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Vikings deal for Mike Wallace

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The Minnesota Vikings acquired wide receiver Mike Wallace from the Miami Dolphins, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.

The Vikings will send a fifth-round draft pick to the Dolphins for their seventh-round selection in the swap.

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin benched Wallace in the second half of their final game last season after an argument between the 28-year-old and the coaching staff. Wallace led Miami with 10 touchdowns in his second season with the team, but he rarely clicked with quarterback Ryan Tannehill on deep passes.

Harvin to Bills on 1-year deal

Percy Harvin is rejoining Rex Ryan, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.

The wide receiver/kick returner was released this month by the Jets after playing for Ryan last season in New York.

Harvin had 29 catches for 350 yards and a touchdown in eight games with the Jets.

The Dallas Cowboys signed running back Darren McFadden on a two-year deal, a day after NFL rushing champ DeMarco Murray bolted for NFC East rival Philadelphia.

McFadden, 27, has 4,247 career yards, with highs of 1,157 yards and seven TDs in 2010.

Around the league

The Dolphins acquired Kenny Stills from the New Orleans Saints for veteran linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a 2015 third-round draft pick. Stills started only six games last year but had 63 receptions for 931 yards and three TDs. … The Titans have agreed to terms with OLB Brian Orakpo, LB Derrick Morgan, K Ryan Succop, TE Anthony Fasano and DT Karl Klug. Orakpo, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, had spent his entire six-year career with the Washington Redskins. Orakpo’s agent, Ben Dogra, said his client has agreed on a four-year deal worth up to $35 million. … The New Orleans Saints signed RB C.J. Spiller to a four-year contract. His best season came in 2012, when he rushed for 1,244 yards and six touchdowns to go with 459 yards and two TDs receiving. … The Pittsburgh Steelers signed QB Ben Roethlisberger to a five-year contract. Financial terms were not immediately available. … The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent QB Christian Ponder on Friday. Ponder will be reunited in Oakland with new Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave, who worked with Ponder while serving in the same position with Minnesota from 2011 to 2013.