Buccaneers Close Draft Class Signings; Ink CB Benjamin Morrison
The Buccaneers are the latest team to close out their rookie draft class signings today after getting Notre Dame second-round cornerback Benjamin Morrison to put pen to paper. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Morrison’s deal includes full guarantees for the first two years and 96 percent of the third year guaranteed. 
A four-star recruit coming out of Brophy College Prep (AZ), Morrison had offers from a number of big programs. After taking official visits to Notre Dame, Oregon, and Washington in back-to-back-to-back weekends, Morrison committed to the Fighting Irish. He found his way onto NFL radars as a true freshman despite enrolling just two months before the start of the season. Making nine starts in 13 games, Morrison led his team with six interceptions, including one returned 96 yards for a touchdown, and added 10 passes defensed for good measure.
He continued his excellence in his sophomore year, starting 11 of 12 contests and missing one game with a quad injury. Despite added caution from opposing quarterbacks after his freshman year acclaim, Morrison still made plenty of plays on the ball, recording three interceptions and 13 passes defensed. He also showed a strong ability to blow up plays on the perimeter with 3.5 tackles for loss.
Scouts everywhere were licking their chops to see what film Morrison would put up in 2024, now that he was finally going to draft eligible. Through six games, Morrison hadn’t recorded any interceptions, but his four passes defensed were on track for his usual rate of deflections. Unfortunately, a hip injury took Morrison off the field for the remainder of his junior year. Feeling he had put up enough film to warrant a high draft pick, he decided to forego his senior season and declare for the draft.
The Buccaneers return much of a secondary from 2024 that allowed the fourth-most passing yards in the NFL. Part of that can be attributed to injuries as safeties Antoine Winfield Jr. and Jordan Whitehead missed a combined 14 games, pushing Christian Izien into the starting secondary. Whitehead is the only one absent from last year’s roster in 2025 with Winfield and Izien back at safety, Jamel Dean and Zyon McCollum back at outside cornerback, and Tykee Smith returning at nickelback.
Early reports suggested that Morrison is expected to be ready to return to the field after his hip injury in time for training camp, which starts this week. While the Buccaneers will surely be happy to see him back on the field, they likely won’t attempt to rush him back. If he gets onto the field and plays at a high level as a rookie, great. If not, the team’s plans for him may be much increased in 2026. 2025 is a contract year for McCollum, and Dean’s cap hits over the next two seasons — $15.14MM in 2025 and $15.78MM in 2026 — are high enough to speculate at his candidacy for release. If the team can’t justify bringing both back after this year, then Morrison will be there an additional year removed from his hip injury.
Regardless, it will be interesting to see what Morrison is able to do in 2025. With the early displays he put on at Notre Dame as evidence, the 21-year-old could be a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate if his play resembles anything close to what he displayed pre-injury. With Morrison being the last Tampa Bay rookie to sign his entry-level deal, here’s a final look at the Buccaneers’ completed six-man draft class:
- Round 1, No. 19: Emeka Egbuka (WR, Ohio State) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 53: Benjamin Morrison (CB, Notre Dame) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 84: Jacob Parrish (CB, Kansas State) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 121: David Walker (OLB, Central Arkansas) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 157: Elijah Roberts (OLB, SMU) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 235: Tez Johnson (WR ,Oregon) (signed)
Minor NFL Transactions: 7/20/25
Here are today’s minor NFL moves to close out the weekend:
Chicago Bears
- Activated from active/NFI: QB Case Keenum
Denver Broncos
- Placed on active/PUP: WR A.T. Perry
Los Angeles Chargers
- Activated from active/PUP: WR Jaylen Johnson, S Elijah Molden
New England Patriots
- Signed: DT David Olajiga
Olajiga, a London native, joins the roster as part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program. The 27-year-old spent the 2024 season on the Rams’ practice squad as an IPP athlete, as well, but didn’t find his way to the field.
Keenum, Johnson, and Molden all passed physicals today, permitting their respective teams to active them off of their injured lists.
Saints, QB Tyler Shough Agree On Fully Guaranteed Rookie Deal
Once thought to be the first domino that would fall in the second-round standoff, Louisville second-round quarterback Tyler Shough has finally signed his four-year, entry-level contract. ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirms that Shough got the fully guaranteed four-year, $10.8MM contract many expected, but it comes with a few more benefits, as well. 
