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WR Austin leaving Steelers to sign with Giants

Mar 12, 2026, 06:09 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent wide receiver Calvin Austin III is signing a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million with the New York Giants, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

The Giants lost wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson this week in free agency. Robinson followed former Giants coach Brian Daboll, now the Titans‘ offensive coordinator, to Tennessee.

One of just two players who played out his rookie contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers from their underwhelming seven-man 2022 draft class, Austin recorded three

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Pass rusher Muhammad (11 sacks in ’25) to Bucs

Mar 12, 2026, 05:34 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent pass rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Thursday.

It’s a one-year deal that can be worth up to $6 million, according to NFL Network.

He becomes the second Detroit Lions defender to join the Buccaneers since the start of the free agent negotiating period Monday, joining linebacker Alex Anzalone, who signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay.

Playing alongside Pro Bowler Aidan Hutchinson, Muhammad had a breakout 2025 season for Detroit, recording career highs in sacks (11),

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Source: Seahawks agree to deal with RB Wilson

Brady HendersonMar 12, 2026, 06:22 PM ET

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The Seattle Seahawks took a step toward replacing Kenneth Walker III on Thursday by agreeing to sign former Green Bay Packers running back Emanuel Wilson to a one-year deal worth up to $2.1 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Wilson, 26, spent his first three seasons in Green Bay after going undrafted out of Division II Fort Valley

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Source: Dolphins sign WR Atwell to 1-year deal

Mar 12, 2026, 04:32 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Miami Dolphins are signing free agent wide receiver Tutu Atwell to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

It’s a homecoming for Atwell, who is from Miami.

Atwell, a second-round pick in 2021, has spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams.

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Atwell, 26, signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Rams in March 2025 but had just six catches for 192 yards and a touchdown last season. Along with missing time because of a hamstring

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Jags’ GM: Thomas trade rumors ‘fraudulent claims’

Michael DiRoccoMar 12, 2026, 05:02 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars general manager James Gladstone said the team is not trying to trade receiver Brian Thomas Jr. and called any reports that they were shopping the third-year player “fraudulent claims.”

Gladstone said Thursday afternoon that no teams even made the Jaguars an offer for

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Sources: Greenlaw back to 49ers after year away

Mar 12, 2026, 04:15 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is returning to the San Francisco 49ers, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract, after leaving last year in free agency, a source told ESPN’s Nick Wagoner.

NFL Network reports the deal is for $7.5 million.

Greenlaw spent his first five seasons with the 49ers before signing a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Denver Broncos last year. Denver, however, released Greenlaw this week.

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Greenlaw, 28, finished his lone season with the Broncos with 43 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in eight games.

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McDuffie, Watson ready to reunite as Rams CBs

Sarah BarshopMar 12, 2026, 03:34 PM ET

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LOS ANGELES — The trade that sent Trent McDuffie to the Rams hadn’t even been made official, but the All-Pro cornerback wanted to make sure former Chiefs teammate and pending free agent Jaylen Watson was keeping an open mind

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Ex-Colts DE Ebukam reaches deal with Falcons

Mar 12, 2026, 04:16 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Atlanta Falcons have reached a deal with former Indianapolis Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam, his agent Cameron Foster told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

This past season for Indianapolis, Ebukam, 30, failed to recapture the momentum he showed during a career year in 2023, as his recovery from a torn Achilles was slower than hoped.

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Ebukam’s two sacks matched a career low, but he did manage to have some impact despite playing just 43% of the Colts’ defensive snaps. His five tackles for losses and 22

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Tension builds ahead of NFLPA leadership vote

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ESPNKalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalyn reports on a range of NFL topics. She reported about the influence of coaching agents on NFL hiring and found out what current and former Cowboys players really think about the tour groups of fans that roam about The Star every day. Before joining ESPN in July of 2024, Kalyn wrote for The Athletic, Defector, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. She began her career at Sports Illustrated as NFL columnist Peter King’s assistant. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she was a varsity cheerleader. In her

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Evans: Niners were one piece away; I’m that guy

Nick WagonerMar 12, 2026, 03:06 PM ET

CloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 and 2023 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga.Open Extended Reactions

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As wide

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