Raiders To Sign Sam Young
The Raiders have agreed to sign offensive lineman Sam Young, as ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter tweets. 
Young, 33 in June, had a cup of coffee with the 49ers last year. Outside of those four games in the fall, he was out of the NFL and showing his stuff on the workout circuit. That tour included a visit with the Dolphins, where he spent the 2016-2018 seasons.
The veteran tackle has 92 career appearances to his credit, including 21 starts. He’s suited up for the Cowboys, Bills, Jaguars, Dolphins, and 49ers in the past. Now, he’ll try to stick in Las Vegas as a depth OL addition.
Meanwhile, the Raiders claim that they’ll keep longtime starter Gabe Jackson in the fold, despite all the speculation to the contrary. The right guard has three years left on his deal with base salaries of approximately $9.3MM per year. The Raiders were unable to find a deal for him on draft week, even though their asking price was reportedly very low. Mike Mayock says he’s staying put, but a release remains possible since there is no guaranteed money left on his deal.
Jets Place Quincy Enunwa On Reserve/PUP List
The Jets are placing Quincy Enunwa on the Reserve/PUP list, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). Fellow wide receiver Josh Bellamy will also be parked on PUP. 
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After signing a four-year, $36MM extension with the Jets in late 2018, Enunwa was expected to be a primary target for quarterback Sam Darnold. Sadly, those plans came to a halt when Enunwa suffered the second neck injury of his career in the 2019 season opener against the Bills. Later on, the Jets restructured his deal, keeping him in the fold as he works his way back. Thankfully, Enunwa’s extension gave him financial security, including $10MM in fully guaranteed money.
Injuries have plagued Enunwa throughout his career, but he showed serious promise when he was healthy. In 2016, he played in all 16 games and tallied 58 catches for 857 yards. After missing the ’17 campaign, he looked like his old self in ’18. Hopefully, he’ll be able to resume his career sometime soon, though that will probably not be with the Jets. Per Brian Costello of the New York Post, the Jets are likely to cut Enunwa after the 2020 season.
Bellamy, who turns 31 later this month, joined the Jets in 2019 on a two-year deal. Previous to that, he spent four seasons with the Bears and notched at least 200 receiving yards in three of those Chicago seasons. Even though his offensive numbers took a step back in 2018, he’s shown to be a valuable special teamer. Last year, he appeared in seven games for Gang Green before landing on IR with a shoulder injury.
The Jets’ current WR depth chart includes free agent pickup Breshad Perriman, second-round pick Denzel Mims, former Redskins Jamison Crowder and Josh Doctson, and one-time Patriots speedster Braxton Berrios.
Logan Ryan Won’t Return To Titans
Logan Ryan isn’t sure where he’ll be playing in 2020. The only thing he does know is that it won’t be with the Titans. On Tuesday, the free agent cornerback took to Instagram to bid farewell to his fans in Tennessee. 
“To the Titans’ fans: Thank you for all the love. The energy and support this past season is what led to an epic run,” Ryan wrote. “To my Titans teammates: I love all y’all. Being a leader and earning y’all respect is what meant most to me. Win or lose we stuck together and backed down from no one.”
Ryan joined the Titans on a three-year, $30MM contract prior to the 2017 season and became a fixture in the starting lineup. This year, they’re going in a different direction. Ryan finished out 2019 with 113 tackles and 4.5 sacks, showing that he’s still an effective player. With a proven track record and the ability to move around the secondary, Ryan shouldn’t have a hard time finding work – it just boils down to how much he’s asking for.
In March, Ryan refused to accept anything less than the $10MM salary he earned on his last deal, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). The Jets, who struck out on most of their targets this spring, would be a logical fit, and they’ll have the cap room to sign someone like Ryan once Trumaine Johnson is off the books. The Giants, who could use some support on both the outside and in the slot, would also make some sense for Ryan.
Ravens Re-Sign Pernell McPhee
The Ravens are bringing Pernell McPhee back. The outside linebacker has re-upped on a one-year deal, per a club announcement. 
Roughly one year ago today, McPhee inked a one year deal with Baltimore to return back to where it all started. He was a 2011 fifth-round pick and an oft-featured sub for the Ravens before moving on to the Bears in free agency. He entered and went out with a bang in Baltimore – McPhee notched six sacks as a rookie and tallied a career-high 7.5 sacks in 2014, his contract year. McPhee parlayed that success into a five-year deal, $38.8MM deal with Chicago, but injuries cost him 12 regular season games over a three-year stretch. Still, he managed 14 sacks for Chicago.
Unfortunately, injuries also slowed him last year. A triceps tear shelved McPhee in October, taking him out of action after 260 snaps, the second-highest total on the team at the time.
McPhee, 31, has 34 career sacks across nine seasons with the Bears, Redskins, and Ravens. Despite his name recognition and substantial career earnings, he’s started in just 30 of his 116 NFL games.
