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  • Saints land DE Chase Young, reportedly for 1 year, $13M
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    Defensive end Chase Young is headed to a third team in two years, signing with the New Orleans Saints on Monday.

    • According to multiple media reports, Young landed a one-year, $13 million deal, with the money fully guaranteed.

      The No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by Washington, Young was dealt by the Commanders to the 49ers in exchange for a third-round draft pick last October. He played nine regular-season games for San Francisco, recording 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Young added 11 tackles in the 49ers' playoff run, including a sack in the Super Bowl.

      Young, 24, was the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 after registering 44 tackles, 7.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 15 games.

      A torn right anterior cruciate ligament limited him to nine games in 2021 and three games in 2022. He bounced back to appear in seven games and start six times for Washington last year, producing 15 tackles and five sacks in those contests.

      In 43 career NFL games (32 starts), Young has 100 tackles, 16.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: 49ers sign QB Joshua Dobbs to 1-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The San Francisco 49ers have a new backup quarterback, signing veteran journeyman Joshua Dobbs on Monday.

    • Dobbs and the Niners agreed to a one-year contract for $2.25 million with another $750,000 in playing-time incentives, NFL Network and ESPN reported.

      Dobbs is projected to be the No. 2 behind Brock Purdy after Sam Darnold left for the Minnesota Vikings in free agency.

      Dobbs, 29, is coming off a unique season that saw him traded twice and make more starts than he ever had in his NFL career.

      The Cleveland Browns dealt Dobbs to the Arizona Cardinals at the end of training camp while the latter was still waiting on Kyler Murray to return from injury. Dobbs started eight games there, going 1-7, before the Vikings acquired him before the trade deadline after Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles.

      Dobbs subbed in for an injured Jaren Hall in his first game with Minnesota and guided the Vikings to a 31-28 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons. He ended up being the starter for four additional games, going 2-2.

      Across those 13 games (12 starts), Dobbs threw for 2,464 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He had two starts at the end of the 2022 season for the Tennessee Titans, the first two of his career.

      --Field Level Media

  • 49ers lose 2025 pick, docked fourth-round position for payroll issues
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    Payroll errors in 2022 caused the NFL to dock the San Francisco 49ers a 2025 fifth-round pick and forfeit a better position in the fourth round in the 2024 draft for an accounting mistake that impacted salary-cap projections.

    • "This action resulted from a league review that found administrative payroll accounting errors at the close of the 2022 league year that resulted in a misreporting of the club's cumulative player compensation. The NFL determined that the club would have remained under the salary cap at all times regardless of the error and there was no intent to circumvent the cap," the league said in a statement.

      The NFL moved the 49ers' fourth-round pick, No. 131, to the bottom of the round, behind the compensatory selections to No. 135.

      "We take responsibility and accept the imposed discipline from the NFL due to a clerical payroll error. At no time did we mislead or otherwise deceive the League or gain a competitive advantage in connection with the payroll mistake," the 49ers said in a statement Monday.

      --Field Level Media

  • Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck) retiring
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced Monday that he is medically retiring from the NFL after six seasons.

    • The team released the 28-year-old veteran on Friday with a failed physical designation due to a lingering neck injury.

      "I love the game of football so much, and my body won't cooperate any longer," Vander Esch said in a statement released by the Cowboys. "I cherished every moment of my NFL career, and it has been such a blessing to play the game for as long as I have played."

      In 71 career NFL games (65 starts) with the Cowboys, the 2018 first-round draft pick had 469 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions. He was a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie in 2018.

      "Seldom do you come across a player like Leighton, who grew up playing eight-man football only to first play the 11-man game at the major collegiate level and excel," said Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. "His passion and love for the game was contagious, and from the moment he arrived, he has been a difference maker. His grit, toughness, motivation, determination and football IQ will be sorely missed. Leighton also embodied the strong character and personal qualities that make him much more than an accomplished player.

      "He was a leader and the kind of teammate that impacted those around him in the best ways. Leighton's playing career may have come to an end, but his future is very bright. On behalf of the entire Dallas Cowboys organization, we're proud that he wore the star on his helmet."

