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Minor NFL Transactions: 12/21/24

December 21st, 2024 at 7:34pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions and standard gameday practice squad elevations:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: T Jackson Barton, RB Michael Carter

Atlanta Falcons

Signed to active roster: WR Chris Blair
Elevated: WR Dylan Drummond
Waived: LB Rashaan Evans

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: S Kareem Jackson, WR Jalen Virgil

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: RB Mike Boone, T Brandon Walton

Chicago Bears

Signed to active roster: RB Darrynton Evans
Placed on IR: G Ryan Bates

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: DE Isaiah Thomas

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: CB Kahlef Hailassie, WR James Proche

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: CB Andrew Booth
Elevated: LB Darius Harris, T Dakoda Shepley
Placed on IR: CB Trevon Diggs (story)

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: S Ifeatu Melifonwu
Signed to active roster: OLB Mitchell Agude, WR Tom Kennedy, DL Chris Smith
Elevated: RB Jermar Jefferson, S Loren Strickland
Waived (via injury settlement): DT David Bada
Waived: WR Maurice Alexander

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed to active roster: CB Kyu Blu Kelly
Elevated: TE John Samuel Shenker

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: CB Charles Woods

Miami Dolphins

Activated from reserve/PUP: LB Cameron Goode
Elevated: WR Erik Ezukanma
Waived: DT Neil Farrell

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: S Bobby McCain, TE Nick Muse

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: RB Terrell Jennings
Elevated: WR Alex Erickson, LB Monty Rice

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: DB Raheem Layne
Elevated: OLB Boogie Basham, T Tyre Phillips

New York Jets

Elevated: DT Bruce Hector, S Jarius Monroe

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: FB Khari Blasingame

San Francisco 49ers

Signed to active roster: LB Jalen Graham, T Austen Pleasants
Elevated: DT Alex Barrett, RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn
Waived: T Sebastian Gutierrez

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: QB Jaren Hall
Elevated: CB Artie Burns
Placed on IR: OLB Trevis Gipson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: P Jack Browning

Washington Commanders

Elevated: DT Carl Davis

After being activated from injured reserve in early November, Bates only played two games before suffering a concussion. The 27-year-old has not played since Week 11 and will now miss the remainder of the season on IR. Bates is under contract through 2025.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/14/24

December 14th, 2024 at 8:47pm CST by Ely Allen

Saturday’s minor moves and standard gameday elevations:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: P Michael Palardy
Placed on IR: RB Emari Demercado, P Blake Gillikin

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: DT Michael Pierce
Elevated: CB Desmond King, LB William Kwenkeu

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: S Kareem Jackson, QB Mike White

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: RB Mike Boone, LB Jacoby Windmon

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed to active roster: QB Logan Woodside
Elevated: T Andrew Coker, K Cade York
Placed on IR: LB Joe Bachie

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: CB Andrew Booth, T Dakoda Shepley

Denver Broncos

Elevated: G Nick Gargiulo, CB Reese Taylor

Detroit Lions

Elevated: S Jamal Adams, LB Abraham Beauplan

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: DE DJ Coleman
Placed on IR: TE Evan Engram (story)

Houston Texans

Elevated: TE Irv Smith Jr.

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: LB Swayze Bozeman, TE Anthony Firkser

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Laviska Shenault, TE Eric Tomlinson
Placed on IR: WR Jalen Reagor

Miami Dolphins

Activated from IR: WR Grant DuBose
Signed to active roster: DT Matt Dickerson
Elevated: T Ryan Hayes, LS Zach Triner
Waived: QB Skylar Thompson

New England Patriots

Elevated: TE Jack Westover

New Orleans Saints

Activated from reserve/PUP: DE Tanoh Kpassagnon
Placed on IR: LB D’Marco Jackson

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: QB Tim Boyle
Placed on IR: G Jon Runyan (story)
Elevated: DB Raheem Layne

New York Jets

Signed to active roster: CB Kendall Sheffield
Elevated: TE Zack Kuntz, WR Brandon Smith

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: FB Khari Blasingame

Pittsburgh Steelers

Activated from IR: DT Montravius Adams
Placed on IR: T Calvin Anderson

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from IR: CB Artie Burns
Elevated: QB Jaren Hall, RB George Holani
Placed on IR: S Jerrick Reed II

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: P Jack Browning, S Ryan Neal

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: G Arlington Hambright, TE Thomas Odukoya

Washington Commanders

Elevated: DT Carl Davis

Demercado has taken a backseat to Florida State third-round rookie Trey Benson, but he has averaged 9.3 yards per carry on 24 carries this year. Palardy will take over punting duties with Gillikin landing on injured reserve.

