As more deals are getting reported about players signing contract extensions, agreeing to deals with new teams, or trades being made, we present the Def Pen 2022 NFL Free Agency. We will post about the additions and departures from each team.
Arizona Cardinals
Additions
- RB James Conner: Agreed to a three-year, $21 million extension that includes $16 million over the first two years.
- TE Zach Ertz: Re-signing on a three-year, $31.65 million contract that includes $17.5 million guaranteed.
- QB Colt McCoy: Re-signed for two more years in Arizona.
- TE Maxx Williams: Will be back in Arizona on a one-year deal.
- CB Jeff Gladney: Has agreed to sign a deal.
Departures
- Will release DL Jordan Phillips.
Atlanta Falcons
Additions
- OT Jake Matthews: Agreed to a three-year extension that will pay him $52.5 million over the first three years.
- WR Olamide Zaccheaus: Tendered at the Right of First Refusal number of $2.43 million.
- K Younghoe Koo: Agreed to a five-year, $24.25 million contract extension with $11.5 million guaranteed.
- CB Isaiah Oliver: Has agreed to a one-year deal.
- RB Cordarrelle Patterson: Has agreed to terms with Atlanta.
- QB Marcus Mariota: Signed to a two-year deal.
Baltimore Ravens
- S Marcus Williams: Agreed to terms on a five-year deal worth $70 million.
- OT Morgan Moses: Will sign a three-year, $15 million deal.
- DT Michael Pierce: Has agreed to a three-year deal worth $16.5 million.
- FB Patrick Ricard: Signed a three-year deal that makes him the second-highest paid fullback in the league.
Buffalo Bills
Additions
- WR Jake Kumerow: Re-signing on a one-year deal.
- WR Isaiah McKenzie: Re-signing on a two-year deal worth $8 million.
- C Mitch Morse: Signed a two-year, $19.5 million extension that includes $12 million guaranteed.
- CB Siran Neal: Re-signed on a three-year deal with a maximum value of $10.9 million.
- G Rodger Saffold: Signed to a one-year contract.
- DT Tim Settle: Signed a two-year deal with a max value of $10.6 million.
- DT DaQuan Jones: Agreed to a deal.
- LB Von Miller: Agreed to sign a six-year deal worth $120 million.
- TE OJ Howard: Will sign a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.
- QB Case Keenum: Acquired in a trade for 2022 seventh-round pick.
- QB Matt Barkley: Signed a one-year deal.
- RB Duke Johnson: Signed a one-year deal.
- WR Jamison Crowder: Agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million.
Departures
- Will release WR Cole Beasley and DT Star Lotulelei.
Carolina Panthers
Additions
- K Zane Gonzalez: Agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million contract.
- S Xavier Woods: Will Sign a three-year, $15.75 million deal.
- G Austin Corbett: Signed a three-year, $29.25 million deal.
- RB D’Onta Foreman: Has agreed to sign a deal with Panthers.
- WR Rashard Higgins: Agreed to a one-year deal.
- DT Matt Ioannidis: Has agreed to a deal with Panthers.
- CB Donte Jackson: Agreed to a three-year, $35.1 million deal.
- LB Cory Littleton: Agreed on a one-year deal.
Departures
- Released CB AJ Bouye and DE Morgan Fox.
Chicago Bears
Additions
- DT Larry Ogunjobi: Agreed to a three-year, $40.5 million deal but won’t sign because of a failed physical.
- OL Lucas Patrick: Agreed to terms for a two-year, $8 million deal.
- DT Justin Jones: Will sign a two-year deal worth $12 million.
- DE Al-Quadin Muhammad: Reached agreement on a two-year, $10 million deal.
Departures
- Released LB Danny Trevathan and RB Tarik Cohen.
Cincinnati Bengals
Additions
- OG Alex Cappa: Signing a four-year, $40 million contract.
- OL Ted Karras: Signing a three-year, $18 million contract.
- S Jessie Bates: Received the franchise tag.
- DT BJ Hill: Re-signed with a three-year deal worth $30 million.
- DB Michael Thomas: Will re-sign with the team.
- WR Mike Thomas: Has agreed on a one-year deal.
- QB Brandon Allen: Re-sign on a one-year deal.
- OT La’el Collins: Finalizing an agreement on a three-year, $30 million deal.
Cleveland Browns
Additions
- WR Amari Cooper: Acquired in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round draft pick and a swap of sixth-rounders.
- TE David Njoku: Received the franchise tag.
