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Lions sign four draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents

Head coach Dan Campbell won’t be at the Lions rookie minicamp this weekend, but the team is still proceeding with other business.

That business includes signing four draft picks, including fourth-round safety Sione Vaki. Vaki also saw time at running back during his time at Utah, but will be focused on the defensive side of the ball after recording 51 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and an interception in his final season.

The Lions also signed fourth-round tackle Giovanni Manu, sixth-round defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo, and sixth-round guard Christian Mahogany.

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Panthers sign 18 UDFAs, release seven including Tarik Cohen

Carolina announced that the club has released seven players: running back Tarik Cohen, running back Spencer Brown, tight end Chris Pierce, wide receiver Jalen Camp, offensive lineman Ilm Manning, defensive tackle Raequan Williams, and cornerback AJ Parker.

Cohen, 28, has not appeared in a regular-season game since 2020 and was trying to make a comeback after several injuries sidelined him. He was a Pro Bowler in 2018 with the Bears.

Carolina has also signed 18 undrafted free agents: defensive end Popo Aumavae, receiver Jalen Coker, offensive tackle Jeremiah Crawford, cornerback Willie Drew, offensive tackle Christian Duffie, outside linebacker Kenny Dyson, tight end Kevin Foelsch, cornerback DeShawn Gaddie, defensive end Darius Hodges, safety Clayton Isbell, outside linebacker Derrick McLendon, kicker Harrison Mevis, linebacker Jackson Mitchell, receiver Sam Pinkney,

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Raheem Morris- Kirk Cousins is “pretty much full-go” in Phase II

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Terrion Arnold on competitiveness- If my mom was a WR, I’d jam her into the dirt

“I’ll never forget one time my mom kicked my tooth out because we was just going at it so hard so if my mom was out here right now and she lined up across me as a receiver, I would jam her into the dirt,” Arnold said, via Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com. “That’s my mindset and my mom knows that right now. I just mean it in the simple aspect of like football-wise, that’s just the way that I think and the way that I was brought up.”

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Texans sign top pick Kamari Lassiter - NBC Sports

The Texans’ first draft pick of 2024 is now under contract.

Cornerback Kamari Lassiter, selected out of Georgia with the 42nd overall pick, signed his contract today.

With the six Texans draft picks who signed yesterday, Houston now has seven of its nine draft picks signed. Second-round offensive tackle Blake Fisher and third-round safety Calen Bullock remain unsigned.

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Malik Nabers signs his rookie contract

New York announced No. 6 overall pick Malik Nabers signed his rookie contract on Friday.

Nabers’ four-year deal is worth $29,207,750 fully guaranteed and includes $18,062,000 as a signing bonus. With Nabers as a first-round pick, the contract also includes a fifth-year option.

A receiver out of LSU, Nabers caught 189 passes for 3,003 yards with 21 touchdowns over his three collegiate seasons. He recorded 89 receptions for 1,569 passes with 14 touchdowns in 2023.

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Cardinals third-round TE Tip Reiman signs his rookie deal

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Rams agree to terms with second-round DT Braden Fiske

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Broncos QB Bo Nix signs his rookie deal

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the Broncos’ quarterback has signed his four-year, fully guaranteed $18.61 million deal with a fifth-year option. Nix gets a $10.36 million signing bonus and has a $3.384 million cap hit for 2024.

The Broncos made Nix the 12th overall pick out of Oregon.

He is participating in this weekend’s rookie minicamp as he begins working toward the starting job. Nix is competing with veterans Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.

The Broncos also have completed deal with seventh-rounders Devaughn Vele and Nick Gargiulo and fifth-rounders Audric Estime and Kris Abrams-Draine.

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Commanders rookie Johnny Newton needs foot surgery

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Rome Odunze out of Bears practice with hamstring tightness

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Bud Dupree to sign with Chargers

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Matthew Slater joins Patriots’ staff as Jerod Mayo’s advisor

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Jerod Mayo- Drake Maye has a lot to work on, he’ll put the time in

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Browns sign QB Jacob Sirmon

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Lions sign WR Kaden Davis

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Alex Van Pelt will be the “lead guy” in working with Drake Maye

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Adonai Mitchell chose No. 10 because 10 receivers were drafted ahead of him

Mitchell wore No. 5 at Texas, but quarterback Anthony Richardson has that number in Indianapolis. That left Mitchell with a choice and he said at the team’s rookie minicamp that he “was up late just thinking about” his new number before finally settling on No. 10 to serve as a reminder of his place in the wide receiver draft order.

“Nobody got a name, nobody got a face,” Mitchell said, via Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star. “I’m not bitter about it or anything like that. Definitely, congratulations and happy for the people that got picked, but at the end of the day, it was between me and them, and they got picked. It’s all motivation.”

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Jets agree to terms with first-rounder Olu Fashanu - NBC Sports

According to multiple reports, the Jets have agreed to terms with 11th overall pick Olu Fashanu. The tackle will sign a four-year deal that includes a team option for a fifth season.

Fashanu started at left tackle at Penn State the last two seasons and was name both a first-team All-American and the Big Ten’s top offensive lineman after the 2023 season.

The Jets signed Tyron Smith and traded for Morgan Moses before drafting Fashanu last month.

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Lions sell out season tickets for 2024 - NBC Sports

The team announced on Monday that they have sold out of season tickets for 2024 as well. Single-game tickets will go on sale after the regular season schedule is announced on Wednesday.

If there was any reason to doubt that the Lions would have the same success at the box office, it would be that they raised ticket prices by an average of 30 percent for the coming season. Some seats saw even bigger upticks in price, but any complaints about that decision didn’t lead to a shortfall in customers.

The Lions will have home games against the Bears, Packers, Vikings, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Bills, and Buccaneers this season.