Commanders To Re-Sign Treylon Burks
Treylon Burks will have another chance in Washington. Washing out in Tennessee, the former first-round pick has agreed to a second contract with the Commanders.
The fifth-year veteran is signing a one-year deal worth up to $4MM, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets. Washington added Burks soon after his Tennessee release and used him as an auxiliary wideout alongside Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel last season.
Catching 10 passes for 130 yards (and one memorable touchdown) in his 2025 stint in Washington, Burks will attempt to continue his bounce-back effort after a disappointing Titans tenure. The Titans waived the Arkansas product from IR via injury settlement in October of last year, and a practice squad opportunity with the Commanders emerged soon after.
Burks made one of last season’s most memorable plays, snagging a one-handed touchdown reception despite tight coverage from Broncos cornerback Riley Moss during a Sunday-night contest in November. That was only Burks’ second NFL touchdown, however. With Samuel a free agent, the Commanders will see how Burks fits in new OC David Blough‘s offense.
Entering the NFL with injury concerns, Burks missed 12 games over his first two seasons and played in just five games in 2024. An ACL tear ended Burks’ 2024 season, and he sustained a broken collarbone during Titans camp last summer. Added with the first-round choice Tennessee acquired from Philadelphia for A.J. Brown, Burks has 63 career receptions for 829 yards. The 225-pound pass catcher is entering his age-26 season.
Packers To Move On From Rashan Gary?
1:17pm: We look to have an Instagram hacking situation here. That is the case, per Demovsky. Gary has not been informed he is being released or traded yet, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets.
12:48pm: Rashan Gary‘s Packers tenure looks set to end after seven seasons. The veteran edge rusher announced (via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero) his time with the team will wrap soon.
Tied to a four-year, $96MM extension, Gary had played out the guaranteed portion of his contract — one that ran through the 2027 season. Gary was due an $18MM base salary in 2026. The Packers could designate the OLB as a post-June 1 cut, but they cannot do so until March 11.
It is not known if Gary will be traded or released, according to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. But it certainly appears the 2019 first-round pick has been informed he’s done in Green Bay. Gary has since deleted this post (h/t ESPN’s Rob Demovsky), injecting confusion into the proceedings.
Gary, 28, had been the subject of trade talks (per Pelissero) recently. The Packers would save $10.78MM with a standard release, which could take place today. They would, however, pick up $19.5MM in 2026 cap space with a post-June 1 designation. Teams are allowed two of those annually.
Gary’s production has not aligned with his $24MM-per-year pact, and the Packers could be searching for a new Micah Parsons bookend soon. Though, the team has 2023 first-rounder Lukas Van Ness — a player who has not lived up to his draft billing — as an option for 2026. Van Ness has started just two career games.
Bills To Release WR Curtis Samuel
As the Bills continue to move toward cap compliance, they are releasing another veteran. Following the Taron Johnson cut, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Buffalo is moving on from Curtis Samuel.
This has been expected, as the veteran wide receiver has not lived up to expectations with the team. Releasing Samuel will save just more than $6MM in cap space.
The Bills gave Samuel a three-year, $24MM contract in free agency; the 2024 deal did not pan out as the team has whiffed on some wide receiver investments over the past two years. One of many ex-Panthers to come through Buffalo during Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott‘s time in western New York, Samuel totaled just 38 receptions for 334 yards over two seasons. He tallied 81 yards in 2025.
Samuel, 29, may have resided on Buffalo’s roster bubble last year were it not for a fully guaranteed 2025 salary. The Bills indeed kept the slot receiver but later placed him on IR due to elbow and knee injuries. Although the Bills used an IR activation on Samuel, he was a nonfactor for a team that struggled to generate wide receiver production. The Bills have since agreed to acquire ex-Samuel Panthers teammate D.J. Moore via trade.
