Linebacker K.J. Britt and Anthony Walker are trading places.
ESPN reported Thursday that the Buccaneers have agreed to a one-year deal with Walker, formerly of the Dolphins. And Britt, selected by Tampa Bay in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, now is heading to Miami on a one-year contract of his own.
Walker, a fifth-round draft pick by the Colts in 2017, is joining his fourth team; he also played for the Browns. In one season with Miami in 2024, he played in 14 games (eight starts) and had 68 tackles, a sack, an interception and two pass break-ups.
Britt played in 59 games (15 starts) over four seasons with the Bucs, with his best season coming in 2024. He started 11 games and made a career-high 72 tackles.
–The Eagles are adding linebacker Josh Uche on a one-year contract. Philadelphia lost Josh Sweat in free agency.
Uche, a second-round pick in 2020 by the Patriots, has played in 64 career games (four starts). Six of those games came last season with the Chiefs, who traded for him in October.
He has 86 career tackles (19 for loss) and 20.5 sacks with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
The Eagles are also signing tight end Harrison Bryant to a one-year deal worth up to $2 million, NFL Network reported.
Bryant, 26, played 13 games (three starts) last season for the Raiders and caught nine of 12 targets for 86 yards. He has 98 career receptions for 877 yards and 10 touchdowns in 78 games (33 starts) for Cleveland (2020-23) and Las Vegas.
–The Titans signed four-time All-Pro punter Johnny Hekker.
He spent 10 seasons with the Rams, followed by three with the Panthers. He was a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2010s.
Last season in Carolina, he averaged 45.7 yards on 73 punts with a 41.5-yard net average.
In 212 career games, he has punted 963 times for 45,052 yards — the NFL’s active leader in both categories — and a 42.8-yard net.
Tennessee also agreed to terms with veteran quarterback Brandon Allen on a one-year contract, NFL Network reported.
Allen, 32, made one start and appeared in three games as Brock Purdy’s backup last season in San Francisco, where he completed 17 of 30 passes for 199 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
Allen has played 18 games and made 10 starts (2-8 record) in parts of five seasons for the Broncos (2019), Bengals (2020-22) and 49ers. He is 166 of 293 (56.7 percent) for 1,810 yards, 11 TDs and eight interceptions.
–The Browns are in agreement with veteran defensive tackle Maliek Collins on a two-year, $20 million deal, multiple outlets reported.
Collins, who turns 30 next month, was released by the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday after recording five sacks in 17 starts with the team in 2024.
Collins has registered 30.5 sacks, 88 quarterback hits, 239 tackles, eight fumble recoveries and one interception in 136 games (129 starts) with the Cowboys (2016-19), Raiders (2020), Texans (2021-23) and 49ers.
–The Saints are signing cornerback Isaac Yiadom to a three-year, $9 million contract, per NFL Network.
The deal includes $4.86 million guaranteed and a maximum value of $10.5 million for the well-traveled Yiadom, 29, who tallied 46 tackles and one interception in 17 games (five starts) for the 49ers in 2024.
Yiadom previously played for the Saints from 2022-23 and has three picks, 32 passes defensed and 204 tackles in 104 games (33 starts) with the Broncos (2018-19), Giants (2020), Packers (2021), Texans (2022), Saints and 49ers.
The Saints also signed tight end Jack Stoll and offensive lineman Will Clapp to one-year contracts.
Stoll, 27, played seven games with the Eagles (two starts) and four games with the Saints last season and totaled two receptions. Clapp, 29, played one game last season for the Bills after six seasons with the Saints (2018-21) and Chargers (2022-23). The Saints picked Clapp, a New Orleans native, in the seventh round of the 2018 draft out of LSU.
–The Commanders are re-signing wide receiver K.J. Osborn, according to multiple reports.
Osborn, 27, played seven games for the Patriots (four starts) and one for the Commanders and totaled seven receptions for 57 yards and one touchdown — all with New England.
A fifth-round pick by Minnesota in 2020, Osborn has 165 career receptions for 1,902 yards and 16 touchdowns in 67 games (34 starts) for the Vikings (2020-23), Patriots and Commanders.
The Commanders also re-signed wide receiver Noah Brown to a one-year contract worth up to $4.5 million, ESPN reported.
Brown, 29, played in 11 games (nine starts) in his first season in Washington in 2024 and caught 35 passes for 453 yards and one touchdown — the Hail Mary pass from quarterback Jayden Daniels to beat the Bears 18-15 on Oct. 27. He went on injured reserve (kidney) on Dec. 14.
A seventh-round pick by Dallas in 2017, Brown has 150 career catches for 2,000 yards and six TDs in 87 games (34 starts) for the Cowboys (2017-18, 2020-22), Texans (2023) and Commanders.
Washington announced it has re-signed offensive lineman Michael Deiter, while defensive tackle Sheldon Day also re-signed, according to NFL Network.
Deiter, 28, started two of his 17 regular-season games last season for the Commanders. He has played in 90 games (35 starts) for the Dolphins (2019-22), Texans (2023) and Commanders.
Day, 30, had 24 tackles in 12 games for the Commanders last season. He has 108 career tackles and seven sacks in 85 games (four starts) for the Jaguars (2016-17), 49ers (2017-19), Colts (2020), Browns (2021), Vikings (2023) and Commanders.
–The Steelers are re-signing wide receiver Scotty Miller to a one-year deal, ESPN reported.
Miller, 27, played in 13 games (one start) for the Steelers last season, catching five passing for 69 yards. He has 90 career catches for 1,154 yards and six TDs in 80 games (nine starts) for the Buccaneers (2019-22), Falcons (2023) and Steelers.
The Bucs selected Miller in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.
–The Chargers are signing defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand to a one-year contract worth up to $3.35 million, according to multiple reports.
Hand, 29, played in all 17 games for the Dolphins last season (two starts) and made 31 tackles with one sack, five tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
He has 102 career tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 64 games (13 starts) for the Lions (2018-21), Titans (2021-22) and Dolphins (2023-24).
–Field Level Media
