Former NFL CB Kelvin Joseph Arrested In Fatal Motorcycle Crash
It’s fair to say that former NFL cornerback Kelvin Joseph‘s career did not pan out quite as planned. Unfortunately, the downward trend continued this morning when he was involved in a collision with a motorcycle that resulted in the death of the 27-year-old rider, Cody Morris, per Paul Livengood of WFAA. 
The collision occurred before 5am this morning. When Richardson police arrived, they pronounced the female motorcyclist dead at the scene, believing that no other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident. Around 5:39am, though, the Plano Police Department reported that Joseph called them to inform them that he’d been involved in a crash. Richardson police reached out to Joseph and were able to determine that it was he who had been involved in the accident.
Officers reportedly observed signs of intoxication when speaking with Joseph, and they made the decision to arrest him and charge him with DWI and collision involving personal injury or death. According to NFL Insider Josina Anderson, Joseph will remain in Richardson jail until he faces a judge tomorrow to hear his charges, enter a plea, and set bail.
Joseph’s future once looked much brighter as a second-round pick out of Kentucky. After playing a year at LSU, Joseph’s freshman year ended under suspension after violating team rules. He made the decision to transfer to Kentucky, and after sitting out for a year (as required by the NCAA at the time), Joseph started nine games, logging four interceptions and a pass defensed for the Wildcats. Two years of tape were enough for the Cowboys, who made Joseph their second draft selection in 2021, sandwiching him between Micah Parsons and Osa Odighizuwa as he dropped to the second round because of character concerns.
A mixture of COVID-19 and a groin injury kept him off the field for a good portion of his rookie season, which he spent most of on special teams before starting two of the final three contests of the year. His sophomore campaign was healthier, but he remained a special teamer, only seeing one start and significant time on defense in only four games.
With the emergence of DaRon Bland in 2023, Dallas traded Joseph to Miami in exchange for another struggling, highly drafted cornerback, Noah Igbinoghene. Joseph played a backup role in only four contests before getting waived by the Dolphins. This would start a string of short-term partnerships in which he would sign to and be released from the Seahawks’ practice squad, sign a reserve/futures deal with the Chiefs but get waived, sign to and get released from the Colts’ practice squad twice, and sign to and get released from the Vikings’ practice squad before ultimately signing a deal with the DC Defenders of the United Football League this February. He’d played in nine of the Defenders’ 10 games this season, and the team is preparing to play in the XFL Conference championship tomorrow in St. Louis.
This wasn’t Joseph’s first run-in with the law. Back in 2022, Joseph was questioned as a person of interest in a murder investigation from a shooting that had occurred in March of that year. As it turned out, Joseph was a passenger in the vehicle from which the fatal gunshots were fired, but he was not the shooter. Joseph was never charged or arrested in connection with that incident, but two men from his hometown were.
While Joseph did the right thing in reporting his involvement in the accident, perhaps saving him from charges of fleeing the scene of an accident, his intoxication and the result of the accident could result in jailtime.
We at Pro Football Rumors extend our thoughts and condolences to Cody Morris and the family and friends who survive her.
NFL Contract Notes: Fatukasi, Jackson, Diggs
A month ago, we saw the Texans re-sign defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi to keep him in Houston for the second straight season. After watching the Jaguars terminate his three-year, $30MM deal a year early, Houston added him to the roster last year for only $5.13MM on a one-year contract.
In his second year with the team, Fatukasi has taken a discount to remain a Texan. In 2025, he’ll play on a reduced one-year, $3MM contract, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2. Wilson adds that the deal includes $1.5MM in guarantees comprised of a $1MM signing bonus and $500K of his base salary (worth $1.5MM in 2025). Fatukaski will represent a $2.82MM hit to Houston’s salary cap. He’ll also have the opportunity to earn an additional $500K over the course of the deal with $29,411 per game active roster bonuses.
Here are a few other interesting contract notes from around the AFC:
- For the second straight offseason, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been absent from team activities in Baltimore. Mike Florio of NBC Sports notes that the absence will reduce Jackson’s 2025 compensation $750K from $43.5MM to $42.75MM. The reduction is a result of Jackson not fulfilling a clause to participate in 27 of 32 team workouts. Obviously, over the course of a five-year, $260MM deal, one would hardly notice a $1.5MM drop over two years, but he may not be without it for long. As rumors begin to form focusing on a new extension to keep Jackson in line with the constantly inflating market, the $1.5MM bonuses would be an easy throw-in somewhere within the likely $60+MM per year deal.
