6 days agoFormer Detroit Lions third-rounder Ifeatu Melifonwu reached an agreement on Tuesday on a one-year, $4 million deal with the Miami Dolphins, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The 25-year-old cornerback will head to the AFC West after spending the first four seasons of his NFL career in Detroit, where he compiled a total of 72 tackles (53 solo), 4.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, seven QB hits, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 37 games (14 starts) for the Lions. The secondary was a position of need for Miami with Jevon Holland signing with the Giants in free agency and Jordan Poyer also unlikely to return. Melifonwu should have a starting role in 2025 with the Dolphins. He didn't make his 2024 debut until Week 16 because of an ankle injury and then injured his hamstring in the Divisional Round loss to the Washington Commanders.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
6
days
agoThe
San
Francisco
49ers
placed
a
second-round
tender
on
restricted
free-agent
running
back
Jordan
Mason
on
Tuesday,
a
source
told
ESPN's
Adam
Schefter.
The
second-round
tender
is
worth
over
$5
million,
so
it
means
that
Mason
will
most
likely
return
to
the
Niners
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6
days
agoThe
New
York
Giants
have
had
good
conversations
with
soon-to-be
free-agent
quarterback
Aaron
Rodgers
and
have
let
him
know
they
think
he
and
second-year
wide
receiver
Malik
Nabers
would
form
a
strong
chemistry
together,
according
to
NFL
Network's
Mike
Garafolo.
read more...
6 days agoFree-agent quarterback
Daniel Jones is planning to sign with the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year, $14 million deal, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The longtime New York Giant spent the last half of the 2024 season with the Minnesota Vikings, but Jones is ultimately choosing to go to Indianapolis where he will likely have a chance to compete with
Anthony Richardson for the QB1 job. Since being selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, Jones has totaled 14,582 passing yards, 70 passing touchdowns, 47 interceptions, 2,179 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns. His supporting cast in New York was seemingly always among the worst in the NFL, and a fresh start could revive the Duke product's career.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
6 days agoThe Philadelphia Eagles are trading veteran defensive back C. J. Gardner-Johnson and a sixth-round pick for Houston Texans offensive guard Kenyon Green and a fifth-round pick, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. Houston reached a deal to trade Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Washington Commanders on Monday and is now sending a second starting offensive lineman out of town. Philadelphia is not expected to reach a deal with last year's starting right guard, Mekhi Becton, so Green could fill that role in 2025. Meanwhile, Gardner-Johnson, who played in 16 games for the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles last season, will join a strong Houston secondary led by Derek Stingley Jr.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
6 days agoThe Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts are waiting on free-agent quarterback
Daniel Jones to choose between the two organizations, according to Stephen Holder of ESPN. Both teams have been rumored to have interest in signing Jones this offseason. Jones joined the Vikings last November after being released by the New York Giants midway through the 2024 campaign but did not appear in a game for Minnesota. Jones, a former first-round pick by the G-Men out of Duke, has thrown for 14,582 yards, 70 touchdowns, and 47 interceptions in 70 career games. He's added 2,179 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground. However, he's compiled a 22-44-1 record and has been viewed as a bust for much of his career. That said, he could have fantasy football value if he lands in Minnesota and gets a starting opportunity given the strong supporting cast of weapons in Kevin O'Connell's offense.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Stephen Holder
6 days agoFormer Indianapolis Colts offensive guard Will Fries has agreed to a five-year, $88 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. Fries was a seventh-round pick by the Colts out of Penn State in the 2021 NFL Draft and has played in 41 games (31 starts) in four NFL campaigns. The 26-year-old is credited will allowing just two sacks last season, though he was limited to just five games. He joins former teammate Ryan Kelly on the Minnesota offensive line that is poised to be one of the better units in the NFL following their free-agent activity.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
6 days agoThe New York Giants are signing former Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland to a three-year, $45.3 million deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The 2021 second-round pick out of Oregon has played his entire four-year NFL career with Miami and has collected 301 tackles (219 solo), five interceptions, 25 pass deflections, five sacks, and five forced fumbles in 60 career games. His new deal makes him one of the top-10 highest-paid safeties in the league and puts him just one spot behind Atlanta's Jessie Bates III in average salary.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
6 days agoFormer Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has agreed to a three-year, $60 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The organization recently released the 2017 first-round pick after the team failed to find a trade partner. Allen is a two-time Pro Bowler and has racked up 401 total tackles (241 solo), 42 sacks, and 41 run stuffs in 109 career games. The 30-year-old was limited to just eight games last season due to a torn pectoral. His production has slipped in recent seasons, but the Vikings clearly believe he has plenty of gas left in the tank. Allen is one of many significant free-agent adds the Vikings have made through the first two days of the legal tampering period.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
