Новости за 16.03.2023

The Seahawks will have in-person discussions with a couple of young free agent defenders today. Former Giants safety Julian Love and former Steelers linebacker Devin Bush are visiting the Seahawks on Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The 24-year-old Love is the No. 61 player on our list of the Top 100 free agents. [more]

One foot already in the quarterfinals, Manchester United must finish the job in Seville on Thursday.

The Dolphins agreed to terms with cornerback Nik Needham on a one-year deal worth just under $2 million, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Needham, 26, has spent his entire career with the Dolphins since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2019. In 2022, Needham played only six games with five starts and totaled [more]

The Rams announced a two-year deal with offensive lineman Coleman Shelton. He started 13 games in 2022, seeing action on a career-high 704 offensive snaps. Shelton played multiple spots on the offensive line, including right guard and center. He has appeared in 56 regular-season games with 15 starts, playing 935 snaps in his NFL career. [more]

The unexpected adventures of Darius Slay and the Eagles finally seem to be reaching an unexpected conclusion. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Slay is now “expected to stay” with the team. His wife has tweeted, “WE HERE BABY!!” The day began with the Eagles putting out the word that Slay would be cut. That [more]

Orlando Brown Jr. was adamant he wanted to stay at left tackle, and the Bengals agreed. That’s why he agreed to join the Bengals on a four-year, $64 million deal that includes $31 million guaranteed. “I’m super thankful for the opportunity to carry on my father’s legacy and be a left tackle,” Brown told Mike [more]

The XFL has cleared quarterback Quinten Dormady. The Orlando Guardians had dumped Dormady, based on allegations that he had given strategic information to opponents. The XFL intervened, and investigated. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the league said that a formal review was conducted and completed by an outside law firm. “It has been [more]

The Bengals have had Kansas City’s number in recent years, with the exception of this year’s AFC Champions. Now, Cincinnati has one of the Chiefs’ better players. Tackle Orlando Brown has agreed to term with the Bengals, per multiple reports that were confirmed by his agent. It’s being characterized as a four-year, $64 million deal. [more]

The Jets didn’t tender receiver Jeff Smith, a restricted free agent, as they are loaded at the position after agreeing to terms with Allen Lazard. Smith won’t have to move far. He is signing with the Giants, the team announced Wednesday night. It comes on the same day the Giants announced the release of receiver [more]

The Panthers did not tender PJ Walker, making the quarterback an unrestricted free agent. He did not take long to find a new home. Walker has reached agreement with the Bears on a two-year deal, ESPN reports. Walker, 28, becomes the likely backup to Justin Fields and reunites with DJ Moore. He started five games [more]

It was expected that the Eagles would release cornerback Darius Slay on Wednesday. They didn’t. Now comes news from Josina Anderson of CBS Sports that Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman is working to find a way to keep Slay. The sides have yet to reach a contract resolution. Slay is entering the final year of [more]

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The Colts are keeping core special teams player Tony Brown. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports Brown and the Colts have agreed to a one-year deal for $1.2 million with $500,000 fully guaranteed. Brown did not make the team’s roster out of training camp, but the Colts re-signed him to their practice squad. He ended up [more]

Running back James Robinson, who performed very well as an undrafted rookie in 2020 with the Jaguars, became a free agent wen the Jets didn’t tender him as a restricted free agent. He’s now on the move again. Per multiple reports, Robinson will sign a two-year deal with the Patriots. The contract has a maximum [more]

As it turns out, the Arizona Cardinals aren’t as cheap as the New York Yankees. Stephanie Apstein of SI.com reported on Wednesday that the Yankees charge players for Internet on the team plane. (Maybe George Costanza worked for the team, after all.) Per Apstein, the players joke with each other about the situation. “It’s your [more]

The Chiefs have restructured the contract of quarterback Patrick Mahomes as expected. Field Yates of ESPN reports that $12 million of Mahomes’ 2023 roster bonus was converted into a signing bonus, creating $9.6 million in cap space. Mahomes has a $34.4 million roster bonus for this season, and he entered this week with a $49.293 [more]

Running back Alexander Mattison hit free agency this week, but he will remain in purple for a little while longer. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Mattison has agreed to a new deal with the Vikings. It’s a two-year pact that can be worth as much as $8 million with $6.35 million in guaranteed [more]

The Jets lost a couple of defensive tackles to other teams this week, but they’ve held onto another one of their free agents at the spot. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Solomon Thomas will re-sign with the team. It’s a one-year deal worth $3.9 million for Thomas. Thomas joined the Jets last year [more]

The Dolphins announced Wednesday they released cornerback Byron Jones with a failed physical. The team designated Jones as a post-June 1 cut, which clears $13.6 million in cap room while creating nearly $10 million in dead money. He missed the entire 2022 season after surgery on his lower left leg last March. Jones recently tweeted [more]

Defensive lineman Morgan Fox is staying put. Fox’s agent David Canter announced on Wednesday night that his client has agreed to a new contract with the Chargers. No terms of the deal were announced. Fox joined the Chargers last season and appeared in every game for the AFC West team. He started 12 times and [more]

The Giants announced they have released receiver Kenny Golladay. It makes his departure official almost two years to the day after he signed a much-ballyhooed four-year, $72 million deal as a free agent. The Giants will take all the cap hits this season, leaving them with $6.7 million in cap savings with $14.7 million in [more]

The Panthers agreed to terms with free agent defensive tackle DeShawn Williams on Wednesday night, the team announced. Williams, 30, started 15 games for the Broncos last year, so he’s following new Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and senior assistant Dom Capers from Denver. Williams, former Saints defensive tackle Shy Tuttle and holdover Derrick Brown [more]

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The Cardinals have agreed to terms with defensive lineman Kevin Strong and offensive lineman Hjalte Froholdt, the team announced Wednesday. Strong is signing a one-year deal and Froholdt a two-year deal. Strong, 26, spent last season with the Titans after joining their practice squad during the 2021 season. He made 23 tackles, 12 quarterback pressures [more]

Miles Sanders is heading to Carolina. Sanders, the running back who has spent his entire career with the Eagles, agreed to a contract today with the Panthers, according to multiple reports. The 25-year-old Sanders is coming off the best season of his career. He carried 259 times for 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns last season [more]