Tight end Brandon Strange and the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract extension with $25 million guaranteed.
Strange was a second round pick in 2023 out of Penn State.
Strange had 46 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games last season.
Kyle Pitts and the Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract extension. The Falcons used the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft on Pitts.
Pitts had 88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns last season.
The Falcons previously signed Drake London to a four-year, $141 million extension.
The Tennessee Titans reached agreement with defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons on a three-year contract extension worth $105.8 million, including $100 million guaranteed.
Todd France and A.J. Stevens of Athletes First negotiated the deal for Simmons.
"Tennessee has become a second home for me," said Simmons. "From day one, this organization believed in me, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to continue to pour into this franchise and community. I want to thank God, my family, my teammates, Ms. Amy and the entire Titans organization for believing in me. My job isn't finished. I believe in this locker room and this staff, and I'm focused on helping this team get back to competing for championships."
Simmons set a career high with 11 sacks in 2025, adding 60 quarterback pressures, 67 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. The total broke Jurrell Casey's previous franchise record of 10.5 sacks in a season by a Titans defensive tackle, set in 2013.
"Jeffery Simmons is a pillar for our franchise and embodies what it means to be a Titan," said Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi. "He's the premier defensive tackle in the National Football League and you win with players like Jeffery. Not only is his leadership on the field what we want our program to represent, but off the field, he sets the standard for our community."
The 2025 season earned Simmons first-team All-Pro honors, following second-team selections in 2021 and 2022. He is a four-time Pro Bowl pick and a five-time team captain, and he has produced at least five sacks in five consecutive seasons, joining Ray Childress, Casey, William Fuller and Sean Jones as the only players in franchise history to do so since 1982.
Selected in the first round of the 2019 draft, Simmons previously signed an extension in 2023. He has totaled 383 tackles, 42.5 sacks, 275 quarterback pressures and 65 tackles for loss across seven NFL seasons, and he has been the Titans' nominee for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
Defensive end Cameron Jordan and the New Orleans Saints are finalizing a one-year, incentive-laden contract, sources told ESPN. The deal came together during a visit Tuesday, keeping the 36-year-old in a Saints uniform for a 16th season.
Jordan entered free agency in March after his previous contract voided automatically. He told former teammate Terron Armstead at the time that three teams were in consideration, acknowledging his age was a complicating factor despite recording 10.5 sacks in 2025.
New Orleans never closed the door on a reunion, even after acquiring Tyree Wilson from Las Vegas in a draft-weekend trade to bolster its defensive line.
Jordan, a first-round selection out of California in 2011, holds the Saints' franchise record with 132 career sacks since the statistic became official in 1982. He also leads the organization in tackles for loss with 175, ranks fourth in pass deflections with 67, fifth in forced fumbles with 17, and 10th in fumble recoveries with 12.
The New York Jets and right guard Joe Tippmann have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $62 million, including $31 million in new guarantees, sources told ESPN on Monday.
The deal can be worth up to $64 million, according to Athletes First, which negotiated the contract on Tippmann's behalf.
Tippmann, 25, was entering the final year of his rookie contract and would have been a sought-after free agent in 2027. The Jets instead secured him with a deal averaging $15.5 million per year, making him the NFL's 15th-highest-paid guard.
The 2023 second-round pick is now under contract through 2030, with guaranteed money extending through 2028, a source said.
Tippmann has missed only one game in three seasons and has logged more than 800 snaps each year. He played center in 2023 and parts of 2024 before making a full-time move to right guard in 2025, finishing last season ranked 42nd in pass block win rate among guards. He has made 48 career starts.
The extension continues a pattern of retaining young talent under general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn. In May, the Jets re-signed running back Breece Hall to a three-year, $42.5 million contract.
Last year, New York extended wide receiver Garrett Wilson, cornerback Sauce Gardner, tight end Jeremy Ruckert and center Josh Myers, though Gardner was later traded to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.
With Tippmann's extension, every Jets offensive starter except quarterback Geno Smith is under contract through at least 2027. That group includes the team's three top offensive linemen: Tippmann, left tackle Olu Fashanu and right tackle Armand Membou.
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing L'Jarius Sneed to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, his agents, the Katz Brothers, told ESPN's Adam Schefter, reuniting the cornerback with the team that drafted him in 2020.
The Chiefs traded Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in 2024 after placing the franchise tag on him that year. The Titans released Sneed on March 13 of this year in a move that saved the team $11.4 million in salary cap space.
The Green Bay Packers have signed Christian Watson to a four-year, $110.5 million extension that includes a $31 million signing bonus, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal follows Jayden Reed's three-year, $50.25 million extension signed April 24.
Watson, 27, had been playing on a one-year, $11 million bridge contract signed last September while recovering from a torn ACL suffered late in the 2024 season.
The new money average of $27.6 million per year nearly matches the franchise tag figure applied to Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens ($27.3 million).
Watson's return from injury was striking as he recorded 35 catches for 611 yards and six touchdowns over the final 10 games of last season, leading the NFL in yards per catch (17.5) from Weeks 8 through 18. Seventeen of his 35 receptions gained 16 or more yards, a rate that ranked third among all players with at least 30 catches.
The extensions arrive after Green Bay allowed Romeo Doubs to depart for the New England Patriots in free agency and traded Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Watson addressed those departures during OTAs.
