REPORT: KEENUM BEING TRADED TO REDSKINS

A person with knowledge of the deal says the Denver Broncos have agreed to trade quarterback Case Keenum to the Washington Redskins.

Speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be announced until the start of the new league year Wednesday, the person confirmed that the teams will also swap 2020 draft picks, with Denver receiving a sixthrounder and Washington a seventh-rounder.

The parameters of the pending deal include a reworking of Keenum’s contract, with the Broncos paying him a $500,000 restructuring bonus and picking up half of the $7 million he was guaranteed in 2019. The Redskins will pay him the other $3.5 million.

For the second consecutive offseason, the Redskins opted to trade for a quarterback. Keenum enters the equation to try to replace 2018 addition Alex Smith, who broke his right tibia and fibula in November and is expected to miss the entire 2019 season.

Keenum is on the move just one year after parlaying his best season, one in which he led the Vikings to the NFC Championship game, into a two-year deal with Denver worth $36 million with $25 million in guarantees.

Steelers: Pittsburgh made a significant investment in protecting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, signing Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey and left guard Ramon Foster to new deals.

Foster was set to become a free agent when the new NFL year begins next week but that’s off the table after the 10-year veteran agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him $8.25 million and lets him stay with the club he’s made 131 starts for since 2009.

Pouncey was entering the final year of the $44 million deal he signed in 2014. The contract he signed Thursday runs through 2021 and will pay him $11 million in 2020 and 2021. A seven-time Pro Bowler, Pouncey has served as the anchor for the offensive line in front of Roethlisberger since 2010.

Jets: Tendered a second-round qualifying offer to wide receiver Robby Anderson, who could become a restricted free agent next week. Anderson led the Jets last season with 50 receptions, 752 yards receiving and six touchdown catches.

Ravens: Signed pending unrestricted free agent tight end Nick Boyle to a three-year contract, the latest in a series of moves by rookie general manager Eric DeCosta during a busy offseason.

Dolphins: Miami released defensive end Andre Branch and guard Ted Larsen, part of an effort to pare payroll in advance of free agency next week. Branch had only 1½ sacks in 14 games last year, his lowest total since his rookie season in 2012. His departure clears $7 million in salary cap space.

Larsen started 13 games in 2018 but struggled on an offense that ranked next to last in the NFL in yards.

Case Keenum deal can’t be announced until Wednesday.