7 days agoThe Cleveland Browns notified defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson that he will be released at the start of the new league year on Wednesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Tomlinson will be designated as a post-June 1 cut and can officially sign with a new team on Wednesday. The 31-year-old veteran interior defensive lineman started 16 games for the Browns in each of the last two seasons and had three sacks in both years as well. He had 26 tackles (13 solo), six tackles for loss and a career-high 18 QB hits in 2024. Regardless of where Tomlinson lands, he can be avoided in IDP fantasy leagues, having never recorded more than 3.5 sacks in a single season in his eight years in the league. Tomlinson was originally a second-round pick (55th overall) in 2017 by the New York Giants out of Alabama. He spent the first four years of his career before joining the Minnesota Vikings in 2021 and 2022.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
7 days agoThe San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins have each made offers to free-agent edge rusher Joey Bosa in the same relative price range, according to The Athletic's Michael Silver. The former Los Angeles Chargers pass-rusher would receive less than $10 million in 2025 in either scenario. Bosa, the former third overall pick by the Chargers in 2016 out of Ohio State, was a salary cap casualty for the Bolts this offseason because of the fact that he just couldn't stay on the field due to injuries. The 29-year-old five-time Pro Bowler and former Defensive Rookie of the Year managed to play in 14 regular-season games (nine starts) in 2024 in his final season in L.A. and had 22 tackles (17 solo), five sacks, five tackles for loss, 13 QB hits and two forced fumbles. He can still be effective as more of a situational pass-rusher, and if he signs in San Fran, he'd have the opportunity to play opposite his brother Nick.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Michael Silver
7 days agoThe San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers have been in talks with Cleveland Browns impending free-agent quarterback
Jameis Winston for potential backup roles, a league source told Josina Anderson. Another team to watch could be the New York Giants, depending on how their talks with other signal-callers go. The 31-year-old former first overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015 out of Florida State played in 12 games (seven starts) for the Browns after
Deshaun Watson went down with a torn Achilles last year. He initially gave the Browns offense a spark but ended up committing 14 turnovers in 12 games and was eventually benched in a lost season. Even with Watson unlikely to play in 2025, Winston isn't expected to return to Cleveland. The turnover-prone gunslinger would back up
Justin Herbert in L.A. and
Brock Purdy in San Francisco.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Josina Anderson
7 days agoThe Kansas City Chiefs signed four-year veteran free-agent offensive lineman
Jaylon Moore (quadriceps) to a two-year, $30 million deal on Monday, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Moore, a fifth-round pick (155th overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in 2021 out of Western Michigan, played in all four seasons in the Bay Area but started only 12 of the 55 games he appeared in. The 27-year-old appeared in 15 games last year (five starts)and finished the year on Injured Reserve due to a quadriceps injury. Although he was mostly a backup with the Niners, the Chiefs are hoping he can bring some stability to their left-tackle spot after they went through four players at the position in 2024. After going through Kingsley Suamataia, Wanya Morris and D.J. Humphries, the Chiefs ended the year with Joe Thuney at left tackle. They traded Thuney to the Bears last week.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
7 days agoPittsburgh Steelers free-agent linebacker Elandon Roberts reached an agreement on Monday night with the Las Vegas Raiders on a one-year, $3 million contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal was negotiated by agent Drew Rosenhaus. Roberts will help replace standout linebacker Robert Spillane in 2025. The 30-year-old veteran spent the last two seasons in Pittsburgh. After 100-plus-tackle seasons with the Miami Dolphins in 2022 and the Steelers in 2023, Roberts took a step back last year with only 46 tackles (24 solo), one sack, five tackles for loss and a forced fumble in 17 regular-season games (14 starts). The former sixth-round selection (214th overall) by the New England Patriots in 2016 out of Houston played fewer than 50 percent of the defensive snaps in his final season in Pittsburgh but should have a shot a a near every-down role again in Vegas.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
7 days agoThe Buffalo Bills signed former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Michael Hoecht on a three-year deal on Monday worth a maximum value of $24 million, his agents told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Hoecht heads to the AFC East and all the way across the country after spending the first four years of his NFL career in L.A., where he produced 180 total tackles (98 solo), 13.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 26 QB hits, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles in 68 regular-season games (31 starts). The 27-year-old former undrafted free agent out of Brown had 56 tackles (24 solo), three sacks, six QB hits and two pass breakups in 17 regular-season games (five starts) in 2024. Hoecht will not be on the fantasy radar in IDP formats and will most likely serve in a rotational depth role behind edge rushers A.J. Epenesa and Greg Rousseau.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
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