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Commanders Host T George Fant

August 14th, 2025 at 11:12am CST by Adam La Rose

George Fant‘s busy offseason in terms of workouts continues. The veteran offensive tackle recently met with the Commanders, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports.

Schultz adds team and player will remain in contact over the near future. A deal could be in store soon as a result. Fant visited the Buccaneers last month, his first known workout of the summer. Previously, the 33-year-old expressed interest in joining the Titans or Ravens. With nothing happening on those fronts, Fant remains available shortly before the start of the regular season.

2024 saw Fant return to the Seahawks after beginning his career there. The former UDFA won the right tackle position but was limited to just two games due to injury. A veteran of 101 games and 75 starts, Fant could nevertheless offer plenty of experience at either tackle position as a first-team option or a high-floor backup.

The Commanders traded for Laremy Tunsil this offseason, and the five-time Pro Bowler will handle blindside duties as a result. On the right side of the line, incumbent Andrew Wylie and first-round rookie Josh Conerly Jr. are competing for the starting gig. Conerly saw time as a left tackle at Oregon, so he could assume the swing tackle role in the event Wylie were to win the ongoing competition. Fant could also represent a fill-in option at both tackle positions if he were to sign with Washington.

The Commanders currently have nearly $17MM in cap space, so a low-cost Fant signing would not be a challenge. It will be interesting to see if a deal is struck in the coming days or if his search for a 2025 gig will continue.

Falcons To Sign CB C.J. Henderson

August 14th, 2025 at 9:45am CST by Adam La Rose

C.J. Henderson‘s recent Falcons workout has produced an agreement. The former first-round corner is set to sign with Atlanta pending a physical, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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Henderson’s brief Jaguars stint did not go as planned, and the No. 9 selection in 2020 was traded after playing just 10 games for Jacksonville. The move allowed him to spend two-plus seasons in Carolina. During that time, Henderson handled a varied workload but consistently struggled in coverage, hindering his free agent market.

A Steelers deal saw Henderson on the move once again last year, but he did not see any playing time before landing on injured reserve. To little surprise, then, it has taken until well into training camp for the 26-year-old to line up his next opportunity. On the other hand, Henderson worked out with Pittsburgh last week, and Rapoport notes he drew interest from “several suitors.”

In any case, Henderson will quickly turn his attention to competing for a roster spot in Atlanta. The Falcons have AJ Terrell atop the cornerback depth chart once again for 2025, with Mike Hughes being added via free agency. He will be counted on to handle a starting role, while Dee Alford and Clark Phillips are still in place from last year. Henderson will look to spend Atlanta’s remaining practices and preseason games carving out a depth spot in the secondary.

The Falcons entered Thursday with less than $5MM in cap space, ranking them near the bottom of the league in terms of available funds. Henderson’s pact will not be a costly one, though, so Atlanta should still have the flexibility to make other roster moves in the coming weeks if needed.

Dolphins Place OL Germain Ifedi On IR

August 14th, 2025 at 8:59am CST by Adam La Rose

Earlier this month, the Dolphins signed Germain Ifedi as depth along the offensive line. His time working with Miami has come to a quick end, however.

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Ifedi was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per a team announcement. As a result, he is set to miss the 2025 campaign in its entirety unless a release by means of an injury settlement takes place. The 31-year-old’s absence will leave the Dolphins short on options at the tackle spots as well as, potentially, depth at guard. Head coach Mike McDaniel said (via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel) Ifedi suffered a triceps tear.

A veteran of 90 starts and 117 appearances, Ifedi’s most recent action came with the Browns. The former first-rounder handled work on the blindside while filling in along Cleveland’s injury-plagued offensive line. His recent Miami signing came in the wake of Austin Jackson enduring a setback in his rehab process and facing a multi-week absence as a result. Jackson is expected to be healthy in time for Week 1, something which would be key for Miami up front.

In a corresponding move, the Dolphins signed Yodny Cajuste. That comes as little surprise, as Cajuste was among the group of veteran O-linemen who worked out for Miami prior to the Ifedi signing. A third-round pick of the Giants in 2021, Cajuste’s 17 regular season appearances to date have come with the Patriots. The 29-year-old could add to that total soon if he manages to survive roster cuts at the end of the month.

Entering Thursday, the Dolphins had just over $11.5MM in cap space. Signing Cajuste will lower that figure slightly, but his pact will no doubt be worth the veteran minimum. His arrival will offer depth up front as the team looks to sort out its pecking order along the offensive line. Ifedi, meanwhile, will turn his attention to recovery in anticipation of the 2026 campaign.

