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Lions To Start Graham Glasgow At C, Tate Ratledge At RG

August 3rd, 2025 at 11:11am CST by Rory Parks

In the wake of Frank Ragnow’s retirement, it appeared second-round rookie Tate Ratledge would take over as the Lions’ starting center, despite working as a guard in college. Graham Glasgow’s past experience as an NFL pivot notwithstanding, the veteran blocker initially told reporters, including Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, he did not expect to be working at the center position.

Per Birkett, the first iteration of the Ratledge-at-center experiment lasted all of three training camp practices. Glasgow, who operated as the Lions’ primary left guard last year, had opened camp as the starting right guard, but he and Ratledge have swapped roles. Glasgow is now the snapper, while Ratledge is the first-team RG (2024 draftee Christian Mahogany is penciled in as the starting left guard).

According to team reporter Dannie Rogers, the switch had more to do with Glasgow’s rapport with quarterback Jared Goff than underperformance on Ratledge’s part.

Offensive coordinator John Morton said of Ratledge, “I love how smart he is. And he’s just going to continue to grow. I mean, I thought he did an exceptional job when he was at center. I mean, that’s a lot mentally. Different snap counts and audibles. It was a lot and I thought he did a pretty good job. I’m really happy where he’s at.”

Head coach Dan Campbell said Ratledge will still take reps at center throughout the rest of the summer, but it makes sense that a team with championship aspirations would opt for a more experienced player at the position. In the meantime, Ratledge will get his first professional experience at the right guard post, where he thrived as a collegian.

The starting RG for Georgia’s championship outfit in 2022, Ratledge went on to earn All-SEC and All-American nods in each of his final two seasons with the Bulldogs. He will slot in between Glasgow and Penei Sewell on a Detroit front that may again be among the league’s best but that could struggle to adequately replace Ragnow and Kevin Zeitler, who signed with the Titans this offseason.

Glasgow, 33, is under contract through the 2026 season, but a release after the upcoming campaign would net the Lions roughly $2.7MM in cap savings. If Ratledge impresses at right guard and with whatever center reps he earns, the team theoretically could shift him to center next year and part ways with Glasgow (who was probably the weakest link on Detroit’s 2024 O-line).

In related news, the team has activated left tackle Taylor Decker off the active/PUP list, per Birkett.

Dolphins Sign OL Germain Ifedi

August 3rd, 2025 at 7:51am CST by Rory Parks

The Dolphins have signed veteran offensive lineman Germain Ifedi, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Starting right tackle Austin Jackson is expected to miss a few weeks of camp after suffering an injury in practice on Saturday, so Ifedi will at least provide experienced depth in Jackson’s absence (though the team does believe Jackson will be in the Week 1 starting lineup).

Ifedi, 31, has 117 apperances and 90 starts to his name. While most of that time has come at right tackle, he has also seen his fair share of snaps at right guard. In 2024, he started seven games at left tackle for the Browns’ injury-depleted offensive line.

That was the most action he saw since his seven-start 2021 campaign with the Bears, and there is a reason why he was still on the open market in early August. The former first-round pick of the Seahawks played every snap for Seattle during his first four years in the league from 2016-19, but he never developed as the team hoped, and his fifth-year option was declined as a result.

That led him to Chicago, where he spent the 2020-21 seasons. He operated as a full-time starter during that stint, excepting the games he missed due to injury. His Pro Football Focus evaluations were much better as a Bear than they had been as a Seahawk, but they were still roughly average, and he was unable to carve out a meaningful role for himself with the Falcons in 2022. He then spent all of the 2023 slate riding the Bills’ bench and did not see a single snap.

His time as an emergency LT with Cleveland did not go well, with PFF considering him the seventh-worst tackle in the league out of 81 qualified players. In fairness, he was miscast as a blindside blocker, and his work with the Bears suggested he can be a competent starter and a solid pass-blocker on the right side of the line. It may or may not be enough to land him a spot on the 53-man roster, but the Dolphins could certainly have done worse in their search for camp reinforcements.

