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NFL news roundup: Bengals signing LB Boye Mafe, S Bryan Cook to multi-year contracts

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SIGNINGS

  • QB Gardner Minshew is signing a one-year, $5.75 million deal and can make a maximum of $8 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • RB Tyler Allgeier has agreed to terms on a two-year, $12.25 million deal with Arizona, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • WR Kendrick Bourne has agreed to terms on a two-year deal worth $10 million with a max value of $12 million, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.
  • G Isaac Seumalo is signing a three-year, $31.5 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Garafolo reported.
  • OL Roy Lopez is signing a two-year, $11.5 million deal with $7 million guaranteed, per Pelissero and Rapoport.
  • DL L.J. Collier agreed to terms on a one-year deal, the team announced. Collier is signing for a $2.5 million max.


COACHING NEWS

  • The Cardinals hired Teryl Austin as their senior defensive assistant, the team announced.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Tua Tagovailoa is signing a one-year minimum deal with Atlanta, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. The deal cannot be official until he's released on Wednesday when the new league year begins.
  • WR Jahan Dotson is signing with the Falcons, per Pelissero.
  • WR Olamide Zaccheaus is signing with Atlanta, Pelissero reported.
  • TE Austin Hooper is signing a one-year, $3.25 million deal, per Rapoport.
  • DT Elijah Garcia, an exclusive rights free agent, was tendered.
  • LB Christian Elliss has agreed to terms on a contract with Atlanta, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.
  • CB Natrone Brooks had his contract extended, the club announced.
  • K Nick Folk, 41, is signing a two-year deal and will play his 20th NFL season with Atlanta, Pelissero reported.


OTHER NEWS

  • ILB Troy Andersen had a restructure on his current rookie contract, the team announced.


ROSTER CUTS

SIGNINGS

  • QB Tyler Huntley officially re-signed with the Ravens, the team announced. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on March 7 that Huntley signed a two-year, $11 million deal.
  • OL John Simpson is signing a three-year, $30 million deal, per Rapoport.


OTHER NEWS

  • The Ravens are not tendering RB Keaton Mitchell, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Kenny Pickett is signing a one-year, $4 million deal that's worth up to $7.5 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. The team later announced the news.
  • LB Devin Lloyd is signing a three-year, $45 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OLB Jaelan Phillips is signing a four-year, $120 million contract with Carolina, Rapoport reported.
  • CB Akayleb Evans is signing a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Garafolo reported.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Case Keenum is signing a two-year, $5.5 million deal with a maximum value of $8 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • OT Braxton Jones is re-signing with the Bears on a one-year deal, per Pelissero.
  • DT Neville Gallimore is signing a two-year, $12 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Pelissero reported.
  • LB Devin Bush is signing a three-year, $30 million deal, per Rapoport.
  • LB D'Marco Jackson re-signed with Chicago on a two-year, $7.5 million deal, per The Insiders.
  • S Coby Bryant is signing a three-year, $40 million deal with $25.75 million guaranteed, per Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • LB Boye Mafe has agreed to terms on a three-year deal, $60 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • S Bryan Cook is expected to sign a three-year, $40.25 million deal with $18 million in Year 1, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero, Mike Garafolo and Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • G Zion Johnson is signing a three-year, $49.5 million deal with Cleveland, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • DE Sam Williams is re-signing with the club on a one-year, $3 million deal, per NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo and NFL Network's Jane slater.
  • S Jalen Thompson is signing a three-year, $36 million max deal with Dallas, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Slater reported. The team later announced the signing.


TRADES

  • DL Rashan Gary is being traded to Dallas from Green Bay for a 2027 fourth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders IRapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. The team later announced the deal.


OTHER NEWS

  • OT Terence Steele agreed to terms with Dallas on a restructured deal with a base value of $33 million, Rapoport and Pelissero reported. Steele's new deal includes $22 million in fully guaranteed money and creates about $13 million in cap space.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Sam Ehlinger agreed to terms with Denver on a one-year, $2 million extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • RB J.K. Dobbins is signing a two-year deal with the Broncos, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported. It's work $20 million total with $8 million guaranteed at signing, per Pelissero.
  • LB Alex Singleton is re-signing with Denver on a two-year deal worth up to $15.5 million with $11 million guaranteed, per Rapoport.


ROSTER CUTS

  • LB Dre Greenlaw is being released after one season in Denver, per Rapoport.

SIGNINGS

  • C Cade Mays is signing with the Lions, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • OL Larry Borom has agreed to terms on a deal with Detroit, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Pelissero reported.


ROSTER CUTS

  • OT Taylor Decker was officially released. Decker announced on March 6 that he requested his release after the sides couldn't come to a contract agreement.

TRADES

  • DL Rashan Gary is being traded to Dallas from Green Bay for a 2027 fourth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. The team later announced the deal.


ROSTER CUTS

  • C Elgton Jenkins, a two-time Pro Bowler, was released after seven seasons in Green Bay, the team announced.

SIGNINGS

  • G Ed Ingram agreed to terms with Houston on a three-year, $37.5 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Ingram was the No. 49 free agent available.
  • DT Sheldon Rankins agreed to terms on a two-year deal that includes $12 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported. Rankins was the No. 76 free agent available.
  • S Reed Blankenship has agreed to terms to a three-year, $24.75 million deal with $16.5 million guaranteed, per Garafolo.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Alec Pierce re-signed with the Colts on a four-year, $114 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • LB Arden Key is signing a two-year deal worth up to $20 million with $11 million guaranteed, per Rapoport.
  • K Blake Grupe has re-signed with the Colts, the team announced.


TRADES

  • WR Michael Pittman is being traded with the Steelers, per Rapoport and Pelissero. The deal includes a late-round pick swap, per Rapoport and Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • LB Dennis Gardeck has re-signed with Jacksonville, the team announced.
  • CB Montaric Brown re-signed with Jacksonville on a three-year, $33 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. Brown was the No. 63 free agent available. The Jags have since announced Brown's re-signing.


ROSTER CUTS

  • TE Johnny Mundt is being released after one season in Jacksonville, per Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • RB Kenneth Walker III, the MVP of Super Bowl LX, is expected to sign a three-year deal worth up to $45 million with the Chiefs in free agency, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • TE Travis Kelce is expected to return to the Chiefs for his 14th NFL season, Rapoport reported. Kelce is expected to make $12 million in 2026 with a chance to make $15 million, Rapoport added.
  • WR Tyquan Thornton is re-signing with the Chiefs on a two-year, $11 million deal with a max of $14 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • DL Khyiris Tonga is signing a three-year, $21 million deal with $14 million guaranteed, The Insiders reported.
  • S Alohi Gilman agreed to terms on a three-year, $24.75 million deal, per The Insiders.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Jalen Nailor is signing with the Raiders, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • C Tyler Linderbaum is signing a three-year, $81 million deal with Las Vegas, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • DT Kwity Paye is signing a deal worth $16 million per year, per Rapoport.
  • LB Nakobe Dean has agreed to a three-year, $36 million deal with $20 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • LB Quay Walker is signing a three-year, $40.5 million deal, per Pelissero and Rapoport.
  • CB Eric Stokes and the Raiders have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal that includes $20 million guaranteed, per Rapoport. The team later announced Stokes' signing.
  • K Matt Gay, per Pellisero.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Charlie Kolar is signing a three-year, $24.3 million deal with $17 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OT Trevor Penning is signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal with a max value of $4.5 million, per Pelissero.


RETIREMENTS

  • TE Hayden Hurst Hayden Hurst, 32, announced his retirement on Instagram Monday. Hurst was the No. 25 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, memorably taken by the Ravens before they took Lamar Jackson at No. 32. He played seven NFL seasons, two with the Ravens, two with the Falcons, one for the Bengals, one for the Panthers and one with the Chargers. Was last with the Chargers in 2024, placed on injured reserve in November of that season.  

SIGNINGS

  • CB Jaylen Watson is signing a three-year, $51 million deal with the Rams, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Malik Willis is signing a three-year, $67.5 million deal with the Dolphins, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • TE Greg Dulcich is re-signing with the Dolphins on a one-year, $3.25 million contract with $2.91 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.


ROSTER CUTS

  • QB Tua Tagovailoa will be released at the start of the new league year with a post-June 1 designation, the team announced.


TRADES

SIGNINGS

  • RB Zavier Scott has re-signed with Minnesota, the team announced.
  • DL Jalen Redmond has been given an exclusive rights free agent tender, the team announced.
  • OLB Bo Richter has re-signed with the Vikings, the club announced.
  • LB Ivan Pace Jr. has received a right-of-first-refusal tender, the team announced.
  • LB Eric Wilson agreed to terms with Minnesota on a three-year, $22.5 million deal with $12.5 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported, per a source. Wilson was the No. 92 free agent available. The team has since announced it is re-signing the LB to a multiyear deal.
  • CB James Pierre has agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million deal that includes $3.7 million guaranteed and $2.5 million signing bonus, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.

