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Broncos, LB Dre Greenlaw Agree To Deal

March 10th, 2025 at 6:36pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos are investing heavily in recent 49ers defensive standouts. Dre Greenlaw will be joining Talanoa Hufanga in Denver, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports.

This agreement ends a six-season Greenlaw stay in San Francisco. Like Hufanga, Greenlaw saw the back end of his Bay Area stay marred by injuries. The Broncos will take a chance on another standout starter (when healthy) and one whose setback played a central role in a Super Bowl outcome.

Greenlaw will join the Broncos on a three-year, $35MM accord, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. Despite a seminal Achilles tear in Super Bowl LVIII and barely playing last season, Greenlaw will score a much better deal than he did when he signed a 49ers extension (two years, $16.4MM). In need at linebacker, the Broncos will bet on the form Greenlaw showed alongside Fred Warner.

A strong coverage player before suffering the Achilles injury — one sustained while trotting onto the field during the first half against the Chiefs — Greenlaw combined to make 147 tackles from 2022-23. He and Warner became a top-tier linebacking duo, but injuries have been an issue for Greenlaw beyond that Super Bowl. The former fifth-round find missed 14 games in 2021 due to a groin injury. Last season, Greenlaw did not debut until December; he logged just 30 snaps upon being activated.

While an argument exists Greenlaw’s injury cost the 49ers a championship, a player Pro Football Focus tabbed a top-25 linebacker (ninth in 2022) will attempt to help a Broncos team that lost Cody Barton (to the Titans) earlier today. Denver lost Alex Singleton to an ACL tear in Week 3 of last season, using Barton and special-teamer Justin Strnad as its primary LBs. Strnad is also a free agent, while Singleton is going into an age-31 season coming off a major injury. The Broncos probably are not done at ILB, but Greenlaw profiles as their new centerpiece there.

The Titans, Texans and Cowboys showed preliminary Greenlaw interest, per The Exhibit’s Josina Anderson, but the Broncos will come out of Day 1 with two ex-49ers bastions.

Steelers, Giants In On Aaron Rodgers; Latest On Russell Wilson Market

March 10th, 2025 at 5:23pm CST by Sam Robinson

Seeing Justin Fields prefer to test his market rather than re-sign with the Steelers before free agency, Pittsburgh viewed it as necessary to enter talks with outside QB options. Although one target (Sam Darnold) is off the board, a much bigger name remains.

The Steelers are indeed in talks with Aaron Rodgers, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac and Ray Fittipaldo. They might have a real chance to add the future first-ballot Hall of Famer. Although the Giants are believed to be eyeing Rodgers as their preferred bridge option, SNY’s Connor Hughes indicates some around the league expect Rodgers to end up in Pittsburgh.

The Giants are waiting to see if Rodgers is truly interested in staying in New York, Hughes adds. If Rodgers proves elusive for the Giants, Hughes adds they are still interested in Russell Wilson. Though, a handful of other teams are as well. While the Jets, Raiders and Seahawks checked the veteran QB box off their respective to-do lists, the Titans and Browns join the Giants and Steelers in pursuit of at least a bridge option. Cleveland’s Kenny Pickett acquisition may not represent the team’s true veteran option.

Tennessee is interested in Wilson as well, Hughes reports. The team was believed to be showing interest in Darnold before free agency, but a price ceiling — one that checked in south of where Seattle ended up going — came into play regarding that push. Wilson would profile as a stopgap for a Titans team that is not certain to exit Round 1 with a passer. Though, Tennessee would have the right of first refusal here due to holding the No. 1 pick.

As it stands, the Steelers do not appear interested in re-signing Wilson, per Dulac and Fittipaldo. The QB impressed at points but clashed with Arthur Smith during a season that ended with a five-game skid. The Steelers had been in talks with Wilson, but after so much noise came out about a Fields re-signing, the veteran may look elsewhere as well. Though, the Post-Gazette cautions Wilson could be back in play depending on where things settle. He does not look like the Steelers’ preferred option. It remains to be seen how serious the Steelers are about adding Rodgers. A few dominoes remain on the QB market as the legal tampering period rolls on.

Titans To Sign LB Cody Barton

March 10th, 2025 at 4:29pm CST by Sam Robinson

Cody Barton is on the move once again. Following one-year stints with the Commanders and Broncos, the veteran linebacker has a deal in place with the Titans, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report.

Barton is headed to Tennessee on a three-year deal, per Garafolo. This pact is worth $21MM, which represents a major raise compared to his previous deals. The 28-year-old collected $3.5MM in Washington and then $3.75MM in Denver. Now, Barton has landed a multi-year commitment and a $7MM AAV, by far the highest of his career.

Alex Singleton‘s Week 3 ACL tear moved Barton to the Broncos’ three-down LB centerpiece last season. Barton had gone from battling Jonas Griffith in a training camp competition to start alongside Singleton to being Denver’s lead presence on its defensive second level. Singleton is on his way back from an ACL tear, and the Broncos added Dre Greenlaw after losing Barton.

This marks Barton’s fourth team in four seasons, but the former third-round Seahawks pick did better for himself on this contract than his Broncos deal (one year, $2.5MM). Barton, 28, is coming off three straight 100-plus-tackle seasons. He topped out at 136 for a suddenly Bobby Wagner-less Seahawks team in 2022, adding six pass breakups that year. He added 121 tackles for the Commanders in 2023 but became a cap casualty as a new Washington regime took over.

Pro Football Focus rated Barton 46th among linebackers. He has logged at least a 91% snap share in each of his post-Seattle seasons, doing so after not breaking through as a Seahawks starter until his fourth season. The Titans should be expected to plug in Barton alongside 2024 FA addition Kenneth Murray, as Jack Gibbens and 2024 trade pickup Jerome Baker are unsigned.

Adam La Rose contributed to this post.

Titans To Re-Sign Sebastian Joseph-Day

March 10th, 2025 at 2:44pm CST by Sam Robinson

Sebastian Joseph-Day spent last season with the Titans, and he will remain in place for 2025. The veteran defensive lineman is re-signing in Tennessee, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Rapoport adds this will be a one-year pact including $5MM guaranteed. The deal can max out at $7.5MM. Joseph-Day started 12 games in 2024 and he will be counted on to remain a key presence up front for the Titans.

Tennessee is bumping Joseph-Day’s base value up by $1MM from his 2024 arrangement. While Joseph-Day’s years of commanding the kind of deals he did from the Chargers (3/24) are probably over, the former Rams cog is coming off a solid season. Joseph-Day, 30 later this month, finished with six tackles for loss — six more than he compiled during a 2023 season that involved an in-season release.

Waived by the Chargers shortly after they fired Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco, Joseph-Day resurfaced with the 49ers before making his way to Nashville as a free agent. A role player in two Super Bowls — the first of which because the usual Rams starter was a late-season IR activation — Joseph-Day joined Jeffery Simmons and T’Vondre Sweat on a defensive line that was probably a 3-14 team’s bright spot. The Titans managed to rank 30th in scoring defense and second against the run. Pro Football Focus rated Joseph-Day as a top-10 run defender among interior D-linemen. 

For his career, Joseph-Day now has 80 starts, 13 sacks and 24.5 TFLs. The Titans are changing up their edge-rushing equation, having cut Harold Landry, but they will run it back up front with Joseph-Day and Sweat complementing Simmons.

Adam La Rose contributed to this post

Titans To Add LT Dan Moore Jr.

March 10th, 2025 at 12:07pm CST by Sam Robinson

The left tackle market is moving. After the Rams and Ravens respectively re-signed their options, the Chiefs took Jaylon Moore off the market. Now, the Titans are adding Dan Moore Jr.

Moore agreed to a four-year, $82MM deal, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported during a TV appearance. The four-year Steelers LT will receive $50MM guaranteed. This marks a massive agreement for Moore, whom the Steelers had effectively informed would not be back thanks to back-to-back first-round tackle draft choices.

