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The new NFL league year kicked off March 12, but the chaos of the offseason was in full swing well before that.

We had stars receive franchise tags (Tee Higgins and Trey Smith), Pro Bowlers get traded (Geno SmithDeebo Samuel and DK Metcalf), franchise quarterbacks receive pay raises (Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen), All-Pro edge rushers land record-breaking extensions (Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett) and a whole lot more. And all of that was before the NFL's legal tampering period began March 10. 

Once teams were able to negotiate with other clubs' impending three agents, several high-profile deals were almost immediately agreed to. The biggest ones were the Seahawks signing Sam Darnold to a three-year contract worth $100.5 million and the Jets signing Justin Fields to a two-year deal worth $40 million. Elsewhere on Day 1, the Patriots added several key defenders for new head coach Mike Vrabel, the Texans traded their star left tackle to the Commanders and the Browns acquired a former first-round quarterback from the Eagles.

Things have slowed down, but there are still many big-name free agents to be had, including Aaron Rodgers.

From blockbuster moves to bargain-bin shopping, we've got you covered below with a running tracker of every team's 2025 additions, including external signings and trade acquisitions.

Arizona Cardinals

Retained

Signed

  • EDGE Josh Sweat: 4 years, $76.4 million (Read more)
  • DT Dalvin Tomlinson: 2 years, $29 million
  • QB Jacoby Brissett: 2 years, $12.5 million (Read more)
  • LB Akeem Davis-Gaither: 2 years, $11 million
  • DL L.J. Collier: 1 year, $4 million
  • LB Mykal Walker: 1 year, $1.79 million

Atlanta Falcons

Retained

  • LT Jake Matthews: 2 years, $45 million extension
  • CB Mike Hughes: 3 years, $18 million
  • KhaDarel Hodge: 2 years, $6 million 
  • LS Liam McCullough: 4 years
  • DL Ta'Quon Graham: 1 year
  • OL Storm Norton
  • OL Brandon Parker
  • OL Kyle Hinton
  • OL Elijah Wilkinson
  • LB Josh Woods 

Signed

  • LB Divine Deablo: 2 years, $14 million
  • EDGE Leonard Floyd: 1 year, $10 million (Read more)
  • CB Mike Ford: 2 years, $4 million
  • DL Morgan Fox: 2 years, $8.5 million

Baltimore Ravens

Retained

  • LT Ronnie Stanley: 3 years, $60 million (Read more)
  • FB Patrick Ricard: 1 year
  • OL Ben Cleveland: 1 year  
  • WR Tylan Wallace

Signed

  • QB Cooper Rush: 2 years, $12.2 million (Read more)
  • WR DeAndre Hopkins: 1 year, $6 million (Read more)
  • LB Jake Hummel

Buffalo Bills

Retained

Signed

  • WR Josh Palmer: 3 years, $36 million (Read more)
  • DT Michael Hoecht: 3 years, $24 million
  • EDGE Joey Bosa: 1 year, $12.6 million (Read more)
  • DT Larry Ogunjobi: 1 year, $8.3 million
  • WR/RS Laviska Shenault 
  • RB Darrynton Evans: 1 year, $1.21 million
  • DB Darrick Forrest: 1 year
  • OG Kendrick Green: 1 year
  • CB Dane Jackson: 1 year

Carolina Panthers

Retained

Signed

  • DT Tershawn Wharton: 3 years, $54 million
  • S Tre'Von Moehrig: 3 years, $51 million 
  • EDGE Patrick Jones II: 2 years, $20 million
  • RB Rico Dowdle: 1 year, $6.5 million (Read more)
  • P Sam Martin: 1 year, $3 million
  • LB Christian Rozeboom: 1 year
  • DT Bobby Brown III 
  • WR Dan Chisena

Chicago Bears

Traded for

Retained

Signed

Cincinnati Bengals

Retained

Signed

Cleveland Browns

Traded for

Retained

Signed

  • DT Maliek Collins: 2 years, $20 million
  • OT Cornelius Lucas: 2 years, $10 million
  • EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka: 1 year, $4.75 million
  • LB Devin Bush: 1 year, $3.25 million
  • OG Teven Jenkins: 1 year

Dallas Cowboys

Traded for

Retained

Signed

  • DT Solomon Thomas: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
  • OL Rob Jones: 1 year, $3.75 million
  • RB Javonte Williams: 1 year, $3 million (Read more)
  • EDGE Payton Turner: 1 year, $3 million (Read more)
  • LB Jack Sanborn: 1 year (Read more)
  • RB Miles Sanders: 1 year (Read more)
  • EDGE Dante Fowler: 1 year, $8 million (Read more)
  • WR Parris Campbell: 1 year  

