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8:02 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent tight end Mike Gesicki that is worth up to $9 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. Gesicki will pair with veteran Hunter Henry to give the Patriots a tight end duo the team

7:00 AM ET The Carolina Panthers now have the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, and they will surely be targeting a quarterback prospect. The Panthers moved up from No. 9 overall in a trade with the Chicago Bears, who originally had the top pick after a 3-14 season. Four quarterbacks have the

7:44 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles and star cornerback Darius Slay agreed to a $42 million extension that includes $23 million fully guaranteed, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Slay had been scheduled to enter the final year of his three-year, $50 million deal that he signed in 2020. With the extension, which

1:23 PM ET The New York Giants bulked up their thin receiving corps Thursday by signing Parris Campbell and Darius Slayton, sources told ESPN. Campbell joins the Giants from the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year deal that can be worth $6.7 million. It has $3 million fully guaranteed. Slayton returns on a two-year, $12 million

10:29 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals showed they are serious about protecting quarterback Joe Burrow, signing four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. to a four-year deal worth $64 million, including $43.5 million guaranteed, his agent, Michael Portner, confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Bengals paid a premium to land Brown, the former Kansas

3:35 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys released Ezekiel Elliott, making the running back a free agent, the team announced Wednesday. Elliott, 27, was set to count $16.7 million against the salary cap with a $10.9 million non-guaranteed base salary. Elliott will be designated a post-June 1 cut, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter,

1:27 PM ET Rich Cimini Close Rich Cimini ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Quarterback

9:40 PM ET The Detroit Lions and former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery reached an agreement on a three-year, $18 million deal, including $11 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. With Montgomery departing, the Bears signed former Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer to a two-year deal worth a maximum

4:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — While continuing to pursue a trade for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets secured one of his longtime wide receivers, Allen Lazard. The Jets and Lazard agreed to terms on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by TheScore.com.

5:14 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys answered one of their bigger offseason questions by acquiring cornerback Stephon Gilmore from the Indianapolis Colts for a fifth-round draft pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cowboys gave up pick No. 176, one of the two fifth-round compensatory picks they earned last week, to

8:33 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign quarterback Taylor Heinicke to a two-year deal worth up to $20 million, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, adding the former Washington Commanders fan favorite to a quarterback room that once again will be in transition in 2023. A source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein that Heinicke

1:56 PM ET San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo plans to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini and Adam Schefter. Garoppolo agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million deal, including $34 million guaranteed, a source told Schefter. He will be reunited with Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, who served as the Patriots‘

4:08 PM ET The Chicago Bears are giving Buffalo Bills free agent linebacker Tremaine Edmunds a four-year, $72 million contract that includes $50 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It is the largest four-year contract for an inside linebacker in the NFL. Edmunds is the second starting linebacker added by the Bears on

9:45 AM ET ESPN staff Welcome to 2023 NFL free agency week. Free agency officially starts Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, which coincides with the start of the new league year. Teams and free agents can begin to agree to terms on new deals before officially signing them, though. The legal tampering period starts Monday

5:26 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Sarah Barshop Close Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Amid all of the talk about Aaron Rodgers possibly joining the New York Jets, it was their AFC East rivals the Miami Dolphins who made the first blockbuster trade of the offseason Sunday,

2:21 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Sarah Barshop Close Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to trade star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round pick (No. 77 overall) and tight end Hunter Long, sources told ESPN’s Adam

4:36 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Preparing for free agency and the possible addition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets have created $15.2 million in salary cap room by restructuring three veteran contracts. They reworked the contracts of three players from their 2022 free agent class: guard Laken Tomlinson, cornerback D.J. Reed

4:53 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is ready to reinvent himself. The Saints introduced Carr in a news conference that spanned 45 minutes on Saturday. Carr sat next to Saints coach Dennis Allen, with his family and the Saints front office in attendance. He talked about his nine-year