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Former Eagles Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Isaiah Rodgers and Oren Burks cash in on Day 1 of free agency
PHILADELPHIA — After contributing to a historic season, several members of the Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning defense cashed in big on Monday.
Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Isaiah Rodgers, and Oren Burks agreed to contract terms with new teams on the opening day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, sources confirmed, with Williams and Sweat ...Read more

Matt Calkins: Why new Seahawks QB Sam Darnold may have something to prove in Seattle
SEATTLE — Whether you think the Seahawks are contenders again, whether you think the roster is suddenly rejuvenated, whether you think Monday’s big news was the springboard for a division title and then some all depends on this question: Which Sam Darnold do you believe?
Days after shipping out quarterback Geno Smith and receiver DK Metcalf...Read more

Paul Zeise: Steelers have seemingly fumbled the most important position on the field
PITTSBURGH — If the Steelers wanted Justin Fields back, they royally screwed up in how they have handled this offseason and the negotiations with him.
If the Steelers didn’t really want Fields back, they wasted a lot of time and energy making people think they did, and that was time and energy they couldn’t afford to lose.
Either way, ...Read more

Jason Mackey: I'm not sure how we got here, but Aaron Rodgers could make sense for the Steelers in 2025
PITTSBURGH — How long was this darkness retreat anyway?
On Sunday night, when the Steelers traded for DK Metcalf and agreed to terms on a five-year, $150 million contract extension, their offseason took on a different feel. After months of courting wide receivers, they finally and impressively snagged the best one available.
Monday didn’t ...Read more

Eagles accept invite to visit the White House and President Trump
PHILADELPHIA — The White House said Monday that it formally extended an invitation to the Eagles to visit after winning Super Bowl LIX.
“We sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted,” a White House official told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We are working with them to determine a date and logistics.”
A team spokesperson ...Read more

QB swap: Eagles trading Kenny Pickett to the Browns for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a draft pick
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are trading backup quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for second-year signal caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick, according to a league source confirming an NFL Network report.
The Eagles acquired Pickett, 26, in a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers last offseason to ...Read more

Rams stick with same backup plan: Jimmy Garoppolo agrees to 1-year deal
LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford is not the only quarterback returning to the Rams.
On Monday, the Rams agreed to terms with backup Jimmy Garoppolo on a new deal. It's a one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
Garoppolo, 33, played last season on a one-year deal for $3 million ...Read more

Marcus Hayes: Milton Williams, Josh Sweat told me before Eagles won Super Bowl LIX they expected hundreds of millions in free agency
NEW ORLEANS — This one gets a dateline, because its origin is the Big Easy.
For most of Super Bowl week, Milton Williams and Josh Sweat shared a table during the Eagles’ interview availability in a partitioned ballroom on the third floor of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, where the team lived before it dismantled the Chiefs in Super Bowl ...Read more

QB Sam Darnold, Seahawks reach deal, reports say
SEATTLE — The Seahawks have reportedly found their new quarterback to replace the traded Geno Smith.
And after three days of rumors following Smith’s trade to the Raiders, the Seahawks’ search for his successor ended where most had speculated it would from the beginning — Sam Darnold.
The NFL Network, ESPN and other national outlets ...Read more

White House official says Eagles have 'enthusiastically accepted' invite to visit with President Trump
PHILADELPHIA — The White House said Monday that it has formally extended an invitation to the Eagles to visit after winning Super Bowl LIX.
“We sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted,” a White House official told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We are working with them to determine a date and logistics.”
The Eagles did not ...Read more

Sam Darnold departs: Seahawks reportedly sign former Vikings QB to 3-year, $100-million deal
MINNEAPOLIS — Quarterback Sam Darnold is officially departing the Vikings.
Darnold agreed to a three-year, $100.5-million contract with the Seahawks on Monday, according to reports from both ESPN and NFL Network.
In his one season in Minnesota, Darnold revitalized his image as starter, leading the Vikings to a 14-3 finish in the regular ...Read more

