Ty Summers

Giants Re-Sign LB Ty Summers

March 31st, 2025 at 8:09pm CST by Ben Levine

Ty Summers is sticking in New York. The Giants announced today that they’ve re-signed the free agent linebacker.

After getting cut by the Lions at the end of the 2024 preseason, Summers quickly caught on with the Giants practice squad. He ended up having one of the most productive seasons of his career, compiling 29 tackles in 16 games (two starts). While the majority of his playing time came on special teams, Summers still garnered more than 100 defensive snaps over the final three weeks of the campaign.

The 29-year-old has traditionally been a special teams piece throughout his career. A former seventh-round pick, Summers spent the first three-plus seasons with the Packers. Since getting waived by Green Bay in 2022, the linebacker has spent time with the Jaguars (two stints), Saints, Lions, and Giants. He’s appeared in 83 games with 89 career tackles.

Summers will likely have a tougher path to defensive playing time in 2025. The team returns their same ILB corps from 2024 (Bobby Okereke, Micah McFadden, Darius Muasau), and they added veteran Chris Board on a two-year deal.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/25/24

September 25th, 2024 at 7:24pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves:

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: OT Germain Ifedi

New England Patriots

Placed on IR: LB Ja’Whaun Bentley (story)

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: LB Ty Summers

After suffering a pectoral injury in Week 2, Ja’Whaun Bentley officially landed on injured reserve today. With the linebacker expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season, the player willingly gave up his captaincy to safety Kyle Dugger, per Ben Volin of The Boston Globe.

Ty Summers was promoted from the practice squad for each of the Giants’ first three games, so the team had no choice but to sign the linebacker to the active roster. The former seventh-round pick has exclusively played on special teams for the Giants this season, and he hasn’t seen the field for a defensive snap since he was with the Packers in 2021.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/21/24

September 21st, 2024 at 5:00pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor NFL transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: T Jackson Barton, T Charlie Heck

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: RB Chris Collier, CB Ka’dar Hollman

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: DE DeShawn Williams

Chicago Bears

Elevated: DE Byron Cowart, WR Collin Johnson
Placed on IR: RB Travis Homer

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: RB Gary Brightwell, TE Blake Whiteheart
Elevated: CB Tony Brown, TE Geoff Swaim

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: DE Carl Lawson, LB Nick Vigil

Detroit Lions

Elevated: WR Tim Patrick, WR Allen Robinson

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: QB Sean Clifford, CB Robert Rochell

Houston Texans

Elevated: RB J.J. Taylor, LB Zeke Turner

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Sam Webb

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: LB Shaquille Quarterman

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: TE Nikola Kalinic, WR Xavier Smith

Miami Dolphins

Signed to active roster: QB Tim Boyle
Elevated: WR Dee Eskridge, WR Erik Ezukanma
Placed on IR: WR Grant DuBose

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: OLB Bo Richter, TE Robert Tonyan

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: LB Isaiah Stalbird

New York Giants

Elevated: CB Art Green, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Elevated: WR Parris Campbell, TE Jack Stoll

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: DL Mike Greene, WR Sterling Shepard

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: LB Luke Gifford, RB Jabari Small

Players like Hollman, Vigil, Webb, and Quarterman will now be getting called up for the third time this season. The NFL rules limit a practice squad player to three standard gameday elevations per contract. If their teams want to get them into more games in the future, the normal route is for them to be signed to the active roster after this weekend then released/waived and signed to new practice squad deals, starting their three-game count over.

Shy Tuttle‘s foot injury will keep him off the field for Week 3, as the Panthers announced that the defensive tackle has been downgraded from doubtful to out. The Panthers called up Williams to temporarily take the open roster spot. The defensive end started 10 of his 16 appearances for the Panthers last season, and he landed back on Carolina’s practice squad last month after spending the preseason with the Bills.

The Browns announced a handful of moves ahead of their game with the Giants tomorrow. Notably, the team didn’t promote any offensive tackles, which provided some optimism surrounding the availability of their injured tackles. While Jedrick Wills Jr. is expected to play (per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal), Jack Conklin will not (per Tony Grossi of 850 ESPN Cleveland). Conklin hasn’t played since Week 1 of the 2023 season while recovering from a torn ACL and MCL. He practiced this week and was initially listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game, but it sounds like a new hamstring injury is the culprit for his Week 3 absence.

