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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/10/24

September 10th, 2024 at 6:49pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s practice squad transactions from around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DT Angelo Blackson
Released: DT Tyler Manoa

Carolina Panthers

Signed: CB Azizi Hearn, DE DeShawn Williams

Cleveland Browns

Signed: TE Geoff Swaim
Released: WR Lideatrick Griffin, CB Justin Hardee

Green Bay Packers

Signed: TE Johnny Lumpkin, WR T.J. Luther
Released: RB La’Mical Perine, WR Jalen Wayne

Houston Texans

Signed: CB Desmond King, CB Troy Pride Jr.
Released: S Mark Perry

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB Kelvin Joseph

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: CB Zech McPhearson

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: WR Jeshaun Jones
Released: CB Jaylin Williams

New England Patriots

Signed: DT Jaquelin Roy
Released: G Jerome Carvin

New York Giants

Signed: G Cade Mays
Released: T Marcellus Johnson

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Danny Gray, CB AJ Woods
Released: WR Griffin Hebert, LB Brandon Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: WR Shaquan Davis
Released: LB Marcus Haynes

San Francisco 49ers

Released: DE Jonathan Garvin

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: WR Ty Scott
Released: LB Michael Barrett

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Tay Martin

Washington Commanders

Signed: T Anim Dankwah

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 28th, 2024 at 2:22pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Chicago Bears

Signed:

FB Khari Blasingame

Claimed:

Placed on IR:

LS Patrick Scales

Signed to practice squad:

LB Micah Baskerville, OL Theo Benedet, TE Stephen Carlson, DL Byron Cowart, OL Jake Curhan, LS Scott Daly, WR Collin Johnson, DB Quindell Johnson, LB Carl Jones, DL Jamree Kromah, DL Dashaun Mallory, DB Tarvarius Moore, QB Austin Reed, DB Reddy Stewart, DB Ro Torrence, WR Samori Toure

Detroit Lions

Signed:

Claimed:

LB Trevor Nowaske,

Signed to practice squad:

LB Mitchell Agude, C Kingsley Eguakun, QB Jake Fromm, RB Jermar Jefferson, T Jamarco Jones, WR Tom Kennedy, TE James Mitchell, S C.J. Moore, DL Pat O’Connor, WR Tim Patrick, DL Kyle Peko, WR Allen Robinson, DL Chris Smith, DL Isaac Ukwu, TE Shane Zylstra

Green Bay Packers

Signed:

Claimed:

K Brayden Narveson

Signed to practice squad:

DL Deslin Alexandre, QB Sean Clifford, DL James Ester, K Alex Hale, WR Julian Hicks, OL Donovan Jennings, CB Kalen King, RB Nate McCrary, RB Ellis Merriweather, CB Robert Rochell, G/C Lecitus Smith

Minnesota Vikings

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

G Henry Byrd, DE Andre Carter, RB Myles Gaskin, LB Dallas Grant, TE N’Keal Harry, WR Lucky Jackson, WR Jeshaun Jones, DeWayne McBride, S Bobby McCain, LB Bo Richter, OL Tyrese Robinson, WR Thayer Thomas, TE Robert Tonyan, CB Jaylin Williams, DL Jonah Williams, CB Nahshon Wright

Vikings Cut 14 Players

August 26th, 2024 at 5:36pm CST by Ben Levine

The Vikings made their first wave of roster cuts today, announcing that the following 14 players have been cut:

G Matt Cindric
QB Matt Corral
OL Chuck Filiaga
CB A.J. Green III
WR Justin Hall
RB Mo Ibrahim
TE Neal Johnson
DL Tyler Manoa
RB DeWayne McBride
OL Doug Nester
OLB Owen Porter
TE Sammis Reyes
OL Spencer Rolland
CB Jaylin Williams

13 of these 14 players were waived, with A.J. Green III representing the only player who was technically released. The defensive back spent the first four seasons of his career in Cleveland, collecting 40 tackles and a pair of interceptions. He caught on with the Vikings via a reserve/futures contract back in January.

Matt Corral will now look to continue his career elsewhere. The former third-round pick caught on with the Vikings earlier this month following J.J. McCarthy‘s season-ending injury, but the Vikings will temporarily move forward with a QB grouping of Sam Darnold, Nick Mullens, and Jaren Hall. Corral still hasn’t gotten into a regular season game in stints with the Panthers and Patriots, although he did show some promise during his brief stint in the UFL.