PFR’s No. 13 overall free agent, Moore will outdo Stanley’s $20MM-per-year number. The Titans will bet big on a player who allowed the NFL’s most sacks (12) last season. Some of that most likely was due to Moore blocking for two sack-prone QBs — in Justin Fields and Russell Wilson — but the Titans are bringing in Moore to play on a line featuring two first-round picks (Peter Skoronski, JC Latham) and high-priced center Lloyd Cushenberry.

Pro Football Focus has never been high on Moore, ranking the former fourth-round pick outside the top 40 at tackle in each of his seasons. But Moore thwarted challenges to his Pittsburgh blindside job in each of the past two years. The Steelers are still moving Broderick Jones to left tackle, with Troy Fautanu slated to man the right side.

A 66-game starter, Moore is going into his age-27 season. With Jackson off the market, the Titans have decided on Moore over a more proven option in Cam Robinson, who will turn 30 this year. This move would appear to mean Tennessee is readying to move Latham from left to right tackle. Latham had ended his college career at RT but became one of the many rookie tackles to change sides last season. PFF graded Latham 56th among tackles in 2024.

The Titans’ 2025 starting quarterback is not yet known, but it appears it will be Moore guarding his blindside. The Titans have four locked-in starters up front, with only their right guard position up for grabs. And, as the Steelers made it clear Moore would be a one-contract player, the Texas A&M alum will land on his feet.

Steelers Expected To Make Offer To Sam Darnold; Latest On Jets’ Justin Fields Effort

March 9th, 2025 at 5:38pm CST by Sam Robinson

Sam Darnold-Seahawks connections came in hot after the Geno Smith trade, and Seattle may well reside as the 2024 Vikings starter’s most likely destination. But other teams will drive up the bidding.

The Titans have been closely tied to Darnold, as they are not considered likely (via TitanInsider.com’s Terry McCormick) to pursue a reclamation project like Daniel Jones or one of the failed 2021 first-round picks. But Tennessee may not be the only team that pursues Darnold. After being closely tied to Justin Fields throughout the winter, the Steelers are expected to see what it will take to land Darnold.

Pittsburgh is expected to make Darnold an offer, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini tweets. PFR’s No. 1 free agent, Darnold will almost definitely cost more than Fields. And the Steelers going from a veteran-minimum contract and a rookie-scale deal at QB to Darnold would be an amazing jump for a team that has not paid top-tier money at the position since the 2010s.

Fields, however, remains the focus for Pittsburgh, Russini adds. Jets interest in Fields has built since the Combine, per ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers hold more than $63MM in cap space; the Jets check in at just more than $51MM.

Fields would bring scheme familiarity and a lower price tag, but the Jets have gained steam as a suitor. New York’s interest, as the team is not going to be a Darnold suitor for obvious reasons, may be heavy for Fields, with Russini adding the Jets are viewed as team showing “strong” interest. We heard over the weekend the Jets would be a top threat to the Steelers’ effort to re-sign Fields. That appears quite real. The Jets going from Rodgers to Fields would mark a passing downgrade, but the latter is only going into his age-26 season. He is two years younger than Darnold and clearly still has fans in NFL front offices and on coaching staffs.

The Steelers losing out on Fields could drive them to make a genuine push for Darnold, but they could also merely pivot to Russell Wilson, whose market should not rival Fields’ — the Steelers’ 2024 depth chart notwithstanding — or perhaps Aaron Rodgers. The polarizing veteran is unlikely to land in Pittsburgh, per the Pat McAfee Show‘s Mark Kaboly, but the veteran Steelers reporter indicates he could be an option.

The Falcons have not yet budged on Kirk Cousins, intending to (for now, at least) keep him as their backup. Cousins would be a Wilson-like option, as another team would be paying him, for 2025 should he be released. Wilson has spoken with the Steelers this offseason but has long hovered as plan B, and now that Smith has reunited with Pete Carroll, one other option is off the table. Thus far, we have not heard serious talk of a potential Seahawks-Wilson reunion.

