Chiefs To Re-Sign DE Mike Danna
2024/04/chiefs-to-re-sign-de-mike-dannaIncluded among PFR's top 50 free agents (43rd), Danna certainly took his time before finding a deal. … Mike Danna spent more than three weeks in free agency, but he will circle back to the team that drafted him.
Colts To Re-Sign S Julian Blackmon
2024/04/colts-to-re-sign-s-julian-blackmonBlackmon, who joined Curl as part of PFR's top 50 free agents list, will also attempt to reestablish his value on what will likely be a modest agreement. … That will lead to Blackmon joining a host of Colts free agents who have agreed to stay put.
Colts Resume Julian Blackmon Talks; Team Offered Danielle Hunter More Than Texans
2024/03/colts-resume-julian-blackmon-talks-team-offered-danielle-hunter-more-than-texansOne of the few players among PFR's top 50 free agents who has not landed a deal, Blackmon has likely been impacted by the crowded market. … Operating as a retention-based GM who has shied away from big free agency pickups during his eight-year tenure, Chris Ballard continued work in this area this offseason.
Bills, Colts Interested In S Mike Edwards; S Julian Blackmon Visits Buffalo
2024/03/bills-colts-interested-in-s-mike-edwards-s-julian-blackmon-visits-buffaloOne of the few players from PFR's top 50 free agents still available, Blackmon could still be in the team's plans. … Just ahead of free agency, the Bills disbanded one of the 21st century's top safety duos by cutting Jordan Poyer.
Panthers, G Damien Lewis Agree To Terms
2024/03/panthers-g-damien-lewis-agree-to-termsThe bevy of guards on PFR's top 50 free agents list are snapped up. … Rumored to be pursuing guards in free agency, Carolina was quite serious about upgrading to better protect its 5-foot-10 quarterback.
Steelers Sign QB Russell Wilson
2024/03/russell-wilson-plans-to-sign-with-steelers[RELATED: 2024 NFL Top 50 Free Agents]… What was anticipated to be a potentially lengthy and competitive free agency ends up being determined just before the start of the free agent period.
Free Agency Notes: Queen, Seahawks, Packers, Panthers, Pats, Jackson, Bengals
2024/03/free-agency-notes-queen-seahawks-packers-panthers-jackson-patriots-bengalsChecking in eighth on PFR's top 50 free agents list (before the Chris Jones and Baker Mayfield deals), Queen could be in line to rival what Tremaine Edmunds received ($18MM per year, $41.8MM fully guaranteed) last year and land a top-five ILB contract. … Although several veteran safeties became street free agents due to recent cuts (Justin Simmons, Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs and Jordan Poyer among them), this saturated market does include two young guns that should be paid well soon.
Patriots Pursuing Calvin Ridley; Jaguars Still Aiming To Retain WR
2024/03/patriots-shopping-devante-parker-expected-to-pursue-calvin-ridley-kendrick-bourne-still-on-radar[RELATED: 2024 Top 50 NFL Free Agents]… The Patriots are expected to pursue Calvin Ridley in free agency, ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler notes.
Dolphins Unlikely To Retain G Robert Hunt, DT Christian Wilkins; CB Xavien Howard Will Not Return
2024/03/dolphins-unlikely-to-retain-g-robert-hunt-dt-christian-wilkins-cb-xavien-howard-will-not-returnThis will affect how the Dolphins proceed with their top two free agents. … Each will be a candidate to land a near-top-market deal at their respective positions, and it does not look like the Dolphins will be prepared to match such an offer.
Patriots To Re-Sign TE Hunter Henry
2024/03/patriots-te-hunter-henry-finalizing-deal[RELATED: 2024 Top 50 NFL Free Agents]… After Dalton Schultz agreed to stay with the Texans rather than hitting free agency again, the Patriots appear close to keeping Hunter Henry.
Texans, Vikings On Radar For DT Christian Wilkins
2024/03/texans-vikings-on-radar-for-christian-wilkinsMaking it past the franchise tag application deadline, Christian Wilkins is days away from becoming one of this year's top free agents. … Ranked fourth on PFR's top 50 free agent list, Wilkins has a clear Vikings connection in second-year Minnesota DC Brian Flores.
2024 Top 50 NFL Free Agents
2024/03/2024-top-50-nfl-free-agentsHere is this year’s PFR top 50 free agents list, along with potential landing spots for each player. … This list ranks free agents by earning potential, with guaranteed money serving as the general measuring stick.
