Titans To Release CB L’Jarius Sneed
The Titans are releasing L’Jarius Sneed, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, making him a late addition to the cornerback market in free agency.
Sneed, 29, arrived in Tennessee in a tag-and-trade deal with the Chiefs during the 2024 offseason. The Titans sent a third-round pick to Kansas City and handed the veteran corner a four-year, $76.4MM contract with $44MM guaranteed.
He only played 12 games on that deal due to quad injuries in both 2024 and 2025. When healthy, Sneed’s performance dipped notably with career-worst marks in several categories, including his ball production, tackling, and yards per target allowed. His grades from Pro Football Focus (subscription required) plummeted relative to his time in Kansas City, too.
The Titans certainly hoped to get more out of Sneed, especially since the third-round pick they sent to Kansas City turned out to be the second in the round. Instead, they will release him with two years remaining on his contract to save $11.4MM against the 2026 salary cap, per OverTheCap. The remaining prorations of Sneed’s signing bonus will leave an $8.1MM dead cap hit.
Tennessee used several different cornerbacks in the last two years and seem to be rebuilding the unit entirely under new head coach Robert Saleh. He declined to retain Darrell Baker, who led the corner room in snaps in 2025, and instead signed Cordale Flott, Alontae Taylor, and Joshua Williams, all young potential starters that will give the Titans plenty of options in their secondary.
More to come.
49ers To Re-Sign LB Luke Gifford
Luke Gifford will remain in San Francisco next season. The veteran linebacker and special teams ace has agreed to a new 49ers deal, Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report. 
This is a two-year deal worth $5.3MM, per the report. Gifford’s most recent San Francisco pact was for one year and $1.8MM. His strong showing in 2025 has landed him a notable raise.
Gifford played out his rookie contract with the Titans and he spent 2023 and ’24 as a member of the Titans. During that span, the 30-year-old played sparingly on defense but was a special teams mainstay. In his debut 49ers campaign, Gifford earned a Pro Bowl nod for his strong third phase work. He will no doubt be expected to remain a high-end contributor in that regard moving forward.
Due to the 49ers’ injury situation at the linebacker spot, however, Gifford wound up making nine starts in 2025. The Nebraska product handled 172 defensive snaps, the second-highest total of his career. He made 35 tackles, second only to his total from the year before in Tennessee. A full-time gig should not be expected in this case, but Gifford will offer San Francisco with a familiar backup option on defense if needed.
The 49ers have been busy with respect to defensive additions in recent days. That includes a reunion with Dre Greenlaw. He and Fred Warner will be counted on to handle a heavy workload, with the likes of Dee Winters and Tatum Bethune also in the fold as well. Gifford will give the team veteran depth at the second level.
San Francisco entered Friday with roughly $27MM in cap space. As a result, this deal will not make a major impact on the team’s other roster-building moves leading up to the draft.
Giants To Reunite With S Jason Pinnock
The Giants are reuniting with Jason Pinnock, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The veteran safety is set to return to New York on a one-year deal, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan adds.
Pinnock, 26, appeared in 44 games for the Giants from 2022 to 2024. He started five games in 2022 with a 49% snap share before taking on a full time role with 16 starts in each of the next two years. He recorded 85 tackles in each of those seasons – the fourth-most on the team – and a combined five sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Pinnock also pulled in two interceptions in 2023, the only picks of his career.
The five-year veteran then signed a one-year, $2.2MM to be the 49ers’ third safety in 2025. Pinnock struggled in San Francisco, according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), earning the lowest grades of his career and posing the highest missed tackle rate and completion percentage allowed of his career.
Pinnock will be vying for a similar role in New York in 2025 behind Giants starting safeties Jevon Holland and Tyler Nubin. That was Dane Belton‘s job in 2025, but he switched New York clubs this week and now plays for the Jets. Pinnock’s primary competition will be Ar’Darius Washington, a former Ravens safety who followed John Harbaugh to his new team on a one-year deal.
