According to The Athletic, Chubb agreed to a one-year deal with Houston worth at least $2.5 million and up to $5 million.

While Chubb, 29, could have landed a more lucrative offer from other teams, reports indicated that Chubb would rather agree to an incentive-laden contract to join Texans star Joe Mixon in the backfield.

Mixon comes off his second Pro Bowl season, during which he ran for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in his first season with Houston.

A second-round pick in 2018, Chubb spent his first seven years in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, including four that saw him rush for at least 1,000 yards. In total, Chubb ran for 6,843 yards and 51 touchdowns, both of which rank third all-time in franchise history.

However, Chubb was sidelined for much of the last two years in Cleveland as a result of knee and foot injuries.

Heading into 2025, head coach Mike Vrabel wants to see his young signal-caller improve his leadership skills.

"I think that there is a lot of room to grow," Vrabel told reporters Monday, noting that Maye is just 22 and early in his pro development.

"I think there's a lot of natural leadership qualities. I think I have to encourage him, continue to encourage him and to put him in those positions to do that so that the players understand that there's a different version of all of us," Vrabel said. "There's one that's maybe off the field, there's one in the meeting room, and then there's a version on the field, which we all have to understand is somewhat different than what it may be off the field."

Vrabel, entering his first season as the head coach in New England, said leadership isn't the exclusive property of a quarterback.

Vrabel should know, having been a leader of the Patriots' defense as a linebacker during the 2000s before coaching the Tennessee Titans from 2018-23.

"I don't think it matters if you're a quarterback, offensive lineman, running back or defensive back. It's about your ability to reach certain players," Vrabel said. "Again, we don't want to have any gaps. Hopefully, you know what to do, you're prepared, you do things the right way, you're a good listener.

"I think you can adapt to what happens and adapt to the people you're talking to maybe based on what they need. Sometimes people need a little different encouraging, and sometimes you need a little bit of a firmer hand and maybe a little bit of a firmer stance. I think that's all important of understanding and getting to know each person before you can start to lead them."

Vrabel was asked whether Maye has been able to push his teammates without pushing their buttons or worrying about how his leadership style might affect his popularity.

"I think that's evolving and that's a work in progress," he said. "I think we're all learning each other a little bit. I think we're all learning the system and learning the plays, and once we master it, I think that's going to start to separate itself."

Maye made the Pro Bowl and went 3-9 as a starter last year after being drafted No. 3 overall. He passed for 2,276 yards with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

According to multiple reports, Rodgers' agreement includes a base salary that would rank 11th in the NFL at the position in 2025, according to salary databases from Spotrac and Over The Cap. The Steelers only guaranteed $10 million of the $13.65 million total, according to multiple reports.

Falcons backup Kirk Cousins has the highest base salary among all quarterbacks in 2025 at $27.5 million.

Twenty-one quarterbacks have an average annual salary over $13.65 million, including Colts backup Daniel Jones ($14 million) and the Jets' Justin Fields ($20 million). Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott tops the list at $60 million. Joe Burrow (Bengals), Josh Allen (Bills), Jordan Love (Packers) and Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars) each earn an average of $55 million per year -- and none have yet to turn 30.

Burrow is second in quarterback base salary in 2025 at $25.25 million.

Fields began the 2024 season as QB1 for the Steelers and was benched in favor of Russell Wilson after six games. Wilson signed a reported one-year, $10.5 million contract with the New York Giants as a free agent and Fields is the new starter for the Jets, the franchise Rodgers called home the past two seasons.

The Jets and Steelers square off Week 1 of the 2025 regular season.

The Steelers announced Friday they had agreed to a one-year deal with the 41-year-old veteran, though no terms were released. The team statement also said the deal was pending a physical.

Rodgers, a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player and winner of Super Bowl XLV, spent his first 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers before his stint with the Jets.

In that Super Bowl, while playing for Green Bay, he was named game MVP as the Packers defeated the Steelers.

In addition to their new roles as co-owners, eldest daughter Carlie Irsay-Gordon is now the CEO, Casey Foyt the executive vice president, and Kalen Jackson the chief brand officer and president of the team's foundation.

All three women have served as vice chairs/owners since 2012. The team said the longstanding transition plans were established by Jim Irsay, who passed away on May 21 at the age of 65.

The Colts are one of only a few NFL franchises under sole family ownership. Robert Irsay originally acquired the Baltimore Colts in 1972 and moved the team to Indianapolis in 1984. Jim Irsay became sole owner when his father died in 1997.

Irsay-Gordon, 44, started out as an intern for the Colts and is a member of multiple league committees. She has attended owners meetings and tended to official league business at her father's side -- and independently on behalf of ownership -- since 2004.

Irsay-Gordon has been heavily involved in the business side of the team since 2012 and in the past several years continued to take on more responsibility in other areas of the organization.

She filled in when Jim Irsay was suspended for six games by the NFL in 2014. The suspension came after he entered a guilty plea to DUI charges.

Cousins has expressed a desire to find a starting role elsewhere after finishing last season as the backup to Michael Penix Jr.

However, the Falcons have been reluctant to trade him without getting a significant return. Atlanta signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed before the 2024 season, then selected Penix with the eighth overall pick in the draft.

The Falcons started last season 6-3, but a nosedive Cousins told NFL Network coincided with a shoulder injury prompted Atlanta coach Raheem Morris to turn the offense over to Penix with three games left in the regular season. Penix went 1-2.

Cousins, who turns 37 in mid-August, attended several of Atlanta's voluntary organized team activities in late May though he did not practice.

Penix is the team's No. 1 quarterback entering the new season. The Falcons also have Easton Stick and Emory Jones on their depth chart.

Cousins threw for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and a career-high 16 interceptions in 14 starts last season. The four-time Pro Bowl selection was a starter in Washington and Minnesota before joining Atlanta.

The move will save the Bengals $5.6 million in 2025 cap space, per the report. Pratt carries a dead-cap hit of $2.33 million, per Spotrac.

Pratt, 29, racked up 143 tackles in 2024, tied for 10th in the NFL. He started all 17 games for the Bengals in 2023 and 2024.

Pratt has 616 tackles, seven interceptions, 23 passes defensed and 3.5 sacks in 96 career games (88 starts) for the Bengals, who drafted him in the third round of the 2019 draft.

Seeking an adjusted contract to reflect the current market for his new position, Jenkins has been distant from the team since the start of the offseason. He's moving from guard to center and while he said last season he's amenable to a move, he wants to be paid for his versatility after logging important snaps at tackle and guard in previous seasons.

Jenkins has two years remaining on a four-year, $68 million contract signed in 2022, but none of it is guaranteed.

NFL Network reported Monday it's unlikely Jenkins will practice without financial guarantees for injury in his contract.

Packers offensive coordinator Andy Stenavich said after the draft Jenkins was on board with the position switch, but ESPN reported Jenkins wants the security of guarantees or a new deal to make the move.

At an average annual salary of $17 million per year, Jenkins' current deal would make him the second-highest-paid center in the NFL -- tied with Cam Jurgens (Eagles) -- behind only Chiefs All-Pro Creed Humphrey ($18 million).

Jenkins turns 30 in December and bumps inside to make room for free agent addition Aaron Banks to play left guard. The Packers also selected Anthony Belton (54th overall) and seventh-rounder John Williams in their 2025 draft class.

Jenkins was a second-round pick in 2019 and played center in college. General manager Brian Gutekunst has shown little interest in extending contracts for players with more than one season left on an existing contract.

"We feel he's got a chance to be an All-Pro center. We've talked about it a lot, how versatility plays into our offensive line, and having guys that can move to different spots," Gutekunst said. "And Elgton's one of those guys who can play all five spots, so he's a luxury. I'm excited to see what he can do at center, as well."

KPRC2 reported that Arnette worked out for the Texans on Monday ahead of the team's minicamp.

The Texans are searching for secondary depth. The recent retirement of veteran cornerback Ronald Darby created uncertainty on the depth chart.

Arnette, 28, was selected No. 19 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 draft. He played in 13 games (seven starts) before Arnette was hit with felony gun charges stemming from an incident at a Las Vegas casino in January 2022. Arnette was accused of brandishing a .45-caliber handgun during an argument with casino valets.

Arnette was sentenced to community service and fined $2,000 in August 2023 after agreeing to a plea deal.

The Raiders released Arnette in November 2021 amid two lawsuits and a troubling video posted by the defensive back. The video showed Arnette repeatedly threatening to kill someone while brandishing what appeared to be semi-automatic weapons. The Kansas City Chiefs, who had signed Arnette to a reserve contract, released him after the arrest at the casino.

Arnette most recently played for the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL, racking up 18 tackles and an interception last season.

Injuries limited Arnette to 13 games (seven starts) in his one-plus seasons with the Raiders. He didn't record any interceptions and had 29 tackles.

Alexander, 28, skipped the in-person, voluntary workouts this offseason but was expected to be at the mandatory minicamp, which opens Tuesday.

A contentious relationship between the two parties continued this offseason, with the Packers seeking to restructure his contract amid frustration over his lack of availability; Alexander appeared in just 14 games over the past two seasons combined.

Last season, he didn't play in a game after Week 11, contending he was injured, though he did participate in some practices. In 2023, it was shoulder and knee injuries -- along with a one-game team suspension -- that limited his availability.

The team has tried to trade him this offseason but to no avail.

"We invested a lot in Jaire and want to make sure, if he's not gonna be on our football team helping us win games, that we get something back for that investment," Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst said earlier this offseason. "So we'll see where it goes, but again, working with (Alexander's agent) weekly and trying to figure out what's best for both Jaire and the Packers."

The team selected Alexander in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has two years left on the four-year extension he signed in 2022 with a base salary of $16.15 million in 2025 and $18.15 million in 2026.

A post-June 1 release will cost the Packers more than $7.5 million in dead money but with around $17.1 million in cap savings, according to Over The Cap.

Alexander was a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection in both 2020 and 2022. Over seven seasons, he has appeared in 78 games (76 starts).

He has 12 career interceptions with a high of five in 2022. He also has three picks in seven playoff appearances.

Chubb, 29, was one of the NFL's top running backs from 2019-22, but knee and foot injuries limited him to 10 games over the past two seasons. In 2024, he played in eight games and rushed for 332 yards and three scores.

If he does join the Texans, Chubb would join a backfield led by fellow star Joe Mixon, coming off his second Pro Bowl campaign and his fifth 1,000-yard season.

