NFL Player News
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
49ers' Eddy Pineiro: Staying in San Francisco
Pineiro and the 49ers agreed to a four-year, $17 million contract Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Pineiro took over for beleaguered kicker Jake Moody in San Francisco in Week 2 of the 2025 campaign and ended up connecting on 28 of 29 field-goal attempts and 34 of 38 point-after tries in 14 regular-season games. Pineiro's mark of 8.4 points per contest ranked fifth among NFL placekickers with at least that many appearances, and the 30-year-old now is locked in as the 49ers' kicker through 2029.
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Connor McGovern G | BUF
Bills' Connor McGovern: Inks four-year deal with Buffalo
The Bills and McGovern agreed to terms on a four-year, $52 million contract Saturday that includes $32 million guaranteed, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
McGovern joined the Bills on a three-year deal in March of 2023 after opening his NFL career with the Cowboys, and he has served as Buffalo's starting center for the past two years after moving over from left guard. McGovern was named to the Pro Bowl in 2024 and ranked fifth in the league last season with a 97.2 percent pass block win rate, per ESPN.
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T.J. Bass OT | DAL
Cowboys' T.J. Bass: Gets second-round tender
The Cowboys placed a second-round tender on Bass on Saturday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
The move means that the Cowboys will be eligible to match any offer sheet that a team gives Bass, who is a restricted free agent. Bass started in five of 16 regular-season games in 2025 and will look to compete for a permanent starting role in 2026, wherever that might be.
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Colby Wooden DE | IND
Colts' Colby Wooden: Traded to Indianapolis
The Packers traded Wooden to the Colts on Saturday in exchange for Zaire Franklin, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
It's a straight one-for-one trade between Green Bay and Indianapolis, with the Colts netting a young defensive lineman in Wooden. The 2023 fourth-rounder is coming off a solid 2025 campaign in which he logged 50 tackles 26 solo) and one pass defense across 17 regular-season games.
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Zaire Franklin OLB | GB
Packers' Zaire Franklin: Heading to Green Bay
The Colts traded Franklin to the Colts on Saturday in exchange for Colby Wooden, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The move gives the Colts some relief as they look to become salary cap compliant, and it also indicates that Quay Walker may not return to Green Bay, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Franklin has logged 100-plus tackles in each of the last four years, and his 173 combined tackles across 17 regular-season games in 2024 led the NFL. If Walker doesn't return to Green Bay, then Franklin would likely start alongside Edgerrin Cooper (ankle) in 2026.
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Jordan Davis DT | PHI
Eagles' Jordan Davis: Gets massive three-year extension
Davis and the Eagles agreed to a three-year, $78 million contract extension Saturday that includes $65 million guaranteed, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports.
Per ESPN, the deal makes Davis the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history, and it ensures that he'll be with the Eagles through the 2029 season. The 2022 first-rounder is coming off the most productive season of his four-year NFL career, finishing with 72 tackles (34 solo), including 4.5 sacks and six pass defenses over 17 regular-season games.
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E.J. Speed LB | HOU
Texans' E.J. Speed: Staying in Houston
Speed and the Texans agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract Saturday that includes $7.5 million guaranteed, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Speed joined the Texans on a one-year deal in March of 2025 after spending the first six years of his NFL career with the Colts. His new deal Saturday includes a $4 million signing bonus and ensures that he'll stick around in Houston for the foreseeable future. Speed finished the 2025 regular season with 62 tackles (33 solo) and one pass defense over 16 games, which broke his streak of 100-tackle seasons at two.
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Darious Williams DB | LAR
Rams' Darious Williams: Retires from NFL
The Rams placed Williams on the reserve/retired list Saturday, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.
Williams spent six of his eight-year NFL career with the Rams, including for each of the last two seasons after playing for the Jaguars from 2022 to 2023. He was a key piece to the Rams' secondary during their Super Bowl LVI run in 2021. The UAB product will end his professional career with 306 total tackles, 77 pass defenses (12 interceptions, including one pick-six), two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries across 104 regular-season games.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Tendered by Dallas
The Cowboys placed a second-round tender valued at $5.76 million on Aubrey on Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The tender gives the Cowboys the opportunity to match an offer sheet that another team gives to Aubrey, otherwise Dallas would net a second-round pick. He has been one of the best kickers in the NFL for the past couple of seasons, and Todd Archer of ESPN reported in February that Aubrey is seeking a contract that exceeds the league-high $6.4 million average that Harrison Butker receives. Aubrey went 36-for-42 on field-goal attempts across 17 regular-season games in 2025, including 11-for-17 from 50-plus yards.
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Maxx Crosby DE | LV
Raiders' Maxx Crosby: Headed to Baltimore
Las Vegas is trading Crosby (knee) to the Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round draft picks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Crosby is a five-time Pro Bowler who racked up 69.5 sacks over 110 regular-season games spanning seven seasons with the Raiders. He dealt with a knee injury that required surgery last year and missed the final two weeks of the campaign, but he's expected to be back to full health by the beginning of training camp. Crosby is widely regarded as one of the league's top pass rushers and should immediately boost a Baltimore pass rush that tied for third to last in the NFL with just 30 sacks during the regular season in 2025. The trade can't be processed until next week, per Schefter, but it appears to be fully agreed upon.