With free agency’s first wave in the rearview mirror, here is a look at some of the contracts authorized by teams in the days since the market opened:
- Chidobe Awuzie , CB (Titans). Three years, $36MM . Contract includes $22.98MM guaranteed. Awuzie’s 2025 base salary ($11.49MM) is guaranteed for injury at signing, with $7.51MM of that total fully guaranteed. Awuzie being on Tennessee’s roster on April 1 of next year locks in the other $3.98MM. The veteran cornerback is a due a $1MM bonus on April 1, 2026, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson .
- Darious Williams , CB (Rams). Three years, $22.5MM . Commanding a market, the recent Jaguars cap casualty’s second Rams contract can be worth up to $30MM, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets .
- Chase Young , DE (Saints). One year, $13MM . The deal includes $7.99MM in per-game roster bonuses, CBS Sports Jonathan Jones notes . Including a $2.7MM base salary and a $1.86MM signing bonus, Young’s New Orleans pact is still heavily tilted toward games active. That will make the defensive end’s recovery from neck surgery worth monitoring more closely.
- Tyrod Taylor , QB (Jets): Two years, $12MM . Taylor will see $8.5MM fully guaranteed, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan tweets . An additional $6MM in incentives are present in the veteran QB’s deal. Three void years are included here, dropping Taylor’s 2024 cap hit to $2.8MM.
- DeeJay Dallas , RB (Cardinals): Three years, $8.25MM. Dallas will see $2.4MM guaranteed, Wilson tweets . The final two base salaries on this contract — both worth $2.4MM — are nonguaranteed. Rushing yards-based incentives run up to $750K per year in this deal.
- Javon Kinlaw , DT (Jets): One year, $7.25MM . The ex-49ers first-rounder will receive a $5.5MM signing bonus, with KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson indicating the deal also includes $1.75MM in incentives.
- Gus Edwards , RB (Chargers). Two years, $6.5MM . The ex-Ravens back will see $3.38MM guaranteed, Wilson tweets . Edwards’ $3MM 2025 base salary is nonguaranteed, with Wilson adding he is due a $125K roster bonus on Day 5 of the 2025 league year.
- Noah Brown , WR (Texans): One year, $4MM . Brown re-signed with the Texans for $3MM guaranteed, per Wilson . The wideout’s second Houston contract can max out at $5MM.
- Jon Feliciano , G (49ers). One year, $2.75MM . Feliciano will receive a $925K signing bonus, and Wilson adds $1.25MM in incentives are present in this accord.
- Emmanuel Moseley , CB (Lions). One year, $1.13MM . Moseley will stay in Detroit for the veteran minimum, via the Detroit News’ Justin Rogers . Coming off a second ACL tear in two years, Moseley will receive a $1MM signing bonus. He received $6MM in 2023.