Falcons To Acquire Sydney Brown
The Eagles and Falcons have agreed on a trade that will send safety Sydney Brown from Philadelphia to Atlanta, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The teams will also swap fourth- and sixth-round picks. The Eagles will receive the 114th and 197th choices, while the Falcons will get the 122nd and 215th selections.
More to come…
49ers Will Not Exercise Trent Williams’ $10MM Option Bonus
The 49ers have until 3 p.m. CT to exercise left tackle Trent Williams‘ $10MM option bonus, but they will pass on it, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. While Williams’ cap number will rise from $38.84MM to $47MM, the 49ers are “not overly concerned,” per Schefter. They plan to rework Williams’ contract before April’s draft.
As the 49ers and the 37-year-old Williams butted heads over his contract in late February, Schefter reported on Feb. 24 that they could release him. However, speaking to the media later that day, general manager John Lynch sounded confident that would not happen.
“Trent loves being a Niner. We love having Trent as a Niner,” Lynch said. “We’re all on the same page… I feel very positive where that’s going.”
On March 9, two days before the start of the new league year, a report indicating the 49ers could trade surfaced. Williams remains a 49er, however, and it seems the team plans to keep it that way. Regardless, this is the latest contract dispute during what will surely end up as a Hall of Fame career for the 12-time Pro Bowler.
Then in Washington, Williams sat out the entire 2019 season as a result of a standoff with the team. Washington traded Williams to San Francisco for third- and fifth-round picks in April 2020. Eleven months later, the 49ers handed Williams inked a six-year, $138MM extension. The deal made Williams the game’s highest-paid offensive lineman.
After Williams managed three straight first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl seasons to begin his contract, the 49ers reworked it in September 2024. The three-year, $82.66MM agreement featured $48MM in guarantees, a record for a non-quarterback over the age of 35. Williams still has another year left on the pact, but there is no guaranteed money remaining.
Jaguars To Sign Seahawks WR Jake Bobo To Offer Sheet
The Jaguars are signing Seahawks restricted free agent wide receiver/special teamer Jake Bobo to an offer sheet, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The Seahawks will have five days to match once it becomes official.
Seattle tendered Bobo, who went undrafted in 2023, at the original-round level ($3.52MM). That means the Seahawks will not receive any compensation if they allow Bobo to leave for Jacksonville.
Bobo, a UCLA product, posted back-to-back 17-game seasons to begin his career. He logged a 29% offensive snap share in each of those years and combined for 32 catches, 303 yards and three touchdowns. Jaguars pass-game coordinator Shane Waldron was the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator in Bobo’s rookie year. A reunion could be in store in 2026.
Bobo missed six games with various injuries and caught just two passes during the regular season in 2025, but he hauled in a 17-yard touchdown in a 31-27 win over the Rams in the NFC championship game. While Bobo did not have a catch in the Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX victory over the Patriots, he was on the field for 35 snaps (19 on special teams, 16 on offense). The 27-year-old has amassed 587 special teams snaps in his career. He recorded a personal-high 67% ST snap share in 2024.
If Bobo goes to the Jaguars, he will likely continue as a depth receiver and special teamer. With Brian Thomas Jr, Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington and two-way player Travis Hunter (primarily a cornerback), the Jaguars have a talented group of receivers. However, after combining for 712 offensive snaps last year, Tim Patrick and Dyami Brown are no longer on the roster. Bobo could help fill the void at the back end of the Jags’ receiving corps.
Bills Decline To Match Vikings’ Ryan Van Demark Offer Sheet
After signing an offer sheet with the Vikings on Wednesday, offensive tackle Ryan Van Demark will officially leave Buffalo for Minnesota. The Bills have declined to match the Vikings’ one-year offer worth a fully guaranteed $4.2MM, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The deal includes a $2.5MM signing bonus, per Pelissero.
Van Demark, who will turn 28 on Sunday, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Because the Bills gave Van Demark an original-round tender worth $3.52MM, they will not receive compensation for losing him.
The Bills were in a similar position in 2022 when they tendered former undrafted lineman Ryan Bates at the original-round level. The Bears signed Bates to an offer sheet, but the Bills matched in his case. Now, with just $9.85MM in cap space, the Bills will let Van Demark depart.
A 43-game starter at UConn, Van Demark began his career with the Colts, though he did not survive final roster cuts as a rookie. The 6-foot-6, 307-pounder wound up spending his first year on the Bills’ practice squad. He made his pro debut the next season and has since registered 43 appearances and six starts. In 2025, his first 17-game season, Van Demark racked up a career-high 312 offensive snaps and added another 75 on special teams. Pro Football Focus gave Van Demark, who primarily played right tackle last year, a strong 74.4 grade.
