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The Atlanta Falcons signed tight end Kyle Pitts to a three-year, $54 million extension with $36 million guaranteed, keeping Pitts in Atlanta as the likely No. 2 receiver behind Drake London and a fantasy-friendly TE1 option for 2026.
Atlanta Falcons finalize a three-year, $54 million contract extension with tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., guaranteeing $36 million and replacing his franchise tag; Pitts, the 2021 No. 4 pick, posted a breakout 2025 season (88 catches, 928 yards, 5 TDs) and is now locked in as a core piece of Atlanta’s offense alongside Drake London and Bijan Robinson.
The Atlanta Falcons and tight end Kyle Pitts agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with $36 million guaranteed, placing Pitts among the top-paid tight ends at roughly $18 million per year after a 88-catch, 928-yard, five-TD 2025 season; with Pitts secured, Atlanta can shift focus to Bijan Robinson’s next contract.
CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford spotlights the 2026 season’s top offensive playmakers at RB, WR and TE, arguing a new wave of talent—led by Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) and Malachi Toney (Miami)—will stress defenses with speed, versatility and matchup advantages. The list features explosive backs like Kewan Lacy (Ole Miss), Ahmad Hardy (Missouri), Isaac Brown (Louisville) and Caleb Hawkins (Oklahoma State); receivers such as Cam Coleman (Texas), Duce Robinson (FSU), Charlie Becker (Indiana) and Chris Henry Jr. (Ohio State); and tight ends Trey'Dez Green (LSU) and Elyiss Williams (Georgia), among others, signaling a season where dynamic, multi-note matchups define the title race across Power Five conferences.
The Steelers signed tight end Darnell Washington to a new five-year contract, keeping the 2023 third-round pick in Pittsburgh. In three seasons he’s appeared in 50 games with 29 starts, totaling 57 receptions for 625 yards and two touchdowns, including a breakout 2025 with 31 receptions for 364 yards in 16 games (13 starts) before finishing the year on the Reserve/Injured List; he’s been a key blocker in the offense’s tush push and earned attention for powerful runs. Washington played at Georgia and progressed from his rookie year to 2025.
The Steelers gave Darnell Washington a four-year, roughly $42 million extension (~$10M per year with $21M guaranteed), prompting Colin Cowherd to call it an overpay for a blocking tight end, even as Washington flashed as a receiver (31 receptions, 364 yards in 2025) and is expected to play a bigger role in the offense; the team has cap flexibility with no franchise QB.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed tight end Darnell Washington to a five-year deal valued at $45.674 million, following a day after agreeing to a five-year, $103.65 million contract with outside linebacker Nick Herbig. Washington, regarded as a top blocker who also developed as a receiving threat (31 receptions for 364 yards last season), said his role is primarily blocking while contributing in short-yardage situations for quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Steelers tight end Darnell Washington agreed to a four-year extension worth $42 million with $21 million guaranteed; the 2023 third-round pick has progressed from blocker to receiving threat, posting 7-61 as a rookie, 19-200-1 in 2024, and 31-364-2 in 2025 while playing 500+ offensive snaps each season behind Pat Freiermuth.
Former NFL tight end Charlie Young, a USC standout and first-round pick, died at 75. He played for the Eagles, Rams, 49ers and Seahawks, earning Pro Bowl honors in each of his three Philadelphia seasons and earning rookie First-Team All-Pro. In 187 regular-season games (142 starts) he posted 418 receptions for 5,106 yards and 27 TDs, and appeared in two Super Bowls (Rams in XIV and started for the 49ers in XVI, which SF won). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
The Los Angeles Chargers signed veteran tight end David Njoku to a one-year deal worth up to $8 million, adding a versatile receiving option to support quarterback Justin Herbert.
The Los Angeles Chargers reportedly signed veteran tight end David Njoku to a one-year contract worth up to $8 million, adding a proven receiving threat to their offense; Njoku, a 2017 first-round pick and 2023 Pro Bowler, spent nine seasons with the Browns before joining the Chargers.
The Steelers signed tight end Jaheim Bell to a one-year contract, bringing him back after he spent part of the 2025 season on the Steelers’ practice squad. Bell, a 2024 seventh-round pick by the Patriots, also spent time with the Eagles and played college football at South Carolina and Florida State, finishing with 95 receptions for 1,260 yards and nine touchdowns (plus four rushing scores).
Five-star Ruston tight end Ahmad Hudson committed to LSU, delivering a major recruiting boost for the Tigers and signaling him as the heir apparent at tight end, with Hudson praising LSU's staff and focusing his visits on LSU and Nebraska.
With the 221st pick, the Cincinnati Bengals drafted Texas tight end Jack Endries, a durable, reliable hands-catcher who split production between California and Texas; he adds youth and multi-package potential to a thin tight end room and could earn a larger role as his career develops.
With the 248th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, Cleveland selected Carsen Ryan, a four-year tight end who played at UCLA, Utah, and BYU, posting 74 receptions for 1,020 yards and seven touchdowns in college. He joins a Browns TE room that includes Harold Fannin Jr., Jack Stoll, Blake Whiteheart, Brenden Bates, Sal Cannella, and Caden Prieskorn, and comes as Cleveland also drafted TE Joe Royer at No. 170, as the team continues to stock its pass-catching corps.