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Steelers Re-Sign WRs Ben Skowronek, Scotty Miller

March 13th, 2025 at 7:04pm CST by Ben Levine

The Steelers made headlines by acquiring D.K. Metcalf earlier this week. Now, the front office is putting in an effort to establish some continuity at the bottom of the depth chart. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the team has re-signed wide receiver Ben Skowronek. Meanwhile, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Steelers have re-signed wideout Scotty Miller.

A former seventh-round pick, Skowronek made a name for himself with the Rams. He spent three seasons with the organization, including a 2022 campaign where he hauled in 39 catches for 376 yards. He was traded to the Texans last offseason but didn’t make it to the regular season with his new squad, but it didn’t take long for him to catch on with Pittsburgh’s practice squad.

Skowronek ended up getting into 10 games with the Steelers, hauling in five catches for 69 yards. The veteran served in a variety of roles for his new team, including fullback, H-Back, and tight end. He also added seven special teams tackles.

Miller’s best seasons came in Tampa Bay, including a Super Bowl-winning 2020 season where he finished with 33 catches for 501 yards and three scores. Since then, he’s been limited to 453 receiving yards across four seasons. The veteran got into 13 games with the Steelers last season, finishing with five catches for 69 yards.

The duo will likely see a similar role in Pittsburgh in 2025. Metcalf and George Pickens will dominate the targets, and the Steelers are also set to return Calvin Austin. With Van Jefferson and Mike Williams gone, the two veterans could compete with Roman Wilson to be the fourth or fifth options on the depth chart.

Chargers To Sign DLs Da’Shawn Hand, Naquan Jones

March 13th, 2025 at 6:44pm CST by Ben Levine

The Chargers have agreed to terms with a pair of defensive linemen. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Chargers have agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $3.35MM with defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand. Meanwhile, agent Mike McCartney announced that Naquan Jones has also agreed to a one-year deal with the organization.

Hand brings some veteran experience to Los Angeles, although he’s settled into a backup role at this point. The journeyman bounced around the league a bit to begin his career, but he found some stability in Miami over the past two seasons.

He got into 33 games for the Dolphins between 2023 and 2024, collecting 48 tackles and two sacks. After getting into only 19 percent of his team’s defensive snaps during his first season with the organization, he saw that number jump to 53 percent in 2024. In total, Hand has appeared in 64 career games, collecting 102 tackles and five sacks.

Jones is coming off one of the most productive seasons of his career. The defensive lineman got into 12 games for the Cardinals last year, finishing with 27 tackles and a career-high three sacks. His 260 defensive snaps represented his highest total since his rookie campaign with the Titans in 2021.

The Chargers have been in the market for some reinforcement in the trenches after losing Poona Ford to the Rams earlier this week. The team is still rostering Teair Tart, Otito Ogbonnia, and Scott Matlock for some bulk on the defensive line, but the team’s two newest additions should be able to carve out their own roles in 2025.

Eagles To Sign TE Harrison Bryant

March 13th, 2025 at 6:19pm CST by Ben Levine

The Super Bowl champs are adding a veteran tight end to their roster. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Eagles are inking tight end Harrison Bryant to a one-year deal. The contract is worth up to $2MM.

A former fourth-round pick out of Florida Atlantic, Bryant spent four seasons in Cleveland to begin his career. The tight end saw an occasional role on offense, hauling in 89 catches for 791 yards and 10 touchdowns in his four years with the Browns. At the same time, Bryant earned a reputation as a top-end blocker, with Pro Football Focus twice ranking him in the top-five at his position for his blocking ability.

Bryant spent the 2024 season in Las Vegas, where he appeared in a career-low 213 offensive snaps while playing behind Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer. He finished the year with nine catches for 86 yards.

Bryant may be eyeing a similar role in Philly for the 2025 campaign. Dallas Goedert will continue to lead the depth chart for the Eagles, and Grant Calcaterra has established himself as a steady backup option. That means Bryant will be competing with the likes of E.J. Jenkins, Cameron Latu, and Nick Muse for any leftover snaps.

