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Dolphins Begin Roster Trimming, Cut 14

August 28th, 2023 at 5:50pm CST by Adam La Rose

Monday saw the Dolphins take a signficant step toward reaching 53 players on the active roster in time for tomorrow’s deadline. Here are the team’s latest round of cuts, including three players who were released and 11 who were waived:

Coutee attempted to land a depth spot with the Saints this offseason, but his release put an end to that endeavor. He was quickly signed by the Dolphins, but he will remain with the team only via the practice squad ahead of Week 1. Johnson, like Woods, was signed very recently in depth moves which gave each player an opportunity to earn a roster spot at the conclusion of the preseason. In both of their cases, that has not happened.

Dolphins Sign WR Keke Coutee, CB Jamal Perry

August 13th, 2023 at 2:56pm CST by Adam La Rose

Keke Coutee has not needed to wait long to find his next NFL home. The depth wideout has landed a deal with the Dolphins, the team announced on Sunday.

Coutee signed with the Saints in June, but he was released on Friday. That allowed him to search for a better opportunity with respect to securing a 53-man roster spot, and he will look to earn one in Miami. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are comfortably set atop the Dolphins’ WR depth chart, while Cedrick Wilson and Braxton Berrios should be considered roster locks as key complimentary players.

The latter required stitches after a collision on a punt return during Miami’s preseason opener, writes Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Berrios is expected to miss a few days as a result, which could leave training camp snaps available for Coutee right away. The 26-year-old’s most productive seasons came with the Texans to begin his career, including a 400-yard campaign in 2020. Coutee played sparingly with the Colts over the past two years.

The former fourth-rounder will compete with the likes of Chosen Anderson and Erik Ezukanma for a depth receiver spot. Coutee has experience as a returner, having handled 17 punts with the Colts in 2022. That special teams value could help him avoid roster cutdowns at the end of the preseason as he looks to secure a full-time spot late in the offseason.

The Dolphins also announced the return of cornerback Jamal Perry. The 28-year-old first joined the team in 2019, and he made 17 appearances between the two following seasons. Perry’s 2021 campaign was cut short by a season-ending knee injury, and he spent part of 2022 on Miami’s practice squad. The Iowa State alum will aim to return to the lineup and remain healthy as he resumes his tenure in South Beach.

To make room for Coutee and Perry, wideout Freddie Swain and corner Mark Gilbert were each waived with an injury designation. Jackson notes that Swain suffered a hamstring injury on Friday. Gilbert, meanwhile, signed with the Dolphins earlier this month after bouncing around Pittsburgh and Detroit earlier in his career.

Saints Cut WR Keke Coutee

August 11th, 2023 at 2:08pm CST by Ben Levine

Keke Coutee‘s brief stint with the Saints has come to an end. After signing with the organization in mid-June, the wide receiver has been released, according to Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football (via Twitter). Coutee was cut to make room for linebacker Jaylon Smith.

[RELATED: Saints Sign LB Jaylon Smith]

Coutee was brought in two months ago to provide some experience to a crowded Saints receivers room. Michael Thomas, Chris Olave, and Rashid Shaheed are already written in atop the depth chart, leaving 10 other receivers to compete for two spots. That grouping includes five-year Saint Tre’Quan Smith and rookie sixth-round pick A.T. Perry, along with Lynn Bowden, Bryan Edwards, James Washington, Keith Kirkwood, Kawaan Baker, Jontre Kirklin, and rookie Shaquan Davis.

For the time being, Coutee proved to be the odd man out, even with Shaheed and Smith missing time during training camp. The release will provide the veteran some extra time to catch on with a new squad, and he’ll also have a chance to avoid the flood of free agents who will hit the market at the end of the preseason.

The 2018 fourth-round pick spent three seasons with the Texans to begin his career, hauling in 83 catches in 23 games. His best season came in 2020, when he caught 33 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns despite playing in only eight games (four starts). He was waived by the Texans at the end of the 2021 preseason and has spent the past two seasons with the Colts.

