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Minor NFL Transactions: 10/7/24

October 7th, 2024 at 8:33pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the minor moves made around the NFL on Monday:

Arizona Cardinals

Received one-game roster exemption: WR Zay Jones

Atlanta Falcons

Designated for return from IR: LB Nathan Landman

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed (off Falcons’ practice squad): G Andrew Stueber

Cleveland Browns

Received one-game roster exemption: DT Mike Hall

Green Bay Packers

Released: CB Robert Rochell

Philadelphia Eagles

Opened practice window: S Sydney Brown, WR Ainias Smith

New Orleans Saints

Signed to active roster: G Kyle Hergel
Placed on IR: OL Shane Lemieux
Elevated: S Johnathan Abram, LB Isaiah Stalbird

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Placed on IR: OLB Markees Watts

Tennessee Titans

Designated for return from IR: LB Cedric Gray

Both Jones and Hall were issued suspensions under the personal conduct policy leaving them sidelined for the first five weeks of the season. Their roster exemptions will allow them to make their debuts in Week 6, but after that point a corresponding move will be needed for them to be permanently activated to their respective 53-man rosters.

Lemieux served as New Orleans’ starting center in Week 4 after being promoted from the practice squad. He stepped into a first-team role in place of Erik McCoy, who is dealing with a groin injury. Losing Lemieux for at least the next four games will deal another blow to the Saints’ O-line. Connor McGovern was added to the mix recently, but Lucas Patrick has received the nod at center to begin the team’s Week 5 matchup.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/21/24

September 21st, 2024 at 5:00pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor NFL transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: T Jackson Barton, T Charlie Heck

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Chris Collier, CB Ka’dar Hollman

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: DE DeShawn Williams

Chicago Bears

Elevated: DE Byron Cowart, WR Collin Johnson
Placed on IR: RB Travis Homer

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: RB Gary Brightwell, TE Blake Whiteheart
Elevated: CB Tony Brown, TE Geoff Swaim

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: DE Carl Lawson, LB Nick Vigil

Detroit Lions

Elevated: WR Tim Patrick, WR Allen Robinson

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: QB Sean Clifford, CB Robert Rochell

Houston Texans

Elevated: RB J.J. Taylor, LB Zeke Turner

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Sam Webb

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: LB Shaquille Quarterman

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: TE Nikola Kalinic, WR Xavier Smith

Miami Dolphins

Signed to active roster: QB Tim Boyle
Elevated: WR Dee Eskridge, WR Erik Ezukanma
Placed on IR: WR Grant DuBose

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: OLB Bo Richter, TE Robert Tonyan

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: LB Isaiah Stalbird

New York Giants

Elevated: CB Art Green, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: WR Parris Campbell, TE Jack Stoll

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: DL Mike Greene, WR Sterling Shepard

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: LB Luke Gifford, RB Jabari Small

Players like Hollman, Vigil, Webb, and Quarterman will now be getting called up for the third time this season. The NFL rules limit a practice squad player to three standard gameday elevations per contract. If their teams want to get them into more games in the future, the normal route is for them to be signed to the active roster after this weekend then released/waived and signed to new practice squad deals, starting their three-game count over.

Shy Tuttle‘s foot injury will keep him off the field for Week 3, as the Panthers announced that the defensive tackle has been downgraded from doubtful to out. The Panthers called up Williams to temporarily take the open roster spot. The defensive end started 10 of his 16 appearances for the Panthers last season, and he landed back on Carolina’s practice squad last month after spending the preseason with the Bills.

The Browns announced a handful of moves ahead of their game with the Giants tomorrow. Notably, the team didn’t promote any offensive tackles, which provided some optimism surrounding the availability of their injured tackles. While Jedrick Wills Jr. is expected to play (per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal), Jack Conklin will not (per Tony Grossi of 850 ESPN Cleveland). Conklin hasn’t played since Week 1 of the 2023 season while recovering from a torn ACL and MCL. He practiced this week and was initially listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game, but it sounds like a new hamstring injury is the culprit for his Week 3 absence.

With both Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce set to miss Sunday’s trip to Minnesota, the Texans are bringing up Taylor off the practice squad. Taylor will back up Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale against the Vikings this weekend.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/14/24

September 14th, 2024 at 8:06pm CST by Ely Allen

Saturday’s minor transactions and gameday practice squad callups:

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.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 28th, 2024 at 4:02pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

WR Chris Blair, CB Natrone Brooks, S Dane Cruikshank, OL Julién Davenport, WR Dylan Drummond, TE John FitzPatrick, DL Demone Harris, CB Kevin King, DT Zion Logue, DL LaCale London, WR Jesse Matthews, OL Andrew Stueber, RB Carlos Washington Jr.

