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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/29/24

August 29th, 2024 at 8:15pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Thursday’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers

Cincinnati Bengals

Dallas Cowboys 

Denver Broncos

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Las Vegas Raiders

Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles Rams

Miami Dolphins

New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans

Washington Commanders

  • Removed from IR via injury settlement: LB Keandre Jones, S Ben Nikke

Schlottmann suffered what Brian Daboll called a long-term injury. Elaborating on the injury Schlottmann suffered in practice Wednesday, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan notes the veteran backup O-lineman will rehab a broken fibula. The injury is expected to shut down the free agency addition for at least two months. No surgery is on tap for Schlottmann. The Giants considering him for activation may depend on their injury situation, as teams only have eight regular-season IR activations. The Giants have seven presently, as they used a summer IR designation on linebacker Matthew Adams on Tuesday.

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC South

August 28th, 2024 at 4:02pm 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 Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints moves are noted below.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

Carolina Panthers

Signed:

Claimed:

Waived:

  • WR Jalen Coker

Waived from IR:

Signed to practice squad:

New Orleans Saints

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed:

Claimed:

Waived:

Signed to practice squad:

Panthers Claim Three Cornerbacks, Add DB Lonnie Johnson

August 28th, 2024 at 11:20am CST by Sam Robinson

The Bryce Young trade prevented the Panthers from using their 2-15 record to land an impact prospect atop the draft. Carolina’s consolation prize comes months later, and the rebuilding team will use its top waiver position.

Cornerbacks are coming to Charlotte in droves. The Panthers have already used three claims on corners, bringing in Tariq Castro-Fields, Keenan Isaac and Shemar Bartholomew, according to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero and ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler. The Commanders, Buccaneers and Jets respectively released the CBs, who will join a Panthers team in need.

Carolina also claimed linebackers Jon Rhattigan and Jamie Sheriff from the Seahawks, per Pelissero and veteran reporter Jordan Schultz. The Panthers will soon follow with cuts, as this marks a multi-position makeover for the NFC South club. In addition to the CB waiver claims, Pelissero reports Lonnie Johnson — whom the Texans released Tuesday — is signing with the Panthers’ practice squad, Pelissero adds. Carolina is expected to elevate the veteran DB by Week 1.

Initially a 49ers sixth-round pick, Castro-Fields played eight games with Washington last season. A 2023 UDFA, Isaac saw action in two Bucs games last year. Bartholomew was part of the Jets’ UDFA contingent this year. Johnson went to camp with Houston, which originally drafted him in Round 2. He played in 12 Saints games last season, working primarily on special teams.

This lot of inexperienced players, along with Johnson, will join a Panthers team that traded Donte Jackson and placed Dane Jackson on IR due to a hamstring injury. Carolina kept six cornerbacks on its active roster, including veteran slot man Troy Hill and recent trade pickup Michael Jackson, so some shuffling will soon occur.

As the team begins clearing roster space, the Charlotte Observer’s Mike Kaye notes rookie UDFA wideout Jalen Coker received word he will be waived. The Panthers also claimed former 49ers guard Jarrett Kingston. The Panthers also cut wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette, guard Cade Mays, cornerback D’Shawn Jamison, defensive tackle Jayden Peevy and Demani Richardson. Mays started seven games at guard over the past two seasons.

2024 NFL Waiver Order

August 28th, 2024 at 10:42am CST by Sam Robinson

Waiver claims can begin coming in at 11am CT. While the waiver order will depend on 2024 records in several weeks, teams’ 2023 finishes currently determine it. Here is how the waiver priority list stacks up heading into today’s round of claims:

  1. Carolina Panthers
  2. Washington Commanders
  3. New England Patriots
  4. Arizona Cardinals
  5. Los Angeles Chargers
  6. New York Giants
  7. Tennessee Titans
  8. Atlanta Falcons
  9. Chicago Bears
  10. New York Jets
  11. Minnesota Vikings
  12. Denver Broncos
  13. Las Vegas Raiders
  14. New Orleans Saints
  15. Indianapolis Colts
  16. Seattle Seahawks
  17. Jacksonville Jaguars
  18. Cincinnati Bengals
  19. Los Angeles Rams
  20. Pittsburgh Steelers
  21. Miami Dolphins
  22. Philadelphia Eagles
  23. Cleveland Browns
  24. Dallas Cowboys
  25. Green Bay Packers
  26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  27. Houston Texans
  28. Buffalo Bills
  29. Detroit Lions
  30. Baltimore Ravens
  31. San Francisco 49ers
  32. Kansas City Chiefs

Panthers Set Initial Roster

August 27th, 2024 at 4:00pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Panthers made a number of moves on Tuesday to get their roster down to 53. Carolina moved rookie running back Jonathon Brooks to the reserve/NFI list, likewise sidelining edge rushers D.J. Wonnum and Amare Barno for the start of the year via a reserve/PUP designation. Carolina also moved on from wideout Terrace Marshall after failing to find a trade partner. Cornerback Dane Jackson and safety Sam Franklin will begin the year on injured reserve, but they have been designated for return and will not count on the opening 53-man roster.

