NFL Free Agency Tracker: The Latest News From Around the League

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SI Editorial | Mar 14, 2022

CINCINNATI — The NFL's legal tampering period has started and there will be plenty of news over the next few days regarding some of the games biggest stars.

From Tom Brady's Buccaneers to what the Bengals do to protect Joe Burrow, this will be a one stop shop for all things NFL free agency. We will update it with the latest news, rumors and trades.

Here's the latest from around the league prior to Monday's tampering window:

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will meet with multiple teams this week. He has a no-trade clause, but the Saints and Panthers are hoping to win him over in their meeting, before ultimately trading for the star signal-caller.

The Rams came to an agreement with offensive tackle Joe Noteboom on a three-year, $40 million contract that includes $25 million guaranteed according to Ian Rapoport. He filled in for Andrew Whitworth at times during the 2021 season.

The Miami Dolphins and Emmanuel Ogbah agreed to a 4-year, $65 million deal that includes $32 million fully guaranteed at signing according to Adam Schefter.

Packers wide receiver Davante Adams won't play on the franchise tag in 2022 according to multiple reports. He wants a long-term contract.

Wednesday, March 23

8:30 a.m. ET: The Chiefs are signing former Bears safety Deon Bush to a one-year deal. Bush Bush recorded a pair of interceptions and five pass breakups last season—both of which were career highs.

12:34 p.m. ET: The craziest offseason in league history got even zanier after the Chiefs traded star WR Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for a 2022 1st-round pick (No. 29), a 2nd-round pick (No. 50), and a 4th-round pick, as well as 4th- and 6th-round picks in the 2023 draft.

Hill has 26 receiving touchdowns on throws 20+ yards down the field over the past five seasons. That's 10 more than any other player (Mike Evans). The bonafide top-five wide receiver is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL after signing a four-year/$120 million extension with $72 million guaranteed.

The Chiefs had to make some tough financial decisions after paying Patrick Mahomes a new handsome deal two offseasons ago. The cap hits were low in the first two years after signing, but not anymore. His $35.7 million 2022 cap hit is the second-largest in the league behind Ryan Tannehill at $38.6 million.

3:40 p.m. ET: The Patriots are bringing back CB Malcolm Butler on a two-year/$9 million deal. Butler, 30, played in New England from 2014-17 before playing two seasons with Tennessee.

He signed with Arizona on a one-year deal last year but retired at the end of the preseason. He posted 100 tackles, 14 pass breakups, and four interceptions with the Titans in 2020.

Tuesday, March 22

8:39 a.m. ET: Playoff Lenny is staying in Tampa. The Buccaneers are re-signing RB Leonard Fournette to a three-year/$21 million with $11 million guaranteed. Fournette ranked sixth among all NFL running backs in 2021 with 1,266 yards from scrimmage, averaging a career-best 4.5 yards per carry.

1:59 p.m. ET: After backing out of the Ravens deal, OLB Za'Darius Smith is signing a three-year/$42 million deal with the Vikings. The decision to back out turned into a great choice for Smith. He is now averaging $14 million per season compared to $8.75 million had he stuck with Baltimore.

Smith was a second-team All-Pro player in 2020 but played 18 snaps in Week One last year before undergoing season-ending back surgery.

4:38 p.m. ET: The Packers are signing DT Jarran Reed. The veteran stalwart played in every game over the past two years—earning seven approximate value in both campaigns.

Reed was a prime value option for the Bengals after posting 43 tackles, nine sacks, three forced fumbles, and 41 pressures over the last two seasons.

6:23 p.m. ET: WR Demarcus Robinson is signing a one-year deal with the Raiders. He caught 25 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns with the Chiefs last season.

6:24 p.m. ET: The Buccaneers stayed busy by re-signing DE William Gholston. The edge rusher has played with Tampa for all nine years of his career and just posted a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2021. He's produced at least four AV in each of the last three seasons.

7:45 p.m. ET: The biggest free-agent domino fell in Miami as the Dolphins inked OT Terron Armstead to a five-year/$87.5 million deal that includes $43.75 million guaranteed.

Armstead cracked three-straight Pro Bowls with the Saints from 2018 to 2020, and Pro Football Focus graded Armstead as the NFL's top offensive tackle in both 2015 and 2018.

