NFL news, live updates: Geno Smith reportedly to be released by Raiders; Maxx Crosby trade rumors stay hot ahead of free agency; Bears trade DJ Moore to Bills

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Taylor Decker announced on his Instagram page that he had requested and would be released by the team, saying that he could not find common ground after multiple discussions. Decker’s release will save $17.9 million in cap space for the Lions in 2026 and $21 million in 2027.

The Buffalo Bills reportedly released wide receiver Curtis Samuel, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bills recently traded for wide receiver DJ Moore.

The Miami Dolphins will reportedly release fullback Alec Ingold, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Ingold, 29, had discussions with the team about a new deal before they decided to part ways. He was previously one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the NFL.

The Buffalo Bills will reportedly release cornerback Taron Johnson, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Johnson has spent the last eight seasons with the Bills since being drafted by the team in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft. The Bills move on from Johnson with the defensive scheme possibility shifting under new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard.

The 30-year-old Sanders did not play last season due to a hip injury. The veteran kicker has spent his entire eight-year NFL career with the Dolphins. He has a 84.6% career success rate on field goals and is 29-for-42 from 50+ yards.

After two seasons with the Giants, DeVito was waived last summer and claimed by the Patriots. He served as third-string QB behind Drake Maye and Josh Dobbs.

The Washington Commanders are reportedly re-signing kicker Jake Moody to a one-year deal, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports.

The former third-round pick played six games with the Commanders in 2025 after being waived by the 49ers in September and spending time on the Bears practice squad.

He went 10-of-11 on field goal attempts with Washington, including a long of 56 yards, while going 10-of-11 on extra point attempts.

The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly on track to release quarterback Geno Smith.

They’re also expected to take Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza with the first pick in this year’s draft.

But if that’s the way the Raiders go, they’d prefer not to start him right away, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, who reported Friday that Vegas could bring in a veteran QB in free agency.

The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing quarterback Geno Smith, barring a trade before the start of the new league year, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

In doing so, the Raiders will reportedly save $8 million in salary cap space while taking on $18.5 million in dead money.

The Raiders traded for Smith last offseason and signed him to a two-year, $75 million extension. That move reunited Smith with then-head coach Pete Carroll, whom Smith resurrected his career with in Seattle.

But the Carroll era came to a swift end in Vegas, and now Smith’s time is up in silver and black as well.

In his lone season with the Raiders, Smith threw a league-high 17 interceptions. Vegas went 2-13 in his 15 starts and possesses the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, in which it’s expected to select reigning Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza out of Indiana.

In an effort to get under the salary cap the Browns are restructuring quarterback Deshaun Watson’s contract, lowering the $80.7 million cap hit.

A large amount of Watson’s salary cap charge will be turned into a restructure bonus. The charges will be added to the void years of his deal, which run from 2027-2029. This will allow GM Andrew Berry to re-sign the team’s own free agents and also be active when the market opens next week.

The 26-year-old Curl joined the Rams in 2024 after playing the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Commanders. Last season in LA he recorded 122 total tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, and five pass deflections in 17 games. He was impactful during the Rams’ run to the NFC title game making 27 tackles and picking off Caleb Williams in the Divisional Round win over the Bears.

Hours after hosting him for a visit, the Chargers have inked center Tyler Biadasz to a three-year, $30 million deal.

The 28-year-old center was a fourth-round draft pick by the Cowboys in 2020. After four seasons in Dallas, Biadasz signed with the Commanders in March 2024. The 2022 Pro Bowler has started 80 games over the past five seasons.

The Bears granted Tremaine Edmunds permission to seek a trade last week. We now know how that went.

Chicago is releasing the former Pro Bowl linebacker according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which will clear $15 million in cap space.

The Texans defense was terrifying last season and Danielle Hunter was a major reason why with a team-high 15 sacks. Naturally, Houston has opted to reward him.

Hunter agreed to a one-year, $40.1 million extension with a $30.7 million signing bonus on Thursday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. He had previously been under contract for just the 2026 season.

The Las Vegas Raiders will reportedly seek as much as two first-round picks for star Maxx Crosby, according to multiple sources.

Crosby has spent the last seven seasons with the Raiders.

The Los Angeles Rams will reportedly re-sign tight end Tyler Higbee to a two-year deal worth up to $8 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Las Vegas Raiders have tendered a contract to defensive end Charles Snowden, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.

With fewer than three accrued NFL seasons and an expired contract, Snowden is an expired rights free agent and the Raiders’ tender means that he can’t negotiate with other teams. Snowden’s choice is to either sign the deal or sit out the 2026 season.

The Raiders also tendered a contract to center Will Putnam, Garofolo reports. Putnam, 25, started two games last season.

Snowden, 27, had three sacks, five tackles for loss and 28 total tackles in 15 games (nine starts) for the Raiders last season. He also swiped an interception and was credited with two passes defended.

An undrafted free agent out of Virginia, Snowden originally signed with the Chicago Bears but only appeared in two games. He was waived during training camp in 2022 and again in 2023 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Free-agent center Tyler Biadasz visited the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, The Athletic’s Daniel Popper reported.

The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly speaking to teams about moving linebacker Zaire Franklin to get under the cap, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Franklin is coming off his fourth straight 100+ tackle season. The 29-year-old has also been durable, missing only four games in eight seasons.

The Colts look to get under the cap after signing quarterback Daniel Jones to a transition tag on Tuesday. The Colts are also reportedly in talks to re-sign wide receiver Alec Pierce.