Here are the team’s other moves ahead of the cutdown deadline:

Released:

Waived:

Placed on IR:

Ford signed as a free agent earlier this month, giving the Panthers another option at the safety position. That spot has seen considerable turnover this offseason, and Ford could find himself being brought back on a practice squad deal. Failing that, the veteran of 86 games and 21 starts will aim to land a gig with a new team ahead of Week 1.

Choosing to move on from four tight ends is a strong sign of confidence in the trio still on the 53-man roster, a group which includes two recent draft additions. Ja’Tavion Sanders (fourth round, 2024) and Tommy Tremble (third round, 2021) will be joined by veteran Ian Thomas at the position this season, the first with Dave Canales in place as head coach.

While Jackson and Franklin are eligible to be activated beginning in Week 5, Davis and Gill are not. They will be sidelined for the entire 2024 campaign as a result of today’s decision. Bother players are pending free agents, and their respective injuries will of course hinder their market value next spring.

Panthers Place CB Dane Jackson, S Sam Franklin On IR

August 27th, 2024 at 3:09pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Panthers are among the teams who will give the NFL’s adjusted IR rule a test drive today. They will use both their allotted pre-roster-finalization IR-return designations.

Carolina placed cornerback Dane Jackson and safety Sam Franklin on IR, applying return designations for both DBs. This will mean Carolina’s IR-activation count will drop from eight to six. The Panthers will follow the Colts, Jaguars and others in using both their IR-return moves before setting their 53-man roster.

Both players will still need to sit out four games to open the season, but regardless of each’s return, they will count toward Carolina’s activation number as of today. Jackson sustained a hamstring injury expected to sideline him for around six weeks. With the ex-Bills corner in the running for a starting job opposite Jaycee Horn, the Panthers will prioritize his comeback. Franklin sustained a broken foot days into training camp.

Jackson signed a two-year, $8.5MM deal that comes with $5.1MM guaranteed at signing. The Panthers made this move after they made the Donte Jackson-for-Diontae Johnson trade. Dane Jackson started 28 games for the Bills, including 14 in their 13-3 2022 season. The Panthers retained Franklin on a one-year, $2.6MM deal.

Panthers To Waive WR Terrace Marshall

August 27th, 2024 at 11:40am CST by Adam La Rose

Known to be on the trade block, Terrace Marshall has not been dealt to a new team. The fourth-year wideout is nevertheless set to see his time with the Panthers come to an end. The team is moving on from Marshall by waiving him, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports.

Marshall has struggled to find a regular role during his time in Carolina, a span which includes the tenures of head coaches Matt Rhule, Frank Reich and the interim coaches who took over after their respective firings. The former second-rounder’s best season came in 2022 when he totaled 490 yards on 28 receptions.

Viewed as a deep threat coming into the league, Marshall sports a 12.0 yards per catch average (albeit on a limited number of opportunities). The LSU product saw his playing time fluctuate over the course of the past three seasons, and in 2023 his snap share fell to 55%. After being a potential trade chip in previous seasons, he was again on the market during the build-up to roster cutdowns. With one year remaining on Marshall’s rookie contract, no suitors emerged.

The 24-year-old will now hit the waiver wire, and teams which were hesitant to offer draft capital to the Panthers may be inclined to put in a claim. If that does not take place, Marshall will become a free agent. A depth role should await him in any case, though his age and deep-ball ability offer upside to any potential suitors. Once initial rosters have been set, a market could develop on a low-cost deal in the event no waiver claims are made.

For Carolina – a team now depending on rookie head coach Dave Canales to oversee quarterback Bryce Young‘s development – today’s move provides clarity at the receiver position. Returning veteran Adam Thielen, trade acquisition Diontae Johnson and first-round rookie Xavier Legette headline the Panthers’ depth chart. 2023 second-rounder Jonathan Mingo is also in place, and he is under team control for three more years. That group will move forward without Marshall in the picture.