Denver Broncos

Retained

  • DT D.J. Jones: 3 years, $39 million
  • TE Evan Engram: 2 years, $23 million (Read more)
  • QB Jarrett Stidham: 2 years, $12 million
  • LB Justin Strnad: 1 year $2.7 million
  • LS Mitchell Fraboni: 1 year  

Signed

  • S Talanoa Hufanga: 3 years, $45 million
  • LB Dre Greenlaw: 3 years, $35 million
  • OT Matt Peart: 2 years, $7 million
  • WR Trent Sherfield Sr.: 2 years, $6 million
  • P Matt Haack  

Detroit Lions

Retained

  • LB Derrick Barnes: 3 years, $25.5 million
  • DT Levi Onwuzurike: 1 year, $5.5 million
  • EDGE Marcus Davenport: 1 year, $4.75 million
  • LB Zeke Turner: 1 year
  • LS Morgan Cox: 1 year
  • LB Trevor Nowaske
  • LB Anthony Pittman
  • DL Myles Adams
  • WR Tim Patrick: 1 year, $4 million
  • TE Shane Zylstra

Signed

  • CB D.J. Reed: 3 years, $48 million
  • DT Roy Lopez: 1 year
  • LB Grant Stuard
  • TE Kenny Yeboah: 1 year

Green Bay Packers

Retained

  • K Brandon McManus: 3 years, $15.3 million
  • LB Isaiah McDuffie: 2 years, $8 million

Signed

Houston Texans

Traded for

Retained

  • CB Derek Stingley Jr.: 3 years, $90 million (read more)
  • DL Mario Edwards: 2 years, $9.5 million
  • EDGE Derek Barnett: 1 year $5 million
  • RB Dare Ogunbowale: 1 year, $2 million
  • LB Jake Hansen: 1 year, $1.7 million
  • S MJ Stewart: 1 year, $2.5 million
  • OT Trent Brown: 1 year, $3 million

Signed

  • CB/KR: Tremon Smith: 2 years, $7 million
  • LB Nick Niemann: 2 years, $6.5 million
  • DT Sheldon Rankins: 1 year: $7 million
  • EDGE Darrell Taylor: 1 year, $5.25 million
  • OG Laken Tomlinson: 1 year, $4.25 million
  • WR Braxton Berrios 1 year, $2 million
  • WR Justin Watson
  • FB Jakob Johnson, 1 year
  • CB Ronald Darby: 1 year, $2.5 million
  • OT Cam Robinson: 1 year, $12 million

Indianapolis Colts

Retained

  • WR Ashton Dulin: 2 years, $8.5 million
  • RT Braden Smith: 1 year (reworked contract)
  • C Wesley French: 1 year
  • OL Danny Pinter

Signed

  • S Camryn Bynum: 4 years, $60 million
  • CB Charvarius Ward: 3 years, $60 million
  • QB Daniel Jones: 1 year, $14 million (Read more)
  • RB Khalil Herbert: 1 year
  • K Spencer Shrader
  • CB Corey Ballentine
  • DT Neville Gallimore
  • CB David Long
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Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed

Kansas City Chiefs

Retained

  • OG Trey Smith: Franchise tag
  • LB Nick Bolton: 3 years, $45 million
  • WR Hollywood Brown: 1 year, $11 million (Read more
  • LS James Winchester: 1 year, $1.65 million
  • RB Kareem Hunt: 1 year, $1.5 million (Read more)
  • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: 1 year (Read more)
  • DE Charles Omenihu: 1 year, $7 million

Signed

Las Vegas Raiders

Traded for

Retained

  • EDGE Maxx Crosby: 3 years, $106.5 million (Read more)
  • DT Adam Butler: 3 years, $16.5 million
  • EDGE Malcolm Koonce: 1 year, $12 million
  • S Isaiah Pola-Mao: 2 years, $8.45 million
  • LB Elandon Roberts: 1 year, $3 million
  • CB Darnay Holmes: 1 year

Signed

  • S Jeremy Chinn: 2 years, $16 million
  • OG Alex Cappa: 2 years, $11 million
  • CB Eric Stokes: 1 year, $4 million
  • RB Raheem Mostert: 1 year, $2.1 million (Read more)
  • S Lonnie Johnson Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Retained

  • CB Elijah Molden: 3 years, $18.75 million
  • LB Troy Dye: 2 years, $5.5 million
  • EDGE Khalil Mack: 1 year, $18 million (Read more)
  • C Bradley Bozeman: 2 years, $6.5 million
  • P JK Scott: 2 years, $6 million
  • DL Teair Tart: 1 year, $5.5 million
  • WR Jalen Reagor 

