Quarterback Joe Flacco didn’t have to wait until more than halfway through the season to find a job this time.

Flacco, the reigning NFL comeback player of the year, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts in free agency, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

The deal is worth as much as $8.7 million and includes $4.5 million in guaranteed money, according to that person.

Flacco is slated to back up second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis. Richardson had his rookie season cut short when he underwent shoulder surgery. Gardner Minshew, who took over as the Colts’ starter last season in Richardson’s absence, exited for a deal in free agency with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Browns did not re-sign Flacco, opting to strike a deal with free agent Jameis Winston to back up Deshaun Watson.

Flacco, 39, had said that he did not intend to retire as long as he was wanted by a team. His performance certainly merited a roster spot somewhere. He sat out more than half of the 2023 season before joining the Browns in November, then helped them to reach the AFC playoffs by throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns in his five regular season starts.

The Las Vegas Raiders officially moved on Wednesday from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, releasing him on the formal opening day of the NFL’s free agent market.

The move, which had been widely expected, was announced by the Raiders soon after the NFL’s new league year began Wednesday afternoon, at which point free agent deals and trades also could become official.

The Raiders turned to then-rookie Aidan O’Connell as their starter at quarterback during the 2023 season. They have agreed to a contract with free agent Gardner Minshew to vie with O’Connell for the starting job next season. They also possess the 13th overall pick in next month’s draft.

Garoppolo, 32, becomes a free agent and will seek his fourth NFL team after stints with the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Raiders. He will miss the first two games of next season under a suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on banned performance-enhancing substances.

Garoppolo made six starts last season after signing a three-year, $72.75 million free agent contract with the Raiders last offseason. The deal temporarily reunited Garoppolo with Josh McDaniels, then the Raiders coach and formerly the Patriots offensive coordinator. The Raiders fired McDaniels in November and promoted Antonio Pierce from linebackers coach to interim head coach. Team owner Mark Davis hired Pierce in January as the full-time head coach.

The Raiders also released quarterback Brian Hoyer, wide receiver Hunter Renfrow and defensive tackle Jerry Tillery on Wednesday. Renfrow, a Pro Bowler in 2021, had 25 catches for 255 yards last season.

The New York Jets are fortifying their offensive line ahead of quarterback Aaron Rodgers’s return from his Achilles’ tendon injury.

They have agreed to a trade with the Baltimore Ravens that will send offensive tackle Morgan Moses to the Jets, a person familiar with the discussions confirmed. The deal can be official at 4 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, when the new league year begins. It reportedly involves a swap of fourth-round draft choices between the teams, with the Ravens also expected to receive a sixth-round pick.

Moses is likely to be the Jets’ starter at right tackle. He returns to the Jets after spending the 2021 season with them. He made 31 starts for the Ravens over the past two seasons. Moses began his NFL career in Washington.

The Jets previously agreed to a deal with guard John Simpson, also from the Ravens, in free agency. Rodgers missed all but the opening offensive series of the Jets’ 2023 season. He resumed practicing late in the season but did not play in any further games.

He is under consideration to be the running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Jets and Rodgers’s representatives did not respond to messages Tuesday seeking comment about the potential for Rodgers to be Kennedy’s choice as the candidate for vice president.

Free agent wide receiver Calvin Ridley, widely believed to have been choosing between re-signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars or signing with the New England Patriots, instead agreed to a lucrative deal with the Tennessee Titans.

Ridley’s agreement with the Titans was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the matter. His four-year deal reportedly is worth $92 million, including $50 million in guaranteed money. He had 76 catches for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns last season for the Jaguars following being suspended by the NFL for the entire 2022 season after the league determined that he bet on NFL games in 2021 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons while away from the team.

Free agent quarterback Mason Rudolph also agreed to a deal with the Titans, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Rudolph leaves Pittsburgh after four seasons with the Steelers. He made four starts last season, including one during the AFC playoffs. But he moves on after the Steelers agreed to a one-year, $1.21 million contract with Russell Wilson to vie with Kenny Pickett for their starting job. Rudolph joins a quarterback mix in Tennessee that includes Will Levis, who made nine starts last season as a rookie.

