Jaguars Sign CB Dane Jackson, OL Trystan Colon; CB Keith Taylor Placed On IR
The Jaguars have added a pair of veterans ahead of minicamp. Cornerback Dane Jackson and offensive lineman Trystan Colon have been signed, the team announced on Thursday.
In corresponding moves, cornerback Keith Taylor has been placed on injured reserve while offensive lineman Sal Wormley has been waived (meaning he will hit the wire before becoming a free agent if unclaimed). Players moved to IR at this stage of the offseason are guaranteed to miss the entire campaign, so today’s news is a major blow for Taylor. Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union reports the veteran recently suffered a pectoral tear while weightlifting.
Jackson was one of several members of Buffalo’s secondary who was released in March. Being cut brought an end to his second Bills stint; the six-year veteran has played five totals seasons with the team. A one-year run with the Panthers which did not go according to plan preceded Jackson’s Buffalo return for 2025. The 29-year-old will look to provide an injury replacement for Taylor and offer Jacksonville with depth in the secondary.
Colon saw sparse usage across a three-year Ravens stint to begin his career. The former undrafted free agent then spent a pair of seasons in Arizona, totaling 11 starts. Colon was with the Lions for 2025 and made 12 appearances (including four starts) as Detroit worked through a number of injuries up front. He has seen over 300 snaps at center along with both guard positions over the course of his career. A depth role on the interior will be sought out this summer.
Jacksonville entered Thursday with roughly $9.5MM in cap space. The additions of Jackson and Colon can be expected to check in at or near the veteran minimum. Further roster shuffling in advance of training camp – along with mandatory minicamp, which will run from June 15-17 – should be possible as a result.
Tyler Guyton, Nate Thomas Competing For Cowboys’ LT Position
Tyler Guyton has totaled 21 starts at left tackle early in his career. It is not certain he will remain atop the depth chart heading into his third Cowboys season, however.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said on Thursday (via ESPN’s Todd Archer) Guyton and Nate Thomas will compete for the starting gig at left tackle this offseason. Spring workouts are underway already, but the evaluation for offensive and defensive linemen in particular will of course truly begin during padded practices in training camp. That period will be critical for Guyton.
Schottenheimer offered praise for the 2024 first-rounder based on how things have gone so far in offseason work. Guyton will nevertheless need to earn his first-team position this summer. Penalties and sacks allowed were issues during his rookie campaign. While the Oklahoma product managed to improve in both areas in 2025, his PFF evaluation for last year left plenty to be desired.
Guyton will enter training camp as the favorite to retain starting duties at left tackle, Jon Machota of The Athletic writes. 2026 will mark his age-25 season, and improved play would be critical in stabilizing the blindside for Dallas now and in the future. It would also make the Cowboys’ fifth-round option decision easier in Guyton’s case, of course; a call on that front will need to be made next spring.
Thomas was also taken in the 2024 draft, joining Dallas as a seventh-rounder. After not playing during his rookie campaign, Thomas appeared in all 17 games last season (totaling four starts). The Louisiana alum drew poor PFF grades for his pass protection in particular, so expectations would be tempered in the event he were to begin 2026 on the blindside. Machota writes fourth-round rookie Drew Shelton could also see looks at left tackle if needed.
A contingency could be for the Cowboys to move Pro Bowl guard Tyler Smith to left tackle. As Smith recently told Schottenheimer (via the team’s website), though, his preference would be to remain on the inside on a permanent basis. Machota confirms Smith playing at tackle is a scenario neither team nor player would prefer. As a result, the performances of Guyton and Thomas will be worth monitoring closely over the course of the summer.
Lions WR Kendrick Law Suffers ACL Tear
Kendrick Law will not be available to the Lions in 2026. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday (via team reporter Tim Twentyman) the rookie receiver tore his ACL in practice earlier this week.
Law was the second of two players selected in the fifth round of April’s draft by the Lions. The Alabama and Kentucky product experienced a significant uptick in production during the 2025 season, his first and only as a member of the Wildcats. Law posted 540 yards on 53 catches during his final college campaign.
A depth role awaited him upon entry into the NFL, but Law’s attention will now turn to a lengthy recovery period instead. The soon-to-be 23-year-old will attempt to rehab in time for spring workouts and training camp next year and in doing so allow himself to carve out a roster spot in 2027. Law’s rookie contract runs through 2029.
Detroit’s passing attack will once again lean heavily on Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams this season. Both veterans remain attached to big-ticket deals, and their performances will be key in allowing the Lions to return to the playoffs in 2026. Isaac TeSlaa – taken in the third round of last year’s draft – along with free agent signings Greg Dortch and Cedrick Wilson round out the top spots on the WR depth chart.
Law will be headed to injured reserve as confirmation his rookie campaign ended well before it began. Meanwhile, the Lions signed another wideout in the form of Kyre Duplessis on Thursday, per a team announcement. He will look to fill in for Law in terms of competing for a backup/special teams role over the course of the summer.
Chiefs To Host CB L’Jarius Sneed
L’Jarius Sneed has been a free agent since March when his Titans tenure came to an expected end. The veteran cornerback could soon be lining up a reunion with his former team, though.
Sneed will visit the Chiefs today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Over the first four seasons of his career, Sneed was a key figure in Kansas City’s secondary. The team’s standard practice of avoiding big-ticket CB deals came into play in his case during the 2024 offseason, however. Sneed received the franchise tag before being traded to the Titans.
Tennessee immediately worked out a four-year, $76.4MM extension as part of the deal to acquire Sneed. That contract did not work out as planned, to say the least. The former fourth-rounder was limited to only 12 games across his two Tennessee seasons. When on the field, Sneed was held without an interception and allowed a passer rating of 107.7. That represented a sharp decline compared to his work in coverage when in Kansas City.
An alleged incident from December 2024 originally resulted in Sneed facing an aggravated assault charge. The case was ultimately heard by a grand jury, and an indictment emerged in November. By that point, Sneed was only charged with failure to report a felony. One month ago, that charge was dropped and the case was dismissed as a result. No developments on the free agent front had emerged prior to today’s news.
The Chiefs opted once again to move on from a high-end CB producer this spring rather than making a long-term commitment in the case of Trent McDuffie. He was traded away, while fellow starter Jaylen Watson departed in free agency. Their absences left cornerback as a position of need leading up to the draft. To no surprise, the Chiefs traded up to No. 6 and selected Mansoor Delane with their top pick.
The LSU standout will be counted on to serve as a starter right away, but Kansas City could use further depth in the secondary. Sneed, 29, would offer the team a familiar and experienced presence, while his next contract will of course cost far less than his $19.8MM-per-year Titans deal. The Chiefs currently have roughly $12.5MM in cap space, so taking a flier on Sneed would be feasible from a financial standpoint.
Steelers, TE Robert Tonyan Agree To Deal
Robert Tonyan‘s recent Steelers workout has resulted in an agreement. The veteran tight end is signing with Pittsburgh on a one-year deal, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor reports.
Tonyan is a familiar face to head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers based on their time together in Green Bay. A reunion between those three has now been arranged in short order. Tonyan will be in the fold as he aims to compete for a roster spot during training camp.
Carving out a role will be challenging given Pittsburgh’s existing depth at the tight end position. Pat Freiermuth – whose contract was recently reworked – is set to lead the way once again in 2026. Jonnu Smith and Connor Heyward are no longer in the fold, but Darnell Washington agreed to a $42MM extension yesterday. He will be joined by fifth-round rookie Riley Nowakowski as a key blocking presence in particular on the Steelers’ offense.
Tonyan, 32, spent his first five seasons in Green Bay. He remained in the NFC North for another two years following that run, spending the 2023 campaign in Chicago before playing in Minnesota the following year. That Vikings stint was limited to only five games, but Tonyan managed to enjoy a full season in 2025 while serving in a depth role for the Chiefs.
The Indiana State product topped 50 catches twice in a season, with both of those occasions coming during his time in Green Bay. Expectations will no doubt be tempered for Tonyan upon arrival in Pittsburgh, though. He caught 11 touchdown passes in 2020 but has managed a total of four since then. It will be interesting to see how many reps he receives during training camp while trying to establish himself as a depth pass-catching option.
The Steelers entered Thursday at the bottom of the NFL in terms of cap space with $4.29MM available. This Tonyan pact will no doubt be worth the veteran minimum, so it will not greatly affect any further moves Pittsburgh plans to make during what has proven to be a busy period on the contract front.
Jim Schwartz Addresses Browns Departure
Shortly after the Browns fired Kevin Stefanski, it became clear Jim Schwartz was interested in replacing him as head coach. The veteran defensive coordinator was among the candidates to conduct a second interview with Cleveland.
Schwartz seemed to be in the lead regarding the Browns’ HC search at points during the process, and the team’s preference was to keep him in the organization in one capacity or another. In the end, though, Todd Monken wound up being hired as the new head coach. The former Ravens OC’s arrival led to Schwartz eyeing a departure, and he resigned in early February.
“Anybody that’s in any business, you get passed over for promotion when you’ve done a really, really good job in your job, and you think you were in line for that promotion, it’s time to go,” Schwartz said when reflecting on his decision during an appearance on the “Ryan Ripken Show” (h/t Matt Moret of The Athletic). “I mean, a forced marriage isn’t going to work in the NFL… And I didn’t feel like I could do my job after getting passed over for the head coaching job.”
