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Wease will have plenty of competition in the wide receiver room during training camp, as the Dolphins added three receivers in the 2026 Draft, Matt Sullivan of sportingnews.com reports.

Wease played substantial snaps at wide receiver for the Dolphins' last three contests of the 2025 season. He caught six of his 10 targets for 130 yards and one touchdown over the three-game span. The team drafted Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell (ACL) in the third round of the 2026 draft, as well as Kevin Coleman in the fifth round. With all three new receivers set to compete throughout the preseason, Wease may have to show out to remain on the roster.

The Buccaneers exercised the fifth-year option on Kancey's contract Monday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

Kancey was sidelined for most of the 2025 season due to a pectoral injury he suffered in Week 2, but the defensive tackle's output has been more than satisfactory for the Buccaneers to justify spending the $14.475 million required to retain him through 2027. The 2023 first-round pick has accumulated 54 tackles (41 solo), including 11.5 sacks, through 29 career regular-season games thus far. With the team selecting linebacker Rueben Bain in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Bucs will be acquiring an influx of talent on the defensive line that should only increase Kancey's potential for production this season.

The Saints waived Cooks on Monday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Cooks spent the last two months of the NFL season with the Saints after being cut from the Eagles' practice squad in September, but he didn't participate in a game for either team in 2025. The pass catcher signed a reserve/future deal with the team in early January, but he evidently won't be sticking around for training camp. Cooks will be subject to the waiver wire, only becoming a free agent if he clears the 24-hour waiver period where another team can claim him.

The Saints waived Hull on Monday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Hull played in six games for the Saints during the 2025 season due to the absence of Alvin Kamara. The former rushed for 48 yards over 19 attempts and caught his sole target for six yards. The 2023 fifth-round pick now will be subject to waivers, only becoming a free agent if he remains unclaimed for 24 hours.

The Steelers signed Johnson to a contract Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports

Johnson bounced around several practice squads last year without suiting up for a regular-season game. The wide receiver ended on the Broncos' unit, but he'll make a return to the Steelers ahead of training camp. A cousin of legendary former Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, Johnson will fight for a roster spot as a part of the receiving corps led by DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman.

The Saints waived Toure on Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

With the additions of Jordyn Tyson and Bryce Lance in the 2026 NFL Draft, Toure's time with the Saints is done after one season. The four-year pro spent the majority of 2025 on New Orleans' practice squad, only being activated Week 18, where he caught one pass for three yards. The last time before that that the 28-year-old saw in-game action was in 2023 with the Packers, where he played 11 games and caught eight of 18 targets for 78 yards.

The Cowboys signed Valdes-Scantling to a one-year contract Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Valdes-Scantling appeared in 10 regular-season games with the 49ers and Steelers last season, compiling 14 catches for 120 yards and one touchdown. The 31-year-old is joining his fifth team in the last two calendar years and will attempt to win a job with Dallas this summer. He'll compete with Ryan Flournoy, KaVontae Turpin, Jonathan Mingo and others behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.

McCoy said Saturday that his knee feels good but is letting the Raiders decide if another surgery is needed after missing all of 2025 with a torn ACL, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.

McCoy was highly regarded as one of the best cornerbacks in the 2026 draft class, but he fell to the Raiders in Round 4 due to concerns that a second knee surgery was needed, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, despite previously being cleared in February. Las Vegas has yet to decide on McCoy's status, but the rookie cornerback was positive when discussing his knee and emphasized his trust in the Raiders organization to make the right choice. Should the Tennessee prospect avoid surgery, he'll compete for cornerback reps behind Eric Stokes and Darien Porter.

Tolbert is facing added competition for snaps, routes and targets after the Dolphins selected three rookie wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft, Matt Sullivan of The Sporting News reports.

Miami's main free-agent additions to the wide receiver corps after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos and cutting Tyreek Hill (ACL) were Tolbert and Tutu Atwell, who joined incumbent 2024 sixth-round pick Malik Washington atop a wide open depth chart. Those veterans being joined by rookie third-round picks Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell (ACL), as well as fifth-rounder Kevin Coleman, now muddles the breakdown of available targets, especially in what seems like a run-first offense headlined by RB De'Von Achane and new dual-threat QB Malik Willis. Tolbert still figures to get every opportunity to compete for a starting role this offseason, but he and Atwell signed just one-year prove-it deals with Miami, so the team has greater incentive to develop Douglas, Bell and Coleman.

The Vikings exercised Addison's fifth-year option Monday.

Vikings EVP of football operations Rob Brzezinski said last month that the team would be making this move, and it's now official. Addison will earn $18 million in 2027 as a result. The 23rd overall pick in the 2023 Draft, Addison has shown flashes of big-time playmaking ability during his first three seasons, but he also was a victim of extremely poor quarterback play during the 2025 campaign. With Kyler Murray now in town to compete with J.J. McCarthy (hand), the Vikings are banking on more competency under center, which should obviously help Justin Jefferson and Addison produce better numbers in the box score.