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NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, March 6

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(NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order.)

SIGNINGS


OTHER NEWS

  • WR Chosen Anderson is expected to be released, saving $12 million against the cap, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • C Rodney Hudson is expected to be released, Rapoport reported. Rapoport added the Hudson previously reduced his salary to $2 million, which often indicates a retirement, but the center will decide his future soon.

OTHER NEWS

  • QB Lamar Jackson and general manager Eric DeCosta met recently in Jackson's hometown of Miami in hopes of working toward a deal, but the sides remain apart with the situation heading toward a franchise tag on Tuesday, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.

SUSPENSIONS

  • S Sean Chandler has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the 2023 regular season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced. 

FRANCHISE TAG

  • RB Tony Pollard has been franchise tagged, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Pollard's tag will cost Dallas $10.091 million in 2023. The team later confirmed the move.
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SIGNINGS

FRANCHISE TAG


OTHER NEWS

  • WR Calvin Ridley has been fully reinstated after serving a suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy, the league announced Monday. Ridley, who was acquired via trade on Nov. 1, is now eligible to participate in all team activities, effective immediately. 


FRANCHISE TAG


ROSTER CUTS

FRANCHISE TAG

  • RB Josh Jacobs has been officially franchise tagged, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported last Friday that the Raiders were planning to tag Jacobs.

OTHER NEWS

  • WR Allen Robinson has been given permission to seek a trade, and the Rams are willing to pay a portion of Robinson's $15.25 million guaranteed salary to facilitate a deal, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.

ROSTER CUTS

SIGNINGS

  • QB Derek Carr agreed to a four-year contract with the Saints worth $150 million with $100 million in total guarantees, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported on Monday. Carr's deal is structured to accommodate New Orleans' cap issues, Rapoport and Garafolo added. The team later confirmed Carr's signing.

FREE AGENCY

  • QB Daniel Jones' agents are traveling to New Jersey today to meet with the Giants brass in person to continue contract negotiations, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reports, per a source. The two sides had negotiated throughout the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, but left Indianapolis without a deal in sight. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Sunday that the Giants plan to place the franchise tag on Jones if there is no long-term deal done by Tuesday's deadline. 
  • RB Saquon Barkley also briefly met with general manager Joe Schoen on Monday, Garafolo reported. Garafolo added that it was a positive meeting, with both sides still hoping something can be worked out.


COACHING NEWS

  • Jeff Nixon named running backs coach; Chris Smith named assistant offensive line coach; Stephen Thomas named assistant special teams coach; Michael Treier named safeties coach; Chris Jones named assistant quarterbacks coach; Angela Baker named offensive assistant.

INJURIES

  • QB Brock Purdy is set to have elbow surgery on Friday, with the hope being an internal brace and UCL repair keeps the six-month recovery timeline intact, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

SIGNINGS

  • QB Geno Smith has agreed to a three-year, $105 million contract with Seattle ahead of the franchise-tag deadline, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Monday. Seattle confirmed that it had agreed to terms with Smith on a deal later Monday evening.

ROSTER CUTS

  • LB Bud Dupree is expected to be released, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, per sources.