QB Justin Fields agrees to 2-year, $40 million contract with Jets
NEW YORK — After moving on from Aaron Rodgers last month, the Jets have found their next quarterback.
Justin Fields has agreed to a two-year deal with the Jets, according to a source. NFL Network reports Fields’ deal is for $40 million, including $30 million guaranteed.
The Jets and Fields agreed on terms after the legal tampering period ...Read more

Source: Patriots signing top DT Milton Williams in free agency
BOSTON — The New England Patriots are making a splash addition on the first unofficial day of free agency.
The Patriots are signing defensive tackle Milton Williams, according to a source. The Patriots pried him away from the Carolina Panthers. The deal is worth $26 million per year, per NFL Media.
Williams, 25, was among the top free agents...Read more

Dieter Kurtenbach: Jed York is coming out of the shadows. That's terrible news for the 49ers.
Eight years ago, San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York stood at the lectern in Levi’s Stadium and declared “I own this football team. You don’t dismiss owners.”
It was a moment of defiance born of years of incompetence — a stretch during which the 49ers had fired three head coaches in three seasons and had only 15 total wins.
And it looks...Read more

Jason Mackey: So the Steelers traded for DK Metcalf ... but who'll be throwing him the ball?
PITTSBURGH — Skylar Thompson sure has his work cut out for him.
OK, the only quarterback on the Steelers' roster at the moment probably isn't going to be under center for Week 1. But after the Steelers acquired DK Metcalf for a 2025 second-round pick on Sunday night, I couldn't help but laugh a little at the premise.
Get your rest, Skylar. ...Read more

Steelers acquire wide receiver DK Metcalf in trade with Seahawks for second-round pick
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers made their first big move ahead of free agency when they traded with the Seattle Seahawks for two-time Pro Bowl receiver DK Metcalf, sources told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Metcalf, 27, was acquired for a second-round pick and will immediately upgrade a position that has been in desperate need of another receiver ...Read more

Seahawks expected to talk with QB Aaron Rodgers, report says
SEATTLE — Could Aaron Rodgers really become a factor in Seattle’s search to replace Geno Smith at quarterback?
From the moment Smith was traded to the Raiders on Friday afternoon Rodgers’ name had been mentioned as a possible successor in Seattle, due in part to his connection with Seahawks general manager John Schneider.
But a report ...Read more

LB Jamien Sherwood returning to Jets on three-year, $45 million deal: source
NEW YORK — Jets general manager Darren Mougey made his first key move on Sunday after he locked up one of the team’s top defensive players ahead of free agency.
Linebacker Jamien Sherwood is returning to the Jets, according to a source. The deal is for three years and $45 million, with $30 million guaranteed, according to ESPN, who first ...Read more

Seahawks ship DK Metcalf to Steelers in blockbuster deal
SEATTLE — The DK Metcalf era is over in Seattle.
Four days after it became known that he had requested a trade, the team pulled off a deal Sunday sending him to Pittsburgh for a 2025 second-round pick.
A league source confirmed the trade to The Seattle Times.
That is apparently pick number 52.
The NFL Network reported that the trade came ...Read more

Rams agree to deal with three-time All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams
LOS ANGELES — The Rams began remaking the receiver corps for star quarterback Matthew Stafford, agreeing to terms with three-time All-Pro receiver Davante Adams on a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday.
Terms of the deal were not announced.
Adams, 32, starred for the Green Bay Packers for eight seasons before playing two-plus ...Read more
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- Former Eagles Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Isaiah Rodgers and Oren Burks cash in on Day 1 of free agency
- QB swap: Eagles trading Kenny Pickett to the Browns for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a draft pick
- Marcus Hayes: Milton Williams, Josh Sweat told me before Eagles won Super Bowl LIX they expected hundreds of millions in free agency
- Seahawks ship DK Metcalf to Steelers in blockbuster deal
- Dieter Kurtenbach: Jed York is coming out of the shadows. That's terrible news for the 49ers.