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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/20/24

August 20th, 2024 at 6:47pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DT T.J. Carter, LB Chris Garrett
Waived: LS Joe Shimko

Baltimore Ravens

Waived (with injury settlement): TE Scotty Washington

Buffalo Bills

Waived (with injury designation): WR Lawrence Keys

Carolina Panthers

Reverted to IR: CB Lamar Jackson, WR Tayvion Robinson

Dallas Cowboys

Released: CB Sheldrick Redwine

Detroit Lions

Placed on IR: LB Malik Jefferson, WR Tre’Quan Smith
Waived (with injury settlement): LB DaRon Gilbert, S Morice Norris Jr.

Green Bay Packers

Signed: FB Henry Pearson
Waived (with injury designation): RB Jarveon Howard

Houston Texans

Signed: FB Nick Bawden

Indianapolis Colts

Reverted to IR: G Josh Sills
Waived (with injury settlement): WR Ethan Fernea

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: QB E.J. Perry
Waived: WR Brevin Easton

Kansas City Chiefs

Reverted to IR: G McKade Mettauer

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB DaShaun White

Los Angeles Rams

Waived (with injury settlement): CB Jerry Jacobs

Miami Dolphins

Reverted to IR: LB Zeke Vandenburgh

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Kobe Jones, LB Christian McCarroll
Claimed off waivers (from Browns): WR Matt Landers
Placed on IR: WR JaQuae Jackson

New Orleans Saints

Signed: CB Joejuan Williams
Activated from active/PUP: TE Juwan Johnson
Waived (with injury designation): C Sincere Haynesworth

New York Giants

Signed: S Clayton Isbell
Reverted to IR: DT Ryder Anderson
Waived (with injury designation): WR Dennis Houston

San Francisco 49ers

Waived (with injury settlement): WR Frank Darby

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Mikel Jones
Placed on IR: LB Garret Wallow (story)

Washington Commanders

Signed: S Kendell Brooks, LB Chapelle Russell
Waived (with injury designation): S Ben Nikkel
Released (with injury designation): LB Keandre Jones

Free Agent

Suspended: DT Kevin Strong

Strong was a surprising release by the Cardinals during the regular season last year. At the time, Strong was coming off of his strongest NFL campaign, but head coach Jonathan Gannon claimed that the release was what was “best for the team.” While we still don’t know the nature of the suspension, or whether or not it’s even related to his January release, we are aware that he will miss three games.

Cardinals Sign Three UDFAs

April 30th, 2024 at 1:16pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Cardinals are keeping their UDFA count low this year, announcing just three UDFA additions after making 12 draft choices last week. Here is Arizona’s trio of post-draft hopefuls:

Myles Murphy, DL (North Carolina)
Joe Shimko, LS (NC State)
Xavier Weaver, WR (Colorado)

Weaver was part of Deion Sanders‘ massive transfer haul last year. As the rookie Division I-FBS HC overhauled the Pac-12 program, Weaver joined the likes of Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. as imports who became Shedeur Sanders‘ top targets. While Hunter will be a big name to monitor ahead of the 2025 draft, Weaver led the Buffaloes in receiving by a wide margin last season. The South Florida transfer produced a career-high 68 receptions for 908 yards, adding four touchdowns.

Also serving as a punt returner at points, the 6-foot-1 target posted back-to-back 700-plus-yard showings in his final two seasons at South Florida. Weaver joins a Cardinals team — even after Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s arrival — that still has questions at wide receiver. The Cardinals are guaranteeing $225K of Weaver’s $255K base salary, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweets.

Shimko may be the top name to monitor here for longevity purposes. He won the Patrick Mannelly Award given to the nation’s top long snapper last season. Like many players in this UDFA class, Shimko played five college seasons due to the COVID-19 waiver. The Cardinals released long snapper Matt Hembrough on Monday but re-signed longtime snapper Aaron Brewer in March. Brewer, 33, has been with the Cards since 2016. Shimko’s award-winning season puts him on the radar for a gig elsewhere, should Brewer keep his job.