- Jackson isn’t alone losing out on money this offseason. Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs and Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs each decided to surrender their bonuses in order to work out together in Miami this summer, per Ben Volin of The Boston Globe. Dallas will avoid paying Diggs $500K due to the absence. Volin posits that New England likely didn’t expect to see Diggs in workouts this summer, noting that, if they had wanted to see him there, they could have offered him more than the $200K he’s now missing out on. Following a bit of controversy in Miami, he’s now present in New England and should be at mandatory minicamp this week.
Ravens Rumors: Jackson, Flowers, Armour-Davis, Mitchell
We mentioned recently that, following the extension of wide receiver Rashod Bateman, an extension for quarterback Lamar Jackson would be at the forefront of the Ravens’ priorities for the remainder of the offseason. Well, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the plan was always for the two-time MVP to get a revised deal around this time. 
Though Jackson became the highest-paid player in NFL history only two years ago, so many other quarterbacks have gotten new deals that he currently sits at 10th in the league in average annual value. Jackson and the team anticipated the inflating contract values when they formed his first extension, putting obscene cap hits starting in the third year of his contract to force both parties to return to the table. Jackson’s $43.5MM cap hit in 2025 in the fourth highest in the NFL this year. That cap hit jumps to $74.5MM in 2026 and 2027, giving him the third highest and highest cap hits in those respective years.
A return to the table would benefit both parties as a new contract would likely mean a raise for Jackson and some short-term cap savings for Baltimore. If Jackson once again becomes the highest-paid quarterback (per AAV) in the league, he will become the first player in NFL history to eclipse $60MM per year, and according to Rapoport, head coach John Harbaugh seemed to acknowledge at league meetings that Jackson could certainly be bound for that as of yet uncharted territory.
Rapoport predicts, too, that, paired with Bateman’s extension, the cap relief of a Jackson extension could help the team with another extension that’s likely on the docket for tight end Isaiah Likely.
Here are a few other rumors coming out of Charm City:
- After an impressive sophomore campaign that earned him the honor of being the Ravens’ first Pro Bowl wide receiver in franchise history, Zay Flowers second season came to an early end with a knee sprain in the regular season finale. The injury held him out of the team’s two playoff contests but, luckily, didn’t require surgery. According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, Flowers’ knee is already 100 percent. “No limits,” the 24-year-old told the media. As Jackson’s favorite target in 2024, Flowers became just the 10th receiver or tight end in franchise history to catch for 1,000 yards in a single season. Back to full health, he’ll look to become just the second to do so in back-to-back seasons (Derrick Mason did so in three straight years from 2007-09). A big part of that will be Flowers’ ability to reconnect with Jackson, something he began doing as soon as he completed his rehabilitation. Aside from the regular offseason practices in Baltimore, Flowers and Jackson have been working together in private workouts in Florida.
- Since getting drafted in the fourth-round of 2022, cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis has had a disappointing start to his career. It seems as if offseason rumors pump him up every summer just for injuries to curtail his success in the fall. In three years, he’s only played in 19 games, and with a deeper cornerbacks group in 2025, his path to playing time has grown even longer. According to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, Armour-Davis could find time as a safety. Defensive coordinator Zach Orr is reportedly cross-training the 25-year-old, and he’s seen as one of the smartest defensive backs in the building. If this experiment fails to pay dividends, though, Armour-Davis’ continued struggles to make an impact could result in his getting waived.
- After a torn ACL ended an impressive rookie campaign in 2023, running back Keaton Mitchell had to wait until Week 10 to debut in his sophomore season, at which point it was difficult to work him into the offense. The team did find some special teams use for him as a kickoff returner in 2024, though, and per Zrebiec, Mitchell wants to be the primary returner for the team this year, as well. Mitchell should still be able to find some time in the offense in 2025; Derrick Henry will be the primary ball carrier, while Justice Hill functions as a third-down, receiving back, but Mitchell’s incredible speed will continue to be an excellent complement to both rushers. With fewer playing opportunities available on offense, though, Mitchell will look to utilize that speed in the open field on kickoff returns.
S Ifeatu Melifonwu Could Start In Miami
The Dolphins watched both starting safeties — Jevon Holland and Jordan Poyer — walk in free agency this offseason and reloaded at the position with some free agent signings of their own. Unfortunately, all three safeties the Dolphins signed lack full-time starting experience, but it sounds like Ifeatu Melifonwu has taken an early lead on one of the two starting positions, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. 
A former third-round pick out of Syracuse, Melifonwu was drafted by the Lions in large part due to the versatility he brought to the secondary. As a rookie, he started four of seven game appearances at both cornerback and safety. He likely would’ve started even more games, but a thigh injury led to a stint on injured reserve. His health issues lingered into his sophomore season, but he played in each of the final eight games that year, making one start in 10 appearances.