Mixon, 28, posted 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground along with 36 grabs for 309 yards and a score in 2024, but had little help behind him. Pairing Chubb and Mixon would providde the Texans with a formidable duo, provided Chubb can stay on the field.

Along with Mixon, the Texans have Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale and fourth-round pick Woody Marks from Southern California in their running back room.

If Chubb had stayed in Cleveland, playing time would likely have been an issue. The Browns have Jerome Ford and selected Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins in the second round of this year's draft before adding Tennessee rusher Dylan Sampson in the fourth.

A second-round pick out of Georgia in the 2018 draft, Chubb posted four 1,000-yard rushing seasons and had 1,340 carries for 6,843 yards (5.1 yards per carry) for 51 touchdowns, along with 128 receptions for 1,042 yards and five scores.

Chubb ranks third in Browns franchise history with 6,843 rushing yards behind Pro Football Hall of Fame members Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly.

Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said prior to the 2025 NFL Draft that Ramsey didn't request a trade, but they came to the joint realization that a potential move makes sense following several conversations about his contract.

Ramsey, 30, signed a three-year contract extension in September 2024 and then started all 17 games for Miami. Grier didn't select a cornerback until the 150th pick in April's draft -- Florida's Jason Marshall Jr.

Ramsey is guaranteed $25.1 million in 2025, but a new team would owe him $21.1 million since the Dolphins already have paid his $4 million roster bonus.

Ramsey came to Miami in March 2023 in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams for a third-round pick and tight end Hunter Long. Ramsey missed the first seven games that season with a knee injury, but he still made the Pro Bowl for the seventh time.

WHIO TV 7 in Ohio reported that Jones was arrested on Friday night and booked into the Kenton County Jail early Saturday morning.

Jones, 41, played 12 seasons in the NFL for four teams, including an eight-year run with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2010-17 that included All-Pro honors in 2014 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2015.

This is not his first run-in with the law. Most recently, Jones was arrested at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport in 2023 on charges of alcohol intoxication, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.

The NFL suspended Jones for the entire 2007 season for numerous violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy. He also missed the 2009 season.

Drafted in the first round (sixth overall) by Tennessee in 2005, Jones recorded 17 interceptions and 509 tackles in 146 games (104 starts) with the Titans (2005-06), Dallas Cowboys (2008), Bengals and Denver Broncos (2018).

Conley's second act will begin by attending film school at his alma mater Georgia, his agent Jonathan Perzley told NFL Network on Saturday.

Conley appeared in 132 games (65 starts) with five teams, catching 226 passes for 2,998 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Conley, 32, most recently played for the San Francisco 49ers (2023-24) following stints with the Kansas City Chiefs (2015-18), Jacksonville Jaguars (2019-20), Houston Texans (2021-22) and Tennessee Titans (2022).

The Chiefs drafted Conley in the third round in 2015. He set career highs in catches (47) and yards (775) with the Jaguars in 2019. He played in Super Bowl LVIII with the 49ers, losing 25-22 to the Chiefs.

Multiple journalists on site captured photos of his arrival at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that signing his contract with the Steelers was a primary reason for the visit.

The Steelers announced Friday they had agreed to a one-year deal with the 41-year-old veteran, though no terms were released. The team statement also said the deal was pending a physical.

Rodgers, a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player and winner of Super Bowl XLV, spent his first 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, followed by two with the New York Jets.

In that Super Bowl, while playing for Green Bay, he was named game MVP as the Packers defeated the Steelers.

Rodgers is expected to participate in the Steelers' mandatory minicamp next week. He presumably will replace the departed tandem of 2024 starters -- Russell Wilson and Justin Fields -- with Mason Rudolph serving as his backup.

Rodgers has a career record of 153-87-1. He has completed 65.1 percent of his pass attempts for 62,952 yards. He has 503 career touchdowns against 116 interceptions in 248 games.

Rafferty played in 221 combined regular season and playoff games at guard and center from 1976-89, bridging the careers of Hall of Fame quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.

Rafferty's daughter, Rachel Powers, confirmed his passing Thursday in Windsor, Colo., following a stroke. He had been hospitalized since early May.

A fourth-round draft pick out of Penn State in 1976, Rafferty started the Cowboys' 27-10 win against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII and their 35-31 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIII.

On Jan. 3, 1983, Rafferty's block helped spring Tony Dorsett's NFL-record 99-yard touchdown run against the Minnesota Vikings.

Rafferty worked in sports equipment sales following his retirement from the NFL.

He is survived by his wife, their son and daughter and two grandchildren.

The Chargers will hold the pair of practices at Torero Stadium on the University of San Diego's campus on July 22-23.

Before moving to Los Angeles in 2017, the Chargers spent 56 years in San Diego, beginning in the AFL in 1961. This tenure included an AFL championship in 1963, a Super Bowl appearance in the 1994-95 season and 11 playoff wins. The team played in Los Angeles for its inaugural season in 1960.

Owner Dean Spanos and the city of San Diego failed to reach an agreement on a new stadium in the city, causing Spanos to uproot the franchise and move north.

While speculation has been rampant throughout the offseason that the four-time league MVP would ultimately play a 21st NFL season with the Steelers, there was still a change Rodgers would sign elsewhere or retire.

