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NFL news roundup: Chiefs exercising fifth-year options on DE George Karlaftis, CB Trent McDuffie

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FIFTH-YEAR OPTIONS

  • DE George Karlaftis' fifth-year option is being exercised, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • CB Trent McDuffie's fifth-year options is being exercised, Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • RB J.K. Dobbins has been given an unrestricted free-agent (UFA) tender from the Chargers and remains eligible to sign with any club, per the league transaction wire. Dobbins still counts against the compensatory formula if he signs with another team before training camps open in July, but the Chargers will receive exclusive negotiating rights for him if he doesn't.

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  • QB Ben DiNucci has been released, the veteran backup announced. DiNucci signed with New Orleans' practice squad midway through last season after Derek Carr's season-ending wrist injury, but never played for the Saints.

SIGNINGS

  • TE George Kittle has signed a four-year, $76.4 million extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Kittle's new contract make's him the league's highest-paid TE once again.

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SIGNINGS

  • K Matt Gay is signing a one-year deal worth more than $4.25 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Pelissero adds that Gay's deal is the most fully guaranteed money for a kicker on a one-year deal in NFL history.


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