Monday, March 21

8:40 a.m. ET: The Patriots are re-signing left tackle Trent Brown to a two-year deal. He has struggled with injuries lately—playing just 14 games over the past two seasons.

10:22 a.m. ET: Atlanta is bringing in OLB Lorenzo Carter on a one-year deal. He posted a career-high eight approximate value last season with the Giants. Carter finished with 50 tackles, five sacks, and 16 pressures in 2021.

10:32 a.m. ET: FB Patrick Ricard is re-signing with the Ravens on a three-year deal. The 311-pound bruiser will continue lead blocking for Baltimore's rushing attack.

1:44 p.m. ET: The Colts' annual QB musical chairs landed on Matt Ryan in 2022. The Falcons are trading the greatest player in team history to the Colts for the 82nd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Indianapolis upgrades slightly at the position from Carson Wentz, is paying Ryan less money than Wentz, and now gets the locker room rowing in the right direction. Although, that upgrade is negligible when the AFC houses eight of the ten best quarterbacks on the planet, and Ryan isn't one of them.

Meanwhile, the Falcons are surely regretting their restructure of Ryan's deal last offseason. They now incur a $40.9 million dead cap hit—the largest in NFL history.

2:04 p.m. ET: The Bills are signing WR Jamison Crowder to replace Cole Beasley. Crowder caught 132 passes in the slot from 2019 to 2021. According to ESPN, that's the eighth-most in the NFL over that span. Another heady move from GM Brandon Beane and the Bills.

3:06 p.m. ET: The Saints are re-signing Jameis Winston to a two-year/$28 million deal with $21 million guaranteed. The Saints should definitely compete for a Wild Card spot behind Winston after he posted career-highs in passer rating (102.8) and QBR (64.4) by significant margins in 2021.

3:36 p.m. ET: Out goes Matt Ryan, in comes Marcus Mariota to Atlanta on a two-year deal. Expect Mariota to compete with another journeyman or a rookie for the starting job. He has not been a full-time starter since the Titans replaced him with Ryan Tannehill after starting 2-4 in 2019.

3:45 p.m. ET: Cincinnati is retaining WR Trenton Irwin on a one-year deal. He posted career-highs in offensive (83) and special teams (15) snaps in 2021.

3:46 p.m. ET: The shoe finally dropped on CB Trae Waynes. The Bengals are cutting him to save $10.8 million after he played less than 300 snaps across two seasons.

5:53 p.m. ET: The Cowboys are re-signing safety Jayron Kearse to a two-year $10 million deal. He posted career-highs across the board in 2021, including AV (five), pass breakups (10), and tackles (101). Once again, no safety is doing much to change the positional market.

10:02 p.m. ET: The Bengals are re-signing ace special teamer Stanley Morgan to a two-year deal. Morgan is one of Darrin Simmons best assets on special teams and will help uphold the standard on that front in a year and conference where Cincinnati needs every small edge it can get.

Sunday, March 20

4:41 p.m. ET: Boom.

That's the sound of La'el Collins crashing into the Bengals OL room, ready to eat glass. Cincinnati is signing the top-10 right tackle to a three-year deal. The move finalizes the Bengals' much-needed overhaul to protect Joe Burrow.

The starting line now figures to feature Jonah Williams, competition, Ted Karras, Alex Cappa, and La'el Collins from left to right. Burrow was the best quarterback in the NFL last season from a clean pocket, and he'll have a lot more cracks at those scenarios in 2022.

6:31 p.m. ET: The L.A. Chargers kept building around QB Justin Herbert by bringing in TE Gerald Everett on a new deal. Everett posted career-highs in catches (48), receiving yards (478 yards), and touchdowns (four) with the Seahawks last season.

8:18 p.m. ET: The Panthers are bringing in LB Cory Littleton on a one-year deal. Littleton posted 98 tackles (two for loss) and a half-sack in 17 games last season.

Saturday, March 19

10:53 a.m. ET: The Titans are retaining K Randy Bullock on an undisclosed deal. The former Bengal got kicked to the curb for not being able to make long field goals last offseason. He went 1-for-1 on 50-plus yard tries for the Titans in 2021.

10:53 a.m. ET: Legendary Eagles DT Fletcher Cox was released by the team this week, but he just came to an agreement with them on a new one-year deal. Cox is one of the best DT's of the past decade. He posted seven approximate value last season. That ended a streak of seven seasons producing at least seven AV.