Darnold’s price tag impacting the Steelers’ ability to build around him and Fields’ struggles as a passer do not place the Steelers in a great spot here. They do have a strong defense, one Rodgers could conceivably complement, as we suggested back in December. (Though, an upper-crust Jets defensive nucleus just went 5-12.) But the Steelers have not won a playoff game since 2016. That raises the stakes for them to identify the right player this offseason. If a Fields second season is not in the cards, paying more for Darnold appears on the radar.

RFA/ERFA Tender Decisions: 3/7/25

March 7th, 2025 at 9:47pm CST by Ely Allen

More teams made tender/non-tender decisions on restricted and exclusive rights free agents today. Here are the latest updates:

RFAs

Tendered:

Non-tendered:

Carolina has tendered Mays with an original-round tender worth $3.26MM. A former sixth-round draft pick, the third-year center will be able field offers from the rest of the league. If an offer comes in, the Panthers would have the chance to match it or let the team sign Mays in exchange for a sixth-round pick. Mays started eight games in 11 appearances last year.

Houston flashed early, particularly when he tallied eight sacks in seven games (only two starts) for the Lions as a rookie. Since then, injuries and inconsistency have kept him from sticking in Detroit or Cleveland.

ERFAs

Tendered:

Non-tendered:

NFL Minor Transactions: 3/7/25

March 7th, 2025 at 8:59pm CST by Ely Allen

Friday’s minor NFL moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Cincinnati Bengals

Detroit Lions

San Francisco 49ers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans

FA Notes: Bucs, Mack, Dolphins, Holland, Panthers, Titans, Giants, Bills, Falcons

March 7th, 2025 at 2:55pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Buccaneers did not see their Joe Tryon-Shoyinka first-round pick pay off, and the 2021 draftee is close to hitting free agency. As the Bucs prepares a pass-rushing plan for 2025, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler connects Khalil Mack to the team. Also mentioning the Bears (a previously noted Mack suitor), Fowler notes the Bucs are looking for pass-rushing help. The team has YaYa Diaby under contract for two more seasons, but it has struggled to find a complementary piece since Shaquil Barrett began to decline post-Achilles surgery. Anthony Nelson, who posted four sacks last season, is nearing free agency as well.

While the Bucs have D-line regulars Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey, they will need to look for a second OLB starter. Mack rebounded from an injury-marred 2021 season by starting all but one game in three Chargers years. He soared to 17.5 sacks in 2023 but saw his usage rate drop and his sack total along with it (to six) in 2024. Mack, however, has been a durable player and one of this era’s best edge rushers. Although he considered retirement this offseason, the Chargers want him back. The 34-year-old’s market will be interesting.

Here is the latest from the free agent market:

  • A player who will command more in total than Mack, Jevon Holland is likely this year’s top safety available. PFR’s No. 6 free agent, Holland escaped the franchise tag deadline and may be poised to follow Robert Hunt and Christian Wilkins out of Miami. The Panthers and Titans are expected to show interest in the four-year Dolphins starter, NFL.com’s Cameron Wolfe notes. Holland’s market is likely to stretch past $15MM per year and could reach $20MM AAV, Wolfe adds. Antoine Winfield Jr. is the highest-paid safety, at $21MM per annum; no one else has reached $20MM. The Dolphins are still interested, but the former second-rounder will carry a robust market. If Holland leaves, the Dolphins would need two new safety starters; Jordan Poyer is not expected back, per Wolfe.
  • The Giants are bracing to lose Azeez Ojulari in free agency, the New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy writes. Considering their investments in Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, it has looked for months like Ojulari would depart. Despite an extensive injury history, Ojulari has been productive when available. He registered 22 sacks on his rookie deal, including six last season as he filled in for an injured Thibodeaux. After holding onto Ojulari at the deadline, the Giants would only recoup a compensatory pick — depending on the team’s FA activity — once he leaves.
  • The Falcons finished 31st in sacks last season, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s D. Orlando Ledbetter notes they are doing heavy research on defense in the draft. This comes after Atlanta’s effort to trade back into Round 1 for a defender, after the surprising Michael Penix Jr. pick, failed. As the team changes DCs for a third straight year, Fowler adds it is expected to also pursue defensive upgrades in free agency. The Falcons are expected to let Matt Judon hit the market, and Ledbetter adds fellow OLB Lorenzo Carter is also likely to hit free agency. A pass-rushing overhaul, as Grady Jarrett may be on the trade block, may be afoot in Atlanta.
  • Count the Panthers as a team also readying to bolster its defense in free agency, Fowler adds. Carolina fell from fourth in total defense to 32nd last season, and while they are again retaining DC Ejiro Evero, the DC should have more to work with in 2025. After Carolina traded Burns and did not do much to replace him, it is safe to expect a pass-rushing pursuit to commence. Safety Xavier Woods will be among the Panthers who will test the market next week, The Athletic’s Joe Person tweets. He will join kicker Eddy Pineiro in doing so.
  • Preston Smith has lingered in free agency for a bit, after his Steelers release, but Sportskeeda.com’s Tony Pauline notes the Bills are believed to have interest. Although Smith (4.5 sacks last season) signed two healthy Packers contracts, it will not take too much to land the 32-year-old EDGE after he disappointed as a Steelers deadline addition.

Titans To Release OLB Harold Landry

March 7th, 2025 at 12:50pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Titans’ top edge rusher for nearly his entire career, Harold Landry is now available in free agency. After giving Landry permission to seek a trade during Combine week, the Titans are cutting him, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets.

Landry joins Joey Bosa and Jonathan Allen as standout pass rushers cut this week. A year younger than both, Landry stands to generate considerable interest ahead of his age-29 season. Landry made it back from the ACL tear that wiped out his 2022 season, having played in all 34 Titans games since coming back.

As the Titans repeatedly tried to find outside help to complement Landry — from Vic Beasley to Cameron Wake to Jadeveon Clowney to Bud Dupree — the team could not find a solid complementary rusher. Arden Key remains in Tennessee, and he has been the best of this bunch, totaling 12.5 sacks over the past two seasons. But the Titans now have work to do at OLB, with Landry anchoring this group since becoming a 2018 second-round pick. This release comes as the Titans are set to meet with Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, who is in play to go No. 1 overall.

The Landry cut, assuming no post-June 1 designation is on tap, will save the Titans $10.95MM while leaving $13.1MM in dead money. No guaranteed salary remained on Landry’s five-year, $87.5MM deal, but two years of signing bonus proration will leave the dead cap. This move will bump the Titans beyond $60MM in cap space.

Cutting Landry with two years left on his deal signals big-picture changes for a team coming off a 3-14 season. The Titans are now two GMs removed from the one (Jon Robinson) who authorized Landry’s extension, with the team hiring Mike Borgonzi to work with Chad Brinker (after Ran Carthon‘s ouster) this offseason.

Chosen 41st overall out of Boston College, Landry teamed with 2019 first-rounder Jeffery Simmons to form a quality inside-outside tandem. The Titans paid both, but Simmons is all that remains from the pass rush that sacked Joe Burrow nine times during a narrow Tennessee divisional-round loss three seasons ago. Landry posted a career-high 12 sacks that year, leading the Titans to pay him just before he hit free agency. While the ACL tear sapped his momentum, Landry had inked his extension months before going down.

Landry posted 10.5 sacks in 2023, also posting his second-most QB hits (21) that season. He tallied nine sacks, including a safety, in 2024. That production did not exactly matter much for the Titans, who obtained the No. 1 pick after their downward spiral continued. Although Landry has only forced three career fumbles, the productive OLB has 50.5 career sacks despite missing all of 2022. Landry will join Bosa, Josh Sweat and Khalil Mack as productive veteran OLBs seeking third contracts in free agency.

Players given permission to shop at the Combine are starting to be released or traded. The 49ers found a taker for Deebo Samuel, while the Rams reunited Jonah Jackson with his former OC (new Bears HC Ben Johnson). Others in this position have been released (Allen, Landry, Rayshawn Jenkins) so far. More such resolutions are coming, with the 2025 league year starting Wednesday.

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