Giants, Tremaine Edmunds Agree To Deal
Tremaine Edmunds has not needed to wait long to find his next NFL gig. The recently-released linebacker has lined up a deal with the Giants, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report.
Edmunds will collect $36MM on a three-year deal, per the report. That includes $23.7MM fully guaranteed. A busy day for the Giants includes this Edmunds contract, which can be made official before the start of the new league year since he was cut by the Bears recently.
John Harbaugh prioritized strong linebacker play in Baltimore, and that trend will continue in New York with Edmunds. Before turning 28 years old, he has started 119 games in eight NFL seasons with 900 tackles and 59 passes defended in his career. The only other player this century with the same resume is Hall of Famer Luke Kuechly.
Edmunds, though, is not on quite the same level. He has never been named to an All-Pro team and his last Pro Bowl was in 2020. The Bills 2018 first-rounder thrived next to Matt Milano during the first four years of his career, which earned him a four-year, $72MM deal in Chicago. But as a Bear, Edmunds never graded out higher than Pro Football Focus’ 35th-ranked off-ball linebacker (subscription required).
The Giants released Bobby Okereke last week, making it clear they were looking for a replacement to anchor Dennard Wilson‘s new defense. Edmunds, who has been a full-time starter for his entire career, will likely take the green dot in New York right away. The Giants will still need to find him a partner, which could come by re-signing Micah McFadden or adding a rookie in April’s draft.
Edmunds’ last deal made him the third-highest paid linebacker in the NFL. He will drop to eighth with today’s agreement, per OverTheCap, a reflection of the market’s lack of growth since Roquan Smith and Fred Warner signed their last contracts.
The Panthers were also interested in Edmunds, per ESPN’s David Newton, but they will need to look elsewhere for a running mate for Trevin Wallace.
Adam La Rose contributed to this story.
Titans To Sign WR Wan’Dale Robinson
In a blow to the drama the legal tampering period can bring, the buzz about the Titans and Wan’Dale Robinson has turned out to be accurate. The former Giants slot receiver will reunite with Brian Daboll in Tennessee, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports.
Robinson agreed to terms on a four-year, $70MM deal, veteran insider Jordan Schultz tweets. The contract can max out at $78MM. This will reward the 5-foot-8 target after a 1,000-yard contract year while giving Cam Ward a wideout familiar with Daboll’s offense.
It took a bit for Robinson to break through in New York, and his 2024 season brought only a 7.5-yard average per reception. It would have been next to impossible for Robinson to fetch this $17.5MM-per-year agreement off that campaign, but the former second-round pick fortunately paired well with Jaxson Dart and totaled 1,014 yards on 92 catches in 2025. With Malik Nabers out and Darius Slayton also missing time with injuries, Dart leaned on his slot weapon.
Although the Giants wanted to retain Robinson, they gave Slayton a three-year, $36MM deal last March and will let the younger pass catcher walk. The Titans have not yet released Calvin Ridley, but that could be on tap. Robinson’s salary will align with Ward’s rookie contract.
Plenty of smoke emerged connecting Robinson to the Titans. The Combine annually serves as a preview of the tampering period, and the Indianapolis gathering did little to mask Tennessee’s interest in the ex-Daboll Giants charge. By Sunday, a “widespread belief” existed the Titans would land Robinson.
After playing in only six games as a rookie, Robinson became a key target for Daniel Jones (and his backups) before doing his best work with Dart. Robinson provided some longer-range work compared to his earlier years, and the Titans will surely tap into that part of the Kentucky alum’s skillset. Robinson has age on his side as well, as he is entering an age-25 season. That separated him from this year’s top FA wideouts, and the open market will reward a late-blooming talent.
Giants To Sign P Jordan Stout, Release P Jamie Gillan
The Baltimore-to-New York trend is continuing early in free agency. Jordan Stout will reunite with John Harbaugh as a member of the Giants in 2026.
Stout has agreed to terms on a three-year, $12.3MM deal, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports. This will make him the NFL’s highest-paid punter. Harbaugh is known to prioritize special teams given his coaching background, so this news comes as little surprise. In a corresponding move, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports Jamie Gillan is being released.
Monday’s Stout contract makes the former Raven the NFL’s highest-paid punter. The $4.1MM-per-year player, whom Baltimore entrusted to replace longtime punter Sam Koch in 2022, joins Isaiah Likely and Ar’Darius Washington in making Baltimore-to-Big Apple plans today.