Jackson signed with Bills in late July, and although he was among the team’s final roster cuts he was immediately retained via a practice squad deal. This elevation means Week 15 will mark his first time spent on the active roster this season. The 36-year-old has started all but 10 of his 203 NFL games, but last season was marred by suspensions which led to his Broncos release. Jackson could suit up for Buffalo down the stretch as a gameday elevation in a bid to rebuild his stock to a degree.

With the playoffs nearly out of reach and quarterback Joe Burrow dealing with a few ailments (wrist and knee), the Bengals don’t seem to be taking any chances. Jake Browning will continue serving as the primary backup, while Woodside’s promotion will allow him to act as the emergency backup.

Adams has seen his biggest NFL roles during his time in Pittsburgh. Though he hasn’t gotten the same number of starts as he had in 2022 and 2023, he’s continued the same level of production. After missing the last four games, he’ll be looking to return to the field as early as tomorrow.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 28th, 2024 at 6:20pm 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 Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

Dallas Cowboys

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

T Josh Ball, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, DT Denzel Daxon, TE Princeton Fant, CB Kemon Hall, WR Kelvin Harmon, LB Darius Harris, S Emany Johnson, DE Carl Lawson, LB Brock Mogensen, OL Dakoda Shepley, LB Nick Vigil

New York Giants

Signed:

LB Curtis Bolton

Claimed:

DB Anthony Johnson

Waived:

S Gervarrius Owens

Waived/injured:

DT Ryder Anderson, CB Mario Goodrich, EDGE Ovie Oghoufo

Placed on IR:

LB Dyontae Johnson

Signed to practice squad:

WR Miles Boykin, CB Art Green, WR Isaiah Hodgins, FB Jakob Johnson, C Jimmy Morrisey, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Nick Gates

Washington Commanders

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

RB Kazmeir Allen, CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Julian Good-Jones, QB Sam Hartman, DE Andre Jones Jr., DT Haggai Ndubuisi, RB Chris Rodriguez, OL Max Scharping, WR Mitchell Tinsley, WR Brycen Tremayne, TE Cole Turner, DE Carlos Watkins, RB Michael Wiley

Cowboys Reduce Roster To 53 Players

August 27th, 2024 at 11:03pm CST by Ely Allen

After some late trades and signings, the Cowboys joined in the NFL’s mass exodus of players to get their roster down to 53 players:

Released:

RB Royce Freeman
LB Darius Harris
DE Carl Lawson
C Dakoda Shepley
LB Nick Vigil

Waived:

T Josh Ball
DB Josh Butler
RB Snoop Conner
WR Jalen Cropper
RB Malik Davis
DT Denzel Daxon
TE Princeton Fant
DB Kemon Hall
WR Kelvin Harmon
DB Emany Johnson
WR Racey McMath
LB Brock Mogensen
DT Justin Rogers
DB Julius Wood

Placed on IR:

T Nathan Thomas

Placed on IR (designated for return):

CB DaRon Bland

A number of veterans who were hoping to make the team in Dallas this year saw that hope come to an end. Freeman couldn’t compete with the young backups behind Ezekiel Elliott. Lawson couldn’t contribute to a depleted defensive line, either.

Rogers, the team’s seventh-round pick out of Auburn, is the only drafted rookie to be waived, though Thomas, the team’s other seventh-round pick out of Louisiana, will miss the entire season on injured reserve.

Brevyn Spann-Ford didn’t end up getting drafted, but the 24-year-old, 6-foot-7 tight end out of Minnesota will be the fourth tight end on the roster to start the year.

NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 1/16/24

January 16th, 2024 at 9:33pm CST by Ben Levine

Here are today’s reserve/futures contracts:

Chicago Bears

C Doug Kramer, DE Khalid Kareem

Cleveland Browns

DT Jayden Peevy

Dallas Cowboys

OL Dakoda Shepley

Green Bay Packers

LB Deslin Alexandre, LB Deandre Johnson, LB Christian Young

Las Vegas Raiders

OL Ben Brown, S Tyreque Jones, RB Tyreik McAllister

Los Angeles Rams

TE Miller Forristall, TE Nikola Kalinic, G Grant Miller, WR Xavier Smith

Minnesota Vikings

WR Daylen Baldwin

New Orleans Saints

DB Rejzohn Wright

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/31/23

October 31st, 2023 at 9:15pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are Tuesday’s practice squad transactions in the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: OL Vitaliy Gurman, RB Hassan Hall
Placed on practice squad IR: WR Jeff Smith, RB Damien Williams
Released: DT Jacob Slade, CB Quavian White

