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Free agent quarterback Mac Jones, who wanted an opportunity to work with coach Kyle Shanahan, has agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers on a two-year deal worth $7 million with $5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Jones, 26, appeared in 10 games last season for the Jacksonville Jaguars, including seven starts in place of an injured Trevor Lawrence. He completed 65.3% of his passes for 1,672 yards and eight touchdowns, along with eight interceptions. The Jaguars went 2-5 in his starts, averaging just 15 points per game. Jacksonville sent a 2024 sixth-round pick to the New England Patriots last March for Jones, who grew up in Jacksonville. He beat out C.J. Beathard in training camp to be Lawrence's backup.

Cam Jordan back for another year The longtime Saints defensive end isn't done yet. He played a career-low 48% of snaps last season but once again played all 17 games. He should be a mainstay for the New Orleans defense, even if his role shrinks again.

Source: Former Pro-Bowl guard Kevin Zeitler is signing a one-year $9 million deal with the Tennessee Titans.

#Lions have re-signed DT Levi Onwuzurike as first reported by @RapSheet. It's a one-year deal for $5.5 million.

Longtime Cowboys DE Demarcus Lawrence heads to the Seahawks

Another Pittsburgh pickup: Free-agent CB Darius Slay reached agreement on a one-year, fully-guaranteed $10 million deal with the Steelers. Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.

The #Giants are re-signing WR/KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to a one-year deal, per source. Returned a punt for a TD and impressed as a returner last season for New York.

WR Dan Chisena signing with the #Panthers on a one year deal, per sources.

Rams now officially have released WR Cooper Kupp. They are designating Cooper Kupp as a post-June 1 cut, keeping his $29.78M cap hit until June. At that point, they will take on dead cap hits of $14.78M in 2025 and $7.48M in 2026 while creating $15M in cap space.

Shortly after being released by the 49ers, DT Maliek Collins reached agreement with the Cleveland Browns on a two-year, $20 million deal that includes $13 million fully guaranteed. Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus.

Broncos are signing two-time Pro-Bowl TE Evan Engram to a two-year deal. Denver has been seeking TE help in recent seasons and now finally has found some.

Sources: Free-agent QB Russell Wilson is scheduled to fly tonight to Cleveland to visit with the Browns on Thursday, before being scheduled to fly to New York on Thursday night to visit Friday with the Giants.

QB Wilson scheduled to meet with Browns

Now official: Jets are releasing Aaron Rodgers after 4 pm today. The Jets will take on $49M in dead money by releasing Rodgers. He’s being designated as a post-June 1 cut, meaning they’ll carry his $21M cap hit until June 1, when it drops to $14M—saving $7M. But they then will absorb a $35M dead cap hit in 2026.

Dallas gets CB Kair Elam and 2025 6th-round pick. Buffalo gets a 2025 5th-round and a 2026 7th-round pick.

Jets take a flyer on pass-rusher The New York Jets have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Rashad Weaver, NFL Media has reported . Weaver was taken by the Titans in the fourth-round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He had a breakout season in 2022 with 5.5 sacks, but he hasn't done much since. Last season, he saw action in just three games while playing for the Houston Texans. The Jets will be hoping he can get back to his 2022 form in New York.

Cooper Kupp set to be released The wide receiver announced in early February that the Rams were going to try and trade him, but five weeks later, a trade still hasn't materialized. With no trade partner in place, the Rams will officially be releasing Kupp today before the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. ET.

Source: Free-agent QB Marcus Mariota is returning to the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal.

Chargers re-sign another linebacker Not only did the Chargers re-sign OLB Khalil Mack, but they were also make a deal to keep ILB Troy Dye. The 28-year-old, who started five games last season for the Chargers, is set to sign a two-year, $5.5 million deal that could be worth as much as $8.5 million, according to NFL Media. Although he wasn't a regular starter, Dye still managed to total a career-high 57 tackles in 2024, which ranked fifth on the team. The Chargers also re-signed Jalen Reagor, who caught seven passes for 100 yards in 2024, which was his first season with the team.

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a source told ESPN. The Seahawks are in need of receiving help for new quarterback Sam Darnold after agreeing to trade DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers and releasing Tyler Lockett. In Seattle, Valdes-Scantling will be reunited with Klint Kubiak, the new Seahawks offensive coordinator who was Valdes-Scantling's offensive coordinator last season with the New Orleans Saints.

Will the Falcons actually keep Kirk Cousins? At the NFL combine, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said the team would NOT be releasing Kirk Cousins. So will the Falcons actually go through with keeping Cousins? It would make sense for two seasons: 1. He could be trade bait. If the Falcons cut Cousins, they don't get anything in return if he signs somewhere else. However, if a QB gets injured this year or if a team finds itself in desperate need of a QB, the Falcons would be in a spot where they could trade Cousins for decent draft compensation. The only problem with this possible plan is that Cousins has a no-trade clause, so he can veto any deal. That being said, if he wants to be a starter somewhere and his options are "get traded or be the Falcons backup" then he might accept a trade. 2. Cousins' upcoming $10 million roster bonus. Cousins has a $10 million roster bonus that becomes guaranteed on the fifth day of the league year (March 17), but that money isn't due to him until March 2026. The Falcons could keep him for one more season and then let Cousins test free agency in 2026. If Cousins did that and signed a deal worth more than $10 million with another team, the Falcons would owe him nothing due to offsets. Basically, the Falcons could theoretically keep him and it wouldn't be complicated, so it will be interesting to see what happens in this situation. As we mentioned yesterday, the Browns are ready to pounce on Cousins if he becomes available.

Falcons make another move at cornerback The Falcons re-signed cornerback Mike Hughes on Tuesday, and now, they've added even more depth at the position. Mike Ford has agreed to a two-year, $4 million deal with the Browns, according to ESPN. The former Browns corner didn't start any games last season, but he did see action in all 17 games for Cleveland. It's a return to Atlanta for Ford, who spent the 2022 season with the Falcons.

NFL Teams Finalize 2025 Salary Cap Carryover https://overthecap.com/nfl-teams-finalize-2025-salary-cap-carryover#google_vignette

Signings during tampering period are finalized and yes some FAs will be cut. Some names to watch regarding cuts are: Aaron Rodgers, Jaire Alexander, Kirk Cousins (who may remain a Falcon), Cooper Cupp

I don't think he has been bad, but there definitely are some reasons why he has been sort of underwhelming. Regardless, still will need at least one-two more seasons to fully evaluate him as GM. I will remain optimistic, as this draft he has the chance to trend more in the right direction.