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The Chargers are set to make an addition to Jim Harbaugh's coaching staff.

Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports that Chuka Ndulue will be joining the team as an assistant defensive line coach. Ndulue was the defensive line coach at Colorado State.

Ndulue joined that staff in 2024 after spending two seasons in the same job at New Mexico. He also spent three seasons at Southern Illinois and began his coaching career at Oklahoma in 2017.

Ndulue also played defensive line at Oklahoma and had stints in the NFL with the Broncos and Chargers. He did not appear in any regular season games for either club.

The Jets have gotten a deal done with their second-round pick.

Per Cameron Wolfe of NFL Media, New York and Mason Taylor have agreed to terms on the tight end’s four-year rookie contract.

Taylor was the No. 42 overall pick in this year’s draft. Wolfe notes that of the $10.46 million in Taylor’s contract, 91.3 percent of it ($9.56 million) was guaranteed. Taylor also received 60 percent of his Year 4 salary guaranteed, which is a 55 percent increase from the No. 42 pick in 2024.

Taylor, 21, played his college ball at LSU. He is the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor.

Browns rookies report on Friday. Second-round running back Quinshon Judkins won't be among them.

Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that Judkins, who has not yet signed, will not report to training camp on Friday.

And while the obvious barrier could be regarded as the effort to get a fully-guaranteed contract as the fourth pick in round two. But it's about more than how much of the contract will be fully guaranteed.

"He's focusing more on his legal matter right now and so are the Browns," Cabot said.

Implicit in that reporting could be an acknowledgement that the Browns and Judkins are bracing for the NFL to place the player on paid leave, as soon as he signs his contract. So whether he's signed or not signed, he won't be there. It's better to resolve the criminal situation quickly, take his unpaid suspension, and come to the NFL with a clean slate.