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Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 30th, 2023 at 4:56pm CST by Sam Robinson

Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

T Isaiah Prince

Claimed:

Waived:

OL Josh Miles

Signed to practice squad:

DB Micah Abernathy, DB Natrone Brooks, DL Timmy Horne, RB Godwin Igwebuike, DL LaCale London, OL Justin Shaffer, WR Matthew Sexton, OL Tyler Vrabel, OL Barry Wesley, LB Andre Smith, TE Parker Hesse, TE Tucker Fisk, WR Xavier Malone, DL Kemoko Turay

Carolina Panthers

Claimed:

LB Claudin Cherelus, DB D’Shawn Jamison, T Calvin Throckmorton

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Deonte Brown, RB Spencer Brown, OL J.D. DiRenzo, OL Justin McCray, OLB Eku Leota, CB Mark Milton, DB Eric Rowe, T David Sharpe, DT Taylor Stallworth, OLB Jordan Thomas, DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver, DT Raequan Williams

New Orleans Saints

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

S Jonathan Abram, WR Lynne Bowden, LB Ryan Connelly, WR Shaquan Davis, OL Mark Evans, DT Jack Heflin, CB Anthony Johnson, WR Jontre Kirklin, G Tommy Kraemer, DE Niko Lalos, RB Ellis Marriweather, T Storm Norton, LB Anfernee Orji, DE Kyle Phillips, LB Jaylon Smith (story), LB Ty Summers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, DL C.J. Brewer, OL Silas Dzansi, OL Luke Haggard, CB Keenan Isaac, WR Cephus Johnson, S Richard LeCounte, WR Ryan Miller, WR David Moore, T Raiqwon O’Neal, OLB Jose Ramirez, LB J.J. Russell, TE Tanner Taula, QB John Wolford

Patriots Work Out Four Running Backs

September 28th, 2021 at 8:52pm CST by Ben Levine

With James White sidelined indefinitely, the Patriots are eyeing some free agent running backs. The team worked out Ito Smith, Ryquell Armstead, Dontrell Hilliard, and Artavis Pierce today, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter).

Smith has the most experience among the four, seeing time in 35 games in three seasons with the Falcons. This included a 2020 campaign where he finished with 343 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown. The 26-year-old caught on with the Vikings this offseason but was let go before the regular season.

Armstead got into 16 games as a rookie with the Jaguars in 2019, finishing with 252 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. He sat out the 2020 season while dealing with issues from COVID-19, and after getting claimed by the Giants in May, he was waived by his new team in June. Pierce, a 2020 undrafted free agent out of Oregon State, saw time in five games with the Bears last season, rushing for 34 yards and one touchdown on six carries. Hilliard, 26, saw time in 30 games for the Browns in two-plus seasons with the organization.

White suffered a hip injury during Sunday’s loss to the Saints, and the veteran will be sidelined for the foreseeable future. The team is already rostering four other RBs in Damien Harris, J.J. Taylor, rookie Rhamondre Stevenson, and special teamer Brandon Bolden.

The Patriots didn’t only audition running backs today. The team also took a look at defensive backs D.J. Daniel and Stephen Denmark and wideout Anthony Johnson.

Seahawks Worked Out DT Brandon Dunn

September 21st, 2021 at 10:22pm CST by Ben Levine

The Seahawks worked out a former Texans starter today. The team had defensive tackle Brandon Dunn in for a tryout, reports Aaron Wilson (via Twitter).

Dunn had spent the majority of his career in Houston, starting 37 games for the organization. The defensive lineman actually started a career-high 13 games in 2020, finishing with 26 tackles, three sacks, and one fumble recovery. He inked a three-year, $12MM extension with the team in February of 2020, but he ended up getting cut by the team before the end of the 2021 preseason.

Bryan Mone has been sidelined with an elbow injury, so the team could be looking for some extra reinforcement at defensive tackle. The team had to elevate Robert Nkemdiche from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Titans, and the fill-in ended up collecting seven tackles while playing on 41 percent of his team’s defensive snaps.

