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NFL free agency is here! Stay updated with Yahoo Sports and learn everything you need to know right here.

Who are the top remaining free agents?

QB Ryan Tannehill
WR Tyler Boyd
TE Logan Thomas
DL Calais Campbell
CB Xavien Howard
S Justin Simmons

Check out Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab’s top 25 NFL free agents here.

Check out Schwab’s top five free agents at each position here.

What is the NFL salary cap this season?

The salary cap is $255.4 million, a $30 million increase from 2023. Here’s Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein with an overarching look at the jump.

Fantasy reaction to NFL free agency

What do all the moves mean from a fantasy perspective? Find out from Yahoo Sports’ fantasy experts with their live reactions right here.

Live354 updates

Fri, March 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM MST

Haason Reddick ‘expected to receive new contract’ with Jets, per report

Fri, March 29, 2024 at 1:06 PM MST

Report: Eagles trading Haason Reddick to Jets for conditional 3rd-round pick

Trade: Eagles are sending edge-rusher Haason Reddick to the New York Jets for a conditional 2026 third-round pick that could be a second, sources tell ESPN.

The 2026 pick becomes a 2nd if Reddick has 67.5% playtime this season and has 10 or more sacks. If not, it’s a 2023 third pic.twitter.com/AcjiqZE2L4

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 29, 2024

Fri, March 29, 2024 at 1:04 PM MST

Report: Dolphins, RB Raheem Mostert agree on new 2-year deal

Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:37 AM MST

Jaguars extend LB Foye Oluokon

Jaguars LB Foye Oluokon’s extension will be a four-year, $45 million deal, with a max value of up to $48 million, that includes $22.5 guaranteed at signing. https://t.co/0MPyRe4vEi

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 29, 2024

Wed, March 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM MST

Lions re-sign QB Nate Sudfeld

Wed, March 27, 2024 at 12:34 PM MST

Panthers confirm Jadeveon Clowney signing

Wed, March 27, 2024 at 12:33 PM MST

Details of Jadeveon Clowney’s Panthers deal

It’s a two-year deal with a max value of $24 million, per NFL Network’s Ian…

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It’s the offseason, which means it’s NFL Draft time. The discourse associated with the draft is ever evolving, and there may not be a greater example of that than the race to be the second quarterback chosen in the 2024 class, aka the second overall pick of the draft by the Washington Commanders.

Entering the 2023 collegiate season, it was assumed 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and USC quarterback Caleb Williams and North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye would be the first two picks of the 2024 NFL Draft. Then, fifth-year senior LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels erupted for the Tigers, giving Maye some competition to be the second quarterback selected. He racked up 3,812 yards passing, 40 passing touchdowns and just four interceptions with a completion percentage of 72.2%. That registered Daniels with college football’s highest single-season passing efficiency rating ever (208.0). 

He was just as electrifying with his feet, running for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns on 135 rushing attempts, churning out a rate of 8.4 yards per carry. Daniels led all college quarterbacks in both passing yards per attempt (11.7) and yards per carry (8.4). Thus, there was plenty excitement around his LSU pro day on Wednesday. Daniels, who is 6-foot-4, didn’t have height concerns, but there were concerns about his stature. He didn’t weigh in at the NFL Scouting Combine, but he weighed 210 pounds at the pro day workout. However, Sports Reference listed Daniels 2023 playing weight at 185 pounds. 

In an attempt to squash doubts about his quarterback’s weight, LSU head coach Brian Kelly may have telegraphed that Daniels will be the 2024 NFL Draft’s second overall pick by the Commanders. Or, it may have been an honest mistake after spending plenty of time talking at the pro day with Washington head coach Dan Quinn, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and general manger Adam Peters. 

“He [Daniels] is going to be so committed…

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The Browns agreed to a contract extension with Jerry Jeudy recently and that might not be the only deal they strike with one of their own wide receivers this offseason.

Amari Cooper is in the final year of the five-year contract he signed with the Cowboys in 2020 and he is carrying a cap hit of more than $23 million into the season at the moment. While speaking to reporters at the league meetings this week, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry indicated that the team could lower that hit by signing Cooper to a new deal.

“Coop’s a Pro Bowl-caliber receiver. He’s played really well for us the past two years,” Berry said, via Keith Britton of 92.3 The Fan. “He’s a strong presence in the locker room. We love him. Players like that, you want to make sure that you can retain as long as possible.”

Cooper has 150 catches for 2,410 yards and 14 touchdowns over his two seasons in Cleveland, so it’s not hard to see why the team would want to ensure he remains around beyond the 2024 season.

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Check out the Chicago Bears draft hat for the 2024 NFL draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

For players that will hear “… the Chicago Bears select …” at the 2024 NFL draft, they’ll don a new draft hat.

Here’s what the Chicago Bears 2024 NFL draft hats look like.

Bears draft hat pic.twitter.com/UPTXpPBZHJ

— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) March 25, 2024

The #Bears 2024 NFL Draft Hats have arrived 👀

🐻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Ei86UrgvKP

— Bears Nation (@BearsNationCHI) March 26, 2024

It’s a black hat with the Bears’ primary “Bear” logo on the front. On the side, it’s a bear jumping out of the state of Illinois under “Da Bears” slogan.

At this point, the Bears have just four draft picks in the 2024 NFL draft. They have the No. 1, 9, 75 and 122. Who will don the Bears draft hat at the end of April? It might be time to start photoshopping Caleb Williams wearing one of those hats.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s current dynasty, rivaling the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots as football royalty. And they have no plans to slow down, with reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes declaring immediately following 2023’s title that he has eyes on a potential three-peat. Could the Chiefs truly capture a third straight Lombardi Trophy? Mahomes’ track record suggests as much. In the meantime, we’re taking an early look at candidates to spoil such a run.

A lot can change between now and the start of the 2024 season. But here are 11 different clubs who have at least some reason to believe they can dethrone Mahomes and Co. next February:

Deep sleepers

Aaron Rodgers
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The Atlanta Falcons now have a sturdy quarterback in Kirk Cousins to go along with ascending skill pieces and an underrated defense in a wide-open division. But Cousins’ history suggests they’ll be more steady than special.The Dallas Cowboys still have some of the game’s top playmakers on both sides of the ball, but Dak Prescott’s offensive line has more questions than at any point in recent memory. And this franchise has long succumbed to big-game hurdles.The New York Jets have an improved line for returning quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as well as a proven defense. But Rodgers is a big question mark at age 40, despite his Hall of Fame resume from Green Bay.

Honorable mentions

Lamar Jackson
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The Baltimore Ravens could once again use more receiving help for reigning MVP Lamar Jackson. But Derrick Henry’s bruising style should help the run game, and Justin Madubuike’s return should help anchor the tough defense.The Buffalo Bills turned over a big chunk of…..

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NFL owners approve three rule changes, including hip-drop tackle ban originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle.

NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent.

A violation will result in a 15-yard penalty and could ultimately result in fines for players.

NFL executive Jeff Miller said the hip-drop tackle was used 230 times last season and resulted in 15 players missing time with injuries.

The NFL Players Association has adamantly opposed the rule.

“It doesn’t get used very often, but when it is used, it’s incredibly injurious to the runner,” NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said. “The runner is purely defenseless. And I have heard defenders say it before, and I hear them, ‘Hey, you’re putting me in a really tough spot. You’re saying I can’t hit here. What do I do?’ And my response has always been, ‘Well, you can’t do that, and that’s just because the guy you’re hitting is defenseless and has no way to protect himself.’ So we’ve got to protect him and you’ve got to come up with other ways, and you know what, they do.”

The league played a video during a news conference to show six specific plays in which the hip-drop tackle was used in games, with Bengals tight end Drew Sample, Cowboys running back Tony Pollard, Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd, Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill all being on the receiving end of the now-illegal hit.

NFL teams will continue to receive videos showing illegal hits and ways to make tackles within the rules.

“It’s a new rule, so they’ll not have seen it,” McKay said about officiating the penalty. “This is never practiced; nobody does this in practice. There’s never a player that’s going to use this tactic on a player on his own team in a practice so they’re never going to see it. They’re only going to see it in the game. We will…

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We’ve examined the cost of the Giants and Vikings trading up to nab a quarterback in the top-five picks, and now our attention turns to the Broncos. Fortunately for Denver, a trade up to No. 3 from No. 12 is less theoretical than most of the trade scenarios we’ve covered, as the 49ers did exactly that three years ago when they sent the 12th overall pick, their first-round pick in each of the following two drafts and a third-round pick in the next year’s draft to get the No. 3 pick and ultimately draft Trey Lance. That deal was about 46 points above our baseline value for the No. 3 pick, which is what we’ve been calling medium value in our look across the three types of potential trade scenarios (also including competitive-market value) for each prospective trade-up team for each pick.

Considering the Broncos don’t have a second-round pick this year, even the baseline value of trading up from 3 to 12 should cost an additional two future first-round picks. That would be 670.77 points of value, just over the package the Texans put together to move up from No. 12 to No. 3 last year that included one future first-round pick but also the No. 33 pick in the 2023 draft, which is just about the same value for us as a future first-rounder.

In a competitive-market scenario where multiple teams are jockeying to move up to No. 3? The Broncos are probably stuck giving up a fifth pick in addition to the three firsts and one third from the 49ers trade, likely in the second round of a future draft. It seems unlikely they’d be willing to meet that cost and figure in any competitive market to be outbid by a team like the Vikings with an additional first-round pick this year.

But what if the quarterback the Broncos want is available after the top-three picks? There hasn’t been a straight pick trade up to No. 4 or No. 5 since at least 2016, which is the first year I began compiling and adjusting pick values for my…

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