The Atlanta Falcons added a playmaker for new quarterback Kirk Cousins on Tuesday by agreeing to a three-year, $39 million deal with wide receiver Darnell Mooney, NFL Network reported.
Mooney’s deal includes $26 million guaranteed. He caught 31 passes for 414 yards and one touchdown in 15 games (14 starts) with the Chicago Bears last season.
Mooney, 26, had 213 receptions for 2,593 yards and 11 scores in 60 games (49 starts) with the Bears, who picked him in the fifth round in 2020.
–Carolina continued reconstructing its offensive line with a four-year, $53 million contract agreement with guard Damien Lewis.
Multiple outlets reported Lewis received $26.2 million in guarantees to pair with another free agent, Robert Hunt, who agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract with the Panthers on Monday. Hunt played guard and tackle for the Miami Dolphins.
Lewis, who turns 27 later this month, was a third-round pick of the Seahawks from LSU in 2020 and has 61 starts in four seasons.
Panthers head coach Dave Canales was on the Seattle coaching staff each of Lewis’ first three years in the NFL.
–The Eagles agreed to terms on a one-year deal with offensive lineman Matt Hennessy on Tuesday.
Hennessy, 26, can play multiple interior offensive line positions. He started 22 total games for the Falcons from 2020-22 before sitting out last season with a knee injury.
Atlanta selected Hennessy in the third round out of Philadelphia’s Temple University in 2020.
–Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones re-signed with Buffalo on Tuesday.
Jones, 32, joined the Bills as a free agent in 2022 after spending his first seven seasons in the NFL with the Titans and 2021 with the Carolina Panthers.
He had 16 tackles and 2.5 sacks in seven regular-season starts last season.
–The Patriots are re-signing wide receiver Jalen Reagor to a one-year, $1.3 million deal with $442,500 guaranteed, NFL Network reported.
A first-round pick by the Eagles in 2020, Reagor caught seven passes for 138 yards in 11 games (one start) with New England last season. He averaged 31.6 yards on seven kickoff returns, including a 98-yard touchdown at Buffalo in Week 17.
Reagor, 25, has 79 catches for 937 yards and four TDs in 56 games (25 starts) with Philadelphia (2020-21), the Minnesota Vikings (2022) and the Patriots.
–Defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, is reportedly signing with the Washington Commanders. Terms were not immediately available.
Ferrell, 26, made 17 starts for the San Francisco 49ers last season and registered 28 tackles, 13 quarterback hits and 3.5 sacks.
He has recorded 133 tackles and 13.5 sacks in 75 games (47 starts) with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2019-22) and 49ers.
–Tight end Mike Gesicki is joining the Cincinnati Bengals on a one-year deal for $3.5 million, NFL Network and ESPN reported.
Gesicki, 28, caught 29 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (10 starts) for the Patriots in 2023.
He played his first five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him in the second round in 2018. Gesicki has 260 receptions for 2,861 yards and 20 scores in 98 career games (41 starts).
–Field Level Media