It was 49ers defensive tackle Alfred Collins, picked three slots after Shough, who actually broke through the impasse, and the pick after Shough, Bills defensive tackle T.J. Sanders, signed yesterday with 94.6 percent of his contract guaranteed, meaning Shough’s 40th draft slot now stands as the lowest pick in modern draft history to receive full guarantees. His contract also, according to Schefter, is the only for non-first round picks that includes annual roster bonus structure, with which Shough receives the majority of his compensation each year during the first week of training camp.
Coming out of football powerhouse Hamilton HS (Ariz.), Shough committed to Oregon as the top recruit in the state and a consensus top-seven quarterback recruit. With Justin Herbert firmly entrenched in the starting spot behind center, Shough redshirted and served as a backup in Year 2. After Herbert moved on to the NFL, Shough got his chance to start for the Ducks, winning his first three contests. Back-to-back unexpected losses to Oregon State and Cal forced then-head coach Mario Cristobal to start splitting series between Shough and Anthony Brown down the stretch of the COVID-19-shortened season
With Brown ending the season with more momentum than Shough, the latter made the decision to transfer to Texas Tech. In his first season in Lubbock, Shough won the starting job over an incumbent senior and three freshmen but broke his collarbone in the fourth game of the season. He won the starting competition the following year, as well, but missed a few games after exiting the season opener with a shoulder injury. When he returned late in the year, he won every one of his starts, assuring that he would start again in 2023. Once again, though, injury forced Shough off the field after only four games when a broken fibula required surgery.
Granted a seventh year of eligibility, Shough transferred to Louisville and finally delivered a full season of work. Starting all 12 games for the Cardinals, Shough went 8-4, completing 62.7 percent of his passes for 3,195 yards, 23 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Perhaps, cautioned from his injury-riddled history, the at times mobile quarterback showed a much lower propensity for taking off with the ball in his final collegiate season.
With a 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame, Shough looks the part of an NFL quarterback. He also does a lot of things that offensive coordinators love to see at the NFL level. He boasts a quick delivery, an ability to throw from different arm angles, the touch and arm strength to cover all areas of the field, and good accuracy when throwing on the run. The red flags are a bit obvious, having only completed one full season in seven years of college and entering the NFL at 26 years old, but he also has a tendency to throw up some prayers, which can result in big plays but also potential disasters.
After Derek Carr‘s mid-offseason retirement, there is no question what his role will be in New Orleans. Shough will be coming in with the hopes that he can beat out Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener for the starting job behind center in 2025. He proved time and again in college that he can win out in position battles, but now he’ll be competing with a couple of passers who have a head start in NFL experience. “NFL experience” is specified there, since Shough is the oldest quarterback to enter the NFL since Brandon Weeden, who was 28 years old when he was selected, encroaching a bit closer to Weeden than last year’s 24-year-olds, Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr.
With one of the three biggest dominoes having now fallen, only nine rookies still need to sign their contracts. The Shemar Stewart situation has been covered in great detail, and the Browns want Quinshon Judkins focusing on his legal situation. Aside from those two, there are three groups of picks later on in the second round that should put pen to paper in the coming days.
With Shough closing out the Saints’ rookie class signings, here’s a final look at New Orleans’ nine-man draft class:
- Round 1, No. 9: Kelvin Banks Jr. (T, Texas) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 40: Tyler Shough (QB, Louisville) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 71: Vernon Broughton (DT, Texas) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 93 (from Commanders): Jonas Sanker (S, Virginia) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 112: Danny Stutsman (LB, Oklahoma) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 131 (from Commanders): Quincy Riley (CB, Louisville) (signed)
- Round 6, No. 184 (reacquired from Commanders): Devin Neal (RB, Kansas) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 248 (from Eagles through Commanders): Moliki Matavao (TE, UCLA) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 254*: Fadil Diggs (DE, Syracuse) (signed)
49ers Release S George Odum
7:23pm: Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports Odom underwent offseason elbow surgery. That explains his recent NFI designation as well as the decision to release him. Odom should be sidelined for another six to eight weeks, per Rapoport; once healthy, he will be a candidate to re-sign with San Francisco.
4:58pm: Days after placing him on the active/non-football injury list with an undisclosed ailment, the 49ers have made the decision to release veteran safety George Odum, per Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle. Though, never a true starter in the San Francisco secondary, Odum earned second-team All-Pro honors as a special teamer in his first season with the team. 
Odum’s special teams play was the reason that he found a home in the NFL to begin with. As an undrafted safety out of Central Arkansas in 2018, Odum signed with the Colts and made the initial 53-man roster because of his contributions on special teams. As a selfless, hard-working contributor, Odum was often called off the bench for spot starts and fill-in duty in the secondary. In his third season in Indianapolis, Odum was named as the first-team All-Pro special teamer in recognition of his contributions.
In the final year of his rookie contract in Indy, Odum started seven games due to injuries to starters Julian Blackmon and Andrew Sendejo. Still, when his contract expired, Odum signed with San Francisco because of his special teams abilities. In his first two years with the 49ers, he didn’t see any extended time on defense, almost solely working on special teams. Last year, though, Talanoa Hufanga‘s absence forced Odum into the starting lineup for the first two games of the season, and he got time in a Week 6 game in Seattle, as well, when Malik Mustapha exited early with an injury.
Odum hasn’t been immune to injuries himself, though, these past two seasons. His 2023 campaign ended after 11 games when he suffered a torn biceps injury, and he only played 12 games last year because of a knee injury late in the season.
Odum’s release continues an offseason of special teams changes under new special teams coordinator Brant Boyer. The team is already heading into the 2025 season with a new longsnapper and punter, and veteran kicker Greg Joseph was brought in as some offseason competition for Jake Moody, as well. Odum was just the latest special teamer to fall under the new position coach.
Still, Odum is an extremely talented special teams asset, and for teams in need of depth at safety, Odum’s three interceptions, nine passes defensed, and four forced fumbles in limited time are nothing to scoff at. Expect a few teams to kick the tires on Odum and evaluate his health in the runup to the 2025 regular season.
AFC Staff Updates: Dolphins, Chargers, Chiefs
The Dolphins made a move on their offensive staff this week, promoting senior offensive assistant Chandler Henley to run game specialist, per Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.
A Yale graduate like his head coach, Henley initially worked in sales for IBM and Google. On the side, though, he worked as a part-time researcher for NBC’s Football Night in America. He first got into coaching at Vanderbilt, stating as an offensive/recruiting graduate assistant before getting promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach. He left for the tight ends coaching job at his alma mater, leaving again three years later for an opportunity in the NFL.
Henley joined the Titans in 2018 as a quality control coach working primarily with the offensive line. In 2021, he was hired as assistant offensive line coach of the Falcons, before joining the Dolphins the following year as assistant quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to his most recent position just last year and will serve under his third title in Miami for the 2025 season.
Here are a few other staff updates from around the AFC:
- ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported yesterday that the Chargers have hired Chuka Ndulue as their new assistant defensive line coach. Ndulue spent the 2024 season as assistant coach and defensive line coach at Colorado State. A standout defensive lineman at Oklahoma, Ndulue signed as an undrafted free agent with the Broncos in 2015. His two years in the NFL as a player also saw him with the Chargers, but he never saw game time with either team. He returned to his alma mater in 2017 to volunteer as an assistant for the defensive line. The next year, he joined Nebraska as a graduate assistant for the defensive line and got his first full defensive line coaching job with FCS Southern Illinois in 2019. After three years with the Salukis, Ndulue coached the same position group at New Mexico State for two years before landing in Fort Collins. Now, he’ll head to Los Angeles to once again make the jump from collegiate football to the NFL, this time as a coach.
- Finally, shifting from coaching staffs to front office, the Chiefs announced some new hires as the head into camp. In analytics, Sarah Pollack was named as a football data science fellow. In the scounting department, Curtis McGhee, Brayden Nagy, and Ryan O’Connor were named player personnel interns. Nagy is the son of the team’s offensive coordinator, Matt Nagy.
Saints Agree To Sign DL Jonathan Bullard
The Saints are bringing in some defensive line help late in the offseason. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the team has agreed to terms with veteran defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard, who is now set to join his sixth NFC team in 10 years, three days before veterans report for training camp in New Orleans. 
Bullard started in the NFL as a third-round pick out of Florida in 2016, getting drafted to the Bears. After failing to secure more than a rotation role in three seasons in Chicago, Bullard was waived before the final year of his rookie deal. The Cardinals claimed him off waivers, and he finally found some sustained success in Arizona. Bullard started six of nine games in 2019 before getting placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
The Cardinals re-signed him for the 2020 season but, ultimately, decided to release him in final roster cuts, signing him to their practice squad. In October, Seattle signed Bullard off of Arizona’s practice squad, and he saw six games of action. As a free agent in 2021, Bullard signed with the Falcons, starting three of the first seven contests before missing eight of the 10 final games of the season.
In 2022, the Vikings took a chance on Bullard with a one-year deal. He took on a pretty significant role on the defense, starting seven of 12 contests and showing some ability to get into the backfield with five tackles for loss, the most in a season for him at that point in his career. Unfortunately, the injuries continued to bite him as he missed four of the last five games of the season on IR.
Still, the Vikings re-signed him, and he returned to his significant role while playing in every game of a season for the first time since his rookie contract. He started 14 of 17 games and put up career highs in sacks (2.0) and total tackles (44). Minnesota re-signed him for another one-year deal, and he started all 17 games of the 2024 season for the Vikings. While he didn’t grade out very highly as an individual, according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), he contributed to a defense that allowed the second-fewest rushing yards in the NFL last year.
That looks to be the main reason to sign the 31-year-old veteran. In 2024, the Saints gave up the second-most rushing yards in the NFL, and while Bullard’s PFF ranking of 73rd, out of 118 players graded at the position, isn’t outstanding, he graded out higher than four of the Saints who started games on the interior defensive line, namely Khalen Saunders (75th), Nathan Shepherd (106th), and Bryan Bresee (114th).
Adding Bullard isn’t likely to solve all of New Orleans’ defensive woes, but adding a veteran who has recently shown he can be healthy and contribute to a strong run defense is a step in the right direction. With Cameron Jordan entrenched at defensive end and Davon Godchaux being acquired to start at defensive tackle, Bullard will likely challenge Saunders and Shepherd for a starting role in 2025. The signing also reunites Bullard with defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who served as outside linebackers coach during two of Bullard’s years with the Bears near the start of his career.
Colts Sign DE JT Tuimoloau; Finish Draft Signings
July 19: Tuimoloau’s contract is worth $9.942MM over four years, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson. 88.02% of the deal, or $8.75MM, is guaranteed, including a fully guaranteed $4.135MM signing bonus.
Comparatively, the No. 45 pick in 2024, Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, received guarantees for less than 80% of his rookie deal.
July 18: The falling dominoes continue with the Colts signing their second-round pick today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Ohio State defensive end JT Tuimoloau put pen to paper today, closing out the team’s rookie class signings. 
A top-four recruit in the nation from the Class of 2021, Tuimoloau was on the field early and often as a true freshman for the Buckeyes. Getting snaps behind Zach Harrison and Tyreke Smith, Tuimoloau logged only two starts in Year 1 in Columbus, but he still showed the disruption that was to come with 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, and a batted pass in 12 games.
He exploded in his sophomore year, starting 10 of 13 games as essentially a full-time starter. That year, he only added one sack to his prior year total, but he stuffed the stat sheet elsewhere, logging 10.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, six passes defensed, and two interceptions. He followed that up with a decent junior campaign, improving his sack total to five while still notching seven tackles for loss and two passes defensed.
But it wasn’t until his senior year, a championship season, that he finally lived up to his 5-star recruiting status. Starting all 16 games, Tuimoloau led Ohio State in sacks (12.5) and tackles for loss (21.5), dominating opponents’ backfields all season. He added two forced fumbles and three passes defensed for good measure as he recorded a career-high 61 total tackles.
Indianapolis tied for 25th in the NFL last year with only 36 team sacks. 2021 first-round pick Kwity Paye continued to look decent with a team-leading eight sacks. The team was likely hoping for him to take the next step after he recorded 4.0, 6.0, and 8.5 in his first three seasons, but eight is still plenty serviceable. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was second on the team with 6.5 sacks, his lowest total since arriving in Indy five years ago. Last year’s first-round pick (and the first defensive player off the board in 2024) Laiatu Latu was third on the team, only logging four sacks while coming off the bench behind Dayo Odeyingbo.
So, once again, the Colts turned to the draft this year, hoping to improve their pass rush. With Paye in a contract year, Latu now in the starting lineup, and Tuimoloau chipping in, Indianapolis will hope that its trio of highly drafted pass rushers improves its standing in the sack race in 2025.
With Tuimoloau being the final Colts rookie to sign, here’s a look at the full 2025 draft class in Indianapolis:
- Round 1, No. 14: Tyler Warren (TE, Penn State) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 45: JT Tuimoloau (DE, Ohio State) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 80: Justin Walley (CB, Minnesota) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 127 (from Rams): Jalen Travis (T, Iowa State) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 151: DJ Giddens (RB, Kansas State) (signed)
- Round 6, No. 189: Riley Leonard (QB, Notre Dame) (signed)
- Round 6, No. 190 (from Falcons through Rams): Tim Smith (DT, Alabama) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 232: Hunter Wohler (S, Wisconsin) (signed)
Commanders Signing OLB Von Miller
July 19: Miller’s deal is worth $6.1MM with another $4.4MM available in incentives, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. His last two contracts were each worth over $19MM per year, according to OverTheCap; now, Miller will have a base APY slightly lower than his rookie contract.
The Commanders have enough cap space to absorb the deal without void years, but the team has been using them more frequently under new general manager Adam Peters.
July 16: Washington is adding a major veteran at a key position of need. After deciding not to draft a pass rusher back in April, the Commanders have moved to add a proven veteran. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, veteran pass rusher Von Miller is signing with the Commanders. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tells us that it’ll be a one-year deal for the 36-year-old, once terms are finalized. 
After parting ways in recent years with former first-round picks Montez Sweat and Chase Young, Washington depended on a pair of former Cowboys in Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler Jr. for most of their pass rushing sets in 2024. The latter of two led the Commanders in sacks last year with 10.5 but returned to Dallas on a one-year deal in free agency back in March.
The only additions Washington made to cancel out the loss of Fowler were those of former Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise, who averages about 4.5 sacks per season and topped out at 7.5 back in 2022, and former Bears outside linebacker Jacob Martin. The team showed interest in bigger names like DeMarcus Lawrence and Joey Bosa, as well, but ultimately fell short landing either.
Edge rusher was identified as a major need for Washington leading into the 2025 NFL Draft, but this year’s crop of prospects was not viewed as a strong one, past No. 3 overall pick Abdul Carter. Nevertheless, by the time the Commanders’ first pick came around, three more pass rushers had been taken off the board, with Atlanta trading three spots ahead of Washington to take their second pass rusher that night, further weakening the caliber of available prospects at the position.
The team never ended up finding a prospect at an appropriate value with their remaining four picks, leaving them to enter the 2025 season with Armstrong as a returning starter across from Wise with Martin and Clelin Ferrell coming off the bench as the primary backups. It looked like Washington was set to head into training camp with a downgraded pass rushing group, but the addition of Miller has the potential to keep that from being the case.
True, Miller has not been the double-digit sack-getter we know him as for years now; he hasn’t passed 9.5 since 2018. Still, much of that has been due to either health or role. In 2021, splitting time between two different defenses, Miller collected 9.5 sacks in 15 starts. The next season, his first in Buffalo, Miller started 11 games, racking up 8 sacks. In both cases, he was likely to reach double-digits if he played the full allotment of games in a season.
The following two years in Buffalo, though, Miller lost his role as a starter. In fact, Miller fell to fifth in the pecking order in 2023, seeing snaps in only 12 games (no starts) behind Leonard Floyd, Greg Rousseau, A.J. Epenesa, and Shaq Lawson and getting zero sacks, as a result. In 2024, though, with Floyd and Lawson elsewhere, Miller thrived as the first pass rusher off the bench, tallying six sacks in 13 games (no starts).
It’s hard to say that Miller will certainly come in and start over Wise at his age. If he can come in and start, though, he’s likely to amass more sacks than Wise would in the same snap share, despite the age gap. Even if Miller ends up just working as the first pass rusher off the bench for the second year in a row, six sacks would’ve been good for third on the Commanders defense last season. It’s an easy risk to take for the Commanders, as it likely only cost them a cheap, one-year contract laden with incentives they’ll happily pay if it means they get strong contributions from the 36-year-old.
The move reunites Miller with senior defensive assistant John Pagano, who was his outside linebackers coach in Denver for a short time, and general manager Adam Peters, who was a scout for the Broncos when the team drafted Miller in 2011. He also stands a chance at being one of two starters on the defense north of 35 years old alongside veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner. One would be hard pressed to find a team with an older pair of defensive starters, assuming Miller starts.
Patriots Give Second-Round RB TreVeyon Henderson Fully Guaranteed Deal
When the 49ers were able to break the standstill on second-round rookies signing deals, a flurry of second-round signings was sure to follow, but it wasn’t expected to affect the second-rounders up top who were hoping to bargain for a fully guaranteed deal based off Saints quarterback Tyler Shough‘s lead. Lo and behold, Shough remains unsigned, yet the guaranteed deals are flowing in for the picks above him, the latest of which is Ohio State second-round running back TreVeyon Henderson, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. 