Washington’s relationship with Harbaugh – as well as new defensive coordinator and former Ravens secondary coach Dennard Wilson – may give him a leg up in earning a role in the defense. Pinnock clearly has fans in the building, though, and with more than 3,500 snaps of experience before turning 27 years old, he will likely find his way on the field in the Meadowlands.
Eagles Unlikely To Trade WR A.J. Brown Before June?
Through the outset of the new league year, no A.J. Brown trade has been worked out. The Eagles‘ preference was to resolve this situation at the start of free agency, but much of the league’s high-profile deals have already taken place no swap has taken place. 
Any Brown trade worked out before June 1 would result in massive dead cap charges, something which of course represents motivation for patience on the Eagles’ part. According to SportsBoom’s Jason La Canfora, there is now an expectation among NFL executives a swap – if one is to take place at all – will not occur until after that date. There is still interest in this case nevertheless.
The Patriots have been named as a strong suitor for Brown both before and after the free agent arrival of Romeo Doubs. New England is indeed still regarded as one of the logical landing spots for Brown, La Canfora adds, although any trade will not come at a discount. The Eagles have maintained a high asking price, and NFL evaluators contend “more than a first-round pick” will be required for GM Howie Roseman to accept an offer in the near future.
That price may be lowered after the draft, by which point the number of teams willing to acquire Brown will no doubt drop. The three-time Pro Bowler is under contract for four more years, although 2026 is the final season which includes guaranteed base pay. Brown has topped 1,000 yards in six of his seven NFL seasons, including each of his three in Philadelphia. Talk regarding dissatisfaction with the Eagles’ offense has been ongoing for a lengthy period, however, leading many to see this offseason as the time for a parting of ways.
The Rams were previously mentioned as a team to watch on the Brown front. They have since been busy, adding Trent McDuffie via trade and fellow former Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson in free agency. In spite of that, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports Los Angeles continues to monitor the situation. She cautions that conversations with Roseman about Brown have slowed since the McDuffie trade, one which saw the Rams part with one of their two 2026 first-round picks.
Los Angeles has extension candidate Puka Nacua and veteran Davante Adams in place at the receiver spot. The latter only has one year remaining on his contract, however, so adding a long-term replacement could be viable for the Rams (which was not recently mentioned as one of the teams on Brown’s wish list). The team owns pick No. 13, a far more attractive selection than New England’s No. 31. Whether or not a swap based on either of those picks can be worked out will be worth monitoring.
Jets To Re-Sign T Chukwuma Okorafor
Chukwuma Okorafor lined up a deal with the Jets early in free agency last spring. Almost exactly one year later, the veteran offensive tackle made the same choice. 
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Another deal has been agreed to between team and player, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. Okorafor made 14 appearances during his debut Jets season. His only playing time (45 snaps) came on special teams, however, with starting tackles Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou each logging a full slate of games.
Both Fashanu (selected 11th overall in 2024) and Membou (seventh overall in 2025) are set as long-term pieces for the Jets. They will of course be expected to remain full-time starters moving forward. Health in each case will be critical as New York looks to make needed improvements on offense. Okorafor, 28, will offer plenty of experience as a fill-in option, however.
The former Steelers third-rounder served as a full-time starter through most of his Pittsburgh tenure (2018-23). Okorafor then spent a single campaign with the Patriots, although he made just one appearance during the regular season that year. A one-year Jets deal worth $1.34MM followed, and the terms of this latest pact will no doubt be similar.
The Jets also announced on Friday that linebacker Mykal Walker has been re-signed. Walker also made his Jets debut in 2025. The former Falcon, Steeler and Commander made 14 appearances and five starts, chipping in on defense while handling a snap share of 81% on special teams. A large third phase workload can be expected for Walker moving forward.
The Jets entered Friday with over $37MM in cap space. Neither of these deals will significantly alter that figure, so further moves could be coming as general manager Darren Mougey continues to re-shape the roster.
Dolphins Sign OL Jamaree Salyer
The Dolphins have been busy adding a number of defenders early in free agency. Miami still has a number of unanswered questions along the offensive line, however, and a move is being made to help address that. 
An agreement has been reached with Jamaree Salyer, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. This will bring about a change of scenery for Salyer, who played out his rookie contract with the Chargers. He amassed 40 starts over that period. The Dolphins have since announced the signing.
As a rookie, Salyer operated as the Bolts’ starting left tackle. He remained a first-team regular the following year but did so at the right guard position. The former sixth-rounder logged over 1,100 snaps during his second season but his PFF evaluation left plenty to be desired. Over the past two seasons, Salyer only totaled nine starts, seeing action at both guard spots but also left tackle in 2025 due to the injuries suffered by Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt.
With Mekhi Becton having been released and Zion Johnson departing on the open market, losing Salyer will leave the Chargers in need of multiple O-line moves. One guard addition has already been lined up, with an agreement being reached with Cole Strange. For Miami, meanwhile, this signing may yield a starting presence at guard. Salyer, 25, could replace Strange (especially since Daniel Brunskill is a pending free agent); alternatively, he could serve as competition for 2025 second-rounder Jonah Savaiinaea.
The Dolphins have lost Strange as well as Larry Borom during the opening stages of free agency. The team still has right tackle Austin Jackson in the fold, though, after he accepted a pay cut ahead of his contract year. Depending on how Miami’s offensive line maneuvering shakes out, Salyer could find himself occupying a starting gig along the interior. At a minimum, he will serve as experienced depth up front.
Vikings To Sign QB Kyler Murray
As expected, Kyler Murray is heading to Minnesota. The quarterback is inking a one-year deal with the Vikings, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
The 28-year-old Murray was always destined to make $36.8MM in 2026 by virtue of his release from the Cardinals, and the Vikings are indeed only paying their acquisition a minimum salary. Notably, the team did include a no-tag clause in Murray’s deal, meaning he’ll hit unrestricted free agency once again next year.
While one report stated Murray could exercise patience in finding a new home, he will head elsewhere just one day after the Cardinals made his long-awaited release official. The Vikings immediately became the frontrunners to sign Murray, the former No. 1 pick who fell out of favor in Arizona after seven seasons.
The Cardinals’ attempts to trade Murray proved futile, leading the team to cut him and take on $54.3MM in dead money. They will reportedly incur a $47.1MM dead cap charge in 2026 and a much more manageable $7.2MM hit in ’27.
A former Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma, the 5-foot-10, 207-pound Murray’s NFL career got off to an auspicious start. Murray took home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2019 before earning back-to-back original-ballot Pro Bowl nods from 2020-21. The Cardinals won 11 games to break a five-year playoff drought in Murray’s third season, but the Rams crushed them in the wild-card round. Thanks in part to injuries, Murray’s career has trended downward since the Cardinals awarded him a five-year, $230MM extension in July 2022.
A torn ACL in late 2022 cost Murray six games that year, and the recovery process held him out of the Cardinals’ first nine contests the next season. After Murray shook off the rust during his late-2023 return, he showed some encouraging signs in 2024. In the only 17-game season of his career, Murray completed 68.8% of passes for 3,851 yards (7.1 per attempt), 21 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, a 93.5 passer rating and a career-best 63.4 QBR. As a runner, Murray amassed 572 yards on 7.3 per carry and chipped in another five TDs.
Murray was unable to build on the momentum in 2025, yet another injury-shortened season. A mid-foot sprain limited Murray to just five games. He did not take the field beyond Oct. 5.
Like Murray, injuries have been a problem for Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The 2024 first-round pick from Michigan missed his rookie season with a torn meniscus, leading veteran Sam Darnold to fill in for the entire year. Darnold revived his career during a 14-3 season, but the Vikings let him walk in free agency.
Darnold, now a reigning Super Bowl champion, signed a three-year, $100.5MM pact with the Seahawks. Daniel Jones, a former Giants starter, finished 2024 as Darnold’s backup in Minnesota. While the Vikings tried to re-sign Jones, he took the Colts’ offer instead because he saw a clearer path to playing time. Jones went on to enjoy a career resurgence in 2025, leading the Colts to re-sign him to a two-year, $88MM contract this week. The Vikings were interested in reuniting with Jones before the Colts placed the transition tag on the 28-year-old and then extended him.