Dunn wasn’t the only player working out for the Seahawks today. Wilson tweets that defensive tackle Andrew Brown and wide receivers Lawrence Cager and Anthony Johnson also auditioned for Seattle.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/27/20

October 27th, 2020 at 5:40pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

We’ll keep track of the practice squad moves from the past day here:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: CB De’Vante Bausby

Baltimore Ravens

Released: S Marcus Gilchrist

Carolina Panthers

Released: CB Josh Hawkins

Chicago Bears

Signed: WR Dwayne Harris
Released: DT Terry Beckner

Cincinnati Bengals

Released: CB Jalen Davis

Cleveland Browns

Signed: OT Alex Taylor
Released: DE Jalen Jelks

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: P Hunter Niswander

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: T Jared Hilbers

Kansas City Chiefs

Released: QB Jordan Ta’amu

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: DB Kemah Siverand

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: K Austin MacGinnis

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: CB Marcus Sayles
Released: LB Cale Garrett

New England Patriots

Signed: T Jordan Steckler
Released: G Jordan Roos

New York Giants

Signed: WR Corey Coleman, DB Montre Hartage, TE Rysen John

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: WR Anthony Johnson
Released: WR Amara Darboh

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: OL Tony Bergstrom, DL Willie Henry
Released: CB Brian Allen, OL Cody Conway, DL Adam Shuler

Tennessee Titans

Signed: OL Paul Adams, LB Will Compton

Washington Football Team

Released: DE Gerri Green, DB Manny Patterson, LB Donald Payne

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/9/20

January 9th, 2020 at 8:37pm CST by Ben Levine

The latest reserve/futures signings from around the NFL:

Kansas City Chiefs

DE Anthony Lanier, TE Alize Mack, RB Marcus Marshall

New York Jets

WR Jehu Chesson

Pittsburgh Steelers

S John Battle, WR Anthony Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

CB Chris Edwards

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/8/20

January 8th, 2020 at 3:35pm CST by Rory Parks

The latest reserve/futures signings from around the NFL:

Chicago Bears

S Kentrell Brice

Pittsburgh Steelers

WR Anthony Johnson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jaydon Mickens

NFL Workout Updates: 9/7/19

September 7th, 2019 at 9:33pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

We’ve got another big batch of workouts, all courtesy of veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter).

Cleveland Browns

DT Ricky Walker

Houston Texans

Ps Ryan Allen, Matt Wile; LB Christian Kuntz; LS Carson Tinker

Indianapolis Colts

LB Tre’ Crawford; DE Jamell Garcia-Williams; CBs Quenton Meeks, Jackson Porter; S Jonathan Owens

Jacksonville Jaguars

WRs Terry Godwin, Ishmael Hyman; RB Jeremy McNichols; P Brock Miller

Minnesota Vikings

Safeties Briean Boddy-Calhoun, C.J. Reavis; DT Anthony Zettel

New England Patriots

WRs Deontay Burnett, Amara Darboh, Anthony Johnson, Spencer Schnell; QB Mike White

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Safeties Andrew Adams, Chris Banjo; OTs Dino Boyd, Pace Murphy, Josh Wells; G Bryan Witzmann

The Texans could be looking for specialist help, as they worked out a pair of punters and a longsnapper. Boddy-Calhoun, who worked out for the Vikings, is probably the biggest name on this list. He started at least seven games for the Browns each of the past three seasons, but was released by Houston at final cuts.

Buccaneers Sign 16 UDFAs

May 10th, 2019 at 11:21am CST by Zachary Links

The Buccaneers officially signed the following 16 UDFAs on Friday:

Jalen Allison, CB (North Dakota State)
Bruce Anderson, RB (North Dakota State)
Zack Bailey, G (South Carolina)
Kahzin Daniels, LB (Charleston)
Lukas Denis, S (Boston College)
Nick Fitzgerald, QB (Mississippi State)
Dan Godsil, LS (Indiana)
Israel Helms, T (Wayne State)
Anthony Johnson, WR (Buffalo)
DaMarkus Lodge, WR (Mississippi)
Dare Odeyingbo, LB (Vanderbilt)
Brock Ruble, T (Toledo)
Isaiah Searight, TE (Fordham)
Cortrelle Simpson, WR (Richmond)
Malik Taylor, WR (Ferris State)
Nate Trewyn, C (Wisconsin-Whitewater)

As the Bucs’ press release notes, history suggests that these players will have decent odds of making the final cut. Wide receiver Adam Humphries, running back Peyton Barber, and tight ends Cameron Brate and Antony Auclair all came to Tampa as UDFAs. In every year since 2008, at least one undrafted rookie has made the Buccaneers’ Week 1 roster.

That may be doubly true for defensive tackle Zack Bailey, who received a ~$23K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (on Twitter).