10.5 million.
  • S Geno Stone is signing a two-year, $15 million deal with the Bengals, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

ROSTER CUTS

  • RB Joe Mixon is being released, Garafolo and Pelissero reported.

OTHER NEWS

  • WR Tee Higgins, who was given the franchise tag for the 2024 season, has requested a trade out of Cincinnati, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.

Cleveland Browns

SIGNINGS

  • DE Za’Darius Smith is re-signing with the Browns on a two-year deal with $23.5 million in base value, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

Denver Broncos

SIGNINGS

  • S Brandon Jones is expected to sign a three-year deal with the Broncos, NFL Network’s James Palmer reported, per a source.
  • S P.J. Locke re-signed to a two-year contract, the team announced.

Detroit Lions

SIGNINGS

  • G Graham Glasgow agreed to terms with Detroit on a three-year, $20 million deal with $9.5 million in guarantees, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source. Glasgow, 31, played 17 games in his return to the Lions in 2023.
  • DE Marcus Davenport has agreed to terms on a one-year, $6.5 million deal with a max of $10.5 million, NFL Network Insiders Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported, per sources.

TRADES

  • CB Carlton Davis is being acquired from the Buccaneers in a trade, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Detroit will send Tampa Bay a 2024 third-round pick, and receive Davis along with a 2024 sixth-rounder and 2025 sixth-rounder.

Green Bay Packers

SIGNINGS

  • RB Josh Jacobs is expected to sign a four-year, $48 million deal with the Packers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.
  • S Xavier McKinney is expected to sign a four-year deal worth $68 million, Rapoport reported, per sources.

ROSTER CUTS

  • RB Aaron Jones has been informed that he will be released, Rapoport and Pelissero reported. The team has since announced his release.
  • OT David Bakhtiari has been informed of his release from the Packers, Rapoport reported. He penned a goodbye letter to the city and team on social media on Monday. The team has since announced his release.

Houston Texans

SIGNINGS

  • DT Denico Autry is expected to sign a two-year, $20 million deal with $10.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • CB Jeff Okudah is signing a one-year, $4.75 million deal that includes $2.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported. Garafolo adds the contract is worth up to $6 million.
  • DB Mike Ford has agreed to terms on a two-year, $4.5 million deal with the Texans, per Rapoport.
  • LB Azeez Al-Shaair is expected to sign a three-year, $34 million deal, Rapoport reported, per a source.

OTHER NEWS

  • DE Dylan Horton announced Monday in a statement that he was in remission from stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with in December.

Indianapolis Colts

SIGNINGS

  • WR Michael Pittman is expected to finalize a three-year, $70 million deal to stay with the Colts, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources. Pittman was franchise-tagged last month.
  • DE Tyquan Lewis is re-signing with the Colts, Rapoport reported, per sources.
  • LB Zaire Franklin is signing a three-year, $31.26 million extension with Indianapolis, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. Franklin, 27, has started 48 of 98 games played in his six seasons with the Colts, totaling 346 tackles in the last two years combined.

Jacksonville Jaguars

SIGNINGS

  • WR Gabe Davis is signing a three-year, $39 million deal with the Jaguars, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.
  • WR Devin Duvernay has agreed to terms with the Jaguars on a two-year deal with a base value of $8.5 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • C Mitch Morse agreed to terms with Jacksonville on a two-year, $10.5 million contract with $7 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported, per sources. Morse, 31, spent the last five seasons in Buffalo before his release last week.
  • OL Blake Hance has been signed to a contract extension, the team announced.
  • S Darnell Savage is signing a three-year deal with the Jaguars, per Rapoport.

Kansas City Chiefs

SIGNINGS

  • DE Chris Jones agreed to a five-year, $158.75 million deal with $101 million in guarantees, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Jones will receive a $30 million signing bonus, average $31.75 million per year and become the highest-paid defensive tackle in the league, Rapoport added.

OTHER NEWS

  • G Mike Caliendo had a tender placed on him along with five others, the team announced.

Las Vegas Raiders

SIGNINGS

  • QB Gardner Minshew has agreed to terms on a two-year, $25 million deal with the Raiders, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • DT Christian Wilkins is signing a four-year, $110 million deal with the Raiders, per Rapoport.

Los Angeles Chargers

SIGNINGS

  • RB Gus Edwards plans to sign a two-year, $6.5 million deal with the Chargers, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.
  • TE Will Dissly is signing a three-year, $14 million deal, per Pelissero.
  • S Alohi Gilman has agreed to terms to re-sign with the Chargers, per his agent. The deal is for two years and $11 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

Los Angeles Rams

SIGNINGS

  • TE Colby Parkinson is signing a three-year, $22.5 million deal with the Rams, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported.
  • G Jonah Jackson has agreed to terms on a three-year, $51 million deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per sources.

Miami Dolphins

SIGNINGS

  • LT Terron Amstead is returning to Miami for the 2024 season on an adjusted contract, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • C Aaron Brewer and the Dolphins have agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth $21 million total, Rapoport reported per a source.
  • LB Anthony Walker has agreed to terms on a one-year deal, NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reported, per source.
  • LB Jordyn Brooks is signing a three-year, $30 million deal with the Dolphins, Rapoport reported.

