The Kansas City Chiefs are signing free-agent safety Will Parks to a one-year deal worth up to $1.13 million on Wednesday, according to a source. Parks took a visit with the Detroit Lions as well, but he is choosing the Chiefs. He started his career as a safety and was taken in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Parks

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman confirmed that quarterback Kirk Cousins is the team’s starter. The Vikings drafted quarterback Kellen Mond in the third round of last week’s NFL draft, but it was done to create competition behind Cousins. “Right now, there’s no question that Kirk Cousins is our quarterback,” Spielman said. Mond will enter the mix behind Cousins, and it also includes Nate Stanley

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who knows how current Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is feeling these days, thinks that Rodgers is unlikely to back down. “Knowing Aaron, and I think I know him fairly well, if he has a grudge, whether it be against the organization or a player or an arch-rival, or family, friends, he ain’t budging,” Favre said on the

The Dallas Cowboys are waiving starting defensive tackle Antwaun Woods on Wednesday, according to a source. Woods becomes a salary cap casualty after the Cowboys selected defensive tackles Osa Odighizuwa in the third round and Quinton Bohanna in the sixth round of last week’s NFL draft. Woods started 32 games for Dallas from 2018 through last season and was set to make $2.1 million under

The Las Vegas Raiders will release safety Jeff Heath on Wednesday, according to a source. Heath was the AFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 10 last year, but he’ll be looking for a new team this offseason. It comes after the Raiders drafted safeties Trevon Moehrig in the second round and Tyree Gillespie in the fourth round in last week’s NFL draft. They

Denver Broncos offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James (Achilles) suffered a torn Achilles while working out away from the team facilities on Tuesday, according to sources. His $10 million salary for the upcoming season is now in jeopardy with the Broncos no longer obligated to pay him because he wasn’t working out at the team’s facilities. However, doctors told James that they’re hopeful that he won’t miss

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, one of the fastest players in the NFL, will compete in the USA Track and Field Golden Games and Distance Open this Sunday in Walnut, California. He is listed among the participants in the 100-meter dash. The 6-foot-4, 229-pounder was a standout hurdler and long-jumper in high school, in addition to playing football and basketball. Metcalf ran a 4.33-second

Free-agent veteran tight end Darren Fells is visiting with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, according to a source. Fells is coming off 11 touchdowns in the last two seasons with the Houston Texans and could return to Detroit, where he played in 2017. The 35-year-old also had 55 receptions on 76 targets for 653 yards in 32 games (28 starts) over the last two years

Former Indianapolis Colts first-round safety Malik Hooker is visiting with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday, according to a source. Hooker has yet to play a full season in the NFL after being selected 15th overall out of Ohio State in 2017. The 25-year-old played in only two games last year before he tore his Achilles and missed the rest of the season. He’s missed 14

San Francisco 49ers incumbent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said he wants to help rookie quarterback Trey Lance with his transition to the NFL after the team took him at No. 3 overall in the first round of last week’s draft. Garoppolo entered the league with the New England Patriots and learned behind future Hall of Famer Tom Brady. “I try to use my own personal experiences

The Baltimore Ravens signed free-agent veteran left tackle Alejandro Villanueva to a two-year, $14 million deal on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal includes $8 million fully guaranteed. The former Pittsburgh Steeler will stay in the AFC North and join Pittsburgh’s division rivals. The 6-foot-9, 320-pounder will likely slide in at right tackle in Baltimore to help replace Orlando Brown Jr., who was traded

New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams (foot) broke a small bone in his foot and likely will undergo surgery that will keep him out for eight to 10 weeks, according to sources. Williams will miss organized team activities and minicamp, but he should be ready to return for training camp this summer. The 23-year-old is one of the better pass-rushers for Gang Green’s defense,

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (heart) fell to pick No. 52 overall in last week’s NFL draft because a heart issue came up late in the pre-draft process, according to sources. However, doctors ultimately cleared him. If not for the heart issue, Owusu-Koramoah could’ve come off the board in the first round. Cleveland traded up to keep him from sliding any further on Day 2.

The Cleveland Browns signed free-agent defensive tackle Malik McDowell to an undisclosed deal on Monday. McDowell was a second-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2017. He has yet to play an NFL game after a serious ATV injury during training camp before his rookie season. It’s an interesting low-risk move for a Browns defense that has really been beefed up in the last year.

The New England Patriots picked up the fifth-year option for the 2022 season on offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn on Monday. On the flip side, they declined the fifth-year option for running back Sony Michel. Michel was the 31st overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft and would’ve made $4.523 million in 2022 had his option been picked up. He’ll have a base salary of $1.79

The Minnesota Vikings are not picking up the fifth-year option for the 2022 season on cornerback Mike Hughes, according to a source. It doesn’t come as a huge shock, as Hughes played in just four games last season and has dealt with serious injuries since being a first-rounder out of Central Florida in 2018. The 24-year-old has only 80 tackles, 13 pass breakups and two

The Dallas Cowboys will not exercise linebacker Leighton Vander Esch’s fifth-year option for the 2022 season due to ongoing salary cap uncertainty. They will instead hope to sign Vander Esch to a contract extension before his current deal expires following the 2021 season. While the Cowboys could still retain LVE beyond next season, it doesn’t come as a surprise after the team selected Penn State

The Chicago Bears will release left tackle Charles Leno, their starter for the last seven seasons, on Monday, according to a source. The Bears traded up to draft Oklahoma State offensive tackle Teven Jenkins in the second round of this year’s draft and plan to play him on the left side in his rookie season. Chicago also took offensive lineman Larry Borom in the fifth

The Buffalo Bills picked up the fifth-year options for the 2022 season on quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on Monday. Neither decision comes as a surprise. Allen, the seventh overall pick in 2018, broke out last year, passing for 4,544 yards and 37 touchdowns while finishing as the runner-up in the MVP voting. General manager Brandon Beane said a contract extension with Allen

The Atlanta Falcons will not pick up the fifth-year option for the 2022 season on tight end Hayden Hurst, according to a source. Hurst will become a free agent after this season. The Baltimore Ravens selected him with the No. 25 pick of the 2018 NFL draft and then traded him to Atlanta last March. Hurst had a career year in 2020 with the Falcons,