12:33 p.m. ET: One of the league's most versatile weapons is staying in Atlanta. The Falcons are bringing back WR/RB Cordarrelle Patterson on an undisclosed deal. He carried the ball 153 times for 618 rushing yards and six touchdowns last season—while also catching 52 passes for 548 yards and five touchdowns. All of those numbers were career-highs, and he matched his rookie season with eight approximate value.

4:07 p.m. ET: After trading WR Davante Adams, the Packers had space to re-sign CB Rasul Douglas to a three-year $21 million deal. He produced a career-high five interceptions and 13 pass breakups last season.

4:08 p.m. ET: The Browns are starting to clear out their QB room to make way for Deshaun Watson. Case Keenum is headed to Buffalo for a seventh-round pick. He will be Josh Allen's backup after filling in for Baker Mayfield in 2021.

4:20 p.m. ET: The Browns didn't take long to find Deshaun Watson's backup. QB Jacoby Brissett is signing with the team on a one-year deal. Brissett gives the Browns a mirroring skillset to Watson's and provides insurance for when/if Watson is suspended.

6:58 p.m. ET: TE Robert Tonyan is returning to the Packers on a one-year deal. He played in just eight games last year due to injury after posting a career-high seven AV in 2020.

7:31 p.m. ET: The Rams flipped WR Robert Woods to the Titans in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round pick. The Titans essentially gave Day 3 flier pick nest year to replace Julio Jones's second WR role and the Rams didn't have to cut Woods after making it clear he was the odd man out after signing Allen Robinson. Woods is recovering from a torn ACL but should be a nice possession-receiver to complement A.J. Brown in Tennessee's offense.

Friday, March 18

11:49 a.m. ET: The Bears are no longer signing DT Larry Ogunjobi after he failed a physical. Ogunjobi is now an FA once again and could don stripes for a second-straight season at the right price.

12:06 p.m. ET: It didn't take long for Chicago to find Ogunjobi's replacement. They are signing DT D.J. Jones to a two-year deal. He is coming off of the best season in his career—posting 56 tackles, two sacks, and six pressures on a career-high eight approximate value with the 49ers.

12:49 p.m. ET: The Bills released veteran DT Star Lotulelei. At 32-years-old, Lotulelei still has some juice but is coming off a season where played in only 11 games and posted a career-worst five approximate value. That came after a career-high 10 AV in 2020. Better health luck could see him return to better form on a much cheaper deal.

1:12 p.m. ET: The Panthers snagged one of the best remaining free agent DTs in Matt Ioannidis. He has produced at least 11 AV in four of the past five seasons and is coming off a season with 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 12 pressures. The contract is for one season.

2:40 p.m. ET: The Bengals brought in free agent RT La'el Collins for a visit on Friday. Collins is far and away the best true right tackle on the market, and Cincinnati is in the running alongside Russell Wilson and the Broncos. Securing Collins would completely fortify this new-look offensive line—giving Joe Burrow the required time to make another run at the Super Bowl. Collins posted an 82 PFF Grade in 2021 and allowed just two sacks.

3:11 p.m. ET: The Panthers stayed busy by inking WR D.J. Moore to a three-year/$62 million extension. This deal appears to be the going rate for tier-two WRs and is a good gauge for what Bengals WR Tee Higgins will negotiate around next offseason.

3:31 p.m. ET: The Seahawks are releasing DE Carlos Dunlap. The former Bengal was traded to Seattle in 2020 and has been alright since heading west. Dunlap posted 35 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and a so-so 21 pressures across 17 games in 2021.

3:35 p.m. ET: The Bears are signing former Colts DE Al-Quadin Muhammad to a two-year/$10 million deal. Muhammad posted a career-high seven AV last year. He finished 2021 with 48 tackles and six sacks on 19 pressures.

3:46 p.m. ET: QB Deshaun Watson is a Cleveland Brown.

The 180 happened for one reason: Money.

Cleveland is giving Watson a five-year/$233 million fully guaranteed contract. The first of its kind in NFL history. They had to give up first-round picks in 2022, 2023, and 2024 as well as a 2023 third-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick. The Texans are sending Watson and a 2024 fifth round pick to Cleveland—who now eclipses Cincinnati for the best odds to win the AFC North this season, pending a suspension surrounding Watson's sexual civil lawsuit cases.

