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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/23/21

November 23rd, 2021 at 9:45am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s taxi squad moves:

Chicago Bears

Signed: K Brian Johnson

Denver Broncos

Activated from COVID-19 list: OLB Pita Taumoepenu

Green Bay Packers

Signed: G Jon Dietzen

New England Patriots

Signed: P Corliss Waltman

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Malcolm Perry

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: TE Jace Sternberger

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Austin Mack, RB Rodney Smith, DE Kevin Strong
Released: WR Chris Rowland, DT Niles Scott

Washington Football Team

Signed: C Tyler Gauthier
Released: LB Anthony Hines, WR Damion Willis

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/10/21

November 10th, 2021 at 4:50pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: LS Kyle Nelson, WR Darrius Shepherd

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: CB Lafayette Pitts

Carolina Panthers

Signed: G Patrick Omameh

Cleveland Browns

Signed: CB Herb Miller, RB Dexter Williams

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: K Lirim Hajrullahu

Detroit Lions

Signed: WR Tom Kennedy

Houston Texans

Signed: DE Demone Harris
Released: OL Carson Green

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: WR Jeff Badet

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: DE Nate Orchard

hoNew England Patriots

Signed: C James Ferentz

New Orleans Saints

Signed: RB Josh Adams

San Francisco 49ers

Released: LB Christian Elliss

Tennessee Titans

Signed: QB Kevin Hogan, WR Chris Rowland

Falcons Cut 27 Players, Down To 53

August 31st, 2021 at 11:15am CST by Zachary Links

The Falcons are down to 53. With several hours to go before the 4pm ET/3pm CT deadline, the Falcons have released 27 players to meet the new max.

Some of these players will re-appear on the Falcons’ 16-man practice squad, if they’re not scooped up by another team. None of the cuts are particularly surprising, though D’Onta Foreman‘s name stands out on this list. The former UT star is still looking to reprise his rookie year with the Texans when he notched 327 rushing yards and two scores in ten games. However, he’ll have to do it somewhere else.

For now, the Falcons are keeping both of their backup quarterbacks. That means Feleipe Franks and Josh Rosen could be on the roster for the season opener, backstopping Matt Ryan.

Here’s the full rundown:

CB Delrick Abrams – Waived
DL Eli Ankou – Terminated, Vested Veteran
OL Willie Beavers – Waived
WR Trevor Davis – Terminated, Vested Veteran
DL Zac Dawe – Waived
ILB Emmanuel Ellerbee – Waived
RB D’Onta Foreman – Terminated, Vested Veteran
OL Matt Gono – Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
WR Juwan Green – Waived
TE Parker Hesse – Reserve/COVID-19
RB Caleb Huntley – Waived
S Dwayne Johnson – Waived
OLB Kobe Jones – Waived
OL Sam Jones – Waived
P Dom Maggio – Waived/Injured
OL Ryan Neuzil – Waived
WR Antonio Nunn – Waived
S JR Pace – Waived
TE John Raine – Waived
WR Chris Rowland – Waived
OL Joe Sculthorpe – Waived
OLB Tuzar Skipper – Waived
DL Chris Slayton – Waived
OL Kion Smith – Waived
ILB Erroll Thompson – Waived
TE David Wells – Waived
CB Chris Williamson – Waived

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/30/21

August 30th, 2021 at 4:52pm CST by Sam Robinson

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here. Teams have until 3pm CT Tuesday to pare their rosters down to 53 players.

Arizona Cardinals

Released: DB Chris Banjo, DL Josh Mauro
Waived: WR Andre Baccellia, CB Jace Whittaker, S James Wiggins
Released from IR via injury settlement: LB Terrance Smith
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Jordan Phillips

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: DT Eli Ankou, DL Zac Dawe, S Dwayne Johnson Jr., DE Kobe Jones, WR Chris Rowland, LB Tuzar Skipper

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: WR Deon Cain, WR Devin Gray, WR Siaosi Mariner
Released: TE Eric Tomlinson