"It was definitely tough to see those guys go because they're great friends of mine, great teammates," said Watson. "This thing always keeps on moving. I definitely think they'll be a lot more opportunities for the guys who are out there this year, myself included. Just got to embrace that and continue to make plays when our numbers are called."
Quarterback Jordan Love expressed confidence in the rebuilt receiver group.
"We've still got a very deep receiver room," said Love. "We've got Christian, we've got J. Reed, we've got M.G., guys who are all going to continue to keep building, keep taking those steps."
Watson, Reed and 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden are projected as Green Bay's top three receivers heading into the season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension with tight end Darnell Washington, including $21 million in guaranteed money, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. The deal makes Washington the second 2023 draft pick extended by the club in two days.
Washington, a third-round pick out of Georgia, posted career-best numbers in 2025, recording 31 receptions for 364 yards alongside Aaron Rodgers. He has scored a touchdown in each of the last two seasons.
The 6-foot-7, near-300-pound tight end has served as a primary red zone weapon for Pittsburgh. His rare size also allows him to overpower defensive backs in open space.
First-year head coach Mike McCarthy praised Washington's work ethic and football IQ ahead of the deal.
"Love Darnell," said McCarthy. "He's been here every day, classroom, good student. He's a pros pro. I've been very, very impressed with him. ... Year 1, as you get to know your players, there's certain schemes you may tilt one way or the other, variations of schemes. And definitely we've been doing that with our tight ends, and he's a big part of that reason."
Washington joins outside linebacker Nick Herbig, who formally signed a four-year, $100 million extension Wednesday, as members of general manager Omar Khan's first draft class to receive new contracts this offseason.
Herbig expressed strong enthusiasm for keeping the group together.
"I'd love to keep that whole class here," said Herbig. "I think we got a bunch of dogs in there. I'm excited. I think some things [are] going to happen. I hope so. Keeanu Benton is a dog. He's definitely one of the best in the league. ... I want to play my whole career with that guy. And me and Joey [Porter Jr.] developed a great bond. He's a dog, too. We need a lockdown corner, Peezy Island. Darnell is a freak of nature. He's like a monster. So definitely need Darnell back. Spencer [Anderson] is a dog, too. We still got [Broderick Jones]. We got dogs all across the board."
Pittsburgh has also expressed interest in extending defensive tackle Keeanu Benton and cornerback Joey Porter Jr., both from the 2023 class. The team declined the fifth-year option on offensive lineman Broderick Jones following a season-ending neck injury.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed wide receiver Drake London to a four-year extension worth $141 million, with up to $150 million in total value and $100 million guaranteed, making the 24-year-old one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL, according to a league source with knowledge of the deal.
Atlanta selected London with the eighth overall pick in the 2022 draft and he has led the team's receivers in yards in each of his four seasons. He was set to play the 2026 season on a fifth-year option valued at $16.8 million before the extension was finalized.
Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham had flagged a London extension as a priority as recently as March's league meetings.
"I think you have to take into account the player, the value, the position, maybe the marketplace," Cunningham said at the time.
London ranks 15th in the NFL in receiving yards since his rookie season with 3,961, according to TruMedia. Over the past two seasons he places among the top 10 in the league in receiving touchdowns with 16, receiving yards per game at 75.5, targets with 270, and team target share at 25.5 percent.
Beyond his production, London has developed into one of the more respected voices in Atlanta's locker room. The Falcons placed rookie wide receiver Zachariah Branch's locker next to London's when Branch joined the team in April, a signal of the organization's regard for the California native as a leadership presence.
"Drake is one of the more competitive people I have ever been around," left tackle Jake Matthews said. "He hates to lose, hates to let his teammates down. He's just a stud. He's going to be the last one to take credit, too, which I have always admired about him. One of my favorite teammates to be around."
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension including $42 million guaranteed on Tuesday, hours after sitting out individual drills during the team's mandatory minicamp, sources told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Herbig, 24, was entering the final year of his rookie contract coming off a career-high 7.5-sack season in 2025. His new deal averages $25 million per year, a figure that reflects his production despite never having served as a full-time starter. He posted the NFL's highest pass rush win rate last season at 26.3 percent, according to ESPN Analytics and NFL Next Gen Stats, while adding an interception, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and a career-high 18 quarterback hits.
Before the deal was finalized, Herbig addressed reporters and pushed back on any characterization of his role with the club.
"I wouldn't call myself not a starter," he said. "I'm a team guy. If you need me to play off the ball, on the ball, need me to run down on punt, I'm a Steeler. There's no starters and backups. I'm a Steeler."
Herbig's extension adds to an already costly pass rush corps in Pittsburgh. T.J. Watt's contract averages $41 million per year and Alex Highsmith's checks in at $17 million annually.
Cornerback Joey Porter Jr., a fellow 2023 draft classmate, also sat out individual drills Tuesday and remains without an extension. Porter, who has recorded an interception in each of his three professional seasons and posted a career-high 14 passes defensed in 2025, said he believes he has earned elite-level compensation.
"I feel like I've been an elite guy since I've been in this league, and I'm happy that I'm getting the respect that I feel like I'm owed," Porter said.
Porter has attended voluntary OTAs under new head coach Mike McCarthy and said Tuesday that being present during the franchise's transition following Mike Tomlin's resignation was a priority.
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