Bears To Sign WR Olamide Zaccheaus

March 13th, 2025 at 5:52pm CST by Ben Levine

After going all-in on their offense in 2024, the Bears are taking a more measured approach in 2025. While the organization won’t steal headlines with their latest move, they’re still adding an experienced wide receiver coming off a career season. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Bears have added wideout Olamide Zaccheaus.

A former UDFA out of Virginia, Zaccheaus avoided journeyman status thanks to a four-year stint in Atlanta to begin his career. The wide receiver never put up huge numbers during his stint with the Falcons, but he did manage to improve in each of his four campaigns. This culminated with a 2022 season where Zaccheaus hauled in 40 catches for 533 yards.

The receiver caught on with the Eagles for the 2023 campaign but struggled to carve out a role on a relatively deep depth chart. He finished his lone season in Philly with 10 receptions.

He joined the Commanders last offseason, a move that reunited him with former Falcons head coach Dan Quinn. In Washington, Zaccheaus had a bounce-back season, finishing with a career-high 45 catches for 506 yards and three touchdowns (he added another seven catches in three playoff games). The 27-year-old also had a role on special teams, returning 17 punts for 179 yards.

Keenan Allen is a free agent, so Zaccheaus could easily slide in next to D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze atop the depth chart. Barring another notable addition at the position, Zaccheaus should be in line for plenty of snaps, as he’ll be competing with the likes of Maurice Alexander, Tyler Scott, and Samori Toure.

Dolphins To Re-Sign OL Liam Eichenberg

March 13th, 2025 at 5:28pm CST by Sam Robinson

Roaming around the Dolphins’ offensive line during his rookie contract, Liam Eichenberg settled into a starting guard role last season. After some guard shuffling on Miami’s roster during free agency’s opening week, Eichenberg will be prioritized.

The former second-round pick is staying in Miami on a one-year deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets. Eichenberg will be a starter option for a Dolphins team that replaced its other 2024 first-string guard — Robert Jones — with James Daniels, who agreed to a three-year, $24MM deal.

Eichenberg, 27, completed an O-line cycle during his rookie contract, playing at least 100 snaps at all five positions. The Notre Dame alum worked as Miami’s primary left tackle in 2021, while also seeing time at RT. He slid to left guard in 2022 and was the team’s center fill-in — after Connor Williams‘ ACL tear — in 2023. Eichenberg won the Dolphins’ RG job last year, however, and only played that position for Mike McDaniel’s team from that point on. After 1,036 snaps at RG last season, Eichenberg will be an option for Miami once again in 2025.

The Dolphins needed a right guard replacement for Robert Hunt, who landed a monster Panthers contract last March, and it will be interesting if Eichenberg has the chance to play the same position two years in a row for a change. Eichenberg entered the NFL after a three-year run as Notre Dame’s left tackle. A move to the blind side is highly unlikely, as another second-round pick — Patrick Paul — is in line to succeed Terron Armstead, who is expected to retire.

Miami has Daniels, Austin Jackson and Aaron Brewer‘s midlevel contracts in place up front. Eichenberg may not be the most exciting choice to start opposite Daniels — Pro Football Focus has graded him as a bottom-10 option everywhere he has been — but the 6-foot-6 blocker has made 52 career starts and will be a low-cost option on an offense housing high-end deals for Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

Patriots To Sign LB K’Lavon Chaisson

March 13th, 2025 at 5:22pm CST by Ben Levine

The Patriots are once again adding to their defense. The team has agreed to a contract with edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. It’s a one-year deal worth $5MM.

Chaisson struggled to live up to his first-round billing during his time with the Jaguars, collecting five total sacks through his first four NFL seasons. After having his fifth-year option declined, the pass rusher hit free agency last offseason, when he caught on with the Panthers. He didn’t make it to the regular season with his new squad, but he was quickly scooped up by the Raiders.

The 25-year-old ended up having the most productive season of his career in Las Vegas. Chaisson started four of his 15 appearances in 2024, finishing with 32 tackles, five sacks, and eight QB hits. Pro Football Focus graded him 64th among 119 qualifying edge defenders, although the site did give him the 27th-best positional grade for his pass-rushing ability.

