Minor NFL Transactions: 11/27/21
Here is how teams finalized their Week 12 rosters:
Atlanta Falcons
- Promoted: LB Dorian Etheridge
Baltimore Ravens
- Activated from IR: LB Malik Harrison
- Placed on IR: S Ar’Darius Washington
- Promoted: DT Isaiah Mack, CB Kevon Seymour
Carolina Panthers
- Promoted: WR Matt Cole, OL Austen Pleasants
Cincinnati Bengals
- Promoted: TE Thaddeus Moss
Green Bay Packers
- Promoted: LB La’Darius Hamilton
Houston Texans
- Placed on IR: LB Jordan Jenkins
- Promoted: S Jonathan Owens, G Lane Taylor
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Activated from IR: C Brandon Linder, TE James O’Shaughnessy
- Promoted: WR John Brown
- Waived: RB Devine Ozigbo
Los Angeles Chargers
- Promoted: RB Darius Bradwell, CB Kiondre Thomas
Los Angeles Rams
- Promoted: WR Landen Akers
Miami Dolphins
- Promoted: CB Javaris Davis, S Sheldrick Redwine
- Placed on IR: DB Elijah Campbell
Minnesota Vikings
- Promoted: S Myles Dorn, DT T.J. Smith
New York Giants
- Promoted: WR Pharoh Cooper, DB Steven Parker
New York Jets
- Placed on IR: RB Michael Carter (story)
- Promoted: DE Ronald Blair, QB Josh Johnson, RB Austin Walter, DE Jabari Zuniga
Philadelphia Eagles
- Promoted: S Jared Mayden
Dolphins’ Jamal Perry Done For Year
Jamal Perry‘s knee injury will be a season-ender, as Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweets. Unfortunately, this was the expected news after Perry was carted off the field last week against the Jets. 
[RELATED: Dolphins, Howard Restructure Deal]
Perry, 27, jockeyed between the Dolphins’ practice squad and active roster throughout the year. His season will end after four tackles in four appearances with the bulk of his time coming on special teams. Perry has seen more significant action in the past, however, including 2019 season when he made six starts. The Dolphins have replenished their defensive back depth by signing safety Will Parks off of the 49ers’ practice squad, but they may look to add a corner in the coming days.
Meanwhile, linebacker Brennan Scarlett‘s knee injury isn’t quite as serious, according to Jackson. He also placed on injured reserve following Sunday’s game, but he could return in as little as three weeks.
The Dolphins are riding a three-game winning streak heading into this week’s game against the Panthers. While they face long odds of winning the Wild Card, they still have a ~6% chance of pulling out a playoff berth, according to Five Thirty Eight.
Dolphins, Xavien Howard Restructure Deal
The Dolphins have restructured the contract of star cornerback Xavien Howard (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). By converting a portion of his base salary into a signing bonus, the Dolphins now carved out an additional $3.8MM in cap room for 2021. 
[RELATED: Dolphins Sign Parks Off 49ers’ P-Squad]
This marks Howard‘s second contract revision of the year. In August, the Dolphins ended Howard’s holdout by guaranteeing his entire 2021 salary while adding $3.5MM in incentives to his deal. Of course, that hasn’t done much to quell the speculation over his long-term future in Miami.
On the flipside, the Dolphins did rebuff a pre-deadline trade offer from the Ravens, back when they were a one-win team. It’s possible that Baltimore GM Eric DeCosta would have even coughed up a first-rounder to land the two-time Pro Bowler if the Dolphins were willing to eat a portion of his $13.8MM salary. Chris Grier‘s refusal — in the midst of a down year for Howard — indicates that he could still be in their plans for 2022 and beyond.
Since then, the Dolphins have rattled off three straight wins, bringing them to 4-7 on the year. Howard & Co. will look to extend the streak on Sunday when they host the Cam Newton-led Panthers.
Dolphins Sign Will Parks Off 49ers’ P-Squad
The Dolphins added a veteran safety Wednesday, signing sixth-year man Will Parks off of the 49ers’ practice squad. This will be Parks’ fifth team since the start of the 2020 season.
