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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/11/24

August 11th, 2024 at 8:03pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions to wrap up the weekend:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Spencer Brown, QB John Paddock
Placed on IR: CB Harrison Hand, OLB Bralen Trice
Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: P Jack Browning, WR Anthony Miller (story)
Waived: G Tykeem Doss, LS Randen Plattner

Carolina Panthers

Signed: G Jack Anderson, DT Walter Palmore, WR Tayvion Robinson, T Tyler Smith
Waived (with injury designation): WR Deven Thompkins
Waived: CB Willie Drew, K Harrison Mevis, RB Jaden Shirden

Chicago Bears

Signed: DT Jaylon Hutchings
Waived: RB Demetric Felton

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Abraham Beauplan, T Jamarco Jones
Placed on IR: DL Nate Lynn
Waived (with injury designation): T Connor Galvin

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: LB Ty Summers

New York Giants

Waived: RB Jacob Saylors

New York Jets

Signed: TE Neal Johnson
Waived (with injury designation): LB Jimmy Ciarlo

Trice will unfortunately see his rookie season come to an end before it began. The third-round pick out of Washington exited Atlanta’s first preseason game with a knee injury that was later confirmed to be a torn ACL. Trice had been working his way into to outside linebacker rotation with the Falcons.

With Mevis getting cut, it seems the Panthers’ kicking battle has been decided. The rookie kicker, known as the “Thicker Kicker” at Missouri, was brought in to provide incumbent kicker Eddy Pineiro with competition for the job. Mevis’ departure leaves Pineiro as the only remaining kicker on the roster, putting an end to any competition.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/30/24

January 30th, 2024 at 9:18pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s reserve/futures deals:

Arizona Cardinals

CB Michael Ojemudia

Baltimore Ravens

CB Tre Swilling

Detroit Lions

DL Mitchell Agude, WR Maurice Alexander, OL Matt Farniok, RB Jake Funk, T Connor Galvin, CB Craig James, RB Jermar Jefferson, S Brandon Joseph, WR Tom Kennedy, DT Chris Smith

Philadelphia Eagles

TE Noah Togiai

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/18/23

November 18th, 2023 at 8:55pm CST by Ely Allen

This week’s callups and minor moves heading into Sunday:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: WR Andre Baccellia
Elevated: DT Phil Hoskins, RB Tony Jones
Waived: S Qwuantrezz Knight

Carolina Panthers:

Elevated: WR Mike Strachan

Cleveland Browns

Activated from IR: G Michael Dunn

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: LB Rashaan Evans
Placed on IR: DL Viliami Fehoko

Denver Broncos

Elevated: WR David Sills

Detroit Lions

Elevated: DT Quinton Bohanna, T Connor Galvin

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: S Benny Sapp III

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: K Matt Ammendola, LB Garret Wallow
Elevated: S Brandon Hill, WR Steven Sims
Placed on IR: CB Grayland Arnold

Kansas City Chiefs

Activated from IR: WR Richie James

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: WR DJ Turner
Elevated: C Hroniss Grasu, T Brandon Parker

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Terrell Bynum, WR Alex Erickson

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from IR: DT Bobby Brown (story)

New York Giants

Elevated: K Randy Bullock, TE Tyree Jackson

New York Jets

Signed to active roster: DT Tanzel Smart
Elevated: OL Jake Hanson, LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from PUP: CB Darrell Luter Jr.
Elevated: OL Corey Luciano

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: S Ty Okada
Waived: T Jake Curhan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: S Richard LeCounte

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: S Mike Brown
Signed to active roster: DE TK McLendon
Elevated: LB Joe Jones, OL Andrew Rupcich
Waived: S Matt Jackson, RB Jonathan Ward

Washington Commanders

Elevated: RB Derrick Gore, DE Joshua Pryor

Evans had been called up from the practice squad three times by the Cowboys, meaning he needed to be added to the 53-man roster this week to continue suiting up. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports “several teams” attempted to poach the veteran off the taxi squad, but his decision to remain with Dallas has culminated in today’s move. Evans has logged 74 combined defensive and special teams snaps with the Cowboys so far, recording three tackles.

James was out of the lineup for one game after being designated for return, but he will be eligible to suit up for the upcoming Super Bowl rematch against the Eagles. Mentioned as a trade candidate earlier this year, he will be able to add depth to a WR corps which has underperformed to date, and add to his single catch recorded in his two Kansas City games at the start of the campaign.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/28/23

September 28th, 2023 at 6:44pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: LB Devin Harper

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: TE Darrell Daniels
Promoted: OT Connor Galvin, S Brandon Joseph
Placed on IR: OT Matt Nelson (story)

Green Bay Packers

Signed to active roster: LB Kristian Welch
Promoted: CB Corey Ballentine, CB Kiondre Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: LB Jon Rhattigan
Waived: WR Cody Thompson

The Cowboys are moving on from Devin Harper after two seasons. The 2022 sixth-round pick out of Oklahoma State ultimately got into six games during his time in Dallas, collecting three tackles while mostly playing on special teams.