Carolina Panthers

Signed:

Claimed:

CB Shemar Bartholomew, CB Tariq Castro-Fields, CB Keenan Isaac, LB Jon Rhattigan, LB Jamie Sheriff

Waived:

WR Jalen Coker

Waived from IR:

CB Lamar Jackson

Signed to practice squad:

G Mason Brooks, RB Mike Boone, S Alex Cook, LB Kenny Dyson, TE Jordan Matthews, QB Jack Plummer, DL T.J. Smith, DL Walter Palmore, LB Chandler Wooten

New Orleans Saints

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

S Johnathan Abram, S Ugo Amadi, WR Kevin Austin, S Millard Bradford, LB Isaiah Stalbird, TE Treyton Welch

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed:

Claimed:

G Royce Newman

Waived:

OT Brandon Walton

Signed to practice squad:

S Marcus Banks, DL C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene, LB Antonio Grier, OLB Daniel Grzesiak, OL Luke Haggard, LB Vi Jones, QB Michael Pratt, WR Sterling Shepard, TE Tanner Taula, P Seth Vernon, RB D.J. Williams, S Rashad Wisdom

Saints Place RB Kendre Miller On IR, Reduce Squad To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 9:56pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is how the Saints moved their roster down to the regular-season 53-man limit:

Released:

Waived:

WR Kelvin Austin Jr.
S Millard Bradford
WR Shaq Davis
OL Mark Evans
T Josiah Ezirim
TE Mason Fairchild
P Lou Hedley
DT Jack Heflin
G Kyle Hergel
TE Michael Jacobson
DB Shemar Jean-Charles
S Lawrence Johnson
RB Jacob Kibodi
DE Nico Lalos
CB Mac McCain
WR Samson Nacua
LB Monty Rice
LB Mike Rose
K Charlie Smyth
LB Isaiah Stalbird

Placed on IR:

DT Cameron Peterson
TE Kevin Rader
CB Rejzohn Wright

Placed on IR/return designation:

RB Kendre Miller

Placed on reserve/PUP list:

DE Tanoh Kpassagnon
LB Nephi Sewell

A host of vested vets are off the Saints’ roster, and Miller will be for a stretch as well. Miller has been down with a hamstring injury for several weeks, suffering the setback minutes into the team’s initial training camp workout. This lingering into the regular season is a concerning development for both parties. Hamstring trouble limited Miller late last summer as well. The Saints still roster Jamaal Williams behind Alvin Kamara, but they used a third-round pick on Miller last year. The TCU alum logged 41 carries as a rookie, but a new OC (Klint Kubiak) is now calling the shots.

Kpassagnon sustained an Achilles tear early this offseason, and he will miss at least four games. Rookie UDFA Mason Tipton made the roster over St. Brown, while offseason pickup Will Harris secured a spot over Abram. The Saints kept Lucas Patrick and Oli Udoh over Davis and Lemieux, who had been attempting to bounce back from an injury-plagued Giants tenure.

Saints Sign 16 UDFAs

May 2nd, 2024 at 8:34pm CST by Ben Levine

After adding seven rookies in last weekend’s draft, the Saints have added a long list of undrafted free agents to their roster. The team announced the signing of 16 UDFAs:

Kyler Baugh, DT (Minnesota)
Millard Bradford, S (TCU)
Matthew Hayball, P (Vanderbilt)
Sincere Haynesworth, C (Tulane)
Kyle Hergel, G (Boston College)
Dallin Holker, TE (Colorado State)
Jermaine Jackson, WR (Idaho)
Trajan Jeffcoat, DE (Arkansas)
Lawrence Johnson, DB (SE Missouri St.)
Jacob Kibodi, RB (LA Lafayette)
Nate Latu, DE (Oklahoma State)
Nouri Nouili, G (Nebraska)
Rico Payton, CB (Pittsburgh State)
Kyle Sheets, WR (Slippery Rock)
Isaiah Stalbird, LB (South Dakota State)
Mason Tipton, WR (Yale)

Jermaine Jackson got $160K in guaranteed money to catch on with the Saints, per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. After finishing the 2022 campaign with more than 1,000 receiving yards, the Idaho product was limited to only 593 yards in 2023. However, he took on a larger special teams role, returning 18 kickoffs and 18 punts (including two punt returns for touchdowns). He’ll join a rookie receiver class that also includes fifth-round pick Bub Means and UDFA Kyle Sheets.

Isaiah Stalbird also got a significant payment from the Saints. Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston reports that the linebacker got a $10K signing bonus plus $100K in guaranteed salary. The SDSU standout finished his college career with 80 tackles, three sacks, and five pass breakups in 2023, and he also drew the eye of scouts during his Pro Day (which likely explains the lofty guarantees). The Saints used a fifth-round pick on Texas LB Jaylan Ford.