3:51 p.m. ET: A quick double-dip for the Panthers. They are signing P Johnny Hekker who was recently released by the Rams. Hekker's eight-year streak posting at least three AV came to a close last season on a one AV campaign.

3:55 p.m. ET: The Titans are signing former Browns tight end Austin Hooper to a one-year/$6 million deal. He posted a career-low three AV last season.

4:24 p.m. ET: The Chiefs are bringing in former Steelers WR Juju-Smith Schuster on a one-year/$10 million deal. Schuster played in just five games last year due to injury. It's been two seasons since he last averaged 10-plus yards per catch.

4:49 p.m. ET: With Watson off the table, New Orleans is expected to bring back QB Jameis Winston. He had a career-best 1.9% interception rate last season and appeared to be hitting a nice rhythm before tearing his ACL in Week 8.

5:11 p.m. ET: Pittsburgh is singing WR Gunner Olszewski to be their punt returner. The former-Patriot replaces Ray Ray McCloud and doesn't bring quite as much receiving production to the table.

6:30 p.m. ET: S Anthony Harris got the Vikings franchise tag last season, but he had to settle for a one-year/$6 million deal from Philadelphia this time around. Tyrann Mathieu is the one remaining FA safety that can come close to resetting the market ahead of Jamal Adams.

7:04 p.m. ET: Former Steelers WR James Washington is signing a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys. He produced a career-low two AV last season.

7:47 p.m. ET: DE Dante Fowler is signing with the Cowboys as well on a one-year deal. He posted a career-high 11.5 sacks in 2019—but just 7.5 in the last two seasons.

Thursday, March 17

9:56 a.m. ET: Cincinnati native Andrew Norwell is signing with the Washington Commanders. He has produced at least six approximate value in seven of eight NFL seasons at the guard position.

11:31 a.m. ET: The Steelers are releasing LB Joe Schobert after signing Myles Jack as his replacement. The move saves $7.8 million in 2022. Schobert has posted 110-plus tackles and at least six approximate value each of the last three seasons.

12:42 p.m. ET: Atlanta is signing CB Casey Hayward Jr. to a two-year/$11 million deal. Hayward, 32, only has age working against him at this point. He's started 112 of the 146 games he has played in his career and held opponents to a sub-50% completion rate the past two seasons (per Pro Football Reference).

1:25 p.m ET: Cincinnati is retaining backup QB Brandon Allen on a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million if he hits playing time incentives. Allen struggled in his one chance to play last season against Cleveland but that doesn't matter. Burrow loves working with him and he'll get plenty of slack as long as that holds.

1:58 p.m. ET: The Cowboys are releasing OT La'el Collins and it didn't take long for the Bengals to set up a meeting with the right tackle. He is expected to visit Cincinnati on Friday and has an interest in the Bengals and Broncos.

2:55 p.m. ET: We have another FA U-Turn. OLB Za'Darius Smith is not signing his deal with the Ravens and is back on the market. The Ravens had put the finishing touches on their 2022 defense by picking up S Marcus Williams and Smith but now they need to find another complement to Odafe Oweh on the edge.

3:09 p.m. ET: Cincinnati filled the hole C.J. Uzomah left by signing TE Hayden Hurst to a one-year/$3.5 million deal with incentives that can push it to $4.5 million. At that number, this is a steal for Cincinnati and a chance for Hurst to prove he's closer to the player he was in 2019-20 (920 yards, 10.7 yards per catch, eight touchdowns combined), not the one we saw last season.

3:20 p.m. ET: The Bengals are bringing back DL Josh Tupou on a two-year deal. The versatile interior piece produced a career-high five approximate value last season.

3:32 p.m ET: Hours after Deshaun Watson took the Cleveland Browns off his list of options, QB Baker Mayfield requested a trade. The franchise declined his request in another chapter from the drama by the lake,

3:45 p.m. ET: Loading back up for another run. The Rams are signing WR Allen Robinson to a three-year/$45 million deal. He struggled with a disastrous Chicago offense last season but averaged 1,050 yards, 5.7 TDs, and 12.4 YPC in the three seasons prior. Matthew Stafford will be far and away the best QB he has ever played with.