Upon arrival in Cleveland, Monken was noncommittal on the topic of retaining Schwartz. The veteran defensive mind had been in place with the Browns since 2023. Cleveland posted a top-four finish in points allowed twice in that span, but that was not enough for Schwartz to get the nod for what would have been a second NFL head coaching opportunity. The 60-year-old is set to spend 2026 out of coaching before a potential return elsewhere next season.
Schwartz added it “wouldn’t have been good” for himself or Monken to have him remain in place for the coming campaign. The possibility of split loyalties to the head coach and defensive coordinator among players was mentioned by Schwartz as something worth avoiding when speaking about his decision. His presence (and now absence) certainty had an impact, as Schwartz’s resignation was a factor in Myles Garrett‘s decision to waive his no-trade clause and facilitate his recent move to the Rams.
Monken wound up hiring former Falcons defensive pass-game coordinator Mike Rutenberg for the DC position. 2026 will mark his first stint as a coordinator at the college or NFL levels, and he will be tasked with maintaining a high level of play leading a defense which no longer has Garrett in the fold. When it comes to the 2027 hiring cycle, meanwhile, it will be interesting to see how strong Schwartz’s market winds up being.
Russell Wilson Announces Retirement
On Monday, it was reported Russell Wilson would spend the 2026 season as an analyst for CBS. That news obviously suggested his playing days were over, and that has now been confirmed.
On Wednesday, Wilson posted a video to social media announcing his retirement. The 37-year-old initially expressed a desire to play in 2026, and he received an offer from the Jets. Instead of serving as a backup for another campaign, though, Wilson will turn his attention to broadcasting.
Today’s announcement marks the expected end to a playing career which began with tempered expectations. As a third-round pick, Wilson was far from certain to serve as a capable long-term replacement for Matt Hasselbeck, whose Seattle tenure ended in 2010. As things turned out, though, the franchise enjoyed a sustained run of success under head coach Pete Carroll. His work and that of the ‘Legion of Boom’ on defense was of course critical to the Seahawks’ strong play, but Wilson was a foundational player as well.
Taking on QB1 duties as a rookie and never losing them over the course of his time in the Emerald City, Wilson helped lead Seattle to eight playoff appearances. That stretch included back-to-back trips to the Super Bowl; the Seahawks comfortably won Super Bowl XLVIII over the Broncos and nearly came out on top the following year against the Patriots. Replicating those deep postseason runs proved to be a challenge Carroll’s Seahawks were unable to meet, but Wilson continued to provide the team with strong play over a decade in Seattle.
From the start of his career, Wilson was recognized as a perennial Pro Bowler, earning invitations to the event in nine of 10 seasons with the Seahawks. He also earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2019 after finishing the year with 31 touchdowns to just five interceptions despite getting sacked a league-leading 48 times that season. He departed Seattle as the franchise-leader in passing yards, touchdowns, and several other statistical categories.
Wilson’s time with the Seahawks came to an end after the 2021 NFL season, when he was packaged with a fourth-round pick and shipped off to Denver in exchange for two first- and second-round picks, a fifth-round pick, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive tackle Shelby Harris, and tight end Noah Fant. Over two years with the Broncos, Westbrook struggled to produce as he followed up his only losing season as a starter in Seattle with two more in Denver.
After getting released, Wilson signed with the Steelers, going 6-5 as a starter after missing the first six games of the season and earning Pro Bowl honors one last time. He began the following year as a starter for the Giants, before ultimately ceding his job to Jaxson Dart. He failed to go out on top, but for a third-round quarterback, winning a Super Bowl, making 10 Pro Bowls, winning the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and cementing himself as a top player in Seahawks history is a pretty good résumé. He’ll look now to expand his accomplishments on air.
Ely Allen contributed to this post.
Rams Do Not Plan On Adjusting Myles Garrett’s Contract
As part of this week’s blockbuster Myles Garrett trade, the Rams agreed to take on a contract which was the NFL’s most lucrative non-QB deal when it was signed. No immediate changes to it are forthcoming.
The Rams do not intend to adjust Garrett’s existing contract, Jourdan Rodrigue and Zac Jackson of The Athletic report. The pact – which was agreed to last year and resulted in a trade request being rescinded – runs through 2030. It carries an average annual value of $40MM, a figure which briefly represented the new high point for the EDGE market.
Thanks to the contract tweak which pushed back the payment date for Garrett’s option bonuses, he is owed a total of $31.5MM in guaranteed money from the Rams for 2026. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year also has $41.7MM locked in for 2027. Option bonuses are scheduled throughout the life of the deal, but no salaries are guaranteed from 2028 onwards. It would come as little surprise if a restructure of some kind were to take place, but nothing is currently imminent.