With both Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce set to miss Sunday’s trip to Minnesota, the Texans are bringing up Taylor off the practice squad. Taylor will back up Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale against the Vikings this weekend.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/14/24

September 14th, 2024 at 8:06pm CST by Ely Allen

Saturday’s minor transactions and gameday practice squad callups:

Arizona Cardinals

Elevated: T Jackson Barton

Baltimore Ravens

Elevated: CB Ka’dar Hollman, RB John Kelly

Carolina Panthers

Elevated: TE Feleipe Franks

Dallas Cowboys

Elevated: TE Princeton Fant, LB Nick Vigil

Denver Broncos

Elevated: RB Tyler Badie, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

Detroit Lions

Elevated: WR Tom Kennedy, WR Tim Patrick

Green Bay Packers

Elevated: QB Sean Clifford

Houston Texans

Elevated: CB D’Angelo Ross

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: DE Genard Avery, S Ronnie Harrison

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: CB Christian Braswell

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: OLB K’Lavon Chaisson, CB Sam Webb

Los Angeles Chargers

Elevated: S Tony Jefferson, LB Shaquille Quarterman

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: RB Myles Gaskin, DL Jonah Williams

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: S Ugo Amadi, LB Isaiah Stalbird

New York Giants

Elevated: LB Tomon Fox, LB Ty Summers
Placed on IR: WR Gunner Olszewski

New York Jets

Elevated: DE Jalyn Holmes

San Francisco 49ers

Elevated: S Tracy Walker
Placed on IR: RB Christian McCaffrey (story)

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: T McClendon Curtis, RB George Holani

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: DT C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: LB Luke Gifford

Washington Commanders

Signed to active roster: LB Nick Bellore
Elevated: CB Bobby Price, DE Carlos Watkins

Patrick was among the Broncos’ final roster cuts after a Saints trade was discussed. The 30-year-old missed the 2022 and ’23 campaigns due to ACL and Achilles tears, respectively. Patrick did not need to wait long to find a new opportunity, though, quickly landing a practice squad deal with the Lions. He is now positioned make his season debut tomorrow as a complementary option in Detroit’s passing attack.

Olszewski is dealing with a groin injury and he was known to be facing a long-term absence. Today’s move thus comes as no surprise, but it ensures at least a four-week absence. The former All-Pro scored a punt return touchdown with Pittsburgh early last season and added another during his 10-game Giants stretch to close out the year. The team will need to rely on other options in the return game for the time being.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/7/24

September 7th, 2024 at 7:42pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are all the NFL’s minor transactions for Saturday, including the gameday callups leading into the first Sunday of the 2024 season:

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: WR Chris Blair, CB Kevin King

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: OL Will Clapp, DE Kameron Cline

Chicago Bears

Elevated: DE Byron Cowart, LS Scott Daly

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: WR Kendric Pryor

Cleveland Browns

Signed to active roster: WR Jaelon Darden
Elevated: CB Mike Ford, T Germain Ifedi

Denver Broncos

Elevated: FB Michael Burton, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: DE Chris Smith
Elevated: WR Tom Kennedy, DT Kyle Peko

Indianapolis Colts

Elevated: CB Chris Lammons, K Spencer Shrader

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: S Terrell Edmunds

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: CB Sam Webb

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed to active roster: TE Eric Tomlinson
Elevated: LB Shaquille Quarterman

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: T AJ Arcuri

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: WR Robbie Chosen

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: RB Myles Gaskin, S Bobby McCain

New England Patriots

Elevated: DT Trysten Hill, G Michael Jordan

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: LB Khaleke Hudson, DT Kendal Vickers

New York Giants

Elevated: LB Carter Coughlin, LB Ty Summers
Released: LB Curtis Bolton

Pittsburgh Steelers

Elevated: WR Ben Skowronek
Placed on IR: DT Logan Lee

Seattle Seahawks

Elevated: S Marquise Blair, CB Artie Burns

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: DT C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene

Tennessee Titans

Elevated: LB Luke Gifford, DL James Lynch

With regular kicker Matt Gay listed as questionable for the season opener after hernia surgery, the Colts will call up Shrader from the practice squad as an emergency option. The 25-year-old has not made a regular season appearance in his career, but that could very well change tomorrow.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC East

August 28th, 2024 at 6:20pm CST by Sam Robinson

Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants moves are noted below.

Dallas Cowboys

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

T Josh Ball, CB Josh Butler, WR Jalen Cropper, RB Malik Davis, DT Denzel Daxon, TE Princeton Fant, CB Kemon Hall, WR Kelvin Harmon, LB Darius Harris, S Emany Johnson, DE Carl Lawson, LB Brock Mogensen, OL Dakoda Shepley, LB Nick Vigil

New York Giants

Signed:

LB Curtis Bolton

Claimed:

DB Anthony Johnson

Waived:

S Gervarrius Owens

Waived/injured:

DT Ryder Anderson, CB Mario Goodrich, EDGE Ovie Oghoufo

Placed on IR:

LB Dyontae Johnson

Signed to practice squad:

WR Miles Boykin, CB Art Green, WR Isaiah Hodgins, FB Jakob Johnson, C Jimmy Morrisey, LB Ty Summers

