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Texans Trim Roster To 53

August 31st, 2019 at 9:50pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The Texans made a flurry of roster moves to get down to 53 players today. Among the notable names that were cut was former Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Boddy-Calhoun started at least seven games for Cleveland in each of the past three seasons, but couldn’t crack Houston’s roster after signing a one-year deal back in March.

Receiver Chad Hansen, a fourth-round pick of the Jets in 2017, was also let go. He’s bounced around the league ever since New York cut bait after just one season. Houston also cut ties with reserve pass-rusher Joel Heath. An undrafted rookie in 2016, Heath started 15 games for the Texans across his first two years in the league.

Here are the rest of the players who failed to make the team:

Waived:

WR Floyd Allen

OLB Jesse Aniebonam

CB Derrick Baity Jr.

OLB Davin Bellamy

RB Damarea Crockett

OLB Jamal Davis II

T Christian DiLauro

WR Johnnie Dixon

NT Javi Edwards

S Austin Exford

RB Josh Ferguson

S A.J. Hendy

RB Karan Higdon Jr.

DE Albert Huggins

S Chris Johnson

WR Tyron Johnson

T Rick Leonard

WR Steven Mitchell Jr.

NT Walter Palmore

CB Jermaine Ponder

OLB Gimel President

G Malcolm Pridgeon

G Maurquice Shakir

WR Vyncint Smith

DE Tracy Sprinkle

QB Jordan Ta’amu

WR Jester Weah

Waived-injured:

ILB B.J. Bello

ILB Xavier Woodson

Placed on IR:

QB Joe Webb III

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/8/19

January 8th, 2019 at 8:19pm CST by Zachary Links

Here are the latest reserve/futures contract signings from around the NFL. These deals will go into effect on the first day of the 2019 league year, with players joining their respective clubs’ offseason 90-man rosters:

Baltimore Ravens

G Kofi Amichia
T Randin Crecelius
CB Robertson Daniel
RB Tyler Ervin
FB Christopher Ezeala
S Bennett Jackson
LB Alvin Jones
TE Nick Keizer

Buffalo Bills

WR Duke Williams

Chicago Bears

OL Dejon Allen
DL Abdullah Anderson
DB John Franklin III
WR Tanner Gentry
WR Cyril Grayson
DB Michael Joseph
DB Jonathon Mincy
RB Ryan Nall
LB James Vaughters
LB Josh Woods

Cleveland Browns

OL David Bright
DB Ashton Lampkin

Miami Dolphins

LB Sam Eguavoen

New England Patriots

C Jake Eldrenkamp

New York Jets

WR Stacy Coley
DE Harvey Langi

Philadelphia Eagles

WR Carlton Agudosi

Houston Texans

TE Jerell Adams
LB Davin Bellamy
RB Josh Ferguson
LB Chris Landrum
OT Rick Leonard
G Maurquice Shakir
T David Steinmetz
WR Jester Weah
WR Issac Whitney

Philadelphia Eagles

LB Alex Singleton

Pittsburgh Steelers

K Matt McCrane

Seattle Seahawks

CB Jeremy Boykins
WR Caleb Scott
WR Keenan Reynolds
CB Simeon Thomas
SS Marwin Evans
TE Tyrone Swoopes
LB Justin Currie
C Marcus Henry
G Jordan Roos

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/12/18

December 12th, 2018 at 4:55pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s practice squad moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: T Jake Rodgers

Buffalo Bills

Signed: TE Kyle Carter, WR Tanner McEvoy, CB Josh Thornton

Detroit Lions

Signed: DT Joshua Frazier, OL Jarron Jones, DE Jonathan Wynn

Houston Texans

Signed: WR Amba Etta-Tawo, LB Kennan Gilchrist, G Maurquice Shakir

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: CB Simeon Thomas, WR Damore’ea Stringfellow

NFL Workout Updates: 10/24/18

October 25th, 2018 at 8:39pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s workout updates, all courtesy of veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (on Twitter):

Arizona Cardinals

TE Ethan Wolf; K Zane Gonzalez

Cincinnati Bengals

TE Marcus Lucas

Cleveland Browns

WR Deontez Alexander, Marcus Tucker; CB Linden Stephens; LB Corey Nelson

Detroit Lions

RBs Gerald Holmes, Jalen Simmons; DE Anthony Lanier; DT Josh Banks

Houston Texans

TE Khari Lee

Indianapolis Colts

WRs C.J. Board, Montay Crockett, Chad Hansen; DT Zaycoven Henderson; S A.J. Howard

Jacksonville Jaguars

LBs Richie Brown, Colton Jumper, Mike Needham, Aaron Wallace; CB Breon Borders; S Jack Tocho

Kansas City Chiefs

S A.J. Howard

Minnesota Vikings

T Andrew Lauderdale

Oakland Raiders

OTs Darius James, Jamar McGloster, De’Ondre Wesley; Gs Maurquice Shakir, Isaiah Williams

Seattle Seahawks

G J.J. Dielman; S Justin Currie

Tennessee Titans

RB Ralph Webb; TE Khari Lee; DT Vincent Valentine; LBs Vontarrius Dora, Gimel President

Ravens Reveal Final Cuts

September 1st, 2018 at 3:47pm CST by Sam Robinson

Two prominent 2015 Ravens draft picks were informed they won’t be on this season’s initial 53-man roster. Breshad Perriman and defensive lineman Carl Davis, a third-round draft choice three years ago, did not make the cut.