At DraftKings, the Steelers are now being offered at +4000 to win the Super Bowl, +2000 to win the AFC and +550 to win the AFC North. Their Over/Under win total in 8.5 games

Rodgers, 41, reportedly plans to fly to Pittsburgh to sign the contract and intends to participate in the Steelers' mandatory minicamp next week.

The Steelers were the NFL team in greatest need of a quarterback and open the 2025 season against Rodgers' former team at the New York Jets on Sept. 7. Rodgers will likely start opposite Pittsburgh's Week 1 starter last season, Justin Fields, who joined the Jets in free agency.

Before Rodgers' long-expected agreement, Mason Rudolph was the presumed starter for the Steelers. Rudolph returned to the Steelers after one season with the Tennessee Titans.

Pittsburgh moved on from Russell Wilson, who replaced Fields seven games into the 2024 regular season, who is also projected to start in New York as a member of the Giants.

Rodgers comes to Pittsburgh after two disappointing seasons with the Jets. He suffered a season-ending torn Achilles on the fourth play of the 2023 season, his first with Gang Green, and the Jets went 5-12 behind Rodgers in 2024, causing the franchise to clean house.

The 10-time Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2011 had also been linked to Green Bay's division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, who instead will move forward with J.J. McCarthy under center.

Dobbins, 26, played last season for the division rival Los Angeles Chargers, who applied an unrestricted free agent tender on him in April. The tender is worth about $1.1 million, according to ESPN, and would allow the Chargers to count Dobbins toward the compensatory draft pick formula for 2026 if he signs elsewhere before July 22.

"We'll have a chance to visit with him, and then we'll see where it goes," Payton said.

The Broncos' running back depth chart currently includes second-round pick RJ Harvey, second-year back Audric Estime and veteran Jaleel McLaughlin.

"Just another good football player that we've seen first-hand (that) I've seen for a while," Payton said. "Just the importance of that position group. We really like the group right now we're working with.

"It's just another opportunity to possibly bring in another good football player to help us win."

Dobbins led the Chargers in rushing last season with 905 yards and nine touchdowns on 195 carries. In four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2020, 2022-23) and Chargers, he has totaled 429 rushing attempts for 2,252 yards and 21 scores, plus 59 receptions for 330 yards and one receiving touchdown.

Pittman went to the ground during an 11-on-11 play but it was not clear if it was from contact. He stayed down for a few seconds and then limped off on his own. He later went with a member of the team's medical staff into the locker room and didn't return to practice.

The 27-year-old started 14 of the 16 games he played last season and caught 69 of 111 targets for 808 yards and three touchdowns. He revealed in April that he played through a fractured back that ultimately was determined would not require surgery. He told the Indianapolis Star that doctors fully cleared him in March.

For his career, Pittman has 405 catches for 4,470 yards and 18 TDs. His best season was in 2023, when he caught 109 passes for 1,152 yards and four TDs.

Indianapolis selected Pittman in the second round (34th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Russell Wilson practiced with the team's projected starters, but rookie Jaxson Dart took over for him for one rep with the ones and spent the rest of the day with the twos. Jameis Winston practiced for the third-teamers, other than for one rep with the twos.

Wilson praised Dart Thursday while dodging a question about what it will mean to have a first-round pick working behind him. Meanwhile, offensive coordinator Mike Kafka revealed that New York zeroed in on the former Ole Miss quarterback "relatively early" in the draft evaluation process.

"I would say it was relatively early just because you get -- the more touchpoints you have with him, the more confidence you get and the more you see him fitting into your system and your scheme," Kafka said.

"And so I felt really confident about how he operated, how he studied, how he prepared, how he handled himself. And then at the end of the day, his tape and the way he performed in those meetings."

While the Giants were seen as a possibility to take Shedeur Sanders with the No. 3 overall pick, they instead fell in love with Dart and traded back into the first round (No. 25 overall) to make him the second QB selected behind first overall pick Cam Ward.

"You watch the explosive plays, you watch how he operates in the two-minute drills and under pressure, under duress," Kafka said. "You see some of the off-schedule, off-platform plays he has and you kind of watch that together and put together a report.

"Those are things that stood out to me. His ability to kind of play within the pocket, play outside the pocket, QB run game, things like that."

Kafka is known for having worked with Patrick Mahomes early in his Kansas City Chiefs career. There, Kafka was the quarterbacks coach; in New York, he's the offensive coordinator, but he'll be plenty involved with Dart's development all the same.

"Just being the quarterback coach, you're in that room with them. You're coaching them just on the specific job of the quarterback, versus the offensive coordinator putting the whole picture together for the Qs," Kafka explained. "Being in those meetings with the quarterbacks and explaining my intent for a play or my vision for what that play could be or what the offense could look like and how we're going to attack certain things, just being out in front of that with the quarterbacks is always good information."

Kafka also praised Wilson for his "leadership" and "command" at his previous stops in Seattle, Denver and Pittsburgh, though the latter two chapters of his career were nowhere near as fruitful as his time with the Seahawks.

"You see the competitiveness that he brings, the demeanor that he brings," Kafka said. "... It's a new offense for him and he's played a lot of football, so a lot of these plays are similar to what he knows. Just getting him on the same page terminology-wise. But he's doing a great job and I'm excited to have him."