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

OL Nick Gates

Washington Commanders

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

RB Kazmeir Allen, CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Julian Good-Jones, QB Sam Hartman, DE Andre Jones Jr., DT Haggai Ndubuisi, RB Chris Rodriguez, OL Max Scharping, WR Mitchell Tinsley, WR Brycen Tremayne, TE Cole Turner, DE Carlos Watkins, RB Michael Wiley

Lions Get Down To 53 Players

August 27th, 2024 at 8:57pm CST by Ely Allen

The Lions used a couple of different methods to get their active roster to 53 players:

Released:

CB Essang Bassey
WR Daurice Fountain
CB Javelin Guidry
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
T Jamarco Jones
WR Tom Kennedy
TE Sean McKeon
S C.J. Moore
DL Pat O’Connor
DL Kyle Peko
LB Ty Summers

Waived:

OLB Mitchell Agude
WR Maurice Alexander
LB Abraham Beauplan
DL Mathieu Betts
G Jake Burton
WR Jalon Calhoun
OL Duke Clemens
LS Scott Daly
WR Kaden Davis
C Kingsley Eguakun
QB Jake Fromm
RB Jake Funk
S Chelen Garnes
CB Steven Gilmore
C Bryan Hudson
RB Jermar Jefferson
RB Zonovan Knight
TE James Mitchell
DL Chris Smith
DL Isaac Ukwu
CB Rachad Wildgoose
TE Shane Zylstra

The Lions released a lot more vested veterans than we typically see at this time in the year, perhaps a sign of the young talent on the roster. Peko seemed like a sure thing to make the roster after starting 10 games for the Titans in 2023.

Detroit will dismiss a couple of young rushers in Jefferson and Knight after the two failed to develop a significant role on the roster. Fromm was easily outshined in the preseason by an electric Hendon Hooker, who will take the backup job behind Jared Goff. Fromm continues to search for his place in the NFL after nearly winning it all at the collegiate level.

Martin, like Mahogany, will be able to return after four weeks, thanks to a new NFL rule that allows each team to place two players on IR before or at the roster cut deadline and designate them to return. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley has the other designation.

Mahogany is the only drafted rookie not to make the initial 53, but he’ll stick around in Detroit. On the other side of things, the Lions kept three undrafted rookie signees on their active roster to start the season. Most notably Hogan Hatten will come in and operate as the team’s new long snapper. Safety Loren Strickland from Ball State and wide receiver Isaiah Williams from Illinois are the other two undrafted rookies to make the initial roster.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/26/24

August 26th, 2024 at 10:08pm CST by Ely Allen

There have been plenty of posts today about a number of teams releasing and waiving players ahead of roster cuts. Here are the best of the rest of the minor moves for Monday:

Carolina Panthers

Waived (with injury settlement): WR Tayvion Robinson

Cincinnati Bengals

Waived: DE Justin Blazek

Cleveland Browns

Activated from active/PUP list: S D’Anthony Bell

Detroit Lions

Waived: OLB Mitchell Agude, WR Kaden Davis, OL Bryan Hudson, RB Zonovan Knight, CB Rachad Wildgoose, TE Shane Zylstra
Released: DL Pat O’Connor, LB Ty Summers

Houston Texans

Released: DT McTelvin Agim, G Dieter Eiselen, LB Jacob Phillips

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: DE Levi Bell
Released: C Mike Panasiuk

Las Vegas Raiders

Waived: CB Demarcus Governor

New York Giants

Released: T Matt Nelson

New York Jets

Waived: DT Jaylen Twyman

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived (with injury settlement): S Mekhi Garner
Waived: S Andre’ Sam

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: T Tyler Beach, WR Jacob Copeland, RB Daijun Edwards, T Devery Hamilton, T Anderson Hardy, CB Kyler McMichael, DE Marquiss Spencer, CB Kiondre Thomas
Released: LB Kyahva Tezino, K Matthew Wright

San Francisco 49ers

Waived: P Pressley Harvin III, G Lewis Kidd, WR Jontre Kirklin
Released: RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Willie Roberts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: DT C.J. Brewer, DL Mike Greene, CB Keenan Isaac, OLB Daniel Grzesiak, CB Chris McDonald, TE Tanner Taula, S Rashad Wisdom

Tennessee Titans

Waived (with injury designation): LB JoJo Domann, WR Tre’Shaun Harrison
Waived: T Brian Dooley, CB Tay Gowan, LB Mikel Jones, LB Thomas Rush, WR Sam Schnee, TE Steven Stilianos, P Ty Zentner

Nelson was an effective swing tackle for the Lions in the past three years. While he wasn’t able to stick with the Giants, he’s likely to draw interest elsewhere in the NFL.