That search also included players like Zack Bailey, Yodny Cajuste, Chris Hubbard, and David Sharpe, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, who indicated that quartet worked out for the team along with Ifedi. Obviously, Ifedi impressed the most.

In a corresponding move, Miami waived fourth-string quarterback Brett Gabbert (via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques). And, in a rare piece of good news for the club’s secondary, the ‘Fins activated free agent addition Ifeatu Melifonwu from the active/NFI list (via Louis-Jacques). Melifonwu could start at safety alongside trade acquisition Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Broncos Extend DL Zach Allen

August 2nd, 2025 at 10:31pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

10:31pm: Per OvertheCap.com, $44.25MM of Allen’s new extension is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $24MM signing bonus, his base salaries in 2025 ($2.49MM) and 2026 ($16.49MM), and per game roster bonuses in those seasons that will total $510K and $765K, respectively. $15.75MM will become fully guaranteed in March 2026, and the rest will guarantee in March of the following year.

9:31am: The Broncos have agreed to terms with defensive lineman Zach Allen on a four-year, $102MM extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team has since announced the extension.

It was reported back in March that Allen was seeking an extension in the range of $25MM per year. His new contract meets that goal at a $25.5MM APY that ranks third among the NFL’s interior defensive lineman, per OverTheCap.

Allen’s deal also includes $69.5MM in guaranteed money, per Schefter, which would also rank third at the position in terms of total guarantees. If that number represents fully guaranteed money, it would set a new record for interior defensive linemen.

The 27-year-old may not be a household name, but his payday is appropriate after an excellent 2024 season. Allen recorded 8.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss as a key anchor for a Broncos defense that finished third in points allowed and seventh in yards allowed. He also recorded 75 quarterback pressures, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required), a mark that led all interior defensive lineman and trailed only four edge rushers.

Allen earned a second-team All-Pro selection for his efforts last season, the first such recognition of his career. That gave him the leverage to seek an extension as he entered the final year of the three-year, $45.75MM deal that brought him to Denver in 2023 in the first place. Allen’s new deal represents a raise of more than $10MM per year and will keep him under contract through the 2028 season.

The former Cardinals third-round pick effectively replaced Dre’Mont Jones in Denver, as the two relocated (Jones to Seattle) on Day 1 of the 2023 legal tampering period. Allen has been a lifer in DC Vance Joseph‘s scheme, arriving in Arizona during Joseph’s first offseason running the Cards’ defense. Weeks after Joseph returned to Denver, Allen followed. After a woeful start to the 2023 season, the Broncos’ defense took big steps forward in 2024.

Helping the Broncos to a third-place finish in scoring defense, Allen’s 40 QB hits led the NFL and represented a top-10 mark for any season in the 2020s. That surge solidified a midcareer breakout, placing Allen in prime position to capitalize. The Broncos will go through with another reward, locking up two extension candidates this week.

The Broncos, who got veteran wideout Courtland Sutton‘s extension done on Monday, will likely now turn their attention to negotiations with fourth-year edge rusher Nik Bonitto. Allen’s primary partner in the trenches, John Franklin-Myers, has also been pursuing a new contract after a career-high 7.0 sacks last year, but the Broncos have not engaged in contract talks to date. After signing one defensive lineman to a nine-figure deal, Denver seems unlikely to give Franklin-Myers a market-level extension.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/2/25

August 2nd, 2025 at 8:11pm CST by Adam La Rose

Saturday’s minor moves around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: WR Nate McCollum
Placed on IR: WR Quez Watkins

Atlanta Falcons

Waived: T Kilian Zierer

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on IR: WR Parris Campbell
Waived (with injury designation): T Matt Waletzko

Detroit Lions

Signed: OL Justin Herron
Waived: DL Raequan Williams

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: CB Levi Wallace
Waived: DB Aydan White