3:58 p.m. ET: The New York Giants released S Logan Ryan and he intends to sign with Tampa Bay. Ryan, 31, has produced at least five approximate value in every season since 2015.

6:01 p.m. ET: Cincinnati is bringing back CB Eli Apple on a one year/$4 million deal. The move is a big boon for the Bengals' hopes of pouring as much money as needed into filling the RT spot. All while bringing back a player that got burnt here and there but was sound overall. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Apple's allowed completion percentage was 3.6% lower than expected when he was the nearest defender. 2021 was the best season of his career, and the Bengals didn't have to pay a premium for it.

6:31 p.m. ET: The Ravens are setting up a reunion with DT Michael Pierce through a three-year/$16.5 million deal with $6.5 million guaranteed. Baltimore picked Pierce up as an undrafted FA in 2016 and he played there until 2019. He struggled with injuries as a Viking last year (10 games played), but still posted 16 quarterback pressures on 123 pass-rush snaps.

7:30 p.m. ET: My. Oh. My.

The Raiders are trading their 2022 first and second-round pick to the Packers for WR Davante Adams and will ink him to a five-year/$142.5 million deal. Adams, 29, is arguably the best receiver in the NFL and a player Aaron Rodgers targeted 169 times last season. The Packers have not drafted a WR in the first round since 2002 and now have just Allen Lazard (who still needs to sign his RFA tender), Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, and Malik Taylor in there WR room. Green Bay has to scramble fast to get another proven talent for their MVP.

10:12 p.m. ET: Pittsburgh is bringing in CB Akhello Witherspoon on a two-year deal. He posted nine pass breakups and three interceptions with the Seahawks last season.

10:34 p.m. ET: Former Steelers punt return maven Ray-Ray McCloud is leaving Pittsburgh for a two-year deal with San Francisco. He led the NFL with 367 punt return yards last year.

Wednesday, March 16

9:26 a.m. ET: The Patriots signed former Texans CB Terrance Mitchell to a one-year/$3 million deal. He posted one interception and 10 pass breakups in 2021.

9:52 a.m. ET: Seattle signed CB Artie Burns to a one-year/$2 million deal. He posted six pass breakups in 11 games last season.

10:17 a.m. ET: Rams CB Darious Williams is signing a three-year/$39 million deal with the Jaguars. He's posted 23 pass breakups and four interceptions over the past two seasons.

10:25 a.m. ET: The Browns released TE Austin Hooper to save some money against the cap. Hooper, 27, was hidden in a conservative offense in Cleveland but could thrive catching passes from Joe Burrow.

11:08 a.m. ET: Cleveland re-signed LB Anthony Walker to a one-year/$5 million deal. He posted one sack, two tackles for loss, and 113 tackles last season.

11:30 a.m. ET: The Raiders are releasing DE Carl Nassib to save $8 million this season. Nassib, 28, fell off in 2021 but could be a nice depth pass-rushing piece for Cincinnati on a deal near the minimum. He is a post-June 1 cut designation but can find a new team right now.

11:57 a.m. ET: The Commanders are releasing DT Matt Ioannidis and G Ereck Flowers. The latter produced 2.5 sacks and 11 QB hits last year, making him a strong candidate to fill Cincinnati's open three-tech spot. Meanwhile, Flowers would be a welcome signing for the interior offensive line, but the Bengals are likely done spending there outside of fringe depth.

12:56 p.m. ET: The Bengals re-signed LS Clark Harris to a one-year deal. Harris is only three games away from setting the franchise record for games played.

2:11 p.m. ET: Embattled CB Jeff Gladney found a new home in Arizona after being released as a 2020 first-round pick due to legal troubles.

2:22 p.m. ET: The Colts became Yannick Ngakoue's new home once they zeroed in on Chandler Jones. The now former-Raider got swapped for a package including Colts CB Rock Ya-Sin.

2:24 p.m. ET: One of the big edge-rushing fishes came off the board with the Raiders landing Chandler Jones on a three-year/$51 million deal. He posted double-digit sacks in five of six seasons with the Cardinals.

3:16 p.m. ET: The Steelers are keeping QB Dwayne Haskins in the fold with a one-year RFA tender.

3:38 p.m. ET: Cleveland is bringing back G Chris Hubbard on a one-year deal after he played in just one game last season.

