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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/24/21

August 24th, 2021 at 6:01pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here. Teams had until 3pm today to cut their rosters down to 80 players.

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: RB Javian Hawkins, LB Shareef Miller, DL Olive Sagapolu, WR Austin Trammell, OL Willie Wright
Placed on IR: QB A.J. McCarron (story)

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: QB Kenji Bahar

Buffalo Bills

Claimed: WR Rico Gafford (from Cardinals), DT Joey Ivie (from Colts)
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Cole Beasley, DT Vernon Butler, WR Gabriel Davis, DT Star Lotulelei

Carolina Panthers

Signed: K Dominik Eberle
Waived: S LaDarius Wiley

Cleveland Browns

Suspended two games: WR Davion Davis; Davis was arrested for DUI in 2019
Released from IR via injury settlement: K Cody Parkey

Denver Broncos

Waived: WR Branden Mack, LB Josh Watson

Green Bay Packers

Placed on IR: S Will Redmond
Waived: DL Josh Avery

Indianapolis Colts

Waived/injured: TE Noah Togiai

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: OL Derwin Gray, CB Jameson Houston, DT Kenny Randall

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on IR: LB Darron Lee
Waived: WR Marcell Ateman
Waived/injured: DL Darius Stills

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LS Ryan Langan, WR Austin Proehl, TE Matt Seybert, OT Kyle Spalding
Waived/injured: LB Damon Lloyd, DL Chris Okoye

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: TE Kyle Markway

New England Patriots

Waived: DB Malik Gant, LS Brian Khoury, LB Cassh Maluia, OL R.J. Prince, WR Devin Ross
Placed on IR: OL Marcus Martin

New York Giants

Placed on IR: TE Rysen John, CB Quincy Wilson
Waived: LS Carson Tinker
Waived/injured: DB Montre Hartage, TE Cole Hikutini

Philadelphia Eagles

Released from IR via injury settlement: OT Casey Tucker

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: DE Alex Tchangam

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: K Ryan Succop
Waived/injured: OT Chidi Okeke

Tennessee Titans

Waived: CB Kevin Peterson
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Nick Dzubnar, RB Jeremy McNichols

Washington Football Team

Waived: CB Jordan Brown, OT Rick Leonard, LB Justin Phillips, DT Justus Reed, C Jon Toth

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/17/20

September 17th, 2020 at 12:47pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s practice squad moves:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: DT Brandon Bryant, LB Deon Lacey

Green Bay Packers

Signed DT Billy Winn, OL Ryan Pope
Released: DL Daylon Mack

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: S Dallin Leavitt
Released: CB Jordan Brown

New England Patriots

Signed QB Jacob Dolegala, C James Ferentz

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Cody Hollister, DB Picasso Nelson, DB Maurice Smith

Washington Football Team

Signed: WR Jeff Badet
Released: TE Hale Hentges

Raiders Place Marcus Mariota On IR, Add DeShone Kizer To P-Squad

September 7th, 2020 at 6:35pm CST by Zachary Links

The Raiders have placed quarterback Marcus Mariota on injured reserve, per a club announcement. For added insurance, the club has added one-time Notre Dame star DeShone Kizer to the Raiders’ practice squad.

Mariota’s strained pectoral muscle will keep him out for at least three weeks, per the league’s modified rules for 2020. Without him, the Raiders are rolling with two QBs on the active roster – Derek Carr and Nathan Peterman. Mariota’s temporary absence may take a little bit of pressure off of Derek Carr, who has certainly heard the footsteps. Mariota, who was leapfrogged by Ryan Tannehill in Tennessee, finished the year with a career-low 59.4% completion rate and just 1,203 yards.

Kizer has been on the workout trail ever since he was cut by the club in May, but those tryouts didn’t land him a deal. Now, the 2017 second-round pick will stick around in Las Vegas as he waits for his next opportunity. Kizer, 24, has made 18 appearances over the course of his NFL career, most of which came during the Browns’ winless season. All in all, he’s got eleven touchdowns against 24 interceptions.

Here’s the full rundown of the Raiders’ practice squad after Monday’s move:

WR Marcell Ateman
TE Nick Bowers
S Jordan Brown
WR Keelan Doss
K Dominik Eberle
LB Kyle Emanuel
S Madre Harper
DE Datone Jones
QB DeShone Kizer
C Dylan Mabin
OL Erik Magnuson
RB Theo Riddick
OT: Kamaal Seymour
DE Chris Smith
LB Javin White

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/4/19

December 4th, 2019 at 8:46pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Wednesday’s practice squad decisions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: QB Drew Anderson, WR Saeed Blacknall, DL Lyndon Johnson.