- DT: Taven Bryan: Signed a one-year deal worth $5 million.
- OLB Chase Winovich: Acquired in a trade, in exchange for LB Mack Wilson.
- LB Anthony Walker: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $5 million.
Departures
- Released WR Jarvis Landry, C JC Tretter, and TE Austin Hooper.
- QB Bakar Mayfield has requested a trade.
Dallas Cowboys
Additions
- WR Michael Gallup: Re-signing on a five-year, $62.5 million deal that includes $27 million guaranteed and a $10 million signing bonus.
- TE Dalton Schultz: Received the franchise tag.
- LS Jake McQuade: One-year contract vets minimum salary.
- DE DeMarcus Lawrence: Signed a three-year deal worth $30 million; all guaranteed.
- S Malik Hooker: Re-signing with Dallas on a two-year, $8 million deal.
- LB Leighton Vander Esch: Has agreed on a one-year deal.
- S Jayron Kearse: Will re-sign with Cowboys for two years and $10 million.
Departures
- Released TE Blake Jarwin and Kicker Greg Zuerlein.
Denver Broncos
Additions
- QB Russell Wilson: Acquired in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, along with a fourth-round pick, for two first-round picks, two second-rounders, a fifth-rounder, QB Drew Lock, TE Noah Fant, and DT Shelby Harris.
- DT DJ Jones: Three-year deal worth $30 million with $20 million fully guaranteed.
- DE Randy Gregory: Back away from a deal with Cowboys to play for Denver on a five-year deal worth $70 million.
- ILB Josey Sewell: Two-year agreement to be back in Denver.
- OLB Malik Reed: Right of First Refusal tender for a one-year deal worth $2.43 million.
Detroit Lions
Additions
- QB Tim Boyle: Re-signing on a one-year, $2 million deal that includes $1.75 million guaranteed.
- WR Josh Reynolds: Re-signed on a two-year deal with a max value of $12 million.
- OG Evan Brown: Agreed to terms on a one-year deal.
- LB Alex Anzalone: Re-signed with the Lions.
- S Tracy Walker: Re-signing on a three-year, $25 million deal that includes $17 million guaranteed.
- DB C.J. Moore: Re-signed on a one-year deal worth up to $2.4 million with $800,000 guaranteed.
- WR DJ Chark: Intends to sign a one-year deal worth up to $12 million with $10 million fully guaranteed.
- DE Charles Harris: Agreed to re-sign with Lions on a two-year, $14 million deal.
- WR Kalif Raymond: Will re-sign with Lions.
- TE Garrett Griffin: Will sign with the Lions.
Green Bay Packers
Additions
- QB Aaron Rodgers: Signed a four-year, $200 million extension that includes $153 million guaranteed.
- WR Davante Adams: Received the franchise tag, but the receiver has told the Packers he will not play on the tag in 2022.
- OLB Preston Smith: Signed a four-year extension worth $52.5 million in new money. In all, Smith gets more than $65 million over five years with a chance to make $71 million.
- LB De’Vondre Campbell: Sign a five-year deal worth $50 million.
- WR Allen Lazard: Second-round level tender with an offer of a one-year deal with a salary close to $4 million.
- DB Rasul Douglas: Will re-sign on a three-year deal worth $21 million.
Departures
- Released LB Za’Darius Smith and OT Billy Turner.
Houston Texans
Additions
- QB Jeff Driskel: Re-signing on a one-year contract.
- WR Chris Conley: Re-signing on a one-year, $2 million contract that includes $750,000 guaranteed.
- OT Cedric Ogbuehi: Signing a one-year deal.
- LB Christian Kirksey: Re-signing on a two-year, $10 million contract that includes $4 million guaranteed.
- S Terrence Brooks: One-year deal worth $2 million to go back to Houston.
- TE Anthony Auclair: One-year deal worth $2.2 million.
- C Justin Britt: Two-year deal worth $9 million.
- G AJ Cann: Signing a two-year deal worth $10.5 million with $4.5 million guaranteed.
- S MJ Stewart: Has agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 million with Houston.
- DT Maliek Collins: Re-signing on a two-year, $17 million deal.
- OLB Ogbo Okoronkwo: Has agreed to terms.
- TE Pharaoh Brown: Agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $4M.
- DB Desmond King: Will return on a two-year, $7 million deal.
- LB Blake Cashman: Acquired via trade in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round pick.
- RB Royce Freeman: Will sign a one-year deal with the Texans.
- LB Kamu Grugier-Hill: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $4 million.
