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Colts guarantee edge rusher Kwity Paye $13.4M, pick up 2025 option
Indianapolis exercised the fifth-year option in the contract of pass rusher Kwity Paye, guaranteeing the No. 21 pick in the 2021 draft a salary of $13.4 million in 2025. ,Paye, 25, had his best year as a pro in 2023. He posted career highs with 8.5 sacks and 52 tackles. Paye had 10 total QB sacks in...
Colts guarantee edge rusher Kwity Paye $13.4M, pick up 2025 option
Indianapolis exercised the fifth-year option in the contract of pass rusher Kwity Paye, guaranteeing the No. 21 pick in the 2021 draft a salary of $13.4 million in 2025....
Packers decline CB Eric Stokes' fifth-year option
Cornerback Eric Stokes can become a free agent in March after the Green Bay Packers declined the 2025 team option in his contract.,Drafted 29th out of Georgia in 2021, Stokes and the Packers could work out a contract extension before the current deal expires. But he'll likely have some proving to do...
Packers decline CB Eric Stokes' fifth-year option
Cornerback Eric Stokes can become a free agent in March after the Green Bay Packers declined the 2025 team option in his contract....
Cowboys decline $22.4M option on QB Trey Lance
The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year team option that would have paid backup quarterback Trey Lance $22.4 million guaranteed in 2025. ,Lance is the QB2 behind Dak Prescott, who enters the final season of a four-year contract that disqualifies the Cowboys from using the franchise tag to retain ...
Cowboys decline $22.4M option on QB Trey Lance
The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year team option that would have paid backup quarterback Trey Lance $22.4 million guaranteed in 2025....
Giants sign veteran defensive back David Long Jr.
The New York Giants on Wednesday signed free agent defensive back David Long Jr., who played for three NFL teams and started for two in 2023.,Long, 26, has played primarily cornerback, starting 12 of 66 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Rams (2019-22), Las Vegas Raiders (2023), Carolina Panth...
Report: Steelers' Justin Fields in mix for returning kicks
Is quarterback Justin Fields in the mix for returning kicks with the Pittsburgh Steelers?,Special teams coordinator Danny Smith has considered the unorthodox move, Steelers running back Jaylen Warren recently told teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast.,"Our special teams coordinator was...
Report: K Joey Slye reaches deal with Patriots
Kicker Joey Slye agreed to terms on a contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN reported Thursday.,Slye, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday, is expected to provide competition for Chad Ryland in New England.,Ryland, 24, made just 64 percent of his field-goal attempts (16 of 2...
Report: K Joey Slye reaches deal with Patriots
Kicker Joey Slye agreed to terms on a contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN reported Thursday....
Report: Steelers' Justin Fields in mix for returning kicks
Is quarterback Justin Fields in the mix for returning kicks with the Pittsburgh Steelers?...
Gaints sign veteran defensive back David Long Jr.
The New York Giants on Wednesday signed free agent defensive back David Long Jr., who played for three NFL teams and started for two in 2023.,Long, 26, has played primarily cornerback, starting 12 of 66 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Rams (2019-22), Las Vegas Raiders (2023), Carolina Panth...
Gaints sign veteran defensive back David Long Jr.
The New York Giants on Wednesday signed free agent defensive back David Long Jr., who played for three NFL teams and started for two in 2023....
Former Florida St. QB Marcus Outzen dies at 46
Marcus Outzen, who stepped in at starting quarterback to lead Florida State to the first BCS National Championship game in 1999, died Tuesday after a battle with a rare immune deficiency disorder. "The Rooster" was 46....
Report: Saints signing former Lions DB Will Harris
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Detroit Lions defensive back Will Harris, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Harris, 28, appeared in 81 of a possible 83 regular-season games over the last five years with the Lions.,Detroit drafted him in the third round in 2019 and...
Report: Saints signing former Lions DB Will Harris
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Detroit Lions defensive back Will Harris, NFL Network reported Wednesday....
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce 'extremely grateful' for new deal
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted more money but was not interested in executing a leverage play as a means to get it.,Kelce, as it turns out, got what he wanted as the Chiefs reworked his contract, pumping up his salary to $34.25 million over the next two seasons. The $17.125 million...
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce 'extremely grateful' for new deal
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted more money but was not interested in executing a leverage play as a means to get it....
Reports: Bucs decline option on LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are declining the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, according to multiple reports.,As the 32nd and final pick of the first round in the 2021 NFL Draft, he would have been guaranteed $13.2 million for the 2025 season if the Bucs had picked up his opt...
Reports: Bucs decline option on LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are declining the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, according to multiple reports....