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Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 28th, 2024 at 4:02pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

WR Chris Blair, CB Natrone Brooks, S Dane Cruikshank, OL Julién Davenport, WR Dylan Drummond, TE John FitzPatrick, DL Demone Harris, CB Kevin King, DT Zion Logue, DL LaCale London, WR Jesse Matthews, OL Andrew Stueber, RB Carlos Washington Jr.

Carolina Panthers

Signed:

Claimed:

CB Shemar Bartholomew, CB Tariq Castro-Fields, CB Keenan Isaac, LB Jon Rhattigan, LB Jamie Sheriff

Waived:

WR Jalen Coker

Waived from IR:

CB Lamar Jackson

Signed to practice squad:

G Mason Brooks, RB Mike Boone, S Alex Cook, LB Kenny Dyson, TE Jordan Matthews, QB Jack Plummer, DL T.J. Smith, DL Walter Palmore, LB Chandler Wooten

New Orleans Saints

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

S Johnathan Abram, S Ugo Amadi, WR Kevin Austin, S Millard Bradford, LB Isaiah Stalbird, TE Treyton Welch

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed:

Claimed:

G Royce Newman

Waived:

OT Brandon Walton

Signed to practice squad:

S Marcus Banks, DL C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene, LB Antonio Grier, OLB Daniel Grzesiak, OL Luke Haggard, LB Vi Jones, QB Michael Pratt, WR Sterling Shepard, TE Tanner Taula, P Seth Vernon, RB D.J. Williams, S Rashad Wisdom

Falcons Reduce Roster To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 4:40pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the Falcons’ Tuesday moves which brought the team’s roster to 53 ahead of the cutdown deadline:

Released:

Waived:

WR Chris Blair
CB Natrone Brooke
RB Spencer Brown
WR Dylan Drummond
LB Milo Eifler (injury designation)
DT Prince Emili
TE John FitzPatrick
WR O.J. Hiliare
CB Anthony Johnson
DT Zion Logue
DT LaCale London
WR Jesse Matthews
LB Kenny Oginni
CB Jayden Price
OL Andrew Stueber
S Tre Tarpley
CB Josh Thompson (injury designation)
DT Tommy Togiai
RB Carlos Washington
OL Barry Wesley

Placed on IR (designated for return):

S DeMarcco Hellams

Taylor Heinicke was widely believed to be on the trade block, and it would have come as little surprise if the veteran passer had been released. Atlanta signed Kirk Cousins in free agency and drafted Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall in April. Those two are set to handle starting and backup duties in 2024 (and beyond, if things go according to plan), which suggested Heinicke was expendable. Instead, he will prepare for a second season with the Falcons.

King’s efforts to return to regular NFL action included a contract with the Falcons in March. The former Packers corner sat out the 2022 season while rehabbing multiple injuries. Last year, an Achilles tear forced him to miss another campaign. He was unable to carve out a roster spot in Atlanta, but as a vested veteran he will immediately hit free agency without needing to pass through waivers.

A number of recent draftees are included in the list of players being waived. As a former UDFA, Blair does not meet that criteria but his inclusion is a surprise. The 26-year-old was a standout in the preseason, and ESPN’s Marc Raimondi notes Atlanta is interested is retaining him via the practice squad. The same will no doubt be true of Logue, a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft.

Teams are allowed to designate two players to return from IR without naming them to the 53-man roster. A number of teams have taken advantage of that new rule today, and in Atlanta’s case it means Hellams will not occupy a spot for the time being. The earliest he can be activated is Week 5.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/24/23

October 24th, 2023 at 6:59pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted: TE Blake Whiteheart

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: DL LaCale London
Released: DL Eli Ankou

Houston Texans

Re-signed: LB Cory Littleton

New England Patriots

Released: DE Trey Flowers
Waived: QB Malik Cunningham

New York Giants

Claimed (from Browns): RB Deon Jackson
Placed on IR: RB Eric Gray, T Matt Peart

New York Jets

Promoted: DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse

Roster gymnastics at quarterback continues for the Patriots, who will again take the chance no one will claim Cunningham. New England waived the rookie UDFA in August and stashed him on its practice squad, and ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss notes that is likely to happen again — provided no team claims him. The Pats promoted the Louisville product earlier this month, but after playing him in Week 6, they sat him in Week 7. Although the Patriots designated Flowers for return from IR on Oct. 4, they will cut ties with their former starter rather than use a roster spot on his activation by Wednesday.

The Giants have now added two running backs this week, with Jackson following Jashaun Corbin‘s return from the Panthers’ practice squad. Injuries to Gray and Gary Brightwell led to these moves. Gray sustained a calf injury in Week 7, leading the Giants to insert veteran Sterling Shepard as their punt returner. Shepard muffed a punt that led to the Commanders’ only score. Peart had operated as a backup tackle. He joins Andrew Thomas‘ initial replacement, Joshua Ezeudu, on IR. Guard Shane Lemieux is also on IR.

The Texans initially released Littleton due to roster-reorganizing purposes, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, but the offseason pickup remains in the team’s plans. Houston cut Littleton to make room for waiver claim Myjai Sanders, but after waiving cornerback D’Angelo Ross on Monday, the team is re-signing the veteran linebacker. Littleton, 30, played sparingly in the Texans’ six games this season, logging only 17 defensive snaps.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/21/23

October 21st, 2023 at 8:30pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are the minor moves made around the league in advance of the Week 7 slate of Sunday games:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from NFI list: CB Garrett Williams
Elevated: RB Damien Williams, CB Bobby Price

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: DL Lacale London, TE Tucker Fisk

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: S DeAndre Houston-Carson

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: DT Kendal Vickers

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: OL Doug Kramer
Elevated: CB Joejuan Williams

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: RB Deon Jackson
Elevated: QB P.J. Walker, LB Charlie Thomas

Denver Broncos

Placed on IR: TE Greg Dulcich

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: DE Josh Paschal
Released: TE Darrell Daniels
Elevated: RBs Mohamed Ibrahim, Devine Ozigbo

Green Bay Packers

Released: OLB Justin Hollins

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Kansas City Chiefs

Restored to active roster (from suspension exemption): DE Charles Omenihu

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Cornell Armstrong

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: WR Keelan Doss, S Mark Webb

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New England Patriots

Elevated: WR Jalen Reagor, DT Trysten Hill

New York Giants

Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Jalen Mayfield

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: C Joey Hunt
Waived: OL Ben Brown
Elevated: WR Easop Winston, RB SaRodorick Thompson

Washington Commanders

Elevated: DT Abdullah Anderson, CB Tariq Castro-Fields

Dulcich already had one IR stint this season due to an aggravation of last year’s hamstring injury. The 2022 third-rounder has appeared in only two contests so far this season, and in the most recent one he suffered yet another setback. As a result, he will once again be shut down for at least four weeks.

The Giants’ decision to again promote DeVito points to starter Daniel Jones missing another game. Indeed, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Jones is considered a “longshot” to play tomorrow against the Commanders. It will in all likelihood be Tyrod Taylor under center for New York in Week 7 while Jones continues to recover from his neck injury.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/14/23

October 14th, 2023 at 9:51pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions heading into the Week 6 weekend:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: OL Dennis Daley
Elevated: CB Bobby Price, RB Damien Williams

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: S Micah Abernathy, DT LaCale London

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: RB Keaton Mitchell

Buffalo Bills

Activated from IR: LB Baylon Spector
Elevated: CB Ja’Marcus Ingram

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: CB Kyler Gordon (story)

Detroit Lions

Activated from IR: CB Khalil Dorsey
Signed to active roster: T Dan Skipper
Elevated: RB Devine Ozigbo
Placed on IR: RB Zonovan Knight, CB Emmanuel Moseley (story)

Houston Texans

Activated from IR: WR Noah Brown
Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross
Waived: CB Alex Austin

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Tyler Hall, G Netane Muti

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: DT Marquise Copeland, DT Cory Durden

Miami Dolphins

Activated from IR: G Robert Jones
Elevated: TE Tanner Conner

New Orleans Saints

Signed to active roster: RB Jordan Mims
Elevated: TE J.P. Holtz, S Daniel Sorensen
Placed on IR: FB Adam Prentice

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: G Jalen Mayfield
Elevated: QB Tommy DeVito, G Justin Pugh

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from IR: LB Nakobe Dean
Elevated: WR Devon Allen, CB Mekhi Garner
Placed on IR: WR Quez Watkins

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, LB Curtis Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: WR Cody Thompson
Placed on IR: CB Coby Bryant

Dean took the starting role the Eagles had in store for him in Week 1, but a foot injury interrupted his second NFL campaign. The 22-year-old was poised to return ahead of Sunday’s game by returning to practice earlier this week, though, and a first-team role is expected to await him upon suiting up. Dean taking on a heavy workload will relegate Nicholas Morrow (who was promoted from the practice squad) to backup duty despite the latter’s strong performances so far.

Seattle has seen fellow corners Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen enjoy considerable success, but the team’s secondary will be shorthanded without Bryant. The latter will miss at least the next four weeks as a result of the IR move as he recovers from a toe injury. The 2022 fourth-rounder, who has seen his defensive snap share jump from 65% to 77% this year, has not played since Week 2.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 30th, 2023 at 4:56pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

T Isaiah Prince

Claimed:

Waived:

OL Josh Miles

Signed to practice squad:

DB Micah Abernathy, DB Natrone Brooks, DL Timmy Horne, RB Godwin Igwebuike, DL LaCale London, OL Justin Shaffer, WR Matthew Sexton, OL Tyler Vrabel, OL Barry Wesley, LB Andre Smith, TE Parker Hesse, TE Tucker Fisk, WR Xavier Malone, DL Kemoko Turay

Carolina Panthers

Claimed:

LB Claudin Cherelus, DB D’Shawn Jamison, T Calvin Throckmorton

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Deonte Brown, RB Spencer Brown, OL J.D. DiRenzo, OL Justin McCray, OLB Eku Leota, CB Mark Milton, DB Eric Rowe, T David Sharpe, DT Taylor Stallworth, OLB Jordan Thomas, DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver, DT Raequan Williams

New Orleans Saints

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

S Jonathan Abram, WR Lynne Bowden, LB Ryan Connelly, WR Shaquan Davis, OL Mark Evans, DT Jack Heflin, CB Anthony Johnson, WR Jontre Kirklin, G Tommy Kraemer, DE Niko Lalos, RB Ellis Marriweather, T Storm Norton, LB Anfernee Orji, DE Kyle Phillips, LB Jaylon Smith (story), LB Ty Summers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, DL C.J. Brewer, OL Silas Dzansi, OL Luke Haggard, CB Keenan Isaac, WR Cephus Johnson, S Richard LeCounte, WR Ryan Miller, WR David Moore, T Raiqwon O’Neal, OLB Jose Ramirez, LB J.J. Russell, TE Tanner Taula, QB John Wolford

Falcons Reduce Roster To 53 Players

August 29th, 2023 at 10:59pm CST by Ben Levine

The Falcons roster took shape today. While the team moved on from some notable veterans, the front office surely had a tougher time waiving a long list of promising young players:

Released:

Waived:

DB Micah Abernathy
WR Slade Bolden
DB Natrone Brooks
DB Cliff Chatman
DL Carlos Davis
DB Lukas Denis
TE Tucker Fisk
LB Frank Ginda
DB Darren Hall
DL Demone Harris
WR Keilahn Harris
TE Parker Hesse
DL Timmy Horne
RB Godwin Igwebuike
LB Mike Jones
DL LaCale London
WR Zay Malone
OL Michal Menet
DL Caeveon Patton
RB Clint Ratkovich
OL Trevor Reid
WR Mathew Sexton
OL Justin Shaffer
OL Tyler Vrabel
RB Carlos Washington Jr.
OL Barry Wesley

Placed on IR:

DB Cornell Armstrong
WR Penny Hart

One of the most surprising cuts was Darren Hall, who has started 10 of his 31 appearances for the Falcons over the past two seasons. The former fourth-round pick started nine games this past year, finishing with 45 tackles, three passes defended, and one forced fumble.

Parker Hesse spent the past two seasons in Atlanta, serving mostly as a blocking tight end. The former UDFA started seven of his 17 appearances this past season, hauling in nine catches for 89 yards.

Minor NFL Transactions: 5/15/23

May 15th, 2023 at 9:40pm CST by Sam Robinson

The first of this year’s spring leagues to debut, the XFL’s third effort, finished its season Saturday. XFL players are now free to sign NFL contracts, and several agreed to terms Monday. Here are those agreements, along with the other transactions from around the league:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: DL Manny Jones, LB Blake Lynch

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DB Natrone Brooks, S Lukas Denis, DL LaCale London, T Barry Wesley
Waived: LB David Anenih, CB Javelin Guidry, DB Matt Hankins, WR Ra’Saun Henry, DB Dylan Mabin, TE/FB John Raine
Waived/injured: RB B.J. Baylor

Carolina Panthers

Signed: T BJ Wilson

Cleveland Browns

Waived: LB Storey Jackson, DT Roderick Perry

Denver Broncos

Signed: RB Tyreik McAllister, RB Jacques Patrick
Waived: WR Dallas Daniels, DB Darrious Gaines, TE Kris Leach, RB Emanuel Wilson

Detroit Lions

Signed: WR Dylan Drummond

Green Bay Packers

Waived: S James Wiggins

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: DB Latavious Brini, WR Jacob Harris
Waived: DL Jayson Ademilola

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: CB Ekow Boye-Doe
Waived: WR Ty Scott

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: WR Kristian Wilkerson
Waived: WR Tyler Johnson

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DB Timarcus Davis, DL Taron Vincent
Waived: WR Tyler Hudson, LB Matthew Jester, DB Jaiden Woodbey

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DB Bryce Thompson

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DB Adrian Frye, DL Jack Heflin, DE Niko Lalos, RB Ellis Merriweather
Waived: WR Sy Barnett, DB Vincent Gray

New York Jets

Signed: TE Izaiah Gathings

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Luq Barcoo, RB Alfonzo Graham

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: DL Austin Faoliu, NT Forrest Merrill
Waived: LB Michael Ayers, DE Jacob Sykes

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: DL C.J. Brewer, S Kedrick Whitehead
Waived: T Dylan Cook, OLB Nelson Mbanasor

Tennessee Titans

Signed: C James Empey, CB Eric Garror, WR Gavin Holmes, WR Kearis Jackson, CB Armani Marsh

Washington Commanders

Signed: T Jaryd Jones-Smith
Placed on active/PUP list: LB Drew White

After seeing the pandemic nix its second effort in 2020, the XFL concluded its season Saturday. The Broncos signed the league’s second-leading rusher, in Patrick, while the Browns and Cowboys offered Barqoo contracts, ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler tweets. Barqoo, who played for the Jaguars in 2020 and XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas this year, opted for the Steelers’ offer. Patrick, whom the Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson notes passed a Broncos physical Monday, finished with 443 rushing yards and five touchdowns. He joins XFL passing leader Ben DiNucci as a Broncos May addition.

Seeing time for the St. Louis BattleHawks, Jones-Smith played in three games apiece with Raiders and Ravens, respectively, from 2020-21. Thompson will join the Dolphins after a spring tour of duty with the Seattle Sea Dragons, while fellow XFL alum Brewer played in two games for the Bills last year. Heflin played five games for the Packers in 2021; the new Saint spent the XFL season with the Houston Roughnecks.

The Raiders gave Johnson a reserve/futures deal in January. The young wideout collected a ring with the 2020 Buccaneers and totaled 360 receiving yards for Tampa Bay’s 2021 iteration. While the Texans claimed him on waivers ahead of last season, he played in just two games with the team.

Jackson suited up for national championship-winning Georgia last season. The new Titans wideout finished with 514 receiving yards in 2020 and totaled 320 for last season’s Bulldogs edition. A Division II Quincy alum, Wilson received an East-West Shrine Bowl invite but tore an Achilles tendon late last season.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/23/22

August 23rd, 2022 at 4:31pm CST by Sam Robinson

Tuesday marked the day teams were forced to cut down from 85 to 80 players. Here are the moves teams made made to reach the new maximum. Players who land on the reserve/PUP or reserve/NFI list must miss at least the first four regular-season games.

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: P Nolan Cooney, CB Cortez Davis, TE Josh Hokit, RB T.J. Pledger
Waived/injured: CB Darrell Baker Jr.

