Today’s practice squad transactions:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys
Las Vegas Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Today’s practice squad moves:
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
With Trevor Lawrence currently in concussion protocol, the Jaguars have added some QB depth to the organization. John Wolford brings four games of starting experience to Jacksonville, all coming with the Rams between 2020 and 2022. The Wake Forest product went 2-2 in those appearances, tossing one touchdown vs. five interceptions. He’ll slide in behind Mac Jones and C.J. Beathard in the franchise’s QB pecking order.
The Eagles added a veteran fullback to their roster in Khari Blasingame. The 28-year-old has appeared in 66 games since entering the league in 2019, collecting 131 yards from scrimmage on 24 carries. The Eagles recently lost part-time fullback Ben VanSumeren for the season, opening a role for a handful of blocking snaps per game.
Kirk Cousins endured one of the worst games of his career on Sunday, throwing four interceptions in a Falcons loss. Atlanta will continue with the veteran under center, however. 
“That guy has carried us this season,” head coach Raheem Morris said of Cousins, via The Athletic’s Josh Kendall (subscription required). “He has done such a marvelous job that it’s hard to throw that guy under the bus after what he’s done for us. We will bounce back, we will bring him back and we’ll be ready to go.”
The Falcons are currently riding a three-game losing streak. Over that span, Cousins has not thrown a touchdown pass while continuing to struggle with turnovers. The big-ticket free agent now leads the NFL in interceptions (13) and his 90.8 passer rating is his lowest mark since 2014. Atlanta sits in a tie atop the NFC South at 6-6, but remaining ahead of the Buccaneers will require improved play down the stretch.
Cousins signed a four-year, $180MM deal on the open market in a move which marked the end of his six-year Vikings tenure. The 36-year-old has been healthy this season, a welcomed development after his 2023 campaign ended with an Achilles tear. Cousins entered the year with assurances he would remain atop the depth chart for his first Falcons season even in the event of struggles like those he has endured lately.
Given Atlanta’s decision to select Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the draft, however, questions have lingered about when any potential QB swap could take place. Penix – who was not the team’s initial target on draft night – has made two regular season appearances late in lopsided games to date. The Washington product is under team control through at least 2027 (with the potential for an additional season via the fifth-year option).
Cousins, meanwhile, is owed a fully guaranteed $27.5MM base salary for next season, ensuring he will be on the roster through at least the end of the 2025 campaign. If the Falcons continue their current slide, further questions will no doubt be asked with respect to the four-time Pro Bowler’s status atop the depth chart. For now, though, no move on that front is being considered.
Monday’s minor transactions:
Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Commanders
The Falcons get the second-round rookie, Orhorhoro, back from injured reserve for the closing stretch of the season. The Clemson-product has seen minimal time in his first NFL season, rotating in for only four games so far, but Atlanta will take whatever help it can get on a defense that is dead-last in the league with only 15 sacks on the year.
Zappe was signed off the Patriots’ practice squad following Deshaun Watson‘s placement on IR. Jameis Winston has performed admirably in relief of Watson, and the team must have confidence in second-year backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson behind him.
Shenault continues to struggle to find a place on an NFL offense, but he did carve out a role as a strong kick returner in Seattle this year. That added ability may help him find another roster spot soon.
Gill is the second punter the Buccaneers have waived this year. Gill’s yards per punt average of 43.3 currently ranks for 33rd in the NFL.
Seymour has served the league’s six-game suspension for violating its performance-enhancing drugs policy and is now able to return to the field.
Saturday’s minor moves and standard gameday practice squad elevations:
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers
Cleveland Browns
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo is listed as questionable, but head coach Raheem Morris is confident he’ll play, calling Patterson an emergency option.
Speculation out of Baltimore was that Maulet wouldn’t require a second stint on injured reserve with his calf injury, but that intel appears to have been off. Maulet and Kolar could potentially make a return in time for the postseason, but they’ll miss four games before they do.
VanSumeren served double-duty as a fullback and linebacker. With his placement on IR, Uzomah was targeted as a possibility to fill in at fullback.
