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Cardinals Trade LB Cameron Thomas To Chiefs

August 26th, 2024 at 10:13pm CST by Ben Levine

With some extra depth at linebacker, the Cardinals are moving on from a former third-round pick. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cardinals have traded linebacker Cameron Thomas to the Chiefs for a seventh-round selection.

While the Cardinals have tried to get creative with their usage of Thomas, he seemed destined to be buried on the edge depth chart in 2024. Zaven Collins and Dennis Gardeck are still expected to lead the positional grouping, and the team is also still rostering former sixth-round pick Victor Dimukeje, who outsnapped Thomas in 2023.

While fellow edge rusher BJ Ojulari will miss the entire 2024 campaign, Thomas was still facing an uphill battle toward playing time. The team added rookie Xavier Thomas in the fifth round, and the team is still hanging on to former bottom-of-the-depth-chart options like Jesse Luketa and Tyreke Smith. More moves are surely coming at outside linebacker, but today’s trade should provide some temporary relief in Arizona’s position room.

The Chiefs will be taking a chance on a player whose San Diego State performance made him a third-round pick in 2022. After finishing with three sacks as a rookie, the Cardinals were clearly counting on more from Thomas in 2023, with the OLB starting three of his 15 appearances. However, Thomas was shutout in the sacks category, and he finished with only 22 tackles while getting into about one third of his team’s defensive snaps.

The Chiefs will return a similar edge grouping in 2024, with George Karlaftis, Mike Danna, and 2023 first-round pick Felix Anudike-Uzomah leading the way. Charles Omenihu and BJ Thompson are currently on PUP and NFI, respectively, so there could be a chance for Thomas to soak up some snaps in the interim.

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

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Waived: DE Justin Blazek

Cleveland Browns

Detroit Lions

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

  • Waived: DE Levi Bell
  • Released: C Mike Panasiuk

Las Vegas Raiders

New York Giants

New York Jets

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

  • Waived: CB Willie Roberts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans

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.

RB Chase Edmonds Expected To Miss 2024 Season

August 26th, 2024 at 9:24pm CST by Ben Levine

Chase Edmonds won’t be playing for the Buccaneers this season. According to Greg Auman of FOX Sports, the Buccaneers will place the RB on IR before final cuts. Auman clarifies that Edmonds will indeed miss the upcoming campaign.

Last week, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles told the media that the RB was expected to play in 2024. Edmonds had been sidelined since early training camp with an undisclosed injury. If Edmonds made the 53-man roster before landing on IR, he would have had to sit out at least four games. The Bucs could have also declared Edmonds as one of their two pre-cutdown IR stashes who are eligible to return in 2024. Instead, Edmonds’ only path to playing in 2024 would be via an injury settlement with the Buccaneers.

Edmonds was productive as an RB2 in Arizona to begin his career. This included 2020 and 2021 campaigns where he averaged 876 yards from scrimmage and 48 catches per season. He parlayed that performance into a two-year contract with the Dolphins, but he didn’t even make it through one season in Miami before getting shipped to Denver as part of the Bradley Chubb deal. Edmonds ultimately finished that 2022 season with 402 yards from scrimmage.

The running back caught on with the Buccaneers last offseason and was expected to serve as the team’s RB2. He missed four games towards the beginning of the year but otherwise served as Rachaad White‘s primary backup. Unfortunately for Edmonds, that role didn’t lead to much production, as the 28-year-old finished with a career-low 257 yards from scrimmage.

Edmonds’ role on the depth chart didn’t look nearly as secure heading into the 2024 preseason. The team added Bucky Irving in the fourth round, and the likes of Sean Tucker and Ramon Jefferson also found themselves climbing the ladder. Edmonds will now be the odd man out, although there’s a chance he sticks around on Tampa Bay’s IR for the entirety of the upcoming season.

Cardinals Cut 7 Ahead Of Deadline

August 26th, 2024 at 8:56pm CST by Ely Allen

The Cardinals parted ways with seven players today as they begin the process of working their roster down to 53 players. Per azcardinals.com writer Darren Urban and KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson, those players are:

Released:

Waived:

Ojemudia and McKinley are the only ones of the seven to start games so far in their NFL careers. Ojemudia started 11 games as a rookie third-round pick out of Iowa in 2020. After experiencing a setback in 2021 on injured reserve, Ojemudia’s role in Chicago continued waning until he eventually found himself on the practice squad for the Rams last year.

McKinley, a former standout at Oregon, started two of 10 game appearances as an undrafted rookie for the Dolphins back in 2022. He spent part of 2023 on Miami’s practice squad.

Bears Waive 9 Players

August 26th, 2024 at 8:10pm CST by Ely Allen

The Bears, like everyone else, are working their way from 90 to 53 players this preseason. Bears senior writer Larry Mayer reported the latest roster cuts earlier today:

Waived:

Of note from this list is Carter, a seventh-round draft pick out of Southern in 2022. In Carter’s two season with the Bears, he has started two of 13 game appearances. Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 notes that there’s expected to be significant interest in Carter on the waiver wire.

Johnson is the only other one of the nine to appear in regular season action. As a reserve defensive back last year, he appeared in nine contests, even notching an interception in a garbage time loss to the Chiefs.