Atlanta Falcons

Released: WR Geronimo Allison, CB Lafayette Pitts, WR Auden Tate
Waived: OLB Kuony Deng
Waived/injured: DL Jalen Dalton

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: ILB Diego Fagot, WR Bailey Gaither, T Jaryd Jones-Smith
Waived/injured: WR Slade Bolden

Carolina Panthers

Placed on IR: QB Matt Corral (story), CB Duke Dawson
Waived: TE Jared Scott

Chicago Bears

Released: T Julie’n Davenport
Waived: FB Jake Bargas, CB BoPete Keyes, DT LaCale London, WR Dazz Newsome

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/PUP list: S Brandon Wilson
Waived: QB Drew Plitt

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: TE Jeremy Sprinkle
Waived/injured: LB Christian Sam
Waived: K Lirim Hajrullahu, CB Quandre Mosely, WR Jaquarii Roberson
Released from IR via injury settlement: DB Kyron Brown, WR Ty Fryfogle, RB Ryan Nall

Detroit Lions

Waived: LB Shaun Dion Hamilton

Green Bay Packers

Placed on reserve/PUP list: RB Kylin Hill
Waived: WR Danny Davis
Waived/injured: S Vernon Scott

Houston Texans

Placed on reserve/non-football illness list: WR John Metchie (story)

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: C Alex Mollette, RB C.J. Verdell

Kansas City Chiefs

Placed on reserve/PUP list: T Lucas Niang
Placed on IR: RB Derrick Gore

Las Vegas Raiders

Released: CB Chris Jones
Waived: WR Chris Lacy
Waived/injured: CB Cre’von LeBlanc

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: CB Michael Jacquet
Waived/injured: CB Tevaughn Campbell, LB Damon Lloyd, OLB Ty Shelby
Placed on reserve/NFI list: TE Stone Smartt

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on reserve/PUP list: LB Ryan Connelly, WR Blake Proehl
Waived: TE Shaun Beyer, CB Harrison Hand

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: LB Ronnie Perkins
Placed on reserve/NFI list: OL Andrew Stueber

New Orleans Saints

Released from IR via injury settlement: T Sage Doxtater, DT Jaleel Johnson

New York Giants

Placed on reserve/PUP list: OL Nick Gates, T Matt Peart
Placed on IR: ILB Darrian Beavers (story), TE Andre Miller, TE Ricky Seals-Jones

New York Jets

Released: OL Caleb Benenoch, LB Kai Nacua
Waived: S Elijah Riley, OL Isaiah Williams

Philadelphia Eagles

Placed on reserve/PUP list: TE Tyree Jackson, OL Brett Toth
Waived: CB Josh Blackwell, RB DeAndre Torrey, T Jarrid Williams

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released: OLB Genard Avery
Waived: WR Christian Blake, RB Mataeo Durant, QB Chris Oladokun, K Nick Sciba

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on reserve/PUP list: DT Kalia Davis, CB Jason Verrett (story)
Released: TE Tanner Hudson
Waived: LB Jeremiah Gemmel
Waived/injured: OL Sam Schlueter

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: TE Cade Brewer
Waived: G Shamarious Gilmore

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived/injured: TE Bug Howard

Tennessee Titans

Placed on reserve/PUP list: K Caleb Shudak

Washington Commanders

Released: T Rashod Hill
Placed on IR: LB Nathan Gerry
Waived: WR Kelvin Harmon
Released from IR via injury settlement: TE Sammis Reyes

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/20/21

December 20th, 2021 at 8:15am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Activated from IR: TE David Wells

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from IR: LB Pernell McPhee

Buffalo Bills

Promoted: OL Jacob Capra

Chicago Bears

Activated from IR: OT Germain Ifedi
Placed on IR: DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Promoted: DB Thomas Graham Jr., DB Michael Joseph, DB BoPete Keyes, DL LaCale London, WR Dazz Newsome, LB Charles Snowden, DB Dee Virgin, WR Nsimba Webster

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on IR: LB Joe Bachie (ACL)

Cleveland Browns

Promoted: CB Brian Allen, DE Joe Jackson, G Hjalte Froholdt, RB John Kelly, CB Herb Miller, S Jovante Moffatt, S Tedric Thompson
Signed to active roster: OT Alex Taylor

Dallas Cowboys

Waived: DE Azur Kamara

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed to active roster: K Elliott Fry

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on IR: CB Trayvon Mullen
Activated from IR: TE Nick Bowers
Promoted: G Lester Cotton, WR Tyron Johnson

Los Angeles Chargers

Claimed off waivers: CB Essang Bassey (from Broncos)

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: WR Landen Akers

Miami Dolphins

Promoted: RB Duke Johnson (story), S Sheldrick Redwine
Waived: S Will Parks

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted: S Myles Dorn, WR Myron Mitchell, CB Tye Smith

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: QB Jarren Williams

Washington Football Team

Promoted: OT Sam Cosmi