The Los Angeles Rams and Tyler Higbee have agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $30.5 million. The base value is $27 million.

The deal includes $17 million in guaranteed money.

Higbee had 72 catches for 620 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Colin Kaepernick reached out to the New York Jets in the wake of Aaron Rogers' Achilles injury, but the team wasn't interested.

On Tuesday, musician J. Cole posted a letter written by Kaepernick addressed to Jets general manager Joe Douglas on social media. In the letter, Kaepernick requests not to take over Wilson's post, but to be signed to the practice squad. 

The letter is dated 10 days after Rodgers suffered his injury in the season opener. Kaepernick says his training schedule has remained the same for six years, and that he is not done with football. 

Kaepernick's last snap in the NFL came on Jan. 1, 2017.

The New York Jets have signed Trevor Siemian to their practice squad. 

Siemian, 31, was released by the Cincinnati Bengals in the preseason, and joins Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle in the Jets' quarterback room. 

Siemian's career record is 13-17, with 42 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. The Denver Broncos' full-time starter in 2016 and 2017, Siemian has been relegated to backup duty since being released by the Broncos.

The New Orleans Saints have signed Carl Granderson to a four-year, $52 million extension that includes $35.3 million in guarantees. 

Granderon was previously on a two-year contract worth $5.2 million with just $240,000 guaranteed.

Granderson was a rotational defensive lineman from 2019-2022 before he won the starting job over Payton Turner in training camp this season. 

The Chicago Bears have re-signed Nathan Peterman to the active roster after releasing the quarterback on Wednesday.

It's not clear if this was always the plan or if the Bears were thinking about making another move that didn't wind up happening.

Tyson Bagent, an undrafted rookie, has been the emergency third quarterback for the first two weeks of the season and Peterman's return will likely keep him in that role for this Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kareem Hunt has re-signed with the Cleveland Browns on a one-year deal worth up to $4 million.

The Browns lost Nick Chubb to a season-ending knee injury on Monday. 

Jerome Ford will be the primary running back for the Browns. 

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a restructured contract where he will receive $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026 with all those seasons being guaranteed.

With escalators, Mahomes could reach $218.1 million by the end of 2026.

The Chiefs and Mahoes will revisit the agreement after the 2026 season.

Mahomes had recently dropped to eighth in average annual salary among quarterbacks with nine more seasons remaining on the contract he signed in 2020. This deal now puts him back near the top.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Chris Jones did not agree to a provision to prevent the team from using their franchise tag on him in 2024, but the reality of their cap situation makes that scenario unlikely. 

If the Chiefs were to tag Jones after the season, the price tag would be expected to be about $32 million. 

The Chiefs would have to release or restructure the contracts of too many players to be able to tag Jones.

Chris Jones is back with the Kansas City Chiefs with a re-worked contract after sitting out Week 1.

Jones said Wednesday he's "super pleased with how it turned out" after receiving a new one-year deal worth up to $25 million with incentives.

The defensive tackle added that he hopes sides can strike a multi-year deal in 2024.

"I'm glad to be back this year…I'm hoping we can get something worked out after the year for the long term," Jones said. "I've reiterated multiple times I plan to play for the Kansas City Chiefs for the long haul of my career. That doesn't change because of the past situation."

The Seattle Seahawks lost starting tackles Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas to injuries in Week 1's loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

According to a report, the Seahawks will bring in free agent left tackle Jason Peters for a visit.

Peters turned 41 in January.

If he agrees to terms with Seattle, the plan is reportedly for Peters to start on the practice squad and eventually be promoted to the active roster.