The Cardinals have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, his agency announced Wednesday. He will sign a two-year, $29 million deal with $16 million guaranteed, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
The Browns designed Tomlinson as a post-June 1 release, with his departure saving the team $6.41 million against its 2025 salary cap.
Tomlinson, 31, spent two seasons with Cleveland and started 16 games both seasons. In 2024, he finished with three sacks, six tackles for loss and 18 quarterback hits.
A second-round pick of the Giants in 2017, Tomlinson has started 125 games for the Giants, Vikings and Browns.
He has totaled 19 career sacks with 36 tackles for loss and 67 quarterback hits.
The Cardinals are bringing back defensive lineman L.J. Collier on a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday.
Collier’s return follows Roy Lopez leaving for the Lions and Khyiris Tonga going to the Patriots.
Collier, 29, has spent the past two seasons in Arizona.
He set career highs in games played (17) and sacks (3.5) a season ago in coordinator Nick Rallis’ defensive line rotation. Collier also had six quarterback hits, four tackles for loss, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery.
The Seahawks made Collier the 29th overall pick in 2019, and he appeared in 45 of a possible 66 games, starting 16. Collier signed with the Cardinals in 2023 but had a season-ending injury in his debut with the team.
In 2024, he played all 17 games, only the second time in his career he has appeared in every game.
Linebacker Mykal Walker is headed to Arizona.
According to multiple reports, Walker has agreed to terms on a contract with the Cardinals. No terms have been reported.
The Cardinals will be Walker’s fourth NFL stop. He was a 2020 Falcons fourth-round pick and played three years in Atlanta before spending the last two seasons in Pittsburgh and Washington.
While with the Commanders last season, Walker had 21 tackles in 17 regular season games. He added five more tackles in the playoffs. Most of his playing time came on special teams, but he saw more action on defense in his previous stops.
The Cardinals moved to hold onto wide receiver Greg Dortch on Wednesday.
The team confirmed that they have tendered Dortch as a restricted free agent. It’s the lowest tender, which carries a salary of $3.263 million and gives the Cardinals a right to match any offer another team makes for the wideout. They would not get any compensation if they passed on that opportunity.
Dortch joined the Cardinals in 2021 and he’s had a regular role over the last three seasons. He appeared in every game last season and had 37 catches for 342 yards and three touchdowns.
Dortch also averaged 9.6 yards per punt return.
The Cardinals also re-signed Zay Jones to go with Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson at the top of their receiver depth chart.
The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2025 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents and released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or reported. Players released after initial publication may be added and all 100 players initially on the list will still be listed after any additions.
1. Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. (Franchise tagged by the Bengals on March 3.)
2. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Seahawks on March 10.)
3. Chiefs offensive guard Trey Smith. (Franchise tagged by the Chiefs on Feb. 27.)
4. Eagles edge rusher Josh Sweat. (Agreed to four-year deal with the Cardinals on March 10.)
5. Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Bucs on March 10.)
6. Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Ravens on March 8.)
7. Jets cornerback D.J. Reed. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Lions on March 10.)
8. Dolphins safety Jevon Holland. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Giants on March 11.)
9. Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton. (Agreed to a three-year deal with the Chiefs on March 9.)
10. Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa. (Agreed to four-year deal with the Cowboys on March 4.)
11. Chiefs safety Justin Reid. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Saints on March 11.)
12. Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Chargers on March 10.)
13. 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Colts on March 10.)
14. 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Broncos on March 10.)
15. 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Broncos on March 10.)
16. Rams offensive tackle Alaric Jackson. (Agreed to three-year extension with the Rams on February 28.)
17. Vikings offensive tackle Cam Robinson.
18. Falcons center Drew Dalman. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Bears on March 10.)
19. Lions cornerback Carlton Davis. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Patriots on March 10.)
20. Eagles linebacker Zack Baun. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Eagles on March 5.)
21. Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Jets on March 9.)
22. Jets edge Haason Reddick. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Buccaneers on March 10.)
23. Eagles offensive guard Mekhi Becton.
24. Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
25. Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Vikings on March 10.)