DeWayne McBride was a seventh-round pick by the Vikings just last year, but he ended up spending the majority of his rookie campaign on the practice squad. There’s a chance he follows a similar path in 2024, although he’ll still only be fifth on the organization’s RB depth chart. McBride had a standout career at UAB, including 2021 and 2022 campaigns where he compiled 3,084 yards and 32 touchdowns.

NFL Reserve/Futures Deals: 1/8/24

January 8th, 2024 at 9:24pm CST by Ben Levine

Many teams have started signing players to reserve/futures contracts, allowing organization to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players. Here are the latest reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

WR Andre Baccellia, OL Jackson Barton, WR Kaden Davis, OL Marquis Hayes, RB Tony Jones, TE Bernhard Seikovits, WR Jeff Smith, CB Quavian White

Atlanta Falcons

OL Barry Wesley

Carolina Panthers

RB Mike Boone, RB Spencer Brown, WR Jalen Camp, RB Tarik Cohen, CB Lamar Jackson, TE Jordan Matthews, CB AJ Parker, TE Chris Pierce, WR Cam Sims, OT Badara Traore, DE Raequan Williams

Chicago Bears

LB Micah Baskerville, TE Stephen Carlson, OL Jerome Carvin, DB Adrian Colbert, OL Aviante Collins, DL Michael Dwumfour, DL Daniel Hardy, OL Roy Mbaeteka, OL Bill Murray, WR Nsimba Webster

Cincinnati Bengals

DT Domenique Davis, CB Allan George, C Nate Gilliam, DE Jeff Gunter, LB Shaka Heyward, WR Shedrick Jackson, G Jaxson Kirkland, WR Kwamie Lassiter II, WR Kendric Pryor

Denver Broncos

RB Tyler Badie, QB Ben DiNucci, OT Demontrey Jacobs, S Devon Key, CB Reese Taylor

Indianapolis Colts

LB Austin Ajiake, LB Liam Anderson, WR Tyrie Cleveland, S Marcel Dabo, WR Ethan Fernea, G Arlington Hambright, TE Jordan Murray, RB Zavier Scott, TE Eric Tomlinson

Las Vegas Raiders

DE David Agoha, CB Cornell Armstrong, QB Anthony Brown, OT D.J. Fluker, TE Cole Fotheringham, S Jaydon Grant, DT Marquan McCall, RB Sincere McCormick, OT Jalen McKenzie, TE John Samuel Shenker, DT Nesta Jade Silvera, DE Elerson Smith, DE Charles Snowden, CB Sam Webb, WR Kristian Wilkerson

Minnesota Vikings

LB Abraham Beauplan, G Henry Byrd, OT Coy Cronk, WR N’Keal Harry, WR Trishton Jackson, RB DeWayne McBride, G Tyrese Robinson, WR Thayer Thomas, CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams, G Tyrese Robinson, WR Thayer Thomas

New England Patriots

DE William Bradley-King, LB Joe Giles-Harris, DB Azizi Hearn, DT Trysten Hill, WR T.J. Luther, OT Andrew Stueber, RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

New Orleans Saints

RB James Robinson

New York Giants

DT Ryder Anderson, OT Yodny Cajuste, DB Kaleb Hayes, WR Dennis Houston, RB Deon Jackson, LB Dyontae Johnson, LB Jeremiah Martin, G Jalen Mayfield, OL Joshua Miles, DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver

New York Jets

OL Obinna Eze, OL Vitaliy Gurman, CB Tae Hayes, DL Manny Jones, RB Jacques Patrick, K Austin Seibert, DL Marquiss Spencer, WR Malik Taylor

Seattle Seahawks

LB Levi Bell, NT Matthew Gotel, RB Bryant Koback, TE Tyler Mabry, S Jonathan Sutherland, WR Cody White, WR Easop Winston Jr.

Tennessee Titans

CB Shyheim Carter, DB Tay Gowan, WR Tre’Shaun Harrison, TE Thomas Odukoya, LB Thomas Rush, G Lachavious Simmons

Washington Commanders

LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, WR Davion Davis, CB D’Angelo Mandell

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/6/24

January 6th, 2024 at 8:33pm CST by Ely Allen

The last week of pregame transactions and gameday callups for several teams this season:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: DL Leki Fotu
Signed to active roster: DL Ben Stille
Elevated: WR Dan Chisena, OL Jackson Barton

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: RB Leonard Fournette

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: G Deonte Brown, K Matthew Wright

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: CB Sidney Jones, WR Stanley Morgan

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: S Vincent Gray, K Riley Patterson

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: LB Buddy Johnson, S Sheldrick Redwine

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: T Mike McGlinchey
Activated from IR: T Alex Palczewski
Signed to active roster: CB Art Green
Elevated: S Devon Key

Detroit Lions

Elevated: DL Tyson Alualu, FB Jason Cabinda

Houston Texans

Elevated: WR Johnny Johnson III

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: WR Jamal Agnew (story)

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: DT Matt Dickerson, QB Chris Oladokun

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on IR: TE Michael Mayer
Signed to active roster: DT Matthew Butler
Elevated: WR Keelan Cole, S Jaydon Grant

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on IR: OLB Justin Hollins
Signed to active roster: OLB Ty Shelby
Elevated: DT Christopher Hinton, OL Austen Pleasants

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: LB Olakunle Fatukasi, QB Dresser Winn

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR: WR Jalen Nailor
Signed to active roster: WR Lucky Jackson
Elevated: CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: TE Hunter Henry
Signed to active roster: TE La’Michael Pettway
Elevated: TE Matt Sokol, OL Andrew Stueber

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: G Tommy Kraemer, RB Jordan Mims

New York Giants

Placed on IR: S Jason Pinnock
Signed to active roster: QB Jacob Eason, TE Tyree Jackson
Elevated: T Yodny Cajuste, K Mason Crosby

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: S Tristin McCollum

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR: TE Ross Dwelley
Activated from IR: WR Ray-Ray McCloud
Elevated: S Tayler Hawkins, RB Jeremy McNichols

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: NT Austin Faoliu, NT Matthew Gotel

Tennessee Titans

Placed on IR: WR Colton Dowell
Signed to active roster: S Matt Jackson
Elevated: LB Tae Crowder, CB Kendall Sheffield

Washington Commanders

Elevated: S Sean Chandler, CB Jace Whittaker

Several teams whose season is set to come to an end tomorrow have elected to move injured players to injured reserve in order to create roster spots for practice squad options, particularly those who have had their three gameday elevations exhausted. In the case of the Broncos, McGlinchey will see his debut campaign in the Mile High City come to a premature end. Signed to a five-year, $87.5MM deal, the 28-year-old was part of a revamped O-line which did not produce the desired rebound on offense. Manning his usual right tackle spot, McGlinchey was charged with eight sacks and 49 pressures allowed by PFF, resulting in an overall grade of 67.5.

While the Giants will have an interesting decision to make with respect to Xavier McKinney‘s future, they will have Pinnock on the books for at least one more season. The latter’s rookie contract is set to expire following the 2024 campaign, one in which he will no doubt remain a vital member of New York’s secondary. Pinnock has recorded 85 tackles, two interceptions (including a 102-yard pick-six), six pass deflections and a pair of forced fumbles while logging over 1,000 defensive snaps this season. A return to health and a continuation of his 2023 level of play will be sorely needed next fall.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/30/23

December 30th, 2023 at 9:14pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions and callups for the remainder of the Week 17 matchups:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: CB Bobby Price
Elevated: WR Dan Chisena

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: OL John Leglue

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to active roster: WR Laquon Treadwell
Elevated: S Andrew Adams, OLB Jeremiah Moon
Placed on IR: CB Jalyn Armour-Davis

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: G J.D. DiRenzo, CB AJ Parker

Chicago Bears

Elevated: WR Collin Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: DT Carl Davis, LB Buddy Johnson

Denver Broncos

Signed to active roster: WR Michael Bandy
Elevated: WR Phillip Dorsett, OLB Ronnie Perkins
Placed on reserve/non-football illness list: RB Dwayne Washington

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: TE Anthony Firkser
Elevated: DL Tyson Alualu, DE Bruce Irvin

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: LB Liam Anderson, WR Ethan Fernea

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: RB Keaontay Ingram, NT Mike Pennel
Waived: DT Matt Dickerson

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: DT Matthew Butler, TE Cole Fotheringham

