Thomas recorded 247 catches for 4,253 yards with 35 touchdowns in 117 career games with the Giants (1962-70). His touchdown reception total ranks tied for sixth in franchise history.

"He's almost like the early version of (Kansas City Chiefs tight end) Travis Kelce," his son, Robb Thomas, told the team's website. "He was a tight end and flanker, but he really ran good routes and had a good feel about getting into open space."

Thomas was selected by San Francisco in the fourth round of the 1961 draft before the 49ers traded him to the Giants two games into the 1962 season. He was named to the Pro Bowl during the 1964 season after reeling in 43 catches for 624 yards and six touchdowns. He retired after the 1970 season.

"He was very proud of and loved his years with the Giants," Robb Thomas said. "He really liked the Mara family. They were good to him. He was always a Giants fan."

Aaron Thomas is survived by his wife, Joan, and children Robb, Troy, Lance and Leslie.

The league-owned channel will not renew the Hall of Fame member's contract amid a series of cost-cutting moves that also reportedly includes the cancellation of the show "NFL Total Access."

Irvin, 58, had been an analyst at NFL Network since 2009 and was a key member of the crew for Sunday's pregame show "NFL GameDay Morning."

The NFL Network suspended Irvin in February 2023 after a hotel employee in Arizona accused him of inappropriate conduct during Super Bowl week. He was reinstated in September after settling a $100 million defamation lawsuit with Marriott.

Irvin won three Super Bowl championships with the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s. Known as "The Playmaker," the wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

His departure comes on the heels of last month's personnel cuts at NFL Network that included Andrew Siciliano, Melissa Stark and James Palmer.

Claypool, 25, most recently played for the Miami Dolphins, his third team in the past two seasons. He played nine games for the Dolphins, catching four passes, after a trade in October from the Chicago Bears. He had spent just under a year with the Bears, coming from the Pittsburgh Steelers in a November 2022 trade.

Claypool started his career with the Steelers, who selected the former Notre Dame standout in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

He has 175 catches for 2,261 yards and 13 touchdowns in 58 games (32 starts) with the Steelers, Bears and Dolphins.

The Bills also announced one-year deals with linebacker Deion Jones and defensive end Dawuane Smoot.

Jones, 29, played his first six seasons with the Falcons and topped 100 tackles in five of them, earning Pro Bowl honors in 2017. A second-round pick by Atlanta in 2016, Jones has 731 tackles, 12 sacks and 13 interceptions in 109 games (91 starts).

He played for the Cleveland Browns in 2022 and Carolina Panthers in 2023.

Smoot, 29, was a 2017 third-round draft pick by the Jaguars and has 23.5 sacks, 64 QB hits and five forced fumbles in 99 career games (17 starts), all with Jacksonville

Beckham, 31, appeared in 14 games (six starts) last season with the Baltimore Ravens, making 35 catches for 565 yards and three touchdowns. He added four receptions for 34 yards in the playoffs.

At the league meetings in Orlando, Fla., in March, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed the team had made an offer to Beckham but didn't expect an imminent signing.

"Things went great with him," McDaniel told the Miami Herald then. "We did make him an offer and business takes time, especially with players such as Odell, who's had a phenomenal career, still has really good football in front of him and has options. So, I think those conversations will be ongoing. We'll see where they go."

Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, will represent another option for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa behind stars Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

Miami will be the fifth stop for Beckham. The New York Giants selected him No. 12 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft, and he also played for the Cleveland Browns (2019-21), Los Angeles Rams (2021) and Ravens.

Beckham missed the 2022 season as he recovered from a torn ACL suffered in the Rams' win in Super Bowl LVI.

He has 566 career receptions for 7,932 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns in 110 games (97 starts).

The contract could be worth up to $5 million with all incentives, according to CBS Sports.

Veteran receivers Keenan Allen (Chicago Bears) and Mike Williams (New York Jets) departed this offseason, leaving the Chargers with vacancies to fill in the passing game for quarterback Justin Herbert.

The Chargers used the draft to start filling some of those holes, selecting Georgia's Ladd McConkey with the 34th overall pick. They added two more receivers in the seventh round, picking Cornelius Johnson out of Michigan and USC's Brenden Rice, son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice.

Chark, 27, caught 35 passes for 525 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games (11 starts) last season with the Carolina Panthers.

He has 212 receptions for 3,069 yards and 23 scores in 69 games (51 starts) with the Panthers, Detroit Lions (2022) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2018-21), who drafted the 2019 Pro Bowl selection in the second round in 2018.

An investigation determined there wasn't enough evidence against Prescott to proceed with the case.

"I want to thank the Dallas Police Department and Dallas County District Attorneys' office for their thorough investigation of the allegations against Dak Prescott," the quarterback's attorney, Levi McCathern, said in a statement. "As we knew they would, they found nothing in their extensive exploration of the facts that would support a criminal prosecution."

The news comes the same week that the accuser's attorney, Yoel Zehaie, filed a motion to dismiss Prescott's lawsuit against the accuser. Prescott is seeking $1 million in response to what his attorney's claim was an extortion attempt on the woman's behalf. They maintain that the woman asked for $100 million to drop the sexual assault allegation.

The women's attorney also filed a countersuit in civil court.

McCathern said in a statement on Thursday, "We are confident that at the end of law enforcement's investigation into the extortion case that they will find the accuser and her attorneys just as guilty as Dak is innocent.

"As I have said from the beginning, Dak is a great football player, and an even better human. He would never assault any woman. These false accusations were brought up 7 years after the alleged events for one reason and one reason only -- to line the pockets of the accuser and her attorneys. Their behavior is an affront to all the true survivors of sexual assault."

Zehaie told WFAA-TV in Dallas this week that Prescott's lawsuit "was meant to silence his sexual assault victim" and "is in violation of Texas's Anti Slapp Statute which prohibits different forms of retaliatory lawsuits."

Zehaie added in a statement on Thursday, according to ESPN, "We are proceeding with our counterclaims, even though Levi McCathern is using every tactic to prevent us from going to court."

Toney, 25, signed his first NFL deal after the New York Giants made him the 20th overall pick in the 2021 draft. He played one full season with New York before being traded to Kansas City in October 2022.

In his first full season with the Chiefs in 2023, Toney battled injuries and had just 27 receptions for 169 yards and a touchdown in 13 games (two starts). He also had six punt returns for 58 yards.

Toney was injured before the season started, tearing a meniscus at the first practice of the summer and missing the rest of training camp.

He played in the season opener after undergoing surgery but was bothered by injuries throughout the season. Including the postseason, he was on the Chiefs' injury report for 19 of their 21 games.

After Week 15, Toney didn't play another down the rest of the season and sat out the Chiefs' run to a second straight Super Bowl championship.

This season, Toney will have added competition as the Chiefs brought in free agent wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown and chose speedy wideout Xavier Worthy in the first round of last month's draft.

In three seasons with the Giants (2021-22) and Chiefs (2022-23), Toney has 82 catches for 760 yards and three touchdowns. He also has 17 punt returns for 119 yards.

Rookie contracts are tied to a player's slotted draft position. The 30th overall pick out of Clemson, Wiggins inked a four-year contract valued at $12.8 million (all guaranteed), including a $6.1 million signing bonus, for an average annual salary of $3.2 million, according to Spotrac.com.

This coming season, Wiggins will earn a base salary of $795,000 plus the signing bonus.

Baltimore also brought under contract offensive tackle Roger Rosengarten (second round out of Washington), cornerback T.J. Tampa (fourth round, Iowa State), center Nick Samac (seventh round, Michigan State) and safety Sanoussi Kane (seventh round, Purdue).

Left unsigned from the Ravens' rookie draft class are third-round outside linebacker Adisa Isaac (Penn State), fourth-round WR Devontez Walker (North Carolina), fifth-round running back Rasheen Ali (Marshall) and sixth-round quarterback Devin Leary (Kentucky).

Harris, 26, was projected to cost the team $6.7 million in guaranteed money. A Pro Bowl selection as a rookie in 2021, he is the first player in Steelers history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.

Thursday was the deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options for first-round draft picks in 2021. As expected, Pittsburgh also declined the option for quarterback Justin Fields -- obtained in an offseason trade from the Chicago Bears -- that would have paid him a guaranteed $25 million in 2025.

The Steelers could be waiting to see how Harris plays in new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's offense while being open to working a new contract, according to an NFL Network report. His original rookie contract is worth $13 million over four years, including $2.4 million in 2024.

The 24th overall pick out of Alabama in 2021, Harris has started all 51 games he's played and rushed 834 times for 3,269 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also has 144 receptions for 866 yards and six TDs.

Last season, Harris had a career-low 255 attempts for 1,035 yards, making for a career-best 4.1 yards per carry. He played a career-low 53 percent of offensive snaps in 2023, compared to 84 percent when he made the NFL All-Rookie Team in 2021.

Paye, 25, had his best year as a pro in 2023. He posted career highs with 8.5 sacks and 52 tackles. Paye had 10 total QB sacks in his first two seasons.

in 43 career games, all starts, Paye has 129 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss.

A defensive end at Michigan, Paye ranks 46th in the NFL in sacks (18.5) over the past three seasons.

Paye was drafted between wide receiver Kadarius Toney (Giants) and cornerback Caleb Farley (Titans) in 2021.

Drafted 29th out of Georgia in 2021, Stokes and the Packers could work out a contract extension before the current deal expires. But he'll likely have some proving to do before general manager Brian Gutekunst floats new paperwork.

Picking up the fifth-year option would've been worth only $12.47 million, a relatively light guarantee because he failed to reach the required playing time threshold.

Stokes, identified last week as one of the players standing out in the offseason program by head coach Matt LaFleur, turned in a stellar rookie season in 2021. He played in 16 games, posting 55 tackles and an interception, but injuries limited him to 12 total games the past two seasons. He had surgery following right ankle and knee injuries in Nov. 22 and didn't appear in a game until Oct. 22 last season.

He was activated from the physically unable to perform list before the October loss to the Broncos, but his return was short-lived because of a hamstring injury. Stokes didn't suit up again until Dec. 17 and appeared in three regular-season games last season.

The deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options for 2021 first-rounders was Thursday.

Lance is the QB2 behind Dak Prescott, who enters the final season of a four-year contract that disqualifies the Cowboys from using the franchise tag to retain him next spring.

The Cowboys, who insist they will bring back Prescott with a new contract stretching beyond the upcoming season, acquired Lance from the San Francisco 49ers in August 2023 for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft.

Lance is not changing teams this summer but will switch numbers, claiming No. 19 and allowing returning running back Ezekiel Elliott to wear No. 15.

Dallas owed Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 draft, a total of $6.5 million in salary and bonuses for two seasons (2023, 2024).

The designated starter for the 49ers in 2022, Lance fractured his ankle and set in motion the chain of events that led to then seventh-round rookie Brock Purdy taking over and engineering a playoff run to the NFC Championship Game.

Lance has appeared in eight games with four starts since being selected out of North Dakota State in a largely displaced QB draft class topped by Trevor Lawrence (first overall, Jaguars) and Zach Wilson (No. 2, Jets). Wilson was shipped to the Denver Broncos before the draft. Fellow '21 first-rounders Justin Fields (11th, Bears) and Mac Jones (15th, Patriots) were also traded this offseason.

Slye, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday, is expected to provide competition for Chad Ryland in New England.

Ryland, 24, made just 64 percent of his field-goal attempts (16 of 25) during his rookie season for the Patriots. He was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Slye didn't spend long in Jacksonville, as he signed with the club on March 18.

Slye, 28, converted 19 of 24 field goals and 32 of 35 extra points in 17 games for the Washington Commanders last season.

He has made 82.3 percent of his field goals and just 88.5 percent of his PATs across five seasons with four teams.

Special teams coordinator Danny Smith has considered the unorthodox move, Steelers running back Jaylen Warren recently told teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast.

"Our special teams coordinator was talking about Justin Fields being back there," Warren said. "We're like hold up, hold up. We looked at him like, 'Justin Fields is about to be back there?' I don't know. I think it's cool."

There is some logic behind the possibility, what with Fields being one of the most mobile quarterbacks in the NFL and the new "return friendly" rules changes being implemented on kickoffs this season.

Fields, 25, did not return kicks or punts in college at Georgia (2018) or Ohio State (2019-20). During three seasons in Chicago, he rushed 356 times for 2,220 yards (6.2-yard average) and 14 touchdowns.

The Steelers acquired Fields in a March trade with the Bears, in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Steelers also acquired veteran Russell Wilson this offseason with the anticipation that he will replace Kenny Pickett as the starting quarterback. Pickett was traded to the Eagles in March.

It seems unlikely that Pittsburgh would use Fields on special teams, considering the team signed return specialist Cordarrelle Patterson in free agency. Patterson, 33, holds the NFL record with nine kickoff returns for touchdowns and is the league's active leader with 7,989 yards on kick returns.

Long, 26, has played primarily cornerback, starting 12 of 66 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Rams (2019-22), Las Vegas Raiders (2023), Carolina Panthers (2023) and Green Bay Packers (2023). He started one game each for the Raiders and Packers.

He has 96 career tackles and eight passes defended.

The Rams selected him in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Michigan. He started in Super Bowl LVI, a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Long and veteran free-agent signing Jalen Mills are expected to bring experience to a Giants secondary that added safety Tyler Nubin and cornerback Andru Phillips in the draft last weekend.

Harris, 28, appeared in 81 of a possible 83 regular-season games over the last five years with the Lions.