When asked, Wilson did not offer up his reaction to the Giants trading up for Dart in April, not long after they signed both him and Winston.

"Yeah, Jaxson's been great, man. He's a great worker, great teammate," Wilson said. "We're having fun, all of us. We have a really good quarterback room. Guys are so focused and working diligently every day. He's going to be an extremely, extremely good talent and everything else throughout his career."

The former Super Bowl champion said Dart being the QB2 "doesn't change anything at all" for him.

"I think the biggest thing is for me is just being my best every day, leading," Wilson said. "I always think about just leading everybody, just leading every room, every moment, every time I get to step between the white lines and the opportunity of that.

"We had a great dinner the other night, all the guys, all the O-line and quarterbacks and running backs together. We just had a good time, just tons of laughs and a good time together. So just I think the fellowship of it all is the best part right now. Obviously, our work ethic and what we're doing in the field. But when it comes to just the tight-knit culture that we're continuing to build and continue to grow, and we want to have a championship football team, and in terms of our mentality and our approach and how we go about it."

Rodgers, 41, plans to fly to Pittsburgh to sign the contract and intends to participate in the Steelers' mandatory minicamp next week.

The Steelers were the NFL team in greatest need of a quarterback and open the 2025 season against Rodgers' former team at the New York Jets on Sept. 7. Rodgers will likely start opposite Pittsburgh's Week 1 starter last season, Justin Fields, who joined the Jets in free agency.

Before Rodgers' long-expected agreement, Mason Rudolph was the presumed starter for the Steelers. Rudolph returned to the Steelers after one season with the Tennessee Titans.

Pittsburgh moved on from Russell Wilson, who replaced Fields seven games into the 2024 regular season, who is also projected to start in New York as a member of the Giants.

Rodgers comes to Pittsburgh after two disappointing seasons with the Jets. He suffered a season-ending torn Achilles on the fourth play of the 2023 season, his first with Gang Green, and the Jets went 5-12 behind Rodgers in 2024, causing the franchise to clean house.

In addition to the Steelers' matchup with fields

The 10-time Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2011 had also been linked to Green Bay's division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, who instead will move forward with J.J. McCarthy under center.

Richardson reported soreness and will rest his ailing shoulder, the same one that required AC joint surgery in 2023.

Surgery is not anticipated this time around, per Steichen, who said the plan is for Richardson to return "at some point" in training camp.

"Doctors, trainers checked it out," Steichen explained. "He's got some aggravation in his AC joint. So we're gonna sit him out this week. Obviously, he'll sit out for minicamp. We'll see when he comes back. Not gonna put a timetable for training camp on it, but when he does come back, we'll ease him into throwing, and then we'll go from there. The good thing is he's not gonna need a procedure right now."

Richardson, the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, is expected to battle Daniel Jones for the Colts' starting quarterback job this season.

"Obviously, it's frustrating, but he is in good spirits," Steichen said. "So we're working through it right now."

Richardson, 23, enters his third season with 15 starts under his belt (8-7 record), a 50.6 completion percentage, 11 touchdown passes, 10 rushing touchdowns, 13 interceptions and 12 fumbles (four lost).

He completed 47.7 percent of his passes in 2024, historically bad from an accuracy perspective and easily the worst among NFL starters. He had 10 or fewer completions in six of the 11 games he appeared in last season.

"He's not going to be starting the season out," Campbell said when asked about a timetable for Rodriguez, who tore his right ACL in last year's Thanksgiving game.

"Conservatively? November. ... Yeah, that's probably the best way to say it. Probably November. Somewhere in there."

Rodriguez, 26, recorded 43 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 10 games (six starts) before sustaining the season-ending injury in Detroit's 23-20 holiday victory over the rival Chicago Bears in Week 13.

The 2022 sixth-round draft pick has tallied 151 tackles, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 43 career games (24 starts) for the Lions.

Had he gone under the knife, the veteran quarterback still would have been paid by the New Orleans Saints despite being sidelined for the duration of the 2025 season.

"That part was tough because I didn't want to have surgery and just sit there and -- it sounds crazy but -- just take the Saints' money," Carr told Front Office Sports in a story published on Wednesday.

"I wouldn't have been able to play if I had the surgery. And then if I tried to play with it, I wasn't near 100 percent, and so that doesn't help them, either. I just felt like it was the right thing to do for myself and for the team."

The Saints disclosed that Carr had a labral tear and "significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff."

Carr, 34, signed a four-year, $150 million contract with New Orleans in 2023.

"I never played just for the money," he said. "I had a whole bunch of people tell me how crazy I was, and, 'Man, I would never have done that.' That's all cool, but I've gained all these things that the world has to offer, and it doesn't really do anything for your heart. I knew my heart was at peace, and that's really all that mattered."

The Saints selected quarterback Tyler Shough in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft in April. They also have 2024 fifth-round pick Spencer Rattler and 2023 fourth-round selection Jake Haener on the roster.

Carr was 14-13 as the starter in New Orleans over two seasons, although he was limited to 10 games in 2024 due to injuries.

A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Carr threw for 41,245 yards and 257 touchdowns against 112 interceptions in 169 games for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2014-22) and Saints. He was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Fresno State.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ESPN reported Wednesday it was a one-year deal worth up to $6 million.