Mike Vrabel and the Patriots have been busy using their league-leading cap space to help improve the defense. The team’s already invested in the likes of Milton Williams, Carlton Davis, Harold Landry, and Robert Spillane, who was teammates with Chaisson in Las Vegas.

The newest addition won’t be as counted on as those other signings. Still, he’ll join an increasingly impressive pass-rushing corps that also includes the likes of Christian Barmore and Keion White.

Chiefs To Sign QB Gardner Minshew

March 13th, 2025 at 4:56pm CST by Sam Robinson

Carson Wentz appears to be a Chiefs one-and-done. Kansas City will bring in a recent AFC West rival to replace him, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Gardner Minshew is Missouri-bound.

Designated a post-June 1 cut by the Raiders on Wednesday, Minshew will back up Patrick Mahomes next season. It is a bit interesting Minshew will take a deal so soon, as a few bridge opportunities may still exist. But the Chiefs have convinced the veteran to accept a QB2 role in his seventh year. It is a one-year agreement.

Minshew’s Raiders year did not go well, as he follows Jimmy Garoppolo in receiving a post-June 1 release designation to leave Las Vegas. Antonio Pierce benched Minshew on multiple occasions, and he suffered a broken collarbone during a November game against the Broncos. The Raiders used a failed physical designation to release Minshew, making this quick Chiefs agreement interesting from another angle.

Like Wentz, Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne before him, Minshew will step into the Mahomes QB2 role as an experienced starter. The former sixth-round pick has 46 starts on his resume. This includes a solid season with the Colts, as the Anthony Richardson injury fill-in piloted the team to the playoff precipice in 2023. Last season, Minshew was tied to a Raiders team that let Josh Jacobs walk and traded Davante Adams after he played just two 2024 games. Pierce named Minshew the starter but was certainly not satisfied with his work, expressing frustration about the Raiders’ QB situation behind the scenes and pulling the veteran for Aidan O’Connell in multiple games.

Minshew, 29 in May, went 2-7 as a starter last season and posted a 9-10 TD-INT ratio. Minshew did up his completion percentage to 66.3 but averaged only 6.6 yards per attempt. With the Colts in 2023, the ex-Jaguars draftee went 7-6 in place of Richardson and posted a 15-9 TD-INT ratio. Minshew still averaged only 6.7 yards per pass as a Colt, but Indianapolis wanted him back in a veteran role. The Raiders’ two-year, $25MM offer proved well out of Indy’s price range, and Minshew will not collect anything close to that with the Chiefs.

Mahomes, 30 in September, has proven durable since a scare during the 2019 season. Although he has suffered multiple ankle injuries over the past three seasons, the three-time Super Bowl MVP has been able to largely play through them. With no need to develop a quarterback, the Chiefs have continued to take the veteran route. Minshew will be the latest to stop through Kansas City behind the QB icon.

Commanders To Re-Sign Noah Igbinoghene

March 13th, 2025 at 4:55pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Commanders used Noah Igbinoghene as a starter for much of the 2024 season, and he will remain in place for 2025. The former first-round corner is re-signing with Washington, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Igbinoghene struggled to carve out a role during his time with the Dolphins. The 30th-overall pick in the 2020 draft, the cornerback was limited to only 32 games across three seasons in Miami. He was traded to the Cowboys as part of the Kelvin Joseph trade ahead of the 2023 campaign, but he only got into five games with his new squad.

Despite his lack of action in Dallas, he was recruited by former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to join him in Washington for the 2023 season. Igbinoghene proceeded to have a career year with the Commanders, starting 10 of his 17 appearances while finishing with 55 tackles and seven passes defended. Pro Football Focus wasn’t all that impressed by his efforts, grading him as the second-worst CB among 116 qualifying players.

Still, the Commanders seem to value the continuity in their secondary, as Igbinoghene will at least be temporarily penciled in towards the top of the depth chart. Mike Sainristil and Marshon Lattimore are still slated to earn the bulk of the snaps at the position, but Igbinoghene should still get reps at nickelback. He will have some additional competition, though, as the team brought in former Patriots mainstay Jonathan Jones yesterday.

