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Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Melvin, who
is expected to provide veteran leadership among the club's core
of young cornerbacks. Melvin, 32, is six years older than the
next oldest cornerback on the team (Donte Jackson).
Melvin recorded 16 tackles in 10 games (two starts) last season.
He has 260 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles
in 74 career games (42 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens, New
England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, then-Oakland Raiders,
Detroit Lions and Panthers.
--The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back veteran defensive tackle
Carlos Watkins on a one-year deal.
Terms were not released.
Watkins played in 15 games (14 starts) in 2021 with 32 tackles,
one sack and an interception he returned for a touchdown. He was
a fourth-round pick by Houston in the 2017 draft and played his
first four seasons with the Texans. He has 32 starts in 57
career games.
--The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with cornerback
Justin Coleman on a one-year deal, NFL Network reported.
Coleman, 28, played in Seattle from 2017-18. He played in 16
games (four starts) with the Miami Dolphins in 2021. He played
35 percent of the snaps on defense and 32 percent on special
teams with the Dolphins.
Coleman has 238 career tackles, six interceptions and 44 passes
defensed in 95 career games (33 starts) for the New England
Patriots, Seahawks, Lions and Dolphins.
--The Kansas City Chiefs are signing their former starting
center Austin Reiter, Pro Football Focus reported.
Reiter, 30, anchored the Chiefs' offensive line in their two
Super Bowl runs, including a title. He played in seven games for
the Dolphins and New Orleans Saints in 2021.
Reiter started 32 of 42 games for the Chiefs from 2018-20.
--Defensive tackle Justin Ellis is signing a one-year deal with
the New York Giants, reuniting him with defensive coordinator
Don "Wink" Martindale.
Ellis, 31, played the past three seasons with Martindale and the
Baltimore Ravens. He appeared in all 17 games (five starts) in
2021 and contributed 18 tackles.
Ellis has 160 tackles in 100 career games (50 starts) with the
then-Oakland Raiders (2014-18) and Ravens. He was a fourth-round
pick in 2014.
--The Washington Commanders signed defensive end Efe Obada.
Contract terms were not announced.
Obada became the first player to make a 53-man roster through
the NFL International Player Pathway Program in 2018 with the
Panthers. He spent three seasons in Carolina and 2021 with the
Buffalo Bills.
The 29-year-old Nigeria native has 62 tackles (11 for loss), 34
quarterback hits, 11 sacks, an interception and two fumbles
recovered in 52 career games.
--The San Francisco 49ers re-signed defensive lineman Jordan
Willis to a one-year deal.
The 49ers acquired Willis from the New York Jets in an October
2020 trade.
In five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017-19), Jets
(2019-20) and 49ers, he has played in 60 games (two starts) and
recorded 80 tackles, 8.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble
recoveries and one pass defensed.
--Field Level Media
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