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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/25/24

August 25th, 2024 at 9:04pm CST by Adam La Rose

With roster cutdowns beginning around the league, Sunday saw a number of moves take place:

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: WR Josh Ali, CB William Hooper, LB Storey Jackson, LB Donavan Mutin, QB John Paddock, TE Austin Stogner, CB Trey Vaval
Released: OLB Bradlee Anae, OL Zack Bailey, S Lukas Denis, OL Jaryd Jones-Smith, OL John Leglue, TE Jordan Thomas

Buffalo Bills

Placed on IR: S Terrell Burgess, S Dee Delaney
Waived: DE Rondell Bothroyd, OL Kevin Jarvis, LB Shayne Simon,
Released: QB Anthony Brown, CB Kyron Brown, WR Damiere Byrd, LB Deion Jones

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: CB Clay Fields III, K Spencer Shrader, QB Kedon Slovis, WR Derek Slywka, LB Mike Smith Jr.
Released: WR Tyrie Cleveland, DE Derek Rivers, WR Greg Ward

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: DE Raymond Johnson, DT Jonathan Marshall, LB Andrew Parker Jr., WR Joseph Scates, WR Seth Williams
Released: CB Tevaughn Campbell, TE Chris Myarick, DE Breeland Speaks, OL Keaton Sutherland

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: WR J.J. Laap, OL Blake Larson, OL Alec Lindstrom, LB Ochaun Mathis, DB Cameron McCutcheon, OL Grant Miller, LB Olakunle Fatukasi, RB SaRodorick Thompson, QB Dresser Winn
Released: OL Matt Kaskey, DE Carlos Watkins

Miami Dolphins

Placed on IR: WR Anthony Schwartz

New York Giants

Waived (injury designation): DT Timmy Horne, DB Jonathan Sutherland
Waived: WR Ayir Asante, DL Kyler Baugh, CB Christian Holmes, DB Clayton Isbell, WR John Jiles, LB Trey Kiser, RB Lorenzo Lingard, OL Marcus McKethan
Released: CB Breon Borders, RB Joshua Kelley

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: WR T.J. Luther

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: P Nolan Cooney, DL Judge Culpepper, OL Xavier Delgado, LB Kalen DeLoach, CB Andrew Hayes, RB Ramon Jefferson, WR Cephus Johnson, OL Ryan Johnson, WR Latreal Jones, WR Tanner Knue, DL Brandon Matterson, OLB Jay Person, OLB Shaun Peterson, DL Lwal Uguak, WR Raleigh Webb, TE David Wells
Released: TE Sal Cannella, LS Zach Triner

Buffalo’s decision to cut Jones marks a blow to his efforts in finding a roster spot on a new team. Considering the latest report on his status, however, it does not come as a surprise. The Bills dealt with a number of injuries at the linebacker spot last season and Matt Milano will miss extended time in 2024 due to a biceps tear. In spite of that, the team will look elsewhere for depth options unless Jones is retained via the practice squad later this week.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 2/13/24

February 13th, 2024 at 7:31pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s reserve/futures deals:

Jacksonville Jaguars

OL Chandler Brewer, DB Tevaughn Campbell, DL D.J. Coleman, OLB De’Shaan Dixon, DB Erick Hallett II, LB Dequan Jackson, DB Amani Oruwariye, DL Esezi Otomewo, DB Ayo Oyelola, TE Josh Pederson, OL Keaton Sutherland, OL Darryl Williams, WR Seth Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

DT Isaiah Buggs

San Francisco 49ers

OL Sebastian Gutierrez, DB Kemon Hall, S Erik Harris, S Tayler Hawkins, WR Tay Martin, DL Sam Okuayinonu, LB Curtis Robinson, TE Jake Tonges, DL Spencer Waege

Oruwariye spent much of the 2023 season on the Jaguars practice squad, with the defensive back getting into just one game. The former fifth-round pick has more experience than your standard reserve/futures contract, as Oruwariye started 29 games for the Lions between 2020 and 2021. That latter season was one of his strongest, as he finished with 57 tackles, 11 passes defended, and six interceptions.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/27/23

November 27th, 2023 at 4:59pm CST by Adam La Rose

Monday’s taxi squad moves:

Denver Broncos:

Released: OLB Marcus Haynes

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: OL Jimmy Murray, OL Keaton Sutherland

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: T Zachary Thomas

New York Jets

Signed: G Chris Glaser

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: S Erik Harris

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Kelvin Joseph, WR Cody White
Released: OL Ben Brown
Placed on practice squad IR list: LB Levi Bell

Texans Waive DT Roy Lopez

September 4th, 2023 at 3:04pm CST by Adam La Rose

After two seasons as a regular along the Texans’ defensive interior, Roy Lopez is now eligible to find a new home. Houston waived the former sixth-rounder from injured reserve, as noted by KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.

Lopez, who has been dealing with a strained hamstring, negotiated a four-week injury settlement as part of the move which will see him hit the waiver wire on Monday. If he goes unclaimed, he will be free to sign anywhere as a free agent. Wilson adds that the 26-year-old is drawing interest from multiple teams, so he will likely not need to wait long to find a new home.

The Arizona product has logged 29 starts across his 33 appearances in Houston. With snap shares of 46% and 48% during that time, his absence will certainly be noticeable this season on a new-look Texans defense. DeMeco Ryans‘ squad has seen a number of changes take place along the defensive interior, including the arrivals of Sheldon Rankins and Hassan Ridgeway in free agency. Their presence will go a long way in making up for Lopez’s lost playing time.

The latter has recorded similar production in each of his two campaigns to date, totaling 67 tackles (including 11 for loss), two sacks and nine QB pressures. Those numbers has not resulted in high PFF evaluations so far, however, with tackling issues representing a cause for poor overall grades. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see how many teams are prepared to put in a waiver claim on Lopez or show interest in adding him via free agency.

Of course, a reunion with the Texans could still be possible, but that would require Lopez remaining on the open market for the course of the four-week period. Houston also moved on from offensive lineman Keaton Sutherland via an injury settlement, after the latter suffered an adductor strain.

Texans Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 8:33pm CST by Ben Levine

The Texans are in the midst of a rebuild, but that doesn’t make their roster decisions any easier. The organization ultimately settled on 53 players today:

Released:

Waived:

OL Tyler Beach
DE Thomas Booker
WR Jalen Camp
CB Cameron Dantzler
DL Khalil Davis
OT Austin Deculus
RB Gerrid Doaks
CB Cobi Francis
DL Ali Gaye
DB Brandon Hill
WR Johnny Johnson III
DB Darius Joiner
TE Dalton Keene
OL Jimmy Morrissey
OL Jordan Murray
DE Adedayo Odeleye
QB E.J. Perry
RB Larry Rountree
LB Garret Wallow
WR Jared Wayne
P Ty Zentner

Waived/injured:

DT Roy Lopez
G Keaton Sutherland

Placed on reserve/PUP:

OL Charlie Heck

Three veteran tight ends were let go in Mason Schreck, Eric Tomlinson, and Nick Vannett. Vannett has the most epxerience of the bunch, having seen time in 86 career games. He spent the 2022 seasons with the Giants and Saints, hauling in six catches. Tomlinson has appeared in 85 career games, including 34 over the past two seasons. He started 12 of his 17 appearances for Denver in 2022, serving mostly as an extra blocker.

Adam Humphries was an 800-yard receiver with the Buccaneers in 2018, but he’s compiled only 985 yards in three years since. He didn’t get into a game during the 2022 season, but he did haul in 41 catches for Washington in 2021.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/24/23

August 24th, 2023 at 8:45pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves:

Detroit Lions

Waived from IR via injury settlement: WR Denzel Mims

Green Bay Packers

Waived from IR via injury settlement: OL Jake Hanson

Houston Texans

Signed: OL Keaton Sutherland
Placed on IR: OL Kilian Zierer

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived from IR via injury settlement: T Brandon Parker

New York Giants

Waived from IR via injury settlement: OL Devery Hamilton

Philadelphia Eagles

Re-signed: T Fred Johnson

Washington Commanders

Signed: DT Anthony Montalvo

The Lions made a minor trade for Mims earlier this month, ending the former second-round pick’s unremarkable Jets tenure. But Mims struggled to catch on in Detroit as well. The Baylor alum is now headed toward free agency, should no one claim him. The Lions waived Mims with an injury designation, due to the fourth-year wideout encountering multiple ailments.

Parker landed on IR earlier this month. The Raiders will cut their former third-round pick loose. Depending on the terms of the settlement, Parker could return to the Raiders later this year. The sixth-year veteran could also land elsewhere, as this transaction will move him off Las Vegas’ IR. But the 32-game Raiders starter missed all of last season due to injury and moved out of the right tackle competition via injury once again this year.

The Eagles have circled back to Johnson quickly. After cutting the fifth-year veteran Wednesday, the defending NFC champions have him back in the fold on a two-year contract. The 26-year-old lineman had recently been promoted to second-team left tackle. Johnson started eight games for the Bengals from 2019-21.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/18/23

August 18th, 2023 at 8:22pm CST by Ely Allen

Minor transactions around the league heading into Week 2 of the preseason:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: G Braylon Jones

Baltimore Ravens

Waived/injured: CB Jordan Swann
Waived with injury settlement: S Jaquan Amos

Chicago Bears

Reverted to IR: LB Buddy Johnson

Houston Texans

Signed: RB Larry Rountree
Waived: G Keaton Sutherland

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR D.J. Montgomery

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived from IR with injury settlement: T Nicolas Melsop

Miami Dolphins

Waived from IR with injury settlement: CB Mark Gilbert

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: QB Jordan Ta’amu

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: OLB LaDarius Hamilton, DT Tomasi Laulile

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DT Anthony Montalvo

Ta’amu and Laulile become the 55th and 56th players from the 2023 XFL season to sign an NFL contract. Ta’amu has spent time with five different NFL squads since going undrafted out of Ole Miss in 2019. In 2022, Ta’amu lead the USFL in both passing yards and touchdowns. In this past XFL season, Ta’amu was awarded Offensive Player of the Year honors for his efforts in DC. After gaining starting experience in the USFL and XFL over the past two years, Ta’amu will hope to make his first NFL appearance with his sixth NFL team.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/6/23

August 6th, 2023 at 8:29pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves as the weekend comes to a close:

Buffalo Bills

Activated from PUP: DT Jordan Phillips

Chicago Bears

Placed on IR: TE Chase Allen

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: G Yasir Durant

Green Bay Packers

Released: Danny Etling

Houston Texans

Signed: DT Khalil Davis
Claimed off waivers (from Commanders): G Keaton Sutherland
Placed on IR: T DJ Scaife

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from PUP: DT Byron Young

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DT Da’Shawn Hand, CB Parry Nickerson
Waived: DT Anthony Montalvo

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR: DL James Lynch (story)

New Orleans Saints

Placed on IR: RB Eno Benjamin (story)

New York Jets

Waived/injured: LB Maalik Hall, LB Hamsah Nasirildeen

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: OL Josh Andrews
Waived/injured: WR Charleston Rambo
Released: LB Davion Taylor

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DT Roderick Perry
Activated from PUP: CB Tariq Woolen
Waived: DE MJ Anderson

Washington Commanders

Waived: G Keaton Sutherland

Andrews joins Philadelphia as a potentially strong depth piece on the offensive line. The seven-year veteran has played 48 games over the years with five different teams, so rejoining the Eagles, even with a new staff from when he left, shouldn’t be too big of an issue. Last year, he started five of the six games he played with the Saints.

Woolen underwent arthroscopic knee surgery back in May and was given a four-to-six-week recovery timeline. He was forced to start camp on the physically unable to perform list, but it’s time for him to make his way back to the field. Last year’s other starter at cornerback, Michael Jackson, has had a great camp and rookie Devon Witherspoon is pushing for a starting role, so Woolen will be glad to get back and reestablish his role in the secondary.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/9/23

January 9th, 2023 at 6:45pm CST by Ely Allen

18 teams had their seasons come to an end yesterday, and their front offices have already turned the page to the 2023 NFL seaon. This started today, as a number of players were signed to reserve/futures contracts, which allows organizations to retain (routinely) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. Here are today’s reserve/futures contracts:

Arizona Cardinals

T Julien Davenport, S Juju Hughes, LB Blake Lynch, TE Chris Pierce, TE Bernhard Seikovits, G Lachavious Simmons, WR Auden Tate, S Josh Thomas, T Badara Traore, WR Javon Wims

Atlanta Falcons

WR Josh Ali, RB BJ Baylor, OLB Quinton Bell, DL Amani Bledsoe, LB Dorian Etheridge, TE Tucker Fisk, CB Javelin Guidry, CB Matt Hankins, OL Jonotthan Harrison, WR Ra’Shaun Henry, LB Nathan Landman, DB Dylan Mabin, CB Jamal Peters, TE John Raine, FB Clint Ratkovich, CB John Reid, OL Justin Shaffer, OL Tyler Vrabel