A four-year Broncos contributor, Parks spent the offseason with the Chiefs before being released in August and signing on with the 49ers’ practice squad in early November. He did not play in a game with San Francisco and has not seen game action since last season.
The former sixth-round pick out of Arizona has seen considerable playing time as a pro, starting 10 games for the Broncos and playing in all but two in his first four years. After signing a one-year deal with the Eagles as a free agent, the Philadelphia native ended up being waived due to injuries. He did, however, land back in Denver via waiver claim. Parks played in four more games with the Broncos last season but was again not retained in free agency.
Parks will add a veteran presence alongside Eric Rowe in a safety room that includes young players in Sheldrick Redwine, Brandon Jones, and Jevon Holland. Because the Dolphins plucked Parks off another team’s practice squad, he must remain on their active roster for at least three weeks.
Parks, 27, will reunite with ex-Broncos teammate Phillip Lindsay in Miami, with the Dolphins having claimed the running back off waivers from the Texans on Wednesday.
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/24/21
Here are Wednesday’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
- Promoted: WR Isaiah Coulter, LB Sam Kamara
Denver Broncos
- Designated for return: LB Micah Kiser
- Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: OL Austin Schlottmann
Detroit Lions
- Promoted: G Parker Ehinger
- Placed on IR: CB A.J. Parker
Green Bay Packers
- Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: OLB Jonathan Garvin
Houston Texans
- Promoted: DL Derek Rivers
Las Vegas Raiders
- Promoted: FB Sutton Smith
Los Angeles Rams
- Placed on IR: WR Robert Woods (story)
Miami Dolphins
- Promoted: LB Vince Biegel
- Placed on IR: CB Jamal Perry, LB Brennan Scarlett
- Designated for return: OL Michael Deiter
Minnesota Vikings
- Signed off Patriots’ practice squad: DE Tashawn Bower
New York Giants
- Placed on IR: DB Nate Ebner
- Promoted: TE Chris Myarick
New York Jets
- Promoted: FB Nick Bawden
Philadelphia Eagles
- Placed on IR: LB Davion Taylor
Tennessee Titans
- Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Logan Woodside
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/24/21
Here are Wednesday’s practice squad moves:
Denver Broncos
- Signed: OL Zack Johnson
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: OL Jon Dietzen
Houston Texans
- Signed: LB Connor Stachan
Miami Dolphins
- Signed: LB Wynton McManis
New York Jets
- Signed: QB James Morgan
- Released: CB Natrell Jamerson
- Activated from practice squad IR: LB LaRoy Reynolds
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: LB Christian Elliss
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: CB Luq Barcoo
- Released: WR Austin Watkins Jr.
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: RB B.J. Emmons
- Released: WR Cade Johnson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Signed: WR John Hurst
Washington Football Team
- Signed: G Deion Calhoun, C Tyler Gauthier
Dolphins Claim RB Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay‘s one-year contract did not last long on the waiver wire. Near the top of the priority list, the Dolphins submitted a successful claim, according to the running back’s agent (on Twitter).
The Dolphins will take on what is left of the $3.25MM Lindsay signed for in March. This continues a complex year for the former Broncos starter, who will now aim to contribute in Miami ahead of a likely free agency bid in 2022. The Dolphins were the only team to submit a claim on Lindsay, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets.
Houston waived Lindsay on Tuesday, but the fourth-year back did not make it far down the wire. At 4-7, the Dolphins moved to add to their backfield. Miami has used former seventh-round pick Myles Gaskin as its top back this season — one that has not featured a strong run game around Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins, who have continued to tinker with their offensive line, rank 31st in rushing.
Lindsay’s would-be free agency springboard season has not gone the way he’d hoped. The former UDFA success story is averaging a meager 2.6 yards per tote this season, which comes after an injury-plagued 2020. This has dinged Lindsay’s stock a bit, but the ex-Colorado Buffalo still attracted interest on the wire — likely due to his historic NFL entrance. Lindsay is the only UDFA to begin his career with consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
While Lindsay was expected to negotiate an extension with the Broncos after the 2019 slate, Denver hired a new OC in Pat Shurmur and signed Melvin Gordon to a two-year, $16MM deal. That created a logjam in the Broncos’ backfield and eventually led the team to rescind its original-round RFA tender on Lindsay in March, making him a free agent. The Texans signed him but also added Mark Ingram and Rex Burkhead to the mix. Although they traded Ingram to the Saints, the Texans used Burkhead and David Johnson as their top backs in Week 11.
