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Jaguars Place LB Foye Oluokun On IR

September 28th, 2024 at 12:50pm CST by Adam La Rose

TODAY, 12:50pm: Oluokun has officially landed on injured reserve. The team announced that they’ve placed the injured linebacker on IR, keeping him off the field for at least the next four weeks. Oluokun will be eligible for reinstatement in Week 8.

TUESDAY, 6:30pm: The Jaguars fell to 0-3 on Monday night, and the team’s defense suffered a blow in the process. Linebacker Foye Oluokun is dealing with plantar fasciitis, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

As a result, Oluokun is expected to miss multiple weeks. Pelissero notes the worst-case scenario has been avoided in this instance, adding that no surgery will be needed. Nonetheless, this news means Jacksonville will be shorthanded at the second level on defense for a stretch. It will be interesting to see if injured reserve comes into play.

An IR stint would guarantee at least a four-week absence and deal a blow to the Jaguars’ ability to recover from a poor start to the year. In any case, being without Oluokun will create a notable linebacker vacancy. The 29-year-old is consistently among the league’s top tacklers, and he led the NFL with 184 stops during his debut Jags campaign (2022). He had matched that feat the year prior, and 2023 saw the former Falcon amass 173 stops. Prior to the injury, Oluokun racked up a team-leading 22 tackles while logging a heavy defensive workload.

The former sixth-rounder was one of several incumbent players who landed a Jaguars extension this offseason. Oluokun inked a three-year, $30MM deal in March; as a result, he is on the books through 2027. Missing him for any period will be acutely felt by Jacksonville, a team which ranks 11th against the run this year but sits near the bottom in a number of other defensive categories.

2022 first-rounder Devin Lloyd is still in the fold as a linebacker starter for the Jags. He comfortably reached triple-digit tackles in each of his first two seasons, and the 25-year-old will be counted on to remain productive with Oluokun temporarily unavailable. The likes of Chad Muma, Caleb Johnson, Ventrell Miller and Yasir Abdullah represent the team’s options on the active roster to take on a first-team role. No member of that group is attached to a big-ticket deal, a sign of Jacksonville’s reliance on Oluokun to serve as an anchor at the second level.

The Jaguars designated Keilan Robinson and Andrew Wingard for return ahead of the roster cutdown deadline. That will use up two of the team’s eight IR activations, something which will be taken into account regarding an IR move in Oluokun’s case. His prognosis will be worth watching closely as the team braces for multiple games without him in the fold.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/27/24

September 27th, 2024 at 6:41pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s only minor move:

Tennessee Titans

Taking the 53-man roster spot of cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, who was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury, Gifford’s promotion is an expected one. The veteran linebacker has been a standard gameday practice squad elevation in the first three games of the season so far. The NFL restricts practice squad players to only three such elevations in one contract. In order for Gifford to continue appearing in games, Tennessee is signing him to a new active roster deal. If they so choose, the Titans can release Gifford after this game and re-sign him to the practice squad, restarting his three-game limit.

Titans Place CB Chidobe Awuzie On IR

September 27th, 2024 at 1:58pm CST by Adam La Rose

SEPTEMBER 27: Awuzie has indeed been placed on IR, per a team announcement. A notable absence is thus in store as the team looks to rebound from an underwhelming start to the campaign.

SEPTEMBER 23: A groin injury might lead to an extended absence for Chidobe Awuzie. The veteran corner could be placed on injured reserve, Titans head coach Brian Callahan said on Monday.

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An IR move would guarantee at least a four-game absence. Callahan said injured reserve is “definitely a possibility” at this point (h/t Terry McCormick of Titans Insider), so it would come as no surprise if the team were to take that route. Missing Awuzie for any period will leave the 0-3 Titans without a starter in the secondary.

The 29-year-old began his career with the Cowboys before a three-year stint with the Bengals. Awuzie followed Callahan from Cincinnati to Tennessee this offseason on a three-year, $36MM pact. That commitment illustrates the Titans’ confidence in the second-rounder’s ability to return to his pre-2022 ACL tear form. Awuzie started all three games during his debut campaign in Nashville, collecting four tackles.

Tennessee also has returnee Roger McCreary in place at the cornerback spot, along with trade acquisition L’Jarius Sneed. The latter was franchise-tagged by the Chiefs this offseason, but team and player were unable to come to terms on a long-term deal, prompting the trade. Sneed inked a four-year, $76.4MM contract upon arrival with the Titans, and he will be counted on to remain a focal point in the secondary with Awuzie out of the picture.

