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Vikings Cut Everson Griffen, Get Down To 53

August 31st, 2021 at 5:13pm CST by Ben Levine

Everson Griffen‘s reunion with the Vikings has already come to an end. The veteran defensive end was among the team’s cuts today.

Griffen spent his entire career with the Vikings up until 2020. Splitting time between the Cowboys and Lions, Griffen finished out with six sacks in total. Meanwhile, no Vikings edge rusher finished with more than five. His ten-year run with the Vikes saw four Pro Bowl appearances and 74.5 total sacks.

Running back Ameer Abdullah was among the other players to earn their walking papers today. The veteran spent the past two-plus seasons with the Vikings, collecting 313 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 55 carries.

The Vikings made the following moves to get down to 53 players:

Released

LS Andrew DePaola
OG Dakota Dozier
CB Tye Smith

Waived

OT Zack Bailey
FB Jake Bargas
LB Tuf Borland
QB Jake Browning
TE Zach Davidson
S Myles Dorn
OG Kyle Hinton
DE Hercules Mata’afa
WR Myron Mitchell
CB Parry Nickerson
WR Whop Philyor
RB A.J. Rose, Jr.
DE Kenny Willekes
TE Shane Zylstra

Waived/Injured

WR Chad Beebe
S Luther Kirk
OG Dru Samia
QB Nate Stanley

Minor NFL Transactions: 5/17/21

May 17th, 2021 at 9:42am CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed CB Tae Hayes
Released S Chris Miller, WR Darece Roberson

Atlanta Falcons

Cut: OLB Eli Howard

Denver Broncos

Signed: OLB Pita Taumoepenu, OT Cody Conway
Cut: OT Ryan Pope, LB David Curry

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Alex Brown

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: WR Daurice Fountain, DB Manny Patterson
Waived: DB Jaylon McClain-Sapp

Miami Dolphins

Claimed off waivers from Saints: CB Trill Williams

Minnesota Vikings

Signed CB Parry Nickerson, OT Evin Ksiezarczyk

San Francisco 49ers

Cut: WR Austin Proehl

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Kalija Lipscomb
Released: LB Davin Bellamy (non-football injury), WR Rashard Davis

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/20/20

October 20th, 2020 at 4:47pm CST by Sam Robinson

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

Atlanta Falcons

Released: S J.J. Wilcox

Carolina Panthers

Signed off Giants’ practice squad: S Sean Chandler
Promoted: S Kenny Robinson, OL Sam Tecklenburg
Placed on IR: S Juston Burris, WR Keith Kirkwood

Green Bay Packers

Signed off Falcons’ practice squad: LB James Burgess
Placed on IR: CB Parry Nickerson

New York Jets

Placed on IR: LB Frankie Luvu

Philadelphia Eagles

Released from IR: CB Trevor Williams

San Francisco 49ers

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: CB Parnell Motley
Placed on IR: C Ben Garland (story)
Waived: TE Daniel Helm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: WR John Hurst

Tennessee Titans

Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: TE MyCole Pruitt

Jaguars Trim Roster To 53

September 5th, 2020 at 2:29pm CST by Sam Robinson

In addition to the cuts of quarterbacks Mike Glennon and Joshua Dobbs, here are the players the Jaguars parted ways with in order to reduce their roster to the 53-player limit.

Waived:

RB Nathan Cottrell
TE Ben Ellefson
LB Nate Evans
TE Matthew Flanagan
LB Joe Giles-Harris
WR Terry Godwin
WR Josh Hammond
OL Blake Hance
CB Amari Henderson
OL K.C. McDermott
OL Garrett McGhin
LB Parry Nickerson
LS Matt Orzech
OL Austin Pleasants
OL Ryan Pope
S J.R. Reed
WR Marvelle Ross
OL Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms

Waived/injured:

WR Michael Walker

Placed on IR:

CB Tramaine Brock (story)

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list:

RB Ryquell Armstead

Placed on reserve/suspended list:

DT Carl Davis
DE Josh Mauro (story)

Armstead is one of six players currently on a COVID-19 list around the league. He was expected to lead a Jaguars running back committee, following Leonard Fournette‘s departure. Players can be removed from the COVID list at any point. Armstead’s status will leave Devine Ozigbo and rookie UDFA James Robinson as the Jags’ running backs. This will be a team to monitor for waiver-claim adds at running back.

