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Cowart spent all of the 2022 season with the Colts. He logged 12 tackles and two TFLs as a rotational run-stuffer. Cowart also pitched in on special teams. He signed with the Chiefs in March but was released shortly after the draft.

Martin was released by the Bills on Thursday, and it didn’t take too long for the 35-year-old to find a new home. The veteran punter averaged 46.7 yards per punt and ranked 11th with 46.3 percent of his punts landing inside of the 20-yard line. The Panthers offense looked vastly improved at the end of 2024, but he should get plenty of chances to punt the football in 2025.

Adam Schefter notes that Reid will get $22.25 million fully guaranteed. It’s a strong contract for the 28-year-old safety, who finished 2024 with a career-best 78.2 PFF grade and is versatile enough to play in the box, over the top, and at slot if necessary. He’ll give defensive coordinator Brandon Staley some pre-snap versatility. Reid will replace Will Harris, who the Commanders signed earlier today, as New Orleans’ starting safety next to Tyrann Mathieu.

Gifford will be a depth piece for the linebacking corps, but where he’s excelled over the last couple of years is on special teams. He’ll help improve that unit while backing up the inside backers on the 49ers’ defense.

Koonce missed all of 2024 after he tore his ACL before the start of the season. The 26-year-old was re-signed to a one-year $12 million contract, and if he is the same player he was prior to the injury — 52 QB pressures in 2023 — the contract will be a steal, and Koonce will be looking at a massive deal come 2026.

$2 million of this is guaranteed, per Ian Rapoport. Turner was a first-round bust for the Saints, never playing more than 335 defensive snaps in a season. The former 28th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft has five sacks in 31 career appearances. The Cowboys will try to turn the tools that initially got Turner drafted highly into a productive EDGE rotational player.

Floyd was released by the 49ers on Tuesday, and it took mere hours for him to find a new home. The 32-year-old will get $10 million according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Floyd was able to procure 8.5 sacks with San Francisco in 2024, and he should be one of the primary pass-rushers for Atlanta in the 2025 campaign.

Pettis saw late playing time for the lowly Saints because of playing time, but the former second-round pick will make his living with New Orleans as a special-teams contributor.

Fraboni has done that thing where the center snaps the ball before someone kicks it since 2022.

The journeyman is making a home in Atlanta after spending 2020-2022 on three different teams. Hughes’ 71.4 PFF coverage grade in 2024 was the second-highest of his career. It was the first year the Falcons had him play almost exclusively outside after he spent most of 2023 at slot. Hughes isn’t a game-changer, but this is solid money for a solid player.

French, 28, missed the 2024 season due to injury. He’ll likely be a reserve lineman for the Colts; a role he’s served since signing back in 2022.