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NFL free agency, offseason updates: Sam Darnold’s $100.5M Seahawks deal headlines raucous 1st day of legal tampering
- The Vikings are expected to sign four-time Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly to a two-year, $18 million deal, NFL Network reports.
- Kelly, 31, has played his entire nine-season career with the Colts after being selected in the first round of the 2016 draft. He made the most recent of his four Pro Bowls after the 2023 season. He was named second-team All-Pro in 2020.
- The Miami Dolphins have a new backup for Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins struck a one-year, $6 million deal with Zach Wilson on Monday afternoon, according to multiple reports.
- Wilson, who the Jets took with the No. 2 overall pick in 2021, struggled as a starter in New York. The team eventually moved on, and he spent last season on the Broncos’ roster in Denver — though he didn’t make it into a game.
- The Los Angeles Rams are still looking to find a trade partner for Cooper Kupp, but they may end up just releasing the longtime wide receiver after the start of the new league yer instead. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team is prepared to release Kupp unless a trade materializes in the very near future.
- The Texans are also bringing in wide receiver Justin Watson, according to the NFL Network. Watson had 289 yards and two touchdowns last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, and he was part of the team’s last three runs to the Super Bowl. The 28-year-old became a free agent after the team’s loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX last month.
- Darrell Taylor is headed to Houston on a one-year, $5.25 million deal, according to the NFL Network.
- The defensive end had 32 tackles and three sacks last season with the Chicago Bears. The Texans will mark the 27-year-old’s third team in the league.
- The Indianapolis Colts have picked up a huge cornerback. The Colts struck a three-year, $60 million deal with former San Francisco 49ers star Charvarius Ward, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
- Ward, who helped lead the team to Super Bowl LIII, had 54 total tackles in 12 games last season in San Francisco. He missed significant time after his daughter died after along battle with heart issues. She was two.
- Ward had been very open about wanting to leave the 49ers this offseason, not because of the team but because of the trauma associated with California as a whole after he and his wife lost their child.
- The Patriots have their backup quarterback. Josh Dobbs reached a two-year, $8 million deal with New England on Monday afternoon, his agent confirmed.
- Dobbs has bounced around the league in recent years, but spent last season with the San Francisco 49ers. He’ll back up Drake Maye this fall in New England.
- The Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles are swapping backup quarterbacks, with the Eagles sending QB Kenny Pickett to Cleveland on Monday, per multiple reports. In return, Philadelphia receives Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick, originally from the Detroit Lions.
- The Tennessee Titans are strengthening their defensive line, signing linebacker Cody Barton to a three-year, $21 million deal, per NFL Network.
- Barton, a six-year veteran of the league, spent last season with the Denver Broncos on a one-year deal. He finished the 2024 season with 52 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble.
- The Panthers added another piece to their defensive line, reaching a three-year deal with free agent defensive tackle Bobby Brown III on Monday afternoon, according to the NFL Network. The deal is worth $21 million, and can get up to $27 million with incentives.
- Brown had a career-high 44 tackles last season with the Rams, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2021 draft out of Texas A&M.
- After a season with the Arizona Cardinals, nose tackle Khyiris Tonga is traveling east. The 28-year-old defensive tackle is reportedly signing a one-year, $2.7 million deal with the New England Patriots, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
- Tonga, a seventh-round pick out of BYU, started his career with the Chicago Bears in 2021, and has bounced around in the years since.
- Malcolm Koonce isn’t going anywhere. The Las Vegas Raiders struck a one-year, $12 million deal with their defensive end to keep him around next season, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Koonce had 43 total tackles and eight sacks last season, both of which were career-highs. He’s a great get for the Raiders defense this offseason as they get set under new head coach Pete Carroll.
- The Green Bay Packers struck a four-year, $48 million deal to land former Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs on Monday, according to the NFL Network. Hobbs had 49 total tackles and an interception in 11 games last season, though he missed several games with an ankle injury and an illness.
- Former Bucs center Robert Hainsey reached a three-year, $21 million deal with the Jaguars on Monday, according to the NFL Network. $13 million of that is guaranteed. Hainsey started for two straight seasons for the Bucs, but he transitioned into a reserve roll last year.
- The Jets reached a three-year, $36 million deal with cornerback Brandon Stephens on Monday afternoon, according to the NFL Network. Stephens had 70 total tackles last season with the Ravens.
- The Chargers reached a two-year, $13 million deal with free agent cornerback Donte Jackson, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jackson had 38 total tackles and a career-high five interceptions last season with the Steelers.
- The Carolina Panthers reached a two-year, $20 million deal with edge rusher Patrick Jones II on Monday, according to the NFL Network. Jones had 39 total tackles and seven sacks, both of which were career-highs, last season with the Vikings.
- The Raiders reached a two-year, $16 million deal with Jeremy Chinn on Monday, according to the NFL Network. Chinn matched his career-high with 117 total tackles and had two sacks last season, his first with the Commanders after getting his start with the Panthers.
- The Commanders struck a deal to trade for Houston Texans offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil on Monday afternoon, according to multiple reports. They will also receive a fourth-round pick in next month’s draft. In return, the Texans will get:
- 2025 third-round pick
- 2025 seventh-round pick
- 2026 second-round pick
- 2026 fourth-round pick
- For more on the trade, click here.
- Laremy Tunsil is headed to Washington. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
- Jimmy Garoppolo signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal to stick with the Rams on Monday afternoon. The quarterback spent last season backing up Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles.
- Jimmy Garoppolo will return to the Rams this fall. (Bruce Yeung/Getty Images)
