The Latest: Chiefs Decline Their Option On Backup QB Foles
The Associated Press
The Latest on NFL free agency (all times Eastern):
12:35 p.m.
The Chiefs are declining their option on backup quarterback Nick Foles.
The move was widely expected because Kansas City is hard against the salary cap, and letting Foles go saves $6.75 million. But it also means that Tyler Bray — who has never played a regular season game — becomes the backup to Alex Smith.
Foles won the only game he started for the Chiefs last season, when Smith had a concussion. Other teams will almost certainly show interest in Foles as a backup or even a starter.
The Chiefs could also bring him back on a less expensive deal.
— David Skretta reporting from Kansas City, Missouri
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12:19 p.m.
Aaron Williams' bid to resume his career in Buffalo following a second serious neck injury is over after the Bills released the starting safety.
The Bills provided no reason for the move in a one-sentence statement. Williams and his family have indicated he would like to continue playing.
Williams had two seasons left on his contract and was scheduled to make a $3.6 million base salary this season.
The sixth-year player's season ended last year when he was sidelined by a blindside hit to the head by Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry in October. In 2015, Williams' season was cut short after being hurt attempting to make a diving headfirst tackle. Surgeons shaved two of his disks to alleviate nerve damage.
— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York.
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12:04 p.m.
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to contract extensions with backup quarterback Matt Schaub and defensive tackle Courtney Upshaw.
The NFC champions have focused on retaining players in the offseason.
"Courtney proved to be versatile in our defensive scheme and he will continue to play several roles along our defensive line," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. "We know the value of having an experienced backup at quarterback."
Schaub spent his first three seasons in Atlanta, before being traded to the Houston Texans in the 2007 offseason. He returned to Atlanta last season as a backup to Matt Ryan.
Upshaw, a star at Alabama, was signed by Atlanta during the 2016 offseason and was converted to defensive tackle after playing outside linebacker during his time with Baltimore.
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11:50 a.m.
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed wide receiver Torrey Smith to a three-year contract.
Smith was released by the San Francisco 49ers last week.
The 28-year-old Smith caught 53 passes for 930 yards and seven touchdowns in two seasons with the 49ers. He never became the deep threat that he was with Baltimore, where he helped the Ravens beat San Francisco in the Super Bowl following the 2012 season.
Smith had just 20 catches for 267 yards last season before missing the final three games with a concussion.
In six seasons, Smith has 266 catches for 4,521 yards and 37 touchdowns.
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