      He missed the final 12 games last season with his latest neck injury, sustained in a Week 5 loss at San Francisco when 49ers left tackle Trent Williams blocked Vander Esch into the side of Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons on a fourth-quarter play. Vander Esch had his head down as he made contact with Parsons and fell to the turf.

      Vander Esch also sustained a neck injury in 2016 while at Boise State and a more serious one with Dallas in 2019. He had a neck operation in 2020 to fix nerve issues.

      --Field Level Media

  • Bengals sign DT Sheldon Rankins to two-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Cincinnati Bengals signed defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins to a two-year contract, the team announced on Monday.

    • The deal is worth $26 million, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

      Rankins, who turns 30 on April 2, was an unrestricted free agent after his lone season with the Houston Texans in 2023. He totaled 37 tackles, six sacks, nine tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits in 15 games (all starts).

      The New Orleans Saints selected Rankins with the 12th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Louisville.

      He has played for the Saints (2016-2020), New York Jets (2021-22) and Texans, totaling 228 tackles, 29.5 sacks, 43 tackles for loss, 68 QB hits, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 109 regular-season games (66 starts).

      --Field Level Media

  • Falcons sign return specialist Ray-Ray McCloud
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Atlanta Falcons signed wide receiver and return specialist Ray-Ray McCloud to a two-year contract Monday.

    • Terms were not disclosed but prior reports said the deal was worth up to $6 million for the 27-year-old free agent.

      McCloud gained 593 all-purpose yards in 12 games (one start) with the San Francisco 49ers last season.

      On offense, he has 90 catches for 768 yards and one touchdown and 15 rushes for 192 yards and one TD in 77 career games (11 starts) with the Buffalo Bills (2018), Carolina Panthers (2019), Pittsburgh Steelers (2020-21) and 49ers.

      On special teams, McCloud has averaged 9.6 yards on 138 punt returns and 22.6 yards on 108 kickoff returns. He led the NFL with 367 punt-return yards in 2021.

      The Bills drafted him out of Clemson with a sixth-round pick in 2018.

      --Field Level Media

  • Report: Bills to re-sign DB Taron Johnson to 3-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Buffalo Bills are re-signing defensive back Taron Johnson to a three-year deal worth $31 million, his agent told ESPN on Monday.

    • The deal makes Johnson the highest-paid nickel back in the NFL, per the report.

      Johnson, 27, had 98 tackles, eight passes defensed and three forced fumbles in 17 starts last season.

      He has four interceptions, seven sacks, seven forced fumbles and 39 passes defensed in 88 career games (67 starts) in six seasons with the Bills, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft out of Weber State.

      Johnson was named second-team All-Pro in 2023.

      --Field Level Media

  • Dolphins re-signing veteran OL Isaiah Wynn
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Miami Dolphins are re-signing offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn to a one-year deal, his agents confirmed Monday.

    • Financial terms were not disclosed by representatives Drew Rosenhaus and Shawn O'Dare.

      The Dolphins also announced the signing of unrestricted free agent OL Jack Driscoll later on Monday.

      Wynn, 28, has started 47 of his 50 games since being drafted in the first round by the New England Patriots in 2018 out of Georgia.

      He played on a one-year, $2.3 million deal with Miami in 2023 and made seven starts at left guard before sustaining a season-ending quad injury.

      Driscoll, 26, is a versatile lineman who has made 17 starts in four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles -- eight at right tackle, eight at right guard and one at left tackle. He appeared in 54 games overall since being selected in the fourth round by the Eagles in the 2020 draft.

      --Field Level Media

  • Commanders sign free agent CB Michael Davis
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Washington Commanders signed free agent cornerback Michael Davis on Monday in a depth move for their secondary.

    • Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

      Davis, 29, hit free agency at the end of a three-year deal worth $25.2 million that he signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in March 2021.

      Davis has 349 tackles, eight interceptions and 69 passes defensed in 107 career games (74 starts) in seven seasons with the Chargers, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

      --Field Level Media

  • Jaguars sign K Joey Slye to one-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent kicker Joey Slye to a one-year deal, the team announced on Monday.

    • The former Washington kicker swaps places with Brandon McManus, who signed with the Commanders last week. The Jaguars earlier this offseason signed Riley Patterson, who kicked for the team in 2022.

