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Mar 11, 2025, 01:43 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The San Francisco 49ers released defensive end Leonard Floyd on Tuesday, the team announced.

Floyd is the latest 49ers veteran who has been or will be jettisoned by the team this offseason. The 49ers also plan to release defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, fullback Kyle Juszczyk and defensive tackle Maliek Collins. They also agreed to trade wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. to the Washington Commanders.

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Mar 11, 2025, 12:18 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent cornerback Kristian Fulton has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs on a two-year, $20 million contract that includes $15 million fully guaranteed, agent Todd France told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Heading into the Los Angeles Chargers‘ Week 5 bye this past season, Fulton had looked like one of the NFL’s most improved players. Among cornerbacks with at least 100 coverage snaps, he had allowed the 11th-lowest passer rating when targeted as the nearest defender (69.7), according to Next Gen Stats. He secured his

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Mar 11, 2025, 10:59 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent quarterback Daniel Jones is finalizing a one-year, $14 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Jones had a chance to return to the Minnesota Vikings but now becomes the challenger to 2023 first-round pick Anthony Richardson for the Colts’ starting quarterback job in 2025.

J.J. McCarthy is the only potential starting quarterback under contract with the Vikings after Sam Darnold (Seattle Seahawks) and Nick Mullens (Jacksonville Jaguars) agreed to

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Mar 11, 2025, 08:21 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings on a three-year, $60 million contract, agent Blake Baratz of Team IFA told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Allen was released by the Washington Commanders on Friday after the team failed to find a trade partner for him. He was entering the final year of his deal with a $15.5 million base salary and no more guaranteed money remaining.

Allen missed nine games in 2024 with a torn left pectoral muscle. That injury was

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Mar 10, 2025, 07:22 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Dallas Cowboys reached agreement on a one-year, $3 million deal with free agent running back Javonte Williams, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Rico Dowdle, who led the Cowboys with 1,079 rushing yards last season, is a free agent.

Williams, a second-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2021, saw his role diminish some over the last two seasons. He still led the team in carries (139) and rushing yards (513) in 2024, but he also got caught up in a Broncos running

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Mar 10, 2025, 06:37 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent quarterback Zach Wilson reached agreement on a one-year, $6 million, fully guaranteed deal that could grow to $10 million with the Miami Dolphins, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

The move brings Wilson, drafted No. 2 by the New York Jets in 2021, back to the AFC East and gives the Dolphins a veteran backup behind starter Tua Tagovailoa.

Wilson spent last season with the Denver Broncos, who traded a sixth-round pick to the Jets for Wilson and a seventh-rounder last April.

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Mar 10, 2025, 06:52 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent center Ryan Kelly reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings on a two-year, $18 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter on Monday.

The longest-tenured offensive player for the Indianapolis Colts, Kelly has been a stalwart during a career that has included four Pro Bowl selections. A 2016 first-round draft pick, Kelly has been a starter for each of his nine seasons.

Kelly was at a crossroads coming out of the 2024 season, with his contract expiring and the Colts mulling where to go

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Mar 10, 2025, 04:08 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Houston Texans are trading five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Washington Commanders for a package of picks, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Tunsil, 30, has two years remaining on the three-year, $75 million extension he signed with the Texans in 2021.

It’s the second major trade the Commanders have made to bolster their offense behind quarterback Jayden Daniels, the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2024. The Commanders had earlier agreed to a trade for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver

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Mar 10, 2025, 03:16 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Chicago Bears have agreed to sign free agent defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo to a three-year, $48 million contract with $32 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN amid multiple reports.

The agreement gives the Bears a pass rusher opposite Montez Sweat.

One of the more versatile young edge players in the NFL, Odeyingbo entered free agency expected to have a strong market for his ability to play the run and rush the passer.

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