26. Colts offensive guard Will Fries. (Agreed to five-year deal with the Vikings on March 11.)
27. Packers center Josh Myers. (Agreed to a one-year deal with the Jets on March 12.)
28. Vikings safety Cam Bynum. (Agreed to terms on a four-year deal with the Colts on March 10.)
29. Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Commanders on March 6.)
30. Eagles defensive lineman Milton Williams. (Agreed to sign with the Patriots on March 10.)
31. Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike. (Agreed to new deal with the Lions on March 12.)
32. Chargers cornerback Asante Samuel.
33. Vikings running back Aaron Jones. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Vikings on March 9.)
34. Jets wide receiver Davante Adams. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Rams on March 9.)
35. Raiders safety Tre’von Moehrig. (Agreed to terms with the Panthers on March 10.)
36. Saints tight end Juwan Johnson. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Saints on March 11.)
37. Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper.
38. Steelers running back Najee Harris. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Chargers on March 10.)
39. Lions offensive guard Kevin Zeitler. (Agreed to one-year deal with Titans on March 12.)
40. Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Chiefs on March 8.)
41. Cardinals linebacker Baron Browning. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Cardinals on March 9.)
42. Eagles cornerback Darius Slay. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Steelers on March 12.)
43. Steelers offensive guard James Daniels. (Agreed to three-year deal with Dolphins on March 10.)
44. Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson. (Agreed to three-year deal with Panthers on March 10.)
45. Saints edge rusher Chase Young. (Agreed to three-year deal with Saints on March 10.)
46. Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
47. Colts edge rusher Dayo Odeyingbo. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Bears on March 10.)
48. Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton.
49. Giants linebacker Azeez Ojulari.
50. Chiefs defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Panthers on March 10.)
51. Falcons safety Justin Simmons.
52. Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Giants on March 10.)
53. Buccaneers offensive guard Ben Bredeson. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Buccaneers on March 10.)
54. Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Chiefs on March 11.)
55. Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Seahawks on March 9.)
56. Vikings edge rusher Patrick Jones. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Panthers on March 10.)
57. Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Bucs on March 7.)
58. Commanders edge rusher Dante Fowler.
59. Vikings safety Harrison Smith. (Agreed to one-year deal to return to Minnesota on March 12.)
60. Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas.
61. Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Bills on March 11.)
62. Steelers quarterback Justin Fields. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Jets on March 10.)
63. Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Raiders on March 10.)
64. Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Bengals on March 10.)
65. Commanders safety Jeremy Chinn. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Raiders on March 10.)
66. Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane. (Agreed to sign with the Patriots on March 10.)
67. Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
68. Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins.
69. Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins.
70. Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Jaguars on March 10.)
71. Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Falcons on March 11.)
72. Ravens offensive guard Patrick Mekari. (Agreed to sign with the Jaguars on March 10.)
73. Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen.
74. Cowboys defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence. (Agreed to a three-year deal with the Seahawks on March 12.)
75. Commanders tight end Zach Ertz. (Agreed to a one-year deal with the Commanders on March 8.)
76. Bengals defensive tackle B.J. Hill. (Agreed to a three-year deal with the Bengals on March 10.)
77. Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Seahawks on March 9.)
78. Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. (Agreed to one-year deal with Ravens on March 11.)
79. Colts center Ryan Kelly. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Vikings on March 10.)
80. Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis. (Agreed to sign with the Jaguars on March 1.)
81. Colts safety Julian Blackmon.
82. Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Bengals on March 8.)
83. Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo. (Agreed to sign with the Giants on March 10.)
84. Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell.
85. Falcons edge rusher Matthew Judon.
86. Colts linebacker E.J. Speed.
87. Jaguars offensive guard Brandon Scherff.
88. Steelers offensive tackle Dan Moore. (Agreed to four-year deal with the Titans on March 10.)
89. Chargers defensive tackle Poona Ford. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Rams on March 10.)
90. Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson.
91. Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle. (Agreed to a one-year deal with the Panthers on March 12.)
