Carolina Panthers TE Greg Olsen will sign a two-year extension Thursday, April 26, worth $8.55 million per season with a maximum value of up to $10.05 million per year. He could become the highest-paid tight end in the league.

Updating previous reports, New York Giants RB Paul Perkins (pectoral) had surgery on a torn pectoral muscle. The extent of his injury and timetable are unknown.

Free-agent RB Charles Sims (Buccaneers) agreed to a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday, April 26. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield is the player head coaches and general managers around the league believe will be taken by the Cleveland Browns at No. 1 in the NFL draft.

Michigan DL Maurice Hurst is believed to be falling ‘out of the first round due to medical concerns,’ according to two separate sources, and could drop as far as the third round.

The San Francisco 49ers ‘covet’ Virginia Tech LB Tremaine Edmunds and will be targeting him with their first-round pick, No. 9 overall, at the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 26, according to Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com.

Ohio State CB Denzel Ward could be a target of the Cleveland Browns if the Browns were to trade down from their No. 4 overall pick.

Atlanta Falcons DE Vic Beasley’s fifth-year option was officially picked up Wednesdays, April 25.

Ohio State OL Billy Price (pectoral) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp in July with no restrictions, according to Price’s doctor. Price suffered a partially torn pectoral at the NFL Combine.

Free-agent WR Dez Bryant (Cowboys) turned down a multi-year deal from the Baltimore Ravens, according to former ESPN reporter Ed Werder. Bryant is seeking a one-year deal and an opportunity to earn a bigger contract as a free agent next year.