The Minnesota Vikings are trading guard Ed Ingram to the Houston Texans, NFL Network reported Thursday.
The Vikings will receive a 2026 sixth-round draft pick from Houston in exchange for the three-year veteran.
Ingram, 26, has started 41 of his 48 games since Minnesota made him the 59th overall pick in 2022.
The Vikings signed former Indianapolis Colts guard Will Fries to a reported five-year, $88 million deal earlier this week.
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The Washington Commanders brought in a new anchor at left tackle, acquiring five-time Pro Bowler Laremy Tunsil from the Houston Texans on Monday, multiple reports said.
According to NFL Network, the Commanders are sending a 2025 third-round draft pick and second- and fourth-rounders in 2026 to Houston to acquire Tunsil and a fourth-round pick.
Tunsil, 30, was a first-round choice by the Miami Dolphins in 2016 but fully blossomed after being traded to the Texans ahead of the 2019 season. In six seasons with the Texans, the only year Tunsil wasn’t named to the Pro Bowl was 2021, when thumb surgery cut his season short after five games.
Tunsil has made 125 starts in his nine-year NFL career and did not miss a game in 2024. He also has seven playoff starts to his name.
The Commanders, coming off their first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991, have added wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers as well as Tunsil via trades.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big-time move on Sunday night by acquiring receiver DK Metcalf from the Seattle Seahawks for a second-round draft pick, according to multiple reports.
Metcalf reportedly will sign a five-year, $150 million deal with the Steelers.
The teams reportedly are also switching draft picks in the sixth and seventh rounds.
Metcalf requested a trade last week and the Seahawks agreed to see if they could grant his wish.
Metcalf, 27, narrowly missed his fourth career 1,000-yard receiving season in 2024 by catching 66 passes for 992 yards and five scores in 15 games (12 starts). He topped 1,000 in 2020, 2022 and 2023 with his career best of 1,303 coming in 2020.
The two-time Pro Bowl pick has 438 receptions for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in 97 career games (93 starts) in six seasons with the Seahawks, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 draft.
Pittsburgh could enter next season with two top-notch receivers in Metcalf and George Pickens unless the Steelers decide to deal the latter.
Along with Friday’s reported trade of quarterback Geno Smith to Las Vegas for a third-round pick, Seattle is now set to own four of the top 68 and six of the top 82 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Myles Garrett’s trade request from the Cleveland Browns has been canceled.
The Browns said Sunday they have agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2030 season. While the Browns did not disclose his salary, multiple outlets reported he will earn an average of $40 million a year and that the contract includes $123 million in guaranteed money.
Garrett will become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league, easily surpassing the three-year, $106.5 million contract that defensive end Maxx Crosby agreed to with the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
On Feb. 3, Garrett requested a trade from the Browns, adamant that he wanted to play for a Super Bowl contender and that money wasn’t the issue. Cleveland.com reported Feb. 27 that a lucrative contract extension would not wipe out Garrett’s trade request.
A stalemate ensued when the Browns said they would not trade, Garrett, who was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.
He is a four-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and the winner of the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year award.
Garrett, 29, has racked up 102.5 sacks, 20 forced fumbles, 200 quarterback hits and 116 tackles for loss in 117 career games (114 starts).
He is the only player in NFL history with 14 or more sacks in four consecutive seasons (2021-24).
He signed a five-year, $125 million extension with the Browns in 2020 and is set to count $19.7 million against the team’s cap in 2025. He would have become an unrestricted free agent ahead of the 2027 season, according to Spotrac.
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The Green Bay Packers have held trade talks involving star cornerback Jaire Alexander, NFL Network reported Wednesday.
The report comes one day after Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst’s lukewarm response when asked about the team’s plans for Alexander in 2025.
“We’ll see, we’re working through that,” Gutekunst said Tuesday. “We’ll work through that as we go along.”
Alexander, who has two years remaining on his current contract, has been limited to just seven games over each of the last two seasons. He underwent knee surgery after this past campaign.
Alexander, 28, had 16 tackles and two interceptions — one returned for a touchdown — and one forced fumble in seven games in 2024.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Alexander totaled 287 tackles and 12 interceptions in 78 career games (76 starts) since being selected by the Packers with the 18th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has received permission by the Washington Commanders to seek a trade, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
Allen, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, was Washington’s first-round pick (17th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft.
He is entering the final season of a four-year, $72 million contract, and Washington would save $16.3 million in cap space if he is traded or released before June 1.
Allen, 30, has played 109 games (108 starts) in his tenure with Washington. He has 401 career tackles, 42 sacks and 118 quarterback hits.
He was limited to nine games in 2024 because of a torn left pectoral muscle.
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Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said he plans to win a Super Bowl in Jacksonville, not Pittsburgh.
Speaking for the first time since rumors emerged last week that the Steelers wanted to acquire Lawrence to run their offense, the Jaguars quarterback shot down the internet chatter.
“I’m happy here in Jacksonville,” Lawrence, 25, said Monday on the “Up & Adams” show on NFL Network. “I plan on, you know, we want to win a Super Bowl here, and I think we can do that. And I don’t want to leave Jacksonville. So I’m happy here, obviously not going to Pittsburgh.”