Buffalo Bills

Waived: CB Tim Harris, WR Brandon Powell, RB Kerrith Whyte

Carolina Panthers

Waived: G Mike Horton, S Jalen Julius, OL Aaron Monteiro

Cleveland Browns

Released: WR JoJo Natson
Waived: CB Brian Allen, TE Jordan Franks, OL Colby Gossett, DE Porter Gustin, QB Kyle Lauletta, DE Cameron Malveaux, TE Kyle Markway, S Jovante Moffatt, S Sheldrick Redwine, CB Manny Rugamba, LB Tegray Scales, DE Curtis Weaver, DT Marvin Wilson
Placed on IR: OT Greg Senat

Chicago Bears

Released: OL Adam Redmond
Waived: TE Scooter Harrington

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: S Steven Parker

Denver Broncos

Waived: TE Shaun Beyer, WR Tyrie Cleveland, TE Austin Fort, OT Drew Himmelman, WR Kendall Hinton, DE Isaiah Mack, CB Mac McCain, FB Adam Prentice, LB Curtis Robinson, QB Brett Rypien, OL Austin Schlottmann, RB Stevie Scott, CB Saivion Smith, LB Derrek Tuszka, WR Seth Williams

Detroit Lions

Waived: WR Victor Bolden, DT Miles Brown, CB Mike Ford, OL Evan Heim, S Alijah Holder, WR Damion Ratley

Houston Texans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: OT Laremy Tunsil
Waived/injured: CB Cornell Armstrong, LB Tae Davis
Waived: DB Shyheim Carter, OL Danny Isidora, TE Ryan Izzo, OL Carson Green, RB Buddy Howell
Released: QB Jeff Driskel

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: C Ryan Kelly, WR Zach Pascal, QB Carson Wentz; the trio landed on the coronavirus list due to being high-risk close contacts, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: G Quenton Nelson
Waived: CB Holton Hill, LB Isaiah Kaufusi

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: CB Corey Straughter
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Josh Allen

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: CB Zayne Anderson, WR Maurice Ffrench, RBDerrick Gore, DB Devon Key, RB Darwin Thompson, OL Darryl Williams
Traded: OL Yasir Durant (to Patriots for 2022 seventh-round pick, per Herbie Teope of the KC Star on Twitter)

Las Vegas Raiders

Released from IR via injury settlement: LB Darron Lee

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Jessie Lemonier

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: DB Brontae Harris, WR Jeremiah Haydel, G Jeremiah Kolone, G Jordan Meredith, DB Donovan Olumba, LB Troy Warner

Miami Dolphins

Waived: S Nate Holley, WR Khalil McClain, DE Tyshun Render, TE Carl Tucker
Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Robert Foster

New England Patriots

Waived: S Adrian Colbert, DL Bill Murray, WR Tre Nixon
Traded for: OL Yasir Durant (via Chiefs for 2022 seventh-round pick, per Herbie Teope of the KC Star on Twitter)

New Orleans Saints

Waived: S Eric Burrell, OG Derrick Kelly, CB Natrell Jamerson, DL R.J. McIntosh, OL Christian Montano, LB Shaq Smith

New York Jets

Waived: WR Lawrence Cager, S J.T. Hassell, CB Lamar Jackson, OL Corey Levin, Jeremiah Valoaga

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: OL Ross Pierschbacher

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: WR Rico Bussey, LS Kameron Canaday, LB Jamar Watson

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: TE Ian Bunting, WR Darece Roberson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: LB Joseph Jones, DT Kobe Smith

Tennessee Titans

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: G Nate Davis
Waived/injured: OL Chandon Herring
Released from IR via injury settlement: OL Brent Qvale (story)

Washington Football Team

Waived: WR Tony Brown, S Cole Luke, CB Linden Stephens, WR Isaiah Wright
Released: DT Devaroe Lawrence, LB Joe Walker

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/2/21

January 2nd, 2021 at 5:06pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Saturday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Christian Kirk
Promoted: DL Stacy McGee, LB Terrance Smith, CB Jace Whittaker

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: WR Chris Rowland, WR Devin Gray, TE Jared Pinkney

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted: CB Nate Brooks, QB Tyler Huntley

Buffalo Bills

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Tyler Kroft; Kroft contracted the coronavirus
Promoted: TE Nate Becker, CB Dane Jackson, DE Mike Love, RB Antonio Williams

