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QB Jameis Winston is staying with New Orleans, agreeing to a two-year deal with the Saints.

Related Player: Taysom Hill

Hill had to have foot surgery and will now have competition with Winston once again. Winston was more of a game manager with the Saints in 2021, but that could change with Sean Payton no longer coaching.

The Tennessee Titans have added TE Austin Hooper. Hooper was released by the Cleveland Browns earlier this week.

Related Player: Geoff Swaim

Hooper instantly becomes the best tight end on Tennessee's roster and will be with a QB who has at times enjoyed targeting the tight end position.

The Cleveland Browns have traded for QB Deshaun Watson and are giving him a new five-year deal.

Related Player: Baker Mayfield

Watson still faces punishment from the NFL as his legal troubles are not over. Watson has not played since 2020. Mayfield now stands to be traded to one of the team in dire need of a quarterback that would prefer to not start a rookie or sign any of the current free agents.

The Cleveland Browns are releasing TE Austin Hooper as a post-June-1 designation.

Related Players: David Njoku, Harrison Bryant

The writing was on the wall once Njoku was franchise tagged. Hooper earned his deal after a monster year with the Falcons and will now be looking to join a team that needs a tight end.

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a contract with RB D'Onta Foreman.

Related Players: Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard

Foreman did well when Derrick Henry was lost for the season in Tennessee. He now will look to continue his revival by competing with Hubbard for the back-up role in Carolina.

It’s a consequential moment not only for Tom Brady — who finished the 2021 season second in the league’s MVP voting — but also for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who had been mulling over whether to pursue a Deshaun Watson trade this week. As recently as the NFL combine last week, Tampa Bay was believed to be high on the list of preferred trade destinations for the embattled Houston Texans quarterback. So much so that one team that was also weighing a serious pursuit of Watson told Yahoo Sports that it believed the Buccaneers would be the leading contender if Brady remained in retirement and Tampa Bay ultimately opened trade talks with the Texans.

His retirement lasted all of 40 days. This is obviously great news for all of the returning receivers, namely Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, who was slapped with the franchise tag last week. Brady will once again be ranked as a fantasy QB1 after two very solid seasons in Tampa.

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos have agreed to terms for a deal involving QB Russell Wilson, pending a physical and Wilson's approval.

Related Players: Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Drew Lock, Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton

Should this deal go through, the AFC West is loaded with fantasy-relevant talent and Wilson gets an upgrade in protection. More on details are made available.

The Cleveland Browns have placed the franchise tag on TE David Njoku. They are the first team to place the tag on a player this offseason.

Related Player: Austin Hooper

If he plays on the tag and no long-term deal is signed, Njoku will make around $11 million. If a deal is signed and the tag if a placeholder, Austin Hooper could be looking for a new home.

The Tennessee Titans have activated RB Derrick Henry (foot) from Injured Reserve.

Related Player: D'Onta Foreman

Henry should be the lead back for the Titans, but his workload is very much unclear.

Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians told reporters Monday that WR Cyril Grayson's hamstring injury "isn't as bad as we thought" but "his availability this week will be in question."

Related Players: Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller, Jaelon Darden

Grayson has stepped up with an injury to Chris Godwin and whatever you want to call the situation with Antonio Brown. This could mean more work for Tyler Johnson with Scott Miller and Jaelon Darden serving as secondary receivers.