The Titans also agreed to a deal to re-sign kicker Nick Folk.

The Atlanta Falcons officially announced their signing of free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins Wednesday, and held his introductory news conference.

“I have a vision of where we can go,” Cousins said. “But you don’t get there tomorrow.”

The trades and free agent deals that NFL teams had lined up in recent days became official following the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

Teams announced many of their additions. The Baltimore Ravens announced their deal with running back Derrick Henry. The Philadelphia Eagles announced their contract agreement with tailback Saquon Barkley. The Minnesota Vikings announced their deal with quarterback Sam Darnold.

One free agent had a last-minute change of heart. Linebacker Eric Kendricks reportedly agreed to a deal with the Dallas Cowboys after earlier reports that he planned to sign with the San Francisco 49ers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers announced their trade involving wide receiver Dionte Johnson. The Steelers sent Johnson and a seventh-round draft pick to the Panthers for cornerback Donte Jackson and a sixth-round selection.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced that they’d agreed to trade tailback Joe Mixon to the Houston Texans. It initially had been believed that the Bengals, after lining up a deal with free agent running back Zack Moss, would release Mixon. Instead, they were able to work out a trade, although the Bengals did not specify what they will receive from the Texans.

The Cleveland Browns have a new backup quarterback after lining up a one-year deal with free agent Jameis Winston. That left Joe Flacco, the reigning NFL comeback player of the year, out of a job, at least for a little while.

The Browns’ agreement with Winston was confirmed by a person familiar with the situation.

Winston will back up Deshaun Watson, whose second season with the Browns was cut short by a shoulder injury suffered during a November game in Baltimore. This will be Winston’s third NFL team. The former No. 1 pick in the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the past four seasons with the New Orleans Saints.

The veteran quarterback market is dwindling. Flacco and Mason Rudolph have new deals but Ryan Tannehill remains available in unrestricted free agency. The Chicago Bears have not yet traded Justin Fields. The Jets have granted Zach Wilson permission to seek a trade.

The Los Angeles Chargers released wide receiver Mike Williams to address their salary cap crunch.

The move, which the team confirmed Wednesday, saves the Chargers about $20 million against the salary cap, even with him still counting more than $12 million against their cap. It also makes Williams one of the top wideouts available. He had two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in seven years with the Chargers.

Williams’s release puts the Chargers in salary cap compliance. But they probably will have to make further moves to provide roster flexibility. NFL teams caught a break when the salary cap increased a record $30.6 million, from $224.8 million per team last season to $255.4 million next season. Even so, the Chargers were over the cap and needed to get into compliance. It was an unwelcome roster-construction predicament for their new general manager, Joe Hortiz, and new head coach, Jim Harbaugh.

Four Chargers players — Williams and fellow wideout Keenan Allen and pass rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack — were to count a combined $142.3 million against next season’s salary cap, before Williams’s release. That all but necessitated the Chargers trade or release at least one of them.

The San Francisco 49ers released defensive lineman Arik Armstead.

The team announced the move Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the start of the new league year. The 49ers reportedly had been unable to agree with Armstead on a restructured contract for him to remain with the team. Armstead becomes a free agent after nine seasons with the Niners.

Earlier Wednesday, the 49ers agreed to a reworked contract with eight-time Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

The Ravens are fortifying their backfield considerably. They are set to add Derrick Henry, the bulldozing former two-time NFL rushing champion for the Tennessee Titans, in free agency.

Henry is expected to sign a two-year contract with the Ravens, a person familiar with the deliberations confirmed Tuesday. The deal reportedly is worth $16 million, including $9 million in guaranteed money; it has a maximum potential value of $20 million.

Henry, 30, leaves the Titans after eight seasons in which he rushed for 9,502 yards and 90 touchdowns on 2,030 carries. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was the NFL’s offensive player of the year during a 2020 season in which he ran for 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns. He led the league in carries four times and in rushing touchdowns twice.