Playing for Joe Brady in Carolina and Buffalo, Samuel initially relocated from Charlotte to Washington in free agency back in 2021. Samuel played out a three-year, $34.5MM Commanders deal, with two solid seasons alongside Terry McLaurin paving a path to Buffalo. Samuel eclipsed 600 receiving yards in 2022 and ’23, despite the Commanders’ QB troubles in those years, and became an attractive free agent. The former second-rounder’s 2026 market will not rival his 2024 interest.
Patriots To Re-Sign QB Tommy DeVito
During 2025 roster cutdowns, Tommy DeVito was waived by the Giants. New York’s preference was to keep him in place on the practice squad, but that did not prove to be possible. 
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The Patriots put in a waiver claim and retained DeVito through the 2025 season. The fan favorite was on course for restricted free agency, but instead he has worked out a multiyear deal to remain in place. DeVito has agreed to a two-year pact with New England, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
This contract has a maximum value of $7.4MM, per Schefter. He adds DeVito will secure $2MM in guarantees. As a result, the backup gig may be in store in this case. The reigning AFC champions will of course have Drake Maye atop the depth chart for years to come, but this commitment could be a signal DeVito is viewed as QB2 option. Veteran Josh Dobbs is under contract through 2026.
None of Dobbs’ scheduled base salary ($3.2MM) is guaranteed, however. A release in his case would yield $3.7MM in cap savings, so a parting of ways in this case will now be something to watch for. At a minimum, DeVito – who made eight starts across the 2023 and ’24 seasons during his time with the Giants – will remain in the fold as depth under center for New England.
The 27-year-old posted a passer rating of 88.4 during his New York stretch. A relatively high floor may be expected moving forward, especially if DeVito meshes with the scheme implemented by Josh McDaniels upon his return to the Patriots in 2024. New England’s offense will of course hinge in large part on the play of Maye in Year 3 and beyond, but it will be interesting to see if DeVito receives a full-time backup gig on his second career team.
Rams, S Kamren Curl Agree To Deal
The Rams continue to make moves in the secondary prior to the start of free agency. Kamren Curl will not be testing the market next week. 
Curl and the Rams have agreed to a three-year deal, as first reported by Mike Garafolo, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The pact has a base value of $36MM and can reach a maximum of $39MM. Curl joins Quentin Lake as a Los Angeles safety who has avoided a trip to free agency by landing a payday.
That tandem will remain intact for 2026 and beyond given today’s news. Curl has operated as a full-time starter during his two years with the Rams. That stint was preceded by four years in Washington, and it resulted in a free agent Los Angeles pact worth $4.5MM per year. Curl played his way into a considerable raise, setting himself up to be one of the top earners at the safety position this offseason. He has not needed to test the market to secure his next NFL contract, though.
The Rams nearly reached the Super Bowl this past season despite ranking 19th against the pass. Upgrading the secondary was seen as a clear priority as a result, and earlier this week Los Angeles swung a trade for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie. Provided an extension can be worked out in his case, improved play at the defensive third level for years to come will be expected.
After a four-year run without an interception, Curl managed a pair of picks in 2025. The soon-to-be 27-year-old also set or matched his career high in tackles (122) and sacks (two) this past season. Remaining a strong contributor over the course of this next contract would be key in ensuring the Rams continue to be one of the NFC’s top contenders. He and Lake will look to further develop their safety partnership with plenty of time to do so given their respective pacts.
Yesterday, Los Angeles worked out a new deal with tight end Tyler Higbee. Coupled with today’s Curl agreement, the team has managed to take care of a few important pieces of business prior to the new league year beginning.
Chargers Sign C Tyler Biadasz
The Chargers have found their new center in advance of free agency. Shortly after hosting Tyler Biadasz, a deal has been worked out. 
A three-year, $30MM pact has been agreed to between Los Angeles and Biadasz, Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network report. The Bolts recently saw Bradley Bozeman retire, creating an opening at the center spot. A number of options are on course to test the market next week, but the team has moved quickly in landing Biadasz, whose signing is now official.
