12:32 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to a three-year contract with James Conner, keeping the running back who led the team in rushing last season with the franchise. The Cardinals did not disclose financial terms, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the deal is worth $21 million, including $13.5 million fully
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12:09 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers free-agent guard Alex Cappa intends to sign a four-year, $40 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals after free agency opens on Wednesday, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cappa’s addition will bolster the Bengals’ offensive line as the team tries to improve the protection for quarterback Joe Burrow. A
1:18 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi intends to sign a three-year, $40.5 million contract that includes $26.35 million guaranteed with the Chicago Bears, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Ogunjobi was part of the overhaul that helped the Bengals go from the lowest sack total in the NFL in 2020
1:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seahawks have agreed to a deal with free safety Quandre Diggs that keeps their top free agent and defensive playmaker in Seattle. Diggs’ deal is for three years and $40 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He gets $28 million over the first two years. The $13.33 million
11:39 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NFC South rivals the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints will meet with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson over the next 48 hours, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watson would be a big upgrade for both teams. The Panthers aren’t committed to Sam Darnold, who had a
10:01 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Preston Smith helped extend his career with the Green Bay Packers, and the team picked up much needed salary-cap space when they came to an agreement on a new contract Monday. Meanwhile, Za’Darius Smith, the pass-rusher that signed in Green Bay in the same 2019 free-agent class as
11:05 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons are securing their starting left tackle, Jake Matthews, for the foreseeable future, having agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. The extension will pay Matthews more than $18 million per season, the source told Fowler. The news was first reported
11:14 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the official start of NFL free agency just hours away, the Buffalo Bills made multiple moves along the offensive line to open more cap room Monday, releasing offensive lineman Daryl Williams and signing center Mitch Morse to a two-year, $19.5 million extension. By releasing Williams, the
9:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer has reached an agreement on a two-year contract to return to the New England Patriots, his agent confirmed. The deal is worth $4 million with $3 million guaranteed and incentives, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The multiple years provide continuity around second-year quarterback Mac
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff NFL free agency officially starts at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, which coincides with the start of the new league year. But first, we have two days of legal negotiations, when teams and free agents can agree to terms on new deals (and then officially sign them on Wednesday). We’ve already