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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/20/21

December 20th, 2021 at 10:03am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s taxi squad moves:

Buffalo Bills

Placed on COVID-19 list: OT Bobby Hart, DE Mike Love

Cincinnati Bengals

Signed: P Drue Chrisman
Released: CB Holton Hill

Dallas Cowboys

Released: WR Osirus Mitchell

Green Bay Packers

Signed: LB Peter Kalambayi

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: QB Danny Etling

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DB Delrick Abrams, OT Adrian Ealy, C Drake Jackson, TE Kyle Markway, OL Austin Reiter

New York Jets

Signed: OL Isaiah Williams
Placed on COVID-19 list: CB Lamar Jackson, DL Tanzel Smart, WR Vyncint Smith

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from COVID-19 list: RB Jason Huntley

Pittsburgh Steelers

Activated from COVID-19 list: CB Linden Stephens
Released: CB Isaiah Johnson
Placed on COVID-19 list: OL Malcolm Pridgeon

Seattle Seahawks

Placed on COVID-19 list: CB Michael Jackson, G Pier-Olivier Lestage

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/17/21

August 17th, 2021 at 5:29pm CST by Zachary Links

Tuesday afternoon marked the deadline for teams to cut down from 90 to 85 players. We’ll keep track of those cuts and the day’s other minor moves here:

Arizona Cardinals

Claimed (from Packers): P Ryan Winslow
Waived: P Tyler Newsome

Atlanta Falcons

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Jeff Badet

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: P Johnny Townsend

Carolina Panthers

Waived/injured: LB Nate Hall, C Mike Panasiuk
Placed on IR: CB Troy Pride Jr.; Pride suffered a torn ACL

Chicago Bears

Released: WR Justin Hardy
Waived: DB Michael Joseph, LB Ledarius Mack

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: LB Anthony Hines, FB Sewo Olonilua, CB Reggie Robinson
Waived: CB Kyron Brown, WR Brennan Eagles

Denver Broncos

Signed: RB Adrian Killins
Waived: DB Rojesterman Farris, LB Peter Kalambayi, DT Lorenzo Neal Jr.
Waived/injured: WR DeVontres Dukes, RB LeVante Bellamy, DL Deyon Sizer

Detroit Lions

Placed on IR: LB Shaun Dion Hamilton
Signed: QB Jordan Ta’amu
Waived: DT Michael Barnett
Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Chad Hansen

Green Bay Packers

Re-signed: QB Jake Dolegala
Placed on IR: TE Isaac Nauta, WR DeAndre Thompkins
Waived: OL Zack Johnson

Houston Texans

Reverted to reserve/NFI: RB Dontrell Hilliard

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB Te’von Coney

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: LB David Bellamy
Waived: QB K.J. Costello, TE Matt Seybert

Minnesota Vikings

Waived: CB Amari Henderson
Reverted to IR: K Riley Patterson, WR Blake Proehl

New England Patriots

Waived/injured: TE Troy Fumagalli

New York Jets

Placed on IR: OL Cameron Clark
Waived: DL Michael Dwumfour, S Bennett Jackson, RB Austin Walter

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: DL Abdullah Anderson, DB Stephen Denmark, WR Isaiah McKoy, K Sam Sloman, OT Brandon Walton

San Francisco 49ers

Claimed (from Ravens): CB Davontae Harris

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: OL Jake Benzinger
Placed on IR: G Sadarius Hutcherson
Waived/failed physical: WR John Franklin III
Waived/injured: G Donell Stanley

Tennessee Titans

Signed: S Jamal Carter
Placed on IR: DL Trevon Coley, S Tedric Thompson

Washington Football Team

Waived: TE Nick Guggemos, CB Greg Stroman

Broncos Sign LB Peter Kalambayi

June 7th, 2021 at 9:53pm CST by Ben Levine

The Broncos added linebacker Peter Kalambayi today, the team announced. To make room on the roster, the Broncos waived defensive back Chris Cooper.

Kalambayi, a 2018 sixth-round pick out of Stanford, ended up seeing time in 41 games for the Texans between 2018 and 2020. He had 31 combined tackles during his rookie and sophomore seasons, and while he saw the majority of his field time on special teams, he still played 122 defensive snaps during those two campaigns. The linebacker saw a lesser role on defense in 2020, appearing in only 10 snaps. As a result, Kalambayi was limited to only a pair of tackles.

The 25-year-old was waived by Houston back in February. He’ll compete with the likes of Pita Taumoepenu and seventh-round rookie Jonathon Cooper for a role as a weakside linebacker and special teamer.

Cooper, a former undrafted free agent out of Stony Brook, has yet to see time in an NFL game. He’s had stints on the practice squads of the Bengals, Chiefs, Falcons, and Broncos.

Texans Release OL Senio Kelemete

February 23rd, 2021 at 3:28pm CST by Sam Robinson

Less than a year after extending Senio Kelemete, the Texans will part ways with the veteran offensive lineman. The Texans released Kelemete on Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.

Houston will save $1.73MM by making this move. The franchise is also cutting linebacker Peter Kalambayi, which will create nearly $1MM in cap space.

Kelemete came over from the Saints in 2018. He started 14 games at guard that season, one in which Deshaun Watson was sacked 62 times, but only opened six games in Houston’s lineup over the past two years. Kelemete, 30, suffered a season-ending injury in September 2019 but returned to play in 14 games last season.

The Texans drafted Kalambayi in the 2018 sixth round and used him exclusively as a backup and special-teamer during his three seasons. One season remained on his rookie contract.

Given the state of the Texans, Kelemete certainly will not be alone among cap casualties this offseason. The Texans are set to hold barely $7MM in cap space after making these moves. With Nick Caserio now presiding over the roster, more starters acquired by previous GMs will be in jeopardy of being cut.

Texans Sign Entire Draft Class

May 10th, 2018 at 8:29pm CST by Sam Robinson

As a busy Thursday for rookie signings winds down, the Texans don’t have any more work to do on this front. They reached agreements with each member of their draft class Thursday night, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports (on Twitter). Here’s the full rundown:

3-68: Justin Reid, S (Stanford)
3-80: Martinas Rankin, T (Mississippi State)
3-98: Jordan Akins, TE (UCF)
4-103: Keke Coutee, WR (Texas Tech)
6-177: Duke Ejiofor, DE (Wake Forest)
6-211: Jordan Thomas, TE (Mississippi State)
6-214: Peter Kalambayi, LB (Stanford)
7-222: Jermaine Kelly, CB (San Jose State)

Having traded their first- and second-round picks in the deals for Deshaun Watson and Brock Osweiler, the Texans didn’t have as difficult of a time getting their class signed. However, they agreed to terms with three third-rounders, which hasn’t always been easy for teams because of vague CBA language regarding this round.

But Reid, Rankin and Akins are in the fold, and the Texans joined the Eagles among teams that have their full classes signed. Neither made first-round picks in this draft.