The Seahawks are down to four wide receivers on their active roster after they moved on from Cody Thompson today. The Toledo product spent much of the past three seasons in Seattle, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 30th, 2023 at 2:35pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Chicago Bears

Placed on IR:

G Teven Jenkins (story)

Signed:

WR Trent Taylor

Claimed:

S Quindell Johnson, DE Khalid Kareem

Waived:

DE Terrell Lewis

Signed to practice squad:

LB Micah Baskerville, DL Travis Bell, FB Robert Burns, TE Stephen Carlson, OL Aviante Collins, LB DeMarquis Gates, DL Jalen Harris, OL Roy Mbaeteka, DB Greg Stroman, WR Nsimba Webster, DB Kendall Williamson

Detroit Lions

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

WR Maurice Alexander, G Kayode Awosika, K Michael Badgley (story), WR Dylan Drummond, T Connor Galvin, S Brandon Joseph, RB Zonovan Knight, CB Chase Lucas, LB Trevor Nowaske, T Max Pircher, DL Chris Smith

Green Bay Packers

Claimed:

DB Zayne Anderson, TE Ben Sims

Released:

LB Tariq Carpenter, DL Jonathan Ford

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

TE Austin Allen, CB Corey Ballentine, LB Keshawn Banks, WR Grant DuBose, C James Empey, S Innis Gaines, QB Alex McGough, WR Bo Melton, LB Arron Mosby, LB Kenneth Odumegwu, FB Henry Pearson, S Benny Sapp III, DL Chris Slayton, RB Patrick Taylor, T Kadeem Telfort, CB Kiondre Thomas

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR:

RB Kene Nwangwu

Claimed:

Waived:

WR Jalen Reagor (story)

Signed to practice squad:

OL Alan Ali, CB C.J. Coldon, DT Sheldon Day, WR Trishton Jackson, WR Lucky Jackson, RB DeWayne McBride, DL T.J. Smith, WR Thayer Thomas, LB Luiji Vilain, LB Benton Whitley, CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams

Lions Announce 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 10:55pm CST by Ben Levine

We knew the Lions were going to make a handful of QB transactions leading up to today’s deadline, with Hendon Hooker destined for NFI and Nate Sudfeld tearing his ACL. Of course, the team made many additional moves to get to the 53-man roster limit:

Released:

Waived:

WR Maurice Alexander
G Kayode Awosika
S Brady Breeze
C Brad Cecil
WR Dylan Drummond
DL Cory Durden
T Connor Galvin
S Brandon Joseph
CB Chase Lucas
LB Trevor Nowaske
T Max Pircher
K Parker Romo
DL Chris Smith
T Ryan Swoboda
CB Starling Thomas

Craig Reynolds spent the past two seasons with the Lions, and he made the most of his opportunities while on the field. He was limited to 14 games across the two seasons, but the RB still posted 500 yards from scrimmage on 94 touches. With a new-look depth chart in 2022, Reynolds found himself on the outside looking in.

The same goes for Benny Snell, who joined the organization earlier this offseason. The running back has spent his entire career in Pittsburgh, starting five of his 63 appearances. He didn’t miss a game for Pittsburgh over the past three seasons, although he’s seen a drop in productivity. After compiling 429 yards from scrimmage during the 2020 campaign, Snell has only collected 218 yards in 34 games since.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/28/23

August 28th, 2023 at 8:27pm CST by Sam Robinson

We are less than 24 hours from the deadline for NFL teams to trim their rosters to 53 players. Here are the latest moves teams have made as they pare their squads down toward the in-season limit:

Baltimore Ravens

Released: DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Waived: DT Trey Botts, DB Kaieem Caesar, WR Dontay Demus, OL Jake Guidone, DB Corey Mayfield, LB Kelle Sanders

Chicago Bears

Waived: LB Kuony Deng, OL Gabe Houy, LB Buddy Johnson, TE Jared Pinkney, WR Joe Reed, TE Jake Tonges

Cleveland Browns

Placed on reserve/NFI list: G Drew Forbes
Released: G Wes Martin

Dallas Cowboys

Released: DE Ben Banogu

Denver Broncos

Waived: ILB Austin Ajiake

Detroit Lions

Waived: OL Connor Galvin, CB Chase Lucas

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: LB Donavan Mutin, DT Caleb Sampson, OL Dakoda Shepley

