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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/27/22

December 27th, 2022 at 8:48pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s practice squad transactions:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: FB Clint Ratkovich
Released: TE Tucker Fisk, WR Ra’Shaun Henry

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: LB Josh Bynes

Denver Broncos

Signed: CB Delonte Hood, TE Dalton Keene
Released: RB Devine Ozigbo

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: LS Garrison Sanborn

Kansas City Chiefs

Released: RB Jerrion Ealy

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB Austin Calitro
Released: G Willie Wright

New England Patriots

Signed: CB Tae Hayes
Placed on practice squad/IR: TE Scotty Washington

New Orleans Saints

Signed: WR Kawaan Baker

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: S Scott Nelson

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: LB Curtis Robinson
Released: CB Tre Swilling

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: OL Dylan Cook, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/13/22

December 13th, 2022 at 7:56pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: QB Carson Strong

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: LB Nate Landman
Released: OL Parker Ferguson

Buffalo Bills

Signed: WR Cole Beasley (story)
Released: WR Marquez Stevenson

Carolina Panthers

Signed: CB Tae Hayes
Released: RB Nate McCrary

Cleveland Browns

Signed: LB Storey Jackson

Denver Broncos

Released: DL McTelvin Agim

Green Bay Packers

Signed: OT Jean Delance, C Michal Menet
Released: DL Jack Heflin, WR Dede Westbrook

Houston Texans

Signed: RB Gerrid Doaks, WR D.J. Montgomery

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR Robert Foster

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB Kana’i Mauga, OT Willie Wright

New York Jets

Signed: DL Marquiss Spencer
Placed on IR: LB Marcell Harris

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: S Anthony Harris, P Brett Kern
Released: S Marquise Blair, WR Auden Tate

Tennessee Titans

Signed: QB Kevin Hogan, OL Zach McCloud, G Jordan Roos, WR Jonathan Ward

Titans Set 53-Man Roster

August 30th, 2022 at 9:56pm CST by Ben Levine

The Titans have trimmed down their roster to 53 players:

Released:

RB Trenton Cannon
DB Adrian Colbert
LB Joe Jones
P Brett Kern (story)
DB Greg Mabin

Waived:

Waived/injured:

TE Tommy Hudson

The Titans will open up at least one roster spot on Wednesday. Terry McCormick of TitansInsider.com writes that wide receiver Racey McMath is expected to land on short-term injured reserve. McMath sustained a hip injury during Tennessee’s preseason finale, and he’ll be sidelined for at least four weeks while sitting on IR. Robert Woods, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Treylon Burks, and Kyle Philips currently make up the Titans’ WR room, so there’s a chance one of the four wide receivers who were waived today (Dez Fitzpatrick, Cody Hollister, Mason Kinsey, Reggie Roberson) will end up back with the team.

Logan Woodside could also land back on the Titans practice squad after the team opted to keep only two QBs on their active roster (Ryan Tannehill, rookie Malik Willis). Woodside has seen time in 11 games for Tennessee over the past two years, completing one of his three pass attempts (he did break out a sweet 18-yard run, though).

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/29/22

August 29th, 2022 at 4:30pm CST by Sam Robinson

Teams have until 3pm Tuesday to slash their rosters from 80 to 53 players. Here are the Monday moves teams are making en route to doing so. The list will be updated throughout the day.

Arizona Cardinals

Waived: CB Jace Whittaker, S James Wiggins
Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Darrell Baker

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: C Jimmy Murray

Buffalo Bills

Waived: OL Jacob Capra, DE Daniel Joseph, DB Jordan Miller, OL Tanner Owen, WR Neil Pau’u, DB Josh Thomas

Chicago Bears

Waived: S Jon Alexander, C Corey Dublin, WR Kevin Shaa

Cleveland Browns

Placed on IR: DE Chris Odom (story)
Released: WR Javon Wims
Waived: WR Ja’Marcus Bradley, DT Glen Logan, S Jovante Moffatt, T Ben Petrula, DE Curtis Weaver

Denver Broncos

Waived: CB Bless Austin, LB Jeremiah Gemmel, OL Sebastian Gutierrez, RB JaQuan Hardy
Waived/injured: CB Donnie Lewis

Detroit Lions

Released: QB Tim Boyle
Waived: CB Mark Gilbert, WR Tom Kennedy, WR Kalil Pimpleton, CB Saivion Smith

