Arizona Cardinals

• Signed to active roster: S Andre Chachere
• Elevated: RB Tony Jones Jr., T Luke Tenuta
• Placed on IR: T Jackson Barton

Atlanta Falcons

• Elevated: CB Lamar Jackson

Buffalo Bills

• Elevated: OL Will Clapp, DE Casey Toohill

Carolina Panthers

• Activated from IR: RB Miles Sanders (story)
• Placed on IR: LB Amaré Barno
• Signed to active roster: DE DeShawn Williams
• Elevated: OLB Thomas Incoom, OLB Kenny Dyson

Cincinnati Bengals

• Elevated: DT Domenique Davis, WR Kendric Pryor

Dallas Cowboys

• Signed to active roster: QB Will Grier
• Elevated: CB Troy Pride
• Placed on IR: CB Kemon Hall

Denver Broncos

• Elevated: DE Matt Henningsen

Detroit Lions

• Signed to active roster: DB Morice Norris
• Elevated: DL Chris Smith, CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver

Houston Texans

• Signed to active roster: CB D’Angelo Ross
• Elevated: DE Solomon Byrd, S Russ Yeast
• Placed on IR: LB Jamal Hill

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Elevated: DE Joe Gaziano

Kansas City Chiefs

• Elevated: LB Blake Lynch, QB Chris Oladokun

Las Vegas Raiders

• Elevated: TE John Samuel Shenker

Los Angeles Chargers

• Activated from IR: S Alohi Gilman (story)
• Elevated: WR Dez Fitzpatrick, S Eddie Jackson

Los Angeles Rams

• Elevated: T AJ Arcuri, OLB Keir Thomas

Miami Dolphins

• Elevated: T Ryan Hayes, QB Skylar Thompson

Minnesota Vikings

• Elevated: LB Calvin Munson, OLB Gabriel Murphy

New England Patriots

• Signed to active roster: CB Miles Battle, DE Truman Jones, LB Monty Rice, TE Jack Westover
• Elevated: WR Alex Erickson, TE Mitchell Wilcox
• Placed on IR: C Ben Brown, S Jabrill Peppers, WR Ja’Lynn Polk

New Orleans Saints

• Elevated: S Millard Bradford, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

New York Giants

• Signed to active roster: RB Dante Miller
• Elevated: OLB Boogie Basham, T Tyre Phillips

New York Jets

• Placed on IR: CB Sauce Gardner
• Signed to active roster: DL Bruce Hector
• Elevated: CB Tre Swilling, OL Zack Bailey

San Francisco 49ers

• Signed to active roster: DE Alex Barrett, LB DaShaun White
• Elevations: G Drake Nugent, WR Trent Taylor
• Placed on IR: G Spencer Burford, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed to active roster: CB Artie Burns, NT Brandon Pili
• Elevated: DT Quinton Bohanna, TE Tyler Mabry

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Elevated: CB Dallis Flowers, LB Deion Jones

Tennessee Titans

• Signed to active roster: DE Khalid Duke, WR Tay Martin
• Elevated: S Gervarrius Owens, K Matthew Wright
• Placed on IR: LB Otis Reese

Ross’ new deal to the Texans’ 53-man roster is good through the 2025 season, as well. Ditto for Jones, signed to the active roster in New England today.

Sanders returned to practice this week, and his activation will allow him to close out his second Panthers season on the field rather than on the mend. His Carolina tenure has fallen well short of expectations and a release in the near future could be in the cards. Given the team’s backfield injuries, though, Sanders could handle a notable workload tomorrow while potentially auditioning for free agent suitors.

Gilman’s return will be welcomed by the Chargers’ defense. The 27-year-old has remained a full-time starter this season, his second straight handling first-team duties. Los Angeles is assured of a wild-card spot, but moving up to the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoff picture could be possible on Sunday. In any case, Gilman’s presence will be key for a Bolts defense which leads the league in points allowed per game (17.6).

Gardner’s campaign will come to an end after 15 games played. He fell short of a Pro Bowl nod for this first time in his young career, but the fourth pick of the 2022 draft remained a critical member of the team’s secondary when healthy. Gardner is eligible for an extension this offseason, and his financial future (which will include a fifth-year option decision in the spring) will be a key point of focus once New York’s head coach/general manager tandem is in place.

Atlanta Falcons

• Signed: WR Jakeem Grant
• Released: LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams

Carolina Panthers

• Released: LB Cam Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

• Signed: QB Will Grier
• Released: S Emany Johnson

Detroit Lions

• Signed: WR Maurice Alexander, DE Isaiah Thomas

Houston Texans

• Signed: OL Cameron Erving, CB D’Angelo Ross
• Released: CB Desmond King, OT David Sharpe

Indianapolis Colts

• Signed: OT Mason Brooks
• Released: DE Derek Rivers

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Signed: OL Jerome Carvin, OL Dieter Eiselen
• Released: LS Peter Bowden, QB John Rhys Plumlee

New York Giants

• Signed: OT Joshua Miles
• Released: P Matt Haack

San Francisco 49ers

• Signed: RB Patrick Taylor
• Released: RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Tennessee Titans

• Signed: OL Chandler Brewer

The Falcons have added a notable name to their special teams corps in Jakeem Grant. The long-time Dolphins returner has collected six ST touchdowns in his career (four via punts, two via kickoffs), and he’s even hauled in 100 catches. However, the veteran hasn’t seen the field since the 2021 campaign while spending the past few years on Cleveland’s practice squad.

With Dak Prescott done for the season, the Cowboys have added some extra QB depth. In comes old friend Will Grier, who spent the 2021 and 2022 campaigns in Dallas. The former third-round pick has since bounced around the NFL, including stops with the Bengals, Patriots, and Chargers in just 2023. Grier still only has two career appearances on his resume, both coming with the Panthers in 2019.

The Texans have added some experienced OL depth in Cameron Erving. The veteran is coming off a 2023 campaign where he started two of his three appearances for the Saints, and he barely played in 11 appearances with the Panthers in 2022. Still, the 32-year-old brings 98 games (58 starts) of experience to Houston, a factor that could be valuable down the stretch. To make room on the practice squad, the Texans moved on from cornerback Desmond King. The veteran has only seen time in one game for Houston this season, although he’s not far removed from a 2022 campaign where he started 13 games for the Texans.

Arizona Cardinals

• Released: S Russ Yeast

Atlanta Falcons

• Signed: CB Lamar Jackson

Cincinnati Bengals

• Signed: RB Gary Brightwell

Houston Texans

• Signed: CB D’Angelo Ross

San Francisco 49ers

• Signed: CB Nick McCloud
• Released: S Adrian Amos

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: TE N’Keal Harry

The Bengals signed Brightwell after hosting several veterans for workouts on Monday, per FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz. Leonard Fournette and Xavien Howard were among the players who auditioned in Cincinnati, but neither player left with a deal.

NOVEMBER 9: In three of their last four games, the Texans have failed to pass for more than 176 yards. Those passing struggles can in part be attributed to injuries in the receiving corps and in part are the reason for two losses in those four games. Luckily for second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud, he’ll get one of his favorite targets back as the Texans activate wide receiver Nico Collins from injured reserve.

After two solid years for a third-round pick to start his career, Collins broke out last season with a monster 1,297-yard, eight-touchdown season. Collins was on track to improve on those numbers this year, averaging a league-leading 113.4 yards per game through his first five games of the season before suffering a hamstring injury that landed him on IR. Fellow wide receiver Stefon Diggs followed soon after with a season-ending ACL tear, further hindering a potent Texans passing attack.

Collins is still listed as “questionable” on the injury report heading into tomorrow’s game, but if he’s able to return, he provides a huge upgrade to a receiving corps that currently consists of Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, Robert Woods, and John Metchie. Houston has an impressive hold on the AFC South lead, but a struggling offense had the potential to turn the tables on the season. Gifting Collins back to Stroud might be just what the Texans need to right the ship.

Joining Collins off of IR will be veteran defensive end Jerry Hughes. Hughes was moved to IR over a month ago. After a five-game absence, the 36-year-old veteran will reprise his rotational role behind Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter along the edge.

The Texans needed to open up a roster spot for the two activations today. To clear space, cornerback D’Angelo Ross was waived from the 53-man roster. Starting the season on the practice squad, Ross was signed to the active roster shortly into the regular season. He’s made two starts in eight game appearances.

Arizona Cardinals

• Elevated: T Jackson Barton

Baltimore Ravens

• Elevated: CB Ka’dar Hollman, RB John Kelly

Carolina Panthers

• Elevated: TE Feleipe Franks

Dallas Cowboys

• Elevated: TE Princeton Fant, LB Nick Vigil

Denver Broncos

• Elevated: RB Tyler Badie, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

Detroit Lions

• Elevated: WR Tom Kennedy, WR Tim Patrick

Green Bay Packers

• Elevated: QB Sean Clifford

Houston Texans

• Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross

Indianapolis Colts

• Elevated: DE Genard Avery, S Ronnie Harrison

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Elevated: CB Christian Braswell

Las Vegas Raiders

• Elevated: OLB K’Lavon Chaisson, CB Sam Webb

Los Angeles Chargers

• Elevated: S Tony Jefferson, LB Shaquille Quarterman

Minnesota Vikings

• Elevated: RB Myles Gaskin, DL Jonah Williams

New Orleans Saints

• Elevated: S Ugo Amadi, LB Isaiah Stalbird

New York Giants

• Elevated: LB Tomon Fox, LB Ty Summers
• Placed on IR: WR Gunner Olszewski

New York Jets

• Elevated: DE Jalyn Holmes

San Francisco 49ers

• Elevated: S Tracy Walker
• Placed on IR: RB Christian McCaffrey (story)

Seattle Seahawks

• Elevated: T McClendon Curtis, RB George Holani

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Elevated: DT C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene

Tennessee Titans

• Elevated: LB Luke Gifford

Washington Commanders

• Signed to active roster: LB Nick Bellore
• Elevated: CB Bobby Price, DE Carlos Watkins

Patrick was among the Broncos’ final roster cuts after a Saints trade was discussed. The 30-year-old missed the 2022 and ’23 campaigns due to ACL and Achilles tears, respectively. Patrick did not need to wait long to find a new opportunity, though, quickly landing a practice squad deal with the Lions. He is now positioned make his season debut tomorrow as a complementary option in Detroit’s passing attack.

Olszewski is dealing with a groin injury and he was known to be facing a long-term absence. Today’s move thus comes as no surprise, but it ensures at least a four-week absence. The former All-Pro scored a punt return touchdown with Pittsburgh early last season and added another during his 10-game Giants stretch to close out the year. The team will need to rely on other options in the return game for the time being.

Released:

• FB Nick Bawden
• FB Andrew Beck
• QB Tim Boyle
• WR Noah Brown (story)
• T Cameron Erving
• CB Mike Ford
• T Charlie Heck
• CB C.J. Henderson (story)
• DB Lonnie Johnson
• CB Desmond King (story)
• LB Jacob Phillips
• G Chris Reed
• CB D’Angelo Ross
• T David Sharpe

Waived:

• DT McTelvin Agim
• LB Tarique Barnes
• DE Solomon Byrd
• WR Quintez Cephus
• G Dieter Eiselen
• DE Malik Fisher
• DE Ali Gaye
• FB Troy Hairston
• DT Marcus Harris
• WR Johnny Johnson
• CB Troy Pride
• WR Ben Skowronek (story)
• RB J.J. Taylor
• LB Max Tooley
• T Kilian Zierer

Waived/injured:

• RB Jawhar Jordan
• DE Pheldarius Payne
• TE Teagan Quitoriano

Placed on season-ending IR:

• S Brandon Hill
• QB Case Keenum

Placed on IR/designated for return:

• LB Christian Harris
• DT Kurt Hinish

Placed on reserve/non-football illness list:

• DL Dylan Horton

Placed on reserve/suspended list:

• DL Denico Autry (story)

Keenum was headed into the second season of a two-year deal with his original NFL team, but a major injury will sidetrack the veteran arm. A foot injury will sideline the 36-year-old quarterback, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweets. Keenum is expected to be down for three or four months, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini adds. Houston still has Davis Mills, who is in a contract year, as its top backup behind C.J. Stroud.

A calf injury will shut down Harris for the time being, Wilson adds. The Texans used both their allotted IR-return moves. The team used the 2022 third-round pick as a 12-game starter last season. Harris has played at least 71% of the Texans’ defensive snaps in both of his seasons, explaining his being prioritized via the NFL’s IR rule tweak. Despite being a 2022 UDFA, Hinish has been a key rotational player in Houston in each of his two pro seasons.

Horton is in remission from his bout with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The second-year player completed his final treatment this spring but did not practice with the team during training camp. The Texans’ run of WR cuts leaves 2022 second-rounder John Metchie, who missed his rookie season after a leukemia diagnosis, and Robert Woods on the roster behind starters Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs. Cutting Jordan, a sixth-round pick from Louisville, leaves Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale and Cam Akers rostered behind Joe Mixon.

Chicago Bears

• Placed on active/NFI list: T Kiran Amegadjie
• Placed on active/PUP list: DT Jamree Kromah

Denver Broncos

• Placed on active/NFI list: RB Blake Watson

Green Bay Packers

• Placed on active/NFI list: S Kitan Oladapo
• Placed on active/PUP list: OL Donovan Jennings, TE Tucker Kraft, QB Alex McGough, T Zach Tom

Houston Texans

• Placed on active/NFI list: DE Dylan Horton
• Placed on active/PUP list: FB/TE Andrew Beck, LB Del’Shawn Phillips, CB D’Angelo Ross
• Waived (with injury designation): WR Jaxon Janke, DE Pheldarius Payne
• Waived (with non-football injury designation): G LaDarius Henderson

Kansas City Chiefs

• Signed: WR Kyle Sheets
• Placed on active/NFI list: DE BJ Thompson
• Placed on active/PUP list: DT Derrick Nnadi, DE Charles Omenihu, G Joe Thuney, CB Jaylen Watson

Los Angeles Chargers

• Placed on active/NFI list: LB Junior Colson

Seattle Seahawks

• Signed: WR Marcus Simms

There was good news on the Horton front back in May as it was announced that the Texans defender had completed his final treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. As a rookie out of TCU, Horton sat out the final seven games of the 2023 season on the non-football illness list. As he continues to work his way back to the field, it appears he’ll start the summer on the list, as well.

Thompson’s situation in Kansas City also received some good news of late. After suffering a seizure that caused him to go into cardiac arrest in early-June, the Chiefs defender continues to make progress towards a return. He’ll start the summer on the non-football injury list but will continue to work his way back as he continues with medical procedures, per Nate Taylor of The Athletic.

Houston Texans

• Re-signed: OL Dieter Eiselen, CB D’Angelo Ross

Minnesota Vikings

• Re-signed: S Theo Jackson

The Texans made sure to retain Ross, a special-teams gunner, and Eiselen, a special-teams blocker. In fact, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston passes along that Eiselen received a two-year deal from the Texans worth $2.095MM (including a $10K signing bonus).

Carolina Panthers

• Placed on IR: LB Claudin Cherelus

Cincinnati Bengals

• Placed on IR: S Tycen Anderson

Houston Texans

• Signed to active roster: CB D’Angelo Ross

New England Patriots

• Placed on IR: OL Calvin Anderson

New York Giants

• Signed: WR Gunner Olszewski

Washington Commanders

• Signed to active roster: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, LB Jabril Cox

Anderson, a fifth-round draft pick last year for the Bengals, missed his entire rookie season on injured reserve. After contributing in seven games this year as a core special teamer, Anderson’s sophomore season will also be cut short with head coach Zac Taylor confirming that the young safety tore his ACL, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. He played through the initial injury in last week’s win but will be unable to continue the rest of the year.

The Patriots’ Anderson, on the other hand, is a more intriguing situation. After he spent most of the preseason on the non-football illness list with an undisclosed illness, the team is placing Anderson on IR with an “illness” designation. It’s not clear at this time if this is a similar issue to what held him out of the preseason, but illness has surely dealt a significant blow to Anderson’s 2023 season so far.

The Giants got ahead of the waiver rules by releasing Olszewski in a procedural move on Monday before the trade deadline. This allowed them to plainly sign Olszewski back to the active roster on a new deal without him having to clear waivers. As predicted, he returns to the roster for Week 9.

Castro-Fields and Cox will fill the roster spots vacated by the Commanders’ big trades of defensive ends Chase Young to the 49ers and Montez Sweat to the Bears.

Arizona Cardinals

• Signed to active roster: WR Andre Baccellia 
• Placed on IR: G Elijah Wilkinson
• Elevated: DL Ben Stille, RB Damien Williams,

Atlanta Falcons

• Elevated: LB Andre Smith

Baltimore Ravens

• Activated from IR: WR Tylan Wallace
• Elevated: S DeAndre Houston-Carson, RB Owen Wright

Carolina Panthers

• Elevated: S Matthias Farley, OLB Eku Leota

Chicago Bears

• Activated from IR: DE Khalid Kareem
• Released: T Aviante Collins

Cleveland Browns

• Elevated: OT Ty Nsekhe, RB Jordan Wilkins

Dallas Cowboys

• Elevated: LB Rashaan Evans, TE Eric Saubert

Denver Broncos

• Elevated: WR Tre’Quan Smith 
• Placed on IR: WR Brandon Johnson

Houston Texans

• Activated from IR: DT Hassan Ridgeway
• Released: LB Cory Littleton
• Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross

Indianapolis Colts

• Elevated: DT McTelvin Agim, CB Chris Lammons

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Elevated: CB Tevaughn Campbell

Kansas City Chiefs

• Elevated: S Deon Bush
• Placed on IR: LB Nick Bolton (story)

Los Angeles Chargers

• Elevated: WR Alex Erickson

Los Angeles Rams

• Elevated: RB Darrell Henderson

Minnesota Vikings

• Signed to active roster: WR Trishton Jackson
• Elevated: LB Nick Vigil

New England Patriots

• Elevated: OL Conor McDermott

New York Giants

• Signed to active roster: WR Gunner Olszewski (story)
• Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, OLB Oshane Ximines

New York Jets

• Elevated: WR Malik Taylor, OL Xavier Newman

Philadelphia Eagles

• Elevated: WR Julio Jones

San Francisco 49ers

• Elevated: CB Kendall Sheffield, WR Willie Snead

Seattle Seahawks

• Activated from suspension: WR Dee Eskridge
• Released: C Joey Hunt
• Elevated: OL Jason Peters

Tennessee Titans

• Signed to active roster: CB Eric Garror, DL Jaleel Johnson
• Waived: LB Chance Campbell, CB Shyheim Carter
• Elevated: LB Joe Jones, RB Jonathan Ward

Washington Commanders

• Signed to active roster: FB Alex Armah
• Elevated: CB Tariq Castro-Fields, LB Jabril Cox

Wilkinson’s loss will be notable for the Cardinals, given his status as an entrenched starter at the left guard spot. The 28-year-old joined Arizona on a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum in free agency after stints in Denver, Chicago and Atlanta. Trystan Colon replaced him in the starting lineup in Week 7, and that will likely continue for the time being. Wilkinson will be out for at least four weeks as a result of the IR move.

Ridgeway has been out since Week 1, his Texans debut. The former 49er joined the Texans in a move which allowed him to continue working under head coach DeMeco Ryans. Ridgeway ended last season on IR, so he will be looking for an extended run of availability in his new home. A veteran of 78 games (and 19 starts), he will aim to carve out a rotational role up front.

Peters was brought in by the Seahawks while they were dealing with injury problems at both tackle spots. Blindside blocker Charles Cross has since returned, so Peters’ most familiar spot will not be available if he is to make his Seattle debut on Sunday. The fact the latter is healthy and in game shape does mean, however, that he will be eligible to play in a 19th NFL season.

Cleveland Browns

• Waived: RB Deon Jackson

Houston Texans

• Waived: CB D’Angelo Ross

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Designated for return from IR: CB Gregory Junior

Minnesota Vikings

• Elevated: WR Trishton Jackson, OLB Luiji Vilain

New York Giants

• Signed off Panthers’ practice squad: RB Jashaun Corbin

San Francisco 49ers

• Elevated: WR Chris Conley, CB Shemar Jean-Charles

This marks a New York return for Corbin, who went to training camp with the Giants. A UDFA out of Florida State, Corbin signed a reserve/futures contract with the Giants in January but did not make their 53-man roster. The Panthers had kept Corbin on their practice squad since early September. Rather than promote Corbin to their 53-man roster to block this New York return, Carolina will let him join the Giants’ 53. Corbin joins Saquon Barkley, Gary Brightwell and fifth-round rookie Eric Gray as running backs on Big Blue’s 53-man roster. Both Brightwell (hamstring) and Gray (calf) suffered injuries in Week 7, creating a need at the position.

Murray took a backseat in Houston last year after nearly two years as the team’s starting free safety. With Jalen Pitre and Jonathan Owens starting in the defensive outfield, Murray found himself coming off the bench and playing special teams. The Texans have replaced Owens with Jimmie Ward this year, but Murray has been able to increase his role a bit due to injuries. With Ward missing the first two games of the year and Pitre missing two himself, Murray has logged four starts as the team’s first choice off the bench.

