The Sports Xchange

Quarterback Marcus Mariota became the last 2015 first-round draft pick to reach a contract agreement, as the Tennessee Titans announced Tuesday that they made a deal with the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.

The move comes after negotiations stalled over Mariota’s refusal to accept so-called offset language in his contract. An offset clause gives the team a right to recoup guaranteed money if the player is released and signs with another team.

Terms of the deal weren’t announced, and it was unclear whether the contract includes offset language.

Mariota was the No. 2 overall pick in the draft after completing a stellar career with the University of Oregon. Media projections put the expectation for his contract in the range of $21 million over four years.

–The Minnesota Vikings announced they have agreed to restructure the final three years of running back Adrian Peterson’s contract. Peterson will receive more guaranteed money during the final two years of the contract, according to multiple reports.

According to ProFootballTalk.com, the new contract has a base salary of $44 million for the next three years.

In 2015, Peterson, 30, will receive a guaranteed $11 million base salary and a $2 million roster bonus. In 2016, he gets a base salary of $7.75 million, including $7 million guaranteed for injury only at signing and a $5 million roster bonus. In 2017, Peterson’s base will be $11.75 million with a $6 million roster bonus. In addition, there are $250,000 bonuses for participating in OTA and mandatory minicamps in 2016 and 2017.

–Twelve days after commissioner Roger Goodell said a decision in the appeal of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension was coming soon, he said there is no timeline for a ruling.

Speaking at a fundraiser in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Goodell said, “We will make a decision as quickly as possible.”

“There is no timeline,” Goodell said Tuesday. “We want to make sure we have a fair and open process.”

Brady appealed a four-game suspension on June 23 at NFL headquarters in New York.

–Chris Cooley hasn’t played football since he left the NFL after the 2012 season, but the former Washington Redskins tight end is mulling a return this year.

The 33-year-old Cooley said recently on his radio show in the D.C. area that he’s in great shape after spending the past few months working out.

–Kansas City Chiefs undrafted rookie defensive back Justin Cox was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence, trespassing and residential burglary.

This is Cox’s second domestic violence arrest in eight months.

–A company working with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to host the National Fantasy Football Convention in Las Vegas sued the NFL on Monday for more than $1 million in damages.

Fan Expo LLC filed the suit in Dallas, accusing the NFL of illegally interfering with the event, which was a partnership between Romo and a Dallas entrepreneur. Organizers canceled the July 10-12 show at The Venetian after alleging the NFL told the players scheduled to participate that they would be fined or suspended.

–Eli Manning and the New York Giants could close the gap quickly and have a new long-term contract completed before the end of training camp next month.

NFL Network reported the two sides are planning to work on a deal that is expected to be on par with the five-year, $100 million deal Ben Roethlisberger signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier in the offseason.

–Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta is expected to begin the season on the physically unable to perform list recovering from a hip injury.

Pitta, 30, is entering his sixth season but has played in a total of seven games the past two seasons because of hip injuries. He is still not 100 percent in his recovery from a fractured and dislocated right hip.

–The Buffalo Bills released offensive tackle Wayne Hunter less than three weeks after he joined the team.

The 6-foot-5, 318-pound Hunter signed a contract with the Bills on July 1. He has not played in the NFL since the 2012 season with the St. Louis Rams.

–New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis acknowledged that he considered giving up football after he suffered a serious knee injury during the 2012 season.

“I did think about retiring,” Revis told Sports Illustrated. “I had never been seriously injured before, and I didn’t know how to handle it.”

Revis suffered a torn ACL while playing for the Jets in September 2012 and underwent complex microfracture surgery. He then went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 2013 trade but said he was never fully healthy until last year when he joined the New England Patriots and helped them win the Super Bowl.