Jarrad Davis Remains In Lions’ Plans, Despite Declined Option
Even after turning down Jarrad Davis‘ fifth-year option, the young linebacker remains in the team’s plans, head coach Matt Patricia says (via the team website). With the option declined, Davis is currently set to reach free agency after the 2020 season.
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“I would say this, there is no doubt that JD is one of our strongest leaders on defense,” Patricia said of the former No. 21 overall pick. “He’s a great player, someone we continue to build around. He and I just talked moreso about, ‘this is a short term conversation, as far as whatever this contract situation is, and for me it’s about long term.’ JD is a cornerstone of what we’re trying to do and he’s in those big-picture plans of where we’re trying to go.”
Even though Patricia sees the potential, the Lions weren’t comfortable with extending Davis for another year at $10MM, guaranteed for injury. The young ‘backer has shown flashes, but he’s lacked consistency. In 2018, he registered 100 tackles and six sacks. Last year, he lost a big chunk of his year to injuries and finished out with just 63 stops and two sacks.
Heading into the option deadline, no one was quite sure which way the Lions would go. Davis has shown to be effective on the blitz, but his tackling in open space and coverage has left much to be desired. If Davis can put it all together this year, however, the Lions could revisit long-term discussions. Davis could also be a trade candidate, given their uncertainty about him, but it sounds like he’ll stay put for this year, if we’re taking Patricia’s comments at face value.
Browns Execs On Garrett, Vernon, OBJ
Even after the initial waves of free agency and the NFL Draft, the Browns’ work is far from done, GM Andrew Berry says.
“We have four or five months until the fall until we start playing games and then probably another six (weeks) until the trade deadline, so there are plenty of opportunities to continue to improve the roster and we’re going to be on the lookout for that over the next few months again if opportunities present themselves,’’ Berry told SiriusXM recently (via Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer). “We’re always going to look to be opportunistic across the roster and if there’s something that makes sense, we’ll see if we can attack and improve the team.’’
With lots of notable names left in free agency and on the trade block, Berry has lots of options. Could those options include a certain former No. 1 overall pick? Here’s what Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski have to say about that and more, via Cabot:
Berry on Olivier Vernon, whose presence could take the Browns out of the Jadeveon Clowney running:
“Olivier is a good football player, and we like having good football players on the roster. He’s a talented defensive end. He is here and will continue to be here.”
Berry on a potential extension for Myles Garrett, who had his fifth-year option exercised for 2021:
“We do see Myles as a long-term member and pillar in our organization. Great player, great person. Obviously, he did make a mistake last year that he’s learned from. But our confidence in and faith in Myles has not wavered and we’re looking to seeing what he does this year and certainly for years to come.’’ (via 105.7 The Fan)
Stefanski on Odell Beckham Jr., who is firmly in the team’s plans:
“We’re a better team with him on the field…Odell is one of the guys I was fortunate enough to sit down with before all this stuff kind of went sideways, so we sat down and talked about a bunch of things. One of the things we talked about is how he’s going to factor in this offense, and I showed him a bunch of tape from the previous Vikings year, I showed him tape from his Giants years, and just my vision for what he’s going to be capable of doing in this offense.” (via 92.3 The Fan)
Seahawks Sign 12 More UDFAs
The Seahawks can’t get enough undrafted rookies. On Monday, the Seahawks waived running back Adam Choice, linebacker Pita Taumoepenu, and defensive tackles Naz Jones and Shakir Soto to make room for a dozen undrafted free agents:
- Josh Avery, DT (Southeast Missouri)
- Patrick Carr, RB (Houston)
- Seth Dawkins, WR (Louisville)
- Gavin Heslop, CB (Stonybrook)
- Anthony Jones, RB (Florida International)
- Cedrick Lattimore, DT (Iowa)
- Tyler Mabry, TE (Marylad)
- Chris Miller, S (Baylor)
- Josh Norwood, S (West Virginia)
- Kemah Siverand, CB (Oklahoma State)
- Marcus Webb, DE (Troy)
- Dominick Wood-Anderson, TE (Tennessee)
Those players will join a UDFA class that already includes:
- Anthony Gordon, QB (Washington State)
- Aaron Fuller, WR (Washington)
- Tommy Champion, OT (Mississippi State)
- Debione Renfro, CB (Texas A&M)
- Eli Mencer, DE (Albany)
Gordon, the successor to Gardner Minshew at Washington State, threw for an absurd 5,579 yards and 48 touchdowns in just 13 games. On the heels of a truly ridiculous year, he’ll push to serve as Russell Wilson‘s top backup.
Jets Discussed Marcus Maye Trade
Jamal Adams isn’t the only Jets safety that’s come up in trade talks. Over the past year, the Jets have also discussed potential trades involving Marcus Maye, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News hears. 
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Maye, selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft after Adams in the first, has started in all 38 of his games for the Jets. He missed ten games in 2018 with a broken thumb, though that was sandwiched by two years of perfect attendance.