CONTRACT RESTRUCTURES

  • CB Jalen Ramsey‘s contract was restructured, clearing $19.912 million in cap space, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Per Pelissero, the team also did contract conversions for Zach Sieler, Alec Ingold and Durham Smythe‘s contracts, which in combination with the Ramsey adjustment cleared a total of $28.78 million in cap space to put them under the cap limit.

Minnesota Vikings

SIGNINGS

  • QB Sam Darnold is expected to sign a one-year deal worth up to $10 million, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
  • OT David Quessenberry re-signed, the team announced.
  • G Blake Brandel re-signed, the team announced.
  • DE Jonathan Greenard is signing with Minnesota, Rapoport and Pelissero reported, per sources.
  • LB Blake Cashman is being signed to a three-year deal worth up to $25.5 million, Rapoport and Pelissero reported, per his agent.
  • LB Andrew Van Ginkel has agreed to a two-year deal with the Vikings, per Rapoport.

New England Patriots

SIGNINGS

  • QB Jacoby Brissett and the Patriots have agreed to terms on a one-year, $8 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • RB Antonio Gibson is signing with the Patriots on a three-year, $11.25 million contract that includes $5.3 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • OL Mike Onwenu is re-signing with the team on a three-year, $57 million deal, per Rapoport.
  • OT Chukwuma Okorafor is signing with the Patriots, the team announced.
  • LB Sione Takitaki is signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal that can be worth up to $10 million, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.

ROSTER CUTS

  • LB Chris Board is being released, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. 

New Orleans Saints

SIGNINGS

  • LB Demario Davis has agreed to terms on a two-year contract to remain in New Orleans, the team announced.

New York Giants

SIGNINGS

  • RB Devin Singletary has agreed to terms to sign with the Giants, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.
  • G Jon Runyan is expected to sign with the Giants, per Rapoport.
  • OL Jermaine Eluemunor is signing a two-year, $14 million deal, according to Rapoport.

TRADES

  • LB Brian Burns is being acquired via trade from the Panthers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported. He will also sign a five-year contract with New York for $87.5 million guaranteed with a maximum value of $150 million. The Giants will send the Panthers a second- and fifth-round draft pick.

New York Jets

SIGNINGS

  • QB Tyrod Taylor has agreed to terms, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • OL John Simpson is signing a two-year deal worth up to $18 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported per Simpson’s agent.
  • CB Isaiah Oliver
  • K Greg Zuerlein is re-signing on a two-year, $8.4 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.

Philadelphia Eagles

SIGNINGS

  • RB Saquon Barkley has agreed to terms on a three-year, $37.75 million with the Eagles, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OG Landon Dickerson has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, the team announced. The deal has a base of $84 million and a $87 million maximum value, with $50 million guaranteed, Ian Rapoport reported.
  • DE Bryce Huff is signing a three-year deal with the Eagles worth a maximum of $20.033 million per season, Garafolo reported.

Pittsburgh Steelers

OTHER NEWS

  • QB Mason Rudolph, an impending free agent, has interest from several teams as a primary backup, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

San Francisco 49ers

VISITS

  • S Rayshawn Jenkins is scheduled to visit the 49ers, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Brandon Allen is being re-signed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per source.
  • DE Leonard Floyd is signing a two-year, $20 million deal with the 49ers, per Rapoport.
  • DE Yetur Gross-Matos is signing a two-year deal worth $18 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.

OTHER NEWS

  • WR Jauan Jennings had a one-year contract tendered to him by the 49ers, the team announced.

Seattle Seahawks

SIGNINGS

  • TE Noah Fant is re-signing with the Seahawks to a two-year, $21 million deal, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero, per a source.
  • DT Leonard Williams and the Seahawks have agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth $64.5 million that averages $21.5 million per year, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.

VISITS

  • S Rayshawn Jenkins is visiting the Seahawks on Monday, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source.

ROSTER CUTS

  • FB/LB Nick Bellore released, the team announced.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

SIGNINGS

  • K Chase McLaughlin has agreed to terms on a three-year, $12.3 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. 

TRADES

  • CB Carlton Davis is being traded to the Lions, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. The Buccaneers will receive a 2024 third-round pick from the Lions, in exchange for Davis and a 2024 sixth-rounder and 2025 sixth-rounder going to Detroit.

Tennessee Titans

SIGNINGS

  • RB Tony Pollard is expected to sign with the Titans on a three-year, $24 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.
  • C Lloyd Cushenberry is expected to sign with the Titans, per Rapoport. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported that the deal is for four years and $50 million, and includes a record-breaking signing bonus for centers of more than $18 million.
  • LB Kenneth Murray is signing a two-year deal for $15.5 million with a max value of $18 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • CB Chidobe Awuzie is signing a three-year, $36 million deal with the Titans, Garafolo reported.

Washington Commanders

SIGNINGS

  • RB Austin Ekeler is signing a two-year deal worth up to $11.43 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
  • G Nick Allegretti, who won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs, is signing a three-year, $16 million deal, Pelissero reported. He will get $9.02 million guaranteed and is expected to start at left guard.
  • C Tyler Biadasz is expected to sign a three-year, $30 million deal with the Commanders, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources.
  • DE Dorance Armstrong is signing a three-year deal with a maximum value of $45 million, Rapoport reported, per a source.
  • LB Frankie Luvu is signing a three-year, $36 million deal with the Commanders, Pelissero reported, per Luvu’s agent.
  • K Brandon McManus agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal, NFL Network’s Jason McCourty reported.

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