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Minor NFL Transactions: 11/7/20

November 7th, 2020 at 5:01pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Saturday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: TE Maxx Williams
Promoted: DL Michael Dogbe, RB D.J. Foster, CB Jace Whittaker
Waived: TE Jordan Thomas

Atlanta Falcons

Activated from IR: CB Darqueze Dennard
Promoted: LB Edmond Robinson, LB Pita Taumoepenu
Placed on IR: CB Jordan Miller

Buffalo Bills

Activated from IR: LB Del’Shawn Phillips
Promoted: CB Dane Jackson, WR Jake Kumerow

Carolina Panthers

Activated: DE Yetur Gross-Matos, RB Christian McCaffrey (story)

Chicago Bears

Promoted: QB Tyler Bray, OL Dieter Eiselen, WR Dwayne Harris, DL Daniel McCullers, Badara Traore

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: P Chris Jones
Promoted: P Hunter Niswander, RB Sewo Olonilua, QB Cooper Rush, CB Saivion Smith

Denver Broncos

Promoted: S Alijah Holder

Detroit Lions

Activated from reserve/PUP list: DE Austin Bryant
Promoted: OL Marcus Martin
Placed on IR: CB Darryl Roberts

Houston Texans

Promoted: LB Nate Hall, DL Corey Liuget, OL Greg Mancz

Indianapolis Colts

Activated from IR: LB Matthew Adams
Promoted: WR Daurice Fountain, WR DeMichael Harris
Placed on IR: WR Ashton Dulin

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted: LB Joe Giles-Harris, S Doug Middleton, CB Josh Nurse
Placed on IR: LB Shaquille Quarterman

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted: WR Gehrig Dieter, G Bryan Witzmann

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from IR: DT Daniel Ross
Added to active roster: DE Chris Smith
Waived: WR Rico Gafford

Los Angeles Chargers

Promoted: RB Kalen Ballage, DE Jessie Lemonier, DB Quenton Meeks
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Brandon Facyson

Miami Dolphins

Activated from IR: T Austin Jackson
Promoted: WR Kirk Merritt

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted: DT Abdullah Anderson, C Brett Jones

New York Giants

Activated from IR: CB Brandon Williams
Promoted: DB Montre Hartage, RB Alfred Morris, G Chad Slade

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted: S Antoine Brooks, LB Jayrone Elliott
Waived: RB Trey Edmunds, OL Stefen Wisniewski

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from IR: DE Rasheem Green
Promoted: RB Alex Collins, CB Jayson Stanley

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: DL William Gholston

Tennessee Titans

Promoted: WR Cameron Batson, CB Breon Borders, RB D’Onta Foreman, LS Matt Overton, LB Wyatt Ray, DL Teair Tart
Placed on IR: CB Tye Smith
Waived: OL Daniel Munyer

Washington Football Team

Activated from IR: WR Steven Sims
Promoted: WR Jeff Badet, OL Ross Pierschbacher
Waived: DE Nate Orchard

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/31/20

October 31st, 2020 at 4:48pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is the league’s avalanche of Halloween minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: CB De’Vante Bausby

Atlanta Falcons

Activated off reserve/COVID-19 list: DT John Cominsky

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted: CB Terrell Bonds, LB Kristian Welch

Buffalo Bills

Activated from IR: CB Levi Wallace
Activated off reserve/COVID-19 list: TE Lee Smith
Promoted: CB Dane Jackson

Chicago Bears

Promoted: WR Dwayne Harris

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted: G Shaq Calhoun

Cleveland Browns

Claimed off waivers (from Lions): LB Elijah Lee
Activated from IR: WR KhaDarel Hodge

Denver Broncos

Activated from IR: LB Austin Calitro
Promoted: WR Fred Brown, FB Jeremy Cox, OL Patrick Morris
Placed on IR: TE Andrew Beck

Detroit Lions

Promoted: TE Isaac Nauta

Green Bay Packers

Promoted: S Henry Black

Jacksonville Jaguars

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Chris Thompson

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Damon Arnette, T Trent Brown

Los Angeles Chargers

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: T Trey Pipkins
Promoted: WR Jason Moore, RB Troymaine Pope, OL Cole Toner

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: LB Derrick Moncrief

Miami Dolphins

Promoted: CB Tae Hayes, DT Benito Jones

Minnesota Vikings

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Cameron Dantzler
Activated from IR: LB Troy Dye
Promoted: C Brett Jones, CB Chris Jones, DB Luther Kirk, DE Hercules Mata’afa
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Todd Davis

New England Patriots

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Sony Michel (Michel remains on IR)
Activated from IR: S Cody Davis, LB Josh Uche
Promoted: DE Tashawn Bower, DT Nick Thurman, WR Isaiah Zuber
Placed on IR: T Justin Herron

New Orleans Saints

Promoted: WR Austin Carr, OL Will Clapp, WR Tommylee Lewis, WR Juwan Johnson

New York Jets

Activated from IR: CB Arthur Maulet
Promoted: K/P Sergio Castillo, LB Bryce Hager, WR Jaleel Scott
Placed on IR: S Bradley McDougald

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: CB Michael Jacquet, DT Raequan Williams
Waived: TE Hakeem Butler

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted: S Antoine Brooks, FB Trey Edmunds, LB Jayrone Elliott
Placed on IR: DT Chris Wormley

San Francisco 49ers

Promoted: WR River Cracraft, S Johnathan Cyprien

Seattle Seahawks

Activated from NFI list: TE Colby Parkinson, CB D.J. Reed
Promoted: CB Jayson Stanley, DE/TE Stephen Sullivan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Activated from IR: TE Antony Auclair, G John Molchon

Tennessee Titans

Promoted: DB Breon Borders, RB D’Onta Foreman, CB Kareem Orr
Placed on IR: CB Kristian Fulton

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/24/20

October 24th, 2020 at 4:48pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is another spree of Saturday minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted: DL Trevon Coley

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: DE Austin Edwards, LB Edmond Robinson

Buffalo Bills

Placed on IR: LB Tyrel Dodson

Carolina Panthers

Promoted: G Mike Horton, WR Marken Michel

Chicago Bears

Moved from IR to reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Michael Joseph

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from IR: DT Mike Daniels
Promoted: CB Winston Rose
Waived: DT Kahlil McKenzie

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from IR: OL Cameron Erving
Promoted: T Jordan Mills, C Adam Redmond
Placed on IR: T Brandon Knight

Green Bay Packers

Activated from IR: LB Kamal Martin
Promoted: S Henry Black, G Ben Braden, RB Dexter Williams, DL Billy Winn

Jacksonville Jaguars

Activated from IR: RB Devine Ozigbo
Promoted: S Doug Middleton, TE Eric Saubert
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: RB Chris Thompson

Kansas City Chiefs

Promoted: OL Danny Isidora, WR Marcus Kemp
Placed on IR: DL Khalen Saunders

Las Vegas Raiders

Promoted: CB Dylan Mabin

New England Patriots

Promoted: LB Tashawn Bower, DT Nick Thurman

New Orleans Saints

Promoted: WR Austin Carr, OL Will Clapp, WR Juwan Johnson

New York Jets

Activated from IR: OL Cameron Clark
Promoted: K/P Sergio Castillo, LB Bryce Hager

Pittsburgh Steelers

Promoted: FB Trey Edmunds, LB Jayrone Elliott

San Francisco 49ers

Promoted: S Johnathan Cyprien, S Jared Mayden

Seattle Seahawks

Promoted: LB Ray-Ray Armstrong

Tennessee Titans

Activated from IR: S Dane Cruikshank
Promoted: LB Darren Bates, OL David Quessenberry

Washington Football Team

Promoted: WR Jeff Badet, WR Tony Brown, DT Devaroe Lawrence
Placed on IR: OL Saahdiq Charles, WR Antonio Gandy-Golden

Steelers Sign Devlin Hodges To P-Squad

September 7th, 2020 at 6:16pm CST by Zachary Links

Devlin Hodges wasn’t gone for long. After waiving the quarterback over the weekend, the Steelers inked him to a practice squad deal on Monday, per a club announcement. With Duck under contract, and running back Wendell Smallwood on the way, the Steelers have their initial taxi squad in place. Here’s the full rundown:

WR Deon Cain
WR Amara Darboh
TE Kevin Rader
OT Anthony Coyle
RB Trey Edmunds
OT Jarron Jones
OG Derwin Gray
DE Henry Mondeaux
NT Daniel McCullers
OLB Jayrone Elliott
CB Trajan Bandy
S Antoine Brooks Jr.
RB Wendell Smallwood
S Curtis Riley
P Corliss Waitman

The Steelers were set to roll with Hodges as their QB3, up until they claimed Josh Dobbs off waivers from the Jaguars. Last year, Hodges went from an unheralded UDFA on the practice squad to a fill-in starter after Ben Roethlisberger went down. He wasn’t able to keep his momentum after a hot start, but coaches still like him as an emergency option.

Smallwood was one of the Eagles’ main running backs in 2018, but didn’t much action with Washington in 2019. In 15 games, he registered 22 carries for 81 yards, good for a 3.7 yards per tote average.

