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A number of veteran safeties have been cast aside by their teams in recent days, but Tyrann Mathieu and the Saints moved in a different direction. Mathieu was signed for the 2024 season before agreeing to a two-year deal that ties him to his hometown team through the 2025 season. Mathieu will be 33 with 13 NFL seasons under his …

Position-by-position look at Eagles defense before free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL offseason will ramp up early next week with the start of free agency when the negotiating window opens on Monday at noon. The new league year will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Eagles are projected to have nearly $42 million in cap …

Tyrann Mathieu and the New Orleans Saints have reportedly agreed to a new two-year deal on Thursday, according to NewOrleans.Football. Josina Anderson reports the contract is worth $13 million. The safety was headed into the final year of his deal with the Saints and would have accounted for one of the bigger salary cap hits on the team — approximately …

The 49ers have made another addition to their coaching staff. Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com reports that the team has hired former Raiders offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi. The team has not announced what Lombardi’s title will be on the staff. Lombardi was hired by the Raiders after Josh McDaniels became their head coach in 2022 and he was fired along with …

The Saints have reached an agreement on a new contract with safety Tyrann Mathieu. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football reports Mathieu has signed a new two-year deal with the franchise. Mathieu was previously under contract through the 2024 season. Per Josina Anderson of CBS Sports, Mathieu’s new contract is worth $13 million. A New Orleans native, Mathieu signed with the Saints …

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The Lions took care of a little business on Thursday. The team announced that they have re-signed running back Zonovan Knight. Knight was set to be an exclusive rights free agent, so he either signed a tender from the team or agreed to a different one-year deal. Knight signed with the Jets after going undrafted in 2022 and ran 85 …

Curran: Why Patriots should NOT use No. 3 pick on a QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NFL is a quarterback-driven league. And with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots are guaranteed a top quarterback prospect in either USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels. No brainer, right? …

Bears sign Jaylon Johnson to contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Jaylon Johnson will be locking down wide receivers in the Bears defense for a long time. On Thursday, Johnson and the Bears agreed to a new long term contract, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago. Multiple reports say GM Ryan Poles and Johnson came together for …

Graham says Eagles ‘working on’ deal to bring him back in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles lost a legend earlier this week when Jason Kelce retired but the team is working to keep another legend in the building. On the latest Takeoff with John Clark podcast, veteran defensive end Brandon Graham indicated that the Eagles and …

The Dolphins added a defensive lineman to their roster on Thursday. The team announced the signing of Daviyon Nixon. No terms of the deal were announced. Nixon was a Panthers fifth-round pick in 2021 after playing at Iowa. He had 15 tackles and a half-sack in 14 games over his first two seasons, but was waived in December 2022. He …

Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is heading into free agency with questions about his surgically repaired knee, but he hopes the Patriots are satisfied enough with the answer to those questions that they keep him in New England. Asked on NFL Network if he wants to return to New England in 2024, Bourne answered, “I do. I do.” Bourne signed …

The Saints announced the signing of a new player in addition to confirming their new two-year deal with safety Tyrann Mathieu on Thursday. Fullback Zander Horvath has joined the team. There were no terms of the deal included in the announcement. Horvath was a 2022 seventh-round pick by the Chargers. He appeared in 15 games as a rookie and caught …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein as the duo go behind the scenes on the biggest NFL stories. The duo kick things off with Dak Prescott’s contract negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys and whether or not we could see something get done soon. …

One of the Lions’ top special teams players is set to test free agency. Chase Lucas, an exclusive-rights free agent, will not be tendered by the Lions, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. That means the Lions have decided not to offer him a minimum-salary deal for 2024, and he’ll be a free agent on Wednesday. That doesn’t necessarily …