Kansas City Chiefs

Reverted to IR: CB Darius Rush, CB Eric Scott

Los Angeles Rams

Activated from active/PUP list: TE Mark Redman

New York Jets

Claimed off waivers (from Broncos): CB Mario Goodrich
Waived (with injury designation): S Jaylin Simpson

Philadelphia Eagles

Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Danny Gray

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: DT Breiden Fehoko
Placed on IR: DT Dean Lowry
Released from IR via injury settlement: WR Montana Lemonious-Craig

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: WR Jacob Harris
Placed on IR: OLB David Walker (story)

Washington Commanders

Signed: WR Braylon Sanders
Placed on IR: TE Tyree Jackson

Watkins and Campbell are among the notable veterans who are out for the season unless they wind up being released via an injury settlement and later signing with another team. Watkins left Arizona’s practice early on Thursday, and subsequent evaluation has clearly confirmed a notable injury occurred.

Campbell is dealing with a knee ailment, ESPN’s Todd Archer notes. Injuries have been a near-constant issue for the 28-year-old, who has played a full season only once so far in his career. The Cowboys marked Campbell’s third consecutive NFC East team, but instead of competing for a roster spot he will once again turn his attention to recovery.

Wallace has 96 games and 72 starts to his name, although his 35% defensive snap share with the Broncos last season was by far the lowest of his career. The 30-year-old will head to Jacksonville in time for the preseason. A strong showing through the remainder of training camp could allow him to occupy a backup role in the Jags’ secondary this season.

Ravens Signing RB D’Ernest Johnson, Waiving K John Hoyland

August 2nd, 2025 at 4:17pm CST by Ely Allen

It’s been a busy day of transactions in Baltimore, and while the names aren’t huge, the implications could be. The most impactful transactions of the day see the team bringing in veteran running back D’Ernest Johnson (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter) and waiving undrafted rookie kicker John Hoyland (per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports).

According to Jamison Hensley of ESPN, Johnson is joining the Ravens as a depth piece in Baltimore’s camp. In a room that contains Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, Keaton Mitchell, Rasheen Ali, and undrafted rookie Marcus Major, the Ravens have plenty of bodies, but Henry and Hill are not expected to play in the preseason and Major is currently dealing with a concussion. With preseason games starting this week, Johnson stands to get plenty of opportunities alongside Mitchell and Ali.

It’s been a while since Johnson held a significant role on an offense. After going undrafted out of USF in 2018, Johnson opted to play in the Alliance of American Football league in 2019. When the league came to an end, Johnson signed with the Browns and made the 53-man roster as RB3 behind Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. An injury to Hunt in 2021, allowed for Johnson to step into the RB2 role, in which he rushed for 534 yards and three touchdowns. In the three years since, Johnson has held minor roles in Cleveland and Jacksonville.

Hoyland’s waiving is significant due to the fact that he’s been in a two-man kicking competition with fellow rookie Tyler Loop for the honor of succeeding Justin Tucker as the team’s primary kicker. Loop was struggling early as he made changes to his technique and kicking motions at the request 0f Baltimore special teams coach Randy Brown. For a while, Hoyland was being tabbed as a likely candidate to be one of the undrafted rookies to make a 53-man roster that the Ravens are so notorious for.

Hoyland’s departure seems to indicate that Loop will open the season as the Ravens’ new kicker. Per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, head coach John Harbaugh claimed that cutting the undrafted rookie “was more about having roster needs elsewhere.” According to Harbaugh, “Loop is kicking well enough to win the job, but it’s going to be about the games.”

Elsewhere on the roster, the Ravens are adding tight ends Baylor Cupp (per Zenitz) and Scotty Washington (per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2) in the wake of the injury to Isaiah Likely. Joining Hoyland on the waiver wire will be fellow undrafted rookie Sam Pitz, a tight end out of Minnesota-Duluth.