      Slye, 27, converted 19 of 24 field goals and 32 of 35 extra points in 17 games for the Commanders last season.

      He has made 82.3 percent of his field goals and just 88.5 percent of his PATs across five seasons with four teams.

      McManus, 32, made 30 of 37 field goals and all 35 of his extra points in 17 games for the Jaguars in 2023.

      Jacksonville also signed outside linebacker Trevis Gipson, 26, on Monday. The unrestricted free agent played in 2023 for the Tennessee Titans and made six tackles in eight games (zero starts).

      The Chicago Bears selected Gipson in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Tulsa. He has 81 career tackles with 11 sacks in 48 games (19 starts) for the Bears (2020-22) and Titans.

      Defensive tackle Arik Armstead, who signed with Jacksonville on Friday, said Monday that he recently had successful knee surgery on his meniscus.

      "I'll be back very soon and I'm excited about that," Armstead said. "A very good road to recovery. Plan on being back to playing football full time very soon when my team needs me."

      The San Francisco 49ers had released Armstead after failing to agree on a restructured contract. Armstead, 30, had five sacks and 27 tackles in 12 games (all starts) last season, his ninth with San Francisco after he was selected with the No. 17 pick in the 2015 draft out of Oregon.

      In 116 career games (97 starts), Armstead has recorded 33.5 sacks, 302 tackles and three forced fumbles.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Cowboys restructure QB Dak Prescott deal, create $4M cap space
    By Field Level Media / Monday, March 18, 2024

    Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott restructured his contract to lower his nearly $60 million salary cap figure for 2024 and create $4 million for Dallas under the cap, according to multiple reports.

    • Prescott is entering the final year of a four-year, $160 million contract. The 30-year-old agreed to add void years to his contract to allow the Cowboys to convert his $5 million roster bonus to a signing bonus, ESPN reported, which removes $4 million from the team's 2024 cap.

      At $55.45 million, Prescott's cap figure remains the second-highest in the NFL for 2024 behind Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ($63.97 million).

      A long-term contract extension is expected for Prescott and would lower his cap figure immensely and might be necessary with free agency looming for pass rusher Micah Parsons and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, among others on the Dallas roster.

      Prescott on Monday also introduced his baby daughter to fans with photos posted to social media. Prescott and his girlfriend, Sarah Jane Ramos, shared five pictures of the newborn nicknamed MJ -- Margaret Rose Jane Prescott.

      "Being your parents is the biggest blessing life has to offer and we are so fortunate that you are ours! Welcome into this world, baby girl, you will always be loved and protected! We are so IN LOVE with you, Love, Mom & Dad," the post reads.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Patriots signing WR K.J. Osborn
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, March 17, 2024

    The New England Patriots are bringing aboard one of the top remaining free agent receivers, signing former Minnesota Vikings wideout K.J. Osborn, according to multiple reports Sunday.

    • Osborn played a complementary role to standout Justin Jefferson in Minnesota, recording 158 receptions for 1,845 yards over the past three seasons.

      He started 30 of his 59 games with the Vikings, contributing 15 touchdown receptions.

      Osborn, who turns 27 in June, was a fifth-round pick by Minnesota in 2020.

      The Patriots, who traded quarterback Mac Jones during this offseason, are likely to draft a QB with their first-round pick (No. 3 overall). New England's receiver room is led by JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Reagor.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: QB Tyler Huntley reaches deal with Browns
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, March 17, 2024

    Quarterback Tyler Huntley agreed to terms on a contract with the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.

    • Huntley joins a crowded quarterback room consisting of Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston and Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

      Huntley, 26, spent four seasons as a backup to Lamar Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens. Huntley was named to the Pro Bowl in 2022 after completing 67.0 percent of his passes for 658 yards and two touchdowns in six games (four starts).

      Huntley has thrown for 1,957 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions in 20 games (nine starts) with the Ravens. He signed with Baltimore in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Utah.

      --Field Level Media

  • Steelers QB Justin Fields 'ready for this next chapter'
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, March 17, 2024

    Justin Fields said goodbye to Chicago following his trade from the Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.