Henderson arrived in Columbus as a five-star recruit out of Hopewell HS (VA), the top running back recruit in the country. As a true freshman, Henderson was immediately RB1 in an offense featuring C.J. Stroud at quarterback and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Emeka Egbuka at receiver. In Year 1, Henderson led the rushing offense with 1,248 yards on 183 carries with 15 touchdowns on the ground, adding 312 yards and four more scores on 27 receptions.
2022 saw Henderson limited to only eight games after suffering a fractured sesamoid bone, which reportedly split into three and tore ligaments and tendons around the bone. He came back with vengeance in his junior year, rebounding with a solid 926 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, while missing three more games with injury. Despite a lightened load in 2024 with the arrival of fellow second-round pick Quinshon Judkins, Henderson improved his numbers from the prior year. Judkins led the team with 194 carries, 1,060 yards, and 14 touchdowns, but on 50 fewer carries, Henderson still put up 1,016 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Henderson deserves a lot of credit for how he handled himself in his four years with the Buckeyes. After having the stellar freshman All-American season, getting derailed by a major injury, and pushing through more injury as a junior, Henderson could’ve been intimidated by the arrival of Judkins from Ole Miss and ceded the offense to the newcomer. Instead, Henderson pushed Judkins every step of the way, making sure Judkins knew that they were sharing the starting role. His faith, maturity, and unselfishness made him an easy choice for team captain last year.
At 5-foot-10, 200+ pounds, Henderson is a stout runner who tends more to seek contact than make tacklers miss, though he does have a few good moves. He tends to always find tacklers off-center, allowing him to fall forward for extra yards. He’s a tough runner with great hands, highlighted by only two fumbles in four years, both of which came in his first two years and both of which didn’t result in turnovers.
In New England, Henderson will once again work in a committee, joining Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson in the Patriots backfield. The Patriots are no strangers to the running-back-by-committee approach, and Henderson should blend in well with the group. He could end up being an upgrade at RB2 over Gibson or even take over starting duties over Stevenson, or the three could form a three-headed attack that feeds the offense for young quarterback Drake Maye.
With Henderson being the last of the Patriots’ 11 rookies to sign his entry contract, the class is now complete. Here’s a final look at New England’s 2025 rookie draft class:
- Round 1, No. 4: Will Campbell (T, LSU) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 38: TreVeyon Henderson (RB, Ohio State) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 69: Kyle Williams (WR, Washington State) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 95 (from Chiefs): Jared Wilson (C, Georgia) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 106: Craig Woodson (S, Cal) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 137 (from Seahawks)*: Joshua Farmer (DT, Florida State) (signed)
- Round 5, No. 146 (from Patriots): Bradyn Swinson (OLB, LSU) (signed)
- Round 6, No. 182 (from Jaguars through Lions): Andres Borregales (K, Miami) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 220: Marcus Bryant (T, Missouri) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 251 (from Chiefs)*: Julian Ashby (LS, Vanderbilt) (signed)
- Round 7, No. 257 (from Chiefs)*: Kobee Minor (CB, Memphis) (signed)
NFL Minor Transactions: 7/18/25
Here are today’s minor NFL transactions as we head into the weekend:
Detroit Lions
- Signed: CB Dicaprio Bootle, CB Tyson Russell, RB Jabari Small
Green Bay Packers
- Placed on active/PUP: DE Collin Oliver, CB Micah Robinson, LB Quay Walker, WR Christian Watson (story), G John Williams
- Placed on active/NFI: K Alex Hale, C Elgton Jenkins, RB Amar Johnson
- Waived: DT Nesta Jade Silvera, DT Cameron Young
San Francisco 49ers
- Placed on active/PUP: WR Brandon Aiyuk (story), T Andre Dillard, DE Yetur Gross-Matos, S Malik Mustapha (story), WR Ricky Pearsall (story), LB Curtis Robinson
- Placed on active/NFI: OL Ben Bartch, S George Odum
The Lions have added three players to the roster today after a working them out. Bootle has had a cup of coffee with a few teams in the league after going undrafted in 2021. Small didn’t see the field at all as an undrafted rookie with the Titans last year, and Russell becomes the latest undrafted rookie free agent to sign a deal this year. His tenacity has been rewarded two and a half months after the draft.