He confirmed his free agent destination with a social media post Tuesday referring to the Ravens and their fans as “Flock Nation.” Henry joins quarterback Lamar Jackson, who won his second league MVP award last season, as the Ravens attempt to reach a Super Bowl after losing the AFC championship game at home in January to the Kansas City Chiefs. Jackson was the Ravens’ leading rusher last season with 821 yards.

The free agent market has been active for running backs. Saquon Barkley agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. He replaced D’Andre Swift, who lined up a contract agreement with the Bears. Josh Jacobs agreed to a deal with the Green Bay Packers and displaced Aaron Jones, who was released and landed with the Minnesota Vikings. Tony Pollard agreed to a contract with the Titans. Austin Ekeler joined the Washington Commanders.

And now Henry has found a new home in Baltimore.

Standout pass rusher Danielle Hunter has agreed to a two-year, $49 million contract with the Texans. He will leave the Vikings via unrestricted free agency.

Hunter’s deal includes $48 million in guaranteed money; its maximum value is $51 million. The contract terms were confirmed Tuesday by a person familiar with the negotiations.

Hunter had 87.5 sacks in his eight seasons with the Vikings, including a career-best 16.5 last season. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He grew up in Katy, Tex., near Houston.

Linebacker Patrick Queen is set to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday.

Queen will leave the Ravens via unrestricted free agency to sign with their AFC North rival. He told ESPN he plans to sign a three-year, $41 million contract.

The Steelers get a productive and versatile linebacker. Queen had 3.5 sacks and was credited with 133 tackles last season for the Ravens while being selected to his first career Pro Bowl.

It is the second significant addition of free agency for the Steelers after they lined up a one-year, $1.21 million deal with nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson, pending his release by the Denver Broncos becoming official.

Jordan Poyer agreed to a deal with the Miami Dolphins, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.

The veteran safety remains in the AFC East after being released by the Buffalo Bills.

Poyer spent seven seasons with the Bills after previous stints with the Eagles and Browns. He was an all-pro selection in the 2021 season and a Pro Bowl pick in 2022.

The Vikings are replacing Kirk Cousins with Sam Darnold, potentially.

The Vikings have lined up a deal in free agency with Darnold, the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NFL draft by the Jets who spent last season as a backup with the San Francisco 49ers. A person familiar with the deliberations confirmed the contract agreement Tuesday.

The deal reportedly is for one year and is worth $10 million. It comes after the Vikings failed to re-sign Kirk Cousins, who agreed Monday to a four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons on the opening day of the NFL’s free agent negotiating period.

Darnold could replace Cousins as the Vikings’ starter. Or he could vie for the starting job with a rookie quarterback not yet on the roster. The Vikings possess the 11th pick in next month’s NFL draft. Either way, the team has moved to solidify the position in the aftermath of Cousins’s exit.

Darnold made one start last season for the 49ers while backing up Brock Purdy. He has made 56 starts over six NFL seasons for the Jets, Carolina Panthers and Niners.

The Vikings also bolstered their backfield by agreeing Tuesday to a deal with tailback Aaron Jones, whom the Packers released Monday after he reportedly declined to accept a pay cut.

The Packers, unable to agree to a revised contract with Jones, replaced him at running back with Jacobs, the former NFL rushing champion for the Raiders.

Jones now lands quickly with the Packers’ NFC North rival. His agreement with the Vikings was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the deliberations. The deal reportedly is for one year and is worth $7 million. Jones was a three-time 1,000-yard rusher in seven seasons with the Packers. He ran for 656 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games last season.

Free agent quarterback Drew Lock has lined up a deal to sign with the New York Giants, according to a person with knowledge of the deliberations.

The Giants are adding Lock to a quarterback mix that includes Daniel Jones and perhaps a rookie to be taken in next month’s draft. Jones is returning after a torn ACL in his right knee cut short his 2023 season. The Giants have the No. 6 choice in the draft.

Lock spent last season with the Seattle Seahawks after three seasons with the Broncos. He has made 23 NFL starts.

The Jets have a new backup for Aaron Rodgers. They agreed late Monday to a two-year contract with veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor, a person familiar with the deliberations confirmed.