Offseason In Review: Buffalo Bills
2023/08/offseason-in-review-buffalo-bills-5Assembled in Sean McDermott's first offseason as HC (but weeks before Brandon Beane replaced Doug Whaley as GM), the pair joined as low-middle-class free agents and has been instrumental in the franchise's rise from obscurity to three-time reigning AFC East champions. … Milano opted not to test free agency in 2021, agreeing to terms with the Bills on what was viewed at the time as a team-friendly contract.
DE Yannick Ngakoue Changes Agents
2023/06/de-yannick-ngakoue-changes-agentsHe resided behind only Marcus Davenport among edge players on PFR's top 50 free agents list, and although DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook have hit the market, the well-traveled defensive end still has a case as the top player left unsigned. … Younger than each while riding an unmatched active sack streak, Yannick Ngakoue remains a free agent.
Dalton Risner Drawing Free Agency Interest
2023/06/g-dalton-risner-drawing-free-agency-interestHe joined Ben Powers, Isaac Seumalo and Nate Davis as guards on PFR's top 50 free agents list. … The 2023 guard market produced four deals north of $7MM per year, but as Dalton Risner's top free agent peers committed to deals soon after the league year began, the four-year Broncos starter did not get what he wanted.
Chiefs Notes: Taylor, Smith, Pacheco, Anudike-Uzomah, Rice
2023/05/chiefs-notes-taylor-smith-pacheco-anudike-uzomah-riceThe soon-to-be 30-year-old blocker resided as one of the few players left unsigned among PFR's top 50 free agents. … The Smith signing changes that, as Taylor signed the top O-line deal -- AAV-wise, at $20MM -- in free agency.
Dolphins Notes: Draft, Trades, TEs, Hill
2023/04/dolphins-notes-draft-targets-potential-trade-up-hillMiami has "given serious thought" to drafting a guard, and the position will be a target for undrafted free agents as well. … The Dolphins are in need of a Mike Gesicki replacement after the veteran had a underwhelming 2022 campaign and departed in free agency.
2023 Top 50 NFL Free Agents
2023/03/2023-top-50-nfl-free-agentsWith some help from Adam La Rose, here is this year's PFR top 50 free agents list, along with potential landing spots for each player. … This list ranks free agents by earning potential.
Eagles Want To Keep C.J. Gardner-Johnson
2023/02/eagles-want-to-re-sign-c-j-gardner-johnsonThe team, however, has younger free agents to take care of and a quarterback contract to address. … The Eagles have a number of high-profile players on the cusp of free agency, and Gardner-Johnson saw his Saints extension talks not produce a resolution.
Mutual Interest Between Falcons, Rashaan Evans On Re-Signing
2023/02/mutual-interest-between-falcons-rashaan-evans-on-re-signingEdwards, Germaine Pratt, Kyzir White, Leighton Vander Esch and Azeez Al-Shaair as free agents-to-be.… The Titans did not pick up Rashaan Evans' fifth-year option in 2021, and tepid interest came the linebacker's way in free agency last year.
Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Steelers
2022/08/offseason-in-review-pittsburgh-steelers-4After spending $24.5MM on free agents in 2020 and $46.5MM in 2019, Pittsburgh surpassed $80MM in the market's first week. … On the whole, the team stayed in the free agency pool a bit longer than even its pre-pandemic normal.
Offseason In Review: Indianapolis Colts
2022/07/offseason-in-review-indianapolis-colts-4It would surprise if the team -- which often hoards cap space, for extension-planning purposes, rather than divvying out big money to free agents -- let the biggest fish of the Ballard era reach the franchise tag precipice. … Indianapolis' Gilmore contract was out of step with what other 30-something corners Patrick Peterson and Casey Hayward received in free agency, but the former Patriots stopper is not too far removed from authoring one of the most dominant seasons in modern cornerback history.
Teams Interested In Trading For Connor McGovern; Cowboys Not Planning Deal
2021/08/teams-interested-in-trading-for-connor-mcgovern-cowboys-not-planning-dealThe team is not planning to negotiate with any of its current 2022 free agents until the season is over. … Pro Football Focus graded McGovern just inside the top 50 at guard, but Mike McCarthy said the young lineman showed improvement down the stretch.
Extra Points: Safeties, Eagles, Peterson
2018/05/extra-points-safeties-hicks-eagles-barnett-peterson-packers-rodgersBoth Reid and Vaccaro appeared on PFR's original Top 50 Free Agents list. … With Eric Reid, Tre Boston and Kenny Vaccaro unemployed after 2 1/2 months of free agency, safety market's served as a persistent talking about this offseason.
Eric Reid Files Grievance Against NFL
2018/05/eric-reid-collusion-nfl-49ersThat does appear to be the case, as lesser free agents at his position have already found NFL homes for 2018. … Reid entered free agency as one of the best safeties available, but there hasn't been much of a market for him so far.