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While the official start of the new league year is not until Wednesday, teams wasted no time finalizing deals with impending acquisitions. The Kansas City Chiefs were among those with big days. The news of the team signing running back Kenneth Walker sent shockwaves around the league,
The Pittsburgh Steelers have addressed the defensive line during the legal tampering period, re-signing DT Esezi Otomewo.
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The Bucs entered the offseason needing reinforcements across the front seven. While addressing the inside linebacker position, the defensive line lost one of its most steady contributors.
Nose tackle may not be a splashy need for the New Orleans Saints, but it's an important one that could be addressed in free agency.
The Commanders re-signed veteran defensive tackle Shy Tuttle to a one-year contract, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Tuttle went undrafted in 2019. However, the New Orleans Saints picked him up off the street. He spent the first four years of his pro career with the Saints before moving to Carolina, playing two seasons with the Panthers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing defensive tackle Esezi Otomewo, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Otomewo joined the Steelers on a one-year deal last season, and became a rotational piece.
Where NFL offenses have adjusted is by getting bigger up front and leaning into the gap scheme runs over the wide zone runs that dominated the NFL around 2018. In the 2020s, the man/gap run rate hovered around 24%, but 2025 was the first year it went over 25% since TruMedia started tracking it in 2017.
The Dallas Cowboys didn’t come to free agency to window shop. They came to buy. On Tuesday, the Cowboys agreed to terms with Nose Tackle Otito Ogbonnia on a one-year, $3 million deal, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Roy Lopez is re-joining the Arizona Cardinals after one solid season with the Detroit Lions. The 28-year-old appeared in every game for the Lions in a depth role last season. Lopez was a strong addition,
This is not a great interior defensive lineman class, as the top five suggests. It's mostly plug-and-play veterans. Wilkins would be a difference maker if he's healthy and back to prior form. Those are two major "ifs" though.