Ben Levine contributed to this post.

Eagles To Sign CB Adoree’ Jackson

March 13th, 2025 at 4:14pm CST by Sam Robinson

Adoree’ Jackson remained in free agency until days before the Giants’ opener last year; he will land a deal much earlier in 2025. Jackson will follow the Saquon Barkley path out of New York.

The Eagles will sign the former first-round cornerback, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reports. The former Titans and Giants starter will join an Eagles team that cut Darius Slay and lost Isaiah Rodgers to the Vikings.

After making the plan to designate Slay a post-June 1 cut, the Eagles had hoped to retain Rodgers. The Vikings intervened, giving the one-year Eagle contributor a two-year, $11MM deal. Jackson likely will step in at a lower rate while bringing more experience. Jackson, who is going into his age-30 season, has made 82 starts — 41 apiece in Tennessee and New York.

The CB market unfolded without a Jackson accord last spring, and he ended up on a one-year, $1.75MM deal to stay with the Giants. After four Titans seasons, Jackson had initially played out a three-year, $39MM Giants contract. As New York aimed to go young in the secondary last year, Jackson still arrived as 11th-hour insurance. He ended up starting five games for the 3-14 team.

Playing 47% of the Giants’ defensive snaps last year, Jackson fared well considering his late arrival. Pro Football Focus graded him 38th among CB regulars, and Pro-Football-Reference’s coverage metrics charged Jackson with a 48.8 completion percentage allowed — far better than his 2023 showing (65.9). Jackson struggled in 2023, after having been reassigned to the slot in training camp before being shifted back to his usual perimeter role once Don Martindale benched Tre Hawkins, but was a key part of the Giants’ playoff trip in 2022. Allowing just 51.7% of passes his way to be completed, Jackson graded as PFF’s No. 31 corner. He missed time due to an MCL sprain but returned for the playoffs and led the effort to limit Justin Jefferson in a Giants wild-card upset.

Jackson figures to be a Rodgers replacement as a depth piece, but the Eagles have a need on the boundary (to accompany locked-in starters Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean) after Slay’s Steelers signing. Jackson could compete for that role, but it would surprise if Philly did not add a starter-caliber option in the draft or perhaps via trade. While Jackson may not be the Slay replacement, the Super Bowl champs at least secured some insurance.

Dolphins, Alexander Mattison Agree To Deal

March 13th, 2025 at 2:45pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Raiders added a former Dolphins running back in the form of Raheem Mostert on Thursday. Miami is set to pull off the reverse.

Alexander Mattison has a deal in place to join the Dolphins, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. After a single season with the Raiders, the former Viking will look to carve out a role in Miami’s backfield. He played on a one-year, $2MM deal in 2024, and this will likely be a similar pact.

Vegas saw Josh Jacobs depart in free agency last offseason, and signing Mattison was part of the team’s effort to replace him. The latter split time with Zamir White and Ameer Abdullah, seeing a total of eight starts during his 14 appearances. Mattson, 26, has only operated as a full-time starter once during his career (2022, the first year after Dalvin Cook‘s Vikings release). He will only be counted on to serve as a rotational back in Miami, though.

The Dolphins cut Mostert shortly after the end of the regular season, a move which confirmed De’Von Achane is set to remain the focal point of the team’s rushing attack. Achane is attached to his rookie contract, as is Jaylen Wright. The latter saw sparse usage on offense last season, but he could work his way into a larger role in Year 2. Even if that does not take place, Mattison will offer Miami a veteran backup option.

The Boise State product flashed potential during his time as Cook’s backup in Minnesota. His one year atop the depth chart produced career highs in rushing (700) and scrimmage (892) yards, but it included a yards per carry average of only 3.9. Mattison saw his efficiency drop to 3.2 yards per attempt in 2024 – a year in which, to be fair, the Raiders’ overall ground game struggled mightily – but his 294 receiving yards were the most of his career.

The Dolphins are positioned to have Achane and Wright in place as part of a cost-effective backfield for 2025 and beyond. Mattison could find success as a short-yardage option with Miami, though, and doing so could help his free agent prospects for next year.

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