After playing out his rookie contract with the Cowboys, Biadasz was among the players who followed Dan Quinn from Dallas to Washington in 2024. He did so by also inking a 3/30 pact at that time, but the Commanders proceeded with a release last week. That gave the 28-year-old a head start on free agency and allowed him to meet with suitors. In addition to the Chargers, Biadasz was believed to have visited the Bears as part of their search for a Drew Dalman replacement. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk clarifies, however, that no Chicago summit actually took place.
In the lead-up to free agency, Chargers GM Joe Hortiz made it clear he did not anticipate any big-money additions in March. That came as little surprise given his roster-building philosophy was shaped by a long Ravens tenure, but it led to questions about how Los Angeles’ substantial cap flexibility would be used. It remains to be seen how Hortiz will address the guard position moving forward – with Mekhi Becton set to be released and Zion Johnson a pending free agent – but the center spot has now been taken care of.
Biadasz, a Pro Bowl alternate in 2024, started 53 games with the Cowboys and all 31 of his Commanders contests. The Wisconsin product will be counted to remain a first-team presence on his third NFL team while offering plenty in the way of experience. Provided the Chargers get better luck on the health front with tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, improved play up front can be expected for 2026.
Having entered Friday with over $99MM in cap space, the Bolts can certainly afford several other additions over the coming days. The guard position in particular will now be one to watch as Hortiz seeks out replacements for Becton and – in the event he lands elsewhere – Johnson.
Bears, Bills Finalizing D.J. Moore Trade
D.J. Moore‘s Bears future has been in question, and he will indeed be on the move soon. The veteran wideout will be dealt to the Bills once the new league year begins, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Chicago will receive a 2026 second-round pick (No. 60 overall) in the deal while sending a 2026 fifth-rounder back to Buffalo, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The Bears will also see $16.5MM in cap savings, according to Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap, though that will not kick in until the trade is processed at the start of the new league year. As a result, they will need to make other moves to become cap-compliant by next Wednesday.
The Bills will take on the remainder of Moore’s contract, which runs through 2029. He is owed $24.5MM in each year with the same cap number. His 2026 salary is already guaranteed, and $15.5MM of his 2027 salary guarantees on March 13.
Buffalo is also guaranteeing $15.5MM of Moore’s 2028 salary as part of the trade, per Schefter. It is unclear if they are expanding the 2027 guarantees to cover the entire year’s salary. Moore, notably, has negotiated fully guaranteed compensation for each of his first nine seasons in the NFL and could very well get to 11 as a result of this deal.
Along with the second-rounder they moved to acquire him, that is a hefty commitment for a player who just posted career-low receiving numbers in the NFL’s 10th-ranked passing offense. His 1.44 yards per route run in 2024 and 1.24 YPRR in 2025 are the lowest figures of his career, per Pro Football Focus, (subscription required). However, that can be partially attributed to a crowded Bears offense that featured a strong running game and young pass-catchers Rome Odunze, Colston Loveland, and Luther Burden.
Still, Buffalo had a clear desire to upgrade their receiving corps. They checked in on A.J. Brown and Alec Pierce, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, but ultimately opted to reunite Moore with head coach Joe Brady. The two last worked together in Carolina in 2020 and 2021, during which time Moore put up 2,350 yards and eight touchdowns on 159 receptions.
Perhaps Brady can get him back to that production or better in a receiver room with less competition – Khalil Shakir was the only Bills wideout to top 40 receptions or 500 receiving yards last year. But given the financial and draft compensation, it is hard to like this trade for the Bills. Moore is about to turn 29 after two years of decline and the team is essentially tied to him through his age-31 season after adding guarantees to his deal.
Texans To Extend DE Danielle Hunter
For a second straight offseason, Danielle Hunter will extend his Houston stay by a year. The Texans are giving the Pro Bowl defensive end a one-year extension, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports.