Nickerson, Giles-Harris and Orzich spent time on the Jaguars’ 53-man roster last season. The players jettisoned Saturday will become practice squad candidates, at least the bulk of them, on Sunday. Teams can begin signing players to their taxi squads Sunday, and after years of P-squads residing at 10 players, they will be 16-man units in this unique season.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/3/19

December 3rd, 2019 at 4:32pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s minor NFL moves here:

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: LB Pete Robertson

Cleveland Browns

Signed: DT Justin Zimmer
Released: DE Chris Smith

Denver Broncos

Claimed: C Patrick Morris (from Steelers)

Detroit Lions

Promoted: LB Jason Cabinda

Jacksonville Jaguars

Promoted: CB Parry Nickerson
Released: CB Breon Borders

Kansas City Chiefs

Waived: WR Gehrig Dieter

Los Angeles Rams

Promote TE Kendall Blanton
Placed on IR: WR JoJo Natson

Miami Dolphins

Claimed: WR Trevor Davis (from Raiders), RB Zach Zenner (from Cardinals)
Placed on IR: RB Kalen Ballage

Philadelphia Eagles

Promoted: G Sua Opeta
Released: WR Mack Hollins

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: K Chase McLaughlin

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/22/19

October 22nd, 2019 at 9:13pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Released: LB Ramik Wilson.

Carolina Panthers

Promoted from practice squad: WR DeAndrew White
Placed on IR: CB Natrell Jamerson

Chicago Bears

Waived: DE Jonathan Harris

Cleveland Browns

Signed off Jaguars’ practice squad: DT Eli Ankou

Houston Texans

Signed: WR Steven Mitchell

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: LB Donald Payne
Promoted from practice squad: LB Joe Giles-Harris
Placed on IR: LB D.J. Alexander, TE Geoff Swaim
Waived: CB Parry Nickerson

Minnesota Vikings

Released: CB Marcus Sherels

New England Patriots

Waived: S Jordan Richards

New Orleans Saints

Released: LB Ray-Ray Armstrong, RB Zach Zenner

New York Giants

Signed: LB Devante Downs
Waived: TE Garrett Dickerson, LB Tuzar Skipper

Oakland Raiders

Signed: DE Kasim Edebali

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: LS Garrison Sanborn

Jaguars Sign CB Parry Nickerson

October 17th, 2019 at 7:02pm CST by Dallas Robinson

Days after trading their top cornerback to the Rams, the Jaguars have made an addition to their defensive backfield, announcing today that they’ve signed free agent cornerback Parry Nickerson.

Jalen Ramsey hadn’t been in the Jaguars’ lineup since Week 3, meaning Jacksonville had been turning to second-year pro Tre Herndon to play outside cornerback opposite A.J. Bouye. Herndon hasn’t been very successful, grading out as a bottom-10 corner league-wide per Pro Football Focus.

Nickerson was well-regarded before becoming a fifth-round pick of the Jets in 2018, so there’s a chance he could see significant action by season’s end. However, the results of his rookie campaign weren’t anything special, as Nickerson ranked as the fourth-worst cornerback among players with at least 200 defensive snaps, per PFF.

A Tulane product, Nickerson played in all 16 games (two starts) for the Jets last season before being dealt to Seattle this offseason. He spent time with the Seahawks’ practice squad before being cut loose earlier this week.

Before signing Nickerson, the Jaguars also auditioned fellow corners Jordan Brown, Kenneth Durden, Arrion Springs, according to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer (Twitter link).