Mets All-Star closer Diaz likely out all of ’23 with knee injury
He had 62 tackles and two interceptions in the 2022 season.
•Four-time Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Brown Jr. is leaving the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs for a $64.09 million, fouryear deal with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Brown, a third-round pick by Baltimore in 2018, spent three seasons with the Ravens and the last two with the Chiefs.
He goes from protecting NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes to blocking for Joe Burrow.
Brown began his career at right tackle and shifted to the left side in 2020. He’ll protect Burrow’s blindside in Cincinnati.
The Bengals lost to the Chiefs in the AFC title game in January.
• The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a new contract with running back Alexander Mattison, who has served as a reliable backup to Dalvin Cook over the last four seasons.
The Vikings finalized the deal a day after Mattison became an unrestricted free agent. The thirdround 2019 draft pick out of Boise State has rushed for 1,670 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career, with an average of 4.1 yards per attempt. He also has 70 receptions for 526 yards and three scores.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett has agreed to terms with the Washington Commanders on a one-year contract worth $10 million with $8 million guaranteed.
Brissett, 30, becomes the experienced veteran the team wanted to bring in to push and compete with projected starter Sam Howell. Brissett threw for 2,608 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions last season with the Cleveland Browns, starting 11 games for them while Deshaun Watson served his suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Howell, a 2022 fifth-round pick, goes into spring workouts as the team’s No. 1 quarterback after winning his NFL debut in Washington’s season finale.