Category: Football

Tim McManusMar 10, 2025, 01:28 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley wants his two-year, $41 million extension to serve as a catalyst for what until recently was a depressed running back market.

“I hope it does what it’s supposed to do,” Barkley said Monday. “Every other position, the value increases each year.

“For the [Bijan Robinson]s and the [Jahmyr] Gibbses, I know

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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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In 2022, he suffered a major

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Free agent left tackle Dan Moore Jr. agreed Monday on a four-year, $82 million deal with the Tennessee Titans, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The deal includes $50 million in guarantees and will pay Moore $50 million over its first two years, including $30 million in Year 1, sources told Schefter.

Jeff Nalley and Graylan Crain of CAA negotiated the contract with Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker.

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Moore will be a blindside protector for whomever the Titans choose as their quarterback for 2025. Tennessee owns the No. 1 pick

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The New York Giants have agreed to terms on a deal with cornerback Paulson Adebo, a source confirmed to ESPN.

A 2021 third-round pick out of Stanford, Adebo started 51 games for the New Orleans Saints at outside corner, including all 17 games as a rookie.

Adebo was a Day 1 starter as a rookie due to a lack of depth at cornerback in 2021, Sean Payton’s final season as coach in New Orleans. He and Marshon Lattimore remained the outside starters for the past four seasons

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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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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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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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