Buffalo Bills

Released: DT Kendal Vickers

Chicago Bears

Released: CB Joejuan Williams

Cleveland Browns

Signed: T Geron Christian, RB Kenyan Drake, WR James Proche
Released: RB Nate McCrary, RB Jordan Wilkins
Placed on practice squad IR: T Ty Nsekhe

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: G Dakoda Shepley

Houston Texans

Signed: C Lecitus Smith, RB J.J. Taylor

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: G Ike Boettger

Kansas City Chiefs

Released with injury designation: LB Isaiah Moore

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: K James McCourt

New York Giants

Signed: QB Matt Barkley
Released: T Jaylon Thomas

New York Jets

Signed: DE Jalyn Holmes

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: S Jalen Elliott
Released: LB David Perales

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: OL Jesse Davis
Released: CB Kendall Sheffield

Seattle Seahawks

Signing: S Jonathan Sutherland
Released: NT Carl Davis, RB SaRodorick Thompson Jr.

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Chance Campbell, S Shyheim Carter

Washington Commanders

Signed: C Nolan Laufenberg

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/17/23

October 17th, 2023 at 9:27pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: S Andrew Adams

Chicago Bears

Signed: QB Trace McSorley

Detroit Lions

Signed: RB Mohamed Ibrahim

Green Bay Packers

Signed: CB Anthony Johnson
Released: CB Kiondre Thomas

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR Tyrod Cleveland, RB Zavier Scott
Released: WR Racey McMath, WR Anthony Miller, G Dakoda Shepley

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: LB Isaiah Moore

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: OT Jalen McKenzie
Released: WR Malik Flowers

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LB Quinton Bell

New England Patriots

Signed: OT Conor McDermott

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/21/23

September 21st, 2023 at 7:19pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Houston Texans

Signed: CB D’Angelo Ross

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: G Dakoda Shepley
Placed on IR: CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DB Michael Ojemudia

New England Patriots

Signed: CB Breon Borders, CB Azizi Hearn

New Orleans Saints

Signed: RB Kirk Merritt

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Tyreke Smith
Released: OL Greg Eiland

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DE Jayden Peevy

The Patriots are struggling with injuries in their cornerbacks room, so the organization added two players to the practice squad for reinforcement. Borders has the most experience, with the veteran appearing in 32 games since entering the league in 2017. He only got into a single game for the Bears in 2022, but he did appear in 12 games with the Titans and Cardinals in 2021. Hearn had a stint with the Chargers after going undrafted out of UCLA in this year’s draft.

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

Colts C Danny Pinter Out For Season

August 27th, 2023 at 8:48am CST by Rory Parks

Colts center Danny Pinter suffered a broken left ankle during the team’s preseason win over the Eagles on Thursday, as Mike Chappell of Fox 59 writes. Pinter has been placed on injured reserve, and his season is over.

Pinter, a 2020 fifth-round choice, has appeared in 46 games (seven starts) in his first three professional seasons. He opened the 2022 campaign as Indianapolis’ starting right guard but was benched for poor performance after just three games. He handled the bulk of the snaps at center in relief of an injured Ryan Kelly in the Colts’ Week 5 win over the Broncos, was relegated to reserve duty when Kelly returned the following week, and scarcely saw any action the rest of the way.

This season, Pinter was penciled in as Kelly’s primary backup at the pivot. Pinter started three games at the position in 2021 and received a strong 78.4 run-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus for his work, though his subpar 46.0 pass-blocking mark left much to be desired. The Colts did, however, win all three of those contests, and the club values Pinter’s ability to line up at multiple positions along the O-line.

“Danny is a really good player for us,” head coach Shane Steichen said. “To lose a guy like him is very unfortunate for us.”

2022 UDFA Wesley French and 2023 waiver claim Dakoda Shepley are the top internal options to fill the backup center role. However, French has yet to take a regular season snap in the NFL, and Shepley’s only non-special teams action came with the Cowboys last year, when he took eight snaps at center and six at right guard.

Steichen did not commit to either player at this point, saying, “[we’re] working through all of that right now. There are a couple of guys we’re looking at.”

It is possible that the Colts look for external reinforcements with cutdown day looming, especially since they will be starting rookie Anthony Richardson at quarterback.