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: G Will Holden

Denver Broncos

Signed: TE Bug Howard

Detroit Lions

Signed: TE Cole Herdman
Released: LB Anthony Pittman

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: DT P.J. Johnson, WR Tyron Johnson

New Orleans Saints

Signed: OL Nate Wozniak

Oakland Raiders

Signed: CB Jordan Brown, WR De’Mornay Pierson-El, TE Cole Wick

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: CB Tremon Smith

More NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/30/19

October 30th, 2019 at 9:20pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s practice squad updates:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: QB Danny Etling

Buffalo Bills

Signed: T Victor Salako
Released: LB Nate Hall

Chicago Bears

Signed: LB James Vaughters
Placed on injured list: LB Fadol Brown

Detroit Lions

Signed: OL Casey Tucker

Green Bay Packers

Signed: TE Evan Baylis, WR Darrius Shepherd

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: CB Jordan Brown
Released: LB Sutton Smith

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: T Tyree St. Louis

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: RB Darrin Hall
Released: TE Kevin Rader

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: TE Codey McElroy

Tennessee Titans

Signed: CB Kareem Orr

Washington Redskins

Signed: DE Carroll Phillips

NFL Workout Updates: 10/16/19

October 16th, 2019 at 8:10am CST by Sam Robinson

Here is the latest from the workout circuit:

Chicago Bears

DL Daryle Banfield, DL Fadol Brown, C Anthony Fabiano, DL P.J. Johnson, T Kyle Murphy, C Keegan Render, DL Jay-Tee Tiuli (per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, on Twitter)

Cincinnati Bengals

DE Nate Orchard, DT Anthony Zettel (via the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, on Twitter)

Cleveland Browns

LB Marquis Flowers (per Wilson, on Twitter)

Green Bay Packers

S Chris Johnson, RB David Williams (per Wilson, on Twitter)

Houston Texans

T Chris Clark, T Kyle Murphy (per Howard Balzer of BalzerFootball.com, on Twitter)

Indianapolis Colts

DB Trae Elston, S Mike Tyson, DB Isaiah Wharton (via Wilson, on Twitter)

Kansas City Chiefs

DT Justin Ellis, DL Mike Pennel (per Wilson, on Twitter)

New England Patriots

K Nick Folk, K Greg Joseph, K Austin MacGinnis, K/P Austin Rehkow, K Giorgio Tavecchio (per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, on Twitter)

New Orleans Saints

RB Travaris Cadet (via Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, on Twitter)

New York Jets

C Ryan Crozier, DL Corbin Kaufusi, C James Murray (per Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News and Wilson, Twitter links)

Pittsburgh Steelers

RB Tony Brooks-James, RB Darrin Hall (via Wilson, on Twitter)

Seattle Seahawks

LB Andrew Dowell (visit), LB Brady Sheldon, LB Sutton Smith, LB Pita Taumoepenu (via Balzer, Twitter links)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

LB Keishawn Bierria, DB Jordan Brown, C Anthony Fabiano, LB Robert McCray, WR Eli Rogers, RB Aca’Cedric Ware, LB Kyle Wilson (per Jenna Laine and Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, on Twitter)

Tennessee Titans

LB Nigel Harris (per Wilson, on Twitter)

Washington Redskins

FB Tommy Bohanon, FB Michael Burton, FB Derrick Coleman, RB Josh Ferguson, FB Tre Madden, FB Elijah Wellman (according to Wilson and NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Twitter links)

NFL Workout Updates: 9/17/19

September 17th, 2019 at 9:15pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s updates from the workout circuit, all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter unless otherwise noted.

Atlanta Falcons

LB Carroll Phillips (per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, on Twitter)

Cleveland Browns

T Dino Boyd, G Colby Gossett, G Malcolm Pridgeon (Twitter links via Balzer and the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson)

Dallas Cowboys

T Paul Adams, WR Quincy Adeboyejo, CB Deante Burton, DT Justin Hamilton, DE Willie Henry, LB Jawaun Johnson, S Josh Jones, WR DaMarkus Lodge, WR Anthony Ratliff-Williams (via ESPN.com’s Todd Archer)

Detroit Lions

RB Benny Cunningham, RB Quinton Flowers, DE Durrant Miles, CB Marcus Sherels, LB James Vaughters (link)

Green Bay Packers

WR Keon Hatcher, RB Bo Scarbrough, RB Austin Walter, DL Anthony Zettel (Twitter links)

Indianapolis Colts

T Gerhard deBeer, Christian DiLauro, Brandon Hitner, C James Murray (link)

New Orleans Saints

LB Ray-Ray Armstrong, QB J.T. Barrett, TE Crockett Gillmore, WR Krishawn Hogan, TE Gabe Holmes, QB Chad Kanoff, WR Jordan Matthews, TE Brian Parker, LB Brian Peters, LB Malcolm Smith, WR Deonte Thompson, QB Phillip Walker (link)

