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Minor NFL Transactions: 9/24/20

September 24th, 2020 at 4:37pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves, with the list being updated throughout the day:

Arizona Cardinals

Placed on practice squad-IR: TE Justin Johnson

Chicago Bears

Signed (off Steelers’ practice squad): DT Daniel McCullers
Placed on IR: DL John Jenkins

Denver Broncos

Promoted: S P.J. Locke

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted: OL KC McDermott

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: LB Natrez Patrick

Miami Dolphins

Promoted: CB Tae Hayes

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on IR: LB Troy Dye

Tennessee Titans

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Greg Mabin

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/14/20

September 14th, 2020 at 5:50pm CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Denver Broncos

Promoted: DB P.J. Locke, LB Derrek Tuszka

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Daren Bates
Released: LB Malik Jefferson, DB Chris Miller

Broncos Sign 15 To Practice Squad

September 6th, 2020 at 5:02pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos will feature one of the more traditional practice squads, at least to start the season. No big-name veterans appear on Denver’s initial practice squad. Instead, a host of developmental players populate the unit.

However, veteran cornerback De’Vante Bausby — who was one of Denver’s final cuts Saturday — will stick with the team as part of this 15-man practice squad. The Broncos acquired Bausby after his stint in the Alliance of American Football in 2019. He played in five Broncos games last season, after previously seeing spot work with the Bears and Eagles in 2016 and ’18, but wound up on IR for much of the slate.

Joining the four-year veteran will be ex-UDFA Brett Rypien, who resided on Denver’s practice squad last season. Here is the Broncos’ full list:

QB Brett Rypien
WR Trinity Benson
WR Fred Brown
OL Patrick Morris
T Quinn Bailey
T Darrin Paulo
T Jake Rodgers
RB LeVante Bellamy
RB Jeremy Cox
LB Derrek Tuszka
LB Josh Watson
S Alijah Holder
S P.J. Locke
CB De’Vante Bausby
DL DeShawn Williams

Broncos Move Roster To 53

September 5th, 2020 at 2:51pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos parted ways with 24 players to trim their roster to the 53-man regular-season limit. Here are the players the team cut to get to 53.

Waived:

T Quinn Bailey
RB LeVante Bellamy
WR Trinity Benson
WR Fred Brown
LB Malik Carney
S Douglas Coleman
RB Jeremy Cox
TE Troy Fumagalli
WR Kendall Hinton
S Alijah Holder
LB Justin Hollins
OL Tyler Jones
S P.J. Locke
C Pat Morris
T Darrin Paulo
T Jake Rodgers
QB Brett Rypien
LB Derrek Tuszka
LB Josh Watson
T Hunter Watts
WR Cody White
DL DeShawn Williams
WR Juwann Winfree

Released:

CB De’Vante Bausby

Placed on IR:

TE Austin Fort

The Rypien cut will leave the Broncos with two active-roster QBs — Drew Lock and Jeff Driskel — while the Fumagalli and Fort decisions mean Jake Butt made Denver’s active roster. Viewed as a long shot to do so after the team made multiple tight end additions this offseason, Butt made it through camp healthy to start his contract year. The former Michigan standout has suffered three ACL tears in his career.

Denver drafting three wideouts made matters difficult for their lesser-known holdovers, but Winfree — a 2019 sixth-rounder — profiles as a practice squad candidate. The Broncos will carry rookie seventh-rounder Tyrie Cleveland onto their active roster.

Bausby has bounced around the league for several years now, and the former Division II standout joined Mike Purcell in vaulting from the Alliance of American Football to a Broncos role last year. But the team kept UDFA Essang Bassey over Bausby this year.

Reserve/Futures Contracts: 12/30/19

December 30th, 2019 at 7:26pm CST by Ben Levine

With the regular season behind us, teams can start signing players to reserve/futures contract. This ties the player to the team’s 90-man offseason roster.

Several teams have already started completing these deals, which we’ve compiled below:

Arizona Cardinals

WR Johnnie Dixon, DL Lyndon Johnson, OL Sam Jones, WR A.J. Richardson, CB Sojourn Shelton, CB Duke Thomas

Carolina Panthers

S Quin Blanding, K Elliott Fry, CB Dominique Hatfield, TE Temarrick Hemingway, WR Damion Jeanpiere, T Tyler Marz, T Aaron Monteiro, RB Marcus Murphy, LB Sione Teuhema

Denver Broncos

OT Ka’John Armstrong, WR Trinity Benson, OLB Malik Carney, TE Bug Howard, S PJ Locke, WR Kelvin McKnight, RB Khalfani Muhammad, S Tyvis Powell, QB Brett Rypien, DL Jay-Tee Tiuli

Indianapolis Colts

WR Zach Pascal, TE Mo Alie-Cox, K Chase McLaughlin

New York Giants

FB George Aston, WR Alex Bachman, DB Derrick Baity, RB Jon Hilliman, LS Drew Scott, P Sean Smith, C Tanner Volson, WR Reggie White, DE Kevin Wilkins, OT Nate Wozniak

New York Jets

P Ian Berryman, LB Ahmad Gooden, WR Keon Hatcher, DE Bronson Kaufusi, OL Corbin Kaufusi, OL Brad Lundblade, OL James Murray, LB Wyatt Ray, QB Mike White

Pittsburgh Steelers

QB J.T. Barrett, WR Jamal Custis, OT Christian DiLauro, OT Derwin Gray, WR Quadree Henderson, S Tray Matthews, DE Henry Mondeaux, CB Alexander Myres, TE Kevin Rader, TE Christian Scotland-Williamson, RB Ralph Webb

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

C Anthony Fabiano, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, CB Herb Miller

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/17/19

December 17th, 2019 at 9:12pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s practice squad moves here:

Denver Broncos

Signed: S P.J. Locke, DL Jay-Tee Tiuli

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Christian Sam, DT Olive Sagapolu

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: DE Dewayne Hendrix, RB Jeremy McNichols

New York Giants

Signed: OT Nate Wozniak

New York Jets

Signed: WR Keon Hatcher

Tennessee Titans

Signed: CB Kareem Orr

NFL Workout Updates: 11/19/19

November 19th, 2019 at 8:19pm CST by Rory Parks

Today’s updates from the workout circuit:

Buffalo Bills

OLs Caleb Benenoch, Brian Mihalik, Austin Pasztor, Corey Robinson, Sam Young

Chicago Bears

RBs Matthew Dayes

Cincinnati Bengals

CBs Deatrick Nichols, Jayson Stanley

Denver Broncos

S Corrion Ballard, DT Daryle Banfield, DE Tashawn Bower, LB Tre’ Crawford, CB Davante Davis, DL Willie Henry, S P.J. Locke, S Tray Matthews, DB Picasso Nelson, LB Gimel President, DE Wyatt Ray, S Tyree Robinson, S Kahani Smith, LB Pita Taumoepenu, NT Jay-Tee Tiuli, S Isaiah Wharton

Dallas Cowboys

OLs Marcus Henry, Storm Norton

Indianapolis Colts

TEs Xavier Grimble, Gabe Holmes, Matt Lengel, Eric Tomlinson, Ross Travis

Jacksonville Jaguars

OTs Marcus Applefield, Tyler Jones

Kansas City Chiefs

DE Terrence Fede, DE/OLB Nate Orchard

New England Patriots

S Tre Sullivan

New Orleans Saints

LBs Curtis Akins, Devante Bond, Andrew Dowell, LB Alvin Jones

Washington Redskins

LB Obum Gwacham, DE Eli Harold

Steelers Cut Eli Rogers; Reach 53

August 31st, 2019 at 3:53pm CST by Zachary Links

The Steelers got down to the 53-man max by releasing wide receiver Eli Rogers and a host of other players. Among other notables released 2019 draft picks Sutton Smith (linebacker, sixth round) and Derwin Grey (offensive lineman, seventh round), as well as Marcus Allen, a fifth-round defensive back from the 2018 class.

Rogers came out of nowhere and had a breakout season in 2016, catching 48 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns in just 13 games. It was a promising debut, but he took a pretty big step backwards the next season when he had just 149 yards and 18 catches. Then in the playoffs, he suffered a torn ACL. The ACL took a long time to recover from, and Rogers didn’t end up making it back until Week 15 of last year.

The rest of the rundown is below.

Offensive players released: