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Dec 29, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis (90) celebrate with teammates after his fumble recovery against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Reports: Eagles exercise option for DT Jordan Davis

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The Philadelphia Eagles are exercising the fifth-year option for defensive tackle Jordan Davis, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

Davis, the 13th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, will earn a guaranteed $12.9 million in 2026.

Davis, 25, has started every game over the past two seasons for Philadelphia, including the Super Bowl LIX win against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

He has recorded 3.5 sacks, 90 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 47 career regular-season games (39 starts). He added one sack each in the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders and in the Super Bowl.

NFL teams have until Thursday to pick up the fifth-year options for 2022 first-round draft selections.

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Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd (33) runs on the field before an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Report: Jags won’t pick up option for LB Devin Lloyd

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are declining the fifth-year option for linebacker Devin Lloyd, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Lloyd, 26, would have been due a guaranteed $14.571 million in 2026 had the Jaguars picked up his option.

Instead, the 27th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft will hit the free agent market after the 2025 season.

Lloyd has recorded 355 tackles, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries and two sacks in 48 games (46 starts).

He led the Jaguars in tackles in 2024 (113) and was second on the team in 2023 (127) and third in 2022 (115).

NFL teams have until Thursday to exercise the fifth-year options for 2022 first-round draft selections.

–Field Level Media

Dec 22, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (5) warms up on the field prior to the game against the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Falcons pick up fifth-year option for WR Drake London

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The Atlanta Falcons exercised their fifth-year option for wide receiver Drake London on Wednesday.

London, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, will earn a guaranteed $16.817 million in 2026.

London set career highs across the board with 100 catches for 1,271 yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Durable and dependable, he has 241 receptions for 3,042 yards and 15 scores in 50 games (48 starts).

“You know how we feel about Drake: He’s a stud on the field,” Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said during the NFL draft. “He’s everything we’re about. Just like we’re just talking about being obsessed with the game. Obviously, he’s a good man off the field, but he blacks out when it’s time to play and when it’s time to compete, and he will do anything he can to rip your face off and win the game. That’s who he is, and that’s what we want.”

NFL teams have until Thursday to exercise the fifth-year options for 2022 first-round picks.

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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett (7) practices before Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Reports: Browns won’t exercise QB Kenny Pickett’s option

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Entering the final season of his four-year rookie contract, quarterback Kenny Pickett won’t have his fifth-year club option picked up by the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.

Pickett, 26, who will make $2.623 million this coming season, is set to compete with veteran Joe Flacco and 2025 draft picks Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, with Deshaun Watson out indefinitely with a right Achilles tendon injury.

Pickett’s fifth-year club option would be worth $22.117 million, per Cleveland.com.

A first-round pick (20th overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles last March and spent the season as Jalen Hurts’ backup. In five games (one start), Pickett completed 25 of 42 passes (59.5 percent) for 291 yards, two TDs and one interception.

In three seasons with the Steelers (2022-23) and Eagles, Pickett has 471 completions in 755 attempts (62.4 percent) for 4,765 yards, 15 TDs and 14 interceptions. He went 14-10 as a starter with Pittsburgh, then won his lone start of 2024 in place of an injured Hurts en route to a Super Bowl championship.

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Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker (44) looks on before an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Jaguars exercise 5th-year option on DE Travon Walker

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The Jacksonville Jaguars exercised their fifth-year option on pass rusher and former No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker, NFL Network reported Monday.

Walker, 24, is entering the fourth season of his rookie contract and is set to earn $1.1 million in base salary in 2025 with a roster bonus of $4.7 million.

The Jags have begun “open conversations” with Walker on a long-term deal, new head coach Liam Coen said last week at the owners meetings.

Walker has 24 sacks, 44 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and 28 tackles for loss in 49 games (48 starts) since the Jags selected him No. 1 overall in the 2022 draft.

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Dec 16, 2023; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts defensive end Kwity Paye (51) moves in to tackle Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris (22) for a loss during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Scheer-USA TODAY Sports

Colts guarantee edge rusher Kwity Paye $13.4M, pick up 2025 option

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Indianapolis exercised the fifth-year option in the contract of pass rusher Kwity Paye, guaranteeing the No. 21 pick in the 2021 draft a salary of $13.4 million in 2025.