Taylor made five starts last season for the Giants. He has made 58 starts over a 13-year NFL career spent with the Ravens, Bills, Browns, Chargers, Texans and Giants.

He gives the Jets a better insurance policy than they had last season for Rodgers with Zach Wilson as their backup. Rodgers is returning from the torn Achilles’ tendon in his left leg that he suffered during the first offensive series of the Jets’ season opener last year. The Jets have given Wilson permission to seek a trade.

The Falcons claimed the biggest prize in NFL free agency, landing the top quarterback available by agreeing to a four-year, $180 million contract with Cousins.

Agent Mike McCartney, who represents Cousins, announced the agreement Monday afternoon on social media without immediately providing the financial details. The deal includes a $50 million signing bonus and a total of $100 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the terms.

Cousins, 35, moves on to his third NFL team after six seasons with Washington and six more with the Vikings. The Vikings attempted to re-sign him but were unable to do so.

“After significant and positive dialogue with Kirk and his representatives, we were unable to reach agreement on a contract that fits the short and long-term visions for both Kirk and the Minnesota Vikings,” General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wrote in a statement posted to social media. “Kirk holds a special place in Vikings history, and we appreciate his leadership and contributions to the team and the Minneapolis-St. Paul community over the past six seasons.”

The deal came about 2½ hours after the NFL’s free agent negotiating period began at noon Eastern time Monday.

Cousins is coming off a 2023 season with the Vikings that was cut short by a torn Achilles’ tendon in his right leg. But he played well before suffering his injury. And he remained the headliner among a group of available quarterbacks that included Russell Wilson, Baker Mayfield and perhaps Justin Fields.

The Falcons have a talented group of young playmakers on offense with tailback Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts. They must hope the addition of Cousins elevates them to contender status in the NFC. The Falcons fired Arthur Smith as their coach after their third straight 7-10 finish. They last reached the playoffs in the 2017 season. Raheem Morris, the Falcons’ newly hired coach, was an assistant coach in Washington during Cousins’s time there.

Cousins’s departure leaves the Vikings looking for a quarterback in a rapidly dwindling market.

“Our approach heading into free agency always included layers of contingencies regarding the quarterback position,” Adofo-Mensah said. “We are moving forward with plans that allow us to continue building a roster that can compete for a championship.”

Cousins has only one career playoff victory and has been consistently scrutinized for his performances in significant games. Even so, he is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and has been consistently productive. He has thrown for 39,471 yards and 270 touchdowns in his 12 NFL seasons. He was the league’s third-rated passer last season with his 18 touchdown passes, five interceptions and 103.8 passer rating in eight games.

Here’s who else is on the move:

Barkley will leave the Giants via free agency and is expected to sign with the Eagles, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. His deal reportedly will pay him $37.75 million over three seasons, including $26 million in guaranteed money.

Barkley, the No. 2 selection in the 2018 draft, is a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He topped 1,000 rushing yards in three of his six seasons with the Giants and is one of the league’s top pass-catching running backs.

Swift bolsters the Chicago offense as the Bears perhaps prepare to use the No. 1 selection in the NFL draft next month on Southern Cal quarterback Caleb Williams. He reportedly lined up a three-year deal with the Bears worth about $24 million.

Swift ran for 1,049 yards and five touchdowns last season for the Eagles.

Jacobs will leave the Raiders for a deal with the Packers, a person familiar with the agreement confirmed. Jacobs is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and led the NFL in rushing in the 2022 season. He ran for 805 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games last season for the Raiders. The Packers reportedly will release tailback Aaron Jones.

The Giants are bolstering their pass rush by trading for Brian Burns, the two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher for the Panthers.

The Panthers will receive second- and fifth-round draft choices from the Giants. The second-rounder is the draft’s 39th selection, the first of two picks in that round the Giants possessed. The details were confirmed by a person with knowledge of the deal.

The move will be lucrative for Burns. He will sign a five-year contract worth as much as $150 million with the Giants in conjunction with the trade, according to a person familiar with the terms. The deal includes $87.5 million in guaranteed money. Burns will be the second-highest-paid defensive end in NFL history behind the San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa.

