The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions, it was announced Thursday.

“Jason and Todd’s leadership has been critical to our organization’s success. The winning culture they have established has us well positioned for the future,” Buccaneers owner/co-chairman Joel Glazer said in a statement. “The continuity and stability they provide will play a large role in our ability to compete for additional championships.”

The team didn’t provide terms, but sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Bowles’ deal is a three-year extension through the 2028 season.

Bowles, 61, enters his fourth season as the team’s head coach with a 27-24 record and having won three consecutive NFC South titles from 2022 to 2024. His 27 regular-season victories are the franchise’s second-best total through three seasons behind Bruce Arians, his predecessor.

“I am excited to continue working with Jason for years to come as we build on the success we’ve enjoyed and keep reaching for even bigger and better goals,” Bowles said in a statement. “… I also appreciate the confidence that the Glazer Family has shown in my abilities to lead this football team. It is a responsibility I do not take lightly and am honored to have.”

Licht is currently the NFL’s fifth-longest-tenured traditional general manager, entering his 12th season with the Bucs.

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The Cleveland Browns released defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo on Thursday.

The pass rusher had one year left on a three-year, $19 million contract he signed with the franchise in 2023.

After he was released, he expressed his thanks to the Browns and their fans with a post to X, writing, “Love to the Land!”

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SEATTLE — The Seahawks are bringing back veteran cornerback Shaquill Griffin for a second stint in Seattle.

Griffin’s agency, Exclusive Sports Group, announced the deal Wednesday on social media. A source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Griffin is receiving a one-year, $3 million contract that can be worth up to $4 million.

Griffin, 29, adds experience to Seattle’s young group of corners. The one-time Pro Bowl selection will presumably compete with Josh Jobe to fill the No. 3 role behind Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen.

The Seahawks considered cornerback their biggest area of need after the draft. They didn’t add one with any of their 11 selections, which was not their intention but — as general manager John Schneider described it — a function of how the board fell. The team had brought Griffin in for a free agent visit in April and continued talks of a potential reunion after the draft.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is “pretty sure” the 2025 season will be his final NFL season.

In an interview with “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, Rodgers said he’s likely concluding a career that spanned more than two decades with a final year in Pittsburgh.

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is it,” said Rodgers, who spent the first 18 years of his career in Green Bay, where he was a four-time NFL MVP. “That’s why we just did a one-year deal. Steelers didn’t need to put any extra years on that or anything, so this was really about finishing with a lot of love and fun and peace for the career that I’ve had.

“I played 20 fricking years. It’s been a long run. I’ve enjoyed it, and no better place to finish than in one of the cornerstone franchises of the NFL with Mike Tomlin and a great group of leadership and great guys in the city that expects you to win.”

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After a prolonged decision-making process where he pondered retirement,