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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/20/16

December 20th, 2016 at 5:26pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: CB Ronald Zamort

Cleveland Browns

Signed LB James Burgess, TE J.P. Holtz

Denver Broncos

Signed: TE Austin Traylor

Detroit Lions

Signed: WR Andrew Turzilli

Green Bay Packers

Signed: WR Max McCaffrey

Indianapolis Colts

DT Kelcy Quarles

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: DT Cory Johnson

New York Jets

Signed: C Kyle Friend, TE Jason Vander Laan

Philadelphia Eagles

Cut: TE Marcel Jensen

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Al-Hajj Shabazz
Cut: CB Brandon Dixon

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: WR DiAndre Campbell, CB Duke Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: RB Malcolm Johnson
Placed on practice squad IR: OL Robert Myers

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/2/16

December 2nd, 2016 at 5:03pm CST by Zachary Links

Friday’s practice squad changes:

Green Bay Packers

Signed: QB Joe Callahan
Cut: WR Dez Stewart

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: QB Stephen Morris
Cut: DT Kelcy Quarles

New England Patriots

Signed: FB Glenn Gronkowski
Cut: TE Kennard Backman

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: WR Marcus Johnson
Cut: TE Anthony Denham

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/19/16

October 19th, 2016 at 7:50pm CST by Zachary Links

Wednesday’s practice squad changes:

Houston Texans

Signed: CB Denzel Rice

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DT Kelcy Quarles (Twitter link via Mike Chappell of CBS4)

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: LB Deion Barnes (Twitter link via Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star)

Washington Redskins

Signed: LB Carlos Fields
Cut: DL Bobby Richardson

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/13/16

September 13th, 2016 at 6:55pm CST by Zachary Links

Here are Tuesday’s practice squad signings and cuts from around the NFL:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Blake Sims (link via Matt Zenitz of AL.com)
Cut: RB Gus Johnson (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Marquis Bundy (via team announcement)
Cut: WR Chris Hubert (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

Chicago Bears

Signed: RB/KR Raheem Mostert (Twitter link via agent Brett Tessler)
Cut: RB Senorise Perry (Twitter link via Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune), OL Laurence Gibson (Twitter link via Biggs)

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: CB Sammy Seamster (Twitter link via Todd Archer of ESPN.com)

Denver Broncos

Signed: LB Reshard Cliett (Twitter link via Wilson)
Cut: LB Kyle Kragen (Twitter link via Cameron Wolfe of The Denver Post)

Indianapolis Colts:

Signed: CB Tay Glover-Wright (Twitter link via Wilson), S Lee Hightower (Twitter link via Wilson)
Cut: DT Kelcy Quarles, OL Adam Redmond (Twitter link via Wilson)

Jacksonville Jaguars

Cut: WR Shaq Evans (Twitter link via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com)

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: CB Tre Roberson, CB Julian Wilson (via team announcement)
Cut: OT Carter Bykowski, S Shamiel Gary (via team announcement)

New England Patriots

Cut: DB Mike Hilton (Twitter link via Doug Kyed of NESN.com)

New Orleans Saints

Signed: CB Taveze Calhoun (Twitter link via Joel A. Erickson of The Advocate), TE Jake Stoneburner (Twitter link via Josh Katzenstein of NOLA.com)
Cut: FB Austin Johnson (Twitter link via Nick Underhill of The Times-Picayune), DE Bobby Richardson (Twitter link via Erickson)

New York Giants

Signed: LB Deontae Skinner
Cut: QB Logan Thomas (Twitter link via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY)

Oakland Raiders

Signed: OT Takoby Cofield (Twitter link via reps at Precision Sports)
Cut: LB Jason Fanaika (Twitter link via Scott Bair of CSNBayArea.com)

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: QB Aaron Murray (via team announcement)
Cut: WR Marcus Johnson, TE M.J. McFarland (injury settlement, Twitter link via Wilson)

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DE Tylor Harris (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle), QB Jake Heaps (Twitter link via Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times), OL Michael Ola (Twitter link via Condotta)
Cut: WR Kasen Williams (Twitter link via Condotta), DT Justin Hamilton (Twitter link via Condotta) and WE Rodney Smith (Twitter link via Condotta)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: LB Cameron Lynch (Twitter link via Roy Cummings of WFLA News Channel 8), DT Rodney Coe (Twitter link via Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times)
Cut: RB Russell Hansbrough (Twitter link via Auman)

Tennessee Titans

Signed: QB Alex Tanney (Twitter link via Paul Kuharsky of ESPN.com)
Cut: OL Ronald Patrick

Washington Redskins

Cut: OL Nila Kasitati (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s John Keim)

Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC South

September 5th, 2016 at 9:20am CST by Dallas Robinson

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC South teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Texans, Colts, Jaguars, and Titans are noted below.

Additionally, as of 12:00pm CT today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s AFC South transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day. All links go to Twitter unless otherwise noted:

Houston Texans

Signed to practice squad:
- LB Eric Lee (Link via Wilson)
- LB Shakeel Rashad (Link via Wilson)
- WR Quenton Bundrage (Link via Wilson)
- OL Chad Slade (link via Wilson)
- CB Robert Nelson (Twitter link via Mark Berman)
- TE Eric Tomlinson (link via Berman)
- RB Akeem Hunt (Link via Wilson)
- OL Joseph Cheek (Link via Wilson)
- DT Brandon Dunn (Link via Wilson)

Indianapolis Colts

Claimed:
- DB Matthias Farley (Link via Pro Football Talk)
- DB Neiko Thorpe
Waived:
- CB Jalil Brown
- Te Chase Coffman
Signed to practice squad:
- OL Adam Redmond (link via his agent)
- DE Sterling Bailey
- LB Trevor Bates
- S Lee Hightower
- TE Mike Miller
- CB Christopher Milton
- DT Kelcy Quarles
- WR Tevaun Smith
- T Jeremy Vujnovich
Waived:
- CB Jalil Brown
- TE Chase Coffman

Jacksonville Jaguars

Claimed:
- LB Arthur Brown (Link via Pro Football Talk)
- DB Maqueston Huff
Waived:
- RB Joe Banyard
Placed on IR:
- T Josh Wells (Link via Ryan O’Halloran)
Signed:
- WR Arrelious Benn (Link via O’Halloran)
Signed to practice squad:
- OL Jeremiah Poutasi (Post via NFL.com)
- OL Rashod Hill (link via Ryan O’Halloran)
- TE Alex Ellis (Link via Terry McCormick)
- DT Richard Ash
- WR Shaq Evans
- WR Rashad Lawrence
- CB Nick Marshall
- WR Shane Wynn
- OL Jeremiah Poutasi (Link via Adam Caplan)
- LB Sean Porter (Link via Caplan)

Tennessee Titans

Claimed:
- TE Jace Amaro (Link via ESPN’s Adam Schefter)
Waived:
- DE Mehdi Abdesmad
Signed to practice squad:
- C/G Ronald Patrick (link via Adam Caplan of ESPN.com)
- T Taylor Marz (Link via Terry McCormick)
- RB David Fluellen (Link via McCormick)
- DT Antwaun Woods
- TE Jerome Cunningham
- LB Justin Staples
- DB Curtis Riley
- WR Ben Roberts
- CB Kalan Reed
- DE Mehdi Abdesmad (Link via Jim Wyatt)

Colts Cut Stevan Ridley, Others

September 3rd, 2016 at 2:00pm CST by Zachary Links

The Colts are cutting running back Stevan Ridley, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter).

Ridley was signed by the Colts just days ago after he was cut by Detroit. The Colts have spoken at length about their plan to preserve Frank Gore‘s legs by lightening his workload and Ridley figured to be a part of that. Alas, the Colts didn’t see enough from Ridley in the last few days to keep him on the 53-man roster.

After spending his first four years in the NFL with the Patriots, Ridley signed with the Jets last season, but didn’t see the field all that much after coming off the PUP list. With Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell handling the majority of the workload out of the backfield, Ridley took over for Zac Stacy as the No. 3 back and earned just 36 carries, totaling only 90 yards for a career-worst 2.5 yards per attempt. His stint with Indianapolis could represent his best opportunity to reestablish himself as a quality back.