Paye, 25, had his best year as a pro in 2023. He posted career highs with 8.5 sacks and 52 tackles. Paye had 10 total QB sacks in his first two seasons.

in 43 career games, all starts, Paye has 129 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss.

A defensive end at Michigan, Paye ranks 46th in the NFL in sacks (18.5) over the past three seasons.

Paye was drafted between wide receiver Kadarius Toney (Giants) and cornerback Caleb Farley (Titans) in 2021.

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Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes (21) is carted off the field during the first half against Detroit Lions at Ford Field, Nov. 6, 2022.

Packers decline CB Eric Stokes’ fifth-year option

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Cornerback Eric Stokes can become a free agent in March after the Green Bay Packers declined the 2025 team option in his contract.

Drafted 29th out of Georgia in 2021, Stokes and the Packers could work out a contract extension before the current deal expires. But he’ll likely have some proving to do before general manager Brian Gutekunst floats new paperwork.

Picking up the fifth-year option would’ve been worth only $12.47 million, a relatively light guarantee because he failed to reach the required playing time threshold.

Stokes, identified last week as one of the players standing out in the offseason program by head coach Matt LaFleur, turned in a stellar rookie season in 2021. He played in 16 games, posting 55 tackles and an interception, but injuries limited him to 12 total games the past two seasons. He had surgery following right ankle and knee injuries in Nov. 22 and didn’t appear in a game until Oct. 22 last season.

He was activated from the physically unable to perform list before the October loss to the Broncos, but his return was short-lived because of a hamstring injury. Stokes didn’t suit up again until Dec. 17 and appeared in three regular-season games last season.

The deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options for 2021 first-rounders was Thursday.

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October 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance (15) before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys decline $22.4M option on QB Trey Lance

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The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year team option that would have paid backup quarterback Trey Lance $22.4 million guaranteed in 2025.

Lance is the QB2 behind Dak Prescott, who enters the final season of a four-year contract that disqualifies the Cowboys from using the franchise tag to retain him next spring.

The Cowboys, who insist they will bring back Prescott with a new contract stretching beyond the upcoming season, acquired Lance from the San Francisco 49ers in August 2023 for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft.

Lance is not changing teams this summer but will switch numbers, claiming No. 19 and allowing returning running back Ezekiel Elliott to wear No. 15.

Dallas owed Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 draft, a total of $6.5 million in salary and bonuses for two seasons (2023, 2024).

The designated starter for the 49ers in 2022, Lance fractured his ankle and set in motion the chain of events that led to then seventh-round rookie Brock Purdy taking over and engineering a playoff run to the NFC Championship Game.

Lance has appeared in eight games with four starts since being selected out of North Dakota State in a largely displaced QB draft class topped by Trevor Lawrence (first overall, Jaguars) and Zach Wilson (No. 2, Jets). Wilson was shipped to the Denver Broncos before the draft. Fellow ’21 first-rounders Justin Fields (11th, Bears) and Mac Jones (15th, Patriots) were also traded this offseason.

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Dec 3, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (9) rushes against the Carolina Panthers during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Bucs decline option on LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are declining the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, according to multiple reports.

As the 32nd and final pick of the first round in the 2021 NFL Draft, he would have been guaranteed $13.2 million for the 2025 season if the Bucs had picked up his option.

Tryon-Shoyinka, who turned 25 on Tuesday, set career highs with five sacks and 45 tackles in 17 games (12 starts) last season.

He has recorded 13 sacks, 31 quarterback hits and 114 tackles while playing all 51 regular-season games (34 starts) since his arrival in Tampa.

Tryon-Shoyinka faces new competition for playing time in 2024. The Buccaneers signed veteran Randy Gregory and spent a second-round pick last week on Alabama’s Chris Braswell.

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Jan 21, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Bills picking up option on DE Greg Rousseau

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The Buffalo Bills are picking up the fifth-year option on defensive end Greg Rousseau, Fox Sports reported Monday.

NFL teams have until Thursday to exercise the 2025 options on their 2021 first-round draft picks.

Rousseau, the 30th overall selection in 2021, will earn a fully guaranteed salary of $13.387 million in 2025.

Rousseau, 24, registered five sacks, 18 quarterback hits and 42 tackles while starting 16 games last season.

His career totals include 17 sacks, 42 QB hits, 129 tackles and three forced fumbles in 46 games (all starts).

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