Minnesota’s pursuit of veteran signal-callers came in response to a rough first year as a starter for McCarthy. Three different injuries – a high ankle sprain, a concussion and a hairline fracture in his right hand – held McCarthy to 10 games. The 9-8 Vikings managed six wins in McCarthy’s 10 starts, but he threw more interceptions (12) than touchdowns (11). McCarthy also completed just 57.6% of passes while ranking near the bottom in the league in traditional passer rating (72.6) and QBR (35.7).
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the general manager who drafted McCarthy, lost his job in January. Before his ouster, he and head coach Kevin O’Connell made it known they would at least seek veteran competition for McCarthy this offseason. The offensive-minded O’Connell now has it in Murray, who will aim to follow in Darnold’s footsteps in Minnesota. If Murray beats out McCarthy and reestablishes himself as a legitimate starter in 2026, he could position himself for another lucrative deal a year from now.
Ben Levine contributed to this post.
49ers To Bring Back LB Dre Greenlaw
The 49ers are reuniting with linebacker Dre Greenlaw, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports. Greenlaw will return to San Francisco on a one-year, $7.5MM deal.
The Broncos released Greenlaw on Tuesday, ending his stay in Denver after one season, but it did not take the 28-year-old long to land on his feet. Greenlaw, a fifth-round pick in 2019, spent the first six seasons of his career in San Francisco. The Broncos scooped up Greenlaw on a three-year, $35MM pact last March, but the move did not pan out as hoped.
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While the Broncos boasted the NFL’s third-ranked scoring defense in 2025, they only received limited contributions from the oft-injured Greenlaw. The 6-foot, 230-pounder began the season on IR with a quad injury and did not debut until Week 7. He also missed the Broncos’ last two games as a result of a hamstring issue. Greenlaw ended the year with 43 tackles, an interception, a sack and a forced fumble over eight games (seven starts). Designating him a post-June 1 release saved the Broncos $8.19MM on next season’s cap.
Greenlaw has not played a full season since his rookie campaign, which ended with a loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. Injuries have held him out of 45 regular-season games since then. He played just three games in 2021 and two in 2024. Greenlaw’s 15-game absence in ’24 came as a result of a torn Achilles he suffered while trotting onto the field for the first half of a Super Bowl LVIII rematch with the Chiefs. The rehab process prevented him from returning until mid-December. He made two appearances before the 49ers shut him down for the year.
When healthy, Greenlaw has been among the league’s top linebackers at times. During his most productive two-year stretch, 2022-23, he combined for 247 tackles across 30 games. Pro Football Focus ranked Greenlaw as the league’s seventh-best linebacker in 2022. Even in his abbreviated Broncos season, PFF rated Greenlaw’s performance an outstanding 16th among 88 qualifiers at his position.
In his return to San Francisco, Greenlaw will work under new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. He will also reunite with superstar linebacker Fred Warner, who is coming off an injury-shortened year of his own. The four-time first-team All-Pro dislocated and broke his ankle in Week 6, ending his season in October. The 49ers will bank on healthier seasons from Greenlaw and Warner in 2026, but their linebacker group is deep beyond that duo. Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune and 2025 third-rounder Nick Martin are also under contract.
Eagles Remove Year From G Landon Dickerson’s Contract
After considering an early retirement, Landon Dickerson joined Lane Johnson in agreeing to return to the Eagles. But the Pro Bowl guard will no longer be tied to the same contract.
Philadelphia is removing a year from Dickerson’s deal, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The sides’ revised contract — a two-year deal worth around $36MM — removes the 2028 season. Dickerson had been tied to a four-year, $84MM pact and was previously due $39MM from 2026-27. A slight pay cut appears in the works, with Fowler adding incentives would help Dickerson reach his original amount.
Dickerson, 27, is one of the NFL’s best guards. The three-time Pro Bowler carried a $10MM guarantee for 2026 and is due $15.7MM this year, per Fowler. But the Eagles stand to save a bit of cap space; Dickerson was tied to a $10.28MM number. That is fairly low, but the Eagles regularly backload their deals through option bonuses and void years. Dickerson’s pact already included four void years.