Dupree, 32, is due to earn a base salary of $1.995 million in 2025, the final year of his previous contract.

Dupree played in every game in his first season with the Chargers in 2024 and tallied 6.0 sacks and 28 tackles.

He has 59.0 sacks, 100 quarterback hits, 333 tackles, 13 forced fumbles and two interceptions in 136 games (99 starts) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2015-20), Tennessee Titans (2021-22), Atlanta Falcons (2023) and Chargers.

Terms were not disclosed but multiple reports indicate it's a three-year, $36.75 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.

Bateman, a first-round pick in 2021, posted a career-high 756 receiving yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Bateman, 25, has 138 catches for 1,923 yards and 13 scores in 51 career games (35 starts) for the Ravens.

Colquitt, 43, has not played since the 2021 season, when he appeared in five games with the Cleveland Browns. He played 15 of 17 seasons with the Chiefs, winning a Super Bowl in the 2019 campaign and voted to Pro Bowls in 2012 and 2016.

He averaged 44.8 yards in punting 1,198 times for 53,660 yards in 255 regular-season games with 103 touchbacks and 483 boots inside the 20-yard line. He had six blocked.

The Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Tennessee. He played for the Chiefs (2005-19), Pittsburgh Steelers (2020), Jacksonville Jaguars (2020), Atlanta Falcons (2021) and Browns (2021).

Colon, formerly known at Colon-Castillo, is signing a one-year contract, per the report. He played in all 17 games last season for the Arizona Cardinals and made a career-high seven starts at right guard.

The 27-year-old played center for the Baltimore Ravens and made four starts from 2020-22, then 11 starts at right guard for Arizona in 2023 and 2024.

He has played in 51 games and started 15. He became a free agent on March 11.

Ragnow, 29, announced in a post to social media on Monday that he is retiring after seven NFL seasons.

A first-round pick out of Arkansas and a key cog on one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Ragnow was named second-team All-Pro last season and made the Pro Bowl four times. He started all 96 regular-season games and four postseason games he played from 2018-24 but has dealt with numerous injuries.

Tate Ratledge stepped into Ragnow's starting role during offseason workouts. He's a converted guard who started three seasons as a right guard for Georgia. If the Lions decide the rookie second-round pick isn't ready, left guard Graham Glasgow has started at center and could slide to that position.

Rudolph, along with veteran safety Miles Killebrew and 1970s-era running back Rocky Bleier, presented the U.S. president with a Steelers No. 47 jersey during an event Friday near Pittsburgh.

Some fans were unhappy about it and voiced their complaints with the team, which responded with an email on Monday that reminded fans that the opinions of individual players "do not necessarily represent the view of the entire Pittsburgh Steelers organization."

"We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. As valued fans, your voice is an essential part of what makes our Steelers community and fan base so strong," read the email, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

"We understand that a recent rally in Pittsburgh has generated a range of reactions from our fan base. Our alumni and current players make their own individual decisions that reflect their views, and they do not necessarily represent the view of the entire Pittsburgh Steelers organization. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your passion and your continued support of the team."

Rudolph, 29, was asked about the controversy on Wednesday at team workouts.

"There's backlash every day," he said. "You look on social media, there's constant ... that's the nature of social media. That's why America is so great. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Speech is free. Par for the course."

Barring the signing of free agent Aaron Rodgers, Rudolph is in line to be the starting quarterback for the Steelers in 2025 following the departures of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.

Rudolph is 9-8-1 as an NFL starter, completing 63.7 percent of his passes for 4,615 yards with 28 touchdowns and 20 interceptions for the Steelers (2019-21, 2023) and Tennessee Titans (2024).

Killebrew, 32, is a special teams standout who was selected for the Pro Bowl the last two seasons and first-team All-Pro in 2023. He has 161 tackles and two interceptions in 146 games (five starts) for the Detroit Lions (2016-20) and Steelers (2021-present).

That said, Barkley raised a few eyebrows recently when he revealed his retirement plan is similar to that of Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.

"I'll probably be one of those guys that it'll be out of nowhere. I'll probably just wake up one day, whether it's next year or two years or four years, and just be like, 'Yeah, it's over,'" Barkley said on Chris Long's Green Light podcast.

"... My favorite player of all time is Barry Sanders, so probably similar to that. Maybe one day, it'll be out of nowhere -- I'll be balling and be like, yeah, call it quits."

Barkley, 28, is three years younger than Sanders was when the Detroit Lions legend opted to retire on the eve of training camp in 1999. Sanders was coming off his 10th straight 1,000-yard season when he made the shocking announcement.

Barkley is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year after he led the league with 345 carries for 2,005 yards while scoring 13 touchdowns in 16 regular-season games (all starts). He also caught 33 passes for 278 yards and two TDs.

He rushed 91 more times in four playoff games for 499 yards and five TDs, giving him a combined single-season record of 2,504 yards to pass Terrell Davis.

Barkley has rushed 1,546 times for 7,216 yards and 48 TDs and caught 321 passes for 2,378 yards and 14 scores in 90 career games (all starts) for the New York Giants (2018-23) and Eagles.

The Giants selected him second overall in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Penn State.

That game will be followed by Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith returning to Seattle to face their former team, the Seahawks.