Buffalo Bills

WR Isaiah Coulter, DE Kendal Vickers

Carolina Panthers

G Deonte Brown, RB Spencer Brown, DE Kobe Jones, LB Arron Mosby, TE Giovanni Ricci, WR C.J. Saunders, TE Stephen Sullivan, DT Raequan Williams, WR Derek Wright

Chicago Bears

TE Chase Allen, S Adrian Colbert, LB Kuony Deng, T Kellen Diesch, DE Gerri Green, TE Jake Tonges, WR Nsimba Webster

Cleveland Browns

WR Daylen Baldwin, S Bubba Bolden, WR Mike Harley, LB Storey Jackson, DE Sam Kamara, RB John Kelly, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, DT Roderick Perry, WR Marquez Stevenson, T Tyrone Wheatley

Denver Broncos

WR Victor Bolden, G Parker Ferguson, CB Faion Hicks, CB Delonte Hood, S Devon Key, RB Tyreik McAllister, OLB Wyatt Ray, OL Hunter Thedford, LB Ray Wilborn

Detroit Lions

WR Maurice Alexander, WR Stanley Berryhill, T Obinna Eze, S Brady Breeze, CB Khalil Dorsey, RB Jermar Jefferson, WR Tom Kennedy, T Darrin Paulo, DT Demetrius Taylor, CB Jarren Williams

Indianapolis Colts

DT McTelvin Agim, S Henry Black, S Marcel Dabo, S Trevor Denbow, G Arlington Hambright, T Jordan Murray, LB Segun Olubi, LB Forrest Rhyne, RB Aaron Shampklin, WR Vyncint Smith, CB David Vereen, TE Jalen Wydermyer

Kansas City Chiefs

WR Ty Fryfogle

Las Vegas Raiders

CB Isiah Brown, CB Bryce Cosby, P Julian Diaz, S Jalen Elliott, TE Cole Fotheringham, G Vitaliy Gurman, T Sebastian Gutierrez, WR Chris Lacy, LB Kana’i Mauga, G Jordan Meredith, WR DJ Turner, RB Austin Walter, WR Isaiah Zuber

Los Angeles Rams

TE Roger Carter, DL T.J. Carter, CB T.J. Carter, S Richard LeCounte, T Max Pircher, WR Jaquarii Roberson, WR Jerreth Sterns, DE Brayden Thomas, DE Zach VanValkenburg

New Orleans Saints

G Yasir Durant, DT Prince Emili, RB Derrick Gore, CB Vincent Gray, TE Lucas Krull, QB Jake Luton, LB Nephi Sewell, DE Jabari Zuniga

New York Jets

OL Chris Glaser, CB Craig James, CB Jimmy Moreland, DL Marquiss Spencer, QB Chris Streveler, LB Chazz Surratt, WR Malik Taylor

Washington Commanders

CB Troy Apke, DE William Bradley-King, WR Alex Erickson, CB DaMarcus Fields, QB Jake Fromm, G Nolan Laufenberg, WR Kyric McGowan, T Aaron Monteiro, G Keaton Sutherland

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/4/22

October 4th, 2022 at 7:34pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Buffalo Bills

Signed: CB Jordan Miller, DT Justin Zimmer
Released DT C.J. Brewer, DT Prince Emili

Chicago Bears

Signed: DL Jalyn Holmes
Released: K Michael Badgley

Cleveland Browns

Signed: DE Sam Kamara
Released: DE Curtis Weaver

Detroit Lions

Signed: TE Shane Zylstra

Houston Texans

Signed: Davion Davis
Released: WR Chris Conley

Kansas City Chiefs

Released: WR Corey Coleman

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB Blake Martinez

Minnesota Vikings

Released: WR Travis Toivonen, DL Jaylen Twyman

New England Patriots

Signed: QB Garrett Gilbert
Released: WR Laquon Treadwell

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DB Jordan Brown, RB Adam Prentice

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: K Cameron Dicker
Released: TE Dalton Keene

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OL Ryan McCollum, DB Scott Nelson
Released: P Jordan Berry, WR Jaquarii Roberson

Seattle Seahawks

Released: CB Quandre Mosely

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DB Shyheim Carter, RB Julius Chestnut
Released: OL Christian DiLauro

Washington Commanders

Signed: G Keaton Sutherland
Released: C Jon Toth