The Giants are moving to upgrade their special teams units in free agency.
According to multiple reports, they have agreed to terms on a contract with linebacker Chris Board. It’s a two-year deal worth up to $6 million for the veteran.
Board comes to the Giants after spending the 2024 season in Baltimore. He played 80 percent of the team’s special teams snaps and made one defensive start while picking up 30 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.
The 2024 stint was Board’s second with the Ravens. He opened his time in the NFL by spending four seasons in Baltimore and then moved on to Detroit and New England in 2022 and 2023.
The Steelers are set to sign a free agent linebacker away from their divisional rivals in Baltimore for the second straight year.
NFL Media reports that the Steelers have agreed to terms with Malik Harrison. It’s a two-year deal worth $10 million for Harrison.
The Steelers signed Patrick Queen in free agency last year.
Harrison was a third-round pick in Baltimore in 2020 and he played in 76 games over his first five NFL seasons. He started 34 of those games.
In his final season with the Ravens, Harrison had 54 tackles and two sacks in 15 regular season games. He had 11 tackles in the team’s two playoff outings.
His name most likely won’t be mentioned in any of this week’s transactions, in large part because he’s been a free agent for months. But Odell Beckham Jr. has made other news, given his addition to a pending lawsuit against Diddy alleging sexual assault.
Taijuan Moorman of USA Today has the story regarding the new claims made by Ashley Parham against multiple defendants.
Beckham has denied the allegations in a post on Twitter.
“I have been informed of the allegations about me in a suit in [California],” Beckham said. “I really can’t believe that my name is mentioned in that matter. There is absolutely no truth to those allegations. I do not know and have never met the person that filed the suit. I was not anywhere near Orinda, CA at that time. In fact, I don’t think I have ever even been to Orinda, CA. I have never done anything like that, and I would never do anything like that to anyone. I’m confident that these ridiculous claims against me will be dismissed.”
The case will proceed, until it’s dismissed. And Beckham’s lawyers will have all devices available in their effort to achieve Beckham’s full and complete exoneration.
Beckham, a first-round pick of the Giants in 2014, has also played for the Browns, Rams, Ravens, and Dolphins. The Dolphins released him during the 2024 season, after the trade deadline.
The Jets have agreed to terms with free agent cornerback Brandon Stephens.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that it’s a three-year, $36 million deal with $23 million fully guaranteed.
The Ravens made Stephens a third-round pick in 2021, and he spent his first four seasons in Baltimore.
He started all 17 games in 2024 and played 1,047 defensive snaps, which was 92 percent of the Ravens’ plays on that side of the ball. Stephens totaled 70 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 10 pass breakups.
In his four-year career, Stephens has recorded 259 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions and 32 pass breakups.
The Jaguars are adding a veteran offensive lineman.
According to ESPN, Jacksonville has agreed on a three-year deal with guard Patrick Mekari.
Mekari, 27, started all 17 games for Baltimore in 2024, playing 90 percent of the team’s offensive snaps.
Having joined the club as an undrafted free agent in 2019, Mekari has appeared in 88 career games with 53 starts over the last six seasons.
Mekari landed at No. 71 on PFT’s list of the top 100 free agents in 2025.