He got into 10 games during his time in Indy, although he only had two catches during his stint with the team. He also returned 17 punts for the Colts last season.

Saints Sign WRs Keke Coutee, Lynn Bowden

June 15th, 2023 at 4:14pm CST by Sam Robinson

Keke Coutee and Lynn Bowden worked out for the Saints at their minicamp this week, NewOrleans.football’s Nick Underhill notes (Twitter links). Each will earn an invitation to the next Saints round of practices.

The Saints are signing both wide receivers, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. Additionally, New Orleans waived wideout Malik Flowers, running back SaRodorick Thompson and offensive lineman Yasir Durant.

Coutee, 26, spent last season with the Colts; Bowden, 25, logged time on the Patriots’ practice squad. The former mid-round picks will vie for backup spots in New Orleans, which lost Jarvis Landry this offseason. The Saints still re-signed Michael Thomas, hoping the NFL single-season reception record holder can shake the injuries that have defined his 2020s, and return second-year speedster Rashid Shaheed. Longtime tertiary option Tre’Quan Smith also remains rostered, while the Saints signed Bryan Edwards and drafted A.T. Perry in the sixth round.

Best known for his time as a Texans slot receiver, Coutee failed to make Houston’s 2021 active roster and trekked to Indianapolis. The Texas Tech alum served as a regular punt returner with the Colts last season. That represented his most notable work since 2020, when the former fourth-round pick established a career highs with 33 catches for 400 yards and three touchdowns. Since Deshaun Watson‘s on-field Houston finale, however, Coutee has only caught two passes. He auditioned for the Packers earlier this offseason.

A former third-round Raiders pick, Bowden is probably best known for being traded to the Dolphins before he could suit up for a game in Las Vegas. The 2020 draftee saw some action as a Dolphins slot/gadget performer as a rookie, hauling in 28 passes for 211 yards. He has not caught a pass since. The Dolphins dangled Bowden in trades last year before ultimately cutting him. The Patriots picked up the Kentucky alum and stashed him on their practice squad. The Pats waived Bowden in May. Like Coutee, Bowden has a return background — just not in the NFL. He saw punt-return action at Kentucky in each of his three seasons.

A three-year veteran, Durant played in one game for the Saints last season. The 6-foot-7 tackle out of Missouri has two career starts on his resume. A rookie out of Texas Tech, Thompson was part of New Orleans’ UDFA contingent last month. Flowers set the Division I-FCS record for kick-return touchdowns, with seven, and sits behind only Shaheed in Big Sky Conference history in return average.

Packers Audition WR Keke Coutee

May 17th, 2023 at 12:01pm CST by Sam Robinson

A year after the Packers traded Davante Adams and let Marquez Valdes-Scantling walk in free agency, the team has seen Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb rejoin Aaron Rodgers. Following the Jets’ receiver moves, the Packers are sporting a pass-catching corps far less experienced than the one that generated scrutiny last offseason.

Matt LaFleur did not indicate a veteran addition was on the horizon, but the Packers are still looking. They brought in Keke Coutee for a workout, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweets. Coutee worked as an auxiliary wide receiver for the Texans, but the former fourth-round pick has not contributed much as a receiver over the past two years.

No signing is imminent, though Wilson adds (on Twitter) the Packers like the five-year veteran’s versatility. Coutee, who has experience as a punt returner, could be an option once the Packers determine how their receiver room looks coming out of their offseason program. The Pack begin their OTA sessions next week and will wrap their offseason work in mid-June at minicamp.

Coutee served as a regular punt returner with the Colts last season. That represents his most notable work since leaving Houston. During Deshaun Watson‘s final season as an active Texans quarterback (2020), Coutee finished with a career-high 400 receiving yards and three touchdowns. While the Texans assembled a deep receiving corps that year — one housing Cobb, Brandin Cooks and Will Fuller — Coutee carved out a role. The Texans waived the slot player on roster-cutdown day in August 2021, leading him to Indianapolis.

