Former Los Angeles Rams edge rusher Samson Ebukam agreed to a two-year deal worth $12 million with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday. Ebukam has one of the league’s best off-the-line bursts and will provide more depth behind an injury prone Dee Ford. He should line up opposite of Nick Bosa in the team’s “Turbo” pass-rushing package next season. Ebukam generated a 12.7 percent pressure

Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin reverted back to the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday after terms of the 2020 trade with the Philadelphia Eagles were not met. San Fran sent Goodwin and a sixth-round pick (210 overall) to the Eagles last year in exchange for the Eagles sixth-round pick (190 overall), which they used to select tight end Charlie Woerner. The 49ers must send their seventh-round

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed nose tackle Poona Ford to a two-year deal that can be worth close to $14 million with incentives on Tuesday, according to a source. Ford will receive over $4.4 million in 2021, which is more than the second-round tender, and will have a chance to make more money in 2022. He’ll enter free agency at 27 years old. The 25-year-old has

The Seattle Seahawks signed free-agent cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, to an undisclosed one-year deal on Tuesday. Witherspoon was benched in favor of Emmanuel Moseley to finish the 2019 season in San Francisco, but he re-entered the starting lineup for the final three games of 2020 and played well. Witherspoon will join D.J. Reed, who Seattle claimed off waivers from the

The New York Jets agreed to an undisclosed three-year deal with free-agent cornerback Justin Hardee on Tuesday, according to a source. Hardee was a core special teams player for the New Orleans Saints in four seasons with the team. He played in 56 games for New Orleans in his time there. Hardee is listed as a cornerback, but he only played one snap on defense

The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms to re-sign offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum to an undisclosed two-year deal on Tuesday. Beachum started all 16 games at right tackle in 2020 and was a leader both on the field and in the locker room. He allowed just three sacks all season and graded out at a solid 69.0, with a 76.8 grade in pass-blocking, according to Pro

The Atlanta Falcons acquired tight end Lee Smith from the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday in exchange for a 2022 late-round draft pick, according to a league source. Smith, 33, made four catches for 35 yards and two touchdowns last season for Buffalo. He was a fifth-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2011 out of Marshall. Smith spent the first four years of his

The Miami Dolphins signed former Los Angeles Rams running back Malcolm Brown to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday, according to a source. Brown averaged more than four yards per carry in his time in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old from Texas spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Rams and has played in 70 games (two starts) while rushing for 1,188 yards and 11

The Buffalo Bills are signing free-agent wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to a one-year, $6 million deal that includes another $500,000 in incentives on Tuesday, according to a source. Sanders was released by the Saints earlier this month in their attempt to get under the 2021 salary cap. He had been scheduled to make $8 million, with $2 million guaranteed. The 33-year-old caught 61 passes for

The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to an undisclosed four-year deal with free-agent cornerback Mike Hilton, who presumably will supplant Mackensie Alexander as the starting slot cornerback in 2021. The Bengals also added former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Chidobe Awuzie in free agency to fill the pending vacancy of 2016 first-rounder William Jackson. Hilton and Awuzie will join Trae Waynes, who missed the entire 2020 season with a

The Cleveland Browns placed a tender on restricted free-agent wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge on Monday. Hodge had a career-high 11 catches for 180 yards in his second season with Cleveland in 2020. He also continued to serve as one of the team’s most valuable special teams players. Hodge spent some time on the COVID-19 list and was limited to nine total games because of multiple

The Denver Broncos agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with free-agent cornerback Ronald Darby on Monday, according to a source. The deal includes $19.5 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old signed a one-year deal worth $4 million with Washington in 2020 and started all 16 regular season games for the first time in his six-year career. He finished the season with 55 tackles and 16 passes

The Denver Broncos re-signed defensive tackle Shelby Harris to a three-year deal worth $27 million on Monday. The team also declined the option on defensive back Kareem Jackson, making him a free agent. Harris has carved out a big role in Denver’s defense, especially the last two years since head coach Vic Fangio’s arrival. He has become the team’s most consistent presence up front and

The Denver Broncos placed the low-round tender on restricted free-agent running back Phillip Lindsay. Another team can sign Lindsay to an offer sheet if Denver doesn’t match it, and Lindsay’s departure would leave the Broncos without draft-pick compensation. The low-round tender is worth $2.133 million in 2021, so there’s a high probability that Lindsay moves on this offseason. Lindsay ran for 1,000 yards in each

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton is signing a one-year, $10 million deal with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday, according to sources. Dalton will have the chance to earn another $3 million in incentives. While the Bears could still upgrade in a big way by trading for either Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson or Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, Dalton could be considered an upgrade

The Houston Texans signed free-agent safety Terrence Brooks to a one-year deal worth $2 million on Monday. They also signed defensive tackle Vincent Taylor to a one-year, $2 million deal. Brooks played in 29 games with the New England Patriots over the last two years and recorded 47 tackles and an interception while also seeing time as a reserve on special teams. Taylor, a former

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed linebacker Chris Board to a one-year deal worth $2.68 million on Monday. The deal includes $1.6 million guaranteed. The Ravens didn’t tender Board an offer as a restricted free agent, but they were still able to bring him back at a cheaper cost. The lowest tender the Ravens could’ve given Board would have cost $2.348 million. He has mostly been a

The New York Giants agreed to a one-year, prove-it deal worth $2.5 million with free-agent wide receiver John Ross on Tuesday. The deal includes $1 million in guaranteed money. The speedy wideout needed a change of scenery after four injury plagued seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. The 25-year-old was the ninth overall pick in the first round in 2017 but never came close to living

The New York Giants and twice-franchise tagged defensive lineman Leonard Williams reached an agreement on a three-year, $63 million contract extension on Tuesday that includes $45 million fully guaranteed, according to sources. Williams will now be dropping the positional salary grievance he had with the Giants. He would’ve made $19.4 million in 2021 under the franchise tag. The Giants save around $8 million on the

The Tennessee Titans released former first-round cornerback Adoree Jackson and right tackle Dennis Kelly on Tuesday. Cornerback Malcolm Butler was also recently released. The 18th overall pick in 2017 out of Southern California, Jackson played in 46 games (41 starts) and recorded 200 tackles and two interceptions in his time with the Titans. His contract would have become fully guaranteed on March 17, so the