Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah and the Miami Dolphins agreed to terms on a four-year, $65 million contract, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.
The deal includes $32 million fully guaranteed.
Ogbah, 28, recorded 41 tackles, 9.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 17 games (11 starts) last season.
Ogbah collected 237 tackles, 36.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 83 career games (67 starts) with the Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and Dolphins. He was selected by Cleveland in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
–Running back James Conner is staying with the Arizona Cardinals on a new three-year contract worth a reported $21 million.
As the free agency negotiating window with other teams was opening, Conner and the Cardinals agreed to a contract extension.
The two sides met at the NFL Scouting Combine and head coach Kliff Kingsbury pointed to the TD machine coming back in 2022.
Conner was on a one-year deal last season and the 26-year-old was named to the Pro Bowl with 18 total touchdowns in the regular season (15 rushing).
Free agent Chase Edmonds won’t be back to share the load with Conner and is joining the Miami Dolphins, per reports.
Multiple reports Monday pointed to Miami and Edmonds agreeing to a two-year, $12.6 million deal that includes $6.1 million guaranteed.
–Offensive guard Alex Cappa agreed to a four-year, $40 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cappa is an unrestricted free agent who spent the first four years of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The contract is pending a physical and is not able to be confirmed until the NFL league year begins on Wednesday.
Cappa, 26, was a third-round pick in 2018 and started 46 of 52 games in which he played.
–Atlanta Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported.
The extension includes $52.5 million in Matthews’ first three years and clears some immediate cap space for the Falcons.
A Pro Bowl selection in 2018, the 30-year-old Matthews has started all 128 games in which he has played since being drafted by Atlanta.
–Offensive tackle Joseph Noteboom and the Rams agreed to a three-year deal worth $40 million, keeping the versatile blocker in the mix while left tackle Andrew Whitworth weighs retirement.
Noteboom, 26, plays right tackle but moved to the left side when Whitworth was injured, bringing some flexibility to the Rams’ offseason plans.
Whitworth said before the Rams won the Super Bowl he would likely retire, but in recent weeks informed the team he hasn’t made a final decision.
Noteboom’s contract includes $25 million guaranteed and can increase to a $47.5 million deal with incentives per NFL Network.
–Center Mitch Morse signed a two-year, $19.5 million contract extension with the Buffalo Bills.
Morse played at a reduced salary in 2021 but agreed to a new deal that includes a signing bonus of $7.5 million, equating to a reduction of his cap hit to $9 million in 2022, per NFL Network.
The Bills also signed slot receiver Isaiah McKenzie to a two-year, $4.4 million deal, according to multiple reports.
McKenzie, 26, could see an expanded role after the Bills granted Cole Beasley permission to seek a trade.
McKenzie caught 20 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown in 2021 and has 99 receptions for 922 yards and seven touchdowns in his five-season career.
–Patriots backup quarterback Brian Hoyer re-signed with New England on Monday.
Hoyer agreed to a two-year, $4 million deal to remain on the roster behind second-year starter Mac Jones.
Hoyer, 36, appeared in five games last season and has played for seven NFL franchises over 13 seasons. In his limited action in 2021, Hoyer completed nine of 11 pass attempts for 227 yards and a touchdown.
–Center Tyler Larsen is returning to the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal, per multiple reports. He appeared in nine games (three starts) with the team in 2021 before tearing his Achilles in December.
Contract terms weren’t revealed, but he played last year on a one-year, $1.04 million contract. The 30-year-old played in 68 games (18 starts) with the Carolina Panthers from 2016-20.
–Field Level Media
