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

Dolphins Raiders DT Christian Wilkins said his desire was to bring a winning product to Miami. “There was nothing more that I wanted to do than to bring Miami a winner,” Wilkins said, via Dolphins Wire. “Give this city, give these people, give this organization what it deserves. So that was obviously a lot of my focus, just to at least do my part. Whatever that was from a leadership standpoint, from a playing standpoint, community standpoint, I just always tried to do my part and put my best foot forward there. And just put, literally my heart and soul, into every aspect of everything whi ..read more

Dolphins Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is in line for a big pay increase following a solid 2023 campaign. Tagovailoa implied there’s been good communication on both sides but also says it will be dealt with later. “They’ve been good. Right now, I’m letting my agent handle that,” Tagovailoa said, via Christian Shimabuku of KHON. “I’m focused on my family, I’m focused on continuing to better myself, better my craft and we’ll talk more about that when that time comes. For now, exciting times ahead, that’s for sure.” Jets ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the Jets attacking needs during free agency gives the ..read more

Bills Bills GM Brandon Beane touched on having to move on from key contributors like S Jordan Poyer and S Micah Hyde: “That was a brutal day. Guys like Mitch Morse, Jordan Poyer, and Micah Hyde meant so much to Buffalo. You don’t wanna do it but that’s the business part of it.” (Pat McAfee Show) Jets The Jets traded for DE Haason Reddick in the offseason from the Eagles in exchange for a conditional third-round pick. Reddick is hyped up about the talent on New York’s defense and he thinks they have unlimited potential. “It’s going to be exciting, it’s going to be entertaining,” Reddick said ..read more

49ers Signed RB Patrick Taylor. Signed TE Eric Saubert Chiefs Re-Signed EDGE Mike Danna Re-Signed RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire Dolphins Signed DT Teair Tart Falcons Signed CB Kevin King Patriots Signed S Kyle Dugger to a four-year extension Seahawks Waived DE LaTrell Bumphus Re-Signed RFA CB Michael Jackson and LB Jon Rhattigan Re-Signed ERFA DE Myles Adams, G McClendon Curtis, OT Raiqwon O’Neal, LB Joshua Onujiogu and TE Brady Russell     The post NFL Transactions: Monday 4/8 appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co ..read more