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NFL news roundup: Saints trading P Kai Kroeger to Texans in late-round pick swap; Browns signing OL Elgton Jenkins

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SIGNINGS

  • OL Matt Pryor agreed to terms on a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

CONTRACT NEWS

  • WR Jahan Dotson's agreed on a two-year, $15 million deal that is worth up to $17 million and includes $10 million in guarantees, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

TRADES

  • DE Maxx Crosby is no longer being traded to the team, the Raiders announced. NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported it was due to a medical reason. Crosby was set to be traded to Baltimore in exchange for two first-round picks.

CONTRACT NEWS

  • K Tyler Bass agreed to a revised contract that includes $1 million guaranteed and gives him a chance to earn up to $3.5 million in 2025, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.


SIGNINGS

  • TE Dawson Knox has agreed to terms on a new three-year deal that will keep him in Buffalo, Pelissero and NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported. Knox had been due $12 million this season, including a $1.5 million roster bonus on Sunday, but the sides had been working through options and struck a deal to bring him back for Year 8, per Pelissero. The Bills have since announced the deal.
  • OL Connor McGovern's four-year contract was officially announced.

SIGNINGS

  • WR David Moore re-signed, per the team.
  • C Luke Fortner is signing a one-year deal worth up to $4.75 million, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • DE LaBryan Ray, a restricted free agent, was re-signed, the team announced.
  • LB Thomas Incoom re-signed, per the team.
  • LB Isaiah Simmons is re-signing, Pelissero and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The Panthers have since confirmed re-signing Simmons.
  • CB Robert Rochell re-signed, per the team.


ROSTER CUTS

SIGNINGS

  • WR/PR Kalif Raymond is signing with the Bears on a one-year deal worth $5.1 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Raymond spent the past five seasons in Detroit, earning a pair of second-team All-Pro honors as a punt returner.

SIGNINGS

  • G Teven Jenkins re-signed, the team announced.
  • OL Elgton Jenkins is signing a two-year, $24 million deal that includes $20 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.
  • LB Quincy Williams is signing a two-year, $13 million deal that includes $9 million guaranteed, per Pelissero.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Sam Howell is signing a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • DT Otito Ogbonnia agreed to terms on a one-year $3 million deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported. The Cowboys have since announced agreeing to terms.
  • S P.J. Locke is signing a one-year, $5 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

SIGNINGS

  • QB Teddy Bridgewater is re-signing, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • RB Isiah Pacheco is signing with Detroit, Pelissero reported.
  • CB Rock Ya-Sin is re-signing on a one-year, $4 million deal, Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • CB Benjamin St-Juste agreed to terms with Green Bay on a two-year, $10 million deal, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Tuesday.


ROSTER CUTS

  • OL Elgton Jenkins was released with a failed physical designation.
  • CB Nate Hobbs is being released, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. The 26-year-old DB played 11 games (five starts) in his only season in Green Bay.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Dalton Schultz re-signed, the team announced.
  • OT Trent Brown re-signed, the team announced.
  • OT Braden Smith is signing a two-year, $20 million contract that's worth up to $25 million and includes $13.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • G Ed Ingram re-signed, the team announced.
  • DE Logan Hall, formerly with the Buccaneers, is signing with the Texans, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. It's a two-year deal at around $7 million a season, per Pelissero.
  • DE Danielle Hunter's contract extension was officially announced.
  • LB E.J. Speed re-signed, the team announced.
  • S M.J. Stewart re-signed, the team announced.
  • K Ka'imi Fairbairn agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the league, per Rapoport and Garafolo.


TRADES

  • P Kai Kroeger and a 2028 seventh-round pick are being acquired from the Saints in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • KR/WR Nikko Remigio has signed an extension, his agency announced.

TRADES

  • QB Geno Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 228 overall) are being traded to the Jets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 208), NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
  • DE Maxx Crosby is no longer being traded to the team, the Raiders announced. Garafolo reported it was due to a medical reason. Crosby was set to be traded to Baltimore in exchange for two first-round picks.


CONTRACT NEWS

  • WR Jalen Nailor's three-year contract is worth $35.03 million with $23 million in total guarantees, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Charlie Kolar agreed to terms on his multiyear deal, the team announced.
  • LG Trevor Penning's contract extension was announced by the Chargers.
  • OL Trey Pipkins is re-signing with the Chargers on a two-year, $10 million deal with a $12 million max, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • OL Cole Strange is signing a two-year, $13 million that includes $9 million guaranteed, reported. The Chargers have since announced agree to terms.
  • CB Deane Leonard agreed to terms on a one-year, $2 million deal, Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Tyler Higbee re-signing with Los Angeles was officially announced by the team.

SIGNINGS

SIGNINGS

  • LS Andrew DePaola has agreed to terms on a return to Minnesota, the team announced.

SIGNINGS


CONTRACT NEWS

  • OL Alijah Vera-Tucker's contract with the Patriots is for three years and worth $42 million with $21 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • LB Kaden Elliss, formerly with the rival Falcons, is signing a three-year, $33 million deal to join the Saints, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The deal includes $23 million guaranteed. Elliss was originally drafted by the Saints in the 2019 seventh round and played four seasons with the team before he was signed by the Falcons in 2023.


TRADES

  • P Kai Kroeger and a 2028 seventh-round pick are being traded to the Texans in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

SIGNINGS

  • FB Patrick Ricard agreed to terms on a deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • OLB Caleb Murphy re-signed, the team announced.
  • LB Micah McFadden is re-signing on a one-year deal, Garafolo and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • CB Greg Newsome II is signing a one-year, $8 million deal that includes $3 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.


ROSTER CUTS

  • DB Anthony Johnson was waived.

SIGNINGS

  • CB Nahshon Wright is signing a one-year deal worth a max of $5.5 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • S Dane Belton is signing a one-year, $4 million deal that is worth up to $6 million in incentives, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.


TRADES

  • QB Geno Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 228 overall) are being acquired from the Raiders in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 208), NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Johnny Mundt agreed to terms on a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
  • CB Tariq Woolen, previously with the Seahawks, is signing a one-year deal with a max value of $15 million, Garafolo and NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported. Woolen marked the Eagles' first outside free-agent signing in 2026.

SIGNINGS

  • DL Cameron Heyward is signing a two-year deal with a total value of $32.25 million and $16.25 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. The Insiders added that Heyward's new money average of $18 million per year on the new deal makes it the largest contract awarded to a defensive player 36 years or older in NFL history.
  • S Darnell Savage is signing a one-year deal, per Pelissero.
  • P Cameron Johnston signed a one-year deal, per the team.

SIGNINGS

SIGNINGS

  • LB Leo Chenal is signing a three-year, $24.75 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.