Hunter agreed to a one-year, $40.1MM deal, per Wilson. This comes a year after the Will Anderson Jr. bookend inked a one-year, $35.6MM pact. This agreement, which includes a $30.7MM signing bonus (per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero), pushes Hunter’s Texans tie through the 2027 season.
This marks Hunter’s third Texans agreement. The team gave the longtime Vikings edge rusher a two-year, $49MM deal that came almost fully guaranteed in 2024. Hunter rewarded the Texans’ investment, as Houston and Minnesota essentially traded edges (with Jonathan Greenard signing with the Vikings), and has since earned two extensions. This deal stands to reduce Hunter’s 2026 cap number — previously at $31.3MM.
The latest Hunter agreement includes a favorable structure. Hunter will see his 2027 base salary ($30.2MM) come fully guaranteed, with Wilson indicating his money is locked in. This represents a win for Hunter, who has opted to go year-to-year past age 30. The youngest player in NFL history to reach 50 sacks, Hunter will turn 33 in October.
Building a Hall of Fame case since coming back from an injury-plagued stretch in the early 2020s, Hunter has been a key part of what has become a formidable Texans defense. The former third-round pick has recorded 27 sacks as a Texan, playing in every Houston game since signing. This included a 15-sack 2025 season, a campaign that earned him second-team All-Pro honors. With Anderson landing on the All-Pro first team, Houston has assembled one of the top edge-rushing duos in recent NFL history.
Coming back from a season-nullifying neck injury (2020) and a pectoral malady that limited him (2021), Hunter has tallied between 22 and 23 QB hits each season from 2022-25. He ripped off a career-high 16.5 as a Viking in 2023, providing considerable momentum into free agency. Hunter had been tied to a below-market contract since 2018, and a Vikes rework meant he could not be franchise-tagged in 2024, leading to a Colts-Texans bidding war. While Indianapolis was believed to have offered more money in total, Houston won out with a $48MM guarantee at signing. The addition has bolstered DeMeco Ryans‘ defense.
When first signed, it looked like the Texans would use Hunter’s contract to complement the rookie deals of Anderson and C.J. Stroud. But Nick Caserio‘s decision to extend him in 2025 turned this into a longer-term partnership. Although Hunter is approaching his mid-30s, he has been a dominant player in Houston.
In the sack era (1982-present), only 26 players have more QB drops than Hunter. The 12th-year veteran has 114.5 despite missing a full season. Hunter is 24 sacks away from the top 10 all time. While keeping up that pace may be a tall order, Hunter has seven double-digit sack seasons on his resume.
Born in Jamaica, Hunter grew up in the Houston area. He replaced Greenard as Anderson’s older sidekick, and the Texans’ defense benefited. Houston ended last season ranked second in scoring defense and first in EPA per play. The unit smothered the Steelers in the wild-card round, rampaging to a 30-6 win, before seeing Stroud struggles in the divisional round bring a defense-powered season to a close.
With Caserio and Co. expected to discuss an extension with Anderson this offseason, Stroud is on track to remain tied to his rookie deal in 2026. Hunter’s accord is the NFL’s fifth $40MM-per-year defender deal, following Myles Garrett, T.J. Watt, Micah Parsons and Aidan Hutchinson. This is a unique pact, however, as the rest of those contracts covered at least three years in length.
Bears To Release LB Tremaine Edmunds
Although a report indicated Tremaine Edmunds was drawing trade interest, the Bears will not end up unloading this contract as they will D.J. Moore‘s. Chicago will release Edmunds, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
The Bears will save $15MM by making this move. Between the Moore trade and Drew Dalman‘s retirement, the Bears will create (h/t ESPN’s Field Yates) around $44MM in cap space. Of course, Chicago now needs a center. While Dalman’s retirement was stunning, the Bears looked set to move on from Edmunds for a bit now.
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Granted permission to seek a trade during the Combine, Edmunds will instead be moved off his lucrative contract. The Bears gave the former Bills first-round linebacker a four-year, $72MM deal that included a whopping $41.8MM guaranteed at signing in 2023. One of that year’s top free agents, Edmunds has been a key piece for Chicago’s defense over the past three years. But the Bears, who extended LB T.J. Edwards in 2025, will ditch this big-ticket deal and devote money elsewhere.
