Brian Hoyer has agreed to sign with the Chicago Bears on a one-year deal.

Six teams expressed interest in Hoyer, who played one season in Cleveland under Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.

Hoyer will serve as Jay Cutler's backup at quarterback.

Last season, Hoyer played in 11 regular season games for the Houston Texans.

Josh Norman has agreed to sign with Washington on a five-year, $75 million deal.

The Carolina Panthers rescinded the franchise tag on Norman this week, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Norman also considered the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.

Norman emerged in 2015 as one of the NFL's best cornerbacks. 

By moving to the NFC East, Norman will continue his rivalry with Odell Beckham Jr. twice per season (Week 3 & Week 17 in 2016).

The Baltimore Ravens have signed Trent Richardson.

Richardson and the Ravens first talked in February but the team wanted him to be in better shape before signing him.

Richardson was the third overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and won't turn 26 until July.

The Ravens currently have Justin Forsett, Buck Allen, Lorenzo Taliaferro, Terrance West and Terrence Magee at running back.

Richardson has played for the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders. He has struggled with injuries and his weight over his three-year career, averaging 3.3 yards per carry.

Brandon Browner will sign a one-year deal to return to the Seattle Seahawks.

Browner was originally part of the Seahawks' Legion of Boom secondary.

Browner played for the New England Patriots in 2014 and New Orleans Saints in 2015.

Browner was flagged for 24 penalties last season, mismatched against faster receivers.

LeGarrette Blount has re-signed with the New England Patriots.

Blount finished with a team-high 703 yards on 165 carries with six touchdowns before suffering a season-ending hip injury Dec. 13.

Blount's career has twice been revived with New England. 

Tim Hightower has agreed to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints.

Hightower had been out of the NFL since 2011 after tearing his ACL that October.

Hightower averaged 114 yards from scrimmages in his final four games of 2015.

"When I went down, I wrote down on a sheet of paper that this wouldn't be the end for me," Hightower explained last February, after signing a futures contract with New Orleans. "... It was a long process. But I don't think I ever stopped training. I don't think I ever stopped working toward this goal. As I trained, as I did rehab, as I went to the different surgeries, I just tried to keep that end picture in mind."

Hightown turns 30 next month.

Aldon Smith has re-signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Smith is currently serving a yearlong suspension that was handed down in November when he violated the NFL's substance-abuse policy, received a two-year contract.

The No. 7 overall pick of the 2011 draft out of Missouri by the San Francisco 49ers, Smith spent time in rehab in 2013 and served a nine-game suspension in 2014.

"I think in his heart he's a good young man," Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said of Smith during the NFL owners meetings in March. "I feel like all of us, we can all work to be better, and in my time around him, I enjoyed being around him. Good teammate. Good to be around. He's a good kid."

Chris Clemons has agreed upon a contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

Clemons spent the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and was released in March.

Clemons played for the Seahawks from 2010 until 2013, recording 38 sacks.

Clemons will likely back up Cliff Avril at the LEO spot, and he could get a chance to compete for snaps at right defensive end, with Bruce Irvin having signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Stevan Ridley has agreed to sign with the Detroit Lions on a one-year deal.

Ridley had just 90 yards on 36 carries in 2015 with the New York Jets coming off a torn ACL.

Bob Quinn was with the New England Patriots during Ridley's tenure with the New England Patriots.

Brandon Weeden has signed a two-year, $4 million deal with the Houston Texans.

Claimed off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys in mid-November, Weeden relieved an injured T.J. Yates in Week 15.

Weeden's re-signing is further evidence that the Texans and incumbent starting quarterback Brian Hoyer are likely to part ways.

The Texans signed Brock Osweiler in the offseason.