SIGNINGS

  • OL Alijah Vera-Tucker, a 2021 first-round pick of the Jets, is signing a three-year deal wit hthe Patriots, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • FB Reggie Gilliam has agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth up to $12 million with $6 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OLB Dre'Mont Jones is signing a three-year, $39.5 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • RB Travis Etienne is signing a four-year, $52 million contract, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • TE Noah Fant has agreed to terms on a two-year deal, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Rapoport reported.
  • G David Edwards is signing a deal worth upwards of $15 million per year with New Orleans, per Rapoport
  • DT John Ridgeway is signing a two-year, $6.2 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Rapoport reported.
  • P Ryan Wright is signing a four-year, $14 million deal, including a $2.5 million signing bonus, per Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Isaiah Likely is signing a three-year, $40 million deal with the Giants, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. The deal is worth up to $47.5 million in incentives, per Rapoport and Pelissero.
  • OL Jermaine Eluemunor is returning to the Giants, he said on social media.
  • LB Tremaine Edmunds is signing a three-year, $36 million deal with $23.7 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo and Rapoport reported.


ROSTER CUTS

  • P Jamie Gillan is being released after four season in New York, Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • DL Kingsley Enagbare is signing a one-year, $10 million contract with the Jets, per his agency.
  • DE Joseph Ossai has agreed to a three-year, $36 million contract with New York, per his agency.
  • DT David Onyemata has agreed to terms on a one-year, $10.5 million deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • LB Demario Davis is signing with the Jets on a two-year, $22 million deal that includes $15 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.


TRADES

  • S Minkah Fitzpatrick is being traded to the Jets from Miami for a seventh-round pick, per Rapoport and Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • RB Rico Dowdle is signing a two-year, $12.25 million deal, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • DL Esezi Otomewo is re-signing on a one-year deal, Pelissero reported.
  • LB Cole Holcomb is re-signing on a two-year, $5 million deal, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • CB Jamel Dean has agreed to a three-year, $36.75 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Pelissero reported.
  • CB Asante Samuel Jr. re-signed with Pittsburgh on a one-year deal, per Rapoport.


TRADES

  • WR Michael Pittman is being acquired in a trade with the Colts that includes a late-round pick swap, per Rapoport and Pelissero. Pittsburgh will be signing Pittman to a new three-year, $59 million deal upon his arrival, per NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Mike Evans is signing a three-year deal with the 49ers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OT Vederian Lowe, who played the last four seasons for the Patriots, is signing a two-year, $12 million max contract with $5.75 million guaranteed, per Rapoport.


OTHER NEWS

  • San Francisco is said to be open to trading LT Trent Williams if his contract situation is not resolved, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Williams, who is due $32 million in salary with a $38 million-plus cap number, is frustrated with the process, per Rapoport.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Rashid Shaheed agreed to terms on a three-year, $51 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • CB Joshua Jobe has agreed to terms to return with Seattle, per Pelissero. It's three-year, $24 million with $14.25 million guaranteed.

SIGNINGS

  • RB Kenneth Gainwell is signing a two-year,$14 million deal with the Bucs, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported
  • TE Cade Otton is signing a three-year, $30 million deal with $20 million fully guaranteed over the first two years, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Rapoport reported.
  • LB Alex Anzalone has agreed to terms on a two-year, $17 million deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo and Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Mitchell Trubisky has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with Tennessee, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • WR Wan'Dale Robinson is signing a four-year, $78 million deal with $38 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • C Austin Schlottmann is signing a two-year deal worth up to $9 million with $3.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • G Cordell Volsonis signing a one-year deal with $2.5M guaranteed with a max to make $4.215 million, per Rapoport
  • DL John Franklin-Myers is signing a three-year, $63 million deal with $42 million guaranteed, per The Insiders.
  • CB Cordale Flott has agreed to terms on a three-year, $45 million deal with $32 fully guaranteed, per Garafolo.
  • CB Alontae Taylor is signing a three-year deal worth $60 million with $42 million guaranteed, per Rapoport.
  • CB Josh Williams, formerly with the Chiefs, is signing a two-year deal, Pelissero reported.
  • LS Morgan Cox has been re-signed, the team announced.


OTHER NEWS

  • CB Darrell Baker Jr. won't be tendered as a restricted free agent, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Tennessee wants him back, but he will be an unrestricted free agent.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Marcus Mariota is re-signing on a one-year, $7 million deal and can make $11 million with incentives, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • LT Laremy Tunsil is signing a two-year, $60.2 million contract extension with $52.65 million fully guaranteed, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.
  • OL Nick Allegretti's contract extension was announced by the team. Allegretti is signed through 2027 on his new deal, Pelissero reported on March 2.
  • DT Tim Settle is signing a three-year, $24 million deal worth up to $25.5 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • DT Shy Tuttle was signed to a contract extension, the team announced.
  • LB Odafe Oweh is signing a four-year, $100 million deal with $68 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and Garafolo reported.
  • CB Amik Robertson is signing a two-year, $16 million deal with $9.3 million guaranteed, per Pelissero.

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