Here are Thursday’s minor moves:
Baltimore Ravens
- Elevated: LB Josh Ross
Chicago Bears
- Waived: RB Darrynton Evans
Cincinnati Bengals
- Activated from IR: WR Charlie Jones
- Elevated: WR Shedrick Jackson
Philadelphia Eagles
- Waived from reserve/retired list: LB Myles Jack
- Waived from reserve/suspended list: T Bernard Williams
The Bengals are without Tee Higgins for a second straight game. They added two wideouts to their active roster and are using their first injury activation this season, bringing Jones back after an IR stay. Cincinnati placed Jones on IR in late September due to a thumb injury. A fourth-round rookie who played at three Division I-FBS schools (Buffalo, Iowa, Purdue), Jones worked as the Bengals’ punt returner early this season. The Day 3 rookie made an early impact, already notching a return touchdown in his three-game work sample.
Chicago added Evans in October, doing so just after Khalil Herbert sustained an injury that required an IR stint. With Roschon Johnson also missing two games due to a concussion, Evans saw increased work behind D’Onta Foreman in the Bears’ depleted backfield. With Johnson back, Evans has seen just six offensive snaps in each of the past two games. This cut looks to lay the groundwork for the Bears activating Herbert soon. On IR due to a high ankle sprain, Herbert would represent the Bears’ final injury activation this season. They would be the first team this year to use all eight.
A productive player in Jacksonville, Jack spent last season in Pittsburgh before being released in March. The Eagles took a flier on the former second-round pick during training camp, signing both he and Zach Cunningham. While Cunningham has managed to move from a months-long free agency stay to a Philadelphia starter, Jack opted to retire in August. Were the UCLA alum to continue his career, the Eagles no longer hold his rights.
In a strange bookkeeping transaction, the Eagles also removed their 1994 first-round pick from the reserve/suspended list. Philly used Williams as a 16-game starter in 1994, when he protected QBs Randall Cunningham and Rodney Peete in Rich Kotite‘s final season as HC. A 1995 drug suspension led to Williams’ career ending.
Once again Poles cuts the wrong guy. Homer should of gone. He is terrible. Evans is useful but we can’t have that can we? Expensive and Useless that’s what works here.
The 49ers also worked out Jason Verrett, who was recently released by the Ryans and the Texans.
Ryans was familiar with JV from his time as a LB Coach and DC with the 49ers, but unless the 49ers are able to bring back Luter Jr., they’re in desperate need of quality bodies at CB.
The longer they can keep Isaiah Oliver off the field the better. He’s been a massive disappointment and a huge downgrade from having K’Waun Williams and Jimmie Ward working the slot.
That’s been a major issue this season as Oliver was just about averaging a 90% completion percentage this year. That’s insanely bad, HUSTORICALLY AWFUL!!
Bringing in Ambry Thomas and sliding Deommodore Lenoir over to the slot helped tremendously last game. Thomas is much better at playing outside press man, and that allowed the 49ers DL time to get to the QB, before he could just dissect the defense using quick passes like what had been happening recently.