Unfortunately, now Houston will see injury force Murray’s absence. Knee surgery is enough to force a long-term absence, hence Murray’s placement on IR. Fortunately for both sides, though, the Texans aren’t yet calling the injury season-ending, holding out hope that Murray may be able to return late in the year.

In the meantime, Ward and Pitre will continue to start. If anything were to keep either of them off the field, the Texans would need M.J. Stewart to step up. The veteran out of North Carolina has 10 starts in his career, including one this season, when both Pitre and Ward were out. Houston also has versatile defensive back Grayland Arnold, who has filled in some at cornerback this season, as well, due to an injury to Tavierre Thomas.

To fill Murray’s roster spot, the Texans called up cornerback D’Angelo Ross from the practice squad. Ross has played in two games so far this year, solely appearing on special teams. Ross’s spot on the practice squad will be filled by cornerback Alex Austin, who was waived from the team’s active roster earlier this week to make room for wide receiver Noah Brown coming off IR.

Arizona Cardinals

• Activated from IR: OL Dennis Daley
• Elevated: CB Bobby Price, RB Damien Williams

Atlanta Falcons

• Elevated: S Micah Abernathy, DT LaCale London

Baltimore Ravens

• Activated from IR: RB Keaton Mitchell

Buffalo Bills

• Activated from IR: LB Baylon Spector
• Elevated: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram

Chicago Bears

• Activated from IR: CB Kyler Gordon (story)

Detroit Lions

• Activated from IR: CB Khalil Dorsey
• Signed to active roster: T Dan Skipper
• Elevated: RB Devine Ozigbo
• Placed on IR: RB Zonovan Knight, CB Emmanuel Moseley (story)

Houston Texans

• Activated from IR: WR Noah Brown
• Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross
• Waived: CB Alex Austin

Las Vegas Raiders

• Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, G Netane Muti

Los Angeles Rams

• Elevated: DT Marquise Copeland, DT Cory Durden

Miami Dolphins

• Activated from IR: G Robert Jones
• Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New Orleans Saints

• Signed to active roster: RB Jordan Mims
• Elevated: TE J.P. Holtz, S Daniel Sorensen
• Placed on IR: FB Adam Prentice

New York Giants

• Signed to active roster: G Jalen Mayfield
• Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Justin Pugh

Philadelphia Eagles

• Activated from IR: LB Nakobe Dean
• Elevated: WR Devon Allen, CB Mekhi Garner
• Placed on IR: WR Quez Watkins

San Francisco 49ers

• Elevated: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, LB Curtis Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

• Elevated: WR Cody Thompson
• Placed on IR: CB Coby Bryant

Dean took the starting role the Eagles had in store for him in Week 1, but a foot injury interrupted his second NFL campaign. The 22-year-old was poised to return ahead of Sunday’s game by returning to practice earlier this week, though, and a first-team role is expected to await him upon suiting up. Dean taking on a heavy workload will relegate Nicholas Morrow (who was promoted from the practice squad) to backup duty despite the latter’s strong performances so far.

Seattle has seen fellow corners Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen enjoy considerable success, but the team’s secondary will be shorthanded without Bryant. The latter will miss at least the next four weeks as a result of the IR move as he recovers from a toe injury. The 2022 fourth-rounder, who has seen his defensive snap share jump from 65% to 77% this year, has not played since Week 2.

Howard missed the first four games of the season due to a training camp hand injury that required surgery to fix breaks in two places. He’s been a full-time starter for Houston since getting drafted in the first round in 2019, missing games here and there due to various injuries. To date, he’s started in 54 of a possible 70 games. He’ll look to step in for George Fant across from Laremy Tunsil this week.

Johnston likewise has missed time due to a preseason injury after pulling a calf muscle in late-August. Ty Zentner, an undrafted rookie out of Kansas State, had been fulfilling the punting duties in Johnston’s absence before being waived early in the week.

Additionally, the Texans announced that they have released defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth from their practice squad. The move was necessary after the team released defensive end Derek Rivers from the active roster yesterday and signed him to the practice squad.

Finally, with this weekend’s contest in Atlanta coming up, the team announced that they will be calling up cornerback D’Angelo Ross and linebacker Garret Wallow as standard gameday elevations from the practice squad for tomorrow. Ross will be seeing his first action since making an appearance in the 2021-22 playoffs for the Patriots. This will also be Wallow’s first game of the season, as well, after starting five games over his first two years in the league.

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.