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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 West

August 30th, 2023 at 3:27pm 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 49ers, Cardinals, Rams and Seahawks moves are noted below.

Arizona Cardinals

Claimed:

C Trystan Colon, TE Elijah Higgins, C Keith Ishmael, T Ilm Manning, DB Starling Thomas, DB K’Von Wallace

Waived:

WR Daniel Arias, G Marquis Hayes, S Javonte Moffatt, DL Ben Stille, TE Blake Whiteheart

Signed to practice squad:

QB Jeff Driskel

Los Angeles Rams

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

OL A.J. Arcuri, OL Logan Bruss, DT Marquise Copeland, RB Royce Freeman, DB Tanner Ingle, WR Tyler Johnson, TE Nikola Kalinic, OL Mike McAllister, DB Cameron McCutcheon, OL Grant Miller, LB Troy Reeder, QB Brett Rypien, WR Xavier Smith, OLB Keir Thomas II, WR Austin Trammell

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR:

DL Robert Beal, WR Danny Gray

Signed:

DL Austin Bryant, DL Kerry Hyder

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

DT Alex Barrett, FB Jack Colletto, WR Chris Conley, DL Marlon Davidson, TE Troy Fumagalli, OL Alfredo Gutierrez (via International Player Pathway), RB Brian Hill, CB Qwuantrezz Knight, OL Corey Luciano, WR Tay Martin, DL T.Y. McGill, LB Curtis Robinson, WR Willie Snead, CB Tre Swilling, OL Leroy Watson, WR Isaiah Winstead

Seattle Seahawks

Claimed:

CB Kyu Blu Kelly, LB Drake Thomas

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

QB Holton Ahlers, OLB Levi Bell, CB Lance Boykin, CB Artie Burns, T Greg Eiland, DT Matthew Gotel, C Joey Hunt, WR Cade Johnson, RB Bryant Koback, WR Matt Landers, TE Tyler Mabry, LB Patrick O’Connell, S Ty Okada, RB SaRodorick Thompson, WR Easop Winston Jr.

Rams Cut Down To 53 Players

August 29th, 2023 at 9:44pm CST by Ely Allen

The Rams did a bit of work yesterday in moving towards the 53-man deadline. Here are the additional moves the team made today to get down to the max roster number to start the season:

Waived:

OL AJ Arcuri
K Tanner Brown
OL Logan Bruss
DE T.J. Carter
OLB Daniel Hardy
DB Quindell Johnson
WR Tyler Johnson
TE Nikola Kalinic
OL Mike McAllister
DB Cameron McCutcheon
OL Grant Miller
DB Robert Rochell
WR Xavier Smith
OLB Keir Thomas
WR Austin Trammell
QB Dresser Winn
LB Jaiden Woodbey

Waived/injured:

DB De’Andre Square
DB Rashad Torrence

Released:

It appears that fourth-round rookie draft pick Stetson Bennett won out in the battle for the backup quarterback job, leading to the expendability of Rypien and Winn. Youth similarly won out at the running back spot as rookie Zach Evans and second year backs Kyren Williams and Ronnie Rivers beat out the veteran backup in Freeman. On defense, Copeland is bit of a surprise after starting nine games last year for the Rams.

The special teams room is quite intriguing for now. The room was looking to hold three rookies before the above waiver of the undrafted Oklahoma State kicker Brown. Seventh-round rookie punter Ethan Evans and undrafted rookie long snapper Alex Ward remain on the roster, but without Brown, the Rams will need to look into adding a new kicker out of the free agent market. Or they may attempt to follow the recent trends and trade for one.

Minor NFL Transactions: 3/27/23

March 27th, 2023 at 6:31pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor moves from around the league:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DE Joe Gaziano

Indianapolis Colts

Re-signed: DE Khalid Kareem

Los Angeles Rams

Re-signed: DT Marquise Copeland

Minor NFL Transactions: 11/25/21

November 25th, 2021 at 11:00am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DT Marquise Copeland

New Orleans Saints

Promoted: OL Will Clapp

Rams Activate CB Darious Williams From IR

November 6th, 2021 at 2:53pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Rams will have a key defender back in uniform Sunday night. They activated cornerback Darious Williams from IR on Saturday, doing so at their first opportunity.

Williams went down with an ankle injury during the Rams’ Week 5 win in Seattle, but he will be back in uniform for another nationally televised game this week. Los Angeles also bumped defensive back Antoine Brooks and defensive lineman Marquise Copeland from its practice squad.

This next stretch of games qualify as pivotal for Williams, who became the only 2021 restricted free agent to be given a first-round tender. Williams is playing on that $4.77MM RFA tender this season, and should he maintain the course he charted last season, a lucrative long-term deal stands to be in his future. Given the Rams’ pattern of acquiring and extending big stars and letting key role players walk, it is not a lock Williams stays in L.A. beyond this season. But the former UDFA does stand to help this year’s championship-contending squad alongside Jalen Ramsey.

Pro Football Focus graded Williams as its No. 4 overall corner last season. The Rams let Troy Hill walk and prioritized Williams as an RFA. Becoming a regular starter for the first time, Williams intercepted four passes last season. He does not have a pick yet this year.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC West

September 1st, 2021 at 4:08pm 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 Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks and 49ers moves are noted below.

Here are Wednesday’s NFC West transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day.