Carolina Panthers

Promoted: LB Clay Johnston, T Aaron Monteiro, QB Tommy Stevens
Placed on IR: CB Troy Pride

Chicago Bears

Promoted: DB Xavier Crawford

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Mike Daniels
Promoted: LB Keandre Jones, DT Kahlil McKenzie, CB Winston Rose

Cleveland Browns

Signed off Jets’ practice squad: G Blake Hance
Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: S Karl Joseph
Promoted: G Cordell Iwuagwu, LB Montrel Meander, T Alex Taylor

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from IR: DB Steven Parker
Promoted: DT Walter Palmore, T William Sweet

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: WR K.J. Hamler
Promoted: LB Josh Watson

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: DT Danny Shelton
Promoted: C Evan Brown, DT Albert Huggins, S Bobby Price
Waived: DL Frank Herron

Green Bay Packers

Placed on IR: David Bakhtiari (story)
Promoted: G Ben Braden, DL Brian Price

Houston Texans

Promoted: OL Greg Mancz, WR Steven Mitchell
Placed on IR: OL Brent Qvale

Indianapolis Colts

Promoted: S Ibraheim Campbell, T Jared Veldheer
Activated from IR: TE Noah Togiai
Waived: WR Marcus Johnson

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Collin Johnson
Promoted: WR Terry Godwin, OL Tre’vour Wallace-Simms

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from IR: S Jeff Heath
Promoted: LB James Onwualu, OL Erik Magnuson

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted: DB John Brannon

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: QB Bryce Perkins

Miami Dolphins

Promoted: S Nate Holley, WR Marcus Kemp, QB Reid Sinnett
Waived: FB Chandler Cox

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted: CB Tae Hayes, Cordrea Tankersley, DE Eddie Yarbrough

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: RB Damien Harris
Promoted: TE/DL Rashod Berry, CB Michael Jackson, LB Cassh Maluia, OL Ross Reynolds, CB D’Angelo Ross

New Orleans Saints

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: FB Michael Burton, RB Latavius Murray, S D.J. Swearinger, RB Dwayne Washington; Murray and Washington are close contacts of COVID-positive Alvin Kamara (story)
Promoted: LB Andrew Dowell, TE Garrett Griffin, CB Grant Haley, LB Chase Hansen, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, RB Tony Jones Jr., WR Tommylee Lewis

New York Giants

Activated from IR: LB Kyler Fackrell, CB Madre Harper
Promoted: P Ryan Santoso
Placed on IR: FB Elijhaa Penny
Waived: QB/WR Joe Webb

New York Jets

Activated from IR: G Greg Van Roten
Waived: K Sam Ficken
Promoted: LB Noah Dawkins, LB Sharif Finch, LB Brady Sheldon, DL Tanzel Smart

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: S Blake Countess, DE Joe Ostman, T Prince Tega Wanogho

Pittsburgh Steelers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Eric Ebron, LB Cassius Marsh
Promoted: WR Deon Cain, T Anthony Coyle, TE Kevin Rader, K Matthew Wright

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from IR: G Tom Compton
Promoted: DT Josiah Coatney, WR Jordan Matthews, K Tristan Vizcaino, OL Isaiah Williams

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from IR: CB Tre Flowers
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: S Damarious Randall, T Brandon Shell
Promoted: G Alex Boone, RB Alex Collins, WR Penny Hart

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Promoted: CB Herb Miller, DL Benning Potoa’e

Tennessee Titans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: P Brett Kern
Promoted: LB Brooks Reed, K Sam Sloman

Washington Football Team

Promoted: WR Dontrelle Inman

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/26/20

December 26th, 2020 at 4:32pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Saturday’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: OL Sean Harlow, WR Chris Rowland

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted: CB Pierre Desir, QB Tyler Huntley

Carolina Panthers

Promoted: LB Clay Johnston, T Matt Kaskey

Chicago Bears

Promoted: DB Xavier Crawford

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from IR: CB Tony Brown
Promoted: WR Trenton Irwin, LB Keandre Jones
Waived: S Trayvon Henderson

Cleveland Browns

Promoted: C Javon Patterson

Dallas Cowboys

Promoted: FB Sewo Olonilua
Placed on IR: DT Antwaun Woods

Denver Broncos

Promoted: RB LeVante Bellamy

Green Bay Packers

Promoted: DL Brian Price, RB Dexter Williams

Houston Texans

Promoted: Steven Mitchell

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted: CB Quenton Meeks, FB Bruce Miller, RB Craig Reynolds

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted: CB Deandre Baker, LB Omari Cobb, WR Gehrig Dieter, OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms
Placed on IR: CB Sidney Jones

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from IR: DT Maliek Collins
Promoted: CB Rashaan Gaulden, LB James Onwualu, DB Javin White

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted: DE Joe Gaziano, TE Matt Sokol

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: OL Jamil Demby, S JuJu Hughes

New England Patriots

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Jordan Thomas

New York Jets

Activated from IR: RB La’Mical Perine
Promoted: LB Noah Dawkins, LB Sharif Finch, LB Brady Sheldon

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: RB Jordan Howard, DT T.Y. McGill, DE Joe Ostman, TE Caleb Wilson
Placed on IR: CB Kevon Seymour, DE Josh Sweat

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted: LB Tegray Scales, K Matthew Wright
Waived: OL Derwin Gray

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from IR: DL Bryan Mone
Promoted: WR Penny Hart
Placed on IR: G Phil Haynes

Tennessee Titans

Promoted: LB Brooks Reed

Washington Football Team

Activated from IR: WR Antonio Gandy-Golden
Promoted: QB Steven Montez
Waived: WR Dontrelle Inman

Falcons To Carry Two QBs On Practice Squad

September 6th, 2020 at 3:30pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Falcons agreed to add 14 players to their practice squad Sunday. Teams can re-sign players they cut to P-squads if they clear waivers after Saturday’s cuts.

Atlanta will take the unusual step of carrying two P-squad quarterbacks. The team cut both Kyle Lauletta and Kurt Benkert on Saturday, but both landed on the Falcons’ taxi squad. Teams are allowed to carry 16 players — up from 10 in 2019 — on their squads.

Benkert, who was with Atlanta in 2019, and Lauletta — a recent Giants draftee who recently joined the Falcons — will play behind active-roster QBs Matt Ryan and Matt Schaub. Here is the Falcons’ full squad:

CB Delrick Abrams Jr.
QB Kurt Benkert
S Jamal Carter
DE Austin Edwards
WR Juwan Green
CB Tyler Hall
OL Sean Harlow
CB Josh Hawkins
QB Kyle Lauletta
P Cameron Nizialek
TE Jared Pinkney
LB Edmond Robinson
WR Chris Rowland
OL John Wetzel

Falcons Release Laquon Treadwell, Slash Roster To 53

September 5th, 2020 at 3:17pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are the players the Falcons cut to trim their roster to the 53-man regular-season limit:

Waived:

DB Delrick Abrams Jr.
DT Hinwa Allieu
OT Ka’John Armstrong
QB Kurt Benkert
DB Jamal Carter
DB Chris Cooper
RB Mikey Daniel
DE Austin Edwards
OG Justin Gooseberry
WR Devin Gray
WR Juwan Green
DB Tyler Hall
OG Sean Harlow
DB Josh Hawkins
OT Evin Ksiezarczyk
OT Sailosi Latu
QB Kyle Lauletta
WR Jalen McCleskey
TE Jared Pinkney
RB Craig Reynolds
LB Edmond Robinson
WR Chris Rowland
LB Ray Wilborn

Released:

WR Laquon Treadwell
DB J.J. Wilcox

Atlanta added Treadwell last year but did not see a considerable impact from the former first-round pick. The Vikings cut Treadwell ahead of the 2019 regular season, following the formerly coveted prospects struggles to claim a consistent role in Minnesota.

Wilcox re-signed with the Falcons a month ago. He has played for five teams but has not seen regular-season action since the 2018 season. The former Cowboys started suffered a season-ending injury last summer.

The cuts of Benkert and Lauletta leave two quarterbacks — Matt Ryan and Matt Schaub — on Atlanta’s roster. With Ryan being one of the most durable passers in the NFL, the Falcons can take advantage of an extra roster spot by keeping just two QBs.