    • "Can't say thank you enough to the city of Chicago for taking me in and embracing me," Fields posted on social media. "Thank you to the entire Bears organization and ownership for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise. But most of all thank you to my all my brothers that I played with. You all were the reason I attacked each day the way I did. I can't thank you all enough for what y'all have meant to me over the last 3 years through the ups and downs. I wish each one of you nothing but success. Ready for this next chapter!"

      The next chapter apparently will be as the backup to veteran quarterback Russell Wilson. The Steelers have seen an overhaul of their quarterback room, with Wilson signing a one-year deal, former starter Kenny Pickett being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, Mitchell Trubisky returning to the Buffalo Bills, longtime backup Mason Rudolph signing as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans and the acquisition of Fields for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.

      That pick could become a fourth-rounder if Fields plays at least 50 percent of the snaps for Pittsburgh.

      Reports Sunday indicated Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reached out to both Wilson and Fields as the deal was closed on Saturday to let them know Wilson currently stands as the starter and Fields as QB2.

      For his part, Wilson welcomed Fields on social media.

      "Let's get it @justnfields! QB room bout to be (three fire emojis)," he wrote.

      Only 25, Fields threw for 2,562 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 starts in 2023.

      He completed 61.4 percent of his throws and rushed for 657 yards and four touchdowns. Fields suffered a right thumb injury and missed four games last season for the 7-10 Bears.

      The Bears selected him No. 11 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

      The deal opens the door for Chicago to draft a quarterback, widely expected to be Southern California's Caleb Williams, with the No. 1 overall selection.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Commanders to sign former first-round pick Noah Igbinoghene
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, March 17, 2024

    The Washington Commanders are signing cornerback Noah Igbinoghene to a free agent deal, according to multiple reports Sunday.

    • A first-round pick by the Dolphins in 2020, Igbinoghene will be playing for his third team. Miami traded him to the Dolphins last August, and he became a free agent at the end of the 2023 season.

      He becomes the fourth member of the Cowboys' 2023 roster to move to the rival Commanders since Washington hired Dan Quinn as head coach in February. Quinn was the defensive coordinator in Dallas the past three seasons.

      Igbinoghene, 24, is expected to play on special teams and provide depth in the secondary.

      In 37 career games (five starts), he has recorded 29 tackles, one interception, five passes defensed and two fumble recoveries.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Bears sending QB Justin Fields to Steelers
    By Field Level Media / Saturday, March 16, 2024

    Quarterback Justin Fields is heading from the Chicago Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to multiple reports.

    • The Bears acquire a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick that, should Fields exceed 50 percent snaps this coming season, would become a fourth-round selection according to ESPN.

      Still only 25, Fields threw for 2,562 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 starts in 2023.

      He completed 61.4 percent of his throws and rushed for 657 yards and four touchdowns.

      Pittsburgh signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson and traded Kenny Pickett to Philadelphia this week. Pickett started 24 games in his two years with the Steelers.

      An ESPN source said Fields is unlikely to be the starter in Pittsburgh, at least to begin the season.

      The deal opens the door for Chicago to draft a quarterback, widely expected to be Southern California's Caleb Williams, with the No. 1 overall selection.

      "No one wants to live in gray, I know that's uncomfortable," Bears general manager Ryan Poles said Feb. 27. "I wouldn't want to be in that situation either. So, we will gather the information, we will move as quickly as possible, we are not going to be in a rush and see what presents itself and what's best for the organization."

      Fields suffered a right thumb injury and missed four games last season for the 7-10 Bears.

      - Field Level Media

  • Reports: Raiders re-sign DT Adam Butler
    By Field Level Media / Saturday, March 16, 2024

    The Las Vegas Raiders re-signed defensive tackle Adam Butler to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports Saturday.

    • Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie in 2017, Butler played four seasons in New England. He then signed a two-year deal with the Miami Dolphins but was released after one year and sat out the 2022 season with an undisclosed injury.

      Butler then signed a reserve/futures contract with the Raiders and proceeded to have a strong comeback season, playing in all 17 games and recording five sacks.

      A native of Duncanville, Texas, Butler played college football at Vanderbilt.

      The Raiders recently signed free agent defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who played with Butler in Miami.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Jets sign former Cowboys LT Tyron Smith
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    Veteran left tackle Tyron Smith is leaving Dallas after 13 seasons to sign with the New York Jets, NFL Network and ESPN reported on Friday.

    • Terms of the deal were not yet known for Smith, the decorated lineman who will take on the job of protecting Aaron Rodgers' blind side in 2024.

      Smith, 33, is a five-time All-Pro selection -- two first-team and three second-team choices, including a second-team nod in 2023. He has been voted to eight Pro Bowls since taking over the Cowboys' left tackle job.

      Smith has not played more than 13 games in a single regular season since 2015 due to injuries. He played in just two in 2020 (neck surgery), 11 in 2021 (ankle injuries) and four in 2022 (torn hamstring).

      The Jets, who ranked tied for 29th in sacks allowed (64) last year, have remade their offensive line in the first week of this offseason.

      After releasing guard Laken Tomlinson, New York signed free agent guard John Simpson, who started all 17 games for the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. Then they acquired right tackle Morgan Moses from Baltimore in exchange for a fourth-round pick swap and a sixth-rounder.

      Moses spent one season with the Jets in 2021.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Rams sign QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 1-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year contract, according to multiple reports Friday.

    • Garoppolo, 32, will serve as the backup to Matthew Stafford in 2024 after he serves a two-game suspension for performance-enhancing substances.

      Garoppolo spent last year with the Las Vegas Raiders after six seasons with San Francisco. He was benched after Josh McDaniels was fired as the Raiders' head coach on Nov. 1, save for a spot appearance in which he had one incomplete pass and a sack in the team's season finale against the Denver Broncos on Jan. 7.

      Over seven games (six starts) in 2023, Garoppolo completed 65.1 percent of his throws for 1,205 yards with seven touchdowns and nine interceptions.

      In February, Garoppolo was assessed a two-game ban to start 2024, reportedly for using a prescribed medication without having a valid therapeutic use exemption from the league. The Raiders released Garoppolo on Wednesday.

      Across a 10-year career with the New England Patriots (2014-16), Niners (2017-22) and Raiders, Garoppolo has completed 67.4 percent of his throws for 15,494 yards, 94 touchdowns and 51 interceptions.

      The Rams at times have employed John Wolford, Stetson Bennett and Baker Mayfield as a No. 2 quarterback in recent seasons.

      --Field Level Media

  • Cowboys release LB Leighton Vander Esch, WR Michael Gallup
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    The Dallas Cowboys released linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and receiver Michael Gallup on Friday.

    • The Cowboys said Vander Esch was released with a failed physical designation. According to reports, the move frees up $2.14 million in salary cap space.

      Vander Esch missed the final 12 games of the 2023 season with a neck injury and has long had problems with his neck.

      The Cowboys said Gallup will be listed as a post-June 1 cut. The move reportedly saves Dallas $9.5 million.

      Vander Esch, a first-round pick in 2018, sustained his latest neck injury during a 42-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 8.

      San Francisco left tackle Trent Williams blocked Vander Esch into the side of Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons on a fourth-quarter play. Vander Esch had his head down as he made contact with Parsons and fell to the turf.

      Vander Esch, 28, also sustained a neck injury in 2016 while at Boise State and a more serious one with the Cowboys in 2019. He had a neck operation in 2020 to fix nerve issues.

      In 71 career NFL games (65 starts) with the Cowboys, Vander Esch had 469 tackles, 13 for loss, plus 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions. He was a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie in 2018.

      Gallup, 28, had big seasons in 2019 and 2020 when he combined for 125 receptions, 1,950 yards and 11 touchdowns.

      But he was limited to nine games in 2021 due to an ACL tear and that contributed to his decline.

      Over the past three seasons, he never accumulated 40 receptions or 500 receiving yards. He had eight receiving scores during the span.

      Overall, Gallup had 266 catches for 3,744 yards and 21 touchdown receptions in 86 games (67 starts) over six seasons with the Cowboys. Gallup was a third-round pick in the same draft that produced Vander Esch.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Steelers trade QB Kenny Pickett to Eagles
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    The Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday traded quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles for three draft picks, multiple outlets reported.