The following day, NFL Network will air the Browns at the Carolina Panthers, expected to be the pro debuts of quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, both taken by Cleveland in the April draft.

Quarterbacks in new places will be the theme as the opening preseason weekend continues Saturday with a tripleheader. The New York Giants and their three new QBs -- veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and rookie Jaxson Dart -- will take on the Buffalo Bills, followed by J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings against the Houston Texans. In the nightcap, the Justin Fields-led New York Jets will play the Green Bay Packers.

Here's the full NFL Network live preseason schedule. All times are Eastern.

Week 1

Thursday, Aug. 7

Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, 7 p.m.

Las Vegas Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 8

Cleveland Browns vs. Carolina Panthers, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 9

New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4 p.m.

New York Jets vs. Green Bay Packers, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 10

Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4 p.m.

Week 2

Friday, Aug. 15

Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons, 7 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 16

Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4 p.m.

New York Jets vs. New York Giants, 7 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals vs. Denver Broncos, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 17

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Week 3

Thursday, Aug. 21

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Carolina Panthers, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 22

Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 23

Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, 4 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m.

Las Vegas Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals, 10 p.m.

Whether Darnold, 27, was the best option to start for Seattle this season became a hotter topic on Monday after a rough showing in organized team activities. He was intercepted twice in a span of three plays during 7-on-7 drills. A radio host asked Macdonald in an interview Tuesday morning whether he could envision another quarterback starting for any reason other than an injury to Darnold.

"No, you guys are crazy," Macdonald said in the live call on 710 AM in Seattle. "I respect that you've got to ask it, but it's just a crazy question. It's just not going to happen. Sam's our starting quarterback. We love him. He's doing a tremendous job."

Signed as a free agent after a resurgent season with the Vikings in which Minnesota went 14-3, Darnold is in line to take over the reins of the Seattle offense from Geno Smith. Smith was traded in March to the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting him with former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.

Rather than re-sign Darnold, Minnesota turned the offense over to second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed his entire rookie season following knee surgery.

Seattle drafted Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and traded backup Sam Howell to the Vikings. Macdonald insists the plan for Milroe isn't to start, but have a role in a unique package of play in each game. He estimated Darnold would still play "90 percent" of Minnesota's first-team snaps.

The Seahawks emerged as a landing spot and offered Darnold a three-year deal worth more than $100 million. Macdonald said Tuesday he's not worried about the quarterback not being on the money in offseason workouts.

"God forbid you're the worst payer of all time because you made one bad throw or one bad decision," he said. "That is not what we're trying to build. We want these guys to go prepare the right way and then when they go out on the practice field, go freaking let it rip and then we'll go fix it ... We've got time. It's June 3 ... They're going to get plenty of reps. We'll get those things fixed."

Flowers suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, resulting in the wideout watching from the sidelines as the Ravens fell in the divisional round.

According to Baltimore's team website, Flowers assured that his "knee's great" and that he's "ready for the season, no limits."

A 2023 first-round pick by the Ravens out of Boston College, Flowers led Baltimore with 74 catches and 1,059 receiving yards in 2024. He also hauled in four touchdown passes and became the first Raven to be selected to the Pro Bowl at wide receiver.

With him now practicing at the team's OTAs, Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken emphasized that the Ravens need to prepare to increase Flowers' production in 2025.

"We've just got to get him the ball more," Monken said, via the team's website. "He's an unbelievable football player. He's not only an outside receiver that has elite route-running skills, but he's unbelievable with the ball in his hands.

"So you have a guy that really plays two spots. ... I expect him to take another leap. When you make it to the Pro Bowl, or you're an All-Pro, you're pretty good."

In two years with the Ravens, Flowers has totaled 151 catches for 1,917 yards and nine touchdowns.

A defensive lineman on the legendary "Purple People Eaters" front four, Marshall holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender. He started 270 consecutive games for the Vikings from 1961-79.

"The entire Minnesota Vikings organization is mourning the loss of Jim Marshall," the Vikings said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. "No player in Vikings history lived the ideals of toughness, camaraderie and passion more than the all-time iron man. A cornerstone of the franchise from the beginning, Captain Jim's unmatched durability and quiet leadership earned the respect of teammates and opponents throughout his 20-year career. Jim led by example, and there was no finer example for others to follow. His impact on the Vikings was felt long after he left the field. Jim will always be remembered as a tremendous player and person. Our hearts are with his wife, Susan, and all of Jim's loved ones."

Marshall's No. 70 was retired by the Vikings. He is credited with 130.5 sacks -- tied for 22nd since the league made sacks an official statistic in 1960 -- and 30 fumble recoveries. That includes the infamous "he's going the wrong way" scoop of a Billy Kilmer fumble before he sprinted 66 yards and unwittingly ended in his own end zone resulting in a safety for the 49ers.

A constant on a defense that included Pro Football Hall of Famers Alan Page and Carl Eller, Marshall played at Ohio State and was drafted by Cleveland.

He was acquired from the Browns one year after the Minnesota franchise was established in 1960. At the time of his retirement in 1979, Marshall had played in every game in the history of the team.

He was part of the 1969 NFL Championship team and played in all four of the Vikings' Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s.

