Oakland Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch has met with head coach Jon Gruden on several occasions since the team hired Gruden, according to a source.

Footballguys View: Lynch is in the final year of his contract in 2018. He was solid in a comeback season with the Raiders in 2017, but there were concerns about his return when Gruden got the job as the new head coach in Oakland. It looks like Lynch is good to go with Gruden, and he’s at least a RB2/flex option for fantasy owners as the Raiders lead back in 2018.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers likely will pick up QB Jameis Winston’s fifth-year option this offseason, in the opinion of Buccaneers.com’s Scott Smith.

Footballguys View: Why would they not pick up his option? The Buccaneers have one of the few franchise QBs in the league, and they’ll get a bit more time to work out a new long-term contract with Winston. He struggled through a shoulder injury in 2017 and that impacted his stats negatively. If healthy, Winston should be in for a bounce-back season in 2018.

New York Giants OT Bobby Hart (undisclosed) was waived from the Reserve/Injured list Friday, Feb. 9, according to a source.

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo will call the offensive plays next season.

Pittsburgh Steelers OG B.J. Finney signed a one-year contract extension Friday, Feb. 9. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Detroit Lions special teams coach Joe Marciano and assistant special teams coach Devin Fitzsimmons will remain with the team, according to a source.

The Cleveland Browns have requested a private visit with Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft, according to sources.

Footballguys View: The Browns could end up selecting Mayfield with the no1 or no4 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. He was impressive at the Senior Bowl earlier this year and is the favorite QB of Browns draft consultant (and former Washington GM) Scot McCloughan.

Buffalo Bills impending free-agent CB E.J. Gaines is a player the Bills may look to re-sign this offseason, in the opinion of BuffaloBills.com’s Chris Brown.

Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman (Achilles’, foot) said he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from Achilles’ tendon surgery and believes he should be ready to go for minicamp. He is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in his foot.

New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman (knee) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.