Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE O.J. Howard’s ‘eyes should light up’ at the opportunity to play with QB Tom Brady, according to head coach Bruce Arians. ‘You have a quarterback who throws to the tight end, go earn it and get balls thrown to you,’ Arians said.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Ronald Jones could face new competition for snaps on third down next season, according to head coach Bruce Arians. ‘We’d love to have a pass-catching back,’ Arians said.

Free-agent TE Blake Bell (Chiefs) agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year deal worth $1.7 million with $450,000 guaranteed, according to a source.

Free-agent TE Donald Parham (Redskins) signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen had a league-high 7.2 percent of his pass attempts dropped last season.

Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield had a league-high 20 passes batted down at or behind the line of scrimmage in 2019.

Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins enjoyed a league-high average of 2.7 seconds in the pocket in 2019.

San Francisco 49ers RBs Raheem Mostert (3.5) and Matt Breida (3.3) ranked first and second, respectively, in the league among running backs in average yards before contact per attempt last season.

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was charged with a ‘bad throw’ on a league-high 21.2 percent of his passes in 2019.

San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo was ‘on target’ – defined as a throw that would have hit the receiver – on 80.7 percent of his passes in 2019 – the fourth-highest mark in the league.