According to Field Yates, the Patriots and OT Calvin Anderson agreed to a renegotiated contract that will slightly reduce his $3.35 million salary for 2024 to create $990,000 in cap space. Anderson, 28, signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Texas in 2019. However, New England waived him after just a couple of weeks and he was claimed by the Jets.  The Jets waived Anderson coming out of the preseason and he signed to the practice squad. However, the Broncos signed him away to their roster after a month.  Denver re-signed Anderson as an exclusive rights free agent ..read more

Bills Washington WR Jalen McMillan had a private workout with the Bills. (Mike Garafolo) Clemson DT Ruke Orhorhoro took an official visit with the Bills. (Ryan Talbot) Notre Dame RB Audric Estime had an official 30 visit with the Bills. (MLFootball) Dolphins Washington WR Jalen McMillan took an official 30 visit with the Dolphins. (Mike Garafolo) Purdue S Sanoussi Kane had an official visit with the Dolphins. (Tony Pauline) Tennessee WR Ramel Keyton had an official visit with the Dolphins. (Barry Jackson)  Patriots According to a report by ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham an ..read more

Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf had his pre-draft press conference on Thursday and told reporters the team is willing to do just about anything in terms of trading up or down.  “We’re open for business in the first round and in every round,” he said via Doug Kyed. Wolf added there are “ongoing” trade discussions with other teams at the moment. He also said the team would be “comfortable” using the No. 3 pick on a quarterback, per Kyed.  NBC Sports’ Tom Curran previously reported that it would take an enormous offer to get the Patriots to trade the No. 3 pick at this point ..read more

Bills Iowa CB Cooper DeJean had an official 30 visit with the Bills. (Billy Marshall) Dolphins Dolphins GM Chris Grier on potentially taking a QB in the first round of the draft: “We’ll always look at every position — I will say that’s not a position I’m looking at in the first round.” (Marcel Louis-Jacques) Grier also touched on getting a deal done with S Jevon Holland: “Jevon is a big piece here and we’ll spend some time talking with him… he’s an important piece.” (Louis-Jacques) Regarding the rumors of Miami adding WR Odell Beckham Jr., Grier noted there’s “nothing imminent.” (Joe Schad ..read more

The New England Patriots are set to host Washington QB Michael Penix, Jr. for a dinner meeting with the team on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport. Penix will also have a top-30 visit with the team tomorrow in Foxboro. Jordan Schultz reports that Washington will host Penix for a visit on Tuesday and Wednesday. There has been increasing buzz about Penix being a first-round pick this year with teams like the Raiders and Vikings as potential landing spots for him.  Penix, 23, began his college career at Indiana where he played four seasons. From there, he transferred to Washington for the 20 ..read more

Bills Bills LT Dion Dawkins believes that the team still has a shot to win a title even after trading away top WR Stefon Diggs. “When you’ve got a team of guys that lead with good hearts, good athleticism, good football, and when we put that helmet and them pads on and that jersey and it says Bills, that window is always open,” Dawkins said on The Jim Rome Show. “It’s always open. Like it could be a little bit more, but nah, it’s open. And it’ll always be open. And as long as Josh is at quarterback, that’s what I can talk for.” Bills LB Von Miller shared his feelings about wanting GM Bra ..read more

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Patriots are having dinner with Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy Sunday night and will meet with him Monday in Foxborough. The Patriots are widely expected to use the No. 3 overall pick on a quarterback later this month, but it remains to be seen which one they’ll select. There has been more buzz about Drake Maye ending up in New England in the last few weeks, but Jayden Daniels and McCarthy could still be in consideration for the pick.  Should McCarthy get past the Patriots at No. 3, either the Cardinals or Chargers could auction their picks to a tea ..read more

Bills ESPN’s Jordan Reid mentions he’s heard the Bills might now be content to trade back and still address their need at receiver with how deep the class is.  Texas WR Xavier Worthy had an apparent visit with the Bills. (Billy Marshall) Oregon WR Troy Franklin says he has an official 30 visit with the Bills. (Ryan Talbot) Kentucky CB Andru Phillips scheduled a 30 visit with the Bills. (Ryan Fowler) The Bills signed RT La’el Collins to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with $1.5 million guaranteed including a $290k signing bonus. Collins can also earn up to $170k in per-game roster bonu ..read more

Dolphins Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is entering the final year of his rookie deal and will likely get a massive pay raise on his new deal. Despite looming negotiations, Tagovailoa is staying focused on the team and his play on the field. “Just letting my agent deal with that and talk to the team about that,” Tagovailoa said, via Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post. “For me, my focus is when OTAs come, go to OTAs, show up and be the best teammate I can be.” ESPN’s Matt Miller has heard there’s a good chance the Dolphins go after a tight end in the second round, with Texas’ Ja’Tavion Sanders ..read more

According to Mike Garafolo, Oregon WR Troy Franklin has taken official visits with at least five teams including the Bills, Jets, Patriots, Panthers, and Browns.  He’s considered among the top receivers available in the 2024 NFL Draft and is projected as a late first- or early second-round prospect.  Franklin, 21, was a two-year starter at Oregon and earned second-team All-American and first-team All-Pac12 honors in 2023.   During his three-year college career, Franklin recorded 160 receptions for 2,483 yards (15.5 YPC) and 25 touchdowns.   The post Oregon WR Tro ..read more