Houston Texans

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Chester Rogers

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: QB Jack Coan

Jacksonville Jaguars

Released: S Rudy Ford, K.C. McDermott
Waived: LB Tyrell Adams, DL Auzoyah Alufohai, RB Ryquell Armstead, CB Benjie Franklin, DB Brandon Rusnak, LB Chapelle Russell, OL Badara Traore

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Emeke Egbule, TE Sage Surratt

Miami Dolphins

Released: OL Adam Pankey
Waived: OL Blaise Andries, DL Owen Carney Jr., RB Gerrid Doaks, CB Elijah Hamilton, LB Darius Hodge, DT Niles Scott, RB ZaQuandre White, CB Quincy Wilson
Placed on IR: LB Calvin Munson
Waived/injured: CB D’Angelo Ross

Minnesota Vikings

Released: CB Tye Smith
Placed on IR: WR Olabisi Johnson (story), DL T.Y. McGill
Waived: WR Myron Mitchell, T Timon Parris

New York Giants

Waived: DB Yusuf Corker, WR Keelan Doss, DB Olaijah Griffin, OL Josh Rivas, K Ryan Santoso, OL Eric Smith, WR Travis Toivonen

New York Jets

Waived: DE Bradlee Anae, WR Irvin Charles, CB Javelin Guidry, WR Calvin Jackson Jr., RB La’Mical Perine, LB Del’Shawn Phillips, QB Chris Streveler

Philadelphia Eagles

Waived: CB Josh Blackwell, QB Carson Strong, OL Cameron Tom, DT Renell Wren
Waived/injured: WR Greg Ward

Pittsburgh Steelers

Waived: DL Ron’Dell Carter, CB Linden Stephens, TE Jace Sternberger

San Francisco 49ers

Released: CB Ken Crawley
Waived: OL Dohnovan West

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: LB Andre Anthony, WR Jerreth Sterns

Tennessee Titans

Released: S Adrian Colbert
Waived: S Tyree Gillespie, OL Willie Wright

Washington Commanders

Waived: DT Tyler Clark, DE Jacub Panasiuk, DB Steven Parker

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/3/22

August 3rd, 2022 at 6:30pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor moves

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: WR Trevon Clark

Carolina Panthers

Reverted to IR: WR Andrew Parchment

Cleveland Browns

Signed: WR Daylen Baldwin
Waived: S Nate Meadors

Denver Broncos

Signed: RB Max Borghi
Placed on IR: RB Damarea Crockett, WR Tim Patrick (story)

Detroit Lions

Signed: WR Maurice Alexander
Waived/injured: RB Greg Bell

Houston Texans

Signed: LS Harrison Elliott
Activated from PUP: DB Tristin McCollum
Waived-injured: WR Davion Davis

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR D.J. Montgomery

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: G Beau Benzschawel
Waived/injured: G Jared Hocker

Miami Dolphins

Activated from NFI: DB Elijah Campbell

New Orleans Saints

Waived: TE Brandon Dillon

New York Giants

Placed on exempt/left squad: OT Matt Gono*

New York Jets

Activated from NFI: RB Tevin Coleman, TE Jeremy Ruckert

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from PUP: TE Richard Rodgers

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: RB Master Teague
Placed on IR: RB Jeremy McNichols

Tennessee Titans

Signed: DB Terrell Bonds, OL Willie Wright
Waived/injured: DB Chris Williamson
Placed on IR: C Daniel Munyer

Washington Commanders

Signed: CB De’Vante Bausby
Waived/injured: LB Drew White

*Per Dan Duggan of The Athletic (on Twitter), Gono has left the squad due to an undisclosed physical issue. The lineman will meet with a doctor tomorrow, which should provide some clarity.

Minor NFL Transactions: 7/26/22

July 26th, 2022 at 7:56pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s minor NFL transactions, including a handful of notable names landing on the physically unable to perform list and the non-football injury list as teams open up camp:

Arizona Cardinals

Placed on NFI: WR Marquise Brown

Chicago Bears

Waived: DB Allie Green, OL Willie Wright

Cleveland Browns

Placed on PUP: OT Jack Conklin, CB Denzel Ward
Placed on NFI: DT Sheldon Day, LB Anthony Walker Jr.
Placed on non-football illness: WR Javon Wims

Denver Broncos

Placed on PUP: LB Randy Gregory, WR KJ Hamler, OL Billy Turner
Placed on NFI : LB Christopher Allen

Green Bay Packers

Signed: OL Ty Clary, WR Osirus Mitchell
Placed on NFI: WR Sammy Watkins

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: WR Isaiah Ford, WR John Hurst
Waived: WR Kekoa Crawford, DT Caeveon Patton

Kansas City Chiefs

Placed on PUP: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from NFI: DT Vernon Butler

Los Angeles Chargers

Placed on PUP: LB Kenneth Murray

Miami Dolphins

Released with NFI designation: WR Cody Core

Minnesota Vikings

Placed on NFI: CB Nate Hairston

New England Patriots

Released: C Darryl Williams
Activated from PUP: LB Raekwon McMillan
Placed on NFI: CB Myles Bryant

New Orleans Saints

Released: OL Derek Schweiger
Placed on NFI: DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, TE Nick Vannett

New York Giants

Signed: S Andrew Adams, WR Marcus Kemp, OT Kamaal Seymour
Released: DB Maurice Canady
Waived: DB Henry Black, DT Jabari Ellis, WR Travis Toivonen
Placed on PUP: C Nick Gates, OT Matt Peart, WR Sterling Shepard
Placed on NFI: LB Azeez Ojulari

New York Jets

Signed: WR/PR Rashard Davis, QB Chris Streveler, OL Isaiah Williams
Released: CB Craig James, WR D.J. Montgomery, OL Dru Samia

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: TE Jaedan Graham, DT Kobe Smith
Waived: WR Josh Hammond
Waived with NFI desgination: DT Noah Elliss

Pittsburgh Steelers

Placed on NFI: S Minkah Fitzpatrick

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DT Robert Nkemidiche
Placed on PUP: CB Jason Verrett, TE Charlie Woerner
Placed on NFI: DT Kalia Davis

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: TE Jake Hausmann
Waived with failed physical designation: LB Ben Burr-Kirven
Placed on PUP: CB Tre Brown, LB Jon Rhattigan, OT Liam Ryan, OLB Tyreke Smith

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: TE Codey McElroy

Washington Commanders

Placed on PUP: C Tyler Larsen, C Chase Roullier, TE Logan Thomas, DE Chase Young
Placed on NFI: OT Cornelius Lucas

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 2/11/22

February 11th, 2022 at 5:11pm CST by Adam La Rose

Here are today’s reserve/futures deals signed around the league:

Carolina Panthers

DE Joe Jackson

Chicago Bears

OL Willie Wright

Jacksonville Jaguars

QB Jake Luton

Kansas City Chiefs

TE Josh Pederson

Los Angeles Rams

T Adrian Ealy

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/24/21

August 24th, 2021 at 6:01pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here. Teams had until 3pm today to cut their rosters down to 80 players.

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: RB Javian Hawkins, LB Shareef Miller, DL Olive Sagapolu, WR Austin Trammell, OL Willie Wright
Placed on IR: QB A.J. McCarron (story)

Baltimore Ravens

Waived: QB Kenji Bahar

Buffalo Bills

Claimed: WR Rico Gafford (from Cardinals), DT Joey Ivie (from Colts)
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: WR Cole Beasley, DT Vernon Butler, WR Gabriel Davis, DT Star Lotulelei

Carolina Panthers

Signed: K Dominik Eberle
Waived: S LaDarius Wiley

Cleveland Browns

Suspended two games: WR Davion Davis; Davis was arrested for DUI in 2019
Released from IR via injury settlement: K Cody Parkey

Denver Broncos

Waived: WR Branden Mack, LB Josh Watson

Green Bay Packers

Placed on IR: S Will Redmond
Waived: DL Josh Avery

Indianapolis Colts

Waived/injured: TE Noah Togiai

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: OL Derwin Gray, CB Jameson Houston, DT Kenny Randall

Las Vegas Raiders

Placed on IR: LB Darron Lee
Waived: WR Marcell Ateman
Waived/injured: DL Darius Stills

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LS Ryan Langan, WR Austin Proehl, TE Matt Seybert, OT Kyle Spalding
Waived/injured: LB Damon Lloyd, DL Chris Okoye

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: TE Kyle Markway

New England Patriots

Waived: DB Malik Gant, LS Brian Khoury, LB Cassh Maluia, OL R.J. Prince, WR Devin Ross
Placed on IR: OL Marcus Martin

New York Giants

Placed on IR: TE Rysen John, CB Quincy Wilson
Waived: LS Carson Tinker
Waived/injured: DB Montre Hartage, TE Cole Hikutini

Philadelphia Eagles

Released from IR via injury settlement: OT Casey Tucker

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: DE Alex Tchangam

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: K Ryan Succop
Waived/injured: OT Chidi Okeke

Tennessee Titans

Waived: CB Kevin Peterson
Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: LB Nick Dzubnar, RB Jeremy McNichols

Washington Football Team

Waived: CB Jordan Brown, OT Rick Leonard, LB Justin Phillips, DT Justus Reed, C Jon Toth

Browns Get Down To 53

September 5th, 2020 at 1:22pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

The Browns became the second team after the Panthers to officially announce their initial 53-man roster, waiving 24 players to get down. Here’s everybody they cut, with a recap on some notables at the bottom:

QB Kevin Davidson
QB Garrett Gilbert
RB Dontrell Hilliard
RB Benny LeMay
FB Johnny Stanton
WR Ja’Marcus Bradley
WR Damion Ratley
WR Taywan Taylor
T Brady Aiello
T Alex Taylor (waived/injured)
C Jon Toth
G Michael Dunn
G Willie Wright
DE Robert McCray
DE Chad Thomas
DT Daniel Ekuale
LB Solomon Ajayi
LB Willie Harvey
LB Montrel Meander
CB A.J. Green
CB Robert Jackson
CB Donovan Olumba
S Elijah Benton
S Javonte Moffatt

One of the biggest names on this list is Thomas, who the Browns drafted 67th overall in 2018. He barely played as a rookie, but he started eight games and had four sacks last year. The Browns are loaded along the defensive line, so it would’ve been tough for him to find snaps. He’s a definite practice squad candidate assuming he doesn’t get claimed.

Taylor flashed some potential with the Titans and had 466 yards with Tennessee in 2018, but failed to make a dent after getting traded to Cleveland last year. Ratley is another receiver who got cut, and he started three games each of the past two years. The 2018 sixth-rounder from Texas A&M had 200 yards and a touchdown last season.

Gilbert spent last season as Baker Mayfield‘s backup after he lit it up in the ill-fated AAF, but he was made expendable by the offseason addition of Case Keenum. He should get another shot elsewhere or on the practice squad.

Sunday NFL Transactions: AFC North

September 1st, 2019 at 4:39pm CST by Rory Parks

Listed below are the Sunday roster moves for the four AFC North teams. Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline yesterday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters, claiming players off waivers or signing guys who clear waivers. Those transactions for the Ravens, Bengals, Browns, and Steelers are noted below.

Additionally, as of today, teams can begin constructing their 10-man practice squads. You can check out our glossary entry on practice squads to brush up on those changes, as well as all the other guidelines that govern the 10-man units, whose players practice with the team but aren’t eligible to suit up on Sundays.

Here are Sunday’s AFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day:

Baltimore Ravens

Signed to practice squad:
- DE Aaron Adeoye
- OL Marcus Applefield
- CB Maurice Canady
- FB Christopher Ezeala
- WR Sean Modster
- LB Donald Payne
- OL R.J. Prince
- TE Charles Scarff
- DE Zach Sieler
- RB De’Lance Turner
- WR Antoine Wesley

Cincinnati Bengals

Claimed:
- WR Pharoh Cooper
- RB Samaje Perine
Waived:
- RB Josh Malone
- LB Hardy Nickerson
Signed to practice squad:
- TE Moritz Böhringer
- CB Anthony Chesley
- LB Noah Dawkins
- HB Jordan Ellis
- TE Jordan Franks
- S Trayvon Henderson
- WR Stanley Morgan
- TE Mason Schreck
- G Keaton Sutherland

Cleveland Browns

Claimed:
- WR KhaDarel Hodge
- LB Malik Jefferson
- TE Ricky Seals-Jones
Waived:
- S Juston Burris
- DT Trevon Coley
Placed on IR:
- OL Drew Forbes
Signed to practice squad:
- DT Brandin Bryant
- TE Stephen Carlson
- WR Shelton Gibson
- LB Willie Harvey
- S J.T. Hassell
- CB Robert Jackson
- DB Tigie Sankoh*
- WR Derrick Willies
- C Willie Wright

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed to practice squad:
- S Marcus Allen
- RB Trey Edmunds
- OL Derwin Gray
- WR Tevin Jones
- S Trevon Mathis
- DL Henry Mondeaux
- OL Patrick Morris
- TE Kevin Rader
- TE Christian Scotland-Williamson
- LB Robert Spillane

* = International Pathway Program player