3:44 p.m. ET: Chiefs center Austin Blythe is heading west on a one-year deal with the Seahawks. He only appeared in four games last year due to Creed Humphrey's ascendance but posted six-plus approximate value in the three prior seasons.

4:18 p.m. ET: Arizona released DT Jordan Phillips. He is a sneaky good candidate for the Bengals. Phillips, 29, posted 14.5 sacks over the past three years with 23 QB hits. Although he played in just 17 games over the past two years due to injury.

4:20 p.m. ET: Arizona re-signed TE Maxx Williams to a one-year deal taking another tight end off the board.

4:28 p.m. ET: The Ravens made a big splash with a familiar face as OLB Za'Darius Smith is returning to the franchise on a four-year/$35 million deal worth up to $50 million. Baltimore lost him to Green Bay a few years ago, scooped up a compensatory pick, then get him back in the fold Patriots style.

5:20 p.m. ET: The Bengals made their second re-signing of the day by bringing DB Michael Thomas back on a one-year deal. He should continue being a useful piece on special teams and mix in for some spot snaps at safety here and there.

6:09 p.m. ET: The Steelers are bolstering their shaky linebacking unit with a two-year/$16 million deal for Myles Jack. He led the Jaguars with 108 combined tackles in 2021—marking his third season with at least 107 combined tackles in the last four years.

6:23 p.m. ET: Another interior DL depth piece came off the board with San Francisco landing DT Hassan Ridgeway on a one-year/$2.5 million deal. He posted two sacks in 17 games last season.

6:44 p.m. ET: One of the last big defensive pieces available is headed to Buffalo. OLB Von Miller inked a six-year/$120 million deal with the Bills that includes $45 million guaranteed. Miller is arguably the NFL's best defensive end over the past decade and still has plenty of juice after leading all NFL playoff players in PFF pass rush grade during the Rams run.

7:56 p.m. ET: A tight-end candidate Bengals fans had been pondering is donning the Jets uniform. Tyler Conklin inked a new contract with the Jets who also signed Uzomah away from Cincinnati.

8:53 p.m. ET: The Giants landed TE Ricky Seals-Jones on a new deal. He had 30 catches for 271 yards and 2 TDs last season for Washington.

9:40 p.m. ET: The best remaining free agent pass-catcher is sticking with Tampa. The Bucs inked Chris Godwin to a three-year/$60 million deal that includes $40 million guaranteed. He posted double-digit approximate value in two of the past three seasons.

Tuesday, March 15

1:38 a.m. ET: The Cleveland Browns are meeting with Deshaun Watson as he gets set to be traded away from the Houston Texans. Current Browns starting quarterback Baker Mayfield is entering his fifth-year option without a contract extension.

10:52 a.m. ET: The Tennessee Titans announced they are releasing CB Janoris Jenkins. "Jackrabbit" could be a nice No. 2 boundary corner for Cincinnati. He had one interception and six pass deflections in 14 games last season.

11:08 a.m. ET: Pittsburgh is re-signing DT Montravious Adams to a two-year/$5 million deal.

11:25 a.m. ET: One more big-time guard came off the board with the Dolphins landing Connor Williams on a two-year/$14.5 million deal. Williams has played in every game over the past two seasons and earned at least six approximate value in each of the last three campaigns.

11:35 a.m. ET: The Browns are releasing center J.C. Tretter to save $8.25 million. Tretter's started every game for Cleveland at center since 2017 and has earned at least six approximate value in each of those seasons. He should be on the Bengals radar if they aren't done spending on the O-Line.

11:38 a.m. ET: The Detroit Lions are re-signing DE Charles Harris to a two-year/$14 million deal. Harris had 7.5 sacks and 65 tackles in 14 starts for the Lions last season.

11:42 a.m. ET: One of the last big guard prizes is headed to the Steel City. Pittsburgh signed G James Daniels to a three-year/$26.5 million deal. He started all 17 games for Chicago last season, earning six approximate value.

12:06 p.m. ET: Houston is re-signing DT Maliek Collins to a two-year/$17 million deal with $8.5 million guaranteed. Collins posted 2.5 sacks and 29 tackles in 15 starts last season.