Detroit drafted him in the third round in 2019 and he has lined up at both safety and cornerback.

Harris had 18 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in 17 games (two starts) last season. His career totals include 246 tackles, two picks, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks.

Kelce, as it turns out, got what he wanted as the Chiefs reworked his contract, pumping up his salary to $34.25 million over the next two seasons. The $17.125 million per year represents the highest average annual salary among all NFL tight ends.

"I'm not a guy that sits out," Kelce said on the "New Heights" podcast with his brother, Jason. "I'm not a guy that holds out. I'm a guy that loves coming into the building, and the Chiefs know that. So, for them to want to get this done for me knowing how much blood, sweat and tears that I put into this thing, I'm extremely grateful."

Kelce, 34, was in line to earn $12 million in 2024 and $16.25 million in 2025 prior to the deal.

"I'm so excited and so thankful to this organization for getting it done, making me feel appreciated and compensated the right way, and on top of that I got to move the needle for the tight end room," Kelce said. "It's everyone else's job to keep making that tight end AAV (average annual value) go up and up with every single contract that's better than mine in the future.

"I'm so fricking thankful to (general manager) Brett Veach, (president) Mark Donovan, Coach (Andy) Reid -- Big Red, I love you, big guy -- and obviously (team owner) Clark Hunt. The Hunt family has been unbelievable to not only myself and this Kansas City community, but they've just been so generous since I've been here in making it feel like home. For the past (11) years I've been able to make this place exactly that and I've loved every single second of it and I'm going to love the next two years playing here in Kansas City and we'll see what happens after that."

Kelce was set to become a free agent after the 2025 season as part of a four-year, $57.25 million deal he signed in August 2020.

The nine-time Pro Bowl selection was due to be fourth among NFL tight ends in annual salary in 2024, behind Darren Waller (New York Giants), T.J. Hockenson (Minnesota Vikings) and George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers).

Kelce led the Chiefs with 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns in 2023. Kelce sat out Week 17 against the Los Angeles Chargers, forgoing a chance to stretch his streak of consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to eight in order to enter the playoffs healthy.

Kelce has 907 receptions for 11,328 yards and 74 touchdowns in 159 regular-season games with the Chiefs since he was drafted in the third round in 2013.

As the 32nd and final pick of the first round in the 2021 NFL Draft, he would have been guaranteed $13.2 million for the 2025 season if the Bucs had picked up his option.

Tryon-Shoyinka, who turned 25 on Tuesday, set career highs with five sacks and 45 tackles in 17 games (12 starts) last season.

He has recorded 13 sacks, 31 quarterback hits and 114 tackles while playing all 51 regular-season games (34 starts) since his arrival in Tampa.

Tryon-Shoyinka faces new competition for playing time in 2024. The Buccaneers signed veteran Randy Gregory and spent a second-round pick last week on Alabama's Chris Braswell.

The Broncos acquired Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick last week from the New York Jets in exchange for a sixth-round choice. Each team will pay a portion of his 2024 salary, which has a base of just over $1 million.

Denver then selected Bo Nix 12th overall in the draft on Friday.

Wilson's option for 2025 would have been worth $22.4 million.

Broncos coach Sean Payton said that Wilson and Nix would compete for the starting role along with Jarrett Stidham, who went 1-1 as a starter for Denver last year, and Ben DiNucci.

The Broncos announced in March that they would release their regular starting quarterback from the past two years, Russell Wilson, with a post-June 1 designation. Russell Wilson went 11-19 as a starter over his two years in Denver, proving to be a big disappointment after he arrived in a March 2022 trade with the Seattle Seahawks.

Zach Wilson, 24, was chosen second overall by the Jets in the 2021 draft out of BYU. He produced a 12-21 record as New York's starter, completing 57 percent of his passes for 6,293 yards with 23 touchdown tosses and 25 interceptions.

Last season, he went 4-7 with a career-high 60.1 percent completion rate, 2,271 yards, eight TDs and seven interceptions.

Nix, 24, threw for 4,508 yards and 45 touchdowns while getting picked off just three times for Oregon last season.

Allen was drafted in the fourth round in 2018. In 2021, he made 16 starts in the regular season and four more in the playoffs as Los Angeles marched to a Super Bowl LVI championship.

Allen then missed 22 of the Rams' 34 games over the past two seasons. He dealt with knee and thumb injuries in 2022 and lost his starting job to Coleman Shelton last season.

The Browns have centers Ethan Pocic and Luke Wypler on the roster. Pocic made 15 starts last season for Cleveland, while Wypler played in five games (one start) as a 2023 rookie.