The Panthers had used their franchise tag on Burns. He had 46 sacks in five seasons for the team, including eight last season.

The Cincinnati Bengals made a change at running back Monday night, planning to release Joe Mixon while lining up a deal with free agent Zack Moss.

The moves were confirmed by a person familiar with the team’s planning. Mixon spent seven seasons with the Bengals, rushing for 6,412 yards and 49 touchdowns. He was selected to one Pro Bowl and made a Super Bowl appearance.

Moss ran for 794 yards and five touchdowns for the Indianapolis Colts last season.

The Eagles, after struggling down the stretch last season and losing in the opening round of the NFC playoffs, were busy Monday. They also lined up a deal with pass rusher Bryce Huff, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. Huff had 10 sacks last season for the Jets. He will receive a reported $51.1 million over three seasons from the Eagles.

Quarterback Gardner Minshew II is expected to sign with the Raiders, a person familiar with the negotiations confirmed.

Minshew will vie with Aidan O’Connell for the starting job in Las Vegas. He made 13 starts last season for the Indianapolis Colts while filling in for Anthony Richardson, whose rookie season was cut short when he underwent shoulder surgery.

Minshew’s deal with the Raiders reportedly will be worth $25 million over two seasons.

The Raiders have also lined up a deal with free agent defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, one of the top defensive players available on the market.

A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed Monday that Wilkins is expected to sign with the Raiders. He leaves the Dolphins and reportedly will land a four-year contract worth about $110 million, including $84.75 million in guaranteed money.

The Dolphins did not use their franchise-player tag, worth $22.102 million, to keep Wilkins off the free agent market. Wilkins had nine sacks last season and totaled 20.5 sacks in five seasons with the Dolphins.

Russell Wilson is poised to sign with the Steelers in free agency this week, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.

The 35-year-old quarterback will join his third NFL team after 10 seasons with the Seahawks and two increasingly acrimonious seasons with the Broncos. He met with the Steelers on Friday in Pittsburgh after meeting Thursday with the Giants in East Rutherford, N.J.

The Broncos informed Wilson last week that they will release him after the start of the new league year Wednesday. They granted Wilson permission to meet immediately with other teams, giving him a head start on his free agency. Other teams also expressed interest, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. But Wilson made his selection and confirmed his choice via a video posted Sunday night to social media in which he called himself “[g]rateful” to join the team for Year 13 of his NFL career.

Wilson is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Steelers for a modest salary around the 2024 league minimum of $1.21 million for a player of his experience level. The Broncos must pay him $39 million for the 2024 season, minus whatever the Steelers pay him.

The Steelers reached the AFC playoffs last season with Kenny Pickett, Mitchell Trubisky and Mason Rudolph each making starts at quarterback. Wilson could vie with Pickett for the starting job next season. Trubisky was released and signed with the Bills. Rudolph is eligible for free agency.

Wilson was the NFL’s eighth-rated passer last season, but the Broncos benched him in favor of Jarrett Stidham for the final two games of their season. According to Wilson and the NFL Players Association, the Broncos threatened in October to bench him for the remainder of the season if he did not agree to adjust his contract to address an injury guarantee tied to a scheduled a $37 million offseason payment.

Lloyd Howell, the NFLPA’s executive director, said during Super Bowl week that the union believed the Broncos “mistreated” Wilson. The NFLPA told the Broncos and the NFL’s management council in a Nov. 4 letter from attorney Jeffrey Kessler that the team’s threat to bench Wilson if he did not agree to adjust his contract was illegal and violated the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA, creating the possibility the union would initiate an arbitration proceeding or litigation against the team and the league.

General Manager George Paton said at the recent NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis that the Broncos had “moved forward” from the issues involving Wilson’s contract, adding: “Everything we did was above board.” The Broncos will avoid making the $37 million payment by releasing Wilson. But they will absorb an $85 million salary cap hit for the move, which they can spread over the next two seasons.

Wilson was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and reached two Super Bowls, winning one of them, while with the Seahawks.

