Last Updated on March 9, 2016 2:00 pm by admin
The Latest on the first day NFL teams can sign free agents: (all times EST)
1:40 p.m.
The New York Giants are set to sign top free-agent cornerback Janoris Jenkins to a longterm contract.
Jenkins, one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, expects to sign a five-year deal worth about $60 million later Wednesday. The free-agent signing period begins at 4 p.m. EST.
The move comes a day after the Giants agreed on a deal with unrestricted defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.
Jenkins’ signing will likely mean the end of Prince Amukamara’s Giants career. The former 2011 first-round cornerback was told by the Giants to test the open market.
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1:40 p.m.
Earlier, the Steelers signed right guard Ramon Foster to a three-year deal. Signed as a free-agent rookie in 2009, he is one of the team’s most dependable linemen.
”Not a bad career so far for an undrafted kid out of Tennessee,” he said on his Instagram account.
Others who re-signed with the Steelers this week include safety Robert Golden, wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and cornerback William Gay.
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1:40 p.m.
The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back middle linebacker Rolando McClain for a third season.
The agency that represents McClain, Sports Trust Advisors, said in a tweet that the 26-year-old had agreed to a contract – one year at $5 million, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t released.
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1:10 p.m.
It’s New Year’s Day in the NFL, and free agency is underway.
A slew of signings is taking place from Miami to San Francisco, with teams signing free agents and also waiving players at a rate that will be hard to keep up with.
The official time teams can finalize free-agent signings is 4 p.m. ET.
But here comes the information we are gathering as player moves pick up steam.
Moves started early Wednesday, when Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson took a big pay cut to return to the NFC champions.
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