Davis started nine games for Baltimore last season but has just 30 career tackles. He missed the entire 2016 season.

The Ravens will also cut guard Nico Siragusa, a 2017 fourth-rounder who saw an injury end his rookie season before it started. Recently coming off suspension, tight end Darren Waller also won’t be part of the Ravens’ season-opening roster.

Here is the full list of Baltimore’s cuts, the first group including the players who will head to the waiver wire:

T Randin Crecelius
NT Carl Davis
RB Gus Edwards
RB Christopher Ezeala
DE Myles Humphrey
DE Bronson Kaufusi
G Cameron Lee
WR Andre Levrone
TE Vince Mayle
WR Breshad Perriman
G Maurquice Shakir
G Nico Siragusa
RB Mark Thompson
RB De’Lance Turner
TE Darren Waller
WR Tim White
QB Josh Woodrum

Released:

LB Albert McClellan

Placed on Reserve/NFI list:

P Kaare Vedvik

Minor NFL Transactions: 4/17/18

April 17th, 2018 at 5:50pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: DB Tyson Graham, DT Garrison Smith, DT Justin Zimmer

Baltimore Ravens

Re-signed: WR Quincy Adeboyejo, RB Alex Collins, CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, TE Vince Mayle, LB Patrick Onwuasor, OL Maurquice Shakir, OL Matt Skura (ERFA)

Buffalo Bills

Re-signed: TE Nick O’Leary, CB Lafayette Pitts, TE Logan Thomas, DE Eddie Yarbrough (ERFA)

Carolina Panthers

Re-signed: WR Damiere Byrd, OL Tyler Larsen, P Michael Palardy (ERFA)

Chicago Bears

Signed original round RFA tender: CB Bryce Callahan

Green Bay Packers

Re-signed: WR Geronimo Allison, CB Donatello Brown, QB Joe Callahan, WR Michael Clark; FB Joe Kerridge, G Justin McCray, T Adam Pankey, G Lucas Patrick, S Jermaine Whitehead (ERFA)

Los Angeles Rams

Re-signed: RB Malcolm Brown, K Sam Ficken, CB Troy Hill (ERFA)

New York Jets

Signed original-round RFA tender: S Rontez Miles, TE Neal Sterling

Seattle Seahawks

Re-signed: LB Paul Dawson
Re-signed: C Joey Hunt, DE Branden Jackson, LS Tyler Ott (ERFA)

RFA/ERFA Tender Decisions: 3/14/18

March 14th, 2018 at 4:06pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Here are today’s restricted free agent and exclusive-rights free agent tender decisions, with the list being updated throughout the day. All links go to Twitter unless otherwise noted:

RFAs

Tendered at the second-round level ($2.914MM):

Cowboys DE David Irving (story)
Giants: C Brett Jones (story via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY)
Jets: Quincy Enunwa (story)

Tendered at original round level ($1.907MM):

Browns: DT Jamie Meder
Chiefs: DE Rakeem Nunez-Roches (via Adam Caplan of SiriusXM)
Jets: OL Brent Qvale, TE Neal Sterling
Lions: WR T.J. Jones (via Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com)
Rams: OLB Matt Longacre (via Rapoport)
Seahawks: DE Dion Jordan (story)
Texans: C Greg Mancz

Non-tendered:

Buccaneers: DE Ryan Russell (via Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times)
Chargers: LB Josh Keyes
Chiefs: LB Ramik Wilson (via Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star)
Dolphins: OL Anthony Steen
Falcons: RB Terron Ward (via D. Orlando Ledbetter)
Jaguars: S Peyton Thompson, RB Tyler Gaffney
Jets: DL Xavier Cooper
Lions: RB Zach Zenner, DE Brandon Copeland, DL Zac Kerin
Packers: LB Joe Thomas (via Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Panthers: WR Kaelin Clay, CB Ladarius Gunter, TE Scott Simonson, OL David Yankey (via David Newton of ESPN.com)
Rams: LB Cameron Lynch, T Darrell Williams
Saints: WR Brandon Coleman, DT David Parry
Seahawks: RB Thomas Rawls, RB Mike Davis (via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)
Steelers: WR Eli Rogers (story via Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Texans: LB Brian Peters, DE Angelo Blackson, LB Ben Heeney
Titans: S Curtis Riley (via Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com), RB Bishop Sankey (via Chris Tomasson)

