Today’s practice squad transactions:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys
Las Vegas Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Here are the most recent practice squad transactions from around the NFL:
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Chargers
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders
The Vikings cut Gaskin from their active roster on Tuesday, but as a vested veteran, he did not need to pass through waivers before re-signing to Minnesota’s practice squad. Gaskin played in the Vikings’ first five games this season, but has not appeared since October 6. His familiarity with the offense could lead to activations from the practice squad if Minnesota needs running back depth.
Herndon will join the Saints after playing in Jacksonville for six seasons, with 83 total appearances and 34 starts for the Jaguars since 2018. The veteran cornerback only started five games over the last two years, but played in 15 games for almost 900 snaps as a rotational member of the Jaguars’ secondary. His experience could lead to quick elevations from the practice squad once he learns the Saints’ defense.
The Commander signed the 30-year-old Hart to give them more depth at offensive tackle. The veteran has 67 starts and 98 total appearances over his eight-year career, though he hasn’t played in the NFL since a 2022 stint with the Bills.
DeForest Buckner is back. The Colts announced that they’ve activated their defensive lineman from injured reserve.
The team also announced that they’ve activated linebacker Cameron McGrone from IR. To make room, the team placed linebacker Jaylon Carlies on IR and waived running back Evan Hull. The Colts also promoted cornerback Kelvin Joseph from the practice squad as a standard gameday elevation.
Buckner suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2, and there was initial belief that the defensive tackle would be on the shelf for several months. Instead, Buckner ended up only requiring a five-game stint on IR, and he’ll now return to a Colts defense that has struggled with the pass rush in recent weeks.
The Colts are currently tied with a handful of teams with 14 sacks this season, a total that ranks in the back half of the league. Dayo Odeyingbo and Laiatu Latu currently lead the squad with two sacks each; as Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star points out, Bucker had 1.5 sacks in just the season opener.
Buckner had previously only missed a single game with the Colts since joining the organization in 2020. Through his first four years with the team, the lineman collected 32.5 sacks and six forced fumbles while earning a pair of Pro Bowl nods. With Buckner out of the lineup, the Colts have leaned to a committee approach at defensive tackle. Taven Bryan, Raekwon Davis, and (to a lesser extent) Adetomiwa Adebawore have all seen an increase in snaps while playing alongside starter Grover Stewart.
Carlies will be sidelined for at least four weeks while dealing with both fibula and shoulder issues. The rookie fifth-round pick has started three of his seven games this year, collecting 21 tackles and one sack. He’ll be replaced on the roster by McGrone, who landed on IR prior to final cuts.
Today’s minor moves and standard gameday practice squad callups:
Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Autry was hit with a six-game PED suspension in July, leaving the Texans without a key figure along the defensive line. The free agent pickup could have suited up by means of Houston using his one-week roster exemption; instead, he has been activated in time for Week 7. Autry, 34, posted a career-high 11 sacks last season and he will look to make an immediate impact during his Texans debut. Especially with Mario Edwards having been issued a four-game suspension of his own earlier this week, he should have a notable role right away.
Although the Colts received good news on Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor, they will not escape an injury-plagued Week 4 without a malady-driven roster move. That transaction will go to Tyquan Lewis, who has dealt with multiple ailments this season.
Indianapolis placed the veteran defensive end on IR on Tuesday. Lewis, who came into the Steelers matchup with wrist and calf injuries, went down with an elbow issue late in the Colts’ first win. This IR placement will cost Lewis at least four games.
A depth player in the past, Lewis has started all four Colts games this season. The team signed veteran defensive lineman Adam Gotsis from its practice squad while also adding cornerback Kelvin Joseph to the taxi squad.
Now on his third Colts contract, Lewis was part of a four-man second-round contingent back in 2018. Chris Ballard‘s 2018 second-round output sent Braden Smith, Shaquille Leonard, Kemoko Turay and Lewis to Indianapolis. That ’18 draft, which also produced Quenton Nelson, Zaire Franklin and Nyheim Hines, formed a key section of Ballard’s Indianapolis core. At No. 64 overall, Lewis was the last of the second-rounders Indy chose that year. But only he and Smith remain from that second-round contingent.
The Colts re-signed Lewis on a two-year, $12MM deal ($6.7MM guaranteed at signing) in March, with that transaction being part of Ballard’s retention wave. The move came after Lewis had recovered from a severe knee injury — a patellar tendon rupture — sustained in October 2022. Lewis rebounded to play in all 17 Colts games last season, working as a backup. With Samson Ebukam out with an Achilles tear, the Colts have turned to Lewis as a starter this season.
Starting in front of Dayo Odeyingbo and first-rounder Laiatu Latu, Lewis has played 64% of the Colts’ defensive snaps this season. After helping Indy finish in the top five in sacks last season, collecting four himself, the seventh-year veteran has tallied 1.5 early this year. The Colts are now down Ebukam, DeForest Buckner and Lewis. All three are return options, however, with the Indianapolis Star’s Joel Erickson indicating Lewis’ elbow injury is not viewed as season-ending.
With Lewis joining Ebukam and Buckner on the shelf, Latu and the team’s 2021 first- and second-round picks — Kwity Paye and Odeyingbo (team-high two sacks) — will need to anchor the pass rush. Latu’s presence still keeps the Colts in decent shape at DE, despite the team losing two regulars to injury. Lewis’ absence stands to free up more opportunities for Latu, who saw his early workload changed when Ebukam went down before the season.
Here are Tuesday’s taxi squad moves:
Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Chargers
New England Patriots
New York Giants
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This year’s ‘Mr. Irrelevant,’ Key did not make the Jets’ initial 53-man roster. The 24-year-old was retained via the practice squad, but he did not see any regular season action. Now a free agent, Key will look to latch on with another organization.
Ross signed with the Eagles in May as part of his bid to return to the NFL. The former Combine 40-yard dash record holder was released during roster cutdowns, however, after he was unable to carve out a depth role on offense. Ross will rejoin the team in a bid to provide Philadelphia with a complementary receiving option as the team deals with a number of injuries at the WR spot.
Today’s practice squad transactions:
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Chargers
New Orleans Saints
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Tennessee Titans
Today’s practice squad transactions from around the NFL:
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders
The Chiefs have started to trim their roster, with the team announcing that they’ve waived the following 12 players:
Kelvin Joseph‘s brief stint in Kansas City has already come to an end. The former second-round pick disappointed during his time in Dallas, starting only three of his 26 appearances through two seasons. He was traded to Miami last August but only got into four games with his new squad before earning his walking papers. He ended the campaign with the Seahawks, and in total, he finished the 2023 campaign having appeared in only five games. Joseph signed a reserve/futures contract with the Chiefs back in January but didn’t do enough during the preseason to earn a spot on the opening 53-man roster.
Ian Book joined the Chiefs via a reserve/futures contract back in January, but he wasn’t able to pass Chris Oladokun as the organization’s QB3 behind Patrick Mahomes and Carson Wentz. Book hasn’t seen the field since his one-start cameo with the Saints in 2021, although he’s continued to get jobs from the Eagles and Patriots.
Wednesday’s reserve/futures contracts:
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryant joined the Cowboys in November, and though he didn’t appear in any games, Bryant left a good impression in Dallas after several weeks on the practice squad. He was released late in the season as the team shuffled the roster a bit but makes his return to Dallas for the offseason.