    • The Steelers also gave up a fourth-round draft pick (No. 120 overall) in this year's draft, according to ESPN. Pittsburgh will receive a third-round draft pick (No. 98 overall) this year and two seventh-round draft picks in 2025.

      The trade comes after veteran quarterback Russell Wilson agreed to a one-year deal this week to join the Steelers.

      The move slots Pickett behind Jalen Hurts as the Eagles' No. 2 quarterback. Pickett, 25, made 12 starts for the Steelers last season, with the team going 7-5 in those games. He completed 62.0 percent of his passes in 2023 for 2,070 yards and six touchdowns with four interceptions.

      Pickett was expected to return from an ankle injury and close out the 2023 regular season as the Steelers' starter, but Mason Rudolph ended up as the starter over the final three weeks of the season. Pittsburgh won all three of those games and qualified for the playoffs.

      Head coach Mike Tomlin said health was not a consideration for his decision to start Rudolph over Pickett in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.

      Pickett was the 20th overall selection out of the University of Pittsburgh in the 2022 draft, Pickett completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 4,474 yards and 13 TDs with 13 interceptions.

      The Steelers now will be on the market for a backup quarterback.

      Pittsburgh parted ways with Mitchell Trubisky, who signed a two-year contract to back up Josh Allen with the Buffalo Bills. Rudolph signed with the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday to compete with Will Levis and Malik Willis for the starting job.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Ex-Titans coach Mike Vrabel joins Browns as consultant
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is returning to his home state of Ohio as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns, multiple outlets reported Friday.

    • He will work with both head coach Kevin Stefanski's staff and the team personnel department, per ESPN.

      Vrabel played high school football in suburban Cleveland before enrolling at Ohio State. After a 14-year NFL career with three teams, most notably the New England Patriots, he began his coaching career with the Buckeyes from 2011-13, then spent four seasons as a Houston Texans assistant coach before being hired as the Titans coach before the 2018 season.

      The Titans fired Vrabel in January after a 6-11 season. He was 54-45 over six seasons with the Titans.

      Vrabel, 48, wasn't hired for one of the seven other head coach openings this offseason. He worked as a consultant with the Browns at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last month, NFL Network reported.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Eagles keep DE Josh Sweat on restructured deal
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    Defensive end Josh Sweat is staying with the Philadelphia Eagles on a restructured deal, multiple outlets reported Friday.

    • The Eagles had reportedly been fielding trade calls for Sweat, who is entering the final year of a three-year, $42 million extension signed in 2021.

      There were no guarantees left on that deal, but his new contract for 2024 is worth up to $13 million and includes $10 million guaranteed, per ESPN and NFL Network.

      Sweat, who turns 27 later this month, started all 17 games last season and contributed 6.5 sacks, 23 quarterback hits and 43 tackles.

      A Pro Bowl selection in 2021, Sweat has recorded 35 sacks, seven forced fumbles, 82 QB hits and 196 tackles in 88 games (49 starts) since Philadelphia drafted him in the fourth round in 2018.

      --Field Level Media

  • Report: 49ers signing ex-Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    The San Francisco 49ers are signing former Green Bay Packers All-Pro linebacker De'Vondre Campbell, NFL Network reported Friday.

    • The deal is for one year, though financial terms have not been disclosed, per the report.

      The Falcons selected Campbell in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and he spent four seasons there before one season with the Arizona Cardinals (2020) and three with the Packers.

      Now 30, Campbell was named an All-Pro following a 2021 season in which he made a career-high 146 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions. He added two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

      Last season, he was limited to 11 games (all starts) and dipped to 75 tackles and one fumble recovery.

      In 115 career games (110 starts), Campbell has 779 tackles (40 for loss), 9.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 28 passes defensed, eight forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

      --Field Level Media

  • Colts sign former Dolphins DT Raekwon Davis
    By Field Level Media / Friday, March 15, 2024

    The Indianapolis Colts announced the signing of free agent defensive tackle Raekwon Davis on Friday.

    • Terms were not disclosed, but earlier reports said the 26-year-old landed a two-year deal for $14 million.

      Davis spent his first four NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him in the second round in 2020.

      He played in 17 games (seven starts) in 2023 and has 129 tackles and two sacks in 63 career games (48 starts).

      --Field Level Media