Signed

  • OL Mekhi Becton: 2 years, $20 million (Read more)
  • CB Donte Jackson: 2 years, $13 million
  • WR Mike Williams: 1 year, $6 million
  • RB Najee Harris: 1 year, $5.25 million (Read more)
  • CB Benjamin St-Juste: 1 year
  • DL Naquan Jones
  • DT Da'Shawn Hand: 1 year, $3.5 million
  • LB Del'Shawn Phillips: 1 year

Los Angeles Rams

Retained

Signed

Miami Dolphins

Retained

  • LB Tyrel Dodson: 2 years, $8.25 million 
  • DB Elijah Campbell: 1 year, $1.9 million
  • LB Quinton Bell: 1 year, $1.5 million
  • WR Dee Eskridge
  • OT Jackson Carman
  • OL Liam Eichenberg: 1 year

Signed

  • OL James Daniels: 3 years, $24 million
  • WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: 2 years, $6.5 million
  • QB Zach Wilson: 1 year, $6 million
  • S Ifeatu Melifonwu: 1 year, $4 million
  • OL Larry Borom
  • S Ashtyn Davis
  • RB Alexander Mattison
  • LB K.J. Britt: 1 year
  • CB Artie Burns: 1 year
  • LB Willie Gay Jr.

Minnesota Vikings

Traded for

Retained

  • CB Byron Murphy: 3 years, $66 million
  • RB Aaron Jones: 2 years, $20 million (Read more)
  • S Theo Jackson: 2 years, $12.615 million
  • S Harrison Smith: 1 year, $10.25 million
  • P Ryan Wright: 1 year, $1.75 million

Signed

  • OG Will Fries: 5 years, $88 million (Read more)
  • DT Jonathan Allen: 3 years, $60 million (Read more)
  • DT Javon Hargrave: 2 years, $30 million (Read more)
  • OC Ryan Kelly: 2 years, $18 million
  • CB Isaiah Rodgers: 2 years, $15 million
  • DB Tavierre Thomas
  • OT Justin Skule
  • LB Eric Wilson
  • CB Jeff Okudah: 1 year
  • WR Tim Jones
  • WR Rondale Moore

New England Patriots

Retained

Signed

New Orleans Saints

Traded for

Retained

  • EDGE Chase Young: 3 years, $51 million (Read more)
  • TE Juwan Johnson: 3 years, $30.75 million
  • CB Isaac Yiadom: 3 years, $9 million
  • DT Nathan Shepherd
  • WR Dante Pettis: 1 year

Signed

  • S Justin Reid: 3 years, $37.5 million
  • TE Jack Stoll: 1 year
  • OL Will Clapp: 1 year
  • WR Velus Jones Jr.
  • WR Brandin Cooks: 2 years, $13 million (Read more)

New York Giants

Retained

  • WR Darius Slayton: 3 years, $36 million (Read more)
  • P Jamie Gillan: 3 years, $9 million
  • QB Tommy DeVito: 1 year, $1.03 million
  • TE Chris Manhertz: 1 year
  • LB Dyontae Johnson: 1 year (exclusive rights free agent tender)
  • WR/KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Signed

  • CB Paulson Adebo: 3 years, $54 million (Read more)
  • S Jevon Holland: 3 years, $45 million (Read more)
  • DL Chauncey Golston: 3 years, $19.5 million
  • OT James Hudson III: 2 years, $12 million
  • DT Roy Robertson-Harris: 2 years, $9 million
  • LB Chris Board: 2 years, $6 million
  • DT Jeremiah Ledbetter: 1 year, $1.775 million
  • OG Aaron Stinnie: 1 year
  • OT Stone Forsythe
  • LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles 
  • QB Jameis Winston: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
  • QB Russell Wilson: 1 year, $21 million (Read more)

New York Jets

Retained

  • LB Jamien Sherwood: 3 years, $45 million
  • S Tony Adams: RFA tender
  • CB Isaiah Oliver
  • RB Kene Nwangwu: 1 year, $2.5 million  

Signed

  • QB Justin Fields: 2 years, $40 million (Read more)
  • CB Brandon Stephens: 3 years, $36 million
  • S Andre Cisco: 1 year, $10 million
  • EDGE Rashad Weaver
  • RT Chukwuma Okorafor
  • TE Stone Smartt: 1 year
  • C Josh Myers: 1 year
  • P Austin McNamara

Philadelphia Eagles

Traded for

Retained

  • LB Zach Baun: 3 years, $51 million (Read more)
  • RB Saquon Barkley: 2 years, $41.2 million extension (Read more)
  • LB/FB Ben VanSumeren: 1 year, $10 million