Saints To Re-Sign G Shane Lemieux

August 2nd, 2025 at 12:25pm CST by Adam La Rose

August 2: Lemieux’s signing came on the heels of a knee injury to Nick Saldiveri, who is going on season-ending injured reserve, per ESPN’s Katherine Terell.

Saldiveri started six games at left guard last season and was competing for the starting job in 2025 with Penning. Though the Saints relied on him more than expected last year, Lemieux is unlikely to be a Week 1 starter and will likely served as a multi-positional backup along the interior of the offensive line.

August 1: Shane Lemieux spent the 2024 campaign in New Orleans, and he will look to do the same this season. The sixth-year guard as a deal in place with the Saints, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Lemieux began his career with the Giants and played out his rookie contract from 2020-23. Over that span, the former fifth-rounder was marred by injuries; after logging nine starts as a rookie, Lemieux made a total of only six appearances for New York during his final three years with the team. That obviously hurt his value as a free agent.

Originally joining the Saints on the practice squad, Lemieux wound up being elevated to the active roster in October. That allowed him to make a total of seven appearances and four starts for New Orleans as the team battled a slew of injuries throughout its offense. The campaign nevertheless included another stint on injured reserve for the 28-year-old, so it comes as little surprise he remained on the open market into August.

Lemieux took part in the Saints’ minicamp in June as part of an effort to secure a second contract with the team. That has proven effective, albeit along a belated timeline. The Saints entered Friday with over $20MM in cap space, so this pact – which will no doubt check in at the veteran minimum – will not have an impact on any further moves which take place between now and the start of the regular season.

New Orleans is set to use Taliese Fuaga at right tackle in 2025 with first-round rookie Kelvin Banks Jr. a candidate to handle blindside duties. Regardless of how that plays out, Trevor Penning (who has not met expectations at either tackle spot) will move inside to guard this season. Penning is slated to operate as New Orleans’ top option at left guard, but Lemieux will look to compete for time on the right or, more likely, a backup role through the remainder of training camp.

Ravens Sign DL Brent Urban

August 2nd, 2025 at 11:20am CST by Ben Levine

August 2: Urban’s workout must have gone well, as the Ravens announced his signing on Saturday morning.

Urban was one of the five defensive linemen on Baltimore’s 53-man roster to start the 2024 regular season, but he will likely be competing with Jenkins if the team carries the same number this year.

July 31: Brent Urban could be back in Baltimore for yet another season. The veteran defensive lineman is set to work out for the Ravens “in the upcoming days,” according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.

The veteran will be seeking his fourth-consecutive one-year contract from Baltimore. That latest stint has seen Urban appear in 46 total games, with the defensive lineman compiling 63 tackles and four sacks while appearing in about one fourth of his team’s defensive snaps. The 34-year-old has also gotten into five playoff games over that span.

A former fourth-round pick, the Virginia product spent the first five seasons of his career in Baltimore, starting 19 of his 41 games. He spent the 2019 season between the Titans and Bears, and after collecting a career-high 2.5 sacks in Chicago in 2020, he spent the 2021 campaign with the Cowboys. He reunited with Baltimore ahead of the 2022 season.

As Zrebiec notes, Urban remains “an organizational favorite,” and his familiarity with John Harbaugh and the coaching staff would obviously make him a natural fit for the 2025 iteration of the Ravens. Baltimore is set to return the same main DL grouping of Nnamdi Madubuike, Travis Jones, and Broderick Washington next season, and the team added the likes of John Jenkins and sixth-round pick Aeneas Peebles for some depth. Urban would likely slide in towards the bottom of the depth chart if he garners another contract from the team.

Cowboys Add T Geron Christian After Today’s Workout

August 1st, 2025 at 10:07pm CST by Ely Allen

Though, earlier today, it seemed as if La’el Collins was the victor of a two-man audition with Geron Christian today in Dallas, it appears both players will get a chance with the team in training camp. Following today’s announcement that Collins would be reuniting with the team that signed him out of college, Christian was announced as a signee, as well, in an announcement from his representation.