New York Jets

LB B.J. Bello, CB Jordan Brown, CB Nigel Harris, CB Joshua Holsey, Shakial Taylor, CB Ahmad Thomas (link)

Oakland Raiders

WR Jamal Custis (Twitter link via Wilson)

San Francisco 49ers

LS Jon Condo, LS Garrison Sanborn, LS Drew Scott, T Sam Young (Twitter links via Balzer and ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter)

Seattle Seahawks

LB Malik Carney, CB Jeremy Clark, S Adrian Colbert, DT Lyndon Johnson, CB Greg Mabin, CB Duke Thomas (link)

Washington Redskins

RB Josh Ferguson, RB De’Angelo Henderson (Twitter links via Rapoport and NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo)

Bengals Trim Roster To 53

August 31st, 2019 at 2:47pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Bengals announced their final 53-man roster. One of the moves will be, as expected, placing Darqueze Dennard on their reserve/PUP list. Dennard now must miss at least the first six games of the season. This comes after the Bengals re-signed their former first-round pick on a one-year, $5MM deal. The team knew Dennard needed a post-signing knee surgery, but the arthroscopic procedure was performed several months ago.

Cincinnati is also placing Jonah Williams on its PUP list instead of season-ending IR. While the first-round tackle was believed to be set to miss the season, this move is a way of retaining a chance he can recover. Williams would revert to IR if he cannot recover from the shoulder injury he sustained this offseason.

Here’s the full list of the Bengals’ moves to meet the 53-man limit:

Placed on Reserve/Injured list:

RB Rodney Anderson (rookie, Oklahoma; knee injury)
QB Jeff Driskel (fourth-year player, Louisiana Tech; hamstring injury)

Placed on the Reserve/PUP list:

CB Darqueze Dennard (sixth-year player, Michigan State; knee injury)
OT Jonah Williams (rookie, Alabama; shoulder injury)

Released:

G John Jerry (ninth-year player, Mississippi)

Waived:

TE Moritz Böhringer (first-year player, Aalen [Germany])
CB Jordan Brown (rookie, South Dakota State)
WR Ventell Bryant (rookie, Temple)
CB Anthony Chesley (rookie, Coastal Carolina)
WR Cody Core (fourth-year player, Mississippi)
LB Deshaun Davis (rookie, Auburn)
LB Noah Dawkins (rookie, The Citadel)
HB Jordan Ellis (rookie, Virginia)
OT Justin Evans (first-year player, South Carolina State)
HB Quinton Flowers (first-year player, South Florida)
TE Jordan Franks (second-year player, Central Florida)
CB Davontae Harris (second-year player, Illinois State)
S Trayvon Henderson (second-year player, Hawaii)
LB Malik Jefferson (second-year player, Texas)
S Tyree Kinnel (rookie, Michigan)
C Brad Lundblade (first-year player, Oklahoma State)
WR Stanley Morgan (rookie, Nebraska)
CB KeiVarae Russell (fourth-year player, Notre Dame)
TE Mason Schreck (third-year player, Buffalo)
WR Hunter Sharp (first-year player, Utah State; injury settlement)
G Keaton Sutherland (rookie, Texas A&M)

Suspended:

G Alex Redmond (third-year player, UCLA, suspended for four games)

All of the waived players, except for Core, will be practice squad eligible if they clear waivers.

Ravens Activate Lorenzo Taliaferro, Place Kendrick Lewis on IR

October 22nd, 2016 at 10:34am CST by Ben Levine

It’s time to add another name to the Ravens’ continually rolling list of running backs. According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun (via Twitter), the Ravens will be activating running back Lorenzo Taliaferro from the PUP list. Zrebiec notes that the team has also promoted cornerback Robertson Daniel from the practice squad. Safety Kendrick Lewis has been placed on the injured reserve, while tight end Dan Brown has been waived.

Taliaferro, 24, has had issues staying healthy since entering the league as a fourth-round pick in 2014. The Coastal Carolina product has made 16 appearances over two seasons, running for 339 yards and five touchdowns on 81 carries (4.2 average). Taliaferro also has 13 career receptions for 114 yards. He’ll presumably compete with Terrance West, Kenneth Dixon and Javorius Allen for snaps in the backfield.

Lewis will certainly be missed in the Ravens secondary, although the 28-year-old hasn’t played a significant role this season. After starting 15 games for Baltimore in 2015, Lewis had only collected six tackles this season. The team will be replacing the veteran with Daniel, who has also spent time with the Redskins, Raiders, and Packers. The cornerback was signed to the Ravens’ practice squad earlier this month.

Brown, a former undrafted free agent, had issues establishing himself on a team that also features tight ends Dennis Pitta, Crockett Gillmore, and Darren Waller. In eight career games, the 24-year-old has six receptions for 64 yards.