92. Browns quarterback Jameis Winston.
93. Cardinals outside linebacker Kyzir White.
94. Steelers cornerback Donte Jackson. (Agreed to two-year deal with the Chargers on March 10.)
95. Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs. (Agreed to a four-year deal with the Packers on March 10.)
96. Jets offensive tackle Morgan Moses. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Patriots on March 10.)
97. Broncos inside linebacker Cody Barton. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Titans on March 10.)
98. 49ers defensive lineman Javon Hargrave. (Agreed to terms with Vikings on March 11.)
99. Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills.
100. Rams defensive tackle Bobby Brown. (Agreed to terms with the Panthers on March 10.)
101. Jaguars safety Andre Cisco. (Agreed to a one-year deal with Jets on March 10.)
102. Cowboys edge rusher Chauncey Golston. (Agreed to three-year deal with the Giants on March 10.)
103. Vikings quarterback Daniel Jones. (Agreed to one-year deal with the Colts on March 11.)
104. Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell. (Agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers on March 11.)
The Lions are signing nose tackle Roy Lopez to a one-year, $4.65 million deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.
Lopez, 27, spent the past two seasons with the Cardinals.
In 2024, he started 16 games and 467 defensive snaps, which was 46 percent of the team’s plays. Lopez totaled 28 tackles, one sack, three quarterback hits, three passes defensed and a forced fumble.
The Texans made Lopez a sixth-round pick in 2021, and he spent two seasons in Houston before going to Arizona.
In four seasons, Lopez has appeared in 63 games with 50 starts. He has totaled 137 tackles, three sacks, four passes defensed and a forced fumble.
The Cardinals are adding a veteran quarterback to the depth chart behind Kyler Murray.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Jacoby Brissett plans to sign with the team once the new league year opens on Wednesday.
Brissett opened the 2024 season as the starter in New England and held the job for five games before rookie Drake Maye took over the reins of the offense. The Patriots have Joe Milton under contract and they agreed to terms with Joshua Dobbs on Monday.
Brissett was on the Commanders in 2023 and the Browns in 2022. Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing was on the Cleveland staff as the quarterbacks coach that season, so the two men will have a head start when it comes to developing a rapport this season.
Wide receiver Zay Jones will be staying in Arizona.
Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports that the Cardinals and Jones have agreed to a new contract. It is a one-year, $4.4 million deal for the veteran wideout.
Jones signed with Arizona last year and played in 11 games after serving a five-game suspension under the Personal Conduct Policy. He had eight catches for 84 yards in that action.
Returning to the Cardinals means that Jones will remain teammates with his brother. Vi Jones was claimed off waivers in late December and the linebacker remains on the roster.
Jones has also played for the Bills, Raiders and Jaguars. He has 295 catches for 3,112 yards and 18 touchdowns in 115 career games.
The Cardinals have agreed with linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither on a two-year deal worth up to $11 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
The Bengals made Davis-Gaither a fourth-round pick in 2020, and he spent his first five seasons in Cincinnati.
He played all 17 games last season with seven starts, seeing action on 534 defensive snaps and 311 on special teams. Davis-Gaither totaled 82 tackles, one interception and four passes defensed.
He served as the third linebacker behind Germaine Pratt and Logan Wilson.
In his career, Davis-Gaither has recorded 204 tackles, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
The Bengals agreed to a two-year deal with former Eagles linebacker Oren Burks earlier in the day.
Defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga is the latest addition to the free agent haul in New England.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Tonga has agreed to a one-year deal with the Patriots. It is set to pay him $2.7 million for the 2025 season.
Tonga had 22 tackles in 13 games for the Cardinals during the 2024 season. He had 43 tackles and a half-sack in two seasons with the Vikings and 24 tackles while playing for the Bears in his rookie season.
The Patriots have also struck deals with defensive tackle Milton Williams, cornerback Carlton Davis, linebacker Robert Spillane, and offensive tackle Morgan Moses since the free agent negotiating window opened on Monday.