Jonathon Brooks Lands On Panthers’ Reserve/NFI List; D.J. Wonnum Also Off 53-Man Roster

August 27th, 2024 at 8:22am CST by Sam Robinson

Looming as a player the Panthers were not planning on having to open the year, Jonathon Brooks will indeed remain out of the picture for the rebuilding team in September. He is shifting to the reserve/NFI list, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter.

Brooks went down with an ACL tear in November. Seeing as the Panthers have the second-round pick signed through 2027, they were long expected to play it safe with this draft’s first running back chosen. This leaves Chuba Hubbard and Miles Sanders as the Panthers’ lead backs to open the season, but Brooks is expected to be heard from later in the year.

Additionally, Carolina is sliding free agency addition D.J. Wonnum — who suffered a torn quad on the same day ex-Vikings teammate T.J. Hockenson went down — to the reserve/PUP list, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets. Both designations will sideline these Panthers for at least four games. Hockenson is also out for at least four games, with Minnesota transferring him to the reserve/PUP list Tuesday morning.

The Panthers traded up for Brooks in Round 2, choosing him 20 spots before any other running back went off the board. With Hubbard in a contract year and Sanders part of a disappointing Carolina 2023 free agency contingent, Brooks profiles as the clear-cut long-term option in Carolina. For now, however, the former Bijan Robinson Texas backup will continue his rehab effort.

Wonnum joined the Panthers on a two-year, $12.5MM deal but received only $1.25MM guaranteed. He will need to move onto the Panthers’ active roster to collect part of his 2024 compensation, with $2.13MM of that sum coming via per-game roster bonuses. A former Danielle Hunter sidekick in Minnesota, Wonnum still enjoyed a decent market despite the quad setback. Wonnum has two eight-sack seasons (2021, ’23) on his resume, capitalizing on Hunter’s 2021 pec tear and 2023 starter Marcus Davenport‘s recent ankle injury to produce as a quality fill-in option.

Carolina is also moving third-year pass rusher Amare Barno to the reserve/PUP list, per The Athletic’s Joe Person. The team will enter the season shorthanded on the edge, placing more pressure on the injury-prone (but frequently productive) Jadeveon Clowney to justify the two-year, $20MM deal he signed. The Panthers also added former Jaguars first-rounder K’Lavon Chaisson, but the 2020 draftee has not come especially close to justifying that investment.

It would not surprise to see GM Dan Morgan active on the waiver wire — particularly at edge rusher — as the Panthers’ 2-15 2023 showing gives them the No. 1 waiver priority. Waiver claims process at 11am CT on Wednesday.

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.

Panthers Shopping WR Terrace Marshall

August 25th, 2024 at 8:48am CST by Rory Parks

The Panthers are shopping wide receiver Terrace Marshall, according to Joseph Person of The Athletic (subscription required). Marshall received permission to seek a trade in advance of last year’s deadline, but Carolina found no takers.

Marshall, 24, has not made the type of impact the club expected when it made him a second-round pick in 2021. Now that he is in the last year of his rookie contract, the Panthers will renew their attempt to extract some trade compensation for their former Day 2 investment.

Marshall entered the league with high expectations after he played a role in LSU’s explosive passing game alongside Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. After a rookie campaign in which he caught just 17 balls for 138 yards, Marshall took a notable step forward under then-OC Ben McAdoo in 2022, recording 28 catches for 490 yards – good for a whopping 17.5 yards-per-reception rate – and a score.

That performance seemingly set Marshall up nicely for at least a role as a legitimate big-play threat in 2023, but he operated in a reduced capacity under HC Frank Reich and OC Thomas Brown to begin the year. That precipitated the above-referenced trade request, which did not lead to a desired change of scenery. Marshall was inactive for Weeks 11 through 17 of the 2023 campaign, and he finished the year with 19 catches for 139 yards.

It was reported back in May that Marshall was on the roster bubble, though Carolina hopes that he has shown enough in the preseason to curry some trade interest. Marshall caught five passes for 53 yards and a TD over the three-game exhibition slate, including a 3/39/1 performance in yesterday’s contest against Buffalo. According to Person, Marshall has also flashed in practice.

Although Carolina could certainly find room for Marshall as an ancillary weapon, it appears the club is prepared to move on and offer him a chance at a quality platform season elsewhere. Person names the Bills, who saw Marshall’s best preseason performance firsthand and who have taken a look at other veteran wideouts this offseason, as a team to monitor (Buffalo also employs Joe Brady as its offensive coordinator, and Brady was with LSU during Marshall’s time there and was Carolina’s OC when Marshall was drafted).

The Panthers’ willingness to trade Marshall could be impacted by the health of fellow wideout Ihmir Smith-Marsette, who sustained an ankle injury in the Buffalo contest.

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