ERFAs

Tendered:

Browns: QB Kevin Hogan
Colts: TE Erik Swoope, G Jeremy Vujnovich, CB Christopher Milton, LS Luke Rhodes
Dolphins: C Jake Brendel, LB Mike Hull, CB Jordan Lucas
Giants: DT Robert Thomas (via Vacchiano)
Jets: S Doug Middleton FB Lawrence Thomas TE Eric Tomlinson
Lions: QB Jake Rudock, DT Christian Ringo
Packers: WR Geronimo Allison (via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com)
Rams: K Sam Ficken (via Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com)
Raiders: LB/DE James Cowser, S Erik Harris, G/T Denver Kirkland
Ravens: LB Patrick Onwuasor, WR Quincy Adeboyejo, OL Matt Skura, OL Maurquice Shakir
Seahawks: RB J.D. McKissic, DE Quinton Jefferson, DE Branden Jackson (via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times)

Non-tendered:

Chiefs: DB Keith Baxter (via Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star)
Giants: TE Ryan O’Malley, LB Curtis Grant (via Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com)
Lions: DT Rodney Coe, P Kasey Redfern (via Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com)
Packers: CB Herb Waters, LS Taybor Pepper (via Silverstein)
Saints: C Jack Allen

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/31/17

October 31st, 2017 at 5:16pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Today’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Activated from injured reserve: LB LaRoy Reynolds
Placed on injured reserve: LB Jordan Tripp

Baltimore Ravens

Promoted to active roster: OL Maurquice Shakir
Released: WR Griff Whalen

Buffalo Bills

Released: RB Joe Banyard

Detroit Lions

Signed: OL Don Barclay
Waived: OL Dan Skipper

Houston Texans

Signed: T Kendall Lamm
Signed off Patriots‘ practice squad: DL Angelo Blackson
Placed on injured reserve: DL Christian Covington (story)

Miami Dolphins

Activated from PUP: WR Rashawn Scott
Placed on injured reserve: S Nate Allen, OL Anthony Steen

New York Giants

Signed: DE Devin Taylor
Placed on injured reserve: DE Nordly Capi

New York Jets

Signed: DE Xavier Cooper
Placed on injured reserve: TE Jordan Leggett
Waived: DL Ed Stinson

Philadelphia Eagles

Placed on injured reserve: LB Jordan Hicks (story)

San Francisco 49ers

Released from injured reserve: CB Will Redmond

Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC North

September 3rd, 2017 at 3:54pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC North 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 Ravens, Bengals, Browns, and Steelers 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 North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to practice squad:
- WR Quincy Adeboyejo
- RB Alex Collins
- FB Ricky Ortiz
- OL Maurquice Shakir
- LB Boseko Lokombo
- TE Ryan Malleck
- DB Reggie Porter

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed to practice squad:
- LB Brandon Bell
- K Jake Elliott
- OT Kent Perkins
- DT Josh Tupou
- WR Kermit Whitfield
- DT DeShawn Williams
- RB Jarveon Williams
- S Brandon Wilson

Cleveland Browns

Claimed:
- WR Reggie Davis
- DB Michael Jordan
- DT T.Y. McGill
- WR Kasen Williams (story)
- QB Josh Woodrum
Cut:
- WR Rashard Higgins
- DB Darius Hillary
- DL Tyrone Holmes
- DB Kai Nacua
- DB Marcus Burley
Signed to practice squad:
- TE J.P. Holtz
- LB Deon King
- RB Terrence Magee
- DB Najee Murray

Pittsburgh Steelers

Acquired:
- S J.J. Wilcox (story)
Signed to practice squad:
- WR Justin Thomas
- C Kyle Friend
- TE Jake McGee
- RB Fitzgerald Toussaint
- WR Marcus Tucker
- LB Matt Galambos
- S Jacob Hagen
- DE Lavon Hooks
- LB Farrington Huguenin
- CB Dashaun Phillips

Ravens Set 53-Man Roster

September 2nd, 2017 at 3:34pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The Ravens have announced their 53-man roster and made the following transactions:

Cut:

WR Quincy Adeboyejo
LB Boseko Lokombo
TE Ryan Malleck
WR Chris Matthews
RB Taquan Mizzell
LB Donald Payne
DB Reggie Porter
FB Ricky Ortiz
G Maurquice Shakir
C Matt Skura
QB Josh Woodrum

Waived/injured:

LB Brennen Beyer
DB Robertson Daniel
OT Stephane Nembot

Placed on IR:

CB Brandon Boykin