Pittsburgh Steelers impending free-agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has been telling teammates that he’s “likely to head elsewhere for the next portion of his career.” He also suggested on his Twitter account on Sunday that leaving Pittsburgh is a real possibility. The fourth-year receiver is 24 years old and had a 97-catch, nine-touchdown season in 2020, so he won’t have a shortage of suitors on

The San Francisco 49ers and linebacker Dee Ford agreed to a restructured two-year deal worth $24 million on Monday. If Ford had passed a physical on April 1, the 49ers could have shed him and most of his salary, but $11.6 million of his 2021 salary would have become guaranteed at that point if he was still injured. Ford was the 23rd overall pick in

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million with the Houston Texans on Monday, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The 310-pound defensive tackle was a third-round pick by the Cowboys out of Nebraska back in 2016 and spent the first four seasons of his career in Dallas. Collins spent the 2020 season with

Pittsburgh Steelers vice president and general manager Kevin Colbert signed a one-year contract extension on Monday. The 64-year-old is entering his 22nd season with the club after joining the Steelers in February of 2000 as the director of football operations, a role he held for the first 11 years with the team. Colbert helped build Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII championship teams and

The Cleveland Browns and safety John Johnson have agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million deal, according to multiple sources. Johnson, formerly of the Los Angeles Rams, will step in as a starting safety for a Cleveland defense that was in need of reinforcements in the secondary last year. The 25-year-old will join veteran Ronnie Harrison and second-year player Grant Delpit as the team’s top three

The Kansas City Chiefs and free-agent offensive lineman Joe Thuney agreed to a five-year, $80 million deal on Monday, according to a source. A previous standout for the New England Patriots, Thuney’s addition will be an immediate boost for a Chiefs offensive line that was obliterated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense in the Super Bowl without Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz, who were both

Former Detroit Lions first-round linebacker Jarrad Davis is signing a one-year deal worth $7 million with the New York Jets on Monday, according to a source. Davis disappointed as a middle linebacker in his four years in Detroit and played sparingly in 2020. New defensive-minded head coach Robert Saleh obviously thinks that the Jets can turn Davis around. The 26-year-old had 201 solo tackles (19

The Jacksonville Jaguars are signing free-agent safety Rudy Ford to a two-year, $4.2 million deal on Monday, according to a source. The Jaguars also agreed to a three-year, $24.4 million deal with former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris. Robertson-Harris is projected as a defensive end in a 3-4 scheme, and the Jaguars could be headed towards that specific scheme under new defensive coordinator Joe

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free-agent wide receiver/kick returner Jamal Agnew to a three-year deal worth up to $21 million on Monday, according to a source. Agnew was the Detroit Lions return man for the last four seasons and earned All-Pro honors as a rookie in 2017. He was a fifth-round pick out of the University of San Diego and was the league’s best punt returner

The San Francisco 49ers re-signed cornerback Jason Verrett to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Monday. Verrett had multi-year offers on the table from other teams, but he is deciding to bet on himself again and can make a total of $6.5 million if he makes the Pro Bowl in 2021. The 29-year-old was a first-round pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2014,

The Los Angeles Rams extended a first-round tender on standout impending restricted free-agent cornerback Darious Williams on Monday, according to a source. Williams is one of the team’s rising stars after he recorded four interceptions, 44 tackles and 14 passes defended in 16 games during the regular season last year. If Williams accepts the offer, he’ll make $4.766 million in 2021. The 28-year-old was an

The Houston Texans signed free-agent linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill to a one-year deal worth up to $3.25 million on Monday, according to a source. One of the league’s best coverage linebackers, Grugier-Hill will reunite with general manager Nick Caserio, who drafted him with the New England Patriots. The 26-year-old spent the 2020 season with the Dolphins, recording 28 combined tackles (21 solo), two QB hits, one

The Houston Texans agreed to terms with free-agent wide receiver Andre Roberts on a two-year deal worth up to $5.95 million on Monday, according to a source. Roberts, who turned 33 in January, has been a Pro Bowler each of the last three years (one with the Jets, two with Buffalo), but he’s mainly been a kick/punt returner. A third-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals

The New England Patriots are signing former Baltimore Ravens pass-rusher Matt Judon to a four-year, $56 million deal on Monday. His contract includes $32 million over the first two years. The Patriots are also adding former Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Jalen Mills to a four-year, $24 million deal with $9 million guaranteed. Along with the additions of Judon and Mills, New England also added defensive

Former Tennessee Titans tight end Jonnu Smith reached an agreement with the New England Patriots on Monday on a four-year, $50 million deal, according to Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The deal includes $31.25 million fully guaranteed. The $12.5 million per-year average places Smith third among tight ends behind only George Kittle and Travis Kelce. The guaranteed money is tops at the position. Smith had 114

The Arizona Cardinals are giving impending restricted free-agent outside linebacker Dennis Gardeck a second-round tender after he recorded seven sacks (second on the team) last season in limited playing time. Gardeck, also a special teams captain will make $3.4 million if he re-signs with the Cardinals in 2021. Fellow special teamer and backup linebacker Zeke Turner will be tendered at the right-of-first-refusal level, which would

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving pass-rusher Shaq Barrett a four-year deal worth up to $72 million on Monday, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The deal includes $36 million fully guaranteed. The Buccaneers elected not to use their franchise tag on Barrett this year, but he will return nonetheless. He broke out in 2019 with a league-leading 19.5 sacks as a first-time Pro Bowler

The Detroit Lions and pass-rusher Romeo Okwara agreed to a three-year deal worth $39 million on Monday, according to a source. The Lions wanted to keep Okwara around after he had a career-high 10 sacks in 2020. He added a career-high 44 combined tackles (11 for loss), 18 QB hits, one pass defensed, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 16 games (nine starts)

The Arizona Cardinals are re-signing pass-rusher Markus Golden to a two-year deal that will pay him $9 million on Monday, according to a source. Golden left Arizona for the New York Giants, but he was traded back for a sixth-round draft pick last year and has now elected to stay in the desert. The 30-year-old had a career-high 12.5 sacks back in 2016 and had

The Minnesota Vikings are finalizing a revised contract with linebacker Anthony Barr on Monday, and he’ll now make $10 million in 2021, which includes a fully guaranteed $9.4 million salary. The revised deal also includes $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses and a $100,000 workout bonus. It replaces a $12.9 million deal and Barr can become a free agent next March, according to a source. It