Undrafted free agency is an important part of the team-building process. From a pure numbers perspective, the NFL has to rely on undrafted free agents to compromise somewhere between a quarter and a third of all active players — not even counting practice squads. There were 257 players drafted last month and at least that many, probably more than 300, will be signed as undrafted free agents.  That makes undrafted free agency a potentially important source of talent. Ninety percent of these players will be cut and wash out of the NFL in a few years. But there will be a couple dozen who sti ..read more

Chiefs Chiefs HC Andy Reid said they will focus on developing recently signed Louis Rees-Zammitt, who is a former rugby player, as a running back.  “We’ll start him off at the running back position, get him to feel comfortable with that going forward here,” Reid said, via ProFootballTalk. “He’s had an opportunity to also go down there to Dallas and work with Pat and so again, he’ll get used to some of these calls through our Zooms, and the plays, and then we’ll just see where it goes from there.” Dolphins Dolphins fifth-round OLB Mohamed Kamara said he is “very, very angry” about sli ..read more

According to a report from Safid Deen of USA Today, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was considering selling the team and other assets like Hard Rock Stadium and the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix for $10 billion.  Deen says Ross ultimately rejected the enormous offer, wanting to keep the team and other assets in his family. Barry Jackson says at this time Ross intends to leave the team to his daughter Jennifer Ross, barring a change of plans.  Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin was in talks last year after Ross announced he was looking to sell a minority stake in the team.  While sources d ..read more

Bills 2024 second-round WR Keon Coleman cited his contested catch ability and QB Josh Allen‘s arm talent and accuracy as reasons the connection should be perfect complements to one another.  “I think having the ability to go up there with the confidence that you’re gonna come down with the ball every time is a major plus, especially when you have a quarterback with the arm he has and the ball placement he has, it’s gonna kinda like pitch and catch,” Coleman said, via Jonathan Acosta. Per ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg, Bills GM Brandon Beane said he didn’t think a trade for a veteran receiver ..read more

The Dolphins announced on Monday that they have exercised the fifth-year options on LB Jaelan Phillips and WR Jaylen Waddle. Waddle’s fifth-year option is worth $15.591 million for the 2024 season, while Phillips’ fifth-year option is worth $13.25 million. Waddle, 25, was a part-time starter at Alabama. He was a first-team All-American as a sophomore before suffering an ankle injury that cost him a good portion of the 2020 season. The Dolphins drafted Waddle with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $27,085,991 contract with the Dolphins that includes a $17,058 ..read more

Dolphins Dolphins GM Chris Grier was asked about veteran LT Terron Armstead’s reaction to the team drafting OL Patrick Paul during the second round on Friday. Fins HC Mike McDaniel also weighed in, with the duo joking that Paul is large enough to fill a hallway. “Terron is fantastic dealing with it,” Grier said, via Pro Football Talk. “We felt strong that we didn’t need to communicate with him on this because he knows — he’s always like ‘take an offensive lineman.’ The cool thing about him is he loves to mentor these guys. . . . He spends a lot of time and likes to pass it on to the young ..read more

Dolphins The Dolphins grabbed DE Chop Robinson at pick No. 21 on Thursday but they weren’t trying to be done there. Miami GM Chris Grier went through how he tried to get back in the first round to get another top player on their board. “We were sitting there, there were a couple of players at the end we were excited for, so we were active even trying to get back in to get another one here in the late first,” Grier said, via Adam Stites of the Dolphins Wire. Grier was asked specifically about signing free agents like WR Odell Beckham Jr., G Dalton Risner, and WR Tyler Boyd: “We’re always looki ..read more

According to Tom Pelissero, the Dolphins are signing UDFA QB Gavin Hardison out of Texas-El Paso. Hardison, 23, had his final college season cut short when he underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow. He began his career at New Mexico Military Institute before transferring to UTEP. In five seasons at UTEP, Hardison appeared in 37 games and completed 570 of his 1,061 passes (53.7 percent) for 7,963 yards to go along with 40 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. We will have more on Hardison as it becomes available. The post Dolphins Signing UDFA QB Gavin Hardison appeared first on NFLTrad ..read more

Chiefs Kansas City added another electrifying weapon by trading up to take speedster WR Xavier Worthy in the first round. Worthy touched on his excitement to get to work with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. “Everybody dreams of playing with Patrick Mahomes, [he is] one of the greatest QBs of all time,” Worthy said, via Jared Koller. “To be able to play for him, everybody talks about it, but I’ve been saying for a while that I’m going to be a Chief. So I just put it in the air, and now that I’m here, it’s amazing.” Dolphins At pick No. 21 in the draft, the Dolphins selected DE Chop Robinson to help ..read more

Bills Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda reports the Bills will “broach” the possibility of trading up for Texas WR Xavier Worthy, while the Dolphins may be another team to consider making a move for the receiver.  Dolphins Spotskeeda’s Tony Pauline reports the Dolphins may be a team that will consider trading up for Texas WR Xavier Worthy, while the Bills will “broach” the possibility of trading up for the receiver.  Jets Per Todd McShay, the Jets are targeting the “best available weapon” on offense at pick number ten or a long-term OL option. Patriots According to Todd McShay, the ..read more