The Commanders have made another addition at running back.
NFL Media reports that they have agreed to terms with Jerome Ford. It will be a one-year deal for Ford in Washington.
Ford was a Browns fifth-round pick in 2022 and he’s spent his entire NFL career in Cleveland. He started 18 games for the Browns over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, but only carried the ball 24 times for 73 yards in his final season with the team.
Ford had 340 carries for 1,463 yards and seven touchdowns over his entire time with the team.
The Commanders also signed Rachaad White as a free agent this week and 2025 seventh-round pick Jacory Croskey-Merritt is also due to return for the 2026 season.
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The Browns have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Kalia Davis on a one-year deal worth up to $3 million, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports.
Davis, 27, spent his first four seasons with the 49ers after they made him a sixth-round pick in 2022.
The 49ers did not tender him as a restricted free agent.
Davis tore an ACL in his final college season at UCF and missed his rookie season. He played only three games in 2023 before appearing in 13 in 2024 and all 17 last season.
He missed four games in 2024 with a knee injury.
In his career, Davis has totaled 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks, an interception and four passes defensed.
Browns cornerback and special teamer Tre Avery will be back in Cleveland in 2026.
Avery has re-signed with the Browns, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS.
Last season Avery signed with the Browns’ practice squad in September, was called up to the active roster in October, and became one of Cleveland’s top special teams players for the rest of the year.
The 29-year-old Avery played for the Titans from 2022 to 2024 and got significant playing time at cornerback in addition to playing special teams. He has also spent brief time with the 49ers, Patriots and Buccaneers.
Punter Corey Bojorquez won’t be leaving Cleveland.
Bojorquez posted a picture of himself, kicker Andre Szmyt and long snapper Rex Sunahara running onto the field on his Instagram account with the caption “The boys are running it back.” Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com confirms that Bojorquez has agreed to a new contract with the team.
Szmyt and Sunahara were both tendered by the Browns earlier this month.
Bojorquez opened his career with the Bills and spent a season with the Packers before joining the Browns in 2022. He has a net average of 40.5 yards per kick over his time in Cleveland.
Yes, quarterback Kyler Murray will visit the Vikings on Thursday — his agent, Erik Burkhardt, has confirmed that to NFL Media.
But here’s the interesting twist, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Media: Burkhardt told him that Murray plans to meet by Zoom on Wednesday night and Thursday with executives from three to five teams that potentially have a quarterback need in 2027.
Possibilities (as we see it) include the Jets, the Steelers, the Browns, the Falcons, and the Rams.
It gives Murray an opportunity to get a head start on free agency next year, which underscores the likelihood he’ll sign a one-year, $1.3 million deal for 2026.
That makes a no-tag clause critical. He needs to be able to hit the market next year, if for whatever reason he plays well and doesn’t get a solid offer to stick around with the Vikings, or whoever he signs with.
The Vikings continue to be the clear favorite. There’s really no one else. And, as of last season near the trade deadline, the Vikings were one of the teams in which Murray was interested.
Jedrick Wills is back.
The 2020 first-round pick, who last played in 2024, will sign a one-year deal with the Bears, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Wills played five years with the Browns, appearing in 58 regular-season games with 57 starts. As of last summer, Wills planned to get completely back to full health before resuming his NFL career.
He now will.
Terms of the one-year deal were not reported. Presumably, it’s for a reasonable amount. The goal at this point will be for Wills to re-establish him before getting a more valuable deal, ideally, in 2027.
The Browns are adding a tight end.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Cleveland has agreed to terms with Jack Stoll on a one-year deal.
Stoll, 28, appeared in 15 games with four starts for the Saints last season. He caught six passes for 46 yards with a touchdown. He was on the field for 209 offensive snaps and 132 special teams snaps.
Stoll entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He’s played a total of 76 games for the Eagles, Dolphins, and Saints, catching 29 passes for 239 yards.
With Malik Willis, Tua Tagovailoa, Geno Smith, and Daniel Jones off the board for 2026, the next available (inevitably) quarterback to watch is Kyler Murray.
The Vikings have been strongly linked to Murray, who has $36.8 million in full guarantees from the Cardinals in 2026. He can take a one-year deal for the minimum based on his years of service ($1.3 million) and stick the Cardinals for the $35.5 million balance.
It becomes a great deal for the cap-strapped Vikings, who could have Murray and J.J. McCarthy under contract for the coming year at a total cap charge of less than $7.3 million.
With the Dolphins, Falcons, Jets, and Colts now out of the mix for a potential Kyler courtship, Murray’s options are limited. The Steelers are waiting for Aaron Rodgers. Who else needs a potential starter for 2026? The only team that could conceivably enter the conversation is the analytics-obsessed Browns, who may not be able to resist the opportunity to acquire the “asset” of a former No. 1 overall pick for the minimum.
Last year, as the trade deadline approached and we poked around the possibility of a Murray deadline deal, we learned two things: (1) there were too many moving parts to make a trade happen; and (2) Murray’s preferred destinations were the Raiders (due to the presence of Chip Kelly) and the Vikings (due to the presence of Kevin O’Connell).
Kelly is long gone from Las Vegas. That leaves one team.
The bettors seized on it, even before the other seats were filled. Minnesota opened as a -110 favorite to be Murray’s next team. The odds moved to -295, before the bet went off the board.
So, yes, Murray to Minnesota makes the most sense. And he’ll likely be the next domino to fall in the annual offseason quarterback carousel.
Elgton Jenkins was released by the Packers this week and the veteran offensive lineman has found his next team.
NFL Media reports that Jenkins is expected to sign with the Browns after agreeing to terms with the AFC North team on a contract. It’s a two-year deal worth $24 million with $10 million in guaranteed money.
Jenkins has seen time at all the positions on the offensive line over his seven-year NFL career. He played center in Green Bay during the 2025 season and has played more snaps at guard than any other spot.
It seems likely that he will land on the interior of Cleveland’s line as well. The Browns agreed to a trade with the Texans for tackle Tytus Howard and they are set to sign former Chargers guard Zion Johnson as a free agent.
The Browns have re-signed offensive guard Teven Jenkins, the team announced Tuesday.
He played in all 17 games with the Browns last season after signing as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, and Jenkins made four starts at right guard.
Jenkins, 28, did not commit a penalty in his 324 offensive snaps last season.
He returns under new offensive coordinator Travis Switzer and offensive line coach George Warhop.
The Bears selected Jenkins in the second round of the 2021 draft. He has appeared in 62 games, with 42 starts, in his five seasons.
Jenkins has played left tackle, left guard and right guard.
