National Football League roundup

[March 07, 2017]  March 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Defensive end William Gholston avoided free agency and agreed to re-sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a five-year contract, the team announced Monday.

Sources told ESPN the sides agreed to a $27.5 million deal that could be worth up to $36.5 million based on sack incentives and other escalators. The contract through the 2021 season includes $13.5 million guaranteed.

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Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson signed his franchise tender, according to multiple reports.

Johnson has a guaranteed salary of at least $16.7 million, which will make him the highest-paid cornerback in 2017.

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The New England Patriots agreed to a two-year deal with fullback James Develin ahead of free agency, according to reports.

Develin, an impending unrestricted free agent, was one of the lead blockers last season for LeGarrette Blount, who had 1,161 rushing yards and a franchise-record 18 rushing touchdowns.

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The Buffalo Bills released kicker Dan Carpenter on Monday in a move that will save the team $2.4 million in salary cap space.

The move was expected as Carpenter struggled the last two seasons, including missing 11 extra points.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars released cornerback Davon House ahead of free agency starting Thursday.

House was due to make $6 million in each of the next two seasons and his release means the Jaguars now have approximately $79 million in salary cap space, ESPN.com reported Monday.

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The Washington Redskins officially signed head coach Jay Gruden to a multi-year contract extension on Monday.

Gruden, who turned 50 on Saturday, had two years left on the five-year contract signed in January 2014. Full terms of the deal were not announced, but the reported two-year extension will take him through the 2020 season.

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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway plans to retire after 11 NFL seasons, all with the same organization.

The 34-year-old Greenway will officially announce his retirement at a press conference Tuesday at the Vikings Winter Park headquarters, the team announced Monday.

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Offensive lineman Mickey Marvin, who won two Super Bowls as a member of the Oakland Raiders, died Sunday following a lengthy battle with ALS. He was 61.

Marvin spent 11 seasons with the Raiders, who selected him in the fourth round of the 1977 draft after a standout career at the University of Tennessee. ))

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