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Minor NFL Transactions: 8/20/22

August 20th, 2022 at 7:01pm CST by Adam La Rose

With the deadline for more roster cutdowns looming, here are today’s minor moves around the league:

Carolina Panthers

Activated from active/PUP list: LB Shaq Thompson

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: TE Kendall Blanton, RB Raymond Calais, S Jairon McVea and RB A.J. Rose
Waived (injury designation): WR J.J. Koski

New England Patriots

Waived: S Jalen Elliott and CB Devin Hafford

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: S Bubba Bolden, TE Cade Brewer, DL Matthew Gotel and CB Elijah Jones
Released: LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe

Thompson’s return will be a welcomed sight in Carolina. The 28-year-old had his third-straight 100-tackle season in 2021, adding a pair of sacks and interceptions. Offseason knee surgery cost him time in training camp, but the fact that he passed his conditioning test today means that he can resume practicing with plenty of time before the start of the regular season. Returning to full health in time for Week 1, while expected, would be a crucial development for the Panthers’ defense.

Minor NFL Transactions: 6/15/22

June 15th, 2022 at 8:29pm CST by Ben Levine

An updated list of today’s minor moves:

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: TE Jared Pinkney, RB A.J. Rose

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: DE Alex Tchangam

Pinkney, a 2020 undrafted free agent out of Vanderbilt, bounced around the NFL for much of the 2021 campaign, spending time with the Titans, Lions (two stints), and Rams. He got into a pair of games for Los Angeles, starting one.

Rose had a productive college career at Kentucky before going undrafted during the 2021 draft. He spent his entire rookie campaign with the Vikings organization but didn’t get into a game.

Minor NFL Transactions: 6/1/22

June 1st, 2022 at 9:43pm CST by Ely Allen

Today’s minor moves around the NFL:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: WR Cameron Batson

Carolina Panthers

Signed: DE Drew Jackson

Minnesota Vikings

Waived: RB A.J. Rose Jr.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: OLB Tuzar Skipper

Tennessee Titans

Signed: WR Juwan Green
Waived: TE Ryan Izzo

NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/10/22

January 10th, 2022 at 5:58pm CST by Ben Levine

A bunch of teams had their seasons come to an end yesterday, and these front offices are now starting to prepare for the offseason. Today, a number of players were inked to reserve/futures contracts, which allows organizations to retain (mostly) young, practice squad players throughout the offseason. We’ve compiled today’s reserve/futures contracts below:

Baltimore Ravens

DB Robert Jackson, OT Jaryd Jones-Smith, G/DT Kahlil McKenzie, WR Jaylon Moore, C James Murray, TE Tony Poljan, DB Kevin Toliver, WR Binjimen Victor

Carolina Panthers

RB Spencer Brown, CB Madre Harper, DL Frank Herron, OL Mike Horton, OL Aaron Monteiro, WR Aaron Parker, FB Giovanni Ricci, WR C.J. Saunders, TE Colin Thompson, QB P.J. Walker

Cleveland Browns

TE Miller Forristall, G Hjalte Froholdt, TE Nick Guggemos, CB Nate Meadors, G David Moore, FB Johnny Stanton, OT Alex Taylor, DE Curtis Weaver

Denver Broncos

TE Shaun Beyer, RB Damarea Crockett, WR Travis Fulgham, OT Drew Himmelman, G Zack Johnson, LB Barrington Wade

Detroit Lions

DE Eric Banks, LB Tavante Beckett, DE Bruce Hector, WR Javon McKinley, QB Steven Montez, CB Parnell Motley, OT Dan Skipper, CB Saivion Smith, TE Shane Zylstra

Houston Texans

RB Darius Anderson, WR Jalen Camp, G Sam Cooper, DT Michael Dwumfour, OL Jake Eldrenkamp, DB T.J. Green, DE Demone Harris, WR Damon Hazelton, CB Cre’Von LeBlanc, FB Paul Quessenberry, OL Jordan Steckler, LB Connor Strachan, LB Josh Watson

Jacksonville Jaguars

WR Jeff Cotton, RB Nathan Cottrell, OL Coy Cronk, WR Josh Hammond, OL Jared Hocker, WR Tim Jones, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, OL Badara Traore

Minnesota Vikings

LB Tuf Borland, S Myles Dorn, WR Trishton Jackson, WR Myron Mitchell, CB Parry Nickerson, T Timon Parris, RB A.J. Rose, DT T.J. Smith

New Orleans Saints

WR Kawaan Baker, LB Sharif Finch, OT Jerald Hawkins, DT Braxton Hoyett, DB Dylan Mabin, DB Jordan Miller, DB KeiVarae Russell, WR Easop Winston

New York Giants

LB Omari Cobb, OT Devery Hamilton, LB Trent Harris, TE Jake Hausmann, DE Niko Lalos, QB Brian Lewerke, DT David Moamat, WR Travis Toivonen

New York Jets

K Matt Ammendola, WR Tarik Black, TE Brandon Dillon, OL Grant Hermanns, WR D.J. Montgomery, OL Ross Pierschbacher, DL Hamilcar Rashed, OL Dru Samia, DL Tanzel Smart, OL Isaiah Williams

Seattle Seahawks

DT Myles Adams, WR Matt Cole, LB Aaron Donkor, T Greg Eiland, WR Aaron Fuller, DT Jarrod Hewitt, CB Michael Jackson, WR Cade Johnson, G Pier-Olivier Lestage, DT Niles Scott, WR Cody Thompson, LB Lakiem Williams

Washington Football Team

G Zack Bailey, C/G Beau Benzschawel, G Deion Calhoun, DT Tyler Clark, WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR Kelvin Harmon, G Nolan Laufenberg, WR Marken Michel

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/23/21

December 23rd, 2021 at 7:08pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: TE David Wells, P Ryan Winslow

Baltimore Ravens

Signed: OT Adrian Ealy
Placed on COVID-19 list: QB Chris Streveler

Carolina Panthers

Placed on COVID-19 list: DE Austin Larkin

Chicago Bears

Signed: LB Ledarius Mack

Dallas Cowboys

Placed on COVID-19 list: RB JaQuan Hardy

Denver Broncos

Signed: RB Damarea Crockett
Placed on COVID-19 list: OT Drew Himmelman
Released: LB Avery Williamson

Detroit Lions

Activated from COVID-19 list: CB Corey Ballentine, CB Nickell Robey-Coleman

Houston Texans

Signed: K Dominik Eberle

Kansas City Chiefs

Signed: P Johnny Townsend

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: DB Tony Brown
Released: TE Matt Bushman

Minnesota Vikings

Activated from COVID-19 list: G Kyle Hinton
Placed on COVID-19 list: CB Tye Smith
Signed: RB A.J. Rose

Philadelphia Eagles

Signed: OT Casey Tucker

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Lakiem Williams

Washington Football Team

Released: QB Jordan Ta’amu

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/21/21

December 21st, 2021 at 10:02am CST by Zachary Links

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Promoted: LB Joe Walker
Released: TE David Wells

Atlanta Falcons

Promoted: S Shawn Williams
Released: CB Will Sunderland

Carolina Panthers

Signed: K Lirim Hajrullahu
Claimed: DE Azur Kamara (from Cowboys)
Released from IR: T Matt Kaskey
Placed on IR: DB A.J. Bouye

Chicago Bears

Promoted: CB Thomas Graham
Released: LB Ledarius Mack

Cincinnati Bengals

Promoted: LB Keandre Jones
Placed on IR: LB Joe Bachie

Cleveland Browns

Promoted: DE Porter Gustin
Released: TE Nick Guggemos, WR Alexander Hollins
Placed on IR: Takkarist McKinley (story)

Denver Broncos

Released: WR De’Mornay Pierson-El, LB Pita Taumoepenu, T Casey Tucker, RB Kerrith Whyte, RB Damarea Crockett
Placed on IR: FB Andrew Beck

Detroit Lions

Released: CB Shakur Brown

Houston Texans

Signed: DE Ron’Dell Carter

Jacksonville Jaguars

Placed on IR: RB, Carlos Hyde, S Rayshawn Jenkins (story)

Los Angeles Rams

Promoted: DB Grant Haley, DB Damarious Randall
Released: CB Delrick Abrams, T Adrian Ealy, TE Kyle Markway, C Austin Reiter
Activated from IR: RB Jake Funk, LB Travin Howard

Minnesota Vikings

Promoted: G Dakota Dozier
Released: RB A.J. Rose, WR Darrius Shepherd

New York Giants

Released: Jake Hausmann

New York Jets

Claimed: DB Will Parks (from Dolphins)
Placed on IR: TE Ryan Griffin

Philadelphia Eagles

Activated from IR: G Jack Anderson

San Francisco 49ers

LB Tyrell Adams

Seattle Seahawk

Promoted: DT Myles Adams, RB Josh Johnson, DB Josh Jones, WR Cody Thompson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Placed on IR: WR Chris Godwin, DE Pat O’Connor

Washington Football Team

Promoted: RB Alex Armah, LB De’Jon Harris, QB Kyle Shurmur, T David Steinmetz
Placed on IR: RB J.D. McKissic

Wednesday NFL Transactions: NFC North

September 1st, 2021 at 6:10pm 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 Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings moves are noted below.

Here are Wednesday’s NFC North transactions, which will continue to be updated throughout the day.