Finally seeming healthy, Melifonwu began his 2023 campaign as a reserve defender on special teams. An early-season injury to Kerby Joseph allowed him some starting minutes, but he reverted back to the bench when Joseph returned. Eventually, Detroit would bench Tracy Walker, and Melifonwu would start the final five games of the season, logging two interceptions and seven passes defensed in that span.
Last year, the Lions were looking to come into the season with a rotatable three-headed monster of Joseph, Brian Branch, and Melifonwu, but a training camp ankle injury kept the latter of the three off the field to start the year. He was placed on IR once again, and when his 21-day practice window opened, and he began to practice again, Melifonwu suffered a dislocated finger. The team activated him so that he would not be reverted to season-ending IR but returned him right back to IR for the third time in his career. He didn’t make it back to the field until the team’s final three games of the regular season.
Melifonwu is competing with Ashtyn Davis and re-signed Dolphin Elijah Campbell for the starting roles. While Jackson notes that Melifonwu is a front-runner for one of the starting jobs, Davis is probably the most likely to earn the other starting spot next to him. A former third-round pick out of Cal for the Jets, Davis looked like he had the makings of a full-time starter, logging 16 starts in 23 games his first two years. After that, though, the Jets seemed to lose faith as he started six games over the next three seasons.
Campbell has been in Miami for the last four years. He’s made three starts over that time and seen some reserve snaps off the bench, as well. He and rookie fifth-round pick Dante Trader will attempt to challenge the favorites, Melifonwu and Davis, for playing time as the offseason progresses.
NFL Draft Pick Signings: 6/6/25
We saw another 2025 NFL Draft pick sign their rookie contract today:
Tennessee Titans
- WR Chimere Dike (fourth round, Florida)
Dike was the first of three rookie wideouts that the Titans brought in for their No. 1 overall pick. Despite Dike having lower receiving numbers than both of the other rookie receivers, a 4.34-second 40-yard dash and a strong interview helped inform the Titans’ decision to take him as the first pick on Day 3 of the draft.
NFL Minor Transactions: 6/6/25
Here are today’s minor moves to close out the week:
Buffalo Bills
- Signed: DT Marcus Harris
- Waived: DT Devin Brandt-Epps
Philadelphia Eagles
- Claimed off waivers (from Jaguars): RB Keilan Robinson
- Waived: WR Ife Adeyi
Robinson was a surprising presence on the waiver wire after Jacksonville drafted him in fifth round of last year’s draft. A career backup running back at Alabama and Texas, Robinson was likely drafted for his special teams potential. He spent his last two collegiate years as the Longhorns’ primary kickoff returner but only appeared in six games and returned two kicks as a rookie in Duval.
Chargers Extend OLB Bud Dupree
The Chargers signed outside linebacker Bud Dupree to a two-year, $6MM contract last year, and after some decent production coming off the bench, the veteran pass rusher will avoid playing 2025 on a contract year. The team made the announcement today that they have extended Dupree’s contract by one year. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network adds that the additional year will be worth the same amount as his initial contract with the team, earning him an additional $6MM. 
Dupree started his career a decade ago as Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in 2015 out of Kentucky. With an aging James Harrison playing his final years in Pittsburgh, Dupree was intended to be the future of the Steelers’ pass rushing attack. Unfortunately, Dupree struggled to deliver in his first few years, so the team spent another Day 1 pick on the pass rush two years later, bringing in T.J. Watt.
The team gambled on exercising Dupree’s fifth-year option, and he delivered a breakout 11.5-sack season playing across from a budding Watt. The career-year earned him one more season under the franchise tag, and Dupree was on an even better pace with eight sacks in 11 games before tearing his ACL, effectively ending his time with the Steelers.
Dupree’s strong seasons still earned him big bucks in free agency, helping him land in Tennessee on a five-year, $82.5MM contract. Unfortunately, injuries persisted upon his return to the field, and for the second and third years in a row, Dupree only played in 11 games in each of his first two seasons with the Titans. Even more concerning, the promise Dupree had previously shown across from Watt before his ACL tear had disappeared, and in 22 games with his new team, Dupree had only logged seven sacks.
The Titans cut bait with Dupree only two years into his five-year deal, but Dupree rebounded on a one-year, $3MM deal in Atlanta. After spending a resurgent year with the Falcons, in which he started 16 games and recorded 6.5 sacks, Dupree found himself debating returns to Pittsburgh or Atlanta in free agency. Ultimately, a surprise Chargers visit came up and he ended up in Los Angeles.