Jarvis Brownlee is now in position to take on a starting role for the Titans. The fifth-round rookie has played each game so far this year, logging a minor defensive role in addition to a notable special teams workload. In terms of depth, Tre Avery is a candidate to be promoted from the practice squad to the active roster while Awuzie recovers.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/26/24

September 26th, 2024 at 6:59pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s practice squad moves:

Buffalo Bills

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

  • Signed: LB Abraham Beauplan

Green Bay Packers

Kansas City Chiefs

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Signed: OL Braeden Daniels

Miami Dolphins

Fortson will make his way back to Missouri, doing so after the Dolphins released him in August. Fortson combined to catch 14 passes for 155 yards and four touchdowns during the 2021 and ’22 Chiefs seasons, but he spent the 2023 campaign on IR. An effort to latch on in Miami did not pan out, but the Chiefs have the reserve tight end back as insurance. Fortson, 28, initially caught on with the Chiefs as a 2019 UDFA.

Ingram will fill the same purpose, switching spots with Kareem Hunt, whom the Chiefs bumped up to their 53-man roster this week. Waiving Ingram to make room for the Hunt reunion, Kansas City circled back to the former Arizona draftee. Ingram joins UDFA Emani Bailey as RBs on the Chiefs’ P-squad.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/26/24

September 26th, 2024 at 3:30pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves:

Buffalo Bills

Dallas Cowboys

Los Angeles Chargers

New York Giants

Without Adoree’ Jackson and Dru Phillips, the Giants will move Shelley up to their gameday roster. Shelley has not played since last season, attending training camp with the Vikings but landing with the Giants shortly after not making Minnesota’s 53-man roster.

Jefferson played in one game this season as a gameday elevation, but this is his first time on a 53-man roster since the 2022 season. Jefferson had retired, spending the 2023 season as a Ravens scouting intern. At 32, he returned to play under Jim Harbaugh. The Chargers will be without Derwin James against the Chiefs due to a one-game suspension, with Jefferson set to serve as a depth piece in Week 4.

Lions Sign Allen Robinson To Active Roster

September 26th, 2024 at 12:45pm CST by Adam La Rose

Allen Robinson made his Lions debut on Sunday, and he is now positioned to remain a regular presence on gamedays. The veteran wideout was signed to the active roster on Thursday, per a team announcement.

Robinson was released by the Steelers early in the 2024 offseason, marking an end to his one-year tenure in Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old then caught on with the Giants, although he was unable to carve out a role in the team’s receiving room. That left him as one of New York’s final roster cuts and threatened to leave him without a deal in time for Week 1. Robinson quickly caught on with the Lions after being released by New York, though.

That move came shortly after Tim Patrick was added on a practice squad agreement. The former Bronco was signed to the active roster earlier this week, and the Lions have now done the same with Robinson. The latter played all 18 regular and postseason games with Pittsburgh last season, but he posted 280 scoreless yards. That production helped inform Robinson’s release, a move he did not see coming. The former Pro Bowler made it clear he did not consider retirement, however, and he is aiming to rebuild his value in the Motor City.

Detroit has Amon-Ra St. Brown atop the WR depth chart, and 2022 first-rounder Jameson Williams has taken on by far the largest workload of his young career this season. Questions were raised about the team’s depth at the position after Josh Reynolds departed in free agency, although a number options are in place for the WR3 gig. Kalif Raymond, Antoine Green, Tre’Quan Smith and Isaiah Williams are also on the active roster as things stand.

Robinson – who does not play on special teams – will aim to carve out a depth role among that group. The former second-rounder topped 1,100 yards three times across his time with the Bears and Jaguars, but expectations for a repeat of that feat are of course absent regarding his Lions tenure. Robinson played a single snap in Week 3, but that figure could rise in the near future.

Minor NFL Transactions: 9/25/24

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

Today’s minor moves:

Cleveland Browns

New England Patriots

New York Giants

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.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/25/24

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

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers

Chicago Bears

Cleveland Browns

Detroit Lions

Las Vegas Raiders

New England Patriots

  • Signed: WR John Jiles

New York Giants

San Francisco 49ers

  • Signed: DT Shakel Brown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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.

Steelers Add CB C.J. Henderson To Practice Squad

September 25th, 2024 at 5:18pm CST by Ben Levine

The Steelers have added a former first-round pick to their secondary. The team announced that they’ve signed defensive back C.J. Henderson to the practice squad.

The Jaguars selected Henderson with the ninth-overall pick in the 2020 draft. The Florida product showed flashes of his first-round pedigree as a rookie, finishing with 36 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble in eight games before landing on injured reserve with a groin injury.

Henderson was dealt to the Panthers during his sophomore campaign and proceeded to spend two-plus seasons in Carolina, starting 22 of his 39 appearances. The cornerback occasionally filled up the stat sheet, including a 2022 campaign where he finished with tw0 interceptions and six passes defended. However, Pro Football Focus was never especially fond of Henderson’s performance, often giving him one of the worst positional grades in pass coverage.

The 25-year-old caught on with the Texans this offseason but didn’t make it through final cuts with his new squad. After remaining unsigned through the first few weeks of the regular season, Henderson has now found a new home in Pittsburgh. The veteran will still face an uphill battle to earn a promotion, as he joins a Steelers practice squad that already includes cornerbacks Anthony Averett, D’Shawn Jamison, and Thomas Graham Jr..

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