As waves of transactions transpired Monday, a few punters were on the move. The Saints (Ryan Wright) and Falcons (Jake Bailey) made moves to add at this position. Stout, a 2022 fifth-round pick, comes over after a first-team All-Pro season to close his rookie contract. The Ravens punter averaged 50.1 yards per boot last season, placing 45.3% of his kicks inside the 20-yard line.
Affectionately known as the “Scottish Hammer,” Gillan will see a Harbaugh favorite replace him. The Giants will save $1.17MM by cutting Gillan but take on more than $2MM in dead money. New York extended Gillan in 2023, giving him a three-year deal worth $9MM. Punting in a slightly worse environment compared to Stout, Gillan averaged just 44.5 yards per punt in 2025. This came after a 43.7-yard 2024 average. With a new coaching staff coming in, familiar options are being sought. Gillan — the Giant punter since 2022 — will now look for work elsewhere.
Sam Robinson contributed to this post.
Giants To Sign TE Isaiah Likely
One of the Giants’ first moves of free agency will be the addition of a familiar face. To little surprise, tight end Isaiah Likely will be heading to New York once his new contract is officially in place.
Likely has agreed to a three-year Giants deal, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports. The pact has a base value of $40MM and can max out at $47.5MM. Likely will reunite with head coach John Harbaugh after the two worked together in Baltimore for four seasons.
The 25-year-old was considered one of the top tight ends in this year’s class, although his career numbers didn’t necessarily reflect that ranking. Likely mostly played behind Mark Andrews during his time in Baltimore, but he still showed plenty of offensive flashes. He started 17 of his 33 appearances between 2023 and 2024, averaging 36 catches for 444 yards and 5.5 touchdowns per season.
However, thanks in part to Lamar Jackson‘s injury and subsequent late-season struggles, Likely failed to take the step forward that many expected in 2025. The fourth-year player ultimately finished the campaign with career-lows in receptions (27), receiving yards (307), and touchdowns (one).
Now, he’ll be joining his former coach in New York for a potential full-time starting role. Theo Johnson led Giants TEs in snaps last season and will surely be back in 2026 after finishing this past year with 45 catches for 528 yards and five touchdowns. Chris Manhertz is also still around after not missing a game for the Giants over the past two years.
Likely seemed intent to find a starting gig as a free agent, and he was presumably given some assurances about playing time in New York. The Giants also paid him like a starter, with Likely’s new AAV ranking sixth at the position. Still, there’s a scenario where Likely finds himself once again splitting reps at the position.
Adam La Rose contributed to this post.
Talks Progressing Between Giants, Cor’Dale Flott; Latest On Jermaine Eluemunor
Cor’Dale Flott will be able to begin speaking with other teams shortly. There is still a chance he winds up re-signing with the Giants, however. 
Progress is being made with with respect to negotiations between New York and Flott’s camp, SNY’s Connor Hughes reports. Flott is on course to test the market for the first time in his career, but Hughes adds there is optimism the fifth-year corner will agree to terms with the Giants. A major raise will be in store either way.
According to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, Flott is looking to match the terms which teammate Paulson Adebo secured in free agency last year (three years, $54MM). He adds at least one outside team has Flott valued at a range of $12MM to $14MM per season. A similar commitment will likely be needed on New York’s part.
Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor is also one of the team’s top priorities with respect to a re-signing. Efforts to work out a new deal continue at this time, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reports. Losing Eluemunor would deal a blow to the Giants’ offensive line, a unit which could see one more additions shortly. The guard position remains one to watch closely regardless of if stability at the tackle spots can be secured.
At least one guard signing can be expected early in free agency, per Raanan. Art Stapleton of NJ.com adds New York is interested in Wyatt Teller and Alijah Vera-Tucker as targets for a deal. The latter in particular is firmly on the Giants’ radar, Raanan adds. Injuries marred Vera-Tucker’s Jets tenure, one which is expected to end this week. If healthy, though, he could provide his next team with an upgrade along the interior.
Both Hughes and Raanan point to tight end Isaiah Likely as another player to monitor regarding the Giants. A deal on that front would come as no surprise, with Likely having played out his rookie contract with Baltimore under head coach John Harbaugh. A reunion in New York would add a pass-catching presence to the Giants’ offense, a unit which could use multiple new faces especially if slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson departs.