Chicago Bears

Claimed:

WR Nsimba Webster (from 49ers)

Signed:

DB Marqui Christian

Waived:

WR Rodney Adams

Placed on IR:

OT Teven Jenkins

Signed to practice squad:

DL Auzoyah Alufohai, C Dieter Eiselen, CB Thomas Graham Jr., OL Arlington Hambright, WR Isaiah Coulter, K Brian Johnson, WR Jon’Vea Johnson, OLB Sam Kamara, RB Ryan Nall, WR Dazz Newsome, RB Artavis Pierce, OLB Charles Snowden, DB Teez Tabor

Detroit Lions

Released/Waived:

TE Darren Fells, S Dean Marlowe

Signed to practice squad:

LB Tanner Beckett, LB Rashod Berry, DT Miles Brown, S Jalen Elliott, K Zane Gonzalez, DL Bruce Hector, G Tommy Kraemer, TE Alize Mack, WR Javon McKinley, RB Dedrick Mills, OT Darrin Paulo, RB Craig Reynolds, CB Nickell Robey -Coleman, WR Sage Surratt, TE Brock Wright, TE Shane Zylstra

Green Bay Packers

Signed to practice squad:

DL Abdullah Anderson, QB Kurt Benkert, WR Chris Blair, G Ben Braden, OL Jacob Capra, CB Kabion Ento, S Innis Gaines, LB Tipa Galeai, TE Bronson Kaufusi, K J.J. Molson, DL Willington Previlon, WR Equanimeous St. Brown, RB Patrick Taylor, OL Cole Van Lanen, LB Ray Wilborn, WR Juwann Winfree

Minnesota Vikings

Signed:

LS Andrew DePaola

Claimed:

TE Ben Ellefson (from Jaguars)

Placed on IR:

WR Dan Chisena, RB Kene Nwangwu, TE Irv Smith Jr. (story)

Signed to practice squad:

OT Zack Bailey, FB Jake Bargas, LB Tuf Borland, TE Zach Davidson, S Myles Dorn, G Dakota Dozier, G Kyle Hinton, WR Myron Mitchell, CB Parry Nickerson, WR Whop Philyor, RB A.J. Rose, CB Tye Smith, DE Kenny Willekes

Vikings Cut Everson Griffen, Get Down To 53

August 31st, 2021 at 5:13pm CST by Ben Levine

Everson Griffen‘s reunion with the Vikings has already come to an end. The veteran defensive end was among the team’s cuts today.

Griffen spent his entire career with the Vikings up until 2020. Splitting time between the Cowboys and Lions, Griffen finished out with six sacks in total. Meanwhile, no Vikings edge rusher finished with more than five. His ten-year run with the Vikes saw four Pro Bowl appearances and 74.5 total sacks.

Running back Ameer Abdullah was among the other players to earn their walking papers today. The veteran spent the past two-plus seasons with the Vikings, collecting 313 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 55 carries.

The Vikings made the following moves to get down to 53 players:

Released

LS Andrew DePaola
OG Dakota Dozier
CB Tye Smith

Waived

OT Zack Bailey
FB Jake Bargas
LB Tuf Borland
QB Jake Browning
TE Zach Davidson
S Myles Dorn
OG Kyle Hinton
DE Hercules Mata’afa
WR Myron Mitchell
CB Parry Nickerson
WR Whop Philyor
RB A.J. Rose, Jr.
DE Kenny Willekes
TE Shane Zylstra

Waived/Injured

WR Chad Beebe
S Luther Kirk
OG Dru Samia
QB Nate Stanley

Vikings Bring In 11 UDFAs

May 5th, 2021 at 3:03pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Vikings have filled out their initial undrafted free agent class, according to a team announcement. Here are the 11 rookies the Vikings will bring in to join their 11-man draft class:

Turner Bernard, LS (San Diego State)
Tuf Borland, LB (Ohio State)
Christian Elliss, LB (Idaho)
Zeandae Johnson, DT (Cal)
Myron Mitchell, WR (UAB)
Riley Patterson, K (Memphis)
Whop Philyor, WR (Indiana)
Blake Proehl, WR (East Carolina)
A.J. Rose, RB (Kentucky)
Jordan Scott, NT (Oregon)
Zach Von Rosenberg, P (LSU) (story)

The Vikings are guaranteeing $100K of Proehl’s base salary and adding a $15K signing bonus, veteran NFL reporter Aaron Wilson tweets. This will mark another second-generation NFL wideout for the Vikes, who already employ Don Beebe‘s son, Chad. Blake Proehl’s father, Ricky Proehl, played 17 NFL seasons. Christian Elliss joins Proehl in being the son of an NFLer; his father, Luther Elliss, played 10 seasons as a defensive tackle (nine with the Lions).

Patterson will join Greg Joseph as the Vikings’ kickers. Minnesota added Joseph in February, but he has not kicked in a regular-season game since 2019. He and Patterson, who kicked in 51 games for the Tigers, figure to compete for the job in camp. Patterson missed seven field goals as a senior but made 23 of 25 kicks in 2019. They will vie to succeed Dan Bailey, who struggled last season.

Philyor proving to be an NFL-caliber receiver could potentially land him an endorsement deal, at least at Minneapolis-area Burger Kings, with his nickname being geared around his affinity for Whoppers as a boy. At Indiana, he posted a 1,002-yard receiving season as a junior in 2019.