The Jacksonville Jaguars will not pick up the fifth-year option on Mac Jones this offseason.

Jones was acquired from the New England Patriots to serve as a backup to Trevor Lawrence. Jones will compete for the backup job with C.J. Beathard. 

It's appearing more and more likely that Tee Higgins will play the 2024 season under the franchise tag.

The receiver is seeking either a long-term deal with the Cincinnati Bengals or a trade.

According to a report, the Bengals' offer to Higgins "never approached" the $20 million per year range. The offer wasn't close enough to get Higgins' representation to discuss guaranteed money, so the sides haven't negotiated in more than a year.

Higgins is scheduled to make $21.8 million on the one-year, fully guaranteed franchise tag.

Eighteen receivers are set to make more than $20 million annually this coming season.

The Las Vegas Raiders will sign Michael Gallup to a one-year deal worth up to $3 million, according to sources.

The Raiders already have a bevy of pass-catchers on their roster -- Davante Adams, Jakobi Myers and Tre Tucker, plus tight ends Michael Mayer, Harrison Bryant and rookie Brock Bowers.

Las Vegas released Hunter Renfrow this offseason.

The New England Patriots have signed defensive tackle Christian Barmore to a four-year contract extension that could be worth up to $92 million.

Barmore receives $41.8 million in guaranteed money, according to a source.

The deal is the largest ever for a Patriots player not named Tom Brady.

Barmore was selected in the second round of the 2021 draft out of Alabama (No. 38 overall). He was entering the final year of his contract in 2024 and scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.82 million.

The four-year extension is through the 2028 season.

After not playing this past season, Jarvis Landry will participate in rookie minicamp with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Landry, 31, last played in an NFL game on Dec. 18, 2022, with the New Orleans Saints before being placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. 

He'll be participating in the Jaguars' May 10-11 rookie minicamp as a tryout player.

Landry has 713 career catches for 7,870 yards and 38 touchdowns in nine NFL seasons. 

Jason Kelce will sign a deal with ESPN to be a part of the network's 'Monday Night Countdown.'

Kelce recently retired after spending 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.

ESPN has yet to officially announce the hiring.

Kelce participated in last year's NFL Broadcasting and Media Workshop. He has also appeared on numerous NFL broadcasts, including a stint with Amazon's "Thursday Night Football" during an off week in 2023.

Travis Kelce has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs worth $34.25 million with $17 million fully guaranteed.

The deal will make Kelce the NFL's highest-paid tight end.

During his age 34 season last year, Kelce caught 121 balls for 984 yards and five touchdowns.

The Minnesota Vikings and Justin Jefferson continue to make progress toward a contract extension, according to general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

The two sides took a break in negotiations over the weekend during the NFL Draft.

"We continue to have great dialogue with their representatives," Adofo-Mensah said. "The process is still ongoing. We did say, 'Hey, [let's pause] a couple days.' The draft's coming. They have players they represent. We have our process.

"Either way, whenever we sign him, we want Justin to have his whole week. You know that friend that has a birthday that takes the month? I think Justin would deserve his whole month if we signed a contract to celebrate it. We're excited to work towards it. We're going to keep going. You can't have all these plans when you talk about all these visions and not talk about the king linchpin, so we're going to keep working toward that end goal."

The Vikings and Jefferson have been discussing terms of the deal for more than a year.

Clark Hunt says the Kansas City Chiefs will look at options beyond renovating Arrowhead Stadium as the team searches for a home beyond the expiration of its lease following the 2030 season.

"We will approach it from a broader perspective going forward because time is short for us at this point and so we need to see what other options are out there for us," Hunt said. "When we started on this process three years ago, it felt like we had a very long time, a long runway with about 9 1/2 [years] left on our lease. We're now down to 6½ and so I do feel very much of a sense of urgency.

"Arrowhead is a special place for our family and our fan base. That was one of the reasons that we focused on it with the last effort, but going forward it may make more sense for us to be in a new stadium."

Voters in Jackson County, Missouri, rejected a sales tax measure earlier this month that would have helped fund major renovations to Arrowhead as well as build a new ballpark for MLB's Royals in downtown Kansas City.

Options for a stadium for the Chiefs elsewhere in the Kansas City area include building on the Kansas side of the state line.

The Philadelphia Eagles are signing offensive tackle Mekhi Becton to a one-year deal worth up to $5.5 million.

Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland encouraged the signing of Becton, a former first-round pick of the New York Jets.

Becton, drafted 11th overall in 2020, had a promising rookie year before missing essentially two seasons due to injury and then enjoying a comeback campaign in 2023.