Bills, James Cook Agree To Extension

August 13th, 2025 at 9:54pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

9:54pm: Cook’s contract includes $15.28MM guaranteed at signing, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, who adds this is an $11.5MM-per-year deal (as opposed to the $12MM number reported earlier). While Cook’s guarantee at signing is only 10th among running backs — behind three rookie deals — the full guarantees increase to $25.91MM by 2026. The Bills guaranteed $5MM of Cook’s 2026 compensation at signing; another $4.41MM will shift from an injury guarantee to a full guarantee February 9, 2026.

An important trigger on this contract comes on Day 5 of the 2026 league year, when Florio indicates $6.22MM of Cook’s $9.13MM 2027 base salary shifts from an injury guarantee to a full guarantee. Cook’s camp did well to secure a year-out guarantee; the remaining $2.91MM of his 2027 base salary becomes fully guaranteed on Day 5 of the 2027 league year. Cook’s final $1.18MM in injury guarantees cover the 2028 season; otherwise, his 2028 and ’29 salaries are nonguaranteed. Cook’s four-year contract matches the term length of the Khalil Shakir, Terrel Bernard, Gregory Rousseau and Christian Benford extensions from the spring.

8:38am: The Bills have reached an agreement with running back James Cook on a four-year contract extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The deal has a base value of $48MM with $30MM in guaranteed money, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Cook’s $12MM APY is the sixth-highest among running backs, and his guarantees trail only Saquon Barkley and Ashton Jeanty‘s rookie contract. He will now be under contract in Buffalo through the 2029 season.

Buffalo had been trying to extend Cook for most of the offseason. He publicly demanded $15MM per year, and negotiations stalled in the spring. The two sides appeared to be making progress on a number of occasions, including when Cook showed up for mandatory minicamp and took the field at the start of training camp.

However, Cook stopped practicing in early August, citing “business” as the reason and raising doubt that a deal would get done before Week 1. He returned to the field on Tuesday, a clear signal that he and the team were close to an agreement. Indeed, Bills general manager Brandon Beane confirmed that Cook ending his hold-in was a show of good faith that helped get both sides back to the negotiating table.

“Once we got him back on the practice field, we really worked hard,” added Beane (via ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg).

Set to turn 26 in late September, Cook arrived in Buffalo as the 63rd overall pick in the 2022 draft. He spent his rookie year playing second fiddle to veteran Devin Singletary but took over the starting job in 2023 with his first thousand-yard season, plus another 445 yards through the air to reach 1,567 yards from scrimmage on the year. Last year, he saw a slight downtick in both rushing attempts and receiving targets as part of an overall reduction in playing time. Cook, however, led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns — no small task given Josh Allen‘s impact around the goal line — as the Bills deployed another high-powered offense after trading Stefon Diggs to the Texans.

Beane said that the Bills still believe that Cook is “a three-down type player” despite playing just 48% of the team’s offensive snaps last year, down from 55% the year prior.

“We think he could take more, but we also want to use our other weapons and keep him as fresh as possible,” continued Beane. “We think that’s the best utilization of him.”

Keeping Cook fresh in 2024 allowed him to rank sixth among running backs in yards per carry last season. He also tied Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs for the league lead with 16 rushing touchdowns.

Cook’s agent, Zac Hiller of LAA Sports & Entertainment, released a statement on his client’s behalf: “James could only envision himself as a Buffalo Bill. We are extremely thankful to the entire Bills organization and glad we could make that happen.”

Cook is now the sixth Bill to sign a multiyear extension this offseason, capping off an impressive string of signings for Beane and his front office. They made several tough decisions by cutting long-tenured veterans last offseason to free up cash and cap space to get their young core under contract. With that mission accomplished, the Bills will spend the next few seasons trying to get over the hump and finally bring a Super Bowl to Buffalo.

Browns Received Trade Offers For QB Dillon Gabriel; Shedeur Sanders Suffers Injury

August 13th, 2025 at 9:49pm CST by Sam Robinson

Taking the rare step of drafting multiple quarterbacks in the same class, the Browns are in the latter stages of one of the more unusual competitions at the position in modern NFL history. As it stands, Joe Flacco is leading the way.

