NFL Football 3h Briefing
×Last updated: March 18, 2026, 7:32 PM ET
NFL Roster Moves & Player Departures
The league saw several veterans finalize career moves while teams bolstered defensive lines, as four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton officially retired espn.com after a decade with the Colts espn.com, having last played for the Cowboys espn.com in 2022. Concurrently, linebacker Logan Wilson announced his departure espn.com from the NFL at just 29 years old, following stints with the Bengals espn.com and Cowboys espn.com. In personnel acquisitions, the Browns secured a defensive end espn.com, signing former Bills espn.com player AJ Epenesa to a one-year contract reportedly worth up to $5 million, while the Eagles acquired QB Andy Dalton espn.com from the Panthers espn.com for a conditional 2027 seventh-round draft selection.
League Operations & Labor Relations
Amidst these personnel transactions, the NFL is preparing contingency plans espn.com should ongoing negotiations with the NFL Referees Association espn.com fail to yield a new collective bargaining agreement, with the league reportedly laying groundwork for hiring replacement officials this season. This labor maneuvering contrasts sharply with the finalized player contracts and retirements occurring across the player base this week.