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Minor NFL Transactions: 1/4/25

January 4th, 2025 at 9:47pm CST by Ely Allen

The last minor moves and standard gameday elevations of the 2024 NFL regular season:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: S Andre Chachere
Elevated: RB Tony Jones Jr., T Luke Tenuta
Placed on IR: T Jackson Barton

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: CB Lamar Jackson

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: OL Will Clapp, DE Casey Toohill

Carolina Panthers

Activated from IR: RB Miles Sanders (story)
Placed on IR: LB Amaré Barno
Signed to active roster: DE DeShawn Williams
Elevated: OLB Thomas Incoom, OLB Kenny Dyson

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: DT Domenique Davis, WR Kendric Pryor

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: QB Will Grier
Elevated: CB Troy Pride
Placed on IR: CB Kemon Hall

Denver Broncos

Elevated: DE Matt Henningsen

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: DB Morice Norris
Elevated: DL Chris Smith, CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: CB D’Angelo Ross
Elevated: DE Solomon Byrd, S Russ Yeast
Placed on IR: LB Jamal Hill

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: DE Joe Gaziano

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: LB Blake Lynch, QB Chris Oladokun

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: TE John Samuel Shenker

Los Angeles Chargers

Activated from IR: S Alohi Gilman (story)
Elevated: WR Dez Fitzpatrick, S Eddie Jackson

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: T AJ Arcuri, OLB Keir Thomas

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: T Ryan Hayes, QB Skylar Thompson

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: LB Calvin Munson, OLB Gabriel Murphy

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: CB Miles Battle, DE Truman Jones, LB Monty Rice, TE Jack Westover
Elevated: WR Alex Erickson, TE Mitchell Wilcox
Placed on IR: C Ben Brown, S Jabrill Peppers, WR Ja’Lynn Polk

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: S Millard Bradford, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: RB Dante Miller
Elevated: OLB Boogie Basham, T Tyre Phillips

New York Jets

Placed on IR: CB Sauce Gardner
Signed to active roster: DL Bruce Hector
Elevated: CB Tre Swilling, OL Zack Bailey

San Francisco 49ers

Signed to active roster: DE Alex Barrett, LB DaShaun White
Elevations: G Drake Nugent, WR Trent Taylor
Placed on IR: G Spencer Burford, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: CB Artie Burns, NT Brandon Pili
Elevated: DT Quinton Bohanna, TE Tyler Mabry

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: CB Dallis Flowers, LB Deion Jones

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: DE Khalid Duke, WR Tay Martin
Elevated: S Gervarrius Owens, K Matthew Wright
Placed on IR: LB Otis Reese

Ross’ new deal to the Texans’ 53-man roster is good through the 2025 season, as well. Ditto for Jones, signed to the active roster in New England today.

Sanders returned to practice this week, and his activation will allow him to close out his second Panthers season on the field rather than on the mend. His Carolina tenure has fallen well short of expectations and a release in the near future could be in the cards. Given the team’s backfield injuries, though, Sanders could handle a notable workload tomorrow while potentially auditioning for free agent suitors.

Gilman’s return will be welcomed by the Chargers’ defense. The 27-year-old has remained a full-time starter this season, his second straight handling first-team duties. Los Angeles is assured of a wild-card spot, but moving up to the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoff picture could be possible on Sunday. In any case, Gilman’s presence will be key for a Bolts defense which leads the league in points allowed per game (17.6).

Gardner’s campaign will come to an end after 15 games played. He fell short of a Pro Bowl nod for this first time in his young career, but the fourth pick of the 2022 draft remained a critical member of the team’s secondary when healthy. Gardner is eligible for an extension this offseason, and his financial future (which will include a fifth-year option decision in the spring) will be a key point of focus once New York’s head coach/general manager tandem is in place.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/9/24

December 9th, 2024 at 7:52pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Dallas Cowboys

Activated from IR: CB Amani Oruwariye
Signed to active roster: CB Kemon Hall
Elevated: CB Andrew Booth
Placed on IR: CB Josh Butler, G Zack Martin (story)

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: K Cade York

New England Patriots

Designated for return: OT Caedan Wallace

Patriots third-round rookie Caedan Wallace is set to return to practice for the first time since suffering an ankle injury in early October. Per ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the rookie lineman “stayed close” to veteran David Andrews as the two went through their respective rehabs. Considering New England’s current patchwork OL, Wallace should get some run before the season ends.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/27/24

November 27th, 2024 at 6:50pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s minor transactions, including some standard gameday practice squad elevations for the Thanksgiving Day slate:

Buffalo Bills

Designated to return from IR: DT DeWayne Carter, T Tylan Grable

Carolina Panthers

Designated to return from IR: S Nick Scott

Chicago Bears

Elevated: S Adrian Colbert

Cleveland Browns

Designated to return from IR: CB Myles Harden

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: TE Princeton Fant
Elevated: CB Andrew Booth, CB Kemon Hall

