NFL Player News
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Winston Reid LB | CLE
Browns' Winston Reid: Signs deal with Cleveland
Reid signed his exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Browns on Tuesday.
Reid will return to the Browns after entering the offseason as a free agent. The linebacker played in 16 regular-season games with Cleveland in 2024, recording 23 total tackles (15 solo), including 0.5 sacks, while also adding two passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Reid will likely operate as a depth option at middle linebacker behind Jordan Hicks (concussion) in 2025.
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Sam Franklin SAF | CAR
Broncos' Sam Franklin: Signs one-year deal in Denver
The Broncos signed Franklin to a one-year contract Tuesday, Jon Heath of USA Today reports.
Franklin, who spent the first five years of his NFL career in Carolina, suited up for 10 regular-season games with the Panthers in 2024. He played 236 snaps on special teams and just four snaps on defense in that span. Now, the 29-year-old safety will compete for a similar role in Denver.
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Nahshon Wright CB | CHI
Bears' Nahshon Wright: Lands in Windy City
The Bears signed Wright to a one-year contract Tuesday, Adam Hoge of AllCHGO.com reports.
Wright appeared in one game for Minnesota last season, in which he played 15 snaps on special teams and saw no work on defense. The 2021 third-round pick likewise contributed more on special teams than defense during his three years with Dallas, priming him to now compete for a similar role in Chicago.
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Christian McCaffrey RB | SF
49ers' Christian McCaffrey: Recovered from knee injury
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said last week that McCaffrey (knee) is healthy and doing well, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Shanahan also mentioned the possibility of drafting another running back to join McCaffrey and 2024 fourth-round pick Isaac Guerendo. The 49ers traded Jordan Mason to the Vikings and lost Elijah Mitchell to the Chiefs in free agency, thinning out a backfield that was devastated by injuries last season. McCaffrey missed the first eight games with Achilles tendinitis and the final five games with a PCL sprain, ultimately taking 65 touches for 346 yards and no TDs in four appearances -- his third time playing fewer than half of the games in a season. He's apparently healthy well before the start of OTAs, but concerns about durability will continue to impact McCaffrey's fantasy value for his age-29 season ahead. It remains to be seen if his Achilles tendons, in particular, can hold up to the kind of workloads Shanahan typically has given him, though perhaps he is trying to avoid having to find out the answer to that question if the team does in fact add another running back to the mix.
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Bill Murray DT | CHI
Bears' Bill Murray: Re-signs with Chicago
The Bears re-signed Murray (pectoral) on Monday.
Murray was an exclusive rights free agent, and Chicago opted to bring him back for a second season. The 27-year-old played in just three games last year and worked in a rotational role, logging 21 percent of the Bears' offensive snaps in those contests. Murray ended the season on IR due to a pectoral injury but is expected to be ready to suit up by Week 1 of the upcoming campaign.
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Chris Williams DL | CHI
Bears' Chris Williams: Staying in Chicago
The Bears re-signed Williams on Monday.
Chicago tendered Williams in early March, and the 26-year-old will be back for a second year with the organization for the 2025 season. Williams worked in a rotational role last season, posting 23 tackles (17 solo), including 3.0 sacks, over 17 games after not logging any time in the NFL in 2023. He'll likely have a similar role in 2025, though it's worth noting that Williams logged at least 46 percent of Chicago's defensive snaps in each of the team's final five games, so he could see the field relatively often if he performs well.
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Nahshon Wright CB | CHI
Nahshon Wright: Let go by Minnesota
The Vikings released Wright on Monday.
Minnesota traded for Wright last August in a deal with Dallas for Andrew Booth. Wright ended up playing in just one game for the Vikings, logging 15 snaps on special teams and none on defense. He played more on special teams than on defense during his three years with the Cowboys as well and would likely be asked to accept a similar role if he lands with another organization.
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Charles Snowden LB | LV
Raiders' Charles Snowden: Remaining in Las Vegas
The Raiders re-signed Snowden on Monday.
Snowden was an exclusive rights free agent, and he'll return for a second year in Vegas. The 27-year-old started in nine of the 16 games in which he played last season, finishing with 39 tackles (18 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and four pass breakups. Snowden likely will be used in a rotational role next season if Malcolm Koonce (knee) and Maxx Crosby (ankle) are ready to suit up by the time the campaign kicks off, as expected.
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Lucas Krull TE | DEN
Broncos' Lucas Krull: Back with Denver
Krull re-signed with the Broncos on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Krull -- who entered the offseason as an exclusive-rights free agent -- was tendered a contract by the Broncos last month. Now that he's officially been re-signed, he'll reprise his depth role in a Denver tight end corps that now will be led by newcomer Evan Engram, with Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins also in the mix. In 13 regular-season contests with the Broncos in 2024, Krull posted a 19-152-0 line on 23 targets.
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Calvin Anderson OT | PIT
Steelers' Calvin Anderson: Re-signs for two years with Pitt
Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Steelers on Monday.
Anderson will likely continue to provide depth on the offensive line after re-signing with Pittsburgh. He appeared in four regular-season games with the Steelers in 2024, none of which were starts. The 29-year-old offensive tackle has started 14 games in his NFL career.