Pro Football Rumors

NFL teams have until May 1 to officially pick up fifth-year options on 2022 first-rounders. The 2020 CBA revamped the option structure and made them fully guaranteed, rather than guaranteed for injury only. Meanwhile, fifth-year option salaries are now determined by a blend of performance- and usage-based benchmarks: Two-time Pro Bowlers (excluding alternates) will earn the … [Read more...] about 2026 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker

Entering the seventh round, the 257th and final selection of the 2025 draft belonged to the Chiefs. Kansas City traded up in the round, however, in a deal which left New England in position to wrap up the event. The Patriots have selected cornerback Kobee Minor at No. 257. As a result, the Memphis product has the distinction of being this year’s ‘Mr. Irrelevant.’ Like many … [Read more...] about Patriots Select CB Kobee Minor At No. 257

The Patriots’ Cole Strange pick generated scrutiny at the time for being a reach, and the young guard has yet to justify his first-round selection. New England will now shift Strange into a contract year. As expected, Strange will not see his fifth-year option exercised, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. That would have brought a $16.69MM fully guaranteed 2026 salary, making it … [Read more...] about Patriots To Decline G Cole Strange’s Fifth-Year Option

Tuesday’s minor transactions from across the NFL: Arizona Cardinals Released: G Matthew Jones, TE Bernhard Seikovits Detroit Lions Waived (failed physical designation): WR Antoine Green Green Bay Packers Signed ERFA tenders: WR Bo Melton, P Daniel Whelan, RB Emanuel Wilson Houston Texans Claimed off waivers (from Patriots): C Jake Andrews Jacksonville Jaguars Received … [Read more...] about Minor NFL Transactions: 4/29/25

Here is every team’s haul from the 2025 NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals Round 1, No. 16: Walter Nolen (DT, Ole Miss) Round 2, No. 47: Will Johnson (CB, Michigan) Round 3, No. 78: Jordan Burch (OLB, Oregon) Round 4, No. 115: Cody Simon (LB, Ohio State) Round 5, 174 (from Cowboys)*: Denzel Burke (CB, Ohio State) Round 6, No. 211 (from Cowboys)*: Hayden Conner (G, Texas) Round 7, … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Draft Results: Team By Team

Here are Monday’s minor moves: Carolina Panthers Claimed (from Raiders): CB M.J. Devonshire Signed: LB Mapalo Mwansa (International Pathway Program) Green Bay Packers Signed ERFA tender: LB Zayne Anderson Waived: DT Leonard Payne New England Patriots Waived: OL Jake Andrews, DL Marcus Harris, WR JaQuae Jackson, LB Titus Leo, S Mark Perry, TE Giovanni Ricci The Raiders’ … [Read more...] about Minor NFL Transactions: 4/28/25

The Panthers traded up with the Patriots to acquire the 77th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft and selected Ole Miss edge rusher Princely Umanmielen. Carolina will send their third-rounder (No. 85 overall) and fifth-rounder (No. 146 overall) to New England, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Umanmielen has a solid, NFL-ready frame but relies too much on speed and finesse to beat … [Read more...] about Panthers Acquire 77th Pick From Patriots, Select Princely Umanmielen