Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is under contract through the 2022 season after the team recently picked up his fifth-year option, and he said on Monday that he’s not worried about a long-term deal. “The fifth-year option just happened, so a long-term deal I think is a little bit on the back burner for me,” Mayfield said. “If we win games, everything will happen how

The Las Vegas Raiders signed free-agent tight end Carson Williams to an undisclosed deal on Monday. Williams has not played football since eighth grade but played college basketball at Northern Kentucky and Western Kentucky. The 6-foot-5, 240-pounder started 117 collegiate games as a forward. He caught the attention of scouts and the Raiders at his Pro Day. Williams had a 38-inch vertical, 9-foot-7 broad jump,

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said that “I would certainly expect us to do so,” when asked about cornerback Jaire Alexander’s fifth-year option for the 2022 season. It comes as no surprise after Alexander made his first Pro Bowl and earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2020. The question now becomes do the Packers look to sign him to a long-term extension? The 24-year-old

NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger praised Florida State cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. on Monday and could see Samuel being selected in the first round of this Thursday’s NFL draft. “I mean, it’s a cornerback-driven league as much as it’s a quarterback-driven league. I think five could go and I think Asante Samuel is going to be one of those five. Asante isn’t one of those 6-foot-plus

Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson said that he’s looking to add plug-and-play prospects in this year’s NFL draft, which starts this Thursday. “I think as soon as those guys can contribute, the sooner the better,” Robinson told reporters. “And we’ve had guys that maybe it’s been injuries but the quicker they can acclimate themselves to our program and the pro game, the better. And

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst admitted on Monday that there is temptation to try and trade up from No. 29 overall in the first round of this Thursday’s NFL draft. “It’s always tempting for me,” Gutekunst said. “I think when you’re sitting at [No.] 29 and watching those kind of players come off the board that you’ve spent so much time studying and

The San Francisco 49ers have narrowed their options with the No. 3 overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft to Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and North Dakota State signal-caller Trey Lance. They are still comfortable with five QBs at No. 3 — Ohio State’s Justin Fields, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, BYU’s Zach Wilson, Jones and Lance. Lawrence and Wilson are expected to go

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters at his pre-draft press conference that quarterback Aaron Rodgers is their guy. “He’s our quarterback for the foreseeable future,” Gutekunst said. Rodgers currently has three years left on his deal and will count $37.202 million against this year’s salary cap, so the Packers have been trying to restructure the 2020 MVP’s contract. Rogers lit it up

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said that the team will pick up starting offensive lineman Mike McGlinchey’s fifth-year option for the 2022 season. McGlinchey will be guaranteed $10.88 million for the 2022 season. San Francisco drafted him with the No. 9 overall pick in 2018 out of Notre Dame. McGlinchey had a 79.7 overall grade and a 91.3 run-blocking grade from Pro Football

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers exercised their fifth-year option on defensive tackle Vita Vea on Monday, as expected. General manager Jason Licht previously said that it was “safe to say” that the team would pick up Vea’s option. Tampa took Vea in the first round in 2018, and he’ll remain with the team through the 2022 season. He missed much of last season after fracturing his

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said that the team prefers college draft prospects that didn’t opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns over COVID-19. “As I stated in the summer, if a player chooses to opt out for whatever reason, that’s their decision and we will respect it,” Colbert said. “However, if a player played in 2020 and those players are of

Arizona Cardinals right tackle Marcus Gilbert announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday on his Twitter page. Gilbert was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round in 2011 out of the University of Florida. He played in eight seasons for the Steelers before being traded to the Cardinals in 2019 for a sixth-round pick. Gilbert missed the entire 2019 season because of

Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Orlando Brown, who was acquired from the Baltimore Ravens last week, is heading into the final year of his contract. But the former third-round pick wants to prove he was worth the trade while also being worthy of a long-term deal with the Chiefs. “I want to be here for a long time, I do,” Brown said. “I’m going to

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee announced his retirement from the NFL after 11 seasons with the Cowboys on Monday. While injuries ended up defining his career, Lee also made two Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro selection in 2016. The 34-year-old has five of the top-seven tackle games in Dallas history, including a record 22 against the New York Giants in 2016. Lee also

Several teams have been making calls about getting into the top 10 of this week’s NFL draft, including the New England Patriots, who could be eyeing Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields if he begins to fall in the early part of the first round. The current sweet spot is No. 7 overall with the Detroit Lions, who would likely be open to trading back to

The Atlanta Falcons have received calls from teams inquiring about possible trades for All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones, according to sources. A trade cannot happen for salary cap reasons before June 1, but teams know the Falcons tough cap situation and are calling to gauge interest. Owner Arthur Blank said earlier this offseason that he expected Jones to remain with the team in 2021, but

Sources are saying that the San Francisco 49ers are down to two prospects — Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance — as they close in on their decision of which signal-caller to take at No. 3 overall in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday. Several sources say the focus appears to have shifted to those two, with

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said the franchise is open to trading the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of next week’s NFL draft. Detroit has entered a complete rebuild after finishing 5-11 and last in overall team defense in 2020. The Lions are trying to build depth on both sides of the ball through the draft, but they are willing to

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton said this week that cornerback is a position that the team must address between now and the start of the 2021 season. The Saints lost defensive linemen Trey Hendrickson and Sheldon Rankins this offseason, but the departure of cornerback Janoris Jenkins might’ve been the most significant defensive loss. Jenkins was released as the team tried to get under

The Los Angeles Chargers are expected to draft a left tackle with the No. 13 overall pick in the first round of next week’s NFL draft. Second-year quarterback Justin Herbert, who won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2020, is hoping the Chargers will be able to select his college teammate Penei Sewell, although the belief is that the stud tackle will be unavailable by