12:12 p.m. ET: DE Randy Gregory was originally supposed to re-sign with Dallas, but he didn't love the contract language and is instead signing a five-year/$70 million deal with Denver. He had 19 tackles, a career-high six sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and an interception last season. He missed time throughout the season due to injury.

12:32 p.m. ET: The Baltimore Ravens opened their free agency action with a massive five-year/$70 million deal for former Saints safety Marcus Williams. He is widely viewed as top-10 safety after playing on the franchise tag in 2021. Williams has posted 15 interceptions and 38 pass breakups in five seasons. Once again, it did not reset the safety market—checking in at a $14 million AAV.

2:19 p.m. ET: The Washington Commanders brought back CB Bobby McCain on a two-year/$11 million deal. McCain's amassed five interceptions and 14 pass breakups in the past two seasons.

2:20 p.m. ET: The Jets landed a much-needed cornerback by signing D.J. Reed to a three-year/$33 million contract. He has had four interceptions and 17 pass breakups over the past two seasons.

4:30 p.m. ET: The Chargers released 32-year-old right tackle Bryan Bulaga. The move saves $10.7 million in cap space after he played in 11 games since signing with the team in 2020.

5:24 p.m. ET: The Texans landed CB Desmond King on a two-year/$7 million deal. He posted three interceptions and six pass breakups last season.

5:25 p.m. ET: Another division rival added to their secondary after the Steelers signed CB Levi Wallace on a two-year/$8 million deal. He posted two interceptions and 10 pass breakups in 2021.

9:27 p.m. ET: CB Bradley Roby was a possible cap cut for the Saints but NOLA decided to extend the cover man. Roby intercepted one pass last year and had five pass breakups.

9:33 p.m. ET: The Ravens added one of the Bengals' potential RT candidates, Morgan Moses, to a three-year/$15 million deal. Moses has been impressively consistent. He's started all 112 possible regular-season games over the past seven years and hasn't posted an approximate value below six in that time.

10:03 p.m. ET: Browns QB Baker Mayfield penned a goodbye letter to Cleveland as the team met with Deshaun Watson on Tuesday in Houston. It remains to be seen who Watson will choose to continue his career with.

10:38 p.m. ET: One more big-name safety came off the board without coming close to resetting the market. Marcus Maye signed with the Saints on a three-year/$28.5 million deal. Tyrann Mathieu is the last chance to move the safety needle in this signing window as the Jessie Bates negotiations wage on.

10:55 p.m. ET: The Bears signed G/C Lucas Patrick to a two-year/$8 million deal. He posted an approximate value of eight in 2020 and seven in 2021 while starting 28 games for the Packers over that time.

Monday, March 14:

12:01 p.m. ET: The Bengals kicked off the tampering window with a major splash. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers right guard Alex Cappa is signing a four-year/$40 million deal to protect Joe Burrow. Cappa, 27, should be a major upgrade over Hakeem Adeniji at the right guard spot.

12:55 p.m. ET: The Pittsburgh Steelers found a replacement for Ben Roethlisberger. Former Chicago Bears starter and Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky is signing with the team on a two-year deal. The terms are undisclosed as of this writing.

1:08 p.m. ET: After impressing in his lone season as a Bengal, defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi is cashing in. He is signing a three-year/$40.5 million deal with the Bears.

1:11 p.m. ET: The Seattle Seahawks made some noise in the safety market by re-signing Quandre Diggs to a three-year/$40 million deal. The $13.3 million value shouldn't hurt the Bengals pursuit of an extension for Jessie Bates.

1:38 p.m. ET: The top guard on the market went off the board as Brandon Scherff heads to the Jacksonville Jaguars on an undisclosed deal.

1:42 p.m. ET: Cincinnati made its second eye-turning move of the day by signing New England Patriots guard/center Ted Karras to a three-year/$18 million deal. Karras has the versatility to play all three spots along the interior offensive line.

1:57 p.m. ET: The guards are flying off the shelves as Laken Tomlinson joined the early flurry by signing a three-year/$40 million deal with the New York Jets.

2:13 p.m. ET: The Tennessee Titans decided to bring back center Ben Jones on a two-year/$14 million deal. Jones was among the candidates that could possibly sign with Cincinnati.

2:37 p.m. ET: Underrated defensive end Haason Reddick was searching for a long-term deal and he found it. The Philadelphia Eagles are signing Reddick to a three-year/$45 million contract. He ranked top-five in sacks and forced fumbles over the past two seasons playing on one-year deals.

2:42 p.m ET: Cincinnati wasn't ready to let both of its key free agents leave the defensive line unit. The Bengals re-signed B.J. Hill to a three year/$30 million deal with $15 million being paid out in year one. He performed at a high level following his arrival from New York and gives Cincinnati defined versatility along the line of scrimmage.

3:46 p.m. ET: Another tight end came off the board as Seattle re-signed tight end Will Dissly to a three-year/$24 million deal.

3:52 p.m. ET: Chalk up more tight end action. The Indianapolis Colts re-signed Mo Alie-Cox to a three-deal.

4:57 p.m. ET: The Los Angeles Chargers are landing former Patriots’ cornerback JC Jackson on a five-year, $82.5 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. That's the second-most guaranteed money for any cornerback in the NFL behind Jalen Ramsey and all but assures the idea that Cincinnati will look for cheaper options at their boundary CB spot opposite Chide Awuzie.

4:58 p.m. ET: Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki is signing his franchise tag tender. The tag for tight ends is a palatable $10.9 million in 2022, especially for a player that mostly operates as a pass catcher.

5:14 p.m. ET: The Buccaneers retained top FA priority Carlton Davis on a three-year/$45 million deal. The young, shutdown cornerback had a chance of slipping through the cracks, but Tampa Bay got the deal done once they knew Tom Brady was returning.

5:42 p.m. ET: Arguably the best pass-catching tight end of the 2022 FA class is heading to Jacksonville. Former New York Giants TE Evan Engram signed a one-year $9 million deal with the Jaguars that could go up to $10 million.

6:25 p.m. ET: Division rival Cleveland snagged Jags DT Taven Bryan on a one-year deal. He recorded two sacks and 15 tackles in 15 games last year.

6:37 p.m. ET: Pittsburgh is giving their right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor a three-year, $29.25 million deal, including $20.5 million in the first two years. He's started 31 games at right tackle over the past two seasons.

6:56 p.m. ET: Chalk another big fella to Pittsburgh. Former Vikings center Mason Cole is signing a three-year deal with Mike Tomlin's team. He's played in 28 games over the past two years and made 21 starts in that time.

6:57 p.m. ET: One of the fan favorites in Cincinnati is headed to the Big Apple. TE C.J. Uzomah is signing a three-year/$24 million deal with the New York Jets. Uzomah was Joe Burrow's security blanket during the Super Bowl run and leaves a big hole in Cincinnati's offense.

7:11 p.m. ET: The run on interior offensive linemen continues. The Giants are signing guard Mark Glowinski to a three-year/$20 million deal with $11.4 million guaranteed.

8:03 p.m. ET: The Chargers continued bolstering their defense with a two-yeaar/$14 million deal for DT Austin Johnson. He started every game last season—recording 3.5 sacks and 71 total tackles.

8:30 p.m. ET: A double-dip at DT for the Chargers. They landed Sebastian Joseph-Day on a three-year/$24 million deal with $15 million guaranteed. He played in just seven games last year; but has started 39 games in three years with six sacks and 137 total tackles.

8:35 p.m. ET: Cincinnati is surely glad to have locked down B.J. Hill earlier in the day. Buffalo picked off another DT by signing DaQuan Jones. He's started every game over the last four seasons for Carolina.

9:21 p.m. ET: Minnesota got in on the DT party. The Vikings are signing Harrison Phillips to a three-year/$19.5 million deal. He's struggled with injuries lately—playing in just 29 games over the last three years.

10:22 p.m. ET: The late-night run on DTs continued with the Broncos giving D.J. Jones a three-year deal. He's started 31 regular-season games over the past two years with five sacks and 76 total tackles.

10:38 p.m. ET: The Chiefs are saying goodbye to Tyrann Mathieu and are bringing in former Texans' safety Justin Reid on a three-year/$31.5 million deal. The contract includes $20 million guaranteed and continued the trend of no safety resetting the market deal that Jamal Adams posted last year.

11:56 p.m. ET: Kansas City is also moving on from CB Charvarius Ward as he heads west to take a three-year/$42 million deal with the 49ers. He's played in 27 regular-season games over the past two years with 16 pass breakups and two interceptions.

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