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Mar 10, 2025, 01:39 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a contract with free agent running back Elijah Mitchell, a source confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports.

Mitchell is the second former San Francisco 49ers player to reach an agreement with the Chiefs on Monday. Offensive tackle Jaylon Moore agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Despite entering the league as a sixth-round pick and the second of two running backs selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL draft, Mitchell emerged

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The Detroit Lions have agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract with free agent cornerback D.J. Reed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, as they move quickly to replace starting cornerback Carlton Davis III.

Davis and the New England Patriots earlier agreed to a three-year $60 million contract that includes $34.5 million fully guaranteed, sources told Schefter.

This was Reed’s second foray into free agency. In 2022, he signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the New York Jets. It seemed like a big contract for

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The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a three-year deal with free agent cornerback Jourdan Lewis, a league source confirmed to ESPN.

Lewis joined the Dallas Cowboys as a third-round pick in 2017 and established himself as one of the top slot cornerbacks in the game.

In 16 games last season, he posted a career high 71 tackles to go along with 1 sack, 1 interception, 3 tackles for loss, 3 pressures, 8 pass breakups as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

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Mar 10, 2025, 12:49 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The New England Patriots are poised to add two players to bolster their defense Monday, agreeing to contracts with free agent cornerback Carlton Davis III and linebacker Robert Spillane.

Davis agreed to a three-year $60 million contract that includes $34.5 million fully guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Spillane agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million contract that includes $20.6 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Davis, 28, was acquired by the Detroit Lions last year via trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in

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Mar 10, 2025, 12:08 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Defensive end Haason Reddick has agreed to terms on a one-year deal for $14 million, including $12 million guaranteed, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Reddick, 30, is coming off a holdout-marred season with the New York Jets, who acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles last March. He finished with only 14 tackles, 3 quarterback hits and 2 half-sacks in 10 games (393 defensive snaps).

Reddick skipped the offseason, the preseason and the first seven games of the

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Mar 10, 2025, 12:22 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent center Drew Dalman reached agreement Monday on a three-year, $42 million deal that includes $28 million guaranteed with the Chicago Bears, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The deal makes Dalman the NFL’s second-highest center.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles has poured his resources into Chicago’s offensive line for new head coach Ben Johnson. Last week, he agreed to trades for guards Jonah Jackson and Joe Thuney.

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Dalman, 26, started 40 games for the Atlanta Falcons over the last three seasons. He missed

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Mar 10, 2025, 12:32 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent defensive tackle BJ Hill is signing a three-year, $33 million deal that includes $16 million guaranteed to return to the Cincinnati Bengals, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

When the Bengals traded for Hill just before the start of the 2021 season, it was impossible to predict the role he ultimately played for the team.

Hill, who was part of the trade that sent former first-rounder Billy Price to the New York Giants, started 50 games for the Bengals over the last four seasons, with 48

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Mar 9, 2025, 04:53 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Running back Aaron Jones is re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a two-year, $20 million deal that includes $13 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.

Jones signed a one-year contract worth $7 million with the Vikings last spring after turning down a pay cut from the Green Bay Packers. That made Jones the latest in a long line of Packers castoffs to join their divisional rival, a group that also includes quarterback Brett Favre, receiver Greg Jennings and placekicker Ryan Longwell.

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Mar 9, 2025, 02:30 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Linebacker Nick Bolton is re-signing with the Kansas City Chiefs on a three-year, $45 million deal, including $30 million fully guaranteed at signing, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.

Bolton, 25, started 16 games this past regular season, registering 106 tackles and recording a career-high three sacks. He then started all three games in the postseason, recording 20 tackles.

He joined the Chiefs in 2021 as a second-round draft pick out of Missouri. He became an immediate contributor, starting 12 games as a rookie and finishing with 112 tackles.

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Mar 9, 2025, 10:24 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Buffalo Bills are releasing eight-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Von Miller, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.

The move comes after the Bills signed defensive end Greg Rousseau to a four-year extension on Saturday. The extension, worth $80 million, includes $54 million guaranteed, sources told Schefter.

The release of Miller frees up $8.4 million on the salary cap for the Bills.

Miller has spent the past three seasons with the Bills. He finished with six sacks in 13 games last season and has 129.5 in his career.

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