The Giants entered Monday with roughly $14MM in cap space. Cuts and restructures could be coming to free up more funds, but much of New York’s resources could be used over the coming days. A key factor in the team’s overall planning will be the outcome of negotiations with Flott, so updates on that front will be worth watching for.
‘Widespread Belief’ Wan’Dale Robinson Will Join Titans
There have been multiple recent connections between Giants pending free agent wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson and the Titans in the rumor mill. There is now “widespread belief” in league circles that Robinson will agree to join the Titans when the negotiating window opens Monday, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports.
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This looks like a slam dunk for the Titans, who need offensive weapons, possess the second-most cap space in the NFL ($92.69MM), and have Robinson’s former coach on their staff. Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll was the Giants’ head coach during the first three-plus years of Robinson’s career.
Daboll was part of the regime that spent a second-round pick on Robinson in 2022. The two worked together until the Giants fired Daboll last November.
Although Robinson is just 5-foot-8, 195 pounds, the slot target has been among the NFL’s most prolific pass catchers over the past couple of years. He combined for 185 receptions in 33 games from 2024-25. While Robinson amassed just 699 yards on a meager 7.5 per catch in 2024, he crossed 1,000 for the first time last season (1,014) and posted a career-high 11.0 YPC. He also notched a personal-best four touchdowns.
In ranking Robinson as the No. 15 free agent in this year’s class, PFR’s Sam Robinson pointed to Bills slot receiver Khalil Shakir‘s contract as a potential comp. Shakir signed a four-year, $53MM extension last March. Not only has the cap risen significantly since then, but Robinson has hauled in 71 more passes than Shakir in eight fewer games. Robinson has achieved that despite playing with far worse quarterbacks than Shakir, who has spent his career with Josh Allen.
Fitting in a pricey deal for the 25-year-old Robinson would not be a problem for the Titans. There is also a high level of motivation to surround second-year quarterback Cam Ward with more help in 2026. Tight end Chig Okonkwo, who is now a pending free agent, led Titans pass catchers with a modest 56 receptions and 560 yards last season. As a fourth-round rookie, Elic Ayomanor paced their receivers with 41 grabs and 515 yards. Calvin Ridley, the most established wideout on the roster, is a release candidate on the heels of a seven-game, 17-reception campaign.
Whether it’s Robinson or another free agent(s), adding proven receiving talent is a must for the Titans. Alec Pierce, Romeo Doubs, Jauan Jennings and Rashid Shaheed are a few other unsigned receivers who could pique their interest.
Tyler Linderbaum, Kenneth Walker Too Expensive For Giants?
Recent reports have linked pending free agents Tyler Linderbaum and Kenneth Walker III to the Giants, but an aggressive pursuit may be unlikely in both cases. Linderbaum and Walker are now out of the Giants’ price range, sources told Connor Hughes of SNY. For a team with $14.28MM in cap space, winning a bidding war for Linderbaum or Walker would be a challenge.
As the Ravens’ center since entering the NFL in 2022, Linderbaum has only played for head coach John Harbaugh during his four-year career. However, it does not appear their partnership will continue with the Giants in 2026.
Linderbaum, a three-time Pro Bowler and PFR’s top-ranked pending free agent, is poised to surpass the Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey as the game’s highest-paid center. Humphrey inked a four-year, $72MM contract with over $50MM in guarantees in 2024.
If the Giants want to upgrade over starting center John Michael Schmitz, established free agent choices are dwindling. Connor McGovern (Bills) and Tyler Biadasz (Chargers) have come off the market over the past couple of days. Cade Mays, Ethan Pocic and Lloyd Cushenberry are a few of the experienced names left.
Riding the momentum of a Super Bowl LX MVP win with the Seahawks, Walker will be the prize among free agent running backs this offseason. Five-year Jaguar Travis Etienne will not be cheap, but he will be more affordable for the Giants and other teams that lose out on Walker. The Giants are reportedly interested in Etienne. Rico Dowdle, Tyler Allgeier, Rachaad White and Kenneth Gainwell are in the next tier of unsigned veterans. It’s unclear whether the Giants will go after any of them. The team kept veteran Devin Singletary around for a pay cut on Sunday. New York also has Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy under contract for 2026.