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to practice squad:

S Chris Banjo, WR Andre Baccellia, OLB Ron’Dell Carter, WR Greg Dortch, CB Rasul Douglas, LB Kylie Fitts, OL Sean Harlow, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, OL Koda Martin, TE Ross Travis, CB Jace Whittaker, S James Wiggins

Los Angeles Rams

Signed to practice squad:

WR Landen Akers, RB Otis Anderson, TE Kendall Blanton, OT Chandler Brewer, DL Earnest Brown IV, DT Marquise Copeland, DB Dont’e Deayon, DB Tyler Hall, RB Buddy Howell, LB Micah Kiser, G Jeremiah Kolone, WR J.J. Koski, LB Justin Lawler, DB Kareem Orr, OT Max Pircher (international practice squad player; does not count toward L.A.’s 16-man total)

San Francisco 49ers

Signed:

OL Jake Brendel, CB Dontae Johnson

Placed on IR:

CB Davontae Harris, DL Maurice Hurst Jr.

Signed to practice squad:

DL Alex Barrett, WR Travis Benjamin, WR River Cracraft, DL Darrion Daniels, OL Alfredo Gutierrez (international player; does not count against practice squad limit), FB Josh Hokit, TE Tanner Hudson, OL Corbin Kaufusi, OL Senio Kelemete, TE Jordan Matthews, S Jared Mayden, OL Colton McKivitz, QB Nate Sudfeld, LB Elijah Sullivan, CB Dee Virgin

Seattle Seahawks

Claimed:

OT Dakoda Shepley (from 49ers), DB Nigel Warrior (from Ravens)

Signed:

QB Jake Luton

Released/Waived:

QB Sean Mannion
G Phil Haynes

Signed to practice squad:

DT Myles Adams, LB Aaron Donkor, G Greg Eiland, WR Aaron Fuller, WR Penny Hart, DT Jarrod Hewitt, WR Cade Johnson, RB Josh Johnson, G Pier-Olivier Lestage, TE Tyler Mabry, DT Robert Nkemdiche, CB John Reid, LB Jon Rhattigan, WR Cody Thompson

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/18/21

January 18th, 2021 at 4:38pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

With the Ravens, Browns, and Rams getting eliminated from the playoffs over the weekend, both teams announced their slew of reserve/futures deals on Monday. As a reminder, these are all non-guaranteed deals, usually for practice squad type players, to help teams flesh out their 90-man offseason rosters.

Baltimore Ravens

LB Aaron Adeoye, DT Aaron Crawford, DT Braxton Hoyett, QB Tyler Huntley, WR Jaylon Moore, LS Nick Moore, DE Chauncey Rivers, DB Nigel Warrior, DB Chris Westry, RB Ty’Son Williams, TE Eli Wolf

Cleveland Browns

S Elijah Benton, WR Ja’Marcus Bradley, TE Jordan Franks, CB A.J. Green, G Cordel Iwuagwu, QB Kyle Lauletta, DE Cameron Malveaux, TE Kyle Markway, K Matt McCrane, LB Montrel Meander, C Javon Patterson, FB Johnny Stanton, T Alex Taylor, WR Derrick Willies

Los Angeles Rams

QB Bryce Perkins; WR JJ Koski; TE Kendall Blanton; OG Jamil Demby; DTs Eric Banks, Marquise Copeland, Michael Hoecht; DE Jonah Williams; LB Christian Rozeboom; DB Donte Deayon, Tyrique McGhee; LS Colbin Holba; K Austin MacGinnis; P Brandon Wright

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/22/20

December 22nd, 2020 at 6:05pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s practice squad decisions:

Arizona Cardinals

Placed on practice squad injured list: WR A.J. Richardson
Released: DL P.J. Johnson

Atlanta Falcons

Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: DE Anthony Edwards

Baltimore Ravens

Released: WR Gary Jennings

Carolina Panthers

Activated off practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Ishmael Hyman

Chicago Bears

Signed: RB Spencer Ware
Activated off practice squad injured list: WR Thomas Ives

Cleveland Browns

Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: DB Elijah Benton

Detroit Lions

Signed: C Jon Toth
Released: OL Marcus Martin
Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Anthony Pittman

Green Bay Packers

Signed: K J.J. Molson
Released: OL Anthony Fabiano

Houston Texans

Signed: DL Willie Henry, CB Brandon Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: RB Elijah McGuire

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: DE David Irving

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DB Dee Virgin
Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: DT Marquise Copeland, LB Derrick Moncrief

Miami Dolphins

Signed: WR Marcus Kemp

New Orleans Saints

Signed: TE Garrett Griffin, QB Trevor Siemian

New York Giants

Signed: S Montre Hartage

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: RB Tyler Gaffney
Placed on practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Josh Johnson, WR Kevin White

Seattle Seahawks

Released: OL Andrew Jones

Washington Football Team

Signed: WR Jeff Badet

Rams Claim LB Justin Hollins, Add 15 To Practice Squad

September 6th, 2020 at 5:33pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Rams left their roster at 52 players after cutdown day, and the team filled the roster spot with a player familiar with their new defensive coordinator.

Los Angeles submitted a waiver claim for Justin Hollins, a linebacker whom Denver cut Saturday, and the 2019 draft pick will rejoin Brandon Staley. The Broncos used Hollins at both inside and outside linebacker spots last season; Staley coached Denver’s outside linebackers in 2019.

This will bring another ex-Staley pupil to L.A. The Rams already signed Leonard Floyd, whom Staley coach in Chicago, to be a starter. Hollins, a fifth-round pick out of Oregon, profiles as a depth piece.

The Rams also set their practice squad Sunday. All 15 players were in camp with the Rams this year, so for those hoping to go in fresh for the Hard Knocks finale next week, this is the spoiler warning.

Here is how the Rams’ practice squad looks:

LB Daniel Bituli
TE Kendall Blanton
C Cohl Cabral
DT Marquise Copeland
CB Donte Deayon
G Jamil Demby
DT Michael Hoecht
DB JuJu Hughes
WR J.J. Koski
DB Tyrique McGhee
LB Derrick Moncrief
LB Natrez Patrick
QB Bryce Perkins
LB Christian Rozeboom
DE Jonah Williams