2025 NFL free agency tracker: Rumors, trades, draft and offseason updates as Aaron Rodgers gets cut from Jets and is still looking for next team

DeMarcus Lawrence is headed to Seattle. The longtime Dallas Cowboys defensive end struck a three-year, $42 million deal with the Seahawks on Wednesday afternoon, Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein confirmed.

Lawrence has spent his entire career with the Cowboys, though he played in just four games last season while dealing with a foot injury. He had 50 total tackles and four sacks in the 2023 campaign.

We finally have numbers for Darius Slay’s deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is signing a 1-year, $10 million fully guaranteed deal, according to the NFL Network. The 34-year-old is headed to Pittsburgh after being a five-year starter with the Eagles and helping lead the team to a Super Bowl win earlier this year.

Russell Wilson is set to meet with several teams this week, according to multiple reports. The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback will meet with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, and then visit with the New York Giants on Friday.

Both the Browns and the Giants need a quarterback, though the Giants have been linked to Aaron Rodgers. Wilson threw for 2,482 yards and 16 touchdowns in 11 games with the Steelers last season.

Quarterback Marcus Mariota is re-signing with the Commanders, agreeing to a one-year, $8 million contract, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports.

Mariota, 31, appeared in three games during his first season in Washington as rookie Jayden Daniels’ backup. He completed 77% of his passes (34-of-44) for 364 yards and four touchdowns.

Going into his 11th NFL season, Mariota has thrown for 16,184 yards (on a 63% completion rate) with 97 TDs and 55 interceptions. He was the 2015 first-round pick (No. 2 overall) of the Titans after winning the 2014 Heisman Trophy playing for Oregon. His best performance was during the 2016 season when he passed for 3,426 yards, 26 TDs and nine INTs for an 8-7 Tennessee

The Seahawks are adding receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their new passing attack led by QB Sam Darnold. The eight-year pro is signing a one-year deal with Seattle that could be worth up to $5.5 million, reports NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Valdes-Scantling, 30, split time with the Bills and Saints last season. Released by Buffalo after catching only two passes in six games, the wideout tallied 17 receptions for 385 yards and four TDs with New Orleans.

For his career, Valdes-Scantling has 205 catches for 3,566 yards and 20 scores. His best season was in 2020 with the Packers, during which he caught 33 passes for 690 yards and six TDs. In addition to his four seasons with Green Bay, he played two years for the Chiefs.

After nine NFL seasons, Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce is retiring. He announced the decision during an appearance on the “Sports Spectrum” podcast on Wednesday.

Pierce, 32, played eight seasons, opting out of the 2020 campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven of those seasons were with the Ravens, while he played the 2021 season with the Vikings.

Signing as an undrafted free agent out of Samford in 2016, Pierce played in 99 games (starting 59) during his career. He finishes with 238 combined tackles, 9.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss.

Pierce recorded his first career interception last season, picking off Browns QB Bailey Zappe in the Ravens’ Week 18 finale.

The Steelers added some running back help after losing Najee Harris in free agency, agreeing to a one-year deal with Kenneth Gainwell.

Gainwell, who turns 26 on March 14, rushed for 290 yards and a touchdown on 75 carries last season, adding 116 receiving yards on 16 catches. He played his previous four seasons with the Eagles, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2019 (No. 150 overall) out of Memphis.

For his career, Gainwell has recorded 1,185 yards and 12 TDs on 280 carries, in addition to 721 yards on 102 receptions.

Damar Hamlin is staying with the Bills. The fourth-year safety agreed to a one-year contract with Buffalo, which officially announced the deal.

Financial details have not yet been reported, but Hamlin earned a $1.05 million salary last season, the last on his rookie deal.

Hamlin, who will turn 27 on March 24, started 14 games for the Bills. He registered 89 total tackles, two interceptions and two tackles for loss last season. He was Buffalo’s sixth-round selection (No. 212 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Pitt.

Linebacker Tyrel Dodson is returning to the Dolphins, agreeing to a 2-year, $8.5 million deal, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reports.

Miami signed Dodson, 26, after the Seahawks waived him during their Week 10 bye, despite being the team’s leading tackler. In eight games with the Dolphins (starting three), the inside linebacker collected 36 tackles. He finished with 107 total between Seattle and Miami.

Dodson has played five NFL seasons altogether, his first four with the Bills. He signed with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M in 2019.

The Bills continue to boost their defensive line, reaching agreement on a one-year, $8.3 million contract with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Incentives could increase the deal’s value up to $10 million.

Ogunjobi, 30, compiled 41 total tackles, 1.5 sacks and five tackles for loss with the Steelers last season. In eight NFL seasons, he has twice notched five or more sacks, with a career-high in seven in 2021 with the Bengals. Ogunjobi played his first four pro seasons with the Browns.

The Chiefs have made some accounting moves to clear cap space for their free agent signings.

Per ESPN, the AFC champions restructured the deals of stars Chris Jones and Patrick Mahomes to create nearly $50 million in space.

A Mahomes restructure seemed inevitable as soon as the season ended. The malleable 10-year, $450 million deal he signed ahead of the 2020 season has already been redone multiple times, both to give Mahomes a raise in guaranteed money and to clear cap space for the team. Mahomes was set to have a cap charge of over $66 million in 2025.

Jones signed a five-year deal with $95 million guaranteed over the first three years before the 2024 season. His cap number was set to go up to $34 million in 2025.

The Chiefs have been fairly busy in free agency so far, signing former 49ers OT Jaylon Moore, ex-Chargers CB Kristian Fulton and re-signing LB Nick Bolton and WR Hollywood Brown. The Chiefs also franchised OG Trey Smith in the hopes of a long-term deal. Smith has already signed his $23 million franchise tender.

Nearly a week after he was released by the Los Angeles Chargers, Joey Bosa is headed across the country. Bosa struck a one-year, $12.6 million deal with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday night, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The five-time Pro Bowler had been with the Chargers since they selected him with the No. 3 overall pick in 2016 when they were still in San Diego. He had 22 total tackles and five sacks last season.