The Bills will continue with Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown locked in at tackle, but their depth will take a hit with the loss of Van Demark. They are down to the inexperienced Tylan Grable–Chase Lundt–Travis Clayton trio behind Dawkins and Brown. Grable, Lundt and Clayton have combined to play in just seven NFL games.
As is the case with the Bills, the Vikings have starting tackles in place. Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill are effective players, but neither has been the picture of health in recent years. Darrisaw has missed at least two games in all five of his seasons, including 10 in 2024 and seven last year. O’Neill logged a 17-game season as recently as 2024, but he missed three games the year before and another three last season.
With Darrisaw and O’Neill struggling to stay healthy in 2025, swing tackle Justin Skule stepped in for 578 snaps and nine starts. Skule is now a free agent, paving the way for Van Demark to replace him in Minnesota.
Vikings Bring Back QB Carson Wentz
As expected, a reunion between Carson Wentz and the Vikings will be taking place. Team and player agreed to terms on Thursday, Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report. The team has since announced the news. 
It was recently reported a mutual interest existed between Minnesota and the veteran quarterback. Wentz saw time in 2025 filling in for J.J. McCarthy before a shoulder injury required season-ending surgery. McCarthy is still in the fold, but so is free agent signing Kyler Murray.
Murray is widely expected to win out a competition for the starting gig this summer as he looks to rebuild his value working with head coach Kevin O’Connell. McCarthy’s rookie contract runs through 2027, but a path to the QB1 spot may not exist with the Vikings if Murray’s debut campaign goes well. In any event, Wentz’s return will give the team another experienced option as it seeks out improved play under center. Wentz, 33, has totaled 99 starts in his career.
The former second overall pick was linked to the Jets earlier this month. Wentz has a history with Frank Reich, who became New York’s offensive coordinator during this year’s hiring cycle. Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic confirms the Jets had interest in Wentz. He adds, however, Wentz’s preference was to return to the Vikings. Today’s news limits the number of veteran passers still on the market for the Jets if they aim to add another one.
Wentz made a strong Vikings debut in Week 3, but the injury suffered two games later proved to be a major impediment. With McCarthy still sidelined at the time, Wentz made another two starts and struggled with accuracy. Surgery ended his campaign, one during which Minnesota was unable to find a sustainable answer under center. After falling short of a playoff spot at 9-8, increased efficiency on offense will be critical in 2026 for the Vikings. Murray will likely be tasked with helping the unit take a step forward, but it is certainly not a good sign for McCarthy’s prospects of playing time next season that another veteran has been acquired early in the new league year.
The Vikings entered Thursday near the bottom of the league in cap space. This Wentz deal will no doubt be a low-cost investment, and it will presumably be similar in terms to the one-year, $1.42MM pact he played on in 2025.
Minor NFL Transactions: 3/19/26
Thursday’s minor moves from around the NFL…
Detroit Lions
- Re-signed: DL Myles Adams
Indianapolis Colts
- Re-signed: CB Cameron Mitchell
A fifth-round pick in 2023, Mitchell was a backup with the Browns until they cut him at the end of September last year. He caught on with the Colts’ practice squad a few days later and wound up playing in eight of their games. As the Colts dealt with injuries to top cornerbacks Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward, Mitchell notched 18 tackles and four passes defensed. The 24-year-old will remain in Indianapolis as depth.
Former Eagles RB Boston Scott Retires
Running back Boston Scott spent almost two full seasons out of football after the Steelers waived him with an injury settlement in September 2024. Set to turn 31 in April, Scott announced his retirement on X on Wednesday.
“I’m thankful for everything the game has given me and my family,” Scott wrote. “I’m thankful for the coaches, teammates, and staff throughout my career that believed in me even when it wasn’t popular.”
Fresh off his lone 1,000-yard rushing season at Louisiana Tech, Scott entered the NFL as a Saints sixth-round pick in 2018. However, the Baton Rouge, La., native never played a meaningful snap for his local team.
The Saints cut Scott before his rookie season. He wound up spending a couple months on their practice squad before they waived him again in December 2018. Scott quickly landed on the Eagles’ taxi squad and went on to log two appearances in his first year. While the 5-foot-6, 204-pounder did not touch the ball on offense, he returned four kicks for 96 yards.
Scott became much more involved in the Eagles’ offense in his second season, the beginning of a five-year run in which he combined for 373 touches (302 carries, 71 receptions). He set career highs in carries (87) and rushing touchdowns (seven) in 2021. Over 75 games and 12 starts with the Eagles, Scott ran for 1,295 yards and 16 TDs on 4.3 YPC. As a pass catcher, Scott added 566 yards and another score. He chipped in a 22.8-yard average on 66 kick returns.