Maye has come up in trade talks before. Last year, several teams reportedly called on him before the deadline, only to be told that he is not available. Now, GM Joe Douglas seems more willing to listen after selecting safety Ashtyn Davis in the third round.
Maye, 27, finished out the year with 65 tackles, one interception, and seven passes defensed. The Jets could fetch a decent haul for the free safety, but they’ve also got plenty of reasons to hang on to him. The biggest reason, perhaps, is the continued uncertainty surrounding Adams. The Jets picked up his fifth-year option – a no-brainer move – but Adams continues to push for a record-breaking contract that could be too rich for their blood. If the Jets wind up trading Adams, they’ll want to have someone like Maye to hold down the secondary.
The University of Florida product is set to make just $1.4MM in 2020, the final year of his contract. As Mehta notes, he’d likely be a first-round pick if the 2017 NFL Draft was re-done today. It’s hard to argue with that, especially after 13 of those players had their 2021 options turned down prior to today’s deadline.
These 2017 NFL Draft First-Round Picks Had Their Options Declined
After much deliberation, the Colts declined Malik Hooker’s fifth-year option on Monday afternoon. With that, every verdict has been rendered on the first-round picks in the 2017 NFL Draft class. Out of the top 32 picks, 13 of them are now ticketed for free agency after the 2020 season.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Declined (13):
- Mitchell Trubisky, QB (Bears, No. 2): Declined
- Solomon Thomas, DE (49ers, No. 3): Declined
- Leonard Fournette, RB (Jaguars, No. 4): Declined
- Corey Davis, WR (Titans, No. 5): Declined
- John Ross, WR (Bengals, No. 9): Declined
- Haason Reddick, LB (Cardinals, No. 13): Declined
- Malik Hooker, S (Colts, No. 15): Declined
- Garett Bolles, OT (Broncos, No. 20): Declined
- Jarrad Davis, LB (Lions, No. 21): Declined
- Charles Harris, DE (Falcons, from Dolphins, No. 22): Declined
- Gareon Conley, CB (Texans, No. 24): Declined
- Takkarist McKinley, DE (Falcons, No. 26): Declined
- Reuben Foster, LB (Redskins, No. 31): Declined
Exercised (17)
- Myles Garrett, DE (Browns, No. 1): Exercised
- Jamal Adams, S (Jets, No. 6): Exercised
- Mike Williams, WR (Chargers, No. 7): Exercised
- Patrick Mahomes, QB (Chiefs, No. 10): Exercised
- Marshon Lattimore, CB (Saints, No. 11): Exercised
- Deshaun Watson, QB (Texans, No. 12): Exercised
- Derek Barnett, DE (Eagles, No. 14): Exercised
- Marlon Humphrey, CB (Ravens, No. 16): Exercised
- Jonathan Allen, DE (Redskins, No. 17): Exercised
- Adoree’ Jackson, CB (Titans, No. 18): Exercised
- O.J. Howard, TE (Buccaneers, No. 19): Exercised
- Evan Engram, TE (Giants, No. 23): Exercised
- Jabrill Peppers, S (Giants, No. 25): Exercised
- Tre’Davious White, CB (Bills, No. 27): Exercised
- David Njoku, TE (Browns, No. 29): Exercised
- T.J. Watt, LB (Steelers, No. 30): Exercised
- Ryan Ramczyk, OT (Saints, No. 32): Exercised
Extended (1)
- Christian McCaffrey, RB (Panthers, No. 8): Exercised; Followed by extension
Released (1)
- Taco Charlton, DE (Dolphins, No. 28): Waived
Colts To Decline Malik Hooker’s Option
The Colts will decline the fifth-year option on Malik Hooker‘s contract, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated (on Twitter). With that, Hooker is set to be a free agent following the 2020 season. 
It’s a surprising decision – Hooker has seven career interceptions in just 34 games played and his would-be 2021 salary wasn’t prohibitive. Hooker, who was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2017 draft, would have cost $6.7MM to cuff for ’21, and that sum would have been guaranteed for injury only.
After Haason Reddick‘s option was (predictably) declined by the Cardinals, Hooker was left standing as the only 2017 first-round pick in limbo. The Colts waited right until the deadline to render their verdict and it’s a puzzling one. To be fair: Hooker has been hampered by injuries over the years. To be critical, again: He still offers tons of potential and he might just price himself out of Indianapolis with a big prove-it year.
Hooker likely would have been a Top 10 pick three years ago if not for injuries. With concerns about his surgically-repaired sports hernia and a torn labrum, the Colts landed him in the middle of the first round. And, as a rookie, he missed more than half of the season with a torn ACL. He hasn’t met all of his combine week expectations as a pro, but he still has time on his side. The Ohio State product just turned 24 in April and there are plenty of teams who would be happy to have him when he turns 25.
For now, the Colts’ safety group includes Hooker, rising sophomore Khari Willis, third-round pick Julian Blackmon, George Odum, and Rolan Milligan. Of that group, only Willis is under contract beyond ’20.