Atlanta Falcons PK Matt Bryant was released Wednesday, Feb. 6. He had two years and $7 million remaining on his contract. Cutting Bryant saves Atlanta nearly $3 million in 2019 salary cap space. PK Giorgio Tavecchio is expected to be the starting kicker for the Falcons next season. He will earn $645,000 in 2019 .

Former Miami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach Charlie Bullen was hired by the Arizona Cardinals for the same role Wednesday, Feb. 6. Former Oklahoma defensive assistant Peter Badovinac will serve as assistant wide receivers coach, former Denver Broncos assistant Rob Grosso will serve as defensive quality control coach and former Massachusetts quarterbacks coach Spencer Whipple will serve as offensive quality control coach.

Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton drew praise from new Bengals head coach Zac Taylor Tuesday, Feb. 5, saying the veteran quarterback is a ‘great fit’ for the coaching staff’s offensive system. ‘I’ve seen Andy do all of the things we’ve asked (Jared Goff) to do (in Los Angeles),’ Taylor said. ‘He’s great under center, great in play action, great on the perimeter and the nakeds (bootlegs), and he’s been an accurate passer when asked to drop back.’

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano was hired as defensive coordinator by the New England Patriots Wednesday, Feb. 6, according to a source.

Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry will be a big part of the offense in 2019 as offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said they plan to run a lot of zone blocking schemes. ‘Derrick will be a big part of the offense,’ Smith said. ‘He has a rare skill set. Derrick’s a home-run hitter. Zone is a great starting point for us, but there are a lot of schemes that fit Derrick and fit Dion (Lewis), or whoever else will be on our roster that we will hand the ball (to.) Gaps, pin and pulls, zone reads, but there’s a certain mentality that we want to play with coming off the football. We want to be physical and knock people back.’

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New England Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea was hired as offensive coordinator by the Miami Dolphins Wednesday, Feb. 6. Former WR Tiquan Underwood was also hired as the offensive quality control coach, according to a source.

Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr’s $19.9 million salary for 2019 becomes fully guaranteed Wednesday, Feb. 6.

The Los Angeles Rams intend on discussing an extension with QB Jared Goff during the offseason, according to MMQB’s Albert Breer, though Breer says the team is not in a hurry to get something done.

The Washington Redskins could consider going after New Orleans Saints QB Teddy Bridgewater in free agency, according to ESPN’s John Keim.

Oklahoma WR Marquise Brown showed enough on tape in 2018 that he could ‘potentially push’ into the top 10 of this year’s draft, in the opinion of Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller.