The headlines from the past week at PFR:
Extended:
- Texans – DE J.J. Watt: six years, $100MM ($30.9MM guaranteed)
- Chiefs – QB Alex Smith: four years, $68MM ($45MM guaranteed)
- Saints – LB Junior Galette: four years, $41.5MM ($23.5MM guaranteed)
- Steelers – CB Cortez Allen: five years, $26MM
- Vikings – G Brandon Fusco: five years, $25MM ($6MM guaranteed)
- Bills – LS Garrison Sanborn: three years, $3.3MM ($550K guaranteed)
Signed:
- Bears – CB Kelvin Hayden (link)
- Buccaneers – S Major Wright (link)
- Chargers – DT Ricardo Mathews (link)
- Chiefs – S Kurt Coleman (link)
- Colts – G Jamon Meredith (link)
- Cowboys – DB C.J. Spillman (link) and DE Michael Sam (practice squad) (link)
- Giants – OL Adam Snyder (link)
- Lions – DE Darryl Tapp (link)
- Saints – K Shayne Graham (link) and WR Robert Meachem (link)
- Texans – S Danieal Manning (link)
- Titans – K Ryan Succop (link)
Traded:
- Texans – acquired QB Ryan Mallett from the Patriots in exchange for a conditional 2016 seventh-round pick
Claimed Off Waivers:
- Rams – claimed QB Case Keenum from the Texans
Released:
- 49ers – WR Kassim Osgood (link)
- Buccaneers – WR Louis Murphy (link)
- Cardinals – LB Desmond Bishop (link)
- Ravens – CB Derek Cox (link)
- Texans – S Chris Clemons (link)
Suspended:
- Broncos – WR Wes Welker: four games (link)
- Colts – owner Jim Irsay: six games, fined $500K (link)
- Cowboys – DT Josh Brent (after being reinstated): 10 games (link)
Retired:
- G Brian Waters (link)
Other:
- Alex Boone, 49ers rework contract and Boone returns to team (link)
- Raiders name Derek Carr starting QB (link)
- Josh Gordon, Wes Welker bans could be reduced as part of new drug policy (link). Latest on the drug talks here.
- Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula favorite to land Bills franchise (link)