“I will say this for [agent] Nicole [Lynn],” Rams GM Les Snead said when addressing the trade (via Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio). “We wouldn’t have been able to get this done without us working pretty tirelessly since the weekend. We didn’t have a lot of time to discuss contract, but thank you, Nicole.”
Garrett waived his no-trade clause to help facilitate the deal, one which saw fellow Pro Bowl edge rusher Jared Verse and three picks head to Cleveland. A raise would help reflect Garrett’s importance to his new team while also keeping pace with surges in the pass rush market. Since the five-time All-Pro inked his 2025 extension, each of Danielle Hunter, T.J. Watt, Aidan Hutchinson, Micah Parsons and Will Anderson Jr. have signed deals carrying a higher AAV. Anderson’s new Texans contract currently sets the pace at an average of $50MM per year.
Agreeing to terms on a similar pact would of course be challenging for the Rams, given their financial commitments over the short term in particular to a number of expensive veterans. Los Angeles also has a group of key players nearing the end of their rookie contracts who will be due healthy raises in the near future. Maintaining the rest of the defensive front Garrett will now operate as a member of, for instance, will require several big-money commitments.
For now, at least, Garrett’s attention will be aimed at acclimating to a new team for the first time in his decorated career. It will be interesting to see when talks on a restructure or extension commence and whether or not an agreement can be reached.
Dolphins Sign OL Kadyn Proctor To Rookie Deal
Kadyn Proctor is the latest member of the Dolphins’ draft class to sign his rookie deal. The first-rounder is officially on the books, per a team announcement.
Proctor was the target of widespread interest leading up to the draft, with the Lions viewed as his floor at pick No. 17. Detroit showed a desire to move up to the 14th spot via a trade with the Ravens, but negotiations on that front stopped once it became clear Proctor was no longer available. The Alabama product ultimately went at No. 12.
That pick represented the first of 13 made over the course of the draft by new Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan. A full-scale rebuild is in its early stages, and making an early investment along the offensive line came as little surprise when Miami was first on the clock. Proctor played as a tackle in college, but his NFL career will begin at guard. As a result, 2024 second-rounder Patrick Paul will continue to operate on the blindside.
A shift to tackle may be in store later in his Miami tenure, but for now Proctor will prepare for a starting gig at left guard. That position was manned last season by Jonah Savaiinaea, who will slide to right guard in 2026. Savaiinaea struggled mightily during his rookie campaign, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in training camp under Jeff Hafley and a new coaching staff.
Miami lost Cole Strange in free agency but signed veteran Jamaree Salyer this spring. The team also selected DJ Campbell in the sixth round of the draft. Both of them could be candidates to take over the starting gig at right guard in particular depending on how padded practices and the preseason play out. In any event, Proctor’s unique combination of size and athleticism will lead to high expectations right away upon entry to the NFL. He will be counted on to serve as a mainstay along the Dolphins’ O-line in 2026 and beyond.
Given today’s news, 11 members of Miami’s draft class are now under contract. Only first-round cornerback Chris Johnson and sixth-round tight end Seydou Traore are unsigned at this point.
Jets To Sign K Jason Sanders, Release K Younghoe Koo
The Jets are making a change at the kicker spot. A deal has been lined up with Jason Sanders, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports. Fellow veteran Younghoe Koo is being released in a corresponding move.
Sanders was released by the Giants yesterday. He has certainly not needed to wait long to find his next opportunity, with a gig on New York’s other NFL franchise being arranged. Sanders joined the Giants this spring but all of his 118 career regular and postseason appearances have come as a member of the Dolphins.
The 30-year-old missed all of 2025 through injury. Sanders was one of several Miami veterans who were cut by new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan in March, and a short stint on the open market ensued prior to his Giants deal. New York’s NFC team will move forward with a pair of younger kicking options during training camp, but the Jets will have an experienced presence in the form of Sanders this summer.
Koo – who appeared in five games for the Giants last season – was signed by the Jets one week ago. The longtime Falcons kicker was one of three options in place for the team at that point, with Cade York and Lenny Krieg being the others. Rosenblatt predicts York and Sanders will now compete for the gig over the course of training camp. Sanders sports a career accuracy rate of 84.6% on field goals, while York has gone 33-for-45 across 23 games played for Cleveland, Washington and Cincinnati.
For much of his Falcons tenure, Koo was among the league’s most accurate kickers. The 31-year-old South Korean saw his Atlanta stint come to an end early in the 2025 season, though, and he was among the options used by the Giants to fill in for Graham Gano. Koo’s struggles over the past two years could result in a free agent spell lasting through at least the start of training camp, but he will offer his next team with a veteran capable of competing for the full-time kicking position in 2026.