The Cowboys offensive line is dealing with a bit of a hiccup as starting left tackle Tyler Guyton is now expected to miss several weeks due to a bone fracture and sprained knee. They also are currently without free agent guard addition Robert Jones. The team has Terence Steele entrenched at right tackle, but Jones is a key swing option following the first-round selection of pure guard Tyler Booker. All-Pro Tyler Smith is locked in at left guard, with the Cowboys resisting a move back to tackle for the ascending performer at the moment.

Christian joins Collins now as camp bodies, depth options who will need to use this opportunity to secure a bigger role. Collins has a leg up in both starting experience and experience with this team, but Christian has had more success with recent opportunities. Collins hasn’t appeared in a regular season game in either of the past two seasons.

Originally a third-round pick out of Louisville in 2018, Christian’s tenure in Washington was marred by injury. After tearing his MCL as a rookie with only two games under his belt, Christian was set up for redemption as he was named to be the successor to departing left tackle Trent Williams. Christian started six games before suffering a knee injury and missing the rest of the season.

After getting waived in the following offseason, Christian was claimed by the Texans. When both starting tackles went down with injuries in the first five weeks of the season, Christian was called upon to start at left tackle in eight games in 2021. After signing as a free agent with Kansas City and seeing little success, Christian returned to the Texans in 2023 but was cut shortly into the year.

He would land on the Browns’ practice squad and once again get forced into action when both starting tackles went down with injuries. He started the final nine games of the season for Cleveland at left tackle. Christian would once again branch out, signing with the Titans in 2024, then landing on the Rams’ practice squad when he failed to make the roster in Tennessee, and ultimately, getting signed off Los Angeles’ p-squad to rejoin the Browns in a special teams role.

He’ll compete now for another opportunity to stick around, ready to take over in case of injury. He joins Collins as the two new linemen in camp, and they’ll have work to do in order to make the roster for 2025.

Texans Sign DT Marlon Davidson, Place Rookie DT On IR

August 1st, 2025 at 7:46pm CST by Ely Allen

An injury to seventh-round rookie defensive tackle Kyonte Hamilton led to a successful surgery today, and the Texans already found his replacement, signing veteran defensive tackle Marlon Davidson, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2. With Hamilton hitting injured reserve after the surgery, Davidson’s spot on the roster was earned after a successful workout with the team.

Hamilton, a productive interior lineman at Rutgers last year, was carted off the field Wednesday with what appeared to be a significant lower leg injury. After being diagnosed with a fractured ankle and getting scheduled for surgery, it was determined that Hamilton was destined for IR with a potential four-month recovery on deck.

Davidson comes in as the next man up. After appearing in only eight games as a rookie, the second-round pick out of Auburn’s role grew a quite a bit in Year 2. Despite a few spurts of absences forcing him to miss six more games, Davidson found himself with a much larger snap share. In a Week 2 matchup, he recorded his first sack on Tom Brady, and in a Week 13 rematch, Davidson recorded a pick six off the arm of the future Hall of Famer.

Davidson’s NFL career has come crashing down ever since. Prior to the start of the 2022 NFL season, Davidson underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and was placed on IR. Already on the roster bubble due to his frequent absences, Davidson was cut by the team the following month. He rebounded in the offseason, signing with the 49ers, but was relegated to the practice squad after failing to make the initial 53-man roster and released four weeks into the season.

Once again, Davidson found a new spot on the Titans’ practice squad. He would get called up to the active roster near the end of the season and actually ended up starting the final three games of 2023 in Tennessee. The Titans re-signed him in the offseason, but they placed him on IR with a biceps tear in the preseason. He remained there the entirety of the 2024 season.

Now he’ll get another new chance in Houston. As Hamilton goes down for the next four months, Davidson comes in to fill out the position group during training camp. If he wants any chance at making the 53-man roster to stay with the Texans, he’s going to have to show he can stay healthy.