Steelers Trim Roster Down

September 5th, 2020 at 4:06pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The entire AFC North is now finished as the Steelers became the latest team to trim their roster to 53 players. Here are all the moves, we’ll recap the most notable ones at the bottom:

QB Paxton Lynch
DL Daniel McCullers
WR Ryan Switzer
DB Antoine Brooks Jr.
RB Kerrith Whyte Jr.
RB Trey Edmunds
RB Wendell Smallwood
WR Saeed Blacknall
WR DeAndre Thompkins
WR Deon Cain
WR Amara Darboh
OL Christian DiLauro
OL John Keenoy
OL Derwin Gray
OL Anthony Coyle
OL Jarron Jones
TE Kyle Markway
TE Kevin Rader
DL Cavon Walker
DL Henry Mondeaux
DL Calvin Taylor
LB Tuzar Skipper
LB Jayrone Elliott
DB Trajan Bandy
DB John Battle
P Corliss Waitman
LS Liam McCullough

Lynch is probably the most well known of these names. The former Broncos first-round bust signed with the Steelers last year as insurance after multiple quarterback injuries. He’s running out of chances. Switzer has mostly contributed as a returner with Pittsburgh and Dallas, although he did have 36 catches with the Steelers in 2018.

Smallwood was one of the Eagles’ main running backs in 2018, but didn’t get too many touches with Washington last year. He’ll likely pop up somewhere else soon. Brooks Jr. was the Steelers’ sixth-round pick in this past draft, so he’s likely ticketed for the practice squad if he clears waivers.

McCullers has been with the Steelers the past six years so his is a significant departure even though the nose tackle only played 12 percent of the defensive snaps last season.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/27/20

August 27th, 2020 at 3:20pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Craig Reynolds

Buffalo Bills

Released: P Lachlan Edwards

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: CB Derrek Thomas

Cleveland Browns

Signed: C Jon Toth
Placed on IR: DE Curtis Weaver

Denver Broncos

Waived: LS Wes Farnsworth

Detroit Lions

Signed: DT Kevin Wilkins
Waived: DT Olive Sagapolu

Indianapolis Colts

Placed on IR: RB Bruce Anderson

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LB Avery Moss

New York Giants

Signed: RB Tavien Feaster
Released: WR Tony Brown

New York Jets

Released: RB Pete Guerriero

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: LB Jayrone Elliott, LB Liam McCullough

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: WR River Cracraft
Released: WR Jaron Brown
Waived/Injured: DL Jonathan Kongbo

Tennessee Titans

Released/Deal Voided: S Walt Aikens

NFL Workout Updates: 8/24/20

August 24th, 2020 at 4:19pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s notable workouts:

Arizona Cardinals

LB Devante Bond

Baltimore Ravens

P Johnny Townsend

Buffalo Bills

LB Darron Lee

Las Vegas Raiders

LB Sharif Finch, CB KeiVarae Russell

Minnesota Vikings

LB Bryce Hager

New England Patriots

OL Kevin Pamphile

Pittsburgh Steelers

LB Jayrone Elliott

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

WR Greg Dortch, WR Shelton Gibson

NFL Workout Updates: 8/21/20

August 21st, 2020 at 5:36pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are the notable workouts teams conducted recently:

Carolina Panthers

LB Devante Bond, LB Corey Nelson, LB Julian Stanford

Chicago Bears

DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, DT Jay Bromley, DT Nazair Jones, CB Brandon Williams, DB Howard Wilson

Detroit Lions

DE Jayrone Elliott, DT T.Y. McGill

Houston Texans

LS Andrew DePaola, RB Tyler Gaffney, LS Carson Tinker

Indianapolis Colts

C Joey Hunt

Miami Dolphins

QB Jake Rudock (visit)

New York Jets

QB Kyle Lauletta

Steelers To Sign WR Deon Cain Off Colts’ Practice Squad

November 16th, 2019 at 3:38pm CST by Sam Robinson

Prior to Thursday night’s ugly conclusion in Cleveland, the Steelers lost multiple wide receivers to injuries. They will respond by adding wideout Deon Cain from the Colts’ practice squad, per Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter).

JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson — Pittsburgh’s Nos. 1-2 wideouts this season — suffered concussions during the Week 11 loss to the Browns. The Steelers will add Cain, whom the Colts recently viewed as a player who could be a reliable target.

The Colts cut Cain last week but were able to pass him through waivers and onto their practice squad. They opted not to promote him again and will see him head to Pittsburgh. Indianapolis drafted Cain in the sixth round out of Clemson in 2018 and were pleased with his early development, but an ACL tear during his initial training camp threw that development off course. This season, Cain could not gain a foothold in Indianapolis’ depleted receiving corps, catching just four passes for 52 yards in seven games.

Down James Conner again, the Steelers also signed running back Kerrith Whyte Jr. off the Bears’ practice squad. Chicago drafted White in the seventh round this year. They will make room for these additions with cuts of edge defender Jayrone Elliott and running back Tony Brooks-James.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/14/19

November 14th, 2019 at 6:49pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted from practice squad: T Aviante Collins
Placed on injured reserve: C Brett Jones

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: LB Jayrone Elliott
Promoted from practice squad: WR Tevin Jones
Placed on IR: WR Ryan Switzer, FB Roosevelt Nix