Denver Broncos

Signed to active roster: LB Zach Cunningham

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: WR Maurice Alexander, LB David Long
Elevated: T Jamarco Jones
Placed on IR: WR Kalif Raymond (story)

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: DT Tommy Togiai

Los Angeles Rams

Designated to return from reserve/PUP: TE Tyler Higbee (story)

Minnesota Vikings

Signed to active roster: LS Jake McQuaide
Waived: OLB Gabriel Murphy

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: LB Tomon Fox
Elevated: T Joshua Miles, CB Greg Stroman
Placed on IR: DT Armon Watts

New York Jets

Designated to return from IR: OL Xavier Newman-Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers

Designated to return from IR: DT Montravius Adams

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: LB Patrick O’Connell
Designated to return from IR: OLB Uchenna Nwosu (story)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Designated to return from IR: OLB Markees Watts

The Vikings’ release of Murphy is disappointing one for the organization for sure. The rookie pass rusher out of UCLA was not healthy enough to be on the active roster to start the season, but Minnesota liked him enough to dedicate one of their eight IR activations on him in August. He was activated yesterday but hit waivers today. If he clears the waivers, he’ll be available to sign to the team’s practice squad.

Adams has seen his biggest NFL roles during his time in Pittsburgh. Though he hasn’t gotten the same number of starts as he had in 2022 and 2023, he’s continued the same level of production. After missing the last four games, he’ll be looking to return to the field soon.

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/18/24

November 18th, 2024 at 6:54pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: OT Charlie Heck

Baltimore Ravens

Waived from IR: LB Deion Jennings

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: QB Dak Prescott (story)
Signed to active roster: DB Josh Butler
Promoted: TE Princeton Fant, DB Kemon Hall

Green Bay Packers

Activated from IR: RB MarShawn Lloyd

Houston Texans

Promoted: DT Tommy Togiai

New England Patriots

Activated from IR: CB Alex Austin
Waived: CB Marco Wilson

New York Jets

Signed to active roster: K Anders Carlson
Waived: DL Bruce Hector

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: TE Tyler Mabry

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed to active roster: CB Troy Hill
Waived: S Kaevon Merriweather

MarShawn Lloyd‘s path back to the Packers active roster has taken an unusual turn. The rookie third-round pick landed on IR in September with an ankle injury. He returned to practice last week but suffered appendicitis only a few days later, putting his activation within the 21-day window in doubt.

Worried that Lloyd wouldn’t be ready to play by his early-December activation deadline, the Packers consulted with the NFL about the best route forward (per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky). That ultimately led to today’s transaction, which is only the start of several transactional machinations. As Tom Silverstein of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes, Lloyd will temporarily join the active roster before landing on the non-football injury list. That means he won’t count against the team’s roster limit until he’s healthy enough to return to the field.

Lloyd doesn’t have a return timetable from this recent setback. While the rookie entered the year as the hopeful RB2 behind Josh Jacobs, there’s a good chance he’ll also behind Emanuel Wilson for the stretch run of the season.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 28th, 2024 at 6:20pm CST by Sam Robinson

Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

Dallas Cowboys

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

T Josh Ball, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, DT Denzel Daxon, TE Princeton Fant, CB Kemon Hall, WR Kelvin Harmon, LB Darius Harris, S Emany Johnson, DE Carl Lawson, LB Brock Mogensen, OL Dakoda Shepley, LB Nick Vigil

New York Giants

Signed:

LB Curtis Bolton

Claimed:

DB Anthony Johnson

Waived:

S Gervarrius Owens

Waived/injured:

DT Ryder Anderson, CB Mario Goodrich, EDGE Ovie Oghoufo

Placed on IR:

LB Dyontae Johnson

Signed to practice squad:

WR Miles Boykin, CB Art Green, WR Isaiah Hodgins, FB Jakob Johnson, C Jimmy Morrisey, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Nick Gates

Washington Commanders

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

RB Kazmeir Allen, CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Julian Good-Jones, QB Sam Hartman, DE Andre Jones Jr., DT Haggai Ndubuisi, RB Chris Rodriguez, OL Max Scharping, WR Mitchell Tinsley, WR Brycen Tremayne, TE Cole Turner, DE Carlos Watkins, RB Michael Wiley

Cowboys Reduce Roster To 53 Players

August 27th, 2024 at 11:03pm CST by Ely Allen

After some late trades and signings, the Cowboys joined in the NFL’s mass exodus of players to get their roster down to 53 players:

Released:

RB Royce Freeman
LB Darius Harris
DE Carl Lawson
C Dakoda Shepley
LB Nick Vigil

Waived:

T Josh Ball
DB Josh Butler
RB Snoop Conner
WR Jalen Cropper
RB Malik Davis
DT Denzel Daxon
TE Princeton Fant
DB Kemon Hall
WR Kelvin Harmon
DB Emany Johnson
WR Racey McMath
LB Brock Mogensen
DT Justin Rogers
DB Julius Wood

Placed on IR:

T Nathan Thomas

Placed on IR (designated for return):

CB DaRon Bland

A number of veterans who were hoping to make the team in Dallas this year saw that hope come to an end. Freeman couldn’t compete with the young backups behind Ezekiel Elliott. Lawson couldn’t contribute to a depleted defensive line, either.