Dupree spent last year solely coming off the bench. It was the first season of his career in which he did not start a single contest. It was also the first time since 2019 that he appeared in every game of a season, though. While not making any starts, Dupree still saw the field plenty, logging more defensive snaps than an ailing Joey Bosa, while Khalil Mack and Tuli Tuipulotu anchored the outside linebacker spots. He also outpaced Bosa in sacks, finishing tied for second on the team with Mack with six; Tuipulotu led the team with 8.5.
Now, with Bosa having departed in free agency, Dupree’s extended time solidifies some depth in the team’s pass rush for another season. The only other addition the Chargers made to the group this offseason was South Carolina rookie Kyle Kennard, whom they drafted in the fourth round. With Mack and Tuipulotu leading the pass rush, Dupree will serve as an example for Kennard of how to make the most of your contributions off the bench.
Browns QB Dillon Gabriel Signs Rookie Deal
While the day was filled with snippets of Shedeur Sanders‘ reps at Browns Organized Team Activities today, the real news happened off the field as third-round rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel signed his rookie contract, according to a team announcement. No contract details have been released. 
With Deshaun Watson dealing with injury and the quarterback room consisting of only a 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett on his third team in as many years, the Browns were constantly linked to a rookie quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. While many assumed that that quarterback would in some way or another end up being Sanders, a historically strange slide led to five other passers hearing their names called before Sanders. One of those names was Gabriel’s, which came at No. 94 overall.
After six years playing college football (three at UCF, two at Oklahoma, and one at Oregon), Gabriel only got better and better, even after a left clavicle injury ended his time with the Knights. Overall, Gabriel proved to be an elite producer who could protect the ball and score with his arm or his legs. He went 46-17 as a starter with the Knights, Sooners, and Ducks, showing an impressive ability to pick up new systems quickly and effectively.
That, contrasted with Sanders, who has worked under the same offense under the same coach since high school, could be a reason that Gabriel’s name has been seeing much more run in recent days as a contender for a role as QB1 or 2. One of the latest reports we’d seen saw Gabriel seemingly looking like the QB2 behind Pickett. The lefty seems to be making quick progress as he learns his fourth new offense in five years.
There will still be plenty of time for Gabriel to challenge Pickett or for Sanders to challenge them both or even for Flacco to get back in the picture. Regardless, Gabriel can now get his mind off contract negotiations and put all his efforts into football.
Gabriel is only the third Browns rookie to put pen to paper so far. Here’s how the rest of the draft class is looking:
- Round 1, No. 5 (from Jaguars): Mason Graham (DT, Michigan) (signed)
- Round 2, No. 33: Carson Schwesinger (LB, UCLA)
- Round 2, No. 36 (from Jaguars): Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State)
- Round 3, No. 67: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE, Bowling Green) (signed)
- Round 3, No. 94 (from Bills): Dillon Gabriel (QB, Oregon) (signed)
- Round 4, No. 126 (from Vikings through Jaguars): Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee)
- Round 5, No. 144 (from Patriots through Seahawks): Shedeur Sanders (QB, Colorado)
Minor NFL Transactions: 6/4/25
Today’s minor moves across the NFL:
Cleveland Browns
- Signed: WR Jaelen Gill
- Waived: K Andre Szmyt
Denver Broncos
- Reverted to IR: TE Cole Fotheringham
Detroit Lions
- Waived (with injury designation): CB Divaad Wilson
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Waived (with failed physical designation): G Cooper Hodges
Miami Dolphins
- Signed: DT Ben Stille
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: WR Ife Adeyi
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: S Quindell Johnson
Seattle Seahawks
- Waived: WR Nate McCollum
Gill becomes the 13th wide receiver on the Browns roster. While that certainly seems like a lot, keep in mind that the Browns need to run drills for four quarterbacks and some receivers aren’t able to participate at the moment. An undrafted receiver out of Fresno State last year, Gill spent the last two months of the season on the Browns’ practice squad.
The Eagles add another undrafted rookie to their group in Adeyi. The speedy, diminutive wideout spent his final two collegiate seasons at Sam Houston State. He had 30 catches for 271 yards and a touchdown, with another score on the ground. He returned punts for the Bearkats in 2024, as well.
Early Look At Eagles’ Position Battles
JUNE 3: When speaking to the media on Tuesday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said (via EJ Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer) Campbell will begin working with off-ball linebackers when he is healthy. That time will likely not come until August, however, as he continues to rehab his shoulder. Once he does take the field, Campbell will face a steep learning curve in advance of a notable role of some kind during his rookie season.
