The Cleveland Browns re-signed tight end Blake Whiteheart to an undisclosed deal on Monday, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Sports. The deal is most likely for just one season, bringing Whiteheart back for his third year in Cleveland. The 26-year-old has not been on the fantasy football radar in his three seasons in the NFL, catching just eight of 15 targets for 55 yards and one touchdown in 30 games (six starts). He went undrafted out of Wake Forest before debuting in the NFL in 2023 with the Arizona Cardinals. Whiteheart had a career-high six catches for 51 yards and his only touchdown in 11 games (two starts) in his first year in Cleveland in 2024. He will return to block on offense while also contributing on special teams. David Njoku isn't going to return in free agency, but Harold Fannin Jr. will be the Browns' unquestioned top pass-catching TE in 2026 after his impressive rookie campaign.

ESPN's Adam Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show on Monday that he can say confidently that Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson "will be a first-round draft pick" next month. "Talking to front offices, that's what I believe," Schefter said. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is expected to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders this year, but beyond him, it's unclear exactly where Simpson might go in the first round. Simpson's draft stock has been on the rise in recent weeks, and ESPN's Dan Orlovsky even went as far as to say that he thinks Simpson is the best QB prospect in this year's class. In his final year with the Crimson Tide in 2025, Simpson completed 305 of his 473 pass attempts for 3,567 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and five interceptions in 15 games. He led the SEC in both completions and pass attempts. Simpson should be the second signal-caller taken at the end of April, but he might be more of a project at the position in the NFL, as he played in just 16 games in his first three collegiate seasons at Alabama.

The Seattle Seahawks are matching the Jacksonville Jaguars' multi-year offer to wide receiver Jake Bobo, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Jaguars signed Bobo to an offer sheet last week, but he will now return to the Super Bowl champions on a two-year, $5.5 million deal that includes $4.5 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old can continue to be ignored for fantasy football purposes, both in refraft and keeper/dynasty formats. In his third year in the NFL with Seattle in 2025, Bobo caught both of his targets for only 20 yards and no touchdowns in 11 regular-season games (zero starts). Overall, in his three years with the team, he has just 34 catches for 323 yards and three touchdowns on 44 targets through 45 games played (three starts). Bobo will return to serve in a depth role behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed.

The New England Patriots released veteran quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Monday, pushing Tommy DeVito to the backup role behind starter Drake Maye, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. The Patriots initially didn't tender an offer to DeVito, but they eventually re-signed him to a two-year deal with a base value of $4.4 million. The deal includes incentives that could increase the value of the deal to $7.4 million. Reiss adds that a No. 3 QB is expected to be added later in the offseason, potentially via the NFL draft in April. DeVito, who went undrafted out of Illinois, made his NFL debut in 2023 with the New York Giants and ended up playing in nine games (six starts), completing 64% of his passes for 1,101 yards, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions. The 27-year-old did not appear in a game at all in 2025 while serving as the No. 3 behind Maye and Dobbs. If DeVito is making starts for the Pats in 2026, it will be bad news for the entire offense.