5:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers started off free agency by retaining one of their own. The Steelers signed cornerback Cameron Sutton to a two-year, $9 million contract, a league source told ESPN. Sutton, 26, was drafted by the Steelers out of Tennessee in the third round of the 2017 draft and was set
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3:10 PM ET Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon has reached an agreement with the New England Patriots on a four-year, $56 million deal, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $32 million guaranteed. Judon isn’t the only defensive free agent added by the Patriots on Monday. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter that New
2:46 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers continued their focus on retaining their own key free agents Monday, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with cornerback Jason Verrett. Niners general manager John Lynch announced the agreement on social media, tweeting that he’s “fired up” to have Verrett back with the
4:40 PM ET ESPN staff Who’s ready for 2021 NFL free agency? With Super Bowl LV in the rearview mirror, one of the strangest NFL offseasons ever is just getting started. We’ve already seen quarterback trades and other drama around star signal-callers, and the franchise tag window has come and gone with 10 players getting
12:26 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star pass rusher Shaquil Barrett have agreed to a four-year deal worth up $72 million that includes $36 million fully guaranteed, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Barrett played last season under the $15.8 million franchise tag and recorded eight sacks in 15 games. He
1:05 PM ET Former Tennessee Titans tight end Jonnu Smith reached agreement with the New England Patriots on a four-year, $50 million deal that includes $31.25 million fully guaranteed, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The $12.5 million average annual value in Smith’s deal is the second most the Patriots have given to a
12:31 PM ET Romeo Okwara is staying in Detroit Lions after his breakout 2020 season, agreeing to a three-year deal worth $39 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Okwara will get $25 million when he officially signs the contract, a massive payday for a player the Lions claimed off the waiver wire after roster
12:22 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles and defensive end Brandon Graham are working on a contract extension that will help with cap space, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The deal will likely be a one-year extension for the would-be 2022 free agent, a source told Fowler, that can rearrange Graham’s $17.9 million cap
7:11 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Guard Kevin Zeitler signed a three-year, $22 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $16 million in guarantees, the source added. Zeitler, 31, was signed hours before the start of the NFL’s legal tampering period for free agents because he
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — For about 23 months, updates on the negotiations between the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott were met with bated breath. What was said or wasn’t said was dissected and analyzed and became a hot topic on television shows everywhere. Now that Prescott has signed his four-year, $160 million