MAY 31: The defending Super Bowl champions experienced what many winners tend to see in the offseason, losing several key pieces like defensive tackle Milton Williams, pass rusher Josh Sweat, offensive guard Mekhi Becton, linebacker Oren Burks, running back Kenneth Gainwell, and cornerbacks Darius Slay, Isaiah Rodgers, and Avonte Maddox. 
For some of these positions, the Eagles were well-prepared with recently drafted players or designed trades addressing the new vacancies. Some positions, though, are still up in the air, with camp battles likely on the horizon, as highlighted by Jimmy Kempski of the PhillyVoice.
Replacing Becton is going to be a challenge at the forefront of the team’s position decisions. Tyler Steen, a third-year guard out of Alabama, was in competition with Becton for the starting job at right guard last year. An injury in the preseason knocked him out of the running, but Becton had been running away with the job already at the time of the injury. Steen has three starts in his two years of play. To push Steen, Philadelphia traded for Kenyon Green, sending C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Houston in exchange.
Green has started the majority of games in two of his three seasons — he missed the 2023 campaign with a shoulder injury. In 2022, Pro Football Focus (subscription required) graded him as the worst guard (with enough qualifying snaps) in the NFL, ranking 77th of 77. Last year, Green improved, but only slightly, coming into the rankings at 76th of 77. Luckily for Green, though, Steen did register enough snaps last year to qualify for the rankings and came in just one slot higher at 75th. While a few other players from the field of backups could also be in consideration for the job, the team hopes that they will be able to develop better results out of Steen or Green in a similar fashion to how they helped turn Becton’s career around in 2024.
Philadelphia’s top two cornerbacks are pretty set with Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell solidly in place. DeJean is likely to be the primary option to fill the slot in nickel packages, so the question of who will step up as CB3 has been a point of focus early in the offseason. At the moment, Kelee Ringo is looking like the favorite to land the job. Ringo had a decent rookie campaign but saw a demotion to CB5 or 6 with the arrivals of Mitchell and DeJean. Ringo’s biggest competition for the position is likely veteran Adoree’ Jackson, though rookie fifth-round pick Mac McWilliams and reserve corner Eli Ricks could be longshots for the role.
The team’s first-round pick this year, Jihaad Campbell, will be an interesting name to watch in the preseason. Campbell was drafted as a linebacker but split his time at Alabama between the off-ball position and an edge rushing role. Because of this, Campbell could step in as a starter next to Zack Baun as an off-ball linebacker or compete for a role in a pass rushing group that doesn’t return many sacks from last year. Campbell is still recovering from a March shoulder surgery, but according to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer, he’s expected to be able to practice “in some form” by training camp.
At linebacker, it’s assumed that Nakobe Dean will have to start the season on the physically unable to perform list as he continues to recover from a torn patellar tendon suffered late last season. If neither Dean nor Campbell are healthy enough to step in, second-year linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. would likely step in until someone is healthy. 
Campbell may be needed on the edge, though. Nolan Smith returns as the top sack getter with 6.5, and Bryce Huff (2.5) and Jalyx Hunt (1.5) are the only other two returners at the position with sacks. The team did sign free agent Azeez Ojulari, who had six sacks with the Giants last year, but they’re also in the process of sending Huff to San Francisco, which would thin the position out even more. Kempski doesn’t mention Campbell’s potential impact on the edge, but that situation will evolve more once he can participate at training camp.
At safety and running back, the team is looking to two younger candidates to beat out their older counterparts. Second-round rookie Andrew Mukuba‘s ability to split time between safety and nickel make him uniquely appropriate to fill Gardner-Johnson’s vacancy as the starter next to Reed Blankenship. Kempski sees Sydney Brown as Mukuba’s main competition but believes that the team will sign a veteran that could end up splitting time with Mukuba.
Obviously, nobody is beating out Saquon Barkley for a starting job, but the Eagles feel confident that second-year back Will Shipley can adequately fill the role left vacant by Gainwell’s departure, based on what they saw from him in practice and games as a rookie. The only other experienced back on the roster is veteran AJ Dillon, who’s 40 pounds heavier than Shipley and plays a very different style of ball.
To wrap things up, Kempski mentions that five players — Kendall Lamm, Matt Pryor, Darian Kinnard, and six-round rookies Myles Hinton and Cameron Williams — will all be competing for the swing tackle role that has been heavily utilized by the team in recent years. He also adds that Tanner McKee likely showed enough last year to secure the QB2 role over sixth-round rookie Kyle McCord.
The Eagles finish up their Organized Team Activities with three practices over the next week and will hold mandatory minicamp on June 10, giving players plenty of opportunities to jockey for position before training camp. When training camp does role around, many of these battles will likely start to become clearer.