Selected to two Pro Bowls (1968, 1969), Marshall was a second-team All-Pro three times (1964, 1968-69).

Drafted 31st overall out of Alabama in April, the 21-year-old linebacker is recovering from surgery in March to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

"He won't hit the practice field until sometime in August," defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Tuesday. "We're doing all we can, he's doing all he can in meetings. We're doing all we can with him on the field. I take him to the side and do an individual drill with him that's suited to what he can do right now. He's working good and trying to pick it up."

Fangio added that Campbell, 21, will start off working at inside linebacker when he returns. Any move to the edge will have to wait until the team evaluates his recovery status.

Campbell recorded 5.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 13 games for the Crimson Tide in 2024, earning a spot on the All-Southeastern Conference first team.

Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley recently said that he is not bothered by Stroud's lack of passing reps.

"Yeah, he's locked in every step of the way. No concerns whatsoever," Caley told reporters Friday. "Everybody has a specific routine relative to their own routine, specific to whatever. Whether it's football, whether it's athletic training, et cetera, and he's doing a great job and he's out here and he's working."

Stroud, 23, is entering his third season. He crafted an impressive debut season with a passer rating of 100.8 and 4,108 yards, both the third-best in NFL history for a rookie. He was the first Texans player to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

Last season, Stroud came back down to earth a bit. His yards per game dropped from 273.9 in 2023 to 219.2 in 2024, and his interception total jumped from five to 12.

In two seasons with the Texans, Stroud is 19-13 with 43 touchdowns, 7,835 yards and a 93.7 passer rating. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft also has two wild-card playoff wins under his belt.

Davis was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars after one season on May 7 in a move that will saw the team absorb a $20.3 million dead cap hit.

Davis, 26, caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games (nine starts) last season before sustaining a torn meniscus in his left knee on Nov. 17 in a 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions.

Davis had 163 catches for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in 64 games (47 starts) with the Buffalo Bills. He was selected by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of UCF.

The Steelers acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks on March 9. The two-time Pro Bowl selection then signed a four-year, $132 million deal with Pittsburgh.

The Steelers also shipped wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys on May 7 in exchange for draft-pick compensation.

Going to Dallas along with Pickens is a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, while the Steelers received a third-round selection in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2027.

The Steelers still are awaiting an answer from free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers as to whether he will sign with Pittsburgh.

The newspaper added that a deal may not be completed anytime soon.

Watt, 30, is looking for a revision to his deal as he enters the final season of a five-year, $112 million contract that features a guaranteed $80 million.

Per the Post-Gazette, the price tag for Watt might have risen when Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett landed the NFL's richest contract for a defensive player in March: four years, $160 million, $123.5 million guaranteed.

Watt was selected to the Pro Bowl each of the past seven years, and he made first-time All-Pro in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. He was the NFL's 2021 Defensive Player of the Year after making a career-high 22.5 sacks.

In 2024, Watt led the NFL with six forced fumbles while logging 11.5 sacks, 61 tackles, four passes defended and two fumble recoveries in 17 games.

Over his eight-year NFL career, all with the Steelers, Watt has 108 sacks, 462 tackles, 33 forced fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries, 49 passes defensed and seven interceptions.

Armstead let it be known in April that he was retiring, with the Dolphins waiting until June to submit official paperwork in order to move the cap hit obligations over two years instead of one.

Of the $18.548 million in dead money that remains, $10.732 million of it can now be moved to 2026. Miami can also recover more than $7 million signing-bonus money that already was paid and turn it into a credit on their cap hit.

Armstead, 33, played the final three of his 12 NFL seasons with the Dolphins. He spent his first nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and started 131 of his 135 games played. He was named to the Pro Bowl five times, most recently in 2023.

Diggs' appearance was noteworthy not just because veterans aren't required to take part in OTAs, but because the four-time Pro Bowler recently went viral on social media due to a video of him enjoying himself on a boat with three bikini-clad women that included top-selling rapper Cardi B.

A portion of the video showed the 31-year-old Diggs holding a plastic bag filled with a pink substance. That led to speculation that Diggs, who signed a three-year, $69 million contract in March, could be on the outs with his new team and new Pats coach Mike Vrabel.

While Diggs did not entertain questions after catching passes from Patriots quarterback Drake Maye on Monday, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels did share thoughts with reporters.

"It's a voluntary part of the year," McDaniels said. "We know that. I don't know if we've ever had perfect attendance at these things in general. As a coach, selfishly, you love it when they're all here because you feel like you've got them all in the classroom and all on the field and all the rest of it.

"(Diggs is) here today and we're excited to have an opportunity to work with the guys that are out here and available to us. So, I know he's staying up on the information and the material. And there's so many things and opportunities for us to teach all our guys going forward -- between the rest of the practices here in the spring and then going into the summer and, you know, the many days we have before we actually kick the ball off in September. So I'm not concerned about Stef in that regard.

The Patriots have two more days of OTAs -- Tuesday and Thursday -- followed by mandatory minicamps June 9-11 before the team officially adjourns until training camp begins on July 24.

Diggs, who's still recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered Oct. 27 in his final game for the Houston Texans, has amassed 857 receptions for 10,491 yards and 70 touchdowns during his 10-year career split among the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19), Buffalo Bills (2020-23) and Texans (2024).