NFL League Transactions - Free Agent Signings, Player Trades & More

Mims was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday after spending the first three seasons of his career with the New York Jets.

In three seasons in New York he totaled 42 receptions on 92 targets for 676 yards. He was the 59th overall draft pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

Stevenson, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, agreed to a four year extension with New England on Thursday that includes $17 million fully guaranteed. The move was expected after Stevenson has operated as a crucial component of the Patriots' offense since his rookie season.

As a rookie, Stevenson turned 133 carries into 606 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns while catching 14 of 18 targets for 123 receiving yards. As a sophomore, he evolved into a dual threat, with 1,040 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns and 69 receptions on 88 targets for 421 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown. He battled injuries last season, but still recoreded 857 total yards and four touchdowns in 12 games.

Steven is expected to remain a key part of New England's offense under new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt. The arrival of Antonio Gibson in free agency could have a negative impact on his volume in the passing game.

Higgins is reportedly now expected to show up for training camp in July. However, according to Adam Schefter, a long-term deal between Higgins and the Bengals is "still considered a longshot." Higgins missed five games due to injuries last season and set career-lows with 42 catches for 656 yards and 5 touchdowns. The Bengals don't have any proven options in the passing game behind their top two receivers, so if Higgins can stay healthy in 2024, he should have plenty of opportunities to bounce back in what will likely be a contract year.

Higgins is currently the WR20 in numberFire's preseason fantasy rankings. Our models project him for 82.6 receptions, 130.0 targets, 1,080.3 yards, and 7.27 touchdowns during the regular season.

Lawrence's new deal reportedly includes $200 million in guarantees, locking him in as the team's quarterback for the foreseeable future. The former first overall pick has helped turn around the Jaguars' franchise in recent years, guiding them to winning records in each of the last two seasons while also taking them to the playoffs in the 2022 season (their first appearance in six years).

Apart from his rocky start under infamous head coach Urban Meyer, Lawrence has been as good as the team could have hoped. He's thrown for 8,129 yards, 46 touchdowns, and just 22 interceptions over the last two years and already ranks fourth in franchise history in passing yards.

The Jaguars' offense struggled to live up to expectations in 2023, but through no fault of Lawrence's -- injuries devastated the team's receiver corps throughout the year. The team made a concerted effort to bolster their wide receiver grouping in the offseason and will be relying on Lawrence to help them develop a leading offense in the NFL.

Lawrence is numberFire's QB17 for fantasy entering the year. His lack of every-week rushing production limits his overall fantasy upside, but he's been an efficient producer as a passer in each of the last two years. He should be a reliable QB2 again in 2024 for fantasy.

Waller played eight seasons in the NFL, entering the league as a wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens before successfully transitioning to the tight end position. He enjoyed a breakout 2019 campaign with the Oakland Raiders which saw him catch 90 passes for 1,145 yards and 3 touchdowns, and remained one of the league's most productive tight ends for several seasons afterwards.

Injuries unfortunately limited him over his final three seasons in the league, but the playmaking pass-catcher still tallied over 1,605 receiving yards in those shortened campaigns. He tallied 350 catches for 4,124 yards and 20 touchdowns over the course of his career.

Schefter added that Jefferson's new extension includes the highest salary for a non-quarterback player in NFL history. The deal will keep the star receiver in Minnesota for the next four years as they try to develop 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy into a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback.

Jefferson has been one of the, if not the, premier wide receivers in the league since his 2020 rookie season. The LSU Tigers alum has recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first four seasons, including an injury-shortened 2023 season in which he averaged an absurd 107.4 receiving yards per game. He was on pace to surpass his league-best 2022 season, where he led the league in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809) while catching 8 touchdowns.

Jefferson's 5,899 receiving yards are the most-ever by an NFL player in their first four seasons in the league. He's on an historic path and should continue his prolific production in the Vikings' creative offense -- his line on FanDuel Sportsbook's receiving props is set at 1300.5 yards for the upcoming season. Expect to see him be one of fantasy football's earliest picks in your season-long drafts later this summer.

Waddle's extension reportedly includes an impressive $76 million in guarantees and makes him one of the league's top five-salaried receivers in the NFL according to Schefter.

Waddle set the record for most receptions (104) by a rookie receiver after entering the league as a first round pick in 2021. And while his receiving volume decreased in the following two seasons with the addition of Tyreek Hill to the team's offense, Waddle has still notched back-to-back, efficient seasons with the Dolphins.

The Dolphins should be expected to continue having one of the most explosive offenses in the league in 2024 with Waddle and Hill catching passes from Tua Tagovailoa. Expect both receivers to go in the early rounds of 2024 fantasy drafts given their impressive track records of production next to one another.

Parker entered the league as the 14th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and went on to catch 402 passes for 5,660 yards and 27 touchdowns over his 9-year career. His most productive season came in 2019, where he caught 72 passes for 1,202 yards and 9 touchdowns. That season included a spectacular performance against Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore, during which he grabbed 8 of his 11 targets for 137 in the Dolphins' upset Week 17 victory over the Patriots -- his future team.

The steady boundary receiver was a consistent producer throughout his career and signed a new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles at the onset of free agency, but has now decided instead to hang up his cleats ahead of the 2024 season.

Goff's new deal includes $170 million in guarantees according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, making him one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league with the second-most guaranteed money per year.

Goff has thrived since linking up with the Lions in the same trade that sent Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. The former first overall pick, who had previously taken the Rams to a Super Bowl, helped transform a rebuilding Lions franchise into the team we saw make the NFC Championship game this past season.

The Lions are expected to be among this year's top contenders in 2024 with Goff at the helm. Their +1300 Super Bowl Odds are tied for the fourth-shortest and their +145 odds to win the NFC North make them the frontrunners for a second-straight division title.

After two season with the Jaguars, Jones will head to Arizona on a one-year deal worth up to $4.25 million. Expect the 29-year old to compete with Michael Wilson for a secondary role on the outside behind Marvin Harrison Jr.

On 62 targets last season, Jones ranked 83rd among receivers with a 61.2 Pro Football Focus offensive rating while producing 34 receptions for 321 yards and 2 touchdowns and 1.05 yards per route run.