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: WR Keelan Doss
Elevated: DT Christopher Hinton, OL Austen Pleasants

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: OLB Melvin Ingram

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to active roster: DL T.J. Smith, LB Nick Vigil
Elevated: WR Lucky Jackson, CB Jaylin Williams
Placed on IR: LB Troy Dye

New England Patriots

Elevated: TE Matt Sokol, OL Andrew Stueber

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: CB Shemar Jean-Charles

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: LB Darrian Beavers
Elevated: K Mason Crosby, WR Dennis Houston
Placed on IR: TE Lawrence Cager

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: LB Brandon Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: LB Myles Jack, S Eric Rowe

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: S Erik Harris, WR Tay Martin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: CB Derrek Pitts, TE David Wells

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: DT Ross Blacklock
Elevated: LB Tae Crowder, CB Kendall Sheffield
Placed on IR: TE Josh Whyle

Alualu is set to make his Lions debut after signing earlier this month. Given the injury issues Detroit has faced up front, the 36-year-old has the chance to see playing time through the close of the regular season and into the playoffs. Alualu expressed a desire to continue playing with the Steelers this offseason, but he remained a free agent deep into the year. His tenure in the Motor City could help boost his free agent stock if he wishes to remain in the league in 2024, though.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/23/23

December 23rd, 2023 at 7:53pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s gameday elevations and other minor moves around the league:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: WR Dan Chisena, WR Kaden Davis

Atlanta Falcons

Placed on IR: FB Keith Smith
Signed to active roster: TE Tucker Fisk
Elevated: P Pat O’Donnell, OL John Leglue

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: RB Leonard Fournette

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: G Gabe Jackson, G J.D. DiRenzo

Chicago Bears

Elevated: WR Collin Johnson

Cleveland Browns

Elevated: S Tanner McCalister, LB Charlie Thomas

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: DT Carl Davis, RB Malik Davis

Denver Broncos

Elevated: QB Ben DiNucci, OLB Ronnie Perkins

Detroit Lions

Elevated: K Michael Badgley (story), TE Anthony Firkser

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: WR Bo Melton, S Benny Sapp

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: WR Ethan Fernea

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: CB Ethan Bonner, OLB Melvin Ingram

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: WR Lucky Jackson, CB Jaylin Williams

New York Jets

Elevated: FB Nick Bawden, LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: CB Kelvin Joseph, S Ty Okada

Tennessee Titans

DB Shyheim Carter, CB Tay Gowan

Washington Commanders

Elevated: LS Tucker Addington, OL Nolan Laufenberg

The Bills will not have depth running back Ty Johnson available for tonight’s game, leading to the decision to elevate Fournette. The former Super Bowl champion will thus make his Buffalo debut, although with lead back James Cook in the lineup, Fournette will likely not receive many looks on offense. The latter has already returned a kickoff for the first time in his career, however.

Signed to the Dolphins’ practice squad last week, Ingram will also make his 2023 debut in Week 16. The 34-year-old last played during his Miami stint in 2022, during which time he started three games and recorded six sacks. With Jaelan Phillips out for the year, Ingram will look to once again give the Dolphins a rotational presence off the edge.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

August 30th, 2023 at 2:35pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Chicago Bears

Placed on IR:

G Teven Jenkins (story)

Signed:

WR Trent Taylor

Claimed:

S Quindell Johnson, DE Khalid Kareem

Waived:

DE Terrell Lewis

Signed to practice squad:

LB Micah Baskerville, DL Travis Bell, FB Robert Burns, TE Stephen Carlson, OL Aviante Collins, LB DeMarquis Gates, DL Jalen Harris, OL Roy Mbaeteka, DB Greg Stroman, WR Nsimba Webster, DB Kendall Williamson

Detroit Lions

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

WR Maurice Alexander, G Kayode Awosika, K Michael Badgley (story), WR Dylan Drummond, T Connor Galvin, S Brandon Joseph, RB Zonovan Knight, CB Chase Lucas, LB Trevor Nowaske, T Max Pircher, DL Chris Smith

Green Bay Packers

Claimed:

DB Zayne Anderson, TE Ben Sims

Released:

LB Tariq Carpenter, DL Jonathan Ford

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

TE Austin Allen, CB Corey Ballentine, LB Keshawn Banks, WR Grant DuBose, C James Empey, S Innis Gaines, QB Alex McGough, WR Bo Melton, LB Arron Mosby, LB Kenneth Odumegwu, FB Henry Pearson, S Benny Sapp III, DL Chris Slayton, RB Patrick Taylor, T Kadeem Telfort, CB Kiondre Thomas

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR:

RB Kene Nwangwu

Claimed:

Waived:

WR Jalen Reagor (story)

Signed to practice squad:

OL Alan Ali, CB C.J. Coldon, DT Sheldon Day, WR Trishton Jackson, WR Lucky Jackson, RB DeWayne McBride, DL T.J. Smith, WR Thayer Thomas, LB Luiji Vilain, LB Benton Whitley, CB Jaylin Williams, CB Joejuan Williams

Vikings Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 8:25pm CST by Ely Allen

Most of the Vikings’ roster moves were done ahead of the deadline, but today they did the rest of the work to get down to the 53-man roster. Here are the moves made today to reach the deadline:

Waived:

OL Alan Adi
WR Jacob Copeland
RB Aaron Dykes
WR Lucky Jackson
WR Trishton Jackson
RB DeWayne McBride
DL Esezi Otomewo
WR Blake Proehl
TE Ben Sims
DL T.J. Smith
OL Jack Snyder
WR Thayer Thomas
OLB Luiji Vilain
OLB Benton Whitley
CB Jaylin Williams

Waived/injured:

LB Abraham Beauplan

Released:

LB Troy Reeder
CB Joejuan Williams

A strong preseason performance by backup running back Ty Chandler and the returning prowess of Kene Nwangwu led to the disappointing cut of the seventh-round pick McBride. Besides that, there weren’t many surprises on the offensive side of the ball as the Vikings continually value consistency on the offensive line.

Minnesota needed to work out how to replace the production lost in the departure of pass rusher Za’Darius Smith. The opportunity led to a nice surprise as undrafted rookie Andre Carter II makes the initial 53. Carter is joined on the defensive side by undrafted linebacker Ivan Pace, who got plenty of run in camp as Brian Asamoah recovered from injury. Safety NaJee Thompson is the last undrafted rookie to find his way onto the roster thanks to his contributions on special teams.

Vikings Sign 15 UDFAs

April 30th, 2023 at 7:56pm CST by Ely Allen

The Vikings have officially added to their six-man draft class, announcing the signing of 15 undrafted free agents last night. Here is the list of undrafted rookies who will be given an opportunity in Minnesota this summer:

C Alan Ali, TCU
DT Calvin Avery, Illinois
LB Abraham Beauplan, Marshall
OLB Andre Carter II, Army
OL Jacky Chen, Pace
CB C.J. Coldon, Oklahoma
LB Wilson Huber, Cincinnati
WR Cephus Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana
WR Malik Knowles, Kansas State
LB Ivan Pace, Cincinnati
K Jack Podlesny, Georgia
TE Ben Sims, Baylor
WR Thayer Thomas, NC State
CB NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern
CB Jaylin Williams, Indiana

The team has also invited Ouachita Baptist running back T.J. Cole to rookie minicamp, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2. The former-Tiger was also invited to go to Philadelphia for the Eagles’ rookie minicamp, as well.

Minnesota was able to nab the 2022 AAC Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American linebacker in Cincinnati’s Pace. He’ll have the opportunity to continue working alongside his former teammate, Huber, in rookie minicamp.

The Vikings brought in some strong pass catchers in Knowles, Thomas, and Sims. Johnson will look to continue developing as a receiver. He spent time at Southeastern Louisiana as both a backup quarterback and wide receiver, although he only had three catches in college. They also added a few defensive backs with ball skills in Coldon, Thompson, and Williams. Thompson didn’t have the interception totals of Coldon and Williams, but after playing both sides of the ball, he should have the hands to start turning deflections into picks.

Podlesny is an intriguing addition for Minnesota. The Vikings re-signed incumbent kicker Greg Joseph after a season that saw him miss seven field goals attempts, six of which were attempts over 50 yards. Joseph’s new deal is only for one year, though, leaving an opportunity for a potential kicking competition. Podlesny provides Minnesota with a second kicking option, but after not attempting a field goal over 50 yards in all of 2022, it’s to be determined if Podlesny represents a potential improvement.