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NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 1/6/25

January 6th, 2025 at 7:29pm CST by Ben Levine

With the regular season having come to an end, many teams have started signing players to reserve/futures contracts. This allows organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

WR Andre Baccellia, CB Jaden Davis, CB Darren Hall, OL Matthew Jones, WR Tejhaun Palmer, TE Bernhard Seikovits, DL Ben Stille

Atlanta Falcons

DT Junior Aho, WR Phillip Dorsett, RB Elijah Dotson, WR Dylan Drummond, G Joey Fisher, G Jovaughn Gwyn, DB Lamar Jackson, QB Emory Jones, DE Khalid Kareem, WR Jesse Matthews, DB Benny Sapp III, OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr.

Carolina Panthers

RB Emani Bailey, G Ja’Tyre Carter, TE Dominique Dafney, LB Kenny Dyson, LB Thomas Incoom, WR T.J. Luther, TE Jordan Matthews, WR Dax Milne, C Andrew Raym, G Brandon Walton

Chicago Bears

OL Theo Benedet, OL Chris Glaser, WR John Jackson, LB Carl Jones, DL Jamree Kromah, QB Austin Reed, OL Ricky Stromberg, WR Samori Toure, TE Joel Wilson

Cleveland Browns

G Javion Cohen, S Trey Dean, DE Marcus Haynes, OT Roy Mbaeteka, TE Tre’ McKitty, OT Julian Pearl, DE Elerson Smith, K Andre Szmyt, OT Lorenzo Thompson

Dallas Cowboys

G Jack Anderson, DB Luq Barcoo, DT Denzel Daxon, WR Kelvin Harmon, LB Brock Mogensen, WR Jalen Moreno-Cropper, DB Troy Pride Jr., LB Luiji Vilain, WR Seth Williams

Indianapolis Colts

RB Salvon Ahmed, LB Austin Ajiake, LB Liam Anderson, QB Jason Bean, S Marcel Dabo, CB Alex Johnson, G Atonio Mafi, TE Sean McKeon, WR D.J. Montgomery, DE Durrell Nchami, TE Albert Okwuegbunam, DT Pheldarius Payne, G Josh Sills, WR Laquon Treadwell

Las Vegas Raiders

DE David Agoha, OT Gottlieb Ayedze, CB M.J. Devonshire, CB Keenan Isaac, WR Shedrick Jackson, WR Tyreik McAllister, DE Ovie Oghoufo, C Will Putnam, LB Brandon Smith, RB Isaiah Spiller, OT Dalton Wagner, WR Kristian Wilkerson

New York Giants

K Jude McAtamney, DL Ross Blacklock, C Bryan Hudson, C Jimmy Morrissey, DL Casey Rogers

New York Jets

OL Zack Bailey, RB Zach Evans, T Obinna Eze, TE Zack Kuntz, G Kohl Levao, QB Adrian Martinez, LB Jackson Sirmon, WR Brandon Smith, DB Tre Swilling, WR Easop Winston

San Francisco 49ers

DL Jonathan Garvin, OL Sebastian Gutierrez, DL Tarron Jackson, OL Zack Johnson, CB Chase Lucas, S Jaylen Mahoney, QB Tanner Mordecai, OL Drake Nugent, WR Terique Owens, TE Mason Pline, WR Trent Taylor

Seattle Seahawks

DT Quinton Bohanna, CB Ryan Cooper, LB Michael Dowell, CB Tyler Hall, C Mike Novitsky, DE Kenneth Odumegwu, S Ty Okada, WR Cornell Powell, LB Jamie Sheriff, LB Tyreke Smith, CB Damarion Williams

Tennessee Titans

DT McTelvin Agim, DT Abdullah Anderson, LB Curtis Bolton, OL Chandler Brewer, DT Isaiah Iton, CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally, OLB Kyron Johnson, WR Stanley Morgan, TE Thomas Odukoya, S Gervarrius Owens, T Isaiah Prince, RB Jabari Small

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/4/25

January 4th, 2025 at 9:47pm CST by Ely Allen

The last minor moves and standard gameday elevations of the 2024 NFL regular season:

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.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/28/24

December 28th, 2024 at 8:03pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s minor moves, including gameday elevations for Week 17:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: RB Michael Carter, S Andre Chachere

Atlanta Falcons

Placed on IR: S Antonio Hamilton
Signed to active roster: LB Josh Woods
Elevated: CB Lamar Jackson, OL Tyrone Wheatley Jr.

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: S Lewis Cine, WR Tyrell Shavers

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: DB Chau Smith-Wade
Signed to active roster: RB Mike Boone, QB Jack Plummer
Elevated: DT DeShawn Williams

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: WR CeeDee Lamb (story), CB Amani Oruwariye
Activated from IR: T Asim Richards
Signed to active roster: LB Darius Harris
Elevated: CB Troy Pride Jr., OL Dakoda Shepley

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: S Omar Brown

New Orleans Saints

Placed on IR: C Erik McCoy, G Lucas Patrick
Signed to active roster: OL Kyle Hergel, LB Isaiah Stalbird
Elevated: T Austin Deculus, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

New York Giants

Placed on IR: S Raheem Layne (story)
Activated from IR: OL Austin Schlottmann, DL Armon Watts
Elevated: OLB Carlos Basham

New York Jets

Activated from IR: K Greg Zuerlein

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Activated from IR: WR Kameron Johnson, S Jordan Whitehead
Signed to active roster: P Jack Browning
Elevated: LB Deion Jones, QB Michael Pratt
Waived: LB Vi Jones

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: G Arlington Hambright, LB Raekwon McMillan, K Matthew Wright
Elevated: T Chandler Brewer, DB Gervarrius Owens
Released: DB Tre Avery, DB Gabe Jeudy-Lally

It was already known Lamb would be out for the remainder of the year, but the same will now be true of Oruwariye. The latter made seven appearances in 2024, his debut Cowboys season. That included four starts and a defensive snap share of 62%, making him a notable contributor on a Dallas defense which has dealt with a number of injuries. Oruwariye, 28, is a pending free agent.

McCoy and Patrick suffered injuries during the Saints’ Week 16 loss, and today’s move confirms they will both miss the remainder of the season. New Orleans’ offensive line has been dealt a number of blows in 2024, and that will continue through the final two games of the season. McCoy appeared in just seven games this year, but plenty of term remains on his pact. Patrick, by contrast, is set to hit the open market this spring.

Whitehead returned to practice earlier this week, so it comes as no surprise he will be available to the Buccaneers tomorrow. He will be expected to reprise his role as a defensive starter as Tampa Bay looks to seal the NFC South over the final two games of the campaign. Bringing back Whitehead and Johnson will leave the team with two IR activations.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/5/24

November 5th, 2024 at 6:40pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Released: WR Chris Moore

Carolina Panthers

Released: LB Jackson Mitchell

Houston Texans

Signed: G Tremayne Anchrum
Released: LB Shaun Bradley

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: LS Peter Bowden, OL Dennis Daley
Released: RB Jake Funk, LB Tanner Muse

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DL Jonah Williams
Released: P Ryan Sanborn

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LS Tucker Addington

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Monty Rice
Released: C Bryan Hudson

New Orleans Saints

Signed: G Kyle Hergel, DE Trajan Jeffcoat, RB Xazavian Valladay
Released: DE Niko Lalos

New York Jets

Released: S Marquise Blair

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: DT Domenique Davis
Released: WR Andy Isabella, LB Craig Young

San Francisco 49ers

Released: K Anders Carlson

Tennessee Titans

Signed: TE Thomas Odukoya, S Gervarrius Owens, G Cole Spencer, S Daryl Worley

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/29/24

October 29th, 2024 at 8:13pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Here are the most recent practice squad transactions from around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to practice squad: DL Anthony Goodlow

Carolina Panthers

Released from practice squad: LB Shaquille Quarterman

Chicago Bears

Signed to practice squad: OL Austen Pleasants
Released from practice squad: LS Jake McQuaide

Indianapolis Colts

Restored to practice squad from injured reserve: QB Jason Bean
Signed to practice squad: CB Tre Flowers, RB Evan Hull
Released from practice squad: DT Josiah Bronson, WR Ethan Fernea, CB Kelvin Joseph

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to practice squad: LB Caleb Murphy

Miami Dolphins

Released from practice squad: OT Anderson Hardy

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to practice squad: RB Myles Gaskin, OT Julian Pearl
Release from practice squad: LB Dallas Gant, OT Marcellus Johnson

New England Patriots

Signed to practice squad: WR Braylon Sanders

New Orleans Saints

Signed to practice squad: DB Tre Herndon, RB Jordan Mims
Released from practice squad: C Sincere Haynesworth

New York Giants

Released from practice squad: S Gervarrius Owens

Philadelphia Eagles

Released from practice squad: DT Siaki Ika

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released from practice squad: RB La’Mical Perine, CB Thomas Graham

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Released from practice squad: LB Kalen DeLoach

Tennessee Titans

Signed to practice squad: DL Abdullah Anderson, DB Justin Hardee, OG Arlington Hambright
Released from practice squad: OG Cole Spencer

Washington Commanders

Signed to practice squad: OT Bobby Hart
Released from practice squad: OT Anim Dankwah

The Vikings cut Gaskin from their active roster on Tuesday, but as a vested veteran, he did not need to pass through waivers before re-signing to Minnesota’s practice squad. Gaskin played in the Vikings’ first five games this season, but has not appeared since October 6. His familiarity with the offense could lead to activations from the practice squad if Minnesota needs running back depth.

Herndon will join the Saints after playing in Jacksonville for six seasons, with 83 total appearances and 34 starts for the Jaguars since 2018. The veteran cornerback only started five games over the last two years, but played in 15 games for almost 900 snaps as a rotational member of the Jaguars’ secondary. His experience could lead to quick elevations from the practice squad once he learns the Saints’ defense.

The Commander signed the 30-year-old Hart to give them more depth at offensive tackle. The veteran has 67 starts and 98 total appearances over his eight-year career, though he hasn’t played in the NFL since a 2022 stint with the Bills.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 8/30/24

August 30th, 2024 at 9:02pm CST by Adam La Rose

Many teams used Friday to make further adjustments to their practice squads. Here is the full breakdown:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: OLB Adedayo Odeleye

Carolina Panthers

Signed: QB John Wolford, WR Deon Cain, OL Brandon Walton
Released: S Alex Cook, DT Walter Palmore, OL Mason Brooks

Denver Broncos

Signed: LB Levelle Bailey

Green Bay Packers

Signed: FB Andrew Beck, CB Kamal Hadden, RB La’Mical Perine
Placed on IR: RB Nate McCrary

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: QB John Rhys Plumlee

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: CB Nic Jones, DT Marlon Tuipulotu
Released: RB Emani Bailey

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: CB M.J. Devonshire

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: RB Jaret Patterson
Released: RB Isaiah Spiller

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DT Cory Durden
Released: DT Tuli Letuligasenoa

Miami Dolphins

Signed: OLB William Bradley-King, T Anderson Hardy, RB Deneric Prince

New England Patriots

Signed: CB Isaiah Bolden, LB Ochaun Mathis

New York Giants

Signed: S Gervarrius Owens
Released: LB K.J. Cloyd

New York Jets

Signed: WR Jason Brownlee
Released: WR Lance McCutcheon

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: S JT Woods

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OL John Leglue, OL Doug Nester, LB Devin Harper, LB Adetokunbo Ogundeji, WR Brandon Johnson

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Tyreke Smith

Wolford’s seven regular season appearances to date have all come with the Rams. The 28-year-old spent last season with the Buccaneers, though, working with then-offensive coordinator Dave Canales. Canales is now the head coach in Carolina, and Wolford has followed him in a bid to earn a 53-man roster spot at some point during the season. The Panthers already had Jack Plummer on their taxi squad, but Wolford will offer Canales and Co. a more familiar option behind Bryce Young and Andy Dalton.

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