Coming into the day with just more than $11MM in cap space, the Eagles have been negotiating with the Vikings on a Jonathan Greenard trade. They also moved Dallas Goedert‘s void date to Friday, buying more time to re-sign the soon-to-be UFA tight end. Philly dropped in late in the Trey Hendrickson pursuit after being in the Maxx Crosby derby. It seems like the team will add an edge rusher soon, and a chunk of cap space will be necessary for such a move.
Missing much of training camp due to meniscus surgery, Dickerson returned in time for Week 1 (he had already undergone offseason knee surgery). But he played hurt often in 2025. The five-year veteran missed time because of an ankle injury as well, though he did suit up for 15 games and Philly’s wild-card contest. The injury-plagued season led to the former second-round pick considering retirement. That would have dealt a blow to the Eagles’ O-line, but for one more year at least, they will have Dickerson and Johnson together. The latter will play an age-36 season in 2026.
The Eagles have Dickerson, Johnson, Cam Jurgens and Jordan Mailata signed beyond 2026. Only RG Tyler Steen is in a contract year. But Johnson’s age and Dickerson’s retirement flirtation create some instability for one of the NFL’s best position groups, one that lost longtime leader Jeff Stoutland this offseason.
Mike Evans Considered Signing With Bills
A dozen years into a potential Hall of Fame career, wide receiver Mike Evans left the Buccaneers for the 49ers on Monday. Discussing the decision on Thursday, Evans told reporters he entered free agency seeking a contender with a good quarterback (via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports California). He found that in San Francisco, which reeled him in with a three-year offer worth a base value of $42.4MM.
The 32-year-old Evans will go forward with Brock Purdy as his quarterback, but he also considered moving to Buffalo to team with Josh Allen.
“So I was looking at here, Buffalo Bills, teams that needed a No. 1 wide receiver,” Evans said. “I liked this place. This was my No. 1 spot on my own.”
It is unclear if the Bills were aggressive in pursuing Evans, especially after they acquired the pricey D.J. Moore from the Bears last week. However, if the Bills brought in Evans to pair with Moore, it would have given them a much better outside receiver duo than they had last year. The Bills have a quality slot target in Khalil Shakir, but the rest of their wideouts underwhelmed in 2025.
Former second-round pick Keon Coleman did not progress as hoped during a year in which former head coach Sean McDermott made him a healthy scratch four times. Meanwhile, Josh Palmer and Curtis Samuel struggled to produce during injury-shortened years. To no surprise, the Bills released Samuel last Friday. Late-season pickup Brandin Cooks is also a free agent. Tyrell Shavers is under contract, but he will miss time next season after tearing his ACL in a wild-card round win over the Jaguars.
As things stand, Coleman and Palmer are Buffalo’s top boundary receivers beyond Moore. There is clearly still room for improvement, whether it comes by way of a dwindling free agent market, another trade or the draft.
Jauan Jennings, the 49ers’ most productive receiver in 2025, may be the No. 1 option left in free agency. The 49ers have already lost auxiliary wideout Kendrick Bourne to the Cardinals, but they now have Evans slotting in with Ricky Pearsall atop their receiving corps. The 49ers are counting on healthier seasons for both players. Multiple injuries – including a hamstring strain and a broken clavicle – limited Evans to eight games in 2025 and denied him a record-setting 12th straight 1,000-yard season. Knee problems held Pearsall to nine games during the second year of his career.
Despite injuries to Pearsall and a slew of other noteworthy contributors, the 49ers went 12-5 and advanced to the divisional round last season. During their run to a Super Bowl title, the NFC West rival Seahawks knocked the 49ers out of the postseason in a 41-6 blowout. But Evans, who won a Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, is confident he will help San Francisco get over the hump next year.
“Even with all the injuries last year … I feel like they were one piece away,” the six-time Pro Bowler said (via Nick Wagoner of ESPN). “And I think that I am that piece. I look forward to coming here and proving that.”