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The Dolphins signed Ahmed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract Friday, Mike Masala of DolphinsWire reports.

Ahmed is slated to remain in Miami for at least one more season while fellow running backs Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson and Myles Gaskin are all in line to become unrestricted free agents come March 15. The 24-year-old has primarily operated as a part of a backfield committee throughout his first three years in the NFL, and he concluded this previous campaign with 21 touches for 120 combined rushing and receiving yards and one touchdown across 13 games.

The Jets are not on line to extend a contract tender to Robinson, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

After coming over from Jacksonville in an October trade, Robinson didn't make much of an impact with his new team, finishing the 2022 season with 110 carries for 425 yards and three touchdowns while adding 11 catches for 51 yards and a pair of receiving scores in 11 games split between the Jaguars and Jets. Now that he's further removed from an Achilles injury that he sustained in Week 16 of the 2021 season, the 24-year-old looming free agent will now have an opportunity to bolster another team's backfield.

The Vikings have received a trade offer for Cook (shoulder), according to SKOR North's Darren Wolfson.

The report didn't name the team offering the deal nor the return for the Cook in such a scenario. However, trade talk around Cook makes sense given that he will count $8 million toward the cap next season and Minnesota is about $15 million over the salary cap. The report says Cook does not want to take a pay cut. Cook underwent shoulder surgery in February which guaranteed $2 million in his salary for next season due to injury. The injury could affect his availability for the start of OTAs, but he's expected to be ready for the start of the coming season.

The Raiders re-signed Abdullah to a one-year contract Thursday, KPRC 2 Houston's Aaron Wilson reports.

Abdullah appeared in all 17 games for the Raiders last season as a lightly-used change-of-pace back and pass-catching specialist behind Josh Jacobs. He averaged just 10.3 offensive snaps per game and rushed four times for 20 yards, adding 25 catches for 211 yards and one touchdown. Abdullah will try and fill the same role again in 2023.

Blasingame's agency announced Wednesday that the fullback re-signed with the Bears on a two-year deal.

Blasingame operated exclusively as a blocker while appearing in 16 games for the Bears in 2022, logging just one target and no carries across 168 snaps on offense.

The Giants placed their franchise tag on Barkley on Tuesday, ESPN.com reports.

Meanwhile, the Giants agreed to a four-year contract with Daniel Jones, freeing the tag up for Barkley. Under the terms of his non-exclusive franchise tender, the star running back is in line to make $10.09 million in 2023. This past season, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft logged 295 carries for 1,312 yards and 10 TDs, to go along with 57 catches for 338 yards in 16 games with New York.

The Raiders assigned their franchise tag to Jacobs on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The transaction was expected all along, as the tag keeps Jacobs from hitting the open market next week and allows the two sides to keep talking for the next four months in hopes of coming to terms on a multi-year deal. Jacobs is coming off a career year in which he rushed 340 times for a league-high 1,653 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also added 400 receiving yards on 53 catches. Jacobs should again be a fantasy difference-maker in 2023 as the centerpiece of the Las Vegas offense.

The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Pollard (ankle) on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The transaction sets Pollard up to play out the 2023 campaign on a one-year, $10.1 million dollar contract, though both sides have until July to keep negotiating on a long-term agreement. Pollard being franchise tagged has widely been the expected outcome out of Dallas, and the team could still attempt to work out a restructure with Ezekiel Elliott this offseason. In any case, with Pollard reportedly on track for training camp after undergoing ankle surgery in late January, he enters his age-26 season in prime position to be a difference-maker for fantasy purposes. He broke out with a career-high 1,378 yards from scrimmage and 12 total touchdowns across 16 games while sharing the backfield with Elliot last season.

Wilson said Monday he hopes to re-sign with the Dolphins, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

Wilson signed agent Drew Rosenhaus as his new representative and said he "hopes it's very likely" he returns to Miami for the 2023 season. The Dolphins made a midseason trade with the 49ers last year to acquire Wilson in exchange for a fifth-round pick, and the 27-year-old logged an efficient 4.7 YPC and three touchdowns in eight games with his new team. With Raheem Mostert also a pending free agent, it could make sense for Miami to bring back one or both of the veteran backs, both of whom are extensively familiar with coach Mike McDaniel's scheme.

The Ravens waived Person (undisclosed) from their reserve/left squad list Feb. 28, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Person was designated as exempt in July 2022 after signing with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent out of NC State. He didn't appear in any games during the 2022 campaign, and his NFL future is unclear at this point.