Indianapolis Colts
- TE Mo Alie-Cox: Re-signed to a three-year, $18 million deal.
- OL Mark Glowinski: Agreed to terms on a three-year $20 million deal.
- CB Brandon Facyson: Agreed to deal.
- DE Tyquan Lewis: Expected to sign a one-year deal worth $3 million.
- DE Yannick Ngakoue: Acquired via trade in exchange for CB Rock Ya-Sin.
- QB Matt Ryan: Acquired via trade for a third-round draft pick.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Additions
- OT Cam Robinson: Received the franchise tag.
- OG Brandon Scherff: Signing a three-year, $49.5 million with $30 million fully guaranteed.
- OL Tyler Shatley: Re-signed on a two-year deal worth up to $6.8 million with $2.35 million guaranteed.
- WR Christian Kirk: Agreed to terms to a four-year deal worth up to $84 million with the Jaguars.
- LB Foye Oluokun: Agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $46.5 million with $28 million guaranteed at signing.
- DT Foley Fatuskasi: Three-year deal worth $30 million with $20 million fully guaranteed.
- TE Evan Engram: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million.
- WR Zay Jones: Agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $30 million.
- CB Darious Williams: Agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $39 million with $18 million fully guaranteed.
- K Ryan Santoso: Former Rams’ and Lions’ kicker is signing with the Jaguars.
Departures
- Released LB Myles Jack.
Kansas City Chiefs
Additions
- OT Orlando Brown: Received the franchise tag.
- S Justin Reid: Intends to sign a three-year, $31.5 million.
- DE Frank Clark: Re-worked contract to a two-year $29 million deal.
- QB Chad Henne: Will re-sign on one-year, $2 million deal.
- WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: Announced on his social media that he will sign with Chiefs.
- WR Corey Coleman: Will return after one year out of the league and signed a deal with Chiefs.
- WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling: Agreed to a three-year deal worth $30 million.
Las Vegas Raiders
Additions
- DE Maxx Crosby: Signed a four-year, $98.98 million contract extension with $95 million in new money and $53 million guaranteed.
- S Dallin Leavitt: Right of First Refusal tender at $2.43 million.
- DT Bilal Nichols: Has agreed to a two-year deal worth $11 million with $9 million guaranteed.
- DE Chandler Jones: Finalizing a three-year, $51 million deal with the Raiders
- CB Rock Ya-Sin: Acquired via trade in exchange for DE Yannick Ngakoue.
- RB Brandon Bolden: Expected to sign a deal.
- FB Jakob Johnson: Agreed to a deal.
- LB Ameer Abdullah: Will sign with Raiders.
- WR Davante Adams: Acquired via trade in exchange for two 2022 picks.
- LB Micah Kiser: Signed a deal with the Raiders.
- LB Kyler Fackrell: Agreed to a one-year deal.
- TE Jacob Hollister: Agreed to a one-year deal.
Departures
- The Raiders will release DE Carl Nassib to save $8 million in cap space.
Los Angeles Chargers
Additions
- WR Mike Williams: Re-signed on a three-year, $60 million deal that includes $40 million fully guaranteed over the first two years.
- OLB Khalil Mack: Acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a 2022 second-round draft pick and a sixth-rounder in 2023.
- CB JC Jackson: Expected to sign a five-year deal worth $82.5 million.
- DT Sebastian Joseph-Day: Expected to sign a three-year deal worth $24 million with $15 million fully guaranteed.
- QB Chase Daniel: The veteran quarterback will return on a one-year, $2.25 million deal.
- LS Josh Harris: Will sign a four-year, $5.6 million deal with $1.92 million guaranteed.
- DT Christian Covington: Has reached an agreement to return to the team.
- TE Gerald Everett: Heads back to Los Angeles after his time with the Seahawks on a two-year deal with a max value of $13.5 million.
Los Angeles Rams
Additions
- OT Joe Noteboom: Re-signing on a three-year, $40 million deal that includes $25 million guaranteed and has a max value of $47.5 million.
- C Brian Allen: Sign a three-year, $24 million deal.
- K Matt Gay: Placed on an Original-Round tender, keeping him for $2.54 million.
- LB Travin Howard: Tendered at the Original-Round level for a one-year deal worth $2.54 million.
- WR Allen Robinson: Will sign a three-year deal worth $45 million.
- QB Matthew Stafford: Agreed to contract extension of four years and $160 million.
Departures
- LT Andrew Whitworth announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the league.