Minor NFL Transactions: 11/20/21
We’ll keep track of today’s stream of minor moves right here:
Arizona Cardinals
- Placed on IR: LB Tanner Vallejo
- Promoted: LS Beau Brinkley, RB Tavien Feaster, LB Joe Walker, LB Tahir Whitehead
Baltimore Ravens
- Placed on IR: OLB Pernell McPhee
- Activated from IR: G Ben Cleveland
- Promoted: G/DT Khalil McKenzie, QB Trace McSorley, LB Joe Thomas
Carolina Panthers
- Promoted: G John Miller
- Placed on IR: CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver
Chicago Bears
- Activated from IR: S Deon Bush
- Promoted: WR Isaiah Coulter, OLB Ledarius Mack
Cincinnati Bengals
- Promoted: TE Mason Schreck
Cleveland Browns
- Promoted: WR Lawrence Cager, DE Porter Gustin, CB Herb Miller
- Waived: RB John Kelly
Dallas Cowboys
- Promoted: CB Kyron Brown, CB Deante Burton
Denver Broncos
- Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list: QB Drew Lock
- Activated from IR: CB Michael Ojemudia, LB Justin Strnad
Detroit Lions
- Promoted: WR Tom Kennedy, OL Tommy Kraemer, K Aldrick Rosas
- Waived: DL Kevin Strong
Green Bay Packers
- Promoted: La’Darius Hamilton, WR Juwann Winfree
Houston Texans
- Activated from IR: DB Terrence Brooks
- Placed on IR: LB Hardy Nickerson
- Promoted: DL Derek Rivers
Indianapolis Colts
- Promoted: S Jahleel Addae
- Waived: CB Anthony Chesley
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Promoted: WR John Brown
Kansas City Chiefs
- Waived: TE Daniel Brown
- Promoted: WR Daurice Fountain
Las Vegas Raiders
- Activated from IR: S Roderic Teamer
- Placed on IR: FB Alec Ingold (story)
- Promoted: FB Sutton Smith
Los Angeles Chargers
- Promoted: DL Andrew Brown, DL Forrest Merrill, CB Kiondre Thomas
Miami Dolphins
- Promoted: RB Duke Johnson
Minnesota Vikings
- Promoted: DB Myles Dorn
New Orleans Saints
- Activated from IR: RB Tony Jones Jr.
- Waived: CB Ken Crawley, WR Kevin White
- Promoted: T Caleb Benenoch, DT Josiah Bronson, OL Will Clapp, CB KeiVarae Russell
- Placed on IR: DT Malcolm Roach
New York Jets
- Promoted: FB Nick Bawden, DE Ronald Blair
Philadelphia Eagles
- Placed on IR: OL Jack Anderson
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Promoted: DL Daniel Archibong, LB Delontae Scott
Seattle Seahawks
- Promoted: CB Gavin Heslop
Tennessee Titans
- Activated from IR: TE Tommy Hudson
NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/18/21
Here are Thursday’s practice squad moves, with the list being updated throughout the day:
Detroit Lions
- Released: WR Travis Jonsen, CB Parnell Motley
Las Vegas Raiders
- Signed: WR Tyron Johnson
- Released: WR Marcell Ateman
Miami Dolphins
- Signed: S Sheldrick Redwine
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: DE Chris Slayton
- Placed on injured list: DT Darrion Daniels
Dolphins Keeping Austin Jackson At G
- The Dolphins have shuffled their offensive line on a few occasions this year, tinkering with just about every starter’s role. The highest-profile move came recently, when the team moved 2020 first-round pick Austin Jackson from left tackle to left guard. While that could be a temporary fix, Brian Flores said (via the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson) the team likes the USC product at guard. Second-round rookie Liam Eichenberg is currently Miami’s left tackle.