Today’s practice squad transactions:
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Here are the latest practice squad transactions from around the NFL:
Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
San Francisco 49ers
Here are the NFL’s minor moves on Friday:
Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers
Tennessee Titans
The 49ers waived Bell after a frustrating season from the 2023 seventh-rounder. He appeared in all 17 games in 2023 and played all but two games this year, but only managed two catches for 22 yards despite expanded opportunities after Brandon Aiyuk‘s ACL tear. Any team that claims Bell on waivers will take on the remainder of his 2024 salary as well as the $2.2MM owed to him across 2025 and 2026, though that money is not guaranteed. However, Bell’s struggles this year will likely dissuade any team from claiming him on waivers. If he clears waivers, he will be free to sign with any team’s active roster or practice squad.
Thanksgiving Day minor moves from around the NFL:
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Houston Texans
Las Vegas Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Quitoriano’s injury struggles continue. The depth tight end who often appears in running plays and multi-tight end sets has yet to prove he can stay on the field for much more than half a season. After appearing in 16 games (11 starts) over his first two years in the NFL, Quitoriano was only able to appear in seven games (four starts) before hitting injured reserve this year. Signed off the Bears’ practice squad to make up for the season-ending loss of Brevin Jordan, Quitoriano’s loss leaves Dalton Schultz and Cade Stover as the only healthy tight ends on the active roster as Quitoriano joins Jordan and Dalton Keene on IR. Houston has veteran Irv Smith on the practice squad, as well.
The Giants making the decision to waive Daniel Jones, rather than keep him around ahead of a potential 2025 post-June 1 cut designation, changed their dead money outlook for this year and next. Here is how their new total fits in with the rest of the teams’ numbers for dead money — cap space allocated to players no longer on the roster — entering the final third of the regular season. Numbers courtesy of OverTheCap.
The Jones release moved more than $13MM of dead cap onto the Giants’ 2024 payroll. More significantly, the Giants granting Jones an early exit — after a contract-driven benching — will prevent the team from designating him a post-June 1 cut next year. The Giants will take on $22.2MM in dead money in 2025, rather than being able to split that bill over two offseasons. The team also took on more than $10MM in dead money this year due to the 2023 Leonard Williams trade.
This year’s most egregious dead money offender has been known for months. The Broncos’ contract-driven Russell Wilson benching last year preceded a historic release, which saddled the team with more than $83MM in total dead money. A small cap credit is set to come in 2025 (via Wilson’s veteran-minimum Pittsburgh pact), but for this year, $53MM in dead cap hit Denver’s payroll as a result of the the quarterback’s release.
The Broncos more than doubled the previous single-player dead money record, which the Falcons held ($40.5MM) for trading Matt Ryan), and they will be on the hook for the final $30MM-plus in 2025. Beyond Wilson, no other ex-Bronco counts more than $7.5MM in dead money. In terms of total dead cap, however, the Broncos barely check in north of the Buccaneers and Rams’ 2023 totals. Denver is trying to follow those teams’ lead in rallying back to make the playoffs despite nearly a third of its 2024 payroll tied up in dead cap.
Twenty-two players represent dead money for the Saints, who have seen their total updated since the Marshon Lattimore trade. Rather than restructure-crazed GM Mickey Loomis using the Lattimore contract once again to create cap space next year, the Saints will take on the highest non-QB dead money hit in NFL history. Lattimore counts $14MM in that category this year before the contract shifts to a whopping $31.66MM in dead cap on New Orleans’ 2025 payroll. Considering the Saints are again in their own sector for cap trouble next year ($62MM-plus over), the Lattimore trade will create some issues as the team attempts to rebound post-Dennis Allen.
Two 2023 restructures ballooned the Vikings’ figure toward $70MM. Void years on Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter‘s deals combined for more than $43MM in dead money. Minnesota also ate nearly $7MM from the void years on Marcus Davenport‘s one-year contract, while the release of 2022 first-rounder Lewis Cine (currently on the Bills’ practice squad) accounted for more than $5MM.
Free from the Tom Brady dead money that comprised a chunk of their 2023 cap, the Bucs still have eight-figure hits from the Carlton Davis trade and Mike Evans‘ previous contract voiding not long before the sides agreed on a new deal. Elsewhere in the NFC South, three of the players given multiyear deals in 2023 — Vonn Bell, Hayden Hurst, Bradley Bozeman — being moved off the roster in GM Dan Morgan‘s first offseason represent nearly half of Carolina’s dead cap.