Still, Lawrence acknowledged being a bit unsettled as rumors swirled, conveyed to him via text from his agent.
“When he sent it to me, I was like, I wouldn’t say your heart drops, but you’re kind of like, what? And then I’m thinking about how I can’t even get — I have a no-trade clause in my contract, so I would know about it if I was getting traded, or if that was something that was gonna happen, you know, I’d have to be on board with it,” Lawrence said. “Which I’m not.”
Lawrence said his new head coach, Liam Coen, reached out to him.
“Liam texted me, actually, I guess the day after it came out, and Liam said, ‘Shouldn’t even have to say this, but that’s not coming from us.’” Lawrence said. “I was like, yeah, I figured. So we’re all good. He didn’t even have to send that. There was no doubt on my side.”
Lawrence is under contract through the 2030 season after signing a five-year, $275 million contract extension with Jacksonville. He has a full no-trade clause with the Jaguars.
In 2025, Lawrence will be playing for his third head coach in five NFL seasons, following the dismissals of Urban Meyer and Doug Pederson.
Jacksonville holds the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 draft. Counting Lawrence as the No. 1 pick in 2021 followed by defensive end Travon Walker first overall in 2022, this is the third time in five seasons the Jaguars are set to draft in the top five.
Lawrence was 2-8 as the starter in 2024, completing 60.6 percent of his passes for 2,045 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He missed seven games due to a shoulder injury and a concussion.
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Deebo Samuel told ESPN on Sunday that the San Francisco 49ers have granted the hybrid wide receiver and agent Tory Dandy permission to seek a trade.
Samuel’s comments came on the heels of the fomer All-Pro selection asking the 49ers to trade him during the players’ exit meetings after the season.
“It was a hard conversation to have with Kyle (Shanahan, head coach) because of the relationship that we have,” Samuel said. “But I have to do what’s best. I’m more than thankful for the Niners giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, but now I think it’s best that we find another team.”
Samuel, 29, recorded 806 yards from scrimmage (670 receiving, 136 rushing) and four total touchdowns in 2024, his fewest in both categories since the 2020 campaign.
The 49ers signed Brandon Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million extension last August and also selected fellow wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Samuel signed a three-year, $71.55 million extension with the 49ers following his All-Pro campaign in 2021.
He has 4,792 receiving yards with 22 touchdowns and 1,143 rushing yards and 20 scores in 81 games since the 49ers selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Longtime Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp announced Monday evening that his tenure with the team is over and he has been informed that he will be traded, a decision he disagrees with.
Kupp, who has spent eight seasons with the Rams, revealed the team’s decision in a social media post.
“I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships,” Kupp began. “I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA.
“Still, if there’s one thing that I have learned over the years: there are so many things that are out of your control, but it is how you respond to these things that you will look back on and remember.
“I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us.”
Kupp had a season for the ages in 2021 when he won the NFL receiving triple crown with 145 receptions for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection.
He continued his stellar campaign with 33 catches for 478 yards and six touchdowns in four postseason games. He was named MVP of the Super Bowl LVI for catching eight passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, including the winning 1-yard score with 1:25 left in the Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
But Kupp has been plagued by injuries over the past three seasons and has only topped 800 yards once during the span. This season, he injured an ankle in Week 2 and was limited to 12 games, producing 67 receptions for 710 yards and six touchdowns.
Kupp, who turns 32 in June, is eager to recapture his form.
“2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career,” Kupp wrote. “Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come.”
Kupp is due to make $20 million in 2025 in salary and bonuses with a cap hit of $29.78 million so the Rams may find it a difficult to find a trade partner.
One interested party could be Minnesota, as Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell was the Rams’ offensive coordinator when Kupp had his mammoth campaign.
Kupp was a college star at FCS program Eastern Washington before the Rams drafted him in the third round of the 2017 draft. He has 634 catches for 7,776 yards and 57 touchdowns in 104 regular-season games (89 starts).
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The Pittsburgh Steelers rebuffed the Chicago Bears’ attempt to discuss a potential trade for longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, ESPN reported Saturday.
At least one other team also explored trying to acquire Tomlin, only to be informed that he has a no-trade clause in his contract, per the report.
Tomlin, 52, signed a three-year extension last June and confirmed earlier this week that he intends to be on the Steelers’ sideline for a 19th season in 2025.
“Save your time,” Tomlin said Tuesday when asked about reports that teams are kicking the tires on acquiring him this offseason.
Currently the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, Tomlin has compiled a 183-107-2 record since taking over in 2007. The Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season but haven’t won a playoff game since the 2016 campaign.
Pittsburgh’s 2024 season ended with a five-game losing streak, capped by a 28-14 wild-card loss at rival Baltimore last weekend.
The Bears have cast a wide net in their search for a head coach, including an interview with interim coach Thomas Brown. Other names linked to the vacancy include former NFL head coaches Pete Carroll, Mike McCarthy, Ron Rivera and coordinators Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson, Mike Kafka, Todd Monken, Drew Petzing and Anthony Weaver.
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