Rogers, the team’s seventh-round pick out of Auburn, is the only drafted rookie to be waived, though Thomas, the team’s other seventh-round pick out of Louisiana, will miss the entire season on injured reserve.

Brevyn Spann-Ford didn’t end up getting drafted, but the 24-year-old, 6-foot-7 tight end out of Minnesota will be the fourth tight end on the roster to start the year.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/28/24

July 28th, 2024 at 5:30pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves to close out the weekend:

Chicago Bears

Signed: RB Demetric Felton
Placed on exempt/international player list: P Tory Taylor

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from active/NFI list: TE Erick All

Dallas Cowboys

Claimed off waivers (from 49ers): CB Kemon Hall

Kansas City Chiefs

Activated from active/PUP list: G Joe Thuney

Miami Dolphins

Activated from active/PUP list: LB David Long

New England Patriots

Signed: DT Josiah Bronson
Activated from active/NFI list: RB Antonio Gibson
Activated from active/PUP list: RB Terrell Jennings

New Orleans Saints

Signed: G Tremayne Anchrum, T Jesse Davis
Placed on IR: OL Justin Herron
Waived: OL Mark Evans II

New York Giants

Signing: CB Breon Borders
Activated from active/PUP list: TE Theo Johnson
Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Thuney has been working his way back from a pectoral injury. After suffering the strain in a Divisional Round win over the Bills, the injury held Thuney out of the team’s final two wins over the Ravens and 49ers. Having passed his physical, Thuney will return to practice in order to take the next steps on his way back to the field.

The Giants weren’t the only team to submit a waiver claim for Rourke as he continues to try and turn his success in the Canadian Football League into an NFL opportunity. Now, after being buried on the depth chart behind Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, and Tommy DeVito, Rourke is able to look elsewhere for that chance at playing time in the NFL.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/27/24

July 27th, 2024 at 8:07pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s minor moves around the NFL:

Cleveland Browns

Signed: G Zack Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: WR Deontay Burnett, WR Kelvin Harmon

Denver Broncos

Activated from active/PUP list: S Caden Sterns

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Malik Jefferson
Placed on IR: Michael Badgley (story)
Placed on active/NFI list: OL Christian Mahogany
Waived with injury settlement: OL Matt Farniok

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LB Curtis Bolton
Waived: QB Gavin Hardison

New Orleans Saints

Signed: OL Chandler Brewer
Waived: G Nouri Nouili

New York Jets

Signed: QB Adrian Martinez, CB Kendall Sheffield
Waived: Ben Bryant, CB Nehemiah Shelton

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: WR Frank Darby
Waived: CB Kemon Hall

Martinez had a productive dual-threat career in college, scoring 96 total touchdowns during his time with Nebraska and Kansas State. He joined the Lions as a UDFA last spring, but he did not survive roster cutdowns. Martinez did not see any NFL game action, but he recently boosted his stock in the UFL. The 24-year-old earned league MVP honors while leading the Birmingham Stallions to the championship. Martinez compiled a combined 17:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio and led the league with 588 rushing yards.

The top of New York’s depth chart is set with Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor, but rookie Jordan Travis opened training camp on the NFI list as he continues to recover from the leg injury which ended his Florida State career. Martinez’s arrival (and the corresponding departure of Bryant) will allow him to see limited reps for at least a brief period. He could be a practice squad candidate if Travis returns to health in time for the fall, but a strong showing in training camp and/or the preseason could make him an attractive option for other teams.

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: 11/28/23

November 28th, 2023 at 7:58pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: LB Frank Ginda
Released: K Matthew Wright

Carolina Panthers

Signed: S Matthias Farley
Released: DT Rashard Lawrence

Denver Broncos

Signed: S Dallin Leavitt

Green Bay Packers

Signed: TE Joel Wilson
Released: CB Anthony Johnson

Houston Texans

Signed: LB Garret Wallow

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: CB Cameron McCutcheon
Released: OL Grant Miller

Minnesota Vikings

Released: QB Sean Mannion

New England Patriots

Signed: QB Will Grier

New Orleans Saints

Signed: K Austin Seibert

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: WR Jacob Copeland

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: CB Kemon Hall
Released: OL Henry Byrd

After getting cut by the Patriots this past weekend, Will Grier is back with the organization. Considering the uncertainty surrounding New England’s QB situation, there was some speculation that Grier could get a look before the end of the season, and his addition to the taxi squad leaves that door open. The former Cowboys backup started two games for the Panthers back in 2019, going winless while tossing zero touchdowns vs. four interceptions.