The New York Jets will release Darrelle Revis on March 9th.

Revis was scheduled to count $15.3 million against the 2017 salary cap. The announcement came 11 days after Revis was charged with four felonies, including aggravated assault.

Revis' legal issues didn't factor into the team's decision to release him, a source said, adding that it was "100 percent football related." 

The Jets made the decision internally three weeks ago to release Revis.

The Kansas City Chiefs will release Jamaal Charles.

Charles has battled injuries each of the past two seasons.

Charles will become a free agent.

Washington has placed the exclusive franchise tag on Kirk Cousins.

Cousins also played last season under the franchise tag.

Cousins reportedly would have preferred a deal to the San Francisco 49ers if he were to be traded this offseason.

Cousins will make $23.94 million under the tag if he and Washington are unable to agree upon a long-term deal.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Eric Berry have agreed upon a six-year, $78 million deal.

The contract will make Berry the NFL's highest paid safety.

The deal includes $40 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus.

The Minnesota Vikings will not exercise their 2017 option on Adrian Peterson's contract.

Peterson was due $18 million for 2017 but will instead become an unrestricted free agent.

The Kansas City Chiefs are negotiating with Eric Berry to make him the highest-paid safety in the NFL, according to a report.

The deal could be reached before Wednesday's deadline to franchise tag players.

Berry was hit with the franchise tag last season and said that he didn't want to play under the designation again in 2017.

"I'm going to keep being patient because you never know," Berry told the Kansas City Star on Sunday. "Last year I thought one thing and it didn't happen. So I'm not getting my hopes up; I'm looking at it logically."

The New York Giants have used their franchise tag on Jason Pierre-Paul.

The sides have until July 15 at 4 p.m. ET to agree to a long-term contract.

Pierre-Paul has stated before he does not want to play on a one-year deal.

"I'm not playing on no one-year deal," Pierre-Paul said after he missed the Giants' season-ending loss to the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs. "I've proved it. I've showed it. There is not really another guy like me out here doing it with 7½ fingers still."

Pierre-Paul played this past season on a one-year prove-it deal worth just under $10 million.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed the exclusive franchise tag on Le'Veon Bell.

The Steelers and Bell would like to agree upon a long-term contract.

The Cleveland Browns are willing to risk losing Terrelle Pryor in free agency.

The club is unlikely to use the franchise tag on Pryor. This season placing the tag on a wide receiver will eat up 9.39% of the salary cap. That's expected to be north of $15 million for the 2017 season.

Pryor, a former quarterback, caught 77 passes for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns in his first full season as a receiver.

The Carolina Panthers have placed the "non-exclusive" franchise tag on defensive tackle Kawann Short.

Short can sign an offer sheet with another team. If the Panthers decide not to match, they would receive two first-round picks as compensation.

The Panthers can still sign Short to a long-term contract, but they must do so by July 15. If no deal is reached by that point, Short will have to play on the one-year franchise tender.