Scott’s tenure in Philadelphia ended when he signed with the Rams in the spring of 2024, but he did not make their roster. Although Scott worked out for the Ravens and Colts last summer, he was unable to land another contract.
Saints Bring Back DE Chris Rumph
Former Charger Chris Rumph joined the Saints on a one-year contract last spring. After posting his first career 17-game season in 2025, the defensive end will remain in New Orleans. Rumph has agreed to a new deal with the Saints, the team announced (via Katherine Terrell of ESPN).
A former Duke Blue Devil, Rumph entered the pros as the Chargers’ fourth-round pick 2021. Rumph appeared in 37 games and totaled three sacks over his first three seasons, during which the Chargers counted on him as a core special teamer. However, they let Rumph go after he spent the entire 2024 campaign on injured reserve.
All of Rumph’s snaps in Los Angeles came with head coach Brandon Staley at the helm. Staley, whom the Chargers fired late in Rumph’s third season, became the Saints’ defensive coordinator last year.
Rumph followed Staley to New Orleans, where he piled up a personal-best 47 tackles and tied a career high with two sacks. He was on the field for 330 defensive snaps and another 351 on special teams. The 27-year-old’s 81.63% ST snap share ranked second on the Saints.
Rumph will continue to fill a similar role in New Orleans, though he could see more defensive work if free agent and franchise icon Cameron Jordan does not return. With Jordan unsigned, Carl Granderson and Chase Young are the Saints’ top defensive ends.
Eagles Sign RB Dameon Pierce
The Eagles signed running back Dameon Pierce, per a team announcement, adding depth to a backfield that lost AJ Dillon in free agency earlier this week.
Pierce, 26, appeared in four games for the Texans and one for the Chiefs in 2025 with just 28 total snaps on offense. Originally a fourth-round pick in 2022, the Florida product emerged as Houston’s lead back and ranked eighth in the NFL with 72.2 rushing yards per game.
Pierce’s rookie season ended in Week 13 due to an ankle injury, and he lost his starting job after a rough start to his sophomore campaign. He finished the year with just 2.9 yards per carry and was seen as an afterthought in 2024 after the Texans’ acquisition of Joe Mixon. But Pierce bounced back in a rotational role in the backfield. Even taking out his season-long rush of 92 yards, he averaged 5.2 yards per carry, but injuries again limited him to 11 games.
It was clear in 2025 that the Texans were finished with Pierce. Even with Mixon sidelined, he had virtually no role in the offense. He was active for four games with all 23 of his offensive snaps and 10 of his carries in Weeks 1 and 5. He later had kick return duties in Weeks 8 and 10 before being waived.
The Chiefs added Pierce to their practice squad and played him in Week 18. He will now look to carve out a role in Philadelphia behind Saquon Barkley. Tank Bigsby ran well when called upon in 2025, so he is likely the favorite for the No. 2 role, but 2024 fourth-rounder Will Shipley has yet to distinguish himself in the NFL. All three also have experience returning kicks, which will likely factor into the competition for roster spots and playing time.
The Eagles are also signing tight end Stone Smartt, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The former college quarterback appeared in 15 games for the Jets last season after three years with the Chargers. Smartt flashed some pass-catching ability in Los Angeles, but has primarily been a special teams contributor in his career and will likely continue in a similar role in Philadelphia.
Dolphins Sign LS Taybor Pepper
The Dolphins continue to add options as they sort out their special teams battery. The team announced on Thursday that long snapper Taybor Pepper has been signed. 
Pepper has seen time with three different NFL franchises, including Miami in 2019. His lone Dolphins campaign was followed by a five-year stretch with the 49ers. Pepper was cut last March, and he did not catch on with a team. He will now spend the summer aiming to return to NFL game action.
Pepper is joined on Miami’s roster by Tucker Addington at the long snapper position. Addington split his time between the Patriots and Dolphins in 2025, making three appearances for his current team. He has played 10 games in the NFL, a stark contrast to Pepper’s 100.
Pepper, 32 in May, has played on a pair of deals carrying a seven-figure AAV in his career. His 49ers contracts from 2021 and ’23 checked in at $1.04MM and $1.32MM, respectively, in that regard. A similar value would come as no surprise in this case. On the other hand, Pepper’s missed time from last year and the Dolphins’ tight cap situation could result in a slightly less lucrative agreement.
This signing comes shortly after Miami agreed to terms with punter Bradley Pinion. Once it becomes official, the team will have two players at each of the kicker, punter and long snapper positions. Needless to say, special teams competition will be a common theme throughout training camp.