The Eagles like Sam a lot at safety, but with a number of veterans atop the depth chart, there wasn’t room for him on the roster. The team plans to retain him on the practice squad should he clear waivers, per Andrew DiCecco of 975 The Fanatic. The Buccaneers have similar plans with Isaac, Taula, and Wisdom.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/12/24

August 12th, 2024 at 8:07pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: CB William Hooper, S Josh Thompson
Waived: WR Austin Mack
Waived/failed physical: RB Robert Burns

Baltimore Ravens

Activated from active/PUP list: CB T.J. Tampa

Cincinnati Bengals

Activated from active/PUP: DT Devonnsha Maxwell

Cleveland Browns

Signed: LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, S Chase Williams
Released: RB John Kelly
Waived: DE Marcus Haynes
Waived/injured: CB Vincent Gray

Denver Broncos

Claimed (from Giants): DB Kaleb Hayes
Waived: ILB Alec Mock

Detroit Lions

Signed: QB Jake Fromm, LB Ty Summers
Waived: G Ike Boettger
Waived/injured: WR Antoine Green

Houston Texans

Signed: DE Pheldarius Payne
Waived: WR Jadon Janke

Indianapolis Colts

Claimed (from Bears): RB Demetric Felton
Waived/injured: RB Trent Pennix

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: LB Shaquille Quarterman, WR Isaiah Wooden
Waived: QB Casey Bauman, WR Praise Olatoke

Miami Dolphins

Signed: LB David Anenih, LB Wyatt Ray
Placed on IR: Cam Brown, Grayson Murphy

New England Patriots

Signed: RB Deshaun Fenwick
Waived: DE John Morgan

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Shaq Davis
Waived: WR Marquez Callaway

New York Giants

Signed: RB Lorenzo Lingard

New York Jets

Signed: LB Anthony Hines, TE Neal Johnson
Waived: LB Jimmy Ciarlo, CB Myles Jones

Pittsburgh Steelers

Claimed (from Ravens): OL Tykeem Doss
Waived/injured: DB Kalon Barnes

San Francisco 49ers

Waived/injured: WR Frank Darby

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: P Nolan Cooney
Waived from NFI list: QB Zack Annexstad

Hernia surgery forced Tampa to the Ravens’ active/PUP list, but the fourth-round pick is ready to return. Needing a double hernia operation after minicamp (per The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec), Tampa is unlikely to be ready for practice until at least next week. By avoiding a move to the reserve/PUP list, Tampa is no longer at risk of missing Baltimore’s first four games.

A rookie UDFA, Murphy went down with an MCL injury, per NFL.com’s Cameron Wolfe. The Dolphins signed Brown, a four-year Giants special-teamer and backup presence, in April. While the Dolphins continue to deal with linebacker injuries, they did bring Jaelan Phillips off the PUP list today.

Fromm spent most of the past two seasons with the Commanders, but the team — as it transitions to a new regime — cut the former Georgia passer in May. He joins a Lions team that still rosters Nate Sudfeld along with Jared Goff and Hendon Hooker.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/11/24

August 11th, 2024 at 8:03pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor transactions to wrap up the weekend:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: RB Spencer Brown, QB John Paddock
Placed on IR: CB Harrison Hand, OLB Bralen Trice
Waived: QB Nathan Rourke

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: P Jack Browning, WR Anthony Miller (story)
Waived: G Tykeem Doss, LS Randen Plattner

Carolina Panthers

Signed: G Jack Anderson, DT Walter Palmore, WR Tayvion Robinson, T Tyler Smith
Waived (with injury designation): WR Deven Thompkins
Waived: CB Willie Drew, K Harrison Mevis, RB Jaden Shirden

Chicago Bears

Signed: DT Jaylon Hutchings
Waived: RB Demetric Felton

Detroit Lions

Signed: LB Abraham Beauplan, T Jamarco Jones
Placed on IR: DL Nate Lynn
Waived (with injury designation): T Connor Galvin

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: LB Ty Summers

New York Giants

Waived: RB Jacob Saylors

New York Jets

Signed: TE Neal Johnson
Waived (with injury designation): LB Jimmy Ciarlo

Trice will unfortunately see his rookie season come to an end before it began. The third-round pick out of Washington exited Atlanta’s first preseason game with a knee injury that was later confirmed to be a torn ACL. Trice had been working his way into to outside linebacker rotation with the Falcons.

With Mevis getting cut, it seems the Panthers’ kicking battle has been decided. The rookie kicker, known as the “Thicker Kicker” at Missouri, was brought in to provide incumbent kicker Eddy Pineiro with competition for the job. Mevis’ departure leaves Pineiro as the only remaining kicker on the roster, putting an end to any competition.

Released:

Waived:

Waived/injured:

Placed on IR (designated for return):

Placed on reserve/PUP list: