Alabama QB Mac Jones won’t be drafted any lower than the No. 8 pick currently held by the Carolina Panthers, according to Mike Tannenbaum of ESPN.

Impending free-agent CB Richard Sherman has the highest coverage grade since 2019 among free-agent cornerbacks, according to Pro Football Focus.

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will return as the team’s starting quarterback for the 2021 season, according to his agent, Ryan Tollner, Tuesday, Feb. 23. ‘They want Ben back and will contact me soon to address his cap situation,’ Tollner said.

Impending free-agent LS L.P. Ladouceur plans to play in 2021, according to Calvin Watkins of ESPN Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Houston Texans CB Cornell Armstrong re-signed with the team on a one-year, $1.25-million contract with a $100,000 signing bonus, according to a league source Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Houston Texans restricted free-agent RB Buddy Howell signed a one-year contract worth less than the $2.133 million tender Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Updating a previous story, Houston Texans G Senio Kelemete was officially waived Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Los Angeles Rams running backs coach Thomas Brown was elevated to assistant head coach Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Houston Texans OG Senio Kelemete will be released Tuesday, Feb. 23, creating $1.5 million in salary-cap space for 2021. LB Peter Kalambayi also was released.

Carolina Panthers OT Trent Scott, who was set to become a restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract to remain with the team Tuesday, Feb. 23. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.