Lions reach agreement with Jamie Collins

The Lions are signing linebacker Jamie Collins to a three-year, $30 million deal, via multiple reports. The deal includes $18 million fully guaranteed. Collins ranks 49th on PFT’s top-100 free agents list. Collins reunites with Matt Patricia in Detroit. Patricia formerly served as a defensive assistant in New England. Collins, 30, spent 4 1/2 seasons [more]

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Report: Raiders reach agreement with Marcus Mariota

A report earlier Monday night indicated the Raiders were close to reaching a deal with Marcus Mariota. They now have done that, according to Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review Journal. The move was not unexpected. Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock had Mariota as the top-ranked quarterback and fifth overall player on his NFL [more]

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Kirk Cousins becomes highest paid player again, for now

New money, shmew money. Contracts should be assessed based on total value at signing. And under that standard, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is once against the highest-paid player in football. The final year of Cousins’ three-year, $84 million deal signed in 2018 has been torn up and replaced with a new three-year, $96 million contract. [more]

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George Fant agrees to three-year, $30 million deal with Jets

The Jets have reached agreement on a three-year, $30 million deal with offensive lineman George Fant, ESPN reports. Fant will have $13.7 million guaranteed. Fant, 27, spent the past four seasons with the Seahawks. He played 46 games with 24 starts in Seattle. In 2019, Fant played 472 offensive snaps and 74 on special teams. [more]

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NFL broadly prohibits free-agency visits, creates vague procedure for physicals

It’s business as unusual for the NFL. Yes, the tampering period opened on Monday at noon ET and the league year will start on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET. But the free-agency process will consist of some significant limitations. A memo sent by the NFL’s Management Council to all teams on Monday broadly prohibits visits [more]

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Report: Raiders close to deal with Marcus Mariota

The Raiders are closing in on a deal with quarterback Marcus Mariota, NFL Media reports. Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock had Mariota as the top-ranked quarterback and fifth overall player on his NFL Network draft board in 2015. Mariota went second overall to the Titans. The Raiders were looking to upgrade behind Derek Carr, with [more]

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49ers announce extension with Shon Coleman

The 49ers announced a one-year extension with offensive tackle Shon Coleman. San Francisco originally acquired him in a trade with the Browns on Aug. 31, 2018. Coleman, 28, spent last season on injured reserve. He has appeared in 23 games with 16 starts in his four-year career since the Browns made him a third-round choice. [more]

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