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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/28/24

October 28th, 2024 at 7:19pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: DT Josh Tupou

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: OT Sebastian Gutierrez, G Josh Sills
Released: OT Jack Wilson

Los Angeles Rams

Signed to practice squad: LB Tony Fields II

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/25/24

September 25th, 2024 at 6:10pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: OL Austen Pleasants
Placed on IR: OT Jackson Barton

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Sam Pinckney

Chicago Bears

Signed: DB Ameer Speed
Released: DB Ro Torrence

Cleveland Browns

Signed: OT Sebastian Gutierrez, OT Ricky Lee III, DE Elerson Smith
Released: LB Luiji Vilain

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Abraham Beauplan

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: OT Gottlieb Ayedze

New England Patriots

Signed: WR John Jiles

New York Giants

Signed: FB Jakob Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DT Shakel Brown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: P Trenton Gill

Trenton Gill has caught on with the Buccaneers practice squad after getting cut by the Broncos back in August. Gill spent the previous two seasons as the Bears full-time punter, with the 25-year-old averaging 46 yards per punt while landing 28.6 percent of his punts inside the 20. As Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times notes, this addition is a sign that Bucs punter Jake Camarda may be on the hot seat. The former fourth-round pick is averaging a career-low 39.8 net yards per punt.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/2/24

September 2nd, 2024 at 7:20pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s practice squad additions and subtractions:

Carolina Panthers

Signed: WR Praise Olatoke

Houston Texans

Signed: DE Rashad Weaver
Released: DE Malik Fisher

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: CB David Long

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: WR Dez Fitzpatrick

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: OL Blake Larson

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Joe Giles-Harris, LB Yvandy Rigby

New York Giants

Signed: TE/FB Jakob Johnson
Released: WR Miles Boykin

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: DB Ayo Oyelola

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DE Sam Okuayinonu, LB DaShaun White
Released: T Sebastian Gutierrez

Tennessee Titans

Signed: S Kendell Brooks

Weaver has dropped from the player who logged 640 defensive snaps in 2022, when Harold Landry was sidelined for the year, to the practice squad level. The Titans waived Weaver after setting their initial 53-man roster. He will follow ex-teammate Teair Tart by joining the Texans’ D-line upon being a Titans cut. Though, Tart landed in Houston via waiver claim and never dropped to the P-squad. Weaver registered 5.5 sacks in 2022 but did not record any in 15 games last season.

The Giants waived Long last week. He will join a Colts team that has made multiple moves at corner since setting its initial roster. Indianapolis, which took some heat for not augmenting its outside CB situation this offseason, claimed Samuel Womack off waivers from San Francisco and waived Darrell Baker. Long, a former Rams third-round pick, played for three teams (Raiders, Panthers, Packers in 2023.

49ers Activate Talanoa Hufanga, Move Roster To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 4:29pm CST by Sam Robinson

Two 49ers remain out out of the mix (but definitely not out of headlines, in Brandon Aiyuk‘s case), though both standouts are still employed by the team. Though, Trent Williams remains on the reserve/did not report list. Here is how the defending NFC champs pared their roster to 53 by today’s deadline:

Released:

OL Ben Bartch
WR Robbie Chosen
OL Chris Hubbard
DL T.Y. McGill
OL Brandon Parker
TE Eric Saubert
WR Trent Taylor
TE Logan Thomas
S Tracy Walker
DL Nick Williams
CB Rock Ya-Sin

Waived:

OL Isaac Alarcon
DL Evan Anderson
DL Alex Barrett
DL Shakel Brown
DL Jonathan Garvin
LB Jalen Graham
WR Danny Gray
OL Sebastian Gutierrez
OL Jarrett Kingston
TE Cameron Latu
CB Chase Lucas
S Jaylen Mahoney
WR Tay Martin
QB Tanner Mordecai
OL Drake Nugent
TE Mason Pline
RB Cody Schrader
TE Brayden Willis
CB Samuel Womack

Hufanga’s status represents a positive development for a 49ers team in need of them. The All-Pro safety had been rumored to join Greenlaw on the reserve/PUP list. Avoiding it does not guarantee Hufanga will be ready for Week 1, but it keeps the fourth-year defender in the equation for the 49ers’ first four games. They are choosing to carry Hufanga on the 53-man roster and go week-to-week with him. This undoubtedly led to Walker being moved off the roster.

Conversely, Mitchell’s time with the team may be over. San Francisco surprised most by vaulting the 2021 sixth-round pick into a starting role to open that season, dropping Trey Sermon to a backup spot. Mitchell operated as San Francisco’s preferred starter — as long as he was healthy, which was sporadic — until the October 2022 Christian McCaffrey trade. The 49ers now have Jordan Mason and rookie Isaac Guerendo as CMC backups.

A hamstring injury has sidelined Mitchell, potentially opening the door to an injury settlement. Davis will be able to return this season for the 49ers; Mitchell’s designation would prevent that. The 49ers are down to seven IR activations as a result of the Davis decision. A 2022 sixth-round pick, Davis remains in the team’s plans despite injuries largely keeping him out of action. Davis has played just three NFL games, and he suffered another injury — a knee issue requiring surgery — during camp.

The 49ers, who will bring many of these players back to the practice squad, cut two recent third-round picks — Gray and Latu. The latter has not played yet as a pro, missing his entire rookie season with an ACL tear. Gray has been unable to carve out a role on a 49ers team that has seen Jauan Jennings stick as the team’s WR3; rookies Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing are also in the mix now.

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 2/13/24

February 13th, 2024 at 7:31pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s reserve/futures deals:

Jacksonville Jaguars

OL Chandler Brewer, DB Tevaughn Campbell, DL D.J. Coleman, OLB De’Shaan Dixon, DB Erick Hallett II, LB Dequan Jackson, DB Amani Oruwariye, DL Esezi Otomewo, DB Ayo Oyelola, TE Josh Pederson, OL Keaton Sutherland, OL Darryl Williams, WR Seth Williams

Kansas City Chiefs

DT Isaiah Buggs

San Francisco 49ers

OL Sebastian Gutierrez, DB Kemon Hall, S Erik Harris, S Tayler Hawkins, WR Tay Martin, DL Sam Okuayinonu, LB Curtis Robinson, TE Jake Tonges, DL Spencer Waege

Oruwariye spent much of the 2023 season on the Jaguars practice squad, with the defensive back getting into just one game. The former fifth-round pick has more experience than your standard reserve/futures contract, as Oruwariye started 29 games for the Lions between 2020 and 2021. That latter season was one of his strongest, as he finished with 57 tackles, 11 passes defended, and six interceptions.