Along with their interior offensive line, cornerback and linebacker are among positions the Giants will prioritize, according to Hughes, who points to Buccaneers CB Jamel Dean as a name to watch. The Bucs are expected to move on from Dean after a seven-year run in which he mostly worked as a full-time starter. Dean, 29, is heading for the market after intercepting a career-high three passes in 14 games last season. He could replace pending free agent corner Cordale Flott in New York.
DB Rumors: Bryant, Bucs, Flott, Pierre
Joining Riq Woolen and Josh Jobe as Seahawks DB regulars less than a day away from free agency, Coby Bryant will be expected to draw extensive interest once the legal tampering period begins Monday. PFR’s No. 28-ranked free agent, Bryant is part of a crowded safety market that could see several starter-level players need to take lesser-value deals. Bryant may come in above that line, and the Seahawks are attempting to keep him off the market. The defending Super Bowl champs — who made a summer effort to extend Bryant last year but had not circled back as of Super Bowl LX — are interested in re-signing the converted corner, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler notes.
The Seahawks already have Julian Love on a three-year, $33MM deal, and even though the team once employed Love and Quandre Diggs alongside Jamal Adams‘ then-record deal, that came under Pete Carroll. Bryant started 26 games for the Seahawks over the past two seasons. While Ty Okada moving into the lineup alongside Love could serve as a Seattle contingency plan, it appears the team wants to keep Bryant from reaching the market. At 11am CT Monday, the Seahawks will need to compete against other teams for him.
Here is the latest from NFL secondaries.
- After removing a year from Jamel Dean‘s contract — as a pay cut also took place — the Buccaneers are expected to move on from the seven-year veteran, per the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud. Dean was tied to a four-year, $52MM deal entering September but was given a pay cut. The 29-year-old cornerback still excelled, allowing just 49.5% of the passes thrown his way to be completed and earning a fifth-place CB ranking from Pro Football Focus. As discussed in the Buccaneers’ Offseason Outlook, this will sever ties with Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl-era CB corps. The team will have Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish positioned to start on the outside in 2026, Stroud adds.
- The Giants were believed to have been the runners-up for Trent McDuffie, pointing to heavy cornerback interest. This effort may have been overblown, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan tweets, expressing some doubt about the team’s interest in paying top dollar for a cornerback. No free agent on this year’s market will draw that kind of offer, but Duggan notes Cor’Dale Flott is expected to land somewhere from $8-$14MM per year. PFR’s No. 42 free agent, Flott started 37 games as a Giant. John Harbaugh identified the former third-round pick as a player the team would like to keep. With Paulson Adebo on an $18MM-per-year contract, how much will Big Blue be willing to spend to ensure he stays?
- James Pierre delivered a surprising season, based on his past as a part-time starter in Pittsburgh. PFF ranked Pierre second among corners last year, though he only logged 408 snaps. A six-year Steeler who has only started 13 career games, Pierre played well in spot duty (five starts) last season. As a result, The Exhibit’s Josina Anderson hears eight or nine teams have shown preliminary interest. This would be a nice development for Pierre, a former UDFA who played on a veteran-minimum deal in 2025. Pierre’s market will be hindered, to a degree, by his age. The Lamar Jackson cousin turns 30 this offseason.
- The Bills‘ recent Sam Franklin re-signing is for $7MM over three years, according to OverTheCap. The veteran special-teamer will see $2.53MM guaranteed.
NFL Restructures: Singletary, Stingley, Packers, Banks, Bills, Browns, Jaguars
Teams need to move under the $301.2MM salary ceiling by 3pm CT Wednesday, and many will be completing restructures to create funds ahead of Monday’s legal tampering period. Here are the latest moves clubs have made to clear cap space:
- Devin Singletary loomed as a cut candidate, as the Giants have been linked to a Kenneth Walker pursuit. But the veteran running back is accepting a notable pay cut to stay. Singletary agreed to reduce his salary from $5MM to $1.3MM, according to ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan. The former Bills and Texans starter has been a role player in New York, being usurped by both Tyrone Tracy and Cam Skattebo. But it looks like Singletary will be staying on the roster after this change, which Raanan indicates also comes with a $1MM incentive package.
- The Texans created roughly $20MM in cap space by moving the majority of Derek Stingley Jr.‘s $21.59MM 2026 base salary into a bonus, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports. This move, which will inflate future cap hits on Stingley’s three-year, $90MM extension, has slid Houston past $33MM in cap room as of Sunday afternoon. Also contributing to that total: a Jalen Pitre restructure, per Wilson. The versatile DB’s base salary is at the veteran minimum, freeing up nearly $9MM.
- Tied to a four-year, $77MM Packers deal, Aaron Banks will see his contract restructured as well. It is not known how much cap space the Packers will save here, but ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler notes the team is adjusting Banks’ 2026 numbers to create room. This will make a future release a bit more difficult while freeing up funds now.
- Taking on D.J. Moore‘s salary in a trade with the Bears, the Bills are still nearly $13MM over the cap. They continue to move toward the limit, though, with OverTheCap’s Jason Fitzgerald noting Ed Oliver‘s deal has been restructured. That move creates more than $10MM in space.
- The Browns have been known to adjust a contract or two under GM Andrew Berry, who has completed four restructures on the disastrous Deshaun Watson deal. They are restructuring Denzel Ward‘s contract, but it is a limited change. This move will only bring Ward’s cap hit down $2MM, per Fitzgerald. It still sits at $30.89MM — second-highest on the team. Cleveland is using Ward’s $2.5MM roster bonus to make the conversion.
- The Jaguars adjusted three deals to create space recently. Patrick Mekari, Eric Murray and Jourdan Lewis‘ 2026 salaries have been reduced via simple restructures, according to Fitzgerald, Spotrac and the Florida Times-Union’s Ryan O’Halloran. The Mekari and Murray move created $10.72MM in cap space, per Fitzgerald. The Lewis restructure adds $7.7MM to that total. The Jags are barely $100K under the cap, however.
Commanders Preparing Aggressive Tyler Linderbaum Run; Giants, Raiders, Titans In Mix
The Tyler Linderbaum market is expected to produce a center-record contract — probably by a decent margin. Ranked No. 1 on PFR’s top 50 free agents list, the three-time Pro Bowler is less than 24 hours from reaching free agency. Teams will be preparing big offers to lock down their snapper posts.
Should the Ravens not come in with an 11th-hour deal to keep Linderbaum off the market, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports the Commanders are preparing an aggressive run. They will not be the only ones. The Giants, Raiders and Titans are teams to monitor here as well, according to ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler.
As expected, Fowler points to this market easily exceeding $20MM per year. Creed Humphrey has held the top center contract (four years, $72MM) since August 2024, but with Baltimore being thus far unable to complete a deal with Linderbaum, the open market will help do the work to raise the bar and provide the NFL its first $20MM-AAV center accord.
The Ravens have offered market-topping money, but Linderbaum likely knows multiple big offers will come his way once the legal tampering period opens at 11am CT Monday. A $25MM-per-year target — which would top both the center and guard markets — has been floated as a goal for the acclaimed blocker here.
Washington just released two-year center starter Tyler Biadasz, who since duplicated his three-year, $30MM deal with the Chargers. Street free agency rarely brings such occurrences, pointing to reasonable Commanders confidence they can upgrade on Biadasz. The Bills took Connor McGovern off the market Saturday, raising the stakes a bit for Washington to bring in this market’s biggest fish.
The Giants were connected to Linderbaum not long after hiring John Harbaugh. Even though Todd Monken did not head to New York as Harbaugh preferred, the team has not seen former second-rounder John Michael Schmitz become an upper-crust center through three years. A roster-reshaping effort is coming from Big Blue’s new honcho. Holding barely $14MM in cap space, though, the Giants are well behind the other three known members in this market. New York will need to make more moves to free up funds to compete for Linderbaum.
Both the Raiders and Titans are flush with cap space and could flex their muscles soon. The Raiders’ Maxx Crosby trade moved them past $121MM in cap room, and they will be spenders soon. Las Vegas cut part-time 2025 center Alex Cappa and did not see RFA Jordan Meredith play especially well in that role either. The Titans just released two-year center Lloyd Cushenberry. While Cushenberry disappointed on a $12.5MM-per-year deal, Linderbaum brings far more consistency than the former Broncos draftee here. Fireworks will be expected soon, as a Linderbaum accord will be one of Monday’s headliners.