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: WR Kevin Austin, FB Derek Parish, QB Nathan Rourke

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Tae Crowder, QB Max Duggan

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: LB Kelechi Anyalebechi, WR Braxton Burmeister, DB Timarcus Davis, DB Tyon Davis, DB Vincent Gray, WR Tyler Hudson, DB Tanner Ingle, DB Jordan Jones, G Sean Maginn, WR Lance McCutcheon, TE Camren McDonald, TE Christian Sims, DT Taron Vincent
Waived/injured: LB Ryan Smenda

Miami Dolphins

Released from IR via injury settlement: DB Tino Ellis

Minnesota Vikings

Released: LB Jake Gervase
Waived: DL Calvin Avery, CB Kalon Barnes, CB C.J. Coldon, T Christian DiLauro, CB Jameson Houston, WR Garett Maag, RB Abram Smith, OL Josh Sokol, QB Jordan Ta’amu, TE Colin Thompson
Waived/injured: CB Tay Gowan

New England Patriots

Waived: P Corliss Waitman

New Orleans Saints

Waived: LB Nick Anderson, WR Kawaan Baker, FB Jake Bargas, DT Prince Emili

New York Giants

Waived/injured: G Jack Anderson, G Wyatt Davis, DB Zyon Gilbert
Placed on IR: TE Chris Myarick

New York Jets

Released: CB Craig James, OL Greg Senat, LB Pita Taumoepenu
Placed on IR: CB Jimmy Moreland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released: OL Le’Raven Clark
Waived: OL William Dunkle, S Jalen Elliott, RB Darius Hagans, CB Lavert Hill, DL Manny Jones, QB Tanner Morgan, LB Tanner Muse, LB Toby Ndukwe, S Kenny Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Arquon Bush, TE Griffin Hebert, WR Tyjon Lindsey, T Jalen McKenzie, T Liam Ryan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: WR Taye Barber, LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, RB Ronnie Brown, DB Anthony Chesley, TE Dominique Dafney, WR Kaylon Geiger, WR Cephus Johnson, WR Ryan Miller, OL John Molchon, OL Michael Niese, T Raiqwon O’Neal, DL Willington Previlon, DL Deadrin Senat, S Nolan Turner, WR Kade Warner, CB Rodarius Williams, S Aaron Young

Tennessee Titans

Waived: TE Alize Mack, DB Josh Thompson, RB Jonathan Ward
Placed on IR: RB Hassan Haskins

Lions Sign 15 UDFAs

May 13th, 2023 at 9:36am CST by Ben Levine

With the Lions kicking off rookie minicamp yesterday, the team was busy adding 15 undrafted free agents to their roster:

OL Brad Cecil (South Florida)
WR Chase Cota (Oregon)
LB Isaac Darkangelo (Illinois)
DL Cory Durden (North Carolina State)
OL Connor Galvin (Baylor)
CB Steven Gilmore (Marshall)
RB Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota)
S Brandon Joseph (Notre Dame)
QB Adrian Martinez (Kansas State)
DL Zach Morton (Akron)
LB Trevor Nowaske (Saginaw Valley State)
DL Chris Smith (Notre Dame)
OL Ryan Swoboda (Central Florida)
CB Starling Thomas V (UAB)
WR Keytaon Thompson (Virginia)

Per Tim Twentyman of the team’s website, Lions Brad Holmes expressed enthusiasm about their year’s UDFA class, with the GM noting that three unspecified players were actually on Detroit’s draft board.

One of the team’s most notable additions is Steven Gilmore, the younger brother of former NFL DPOY Stephon Gilmore. The Marshall product had nine interceptions and 34 passes defended during his five collegiate season, and his ability to play multiple positions in the secondary (plus special teams) could give him a strong opportunity to earn a roster spot.

The Lions used a third-round pick on Hendon Hooker, but that didn’t stop them from adding a QB in free agency. Adrian Martinez had a prolific showing at Nebraska before transferring to Kansas State, where he paired an underwhelming 1,261 passing yards with 627 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. His passing inconsistency led to him going undrafted, but the Lions could get creative with how they use the dynamic runner.

Speaking of, Keytaon Thompson was a backup quarterback at Mississippi State before transferring to Virginia as a wideout. He was productive in the slot during his two seasons as Virginia, hauling in 131 receptions for 1,569 yards.

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Minnesota Vikings

Released:

Waived:

Waived/injured:

Activated from PUP:

Placed on reserve/NFI:

Placed on reserve/suspended:

Placed on IR:

Released from IR: