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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/26/24

August 26th, 2024 at 10:08pm CST by Ely Allen

There have been plenty of posts today about a number of teams releasing and waiving players ahead of roster cuts. Here are the best of the rest of the minor moves for Monday:

Carolina Panthers

Waived (with injury settlement): WR Tayvion Robinson

Cincinnati Bengals

Waived: DE Justin Blazek

Cleveland Browns

Activated from active/PUP list: S D’Anthony Bell

Detroit Lions

Waived: OLB Mitchell Agude, WR Kaden Davis, OL Bryan Hudson, RB Zonovan Knight, CB Rachad Wildgoose, TE Shane Zylstra
Released: DL Pat O’Connor, LB Ty Summers

Houston Texans

Released: DT McTelvin Agim, G Dieter Eiselen, LB Jacob Phillips

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: DE Levi Bell
Released: C Mike Panasiuk

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: CB Demarcus Governor

New York Giants

Released: T Matt Nelson

New York Jets

Waived: DT Jaylen Twyman

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived (with injury settlement): S Mekhi Garner
Waived: S Andre’ Sam

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: T Tyler Beach, WR Jacob Copeland, RB Daijun Edwards, T Devery Hamilton, T Anderson Hardy, CB Kyler McMichael, DE Marquiss Spencer, CB Kiondre Thomas
Released: LB Kyahva Tezino, K Matthew Wright

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: P Pressley Harvin III, G Lewis Kidd, WR Jontre Kirklin
Released: RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Willie Roberts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: DT C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene, CB Keenan Isaac, OLB Daniel Grzesiak, CB Chris McDonald, TE Tanner Taula, S Rashad Wisdom

Tennessee Titans

Waived (with injury designation): LB JoJo Domann, WR Tre’Shaun Harrison
Waived: T Brian Dooley, CB Tay Gowan, LB Mikel Jones, LB Thomas Rush, WR Sam Schnee, TE Steven Stilianos, P Ty Zentner

Nelson was an effective swing tackle for the Lions in the past three years. While he wasn’t able to stick with the Giants, he’s likely to draw interest elsewhere in the NFL.

The Eagles like Sam a lot at safety, but with a number of veterans atop the depth chart, there wasn’t room for him on the roster. The team plans to retain him on the practice squad should he clear waivers, per Andrew DiCecco of 975 The Fanatic. The Buccaneers have similar plans with Isaac, Taula, and Wisdom.

Steelers Sign Five UDFAs

April 30th, 2024 at 8:53pm CST by Ben Levine

After adding seven players in the draft, the Steelers have added five more rookies to their roster. The team announced that they’ve signed five undrafted free agents:

Beanie Bishop, CB (West Virginia)
Daijun Edwards, RB (Georgia)
John Rhys Plumlee, QB (Central Florida)
Julius Welschof, LB (Charlotte)
Jacoby Windmon, LB (Michigan State)

After adding one linebacker in the third round (NC State’s Payton Wilson), the Steelers have added another two players at the position. Jacoby Windmon is the more accomplished of the two UDFAs, with the linebacker collecting 119 tackles and 6.5 sacks with UNLV in 2021. However, he didn’t see nearly as big of a role after transferring to Michigan State in 2022, compiling 41 stops across two seasons with the team. Julius Welschof was a situational defensive lineman during his time at Michigan and Charlotte, and the Steelers are apparently looking to switch the prospect to a new position.

After three seasons of mostly sitting on the bench at Ole Miss, John Rhys Plumlee caught on with UCF as their starting QB between 2022 and 2023. He got into 23 games over the past two seasons, completing 63 percent of his passes for 4,857 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He also added 1,367 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 265 carries. In Pittsburgh, he’ll learn from a pair of prolific runners (one former, one current) in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.