Ravens Clear 8 Off Roster Ahead Of Deadline

August 26th, 2024 at 7:30pm CST by Ely Allen

Teams in the NFL are working to trim their rosters down to 53 players, and the Ravens are not exempt from the mass exodus. ESPN’s Jamison Hensley provided an initial list:

Released:

Waived:

Gage’s stay in Baltimore was a short, as he signed only three weeks ago. Gage put up back-to-back seasons over 700 yards in 2020 and 2021 with four touchdowns in each season and, in his lone season with Tampa Bay, Gage finished with 426 yards and a career-high five scores. A torn patellar tendon in 2023 training camp held Gage out for last year, and it seems his return to the field won’t come as a Raven.

Rigerman, Sharp, Simpson, and Walthour were all undrafted free agent signings in May and Ryan one from last year. Browning was an UDFA who originally signed in Buffalo and found his way to Baltimore afterwards.

Williams is an unfortunate name to see on this list. One of two cornerbacks Baltimore took in the 2022 NFL Draft, Williams has been struggling to find a role in the Ravens secondary despite ample opportunities to earn playing time with injuries to starters. In a group that now includes Marlon Humphrey, Brandon Stephens, rookie first-round pick Nate Wiggins, and Arthur Maulet up top, Williams was unable to make an impact in a rotation or depth role after two years with the team.

Eagles Release QB Will Grier, Three Others

August 26th, 2024 at 7:19pm CST by Ben Levine

The Eagles kicked off their first round of roster cuts by releasing four players today:

Will Grier was competing with Tanner McKee to be the Eagles QB3 behind Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett, but the former third-round pick will now look to resume his career elsewhere. Grier threw four interceptions in a pair of starts as a rookie, and he’s bounced around the NFL since getting cut by the Panthers ahead of the 2021 campaign. Since then, the QB has had stints with the Cowboys, Bengals, Patriots, and Chargers. The Eagles represented his sixth NFL team, and unless he lands on Philly’s practice squad, he’ll be searching for job No. 7.

Max Scharping was a former second-round pick by the Texans, with the lineman starting 33 of his 48 appearances with the organization. He appeared in 31 games with the Bengals between 2022 and 2023, with the majority of his snaps coming on special teams.

Cowboys Cut 15 Players

August 26th, 2024 at 6:33pm CST by Ben Levine

The Cowboys started making some cuts to their roster today, with ESPN’s Todd Archer passing along that 15 players have been cut:

Released:

Waived:

Waived/injured:

Damien Wilson‘s second stint with the Cowboys has ended without him getting into a game. The veteran linebacker caught on with Dallas’s practice squad back in January and re-signed with the organization in April, but he won’t make it to Week 1 with the squad. The former fourth-round pick started his career with the Cowboys, collecting 121 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 64 games (22 starts). That was followed by a two-year stint with the Chiefs before one-year stops with the Jaguars and Panthers. Wilson didn’t end up getting into a regular season game during the 2023 campaign.

Albert Huggins is coming off a career year in Atlanta where he collected 22 tackles in 13 games (five starts). The 27-year-old waited until early August to catch on with the Cowboys, but he didn’t end up earning a spot on the team’s initial 53-man roster. Considering his journeyman status, there’s a chance the defensive lineman sticks around on Dallas’s practice squad.

Chiefs Waive 12 Players

August 26th, 2024 at 6:07pm CST by Ben Levine

The Chiefs have started to trim their roster, with the team announcing that they’ve waived the following 12 players:

Kelvin Joseph‘s brief stint in Kansas City has already come to an end. The former second-round pick disappointed during his time in Dallas, starting only three of his 26 appearances through two seasons. He was traded to Miami last August but only got into four games with his new squad before earning his walking papers. He ended the campaign with the Seahawks, and in total, he finished the 2023 campaign having appeared in only five games. Joseph signed a reserve/futures contract with the Chiefs back in January but didn’t do enough during the preseason to earn a spot on the opening 53-man roster.

Ian Book joined the Chiefs via a reserve/futures contract back in January, but he wasn’t able to pass Chris Oladokun as the organization’s QB3 behind Patrick Mahomes and Carson Wentz. Book hasn’t seen the field since his one-start cameo with the Saints in 2021, although he’s continued to get jobs from the Eagles and Patriots.

WR Phillip Dorsett, DL Angelo Blackson Among Broncos’ Early Cuts

August 26th, 2024 at 5:44pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos began moving down toward the 53-man limit. Teams need to reduce rosters to the regular-season limit by 3pm CT on Tuesday. Denver has higher-profile moves in the works, aiming to trade Tim Patrick and Samaje Perine, but multiple other vested veterans are part of this initial cut contingent.

Released:

Waived:

A former first-round pick, Dorsett never looked like a 53-man candidate on a Broncos team that has made a few moves at wide receiver this offseason — to the point Patrick is no longer in its plans. This marks the second time this year the Broncos released Dorsett; they cut him in mid-May only to re-sign him days later. Dorsett, 31, joined the Broncos on a practice squad deal just after teams finalized their initial 53-man rosters last August. He played in two games and caught one pass in 2023. The Broncos were Dorsett’s seventh NFL team.

Blackson, 31, has been a D-line contributor for nine seasons. With 42 starts on his resume, Blackson has played for five NFL teams (Titans, Texans, Cardinals, Bears, Jaguars). He joined the Jaguars late last summer and played 11 games as a backup. Since signing Blackson in April, the Broncos received word of Eyioma Uwazurike‘s reinstatement from a gambling suspension. The team also traded for John Franklin-Myers since signing Blackson, who would stand to generate some interest as a late-summer free agent.

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