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Niners To Sign Bucs LB Kwon Alexander To Massive Contract
Titans To Sign Bucs
Trading WR
Humphries To
DeSean Jackson
4-Year Contract
To Eagles
The Tennessee Titans are set to lock up one of free agency's top slot wide re- ceivers.
The Titans are expected to sign Adam Humphries to a four-year deal worth $36M. The contract can't be finalized until the league's new calen- dar year begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
He joined the Buccaneers in 2015 as an undrafted free agent out of Clemson and ap- peared in 60 games with 17 starts over the past four years, totaling 219 catches for 2,329 yards and nine touchdowns in that span. Humphries, who ranked No. 46 on NFL.com's list of Top 101 free agents of 2019, possesses good hands and is a reliable receiver.
Wide receiver DeSean Jackson is heading back to where his career began.
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers agreed to trade Jack- son and a 2020 seventh-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2019 sixth-round pick. A good move by the Buccaneers. Jackson’s lack-luster play on the field hurt the Buccaneers.
Jackson, who had one year remaining on his con- tract, took to social media ear- lier Monday to say farewell to Buccaneers fans, offering a hint that something was in the works behind the scenes.
Bucs Ink New Deal With Running Back Peyton Barber
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers announced running back and leading rusher from 2018 Peyton Barber had
DESEAN JACKSON
been re-signed on a one-year. The terms of the deal have not been released yet, but given that Barber was given a late round tender, which was equivalent to about $2M, ex- pect his extension to come in
at around that range.
The 25-year-old ball car-
rier signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent in 2016 after his collegiate career at the University of Auburn came to a conclusion. After three seasons in Tampa Bay, Barber has done well for himself to get his extension.
KWON ALEXANDER
Hitting the open market paid off for Tampa Bay Bucca- neers linebacker Kwon Alexander.
The San Francisco 49ers are expected to sign Alexan- der to a four-year, $54M con- tract, with $27M in guarantees.
It's a huge, eye-popping payday for the 24-year-old linebacker, whose $13.5 mil- lion average tops linebackers like Luke Kuechly ($12.36M). Deals cannot be- come official until the start of the new league year, at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
ADAM HUMPHRIES
With the Titans, the 5- foot-11, 195-pound Humphries provides a much-needed weapon in the short-to-intermediary passing game for quarterback Mar- cus Mariota.
Meanwhile, the Bucca- neers are running out of wide receivers for new head coach Bruce Arians.
Bucs Add More Players To Roster
4-Year Deal
Earl Thomas
Nick Foles has a new team, one that comes as no surprise. But a mistake by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Agrees To
The Super Bowl LII MVP is expected to sign a four-year, $88M deal with the Jack- sonville Jaguars. Foles can make up to $102M with in- centives, $51M guaranteed.
Jacksonville is expected to release quarterback Blake Bortles when Foles' deal is made official. Bortles, who spent five years in Jack- sonville and signed a three- year extension with the organization just 13 months
Nick Foles Expected To Sign 4-Year Deal With Jaguars
DEON BUCCANNON
BRESHAD PERRIMAN
KEVIN MINTER
After a lackluster first day of the official tampering pe- riod of free agency, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put in the work on day-two, signing vet- erans LB Deone Bucannon, K Bradley Pinion, and WR Breshad Perriman.
In addition the Bucs re- signed some of their own, starting with QB Ryan Grif- fin, and late last night, two
more of their own.
In addition to inking a new
deal with Minter, the Bucs also came to an agreement with kicker Cairo Santos.
The Bucs and veteran Kevin Minter had agreed to terms on a contract extension to keep the linebacker in Tampa Bay. The terms of the deal have not yet been an- nounced.
EARL THOMAS
The Baltimore Ravens made a somewhat surprising decision to release Eric Weddle this offseason, but they may have been eyeing the Pro Bowl safety’s replacement all along.
The Ravens have agreed to a four-year, $55M contract with Earl Thomas. The deal includes $32M guaranteed.
Thomas is more than four years younger than Weddle, so he’s considered an upgrade at the position.
The Ravens have already lost Terrell Suggs and CJ Mosley via free agency, and they’ll be relying on Thomas to be the heart of their defense going forward.
C. J. Mosley To Get $85M Deal With New York Jets
With Ravens
NICK FOLES
ago, will be a free agent upon his release. The signing, which will become official when the new league year be- gins on Wednesday, ushers in a new era under center in Duval and brings another to a close.
Lions Sign Trey Flowers To Five-Year Deal For $90M
The New York Jets are landing another big-name free agent.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley is ex- pected to sign a massive five- year, $85M contract with $51M guaranteed, per sources informed of the agreement.
It was going to take a Brinks truck to pry Mosley out of Baltimore, and the Jets brass backed up the wage wagon.
Mosley's deal sets a new mark for inside linebackers, and the $51M guaranteed well outdistances the $34M in total guarantees Panthers LB
The Detroit Lions con- tinue to build Patriots Mid- west.
The Lions are signing New England Patriots top pass rusher Trey Flowers on a five-year contract. The deal, which reunites Flow- ers with coach Matt Patri- cia, is worth $90M and
TREY FLOWERS
includes $56M in guarantees. It also in- cludes $40M fully guaran- teed at sign- ing. He will make $17M a year.
C. J. MOSLEY
Luke Kuechly signed for in
2015.
The Jets were expected to
throw their salary cap capital weight around, and they did Tuesday, making Mosley an offer he couldn't refuse.
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