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The move comes one day after Ryan was released by the New York
Giants.
A team captain with the Giants, Ryan recorded a career-high 117
tackles to go along with two forced fumbles and one fumble
recovery in 15 games (all starts) last season.
Ryan, 31, has 705 tackles, 18 interceptions and 13 sacks in 140
career games with the New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and
Giants. He was a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams with the
Patriots, who selected him in the third round of the 2013 NFL
Draft.
--Free-agent receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said he has agreed to
a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 2018 Pro Bowler played
his first five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Multiple reports said that Smith-Schuster will receive a
one-year, $10.75 million deal.
Smith-Schuster, 25, played in just five regular-season games
last season due to a shoulder injury and had 15 receptions for
129. He returned to play in Pittsburgh's 42-21 wild-card loss to
the Chiefs and caught five passes for 26 yards.
Smith-Schuster's top season in Pittsburgh was in 2018 when he
established career bests of 111 receptions and 1,426 yards. He
added seven scoring catches.
--The Seattle Seahawks released defensive linemen Carlos Dunlap
and Kerry Hyder while reportedly agreeing to a two-year deal
with defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson.
The 33-year-old Dunlap had 8.5 sacks in eight games for Seattle
last season and has 96 in 180 career games with the Cincinnati
Bengals and Seahawks. Dunlap, a two-time Pro Bowler, spent 10
1/2 seasons with Cincinnati before joining the Seahawks midway
through the 2020 season.
Hyder had 1.5 sacks in 15 games in 2021 in his lone season in
Seattle. The 30-year-old has 20 career sacks and five fumble
recoveries in 71 games with the Detroit Lions (2015-18), Dallas
Cowboys (2019), San Francisco 49ers (2020) and Seahawks.
Jefferson, 28, is back for another tour of duty with the
Seahawks and has 15 career sacks in 72 games. Jefferson played
with Seattle from 2016-19 before spending 2020 with the Buffalo
Bills and last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. He had a
career-high 4.5 sacks with the Raiders.
--Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has agreed to terms on a
one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys.
Financial terms were not disclosed for Vander Esch, who
collected 77 tackles, one sack and one interception in 17 games
(16 starts) last season.
Vander Esch, 26, has 349 tackles, 2.5 sacks and three picks in
52 career games (46 starts) since being selected by the Cowboys
with the 19th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
--Defensive lineman DeShawn Williams signed a one-year contract
with the Denver Broncos.
Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Williams, who
recorded a career-high 39 tackles to go along with one sack in
15 games (eight starts) last season.
Williams, 29, has 78 tackles, 3.5 sacks and one interception in
33 career games (19 starts) with the Cincinnati Bengals and
Broncos.
--Guard Austin Corbett signed a three-year deal with the
Carolina Panthers. The value of the contract is reportedly
$26.25 million.
Corbett, 26, started all 17 regular-season games and four
postseason games last season for the Super Bowl LVI champion Los
Angeles Rams.
A second-round pick by Cleveland in 2018, Corbett has started 41
of his 55 career games with the Browns (2018-19) and Rams.
--Field Level Media
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