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Mar 8, 2025, 11:23 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Three-time time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz is re-signing with the Washington Commanders, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.

The deal is for one-year and worth $6.25 million with a maximum value of $9 million.

Ertz, who ranks sixth on the all-time receptions list for tight ends with 775, underwent a career resurgence last season, his first with the Commanders.

He caught 66 passes for 654 yards and seven touchdowns — his highest amount of scoring receptions since he had eight in 2018 with the Philadelphia

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Mar 8, 2025, 04:16 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Detroit Lions are re-signing defensive end Marcus Davenport for one year at the $4.75 million maximum, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.

NFL Network was first to report the re-signing.

The Lions signed Davenport to a one-year, $7.095 million contract in free agency last year after his one season with the Minnesota Vikings (2023) and five with the New Orleans Saints from 2018 to ’22.

However, Davenport, 28, appeared in just two games during the 2024 season. He missed Week 2 with a groin injury

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Mar 6, 2025, 04:27 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Jacksonville Jaguars are trading wide receiver Christian Kirk to the Houston Texans for a 2026 seventh-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

A source had told Schefter on Wednesday that the Jaguars planned to release Kirk when the new league year begins next Wednesday. But they have instead found a trade partner within their own division.

The seventh-round pick headed to Jacksonville originally belonged to the Rams, the source told Schefter.

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Mar 6, 2025, 03:25 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Cincinnati Bengals have granted All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson permission to seek a trade.

“It’s been an honor and privilege to represent Cincinnati over the last four years,” Hendrickson, who led the NFL with 17.5 sacks last season, said in a statement released to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. “I love this city and organization. I appreciate the privilege of now being allowed to explore my options.”

Hendrickson is under contract through the 2025 season but has stated a desire for a new contract, dating back to a failed trade

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Mar 5, 2025, 01:25 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf has requested a trade, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The request came Wednesday after a series of conversations over the past two weeks, the source told Schefter.

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Metcalf, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, had 66 catches for 992 yards last season, his sixth with the Seahawks, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 draft.

Metcalf, 27, has 438 catches for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in his career.

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Mar 5, 2025, 11:13 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Longtime Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard announced his retirement Wednesday after seven seasons.

“I want to send a sincere thank you to my teammates, coaches, trainers, support staff, Bengals ownership, and the NFL for everything you all have done for me,” Hubbard said on social media. “I could not have done any of this alone. To the fans — Who Dey Nation — I thank you the most; you inspired me. From the years of struggle and adversity to Super Bowl LVI, you never stopped believing. I hope I

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Mar 5, 2025, 09:40 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Chicago Bears are trading a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

It’s the second trade the Bears have agreed to this week to beef up their offensive line to provide better protection for quarterback Caleb Williams. On Tuesday, the Bears agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Rams to acquire guard Jonah Jackson.

Thuney was selected as the Chiefs’ MVP last season by his teammates,

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Mar 4, 2025, 02:38 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Philadelphia Eagles are rewarding Saquon Barkley with a two-year, $41.2 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The deal makes Barkley the NFL’s first $20 million-plus per-year running back.

Barkley, 28, also has the ability to earn an additional $15 million in incentives and escalators. The deal includes $36 million fully guaranteed at signing.

The extension comes after Barkley completed the first year of a three-year contract he signed with the Eagles in free agency last offseason.

In his

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Mar 4, 2025, 01:23 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The New York Jets are releasing wide receiver Davante Adams as they embark on the post-Aaron Rodgers era, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The Jets also have given permission to wide receiver Allen Lazard to seek a trade before the start of the new league year on March 12, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Adams was due to make $35.6 million in 2025 base pay, non-guaranteed.

Adams was acquired last October in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders — a

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Mar 3, 2025, 02:40 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed the franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins for the second straight year.

Higgins announced the news Monday by posting on X, “tag.”

The Bengals later announced the move, stating they did so “with the intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal in Cincinnati” with Higgins.

Higgins’ franchise tender would pay him $26.2 million for the 2025 season if he’s unable to agree to a long-term contract with the Bengals by the July 15 deadline for such deals.

Teams have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET

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