Free-agent CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Washington) plans to work out for teams after the 2021 NFL Draft and is open to playing next season. He has been linked to a coaching job at Tennessee State but would only be interested in no team wants to sign him.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans joins Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce as the only two players with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of the last five seasons.

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Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson is currently facing more than 20 civil lawsuits, but general manager Nick Caserio is refusing to get into specifics on the issue, Watson’s future or the team’s possible contingency plans at quarterback. ‘I know (owner) Cal (McNair) … put a letter out a few weeks ago, just relative to the organizational stance, relative to where we are. So I don’t have anything to add other than it’s a legal process,’ Caserio said Friday, April 16 in a pre-draft news conference. ‘We’re respectful of the legal process and where that is. So we’re focused on today. We’re focused on getting ready for the offseason program and getting ready for the draft. So that’s where our focus is.’

Restricted free agent CB J.C. Jackson on Friday, April 16 signed his second-round tender with the New England Patriots, per source.

Updating previous reports, Washington Football Team TE Sammis Reyes’ contract includes $392,600 in guaranteed money. He received a $20,000 signing bonus and $372,600 in base salary guarantees.

Oregon OT Penei Sewell, who played left tackle in college, has been working out at right tackle to add to his versatility.

Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Eagles RB Jordan Howard’s one-year deal has a $990,000 base salary and no guaranteed money. Howard’s deal is a veteran salary benefit deal that counts $850,000 against the salary cap.

Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman is ‘the best route runner not named DeVonta Smith’ in the 2021 NFL Draft, according to ESPN’s Todd McShay, and McShay believes Bateman ‘could be a very talented starter either outside or in the slot.’

South Carolina WR Shi Smith ‘struggles a little when he’s pushed around by physical corners,’ according to ESPN’s Todd McShay, and McShay believes Smith is ‘probably a Day 3 pick’ in the 2021 NFL Draft.

North Carolina WR Dyami Brown had more than 1,000 yards receiving and averaged at least 20 yards per catch in each of the last two seasons, and ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. believes Brown could be selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. ‘Brown is a big-time deep threat with great hands,’ Kiper said.