Miami Dolphins
Additions
- RB Chase Edmonds: Agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract that includes $6.1 million guaranteed.
- TE Mike Gesicki: Received the franchise tag.
- DE Emmanuel Ogbah: Re-signing on a four-year, $65 million deal that includes $32 million fully guaranteed at signing.
- QB Teddy Bridgewater: Signed a one-year deal to backup Tua Tagovailoa.
- WR Cedrick Wilson: Three-year, $22.8 million deal.
- LB Duke Riley: Re-signing with the Dolphins on a one-year deal worth $3 million.
- WR Preston Williams: Re-signing on a one-year deal.
- G Connor Williams: Agree to a two-year deal worth $14 million that includes $7.5 million fully guaranteed.
- LB Sam Eguavoen: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $2 million.
- FB Alec Ingold: Signing a two-year deal worth up to $7.5 million.
- RB Raheem Mostert: Expected to sign a one-year, $3.125 million deal.
- WR Trent Sherfield: Will sign a one-year deal with Miami.
- OT Terron Armstead: Signed a five-year deal worth $75 million with $12.5 million additional in incentives.
- WR Tyreek Hill: Acquired via trade from the Chiefs for five draft picks.
Departures
- Released WR Allen Hurns and G Jesse David.
Minnesota Vikings
Additions
- QB Kirk Cousins: Signing a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed extension that puts him under contract through 2023.
- DT Harrison Phillips: Expected to sign a three-year, $19.5 million deal.
- LB Jordan Hicks: Expected to sign a two-year deal worth up to $12 million.
- QB Sean Mannion: Will re-sign on a one-year deal.
- LB Za’Darius Smith: In the end, Smith will sign a three-year deal with a base value of $42 million and $5 million more in incentives.
Departures
- Released DT Michael Pierce.
New England Patriots
Additions
- QB Brian Hoyer: Re-signing on a two-year contract.
- C James Ferentz: Re-signing with New England.
- S Devin McCourty: Re-signed to a one-year contract worth $9 million.
- WR Matthew Slater: One-year deal worth $2.62 million.
- K Nick Folk: Re-signed a two-year, $5 million extensions with an additional $600.000 in incentives.
- LB Mack Wilson: Acquired in a trade, in exchange for OLB Chase Winovich.
- RB James White: Will be back in New England on a two-year deal worth $5 million.
- CB Terrance Mitchell: Agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal.
- LB Ja’Whaun Bentley: Agreed to terms for a two-year deal worth up to $9 million.
- OL Trent Brown: Will sign a two-year deal with the Patriots.
New Orleans Saints
- S Marcus Maye: Will sign a three-year deal worth $28.5 million.
- DL Shy Tuttle: Tender for a one-year deal worth $2.43 million.
- QB Jameis Winston: Will re-sign on a two-year deal with a base value of $28 million, including $21M guaranteed.
New York Giants
- C Jon Feliciano: Agreed to a one-year deal.
- QB Tyrod Taylor: Expected to sign a two-year deal worth $5.5 million and backup Daniel Jones.
- TE Ricky Seals-Jones: Will sign with the Giants.
- RB Matt Breida: Agreed to a deal with the Giants.
- LB Jihad Ward: Agreed to a deal with the Giants.
New York Jets
Additions
- OT Conor McDermott: Re-signing on a one-year contract.
- DB Lamarcus Joyner: Re-signing on a one-year contract.
- WR Braxton Berrios: Re-signing on a two-year deal worth $12 million with $7 million fully guaranteed.
- G Laken Tomlinson: Three-year deal worth $41.2 million with 27 million guaranteed.
- RB Tevin Coleman: Agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $2.3 million.
- TE CJ Uzomah: Agreed to a three-year deal worth $24 million.
- CB DJ Reed: Agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal.
- S Jordan Whitehead: Agreed to terms on a two-year, $14.5 million deal.
- DT Nathan Shepherd: Agreed to re-sign with the Jets.
- K Eddy Pineiro: Received a tender for a one-year deal worth $2.43 million.
- QB Joe Flacco: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.
- QB Mike White: Original-Round tender worth $2.6 million.
- TE: Tyler Conklin: Has agreed to sign a deal with the Jets.
- DE Jacob Martin: Agreed to a three-year deal worth $16.5 million.
Philadelphia Eagles
Additions
- C Jason Kelce: Signing a new one-year contract worth $14 million.
- LB Haason Redick: Agreed to a three-year worth $45 million with $30 million guaranteed. The Max value is $49.5 million.
- DT Fletcher Cox: Agrees to return to the team on a one-year deal worth $14 million.
- RB Boston Scott: Agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal.
- DE Derek Barnett: Re-signed on a two-year deal.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Additions
- QB Mitchell Trubisky: Signing a two-year deal.
- S Miles Killebrew: Re-signing on a two-year, $4 million deal.
- OT Chukwuma Okorafor: Agreed to a three-year, $29.25 million deal.
- C Mason Cole: Three-year deal, $15.75 million.
- QB Dwayne Haskins: Steelers placed the original-round Restricted Free Agent tender worth $2.54 million.
- S Marcus Allen: Steelers placed the original-round Restricted Free Agent tender worth $2.54 million.
- LB Robert Spillane: Steelers used the Right of First Refusal tender worth $2.43 million.
- DL Montravius Adams: Re-signing on a two-year deal worth $5 million.
- OL James Daniels: Signing a three-year, $26.5 million deal.
Departures
- Will release LB Joe Schobert.
San Francisco 49ers
Additions
- RB JaMycal Hasty: Signed to a one-year extension.
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair: Second-Round tender for a one-year deal worth $4 million.
- S George Odum: Will sign a three-year deal worth $10.95 million.
- DE Kerry Hyder: Signed to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million.
Seattle Seahawks
Additions
- QB Drew Lock: Acquired in the Russell Wilson trade.
- TE Noah Fant: Acquired in the Russell Wilson trade.
- DT Shelby Harris: Acquired in the Russell Wilson trade.
- DT Al Woods: Re-signing on a two-year, $9 million deal that includes $4.75 million fully guaranteed.
- S Quandre Diggs: Agreed to a three-year, $40 million deal.
- CB Sidney Jones: One-year deal worth $3.6 million.
- TE Will Dissly: Re-signs on a $24 million three-year deal.
- CB Artie Burns: Agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $2 million.
- LB Uchenna Nwosu: Two-year deal worth $20 million with $10.5 million guaranteed.
- C Austin Blythe: Will sign a one-year deal worth $4 million.
- DT Quinton Jefferson: The tackle heads back to Seattle after a stint with Raiders.
- RB Rashaad Penny: Has an agreement to sign a one-year deal with Seattle.
- CB Justin Coleman: Agreed to terms to return after his time in Miami and Detroit.
Departures
- Released DE Carlos Dunlap.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Additions
- QB Tom Brady: Announced he will come out of retirement and return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 23rd season in the NFL.
- WR Chris Godwin: Received the franchise tag.
- OG Aaron Stinnie: Re-signed with Tampa Bay.
- C Ryan Jensen: Re-signing on a three-year, $39 million deal that includes $23 million guaranteed.
- CB Carlton Davis: Expected to re-sign with the team on a $45 million three-year deal.
- WR Russell Cage: Expected to sign with the Bucs.
- G Shaq Mason: Acquired via trade in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round pick.
- WR Breshad Perriman: Will return to the Bucs on a one-year deal.
- RB Leonard Fournette: Will re-sign on a three-year deal worth up to $24M.
Tennessee Titans
Additions
- TE Geoff Swaim: Agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.
- LB Harold Landry: Re-signed to a five-year, $87.5 million extension with $52.5 million guaranteed.
- LS Morgan Cox: Agreed to a one-year extension.
- C Ben Jones: Two-year deal worth $14 million.
- OL Jamarco Jones: Agreed to a two-year deal worth $5.75 million.
- K Randy Bullock: Will re-sign with the Titans.
- WR Robert Woods: Acquired via trade for a 2023 sixth-round pick.
Departures
- Released CB Janoris Jenkins and WR Julio Jones.
Washington Commanders
Additions
- QB Carson Wentz: Acquired by the Washington Commanders in exchange for a 2022 third-rounder and a 2023 third-rounder, which can convert to a second-rounder based on Wentz’s snap totals. The teams will also swap 2022 second-round picks.
- DB Bobby McCain: Re-signing on a two-year deal worth $11 million.
- RB JD McKissic: Will return on a two-year deal worth up to $8 million.
- K Joey Slye: Restricted Free-Agent tender worth $2.4 million.
- G Andrew Nowell: Has reached an agreement to sign a deal.
- OT Cornelius Lucas: Re-signed to a two-year deal worth $8.2 million.
Departures
- Team is releasing DT Matt Ioannidis, S Landon Collins, and OL Ereck Flowers.