Post-Cobb and Lazard, the Packers have a wideout room full of rookie-contract players. Second-round pick Jayden Reed joins 2022 second-rounder Christian Watson and 2022 fourth-rounder Romeo Doubs. Green Bay, as it did in 2022 and 2018, added three wideouts in the draft last month. Fifth-rounder Dontayvion Wicks and seventh-rounder Grant Dubose are also in the fold. The Packers’ pass-catching contingent — one also moving on from Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis — carries two rookie tight ends (Luke Musgrave, Tucker Kraft).

A veteran presence certainly could be of use here, though Coutee is not the best available target. Jarvis Landry resides in free agency, but the receiver group thins out behind the former Pro Bowler. Kenny Golladay is coming off a woeful Giants tenure, while T.Y. Hilton and Julio Jones are at or near the end of their great careers. Fuller, who did not play last season, joins Breshad Perriman, Demarcus Robinson and Byron Pringle as other available wideouts.

Minor NFL Transactions: 1/7/23

January 7th, 2023 at 4:38pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions heading into the final Sunday of the regular season:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

  • Promoted from practice squad: WR Josh Ali

Baltimore Ravens

Buffalo Bills

Carolina Panthers

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns

Denver Broncos

Detroit Lions

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Los Angeles Chargers

Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings

New England Patriots

New York Giants

New York Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/31/22

December 31st, 2022 at 5:15pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s roster moves heading into gameday:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens

Carolina Panthers

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Las Vegas Raiders

Los Angeles Rams

Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings

  • Promoted from practice squad: G Kyle Hinton, DL T.J. Smith

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

New York Jets

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

Washington Commanders

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/29/22

December 29th, 2022 at 5:43pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s taxi squad moves from around the NFL:

Atlanta Falcons

Detroit Lions

Indianapolis Colts

New York Jets

AFC Workout Rumors: Simpson, Coutee

December 16th, 2022 at 7:19pm CST by Ely Allen

The Ravens hosted free agent guard John Simpson on a visit yesterday, a little less than a week after his release from Las Vegas, according to Field Yates of ESPN. Simpson cleared waivers and is now free to determine where he will sign next.

The Raiders decision to waive Simpson was bit of a shock. Only just last year, Simpson started at left guard for all 17 regular season games as well as the Raiders lone postseason game against the Bengals. Simpson started the first two games of this season before being demoted to a backup role for both guard spots.

It’s an interesting move to watch for the Ravens. They recently started backup center Trystan Colon-Castillo at right guard in place of an injured Kevin Zeitler last weekend. Kicking the tires on Simpson might indicate that Zeitler’s injury could be more serious. Their current selection of backups includes last year’s third-round pick, guard Ben Cleveland, this year’s fourth-round rookie tackle Daniel Faalele, and veteran Patrick Mekari, whom they paid last year to serve as their utility lineman.

No deal developed on the trip, but the Ravens may keep Simpson on their shortlist in case they lose a starter enroute to a possible postseason berth.

Here’s another recent free agent rumor from around the AFC, this one pertaining to Simpson’s former team:

  • The Raiders worked out free agent wide receiver Keke Coutee today, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. Coutee has played with the Texans and Colts over his five-year career. He had a strong start in the NFL, catching 83 passes for 941 yards and four touchdowns in 23 games with Houston. Since getting waived by the Texans before last season, Coutee has been with the Colts, taking a largely reduced role. In eight games with Indianapolis, Coutee has only caught two passes. He did serve as the Colts’ punt returner for six games this year, as well. With Hunter Renfrow on injured reserve, Las Vegas may be looking to add some depth to its receiving corps. They currently only roster four healthy wideouts: Davante Adams, Mack Hollins, Keelan Cole, and DJ Turner.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/13/22

December 13th, 2022 at 5:56pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Buffalo Bills

Carolina Panthers

Denver Broncos

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Las Vegas Raiders

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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