Even that is rather interesting, seeing as the former Super Bowl MVP is 40 and has not started a season opener as a non-injury fill-in (as he was with the 2022 Jets) since beginning the 2019 season as the Broncos’ starter. Flacco is on track to join Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Vinny Testaverde (Cowboys), Warren Moon (Seahawks), Johnny Unitas (Chargers) and Charlie Conerly (Giants) as QBs to open a season as a starting quarterback at 40 or older. Flacco’s age certainly points to his starter stint not lasting too long, shifting focus to the team’s two rookies.

Both Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders‘ rookie contracts run through 2028. The Browns are likely to have both players on their depth chart, barring an IR stay for one of them, behind Flacco to open the season. Gabriel’s future as a backup has also become a talking point, because teams were certainly surprised the Browns traded up for Sanders two rounds after selecting Gabriel. To that point, SI.com’s Albert Breer confirms a report from The Athletic’s Michael Silver that stated the Browns received trade offers for Gabriel soon after trading up for Sanders.

Although post-pick trades can happen in the NFL — as the famous Eli Manning–Philip Rivers swap revealed 21 years ago — those sequences are traditionally confined to the NBA draft. The Browns have rebuffed QB trade inquiries at multiple stops this offseason, as reports in May and June indicated Cleveland was standing pat with its passer room. Those inquiries will likely resurface soon, with this month profiling as a trade window due to the roster crunch that comes each year as teams frantically go from 90 to 53 players.

The Gabriel interest came about from the six-year college QB impressing teams during pre-draft interviews, Breer adds; clubs saw the former Oregon, Central Florida and Oklahoma passer’s floor as that of a long-term backup. It would be interesting to learn what draft capital the Gabriel trade offers featured. Teams clearly saw more in Gabriel, with most draft observers viewing the undersized option as being overdrafted at No. 94. His pre-draft profile differs starkly from Sanders’. The latter entered the process with steady first-round buzz saw his stock crater thanks to a strange interview approach that alienated many teams.

Sanders and Gabriel have each missed time due to injury in training camp. Gabriel has returned to team drills after a hamstring issue sidelined him during Cleveland’s preseason opener, ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter notes, but the Browns announced Sanders suffered an oblique injury Wednesday and missed the rest of a joint practice with the Eagles. It is an oblique strain for Sanders, cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot notes. He is not expected to play in the Browns’ second preseason contest.

Sanders impressed when given a preseason start, thanks to the team resting Flacco and not having Gabriel or Kenny Pickett available, but his next chance to play will come in the Browns’ preseason finale next week. Pickett has not returned to 11-on-11 work, The Athletic’s Zac Jackson adds, noting Flacco remains in the driver’s seat to start in Week 1.

Pickett has thrown seven-on-seven reps since his injury, however. Gabriel’s return could point him to a start in Philly, per Jackson, who adds Sanders has generally outplayed his 5-foot-11 teammate during camp. The Browns, though, drafted Gabriel first. How these two coexist amid a situation that could remain awkward into the season will be interesting, as Flacco making it through 17 games as the starter will be unlikely.

Workout Notes: Scott, Ross, Worley

August 13th, 2025 at 9:44pm CST by Ben Levine

The Ravens auditioned a notable backfield veteran earlier this week. NFL inside Jordan Schultz reported the other day that Boston Scott had a recent workout with Baltimore. The 30-year-old is healthy and in “terrific” shape as he continues to seek the “right” opportunity.

Scott’s long stint with the Eagles ended with the 2023 campaign, and his 24 touches represented a five-year low. Before that, Scott had a regular role on Philly’s depth chart, including 2020 and 2021 campaigns where he combined for 747 yards and eight touchdowns. He scored 16 touchdowns during his time with the Eagles, nine of which came against the Giants. He added another three scores in eight playoff games.

He joined the Rams last offseason but was among the team’s final cuts. He quickly caught on with the Steelers practice squad but only lasted a few weeks before earning his walking papers. He’s remain unsigned since that time.

The Ravens have plenty of depth behind Derrick Henry. Justice Hill will continue as the RB2 in 2025, and the team is still rostering the likes of Keaton Mitchell and former fifth-round pick Rasheen Ali. The organization added D’Ernest Johnson and Myles Gaskin to the RBs room this offseason, so perhaps Scott would be an option to temporarily replace one of those veterans.

More workout notes from around the NFL…

  • Before adding Roderick Daniels the other day, the Saints had a handful of wideouts in for workouts. This grouping included Justyn Ross, per veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer. The receiver got into 13 games for the Chiefs between 2023 and 2024, with all six of his receptions coming during his rookie campaign. It’s uncertain if Daniels’ signing would preclude a Ross addition, although the team did notably place WR Bub Means on IR today.
  • The Commanders had a handful of defensive backs in for workouts today, most notably cornerback Daryl Worley, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston. The former third-round pick has appeared in 99 career games, compiling 344 tackles and six interceptions. He most recently got into nine games (seven starts) for the Titans in 2024. If the journeyman ends up joining Washington, he’d be adding his 10th career team to his resume. Cornerback Qwuantrezz Knight, safety Trey Rucker, and defensive back Jason Taylor were among the team’s other workouts.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/13/25

August 13th, 2025 at 8:49pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Chicago Bears

Cleveland Browns

Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Signed: CB Keni-H Lovely
  • Released from IR (injury settlement): CB Levi Wallace

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Signed: CB Nehemiah Shelton
  • Waived/injured: CB Jordan Oladokun

Minnesota Vikings

  • Signed: LB Cam Gill, LB Max Tooley
  • Reverted to IR: C Zeke Correll

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

San Francisco 49ers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans

The Titans swapped linebackers today, replacing Otis Reese with Brian Asamoah II. The latter was waived by the Vikings yesterday, but he’ll quickly land on his feet in Tennessee. The former third-round pick spent three years in Minnesota, collecting 30 tackles in 46 games. 802 of his 990 snaps came on special teams. He’ll be taking the spot formerly held by Reese, who started five games for the Titans over the previous two seasons.

Andrew Vorhees Favorite To Be Ravens LG

August 13th, 2025 at 6:58pm CST by Ben Levine

The Ravens don’t have much lineup uncertainty at the moment, meaning the lone positional battle has been thrust into the limelight. With Patrick Mekari departing this offseason, there remains an opening at left guard, with coach John Harbaugh recently stating that he’d like to settle on a starter as soon as possible.

Harbaugh also provided some insight into which way he’s leaning, as the coach revealed that Andrew Vorhees remains the front-runner for the starting LG job over Ben Cleveland.

“Andrew Vorhees is in the lead. Something would have to change,” Harbaugh said (via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic). “I will say, with Ben, he’ll tell you, the first, three or four days didn’t look too good. Then, the next three or four days looked really good. … Andrew has looked good all the way through, so he’s in the lead at this point.”

Vorhees was penciled in as the starter to begin the 2024 campaign. However, an ankle injury temporarily knocked him out of the lineup, and by the time he was ready to return, Mekari had already run away with the job. Vorhees, a 2023 seventh-round pick, will now have another clear shot at sticking in the starting lineup, although Cleveland does provide some competition should things go off the rails. Per Zrebiec, Cleveland will likely be slotted in as the team’s top reserve OG to begin the season, with Joseph Noteboom likely the favorite to be the top OT reserve and former UDFA Corey Bullock the favorite to be the backup center.

While there aren’t many starting spots up for grabs in Baltimore, there are plenty of roster battles. One of those competitions is believed to be at outside linebacker, where the Ravens appear to have one too many players. Zrebiec writes that Adisa Isaac is expected to win the final positional spot, meaning David Ojabo is likely going to be the odd man out. A former second-round pick, Ojabo has struggled to carve out a role during his three years in Baltimore, and with only a year remaining on his rookie pact, the organization may finally be willing to move on.

Rams, RB Kyren Williams Agree To Extension

August 13th, 2025 at 4:46pm CST by Adam La Rose

AUGUST 13: Williams secured $15.15MM at signing, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. This includes $2.75MM of Williams’ 2026 base salary ($5.5MM). On Day 3 of the 2026 league year, the rest of Williams’ 2026 base shifts to a full guarantee.

Two days later next March, Williams will see part of his 2027 base salary lock in. The Rams RB will see $4.61MM of his $8.95MM base salary shift from an injury guarantee to a full guarantee on Day 5 of the ’26 league year, Florio adds. The remaining 2027 salary will become guaranteed on Day 5 of the ’27 league year. This year-out guarantee may have helped James Cook, who secured a similar term from the Bills today. Williams’ $10.45MM 2028 base is nonguaranteed.

AUGUST 5: The long-awaited extension between Kyren Williams and the Rams has been worked out. A deal was struck Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

This will be a three-year, $33MM pact, Schefter adds. $23MM in guarantees are present in the agreement. Williams was entering the final year of his rookie contract, but today’s news means he will be on the books through the 2028 campaign.

Signs have consistently pointed to a pact being worked out in this case, and an update from last week indicated an agreement was close. Today’s news thus comes as no surprise, nor do the terms of the pact. Williams was not a candidate to reset the running back market, although he has managed to land a rare eight-figure AAV at the position. The 24-year-old’s $11MM mark checks in at seventh amongst running backs, evenly splitting Aaron Jones and Josh Jacobs in terms of annual average value.

Williams participated in spring practices as well as training camp while negotiations took place. The former fifth-rounder said in May he anticipated remaining with Los Angeles beyond the 2025 season regardless of when a new deal was struck. With plenty of time to spare, his long-term future has now been assured. Williams will be expected to reprise his role as lead running back for the coming campaign but also years to come.

As a rookie, the Notre Dame product saw sparse usage on offense. The past two years have been much different, though, with Williams receiving 260 touches in 2023 and then 350 last season. During his first year atop the depth chart, his 95.3 rushing yards per game led the NFL and resulted in a Pro Bowl nod. Williams managed to increase his overall production – including 16 total touchdowns – in 2024, although his efficiency took a step back. Managing to remain effective while handling a heavy workload moving forward will be key in determining the return on Los Angeles’ investment.

The Rams will continue to rely on receiver Puka Nacua in the passing game this season, and while Cooper Kupp is no longer in the fold Davante Adams is present on two-year free agent pact. Those two will be the focal points of the team’s offense through the air in 2025, quarterback Matthew Stafford‘s fifth season with Los Angeles. Williams will nevertheless maintain a critical role for the unit as well.

Former UDFA Ronnie Rivers, 2024 third-round selection Blake Corum and fourth-round rookie Jarquez Hunter represent the Rams’ other options in the backfield. That trio will provide the team with young and inexpensive backups at the RB spot while Williams plays out this new accord. As Los Angeles eyes a repeat of last year’s run to the divisional round of the postseason – at least – a major piece of offseason business has been taken care of.

Former All-AFL WR Lionel Taylor Dies At 89

August 13th, 2025 at 4:13pm CST by Sam Robinson

Lionel Taylor, one of the American Football League’s best players, died last week, according to his family. The Broncos, Taylor’s primary AFL team, announced his passing. He was 89. Taylor died at his home in Rio Rancho, N.M., according to the Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson.

The Broncos acquired Taylor, a 1959 Bears UDFA, in their inaugural season — when the team was one of the eight original AFL franchises — and saw him lead the upstart league in receptions in that 1960 campaign. This was no small feat considering the presences of Hall of Famer Don Maynard and the Oilers’ high-octane duo of Bill Groman and Charley Hennigan. Taylor, however, enjoyed a decorated career despite the Broncos struggling during their AFL days.

Converted from Bears linebacker to Broncos wideout, Taylor led the AFL with 92 receptions in his Denver debut. He then ripped off one of the most consistent stretches in receiving history. Standing an imposing 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, Taylor drew four first-team All-AFL nods from 1960-65 and led the league in receptions five times in that span.

Although the AFL was a pass-friendlier operation compared to the NFL in that period, Taylor totaling four 1,100-yard seasons was a feat certainly ahead of its time. By 1965, only one other receiver (AFLer Art Powell) had ever accumulated four 1,100-yard seasons. Taylor also produced the sport’s first 100-catch year (100 in 1961) and his 1,235-yard 1960 campaign — in 12 games — in Denver represented his highwater mark. Although Hennigan eclipsed Taylor’s AFL reception record (with 101) in 1964, no NFL receiver reached 100 until Art Monk‘s 106-catch 1984 season. Taylor’s 102.9 receiving yards per game in 1960 remains a Broncos single-season record.

A Kansas City, Mo., native, Taylor played collegiately at New Mexico Highlands. Despite the NFL draft consisting of 30 rounds in 1959, Taylor did not hear his name called. Playing 10 seasons, Taylor ended up in Oakland via a 1967 trade and wrapped his career with a two-season Houston stint (1967-68). He still sits fourth in Broncos history in receptions (543) and receiving yards (6,872) despite modern receivers enjoying much friendlier rulebooks for aerial success. Taylor never missed a game in seven Broncos seasons.

Taylor later earned Super Bowl rings as a coach, being the Steelers’ wide receivers coach under Chuck Noll. This period (1970-76) featured Taylor mentoring future Hall of Famers Lynn Swann and John Stallworth, as he coached the Pittsburgh icons during their first three seasons. He then spent five seasons as a Rams assistant, coaching the Los Angeles receivers from 1977-79 (the last of those seasons ending in Super Bowl XIV) and rising to the L.A. OC post for a two-season stint (1980-81). Taylor was part of the Broncos’ first Ring of Fame class.

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