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Cowboys Cut 15 Players

August 26th, 2024 at 6:33pm CST by Ben Levine

The Cowboys started making some cuts to their roster today, with ESPN’s Todd Archer passing along that 15 players have been cut:

Released:

WR Tyron Billy-Johnson
WR Deontay Burnett
OL Cohl Cabral
LB Willie Harvey
DT Albert Huggins
LB Damien Wilson

Waived:

Waived/injured:

WR David Durden
DL Viliami Fehoko
DE Durrell Johnson

Damien Wilson‘s second stint with the Cowboys has ended without him getting into a game. The veteran linebacker caught on with Dallas’s practice squad back in January and re-signed with the organization in April, but he won’t make it to Week 1 with the squad. The former fourth-round pick started his career with the Cowboys, collecting 121 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 64 games (22 starts). That was followed by a two-year stint with the Chiefs before one-year stops with the Jaguars and Panthers. Wilson didn’t end up getting into a regular season game during the 2023 campaign.

Albert Huggins is coming off a career year in Atlanta where he collected 22 tackles in 13 games (five starts). The 27-year-old waited until early August to catch on with the Cowboys, but he didn’t end up earning a spot on the team’s initial 53-man roster. Considering his journeyman status, there’s a chance the defensive lineman sticks around on Dallas’s practice squad.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/14/24

August 14th, 2024 at 9:20pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: LB Storey Jackson
Waived: P Ryan Sanborn

Buffalo Bills

Reverted to IR: WR Bryan Thompson

Carolina Panthers

Waived: S Clayton Isbell
Released (with injury settlement): OLB Kemoko Turay

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/retired list: DE Jeff Gunter

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: C Cohl Cabral
Waived (with injury designation): DE Shaka Toney

Denver Broncos

Waived (with injury settlement): OLB Jaylon Allen

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Javelin Guidry
Reverted to IR: LB DaRon Gilbert
Waived (with injury designation): S Morice Norris Jr.

Green Bay Packers

Signed: RB Nate McCrary
Waived: LS Peter Bowden, S Tyler Coyle

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DE Derek Rivers, WR Greg Ward
Waived: S Kendell Brooks, WR Ethan Fernea

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from active/PUP list: G Jackson Powers-Johnson
Released (with injury settlement): WR Keelan Doss

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: TE Tucker Fisk

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DT Carlos Watkins

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DT Robert Cooper

Minnesota Vikings

Reverted to IR: LB Jabril Cox

New England Patriots

Waived (with injury settlement): DE John Morgan

New Orleans Saints

Signed: TE Mason Fairchild
Waived: DT Kyler Baugh

New York Giants

Signed: S Raheem Layne, S Jonathan Sutherland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Zyon Gilbert, WR T.J. Luther
Reverted to IR: WR Tarik Black

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DT Nick Williams
Released: LB Zeke Turner

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Easton Gibbs
Waived (with injury designation): DT Nathan Pickering

Washington Commanders

Waived (with injury settlement): T Alex Akingbulu
Waived: G Mason Brooks

Cabral joins the Cowboys after UFL stints in Birmingham and Michigan. He adds more depth to the team’s offensive line after the team lost Chuma Edoga in their first preseason game and saw Earl Bostick helped off the field today. Toney suffered a groin injury, leading to this injury waiver, but could return to the team should he clear waivers.

Powers-Johnson was on some concerning ground with how much time he had missed with a concussion, but the Raiders saw him return to practice today.

The 49ers are adding some significant depth on the defensive line in Williams, who has vast starting experience in the NFL. Cutting Turner could mean that the return of Dre Greenlaw may on a better timeline than expected.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/25/23

August 25th, 2023 at 8:02pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves heading into the final weekend of preseason games this year:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: C Cohl Cabral

Baltimore Ravens

Waived from IR with injury settlement: WR Shemar Bridges

Buffalo Bills

Released from IR with injury settlement: DE Shane Ray

Carolina Panthers

Released from IR with injury settlement: WR Damiere Byrd

Houston Texans

Signed: P Ty Zentner
Waived: T Jacky Chen
Released: CB Darius Phillips

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DT Jamal Woods

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: CB Jameson Houston
Waived: T Chim Okorafor

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived from IR with injury settlement: WR Hakeem Butler, WR Cody White

Ray’s unlikely return to the NFL will have to wait a bit longer, it seems. Having not appeared in an NFL regular season game since 2018, Ray’s opportunity in Buffalo has come to an end. His bid to play alongside former Broncos teammate Von Miller will fall short due to injury.

Zentner is likely a short-term signing for Houston, who lost punter Cameron Johnston to a tweaked calf. Johnston shouldn’t need long to get back to the field, but Zentner will be asked to fill in for the team’s preseason game against the Saints this weekend.

NFL Workout Updates: 8/7/22

August 7th, 2022 at 10:01pm CST by Ely Allen

Here’s a look at some of the notable workouts from around the league this weekend:

The Colts auditioned four linebackers this weekend, bringing in Aaron Hansford, Justin Hilliard, Dorian O’Daniel, and Kadofi Wright, according to Joel A. Erickson of the Indy Star. This is likely a search for camp bodies and shouldn’t say much as to Darius Leonard‘s availability for the regular season.
The Ravens worked out defensive backs Ken Crawley, Darryl Roberts, and Daryl Worley this weekend, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. Worley actually spent the end of last season on Baltimore’s practice squad, so he has some familiarity with the system. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Ravens bring in some bodies to play more snaps in the preseason after watching multiple players go down with season-ending injuries before the season even began last year.
The Dolphins spent their weekend trying out centers Cohl Cabral, Jake Lacina, and Cole Toner, according to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network. Miami has been adamant about bringing in center competition for last year’s starter, Michael Deiter, but has ended up shifting former Cowboys tackle Connor Williams to the position. Even with Williams taking the starting role, Deiter is still dealing with a foot injury. The Dolphins may be looking to add some depth to shoulder the load for the rest of the preseason.
The Chiefs, who recently signed former USFL wide receiver Devin Gray, also worked out receivers Matt Cole and Damion Willis., according to Wilson. Willis was an undrafted free agent in 2019 who started for the Bengals in Week 1 of his rookie season in place of an injured A.J. Green. He finished that season with 9 catches for 82 yards and has been bouncing around practice squads ever since.

Saints Sign LB Eric Wilson

May 16th, 2022 at 3:30pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Saints continue to add veteran help post-draft. While Eric Wilson is not a New Orleans native like Tyrann Mathieu or Jarvis Landry, he represents a veteran with starter experience to join the team in recent days.

Wilson signed with the Saints on Monday, joining running back Devine Ozigbo in doing so. This will be Wilson’s fourth NFL team.

A full-time Vikings starter in 2020, Wilson broke through for a team that previously used him as a part-timer alongside Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr. With the latter suffering a season-ending injury that September, Wilson recorded 122 tackles (nine for loss) and added three sacks and three interceptions. Still, major interest did not come his way in free agency. The former UDFA out of Cincinnati signed a one-year deal with the Eagles in April 2021 but received in-season walking papers. He finished last year with the Texans.

Wilson, 27, will join a Saints off-ball linebacking corps fronted by 10th-year performer Demario Davis. Beyond Davis, the Saints did not have a full-timer at linebacker last season. They started Pete Werner and Kwon Alexander in eight games apiece. Alexander is no longer with the team. Werner is a 2021 second-round pick who should have an inside track to play alongside Davis. The Saints also roster 2020 third-rounder Zack Baun. Wilson, who also started 10 games from 2018-19, stands to represent some insurance for a Saints team that has veterans across its defense.

Ozigbo, who played in 19 games with the Jaguars from 2019-21, caught on with the Saints last year. He will rejoin a Saints backfield stable that consists of Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram, Tony Jones and Dwayne Washington. To make room on their roster, the Saints waived offensive lineman Cohl Cabral, wide receiver Jalen McCleskey and linebacker Joel Dublanko.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/12/22

January 12th, 2022 at 10:48pm CST by Ely Allen

A number of players continue to sign reserve/futures contracts, which allows organizations to retain (mostly) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. We’ve compiled today’s reserve/futures contracts below:

Atlanta Falcons

DB Corey Ballentine

Chicago Bears

QB Ryan Willis

Denver Broncos

DE Jonathan Kongbo

Detroit Lions

TE Matt Sokol

Indianapolis Colts

DB Alexander Myres

New Orleans Saints

QB Blake Bortles, C Cohl Cabral, DL Malcolm Roach, DB Bryce Thompson, WR Kevin White, TE Ethan Wolf

Minnesota Vikings

G Kyle Hinton

New York Jets

WR Lawrence Cager

Washington Football Team

DT David Bada

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/22

January 11th, 2022 at 9:50pm CST by Ben Levine

A number of players continue to sign reserve/futures contracts, which allows organizations to retain (mostly) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. We’ve compiled today’s reserve/futures contracts below:

Carolina Panthers