Edmunds was set to earn $13.9MM in base salary during the final year of his contract, with a cap number coming in at $17.5MM. The Bears decided they no longer wanted to carry that deal, one authorized before Ben Johnson‘s arrival. The Bears have used the Edmunds-Edwards tandem at linebacker for three seasons, but the team will need a replacement to play alongside the former Super Bowl starter next season.
Pro Football Focus graded Edmunds 35th overall among off-ball LBs in 2025; that came after two assessments outside the top 50. Edmunds, though, tallied 112 tackles despite missing four games. Only three of those were for loss, with the eight-year vet combining for just six TFLs over the past two seasons.
Although the coming season will be Year 9 for Edmunds, he is only 28. He played the 2018 campaign at age 20, being a full-season starter for the Bills. While Devin Lloyd is unlikely to be knocked off his perch as the top ILB available this offseason, Edmunds should still fare reasonably well on the open market. An $18MM-per-year windfall will not recur, but interest will emerge. Edmunds, 28 in May, does not need to wait until free agency opens Monday; since the Bears cut him, he passes straight to the market and can sign with another team immediately. The Bears did him a solid in that regard.
Entering the week over the cap, Chicago is expected (per OverTheCap) hold around $33MM in available funds soon. The Bears are set to save $10MM in 2026 cap space because of Dalman’s retirement, OTC’s Jason Fitzgerald adds. Chicago will be hit with a $4MM dead money charge due to the proration of Dalman’s $6MM signing bonus. The Bears could, however, aim to recoup that remaining $4MM of Dalman’s signing bonus. The team will hold the 2025 UFA signee’s rights in the event he comes out of retirement.
Rams To Re-Sign TE Tyler Higbee
No tight end has more receiving yards as a Ram than Tyler Higbee, and the 10-year contributor will have a chance to create more distance between himself and the field.
The Rams are re-signing Higbee, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports. The sides agreed to a two-year, $8MM deal to keep Higbee off the free agent market (the $8MM represents a max value, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). Sean McVay said Tuesday the Rams were interested in retaining Higbee. This will be the veteran’s fourth Rams contract.
As Los Angeles leaned into three-tight end packages extensively — after years as primarily a three-wideout offense — last season, Higbee played a key role along with Colby Parkinson and rookie Terrance Ferguson. Higbee missed seven games last season, which came after a near-season-long 2024 absence. But the Rams will sign up for another go-round with the former fourth-round pick — chosen a year before McVay’s L.A. arrival.
Suffering an ACL tear in the Rams’ wild-card loss to the Lions in 2023, Higbee missed 14 games in 2024. He then went down with an ankle injury last November. The Rams saved an IR activation for their long-tenured tight end, activating him for Week 18. Higbee played in all three Rams playoff games, totaling four receptions for 84 yards. In the 2025 regular season, Higbee caught 25 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns from MVP Matthew Stafford.
Formerly pairing with second-round Rams draftee Gerald Everett, Higbee became the team’s preferred long-term tight end. The Rams extended Higbee in 2019, giving him a four-year deal worth $29MM. The parties huddled up for a third contract (two years, $17MM) in September 2023. Higbee’s fourth contract comes in well south of these agreements, but injuries have kept him off the field for much of the past two seasons. The Western Kentucky product also turned 33 in January, limiting his market value.
This franchise has employed superstar wide receivers. As Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Henry Ellard, Tom Fears and Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch shined in Los Angeles and St. Louis, the tight end position has been overlooked here for ages. Higbee ranks 14th in Rams history in receiving (3,949 yards). That is nearly 2,000 more than any other pure TE in franchise history. With Rob Havenstein now retired, Higbee also will enter the 2026 season as the longest-tenured player on the Rams’ roster.