Signed

  • CB Adoree' Jackson: 1 year (Read more)
  • TE Harrison Bryant: 1 year, $2 million
  • LB Joshua Uche: 1 year, $1.75 million
  • RB AJ Dillon: 1 year
  • KR/PR Avery Williams: 1 year
  • TE Kylen Granson: 1 year
  • EDGE Azeez Ojulari: 1 year, $4 million

Pittsburgh Steelers

Traded for

  • WR DK Metcalf from Seahawks, then agreed on 5-year, $150 million contract (Read more)
  • WR Ben Skowronek

Signed

  • CB Darius Slay: 1 year, $10 million (Read more)
  • QB Mason Rudolph: 2 years, $8 million (Read more)
  • LB Malik Harrison: 2 years, $10 million
  • RB Kenneth Gainwell: 1 year, $1.79 million (Read more)
  • TE Donald Parham Jr.: 1 year, $1.17 million
  • OC Ryan McCollum: 1 year, $1.1 million
  • DB Brandin Echols
  • Juan Thornhill: 1 year

San Francisco 49ers

Retained

  • RB Patrick Taylor Jr.: 1 year
  • RB Jordan Mason: Second-round RFA tender
  • LB Curtis Robinson: 1 year
  • FB Kyle Juszczyk: 2 years, $9 million (Read more)

Signed

  • TE Luke Farrell: 3 years, $20.25 million
  • WR Demarcus Robinson: 2 years, $9.5 million
  • QB Mac Jones: 2 years, $7 million
  • DB Tre Brown: 1 year, $1.7 million
  • S Richie Grant: 1 year
  • LB Luke Gifford: 1 year
  • S Jason Pinnock: 1 year  
  • DB Siran Neal: 2 years

Seattle Seahawks

Retained

Signed

  • QB Sam Darnold: 3 years, $100.5 million (Read more)
  • WR Cooper Kupp: 3 years, $45 million (Read more)
  • EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence: 3 years, $42 million (Read more)
  • WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 1 year, $5.5 million
  • OL Josh Jones: 1 year, $4.75 million

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Retained

  • WR Chris Godwin: 3 years, $66 million (Read more)
  • OG Ben Bredeson: 3 years, $22 million
  • LB Lavonte David: 1 year, $10 million
  • DL Greg Gaines: 1 year, $3.5 million
  • QB Kyle Trask: 1 year, $2.787 million
  • WR Sterling Shepard, 1 year, $2.25 million
  • DL C.J. Brewer: 1 year (exclusive rights free agent)

Signed

  • EDGE Haason Reddick: 1 year, $14 million (Read more)
  • EDGE Anthony Nelson: 2 years, $10 million
  • P Riley Dixon: 2 years, $6 million
  • LB Anthony Walker: 1 year
  • CB Kindle Vildor
  • OT Charlie Heck

Tennessee Titans

Retained

  • DT Sebastian Joseph Day: 1 year, $7.5 million
  • OL Andrew Rupcich (exclusive rights free agent)
  • CB Darrell Baker (exclusive rights free agent)

Signed

  • OT Dan Moore Jr.: 4 years, $82 million (Read more)
  • OG Kevin Zeitler: 1 year, $9 million
  • LB Cody Barton: 3 years, $21 million
  • S Xavier Woods: 2 years, $10 million
  • WR Van Jefferson: 1 year, $2.5 million
  • QB Brandon Allen: 1 year
  • P Johnny Hekker: 1 year
  • OT Blake Hance

Washington Commanders

Traded for

Retained

  • LB Bobby Wagner: 1 year, $9.5 million (Read more)
  • QB Marcus Mariota: 1 year, $8 million (Read more)
  • TE Zach Ertz: 1 year, $6.25 million
  • P Tress Way: 1 year, $2.8 million
  • TE John Bates: 3 years
  • RB Jeremy McNichols: 1 year
  • CB Noah Igbinoghene: 1 year
  • OL Trent Scott: 1 year
  • DT Sheldon Day: 1 year
  • K Zane Gonzalez
  • WR K.J. Osborn
  • DL Clelin Ferrell
  • CB Kevon Seymour
  • WR Noah Brown
  • LB Nick Bellore
  • CB Noah Igbinoghene

Signed

  • DT Javon Kinlaw: 3 years, $45 million
  • S Will Harris: 2 years, $8 million
  • DL Deatrich Wise: 1 year, $5 million
  • DL Eddie Goldman: 1 year, $1.255 million
  • CB Jonathan Jones: 1 year
  • OL Michael Deiter
  • WR Michael Gallup