Here’s the running list of the Colts’ cuts so far today (links via Mike Wells of ESPN.com unless otherwise specified):

RB Stevan Ridley
WR Tevaun Smith (Twitter link via Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star)
DE Ronald Thompson
DL Sterling Bailey (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
DT Kelcy Quarles (Twitter link via Ian Rapoport of NFL.com)
ILB Trevor Bates (link)
ILB Nate Irving (via Holder)
OLB Earl Okine
CB Tay-Glover Wright
CB Christopher Milton
S Alden Darby
S Lee Hightower
WR MeKale McKay
OG Kitt O’Brien
OG Adam Redmond
OT Mitchell Van Dyk
OT Jeremy Vujnovich

The team has also placed offensive guard Hugh Thornton, cornerback Tevin Mitchel and linebacker Ron Thompson on the injured reserve, according to Holder and Alex Marvez of SiriusXM (Twitter link). The 25-year-old has started 32 of his 37 games through his three seasons in the league.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

Colts Announce Several Roster Moves

December 21st, 2015 at 2:50pm CST by Luke Adams

Following a disappointing loss to the Texans on Sunday, the Colts have shaken up the back of their 53-man roster, announcing six moves today in a press release. Here are today’s transactions out of Indianapolis:

Signed:

RB Trey Williams (from Dolphins’ practice squad)

Promoted to active roster from practice squad:

DE Earl Okine
DT Kelcy Quarles

Placed on injured reserve:

WR Griff Whalen (fractured rib)
DT Billy Winn (torn rotator cuff)

Waived:

RB Zurlon Tipton

While Whalen, Winn, and Tipton weren’t among the Colts’ most noteworthy contributors this season, all three players saw some action throughout the year.

Whalen, who lost a key fumble on Sunday, had 19 receptions for 205 yards and a touchdown this season. Winn recorded 14 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries in 12 games (three starts). Tipton had 20 rushing yards on five attempts, adding another 57 yards through the air on five receptions.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/18/15

December 18th, 2015 at 5:42pm CST by Luke Adams

Here are today’s practice squad signings, cuts, and other notes from around the NFL:

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DT Kelcy Quarles (press release via team)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Increased salary: DL Caushaud Lyons (Twitter link via Field Yates of ESPN.com)
- Earning $25,588 per week

San Diego Chargers

Signed: QB Brad Sorensen (Twitter link via Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Increased salary: RB Mike James (Twitter link via Yates)
- Earning $34,412 per week

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/2/15

December 2nd, 2015 at 6:52pm CST by Luke Adams

Here are Wednesday’s practice squad signings and cuts from across the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: RB Abou Toure (Twitter link via Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com)
Cut: TE Brandon Bostick

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: WR Chuck Jacobs, RB Terrence Magee (Twitter link via Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun)

Cleveland Browns

Signed: OL Dan France (Twitter link via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal)
Cut: OL Ronald Patrick

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: RB Ben Malena, CB Terrance Mitchell, DE Efe Obada (Twitter link via Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Denver Broncos

Signed: TE Dan Light (link via Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post)
Cut: TE Arthur Lynch

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: OT Reid Fragel (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)

New England Patriots

Signed: WR Chris Harper (Twitter link via Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald), DT Kelcy Quarles (Twitter link via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com)

Oakland Raiders

Signed: DB Dewey McDonald (Twitter link via Scott Bair CSNBayArea.com)
Cut: S Chris Hackett

San Diego Chargers

Signed: WR Shane Wynn (Twitter link via Eric Williams of ESPN.com)
Cut: WR Donte Foster

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: WR Deshon Foxx, DT Justin Hamilton, C Drew Nowak (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle)
Cut: WR Douglas McNeil

Workout Notes: Hunter, Housler, Mitchell

November 24th, 2015 at 5:48pm CST by Zachary Links

Running back Kendall Hunter has been a busy man as of late and his most recent audition came with the Jets on Tuesday, as Brian Costello of the New York Post tweets. Hunter has also worked out for the Jaguars, Seahawks, and Patriots within the last month. Hunter, who has seen his NFL career derailed by injuries in recent years, was removed from San Francisco’s injured reserve list in September with a settlement, making him a free agent.

Here’s a rundown of the rest of Tuesday’s auditions:

Tight end Rob Housler and defensive lineman Tim Jamison also worked out for the Jets, per Costello.
The Bills tried out defensive tackles Kelcy Quarles and Toby Johnson on Tuesday, as Mike Rodak of ESPN.com tweets.
The Packers worked out cornerback Terrance Mitchell, a source tells Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com (on Twitter). The ex-Oregon player was on the Bears’ practice squad prior to his release last week.
The Chiefs worked out former Pats defensive back Dewey McDonald over the weekend, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle (on Twitter).
The Raiders worked out defensive end Glenn Foster, defensive end Gerald Rivers, defensive lineman Greg Scruggs, defensive lineman Davon Walls, and linebacker Tony Washington, Wilson tweets.