Baker Mayfield revived his NFL career with the Buccaneers, and now he’s staying with them.

He became the first of the prominent quarterbacks eligible for unrestricted free agency to resolve his status. He agreed Sunday to a three-year, $100 million contract to re-sign with the Buccaneers, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The deal includes $50 million in guaranteed money and has incentives that could push its maximum value to $115 million.

Mayfield, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NFL draft by the Browns, helped the Buccaneers reach the divisional round of the NFC playoffs last season before they lost to the Detroit Lions. He was eligible for free agency after signing a one-year contract last offseason.

The agreement with the Buccaneers keeps Mayfield from moving on to a fifth NFL team. He spent four seasons with the Browns before they traded for Deshaun Watson in March 2022. The Browns traded Mayfield to the Panthers that July. He struggled for the Panthers and was released at his request, then had a short but impressive late-season stint for the Los Angeles Rams before signing with the Buccaneers last March.

After being out Kyle Trask for the starting job, Mayfield threw for 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns last season and was selected for the Pro Bowl for the first time.

The new era of the New England Patriots will not include quarterback Mac Jones.

The Patriots are set to trade Jones, their 2021 first-round draft choice who struggled the past two seasons, to the Jacksonville Jaguars, a person familiar with the deliberations confirmed Sunday.

The Jaguars are expected to send a late-round draft pick to the Patriots for Jones, a Jacksonville native. Jones becomes a backup to Jaguars starter Trevor Lawrence.

The Patriots selected Jones 15th out of Alabama in the 2021 draft, 14 picks after the Jaguars took Lawrence at No. 1.

Jones became the starter immediately and was selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie while helping the Patriots reach the AFC playoffs. But things unraveled from there. Jones’s play deteriorated amid instability on the offensive coaching staff and a lack of playmakers around him. He totaled 24 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions over the past two seasons and lost the starting job last year to Bailey Zappe.

The Patriots have the No. 3 pick in next month’s draft and widely are expected to use it on a quarterback, perhaps North Carolina’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels. They also could add a veteran quarterback to go with Zappe and their potentially prized rookie.

Lawrence and Jones were among the five quarterbacks taken in the first 15 choices of the 2021 draft. Zach Wilson was taken second by the Jets. Trey Lance went third to the San Francisco 49ers, and Justin Fields went 11th to the Bears. Lance and now Jones already have been traded, and Wilson and Fields could be traded this week.

Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox announced his retirement after 12 seasons with the Eagles.

“After much reflection, I have made the decision to retire from the game of football,” Cox said in a statement. “I gave everything I had to this team and to this city. I don’t know what’s next for me, but I do know that I’m forever grateful for my time here in Philadelphia and with the Eagles organization.”

Cox, 33, was a six-time Pro Bowl selection. He would have been eligible for free agency this week. Instead, he becomes the second Eagles mainstay to retire this offseason, following center Jason Kelce.

The top free agent came off the board before free agency even began. Defensive tackle Chris Jones agreed to a five-year deal with the Chiefs, he and his agents announced Saturday night.

His representatives, Katz Brothers Sports, announced that Jones agreed to a record contract to make him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive tackle but did not specify the financial details. Jones wrote on social media he would have “5 more years of greatness!” with the Chiefs. The agreement, once it’s finalized, is expected to pay Jones approximately $160 million over five seasons and will include about $95 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the pending terms.

Jones is a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time all-pro in eight seasons with the Chiefs, amassing 75.5 career sacks. He has won three Super Bowl titles with the franchise, including in 2023 when Jones had 10.5 sacks in 16 regular season games after missing the season opener while holding out as part of a contract dispute.

The Broncos agreed to trade wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to the Browns, according to two people familiar with the deal. The Browns will send fifth- and sixth-round picks in this year’s draft to the Broncos.

Jeudy, a 2020 first-round draft choice, had 211 catches for 3,053 yards and 11 touchdowns in four seasons with the Broncos, including 54 catches for 758 yards and two touchdowns last season. He joins Amari Cooper in Cleveland to bolster the Browns’ wide receiver corps.